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D-Index
42
Citations
7255
World Ranking
1827
National Ranking
696

Firdaus E. Udwadia 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 Firdaus E. Udwadia sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 233 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Firdaus E. Udwadia 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 Firdaus E. Udwadia sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Firdaus E. Udwadia is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with significant publication activity in subfields such as Control and Systems Engineering, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Automotive Engineering, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems
  • Elasticity and Wave Propagation
  • Brake Systems and Friction Analysis
  • Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
  • Matrix Theory and Algorithms
  • Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
  • Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Firdaus E. Udwadia has authored several recent papers, notable among them are:

  • "Do all dual matrices have dual Moore-Penrose generalized inverses?" (2020) published in Mechanism and Machine Theory
  • "Dual generalized inverses and their use in solving systems of linear dual equations" (2020) published in Mechanism and Machine Theory
  • "When Does a Dual Matrix Have a Dual Generalized Inverse?" (2021) published in Symmetry
  • "Investigation of Earthquake and Microtremor Ground Motions" (2021) published in The Caltech Institute Archives (California Institute of Technology)

Their frequent publication venues demonstrate a focus on engineering and mechanics-related journals, including:

  • Journal of Applied Mechanics
  • Mechanism and Machine Theory
  • Acta Mechanica
  • AIAA Journal
  • Symmetry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Firdaus E. Udwadia include:

  • Ranislav M. Bulatovic
  • Nami Mogharabin
  • Ettore Pennestrì
  • D. de Falco
  • Hancheol Cho

In terms of recognition, Firdaus E. Udwadia was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Analytical Dynamics: A New Approach

    Firdaus E. Udwadia;Robert E. Kalaba

  • Effective Crisis Management

    Ian I. Mitroff;Paul Shrivastava;Firdaus E. Udwadia

  • A New Perspective on Constrained Motion

    Firdaus E. Udwadia;Robert E. Kalaba

  • Methodology for Optimum Sensor Locations for Parameter Identification in Dynamic Systems

    Firdaus E. Udwadia

  • A new perspective on the tracking control of nonlinear structural and mechanical systems

    F. E. Udwadia

  • Periodic response of a sliding oscillator system to harmonic excitation

    B. Westermo;F. Udwadia

  • A Methodology for Optimal Sensor Locations for Identification of Dynamic Systems

    P. C. Shah;F. E. Udwadia

  • On the foundations of analytical dynamics

    F.E. Udwadia;R.E. Kalaba

  • Explicit equations of motion for constrained mechanical systems with singular mass matrices and applications to multi-body dynamics

    Firdaus E Udwadia;Phailaung Phohomsiri

  • A unifying framework for robot control with redundant DOFs

    Jan Peters;Michael Mistry;Firdaus Udwadia;Jun Nakanishi

  • What is the General Form of the Explicit Equations of Motion for Constrained Mechanical Systems

    F. E. Udwadia;R. E. Kalaba

  • Optimal tracking control of nonlinear dynamical systems

    Firdaus E Udwadia

  • ANALYSIS OF ERRORS IN DIGITIZED STRONG-MOTION ACCELEROGRAMS

    M. D. Trifunac;F. E. Udwadia;A. G. Brady

  • Explicit Equations of Motion for Mechanical Systems With Nonideal Constraints

    F. E. Udwadia;R. E. Kalaba

  • Time and amplitude dependent response of structures

    F. E. Udwadia;M. D. Trifunac

  • Simultaneous optimization of controlled structures

    M. Salama;J. Garba;L. Demsetz;F. Udwadia

  • A Methodology for Collaborative Design Process and Conflict Analysis

    S.C.-Y. Lu;J. Cai;W. Burkett;F. Udwadia

  • Use of the fast fourier transform for frequency analysis of the first heart sound in normal man

    A P Yoganathan;R Gupta;F E Udwadia;J W Miller

  • Time-delayed control design for active control of structures: principles and applications

    Firdaus E. Udwadia;Hubertus von Bremen;Phailaung Phohomsiri

  • Characterization of response spectra through the statistics of oscillator response

    F. E. Udwadia;M. D. Trifunac

  • Uniqueness of Damping and Stiffness Distributions in the Identification of Soil and Structural Systems

    F. E. Udwadia;D. K. Sharma;P. C. Shah

  • Dynamics and Control

    George Leitmann;Firdaus E. Udwadia;A V Kryazhimskii

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. Kalaba
Robert E. Kalaba University of Southern California
Mihailo D. Trifunac
Mihailo D. Trifunac University of Southern California
Jan Peters
Jan Peters Technical University of Darmstadt
George Leitmann
George Leitmann University of California, Berkeley
Stefan Schaal
Stefan Schaal Google (United States)
Kenneth H. Nealson
Kenneth H. Nealson University of Southern California
John L. Junkins
John L. Junkins Texas A&M University
Ian I. Mitroff
Ian I. Mitroff University of California, Berkeley
Ettore Pennestrì
Ettore Pennestrì University of Rome Tor Vergata
Dusan M. Stipanovic
Dusan M. Stipanovic University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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