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D-Index
38
Citations
4885
World Ranking
2305
National Ranking
77

Colin Cole 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 Colin Cole sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 276 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Colin Cole 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 Colin Cole sits on this spectrum.

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: 38 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Colin Cole is affiliated with Central Queensland University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of Engineering, with a focus on Mechanical Engineering. Their research encompasses a range of specialized subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, General Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

Their work is prominently featured in studies related to Railway Engineering and Dynamics, Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency, Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis, Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis, Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Research, Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions, as well as Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Maksym Spiryagin, Qing Wu, Esteban Bernal, Yan Quan Sun, and Sanjar Ahmad.

Colin Cole has published numerous papers in several leading journals with frequent contributions to:

  • Vehicle System Dynamics
  • Railway Engineering Science
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit
  • International Journal of Rail Transportation
  • Engineering Failure Analysis

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Colin Cole include:

  • Freight train air brake models, 2021, International Journal of Rail Transportation
  • A review of hydrogen technologies and engineering solutions for railway vehicle design and operations, 2021, Railway Engineering Science
  • Dynamic response feature of electromechanical coupled drive subsystem in a locomotive excited by wheel flat, 2021, Engineering Failure Analysis
  • Dynamic performance of locomotive electric drive system under excitation from gear transmission and wheel-rail interaction, 2021, Vehicle System Dynamics
  • Problems, assumptions and solutions in locomotive design, traction and operational studies, 2022, Railway Engineering Science

Best Publications

  • Design and Simulation of Rail Vehicles

    Maksym Spiryagin;Colin Cole;Yan Quan Sun;Mitchell McClanachan

  • Longitudinal train dynamics: an overview

    Qing Wu;Maksym Spiryagin;Colin Cole

  • An overview: modern techniques for railway vehicle on-board health monitoring systems

    Chunsheng Li;Shihui Luo;Colin Cole;Maksym Spiryagin

  • Onboard Condition Monitoring Sensors, Systems and Techniques for Freight Railway Vehicles: A Review

    Esteban Bernal;Maksym Spiryagin;Colin Cole

  • Modelling, simulation and applications of longitudinal train dynamics

    Colin Cole;Maksym Spiryagin;Qing Wu;Yan Quan Sun

  • Creep force modelling for rail traction vehicles based on the Fastsim algorithm

    Maksym Spiryagin;Oldrich Polach;Colin Cole

  • Simulated comparisons of wagon coupler systems in heavy haul trains

    C Cole;Y Q Sun

  • Freight train air brake models

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  • Vehicle dynamics production system and method

    Colin Robert Cole

  • A review of dynamics modelling of friction draft gear

    Qing. Wu;Colin Robert. Cole;Shihui. Luo;Maksym. Spiryagin

  • Handbook of Railway Vehicle Dynamics, Second Edition

    Simon Iwnicki;Maksym Spiryagin;Colin Cole;Tim McSweeney

  • Wagon instability in long trains

    Colin Robert. Cole;Mitchell. McClanachan;Maksym. Spiryagin;Yan Quan. Sun

  • Application of flywheel energy storage for heavy haul locomotives

    Maksym Spiryagin;Peter Wolfs;Frank Szanto;Yan Quan Sun

  • An inverse railway wagon model and its applications

    Fujie. Xia;Colin Robert. Cole;Peter J. Wolfs

  • Longitudinal dynamics and energy analysis for heavy haul trains

    Qing. Wu;Shihui. Luo;Colin Robert. Cole

  • Advanced dynamic modelling for friction draft gears

    Qing Wu;Maksym Spiryagin;Colin Cole

  • Rail Flaw Detection Technologies for Safer, Reliable Transportation: A Review

    Sanath Alahakoon;Yan Quan Sun;Maksym Spiryagin;Colin Cole

  • International benchmarking of longitudinal train dynamics simulators: results

    Qing Wu;Maksym Spiryagin;Colin Cole;Chongyi Chang

  • A review of hydrogen technologies and engineering solutions for railway vehicle design and operations

    Yan Sun;M. Anwar;N. M. S. Hassan;Maksym Spiryagin

  • Improvements to Wagon Connection Modelling for Longitudinal Train Simulation

    Colin Cole

  • Applications of particle swarm optimization in the railway domain

    Qing Wu;Colin Cole;Tim McSweeney

  • Rail foot flaw detection based on a laser induced ultrasonic guided wave method

    Madhuri Pathak;Sanath Alahakoon;Maksym Spiryagin;Colin Cole

  • Longitudinal train dynamics

    Colin Robert. Cole

  • Co-simulation of a mechatronic system using Gensys and Simulink

    Maksym Spiryagin;Scott Simson;Colin Cole;Ingemar Persson

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Wolfs
Peter Wolfs Central Queensland University
Manicka Dhanasekar
Manicka Dhanasekar Queensland University of Technology
Mohammad. Rasul
Mohammad. Rasul Central Queensland University
Wanming Zhai
Wanming Zhai Southwest Jiaotong University
David Thambiratnam
David Thambiratnam Queensland University of Technology
Zaigang Chen
Zaigang Chen Southwest Jiaotong University
Sakdirat Kaewunruen
Sakdirat Kaewunruen University of Birmingham
Gm. Shafiullah
Gm. Shafiullah Murdoch University
Andry Rakotonirainy
Andry Rakotonirainy Queensland University of Technology
Amanullah M. T. Oo
Amanullah M. T. Oo Macquarie University

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