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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 36 2497 2336 1 1 189 6070

Alberto Cardona publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alberto Cardona between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alberto Cardona published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2014. 11 of the 223 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2014. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 5 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 4 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 6 publications 2025: 5 publications
1982 2025

223 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alberto Cardona: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 3
1985 4
1986 1
1987 1
1988 2
1989 0
1990 1
1991 5
1992 2
1993 1
1994 4
1995 2
1996 2
1997 5
1998 3
1999 4
2000 5
2001 5
2002 5
2003 4
2004 4
2005 3
2006 6
2007 7
2008 10
2009 9
2010 13
2011 13
2012 14
2013 12
2014 17
2015 11
2016 6
2017 7
2018 9
2019 1
2020 4
2021 4
2022 1
2023 1
2024 6
2025 5
Total 223
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Alberto Cardona publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alberto Cardona sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 187–196 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 189 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140 189
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Alberto Cardona D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alberto Cardona sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 36 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139 36
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)

Overview

Alberto Cardona is affiliated with the National University of the Littoral in Argentina. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a particular emphasis on control and systems engineering. The scientist has contributed extensively to various subfields, including computational theory and mathematics, mechanics of materials, computational mechanics, and radiological and ultrasound technology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems
  • Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities
  • Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
  • Mechanical Stress and Fatigue Analysis
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
  • Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics

Alberto Cardona has published research in several renowned journals and venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • Multibody System Dynamics
  • Mecánica Computacional
  • Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Nonlinear Dynamics

Their recent papers include:

  • "A nonsmooth frictional contact formulation for multibody system dynamics" (2020), published in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • "A General Purpose Formulation for Nonsmooth Dynamics With Finite Rotations: Application to the Woodpecker Toy" (2020), published in Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics
  • "On the adaptation of local impact laws for multiple impact problems" (2020), published in Nonlinear Dynamics
  • "Non-smooth numerical solution for Coulomb friction, rolling and spinning resistance of spheres applied to flexible multibody system dynamics" (2023), published in Multibody System Dynamics
  • "Simulation of impacts between spherical rigid bodies with frictional effects" (2024), published in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Frequent co-authors in Alberto Cardona's work include:

  • Federico J. Cavalieri
  • Alejandro Cosimo
  • Olivier Brüls
  • Eliana Sánchez
  • Martín A. Pucheta

In addition to journal articles, Alberto Cardona has authored books published by Springer Nature (Netherlands). These include multiple editions of "Multibody Mechatronic Systems" published in 2020 and 2021.

Alberto Cardona has received recognition as a Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Flexible Multibody Dynamics: A Finite Element Approach

    Michel Géradin;Alberto Cardona

  • A beam finite element non‐linear theory with finite rotations

    A. Cardona;M. Geradin

  • Time integration of the equations of motion in mechanism analysis

    A. Cardona;M. Geradin

  • A reduction method for nonlinear structural dynamic analysis

    Sergio R. Idelsohn;Alberto Cardona

  • Lie group generalized-α time integration of constrained flexible multibody systems

    Olivier Brüls;Alberto Cardona;Martín Alejandro Arnold

  • Geometrically exact beam finite element formulated on the special Euclidean group SE(3)

    Valentin Sonneville;Alberto Cardona;Olivier Bruls

  • Finite element modeling of welding processes

    Andrés Anca;Alberto Cardona;José Risso;Víctor D. Fachinotti

  • A multiharmonic method for non‐linear vibration analysis

    Alberto Cardona;Thierry Coune;Albert Lerusse;Michel Geradin

  • On the Use of Lie Group Time Integrators in Multibody Dynamics

    Olivier Brüls;Alberto Cardona

  • Kinematics and dynamics of rigid and flexible mechanisms using finite elements and quaternion algebra

    M. Geradin;A. Cardona

  • A LOAD-DEPENDENT BASIS FOR REDUCED NONLINEAR STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS

    Sergio R. Idelsohn;Alberto Cardona

  • Fast Fourier nonlinear vibration analysis

    A. Cardona;A. Lerusse;M. Géradin

  • Thermomechanical model of a continuous casting process

    A.E. Huespe;A. Cardona;V. Fachinotti

  • Analytical solutions of the thermal field induced by moving double-ellipsoidal and double-elliptical heat sources in a semi-infinite body

    Victor Daniel Fachinotti;Andrés Amilcar Anca;Alberto Cardona;Alberto Cardona

  • Modelling of superelements in mechanism analysis

    Alberto Cardona;Michel Geradin

  • Design of bistable compliant mechanisms using precision–position and rigid-body replacement methods

    Martín A. Pucheta;Alberto Cardona

  • Simultaneous enforcement of constraints at position and velocity levels in the nonsmooth generalized-α scheme

    Olivier Brüls;Vincent Acary;Alberto Cardona

  • Computational modelling of shaped metal deposition

    Andrés Anca;Víctor D. Fachinotti;Gustavo Escobar-Palafox;Alberto Cardona

  • A fast convergent and accurate temperature model for phase‐change heat conduction

    Víctor D. Fachinotti;Alberto Cardona;Alfredo E. Huespe

  • Rigid and flexible joint modelling in multibody dynamics using finite elements

    A. Cardona;M. Geradin;D.B. Doan

Frequent Co-Authors

Sergio Idelsohn
Sergio Idelsohn Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Michel Géradin
Michel Géradin University of Liège
Alfredo Edmundo Huespe
Alfredo Edmundo Huespe National University of the Littoral
Olivier A. Bauchau
Olivier A. Bauchau University of Maryland, College Park
Peter Betsch
Peter Betsch Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Carlo L. Bottasso
Carlo L. Bottasso Technical University of Munich

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