2026 Edward F. Crawley: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	48	4444	4276	1273	1173	371	19814

Research.com Recognitions

2006 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
1998 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to control-structure interaction and its applications on earth and in space, and to the international space program.

Overview

Edward F. Crawley is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Engineering and Computer Science. Their subfields of study include Aerospace Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems, Control and Systems Engineering, and Media Technology.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, notably Satellite Communication Systems, Spacecraft Design and Technology, Optimization and Search Problems, Distributed Systems and Fault Tolerance, Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications, Wireless Communication Networks Research, and ICT Impact and Policies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Edward F. Crawley include:

Connecting the other half: Exploring options for the 50% of the population unconnected to the internet (2021), published in Telecommunications Policy
Static beam placement and frequency plan algorithms for LEO constellations (2020), published in International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking
Category-Theoretic Formulation of the Model-Based Systems Architecting Cognitive-Computational Cycle (2021), published in Applied Sciences
Beam-to-Satellite Scheduling for High Throughput Satellite Constellations Using Particle Swarm Optimization (2022), published in 2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO)
Frequency Plan Design for Multibeam Satellite Constellations Using Integer Linear Programming (2023), published in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

Edward F. Crawley has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including Bruce Cameron, Nils Pachler, Juan Jose Garau Luis, Skylar Eiskowitz, and Markus Guerster.

The scientist's work has appeared repeatedly in various publication venues, among them:

arXiv (Cornell University)
International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking
2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO)
Acta Astronautica
Systems Engineering

Awards received include being named a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) in 2006 and election to the National Academy of Engineering in 1998 for contributions to control-structure interaction and its applications on earth and in space, as well as contributions to the international space program.

Best Publications

Use of piezoelectric actuators as elements of intelligent structures

Edward F. Crawley;Javier de Luis

3733
Citations
Rethinking Engineering Education

Edward F Crawley;Johan Malmqvist;Sören Östlund;Doris R Brodeur

2105
Citations
Rethinking Engineering Education: The CDIO Approach

Edward F. Crawley;Johan Malmqvist;Sören Östlund;Doris R. Brodeur

1274
Citations
Detailed Models of Piezoceramic Actuation of Beams

Edward F. Crawley;Eric H. Anderson

1084
Citations
A technical comparison of three low earth orbit satellite constellation systems to provide global broadband

Inigo del Portillo;Bruce G. Cameron;Edward F. Crawley

923
Citations
Intelligent structures for aerospace - A technology overview and assessment

Edward F. Crawley

697
Citations
Induced strain actuation of isotropic and anisotropic plates

E. F. Crawley;K. B. Lazarus

639
Citations
Object-Process Methodology: A Holistic Systems Paradigm

Dov Dori;Edward F. Crawley

493
Citations
The CDIO Syllabus v2.0. An Updated Statement of Goals for Engineering Education

Edward F Crawley;Johan Malmqvist;William A Lucas;Doris R Brodeur

462
Citations
Remotely steered catheterization device

Kenneth B. Lazarus;Edward F. Crawley;Richard David Fish

402
Citations
System Architecture: Strategy and Product Development for Complex Systems

Edward Crawley;Bruce Cameron;Daniel Selva

378
Citations
Packaged strain actuator

Kenneth B. Lazarus;Mark E. Lundstrom;Jeffrey W. Moore;Edward F. Crawley

332
Citations
Calculation of unsteady flows in turbomachinery using the linearized Euler equations

Kenneth C. Hall;Edward F. Crawley

317
Citations
An Updated Comparison of Four Low Earth Orbit Satellite Constellation Systems to Provide Global Broadband

Nils Pachler;Inigo del Portillo;Edward F. Crawley;Bruce G. Cameron

251
Citations
Identification of nonlinear structural elements by force-state mapping

Edward F. Crawley;Allan C. Aubert

236
Citations
CDIO: An International Initiative for Reforming Engineering Education

Karl-Fredrik Berggren;Doris Brodeur;Edward Crawley;Ingemar Ingemarsson

230
Citations
THE INFLUENCE OF ARCHITECTURE IN ENGINEERING SYSTEMS

Edward Crawley;livier de Weck;Steven Eppinger;Christopher Magee

189
Citations
Embedded piezoelectric structure and control

Edward F. Crawley;Javier de Luis

187
Citations
The Natural Modes of Graphite/Epoxy Cantilever Plates and Shells

Edward F. Crawley

183
Citations
Nonlinear fluid slosh coupled to the dynamics of a spacecraft

Lee D. Peterson;Edward F. Crawley;R. John Hansman

179
Citations
An Updated Statement of Goals for Engineering Education

Edward F. Crawley;Johan Malmqvist;William A. Lucas;Doris R. Brodeur

12
Citations