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D-Index
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Citations
6070
World Ranking
2497
National Ranking
1

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.

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47 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.

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.

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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.

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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