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D-Index
33
Citations
4963
World Ranking
2996
National Ranking
17

Ilmar Santos 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 Ilmar Santos sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 244 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ilmar Santos 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 Ilmar Santos sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ilmar Santos is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark in Denmark. Their primary field of study is Engineering, with a focus on several subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their research contributions span a range of topics related to mechanical and automotive systems. The main areas of research include:

  • Tribology and Lubrication Engineering
  • Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics
  • Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis
  • Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
  • Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety

Ilmar Santos has published extensively, with numerous works featured in frequent publication venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering
  • Wear

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Ilmar Santos include:

  • Mass estimation of ground vehicles based on longitudinal dynamics using IMU and CAN-bus data (2021) in Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • Multi-domain stability and modal analysis applied to Gas Foil Bearings: Three approaches (2020) in Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • A Passive Permanent Magnetic Bearing With Increased Axial Lift Relative to Radial Stiffness (2020) in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
  • Gas foil bearings with radial injection: Multi-domain stability analysis and unbalance response (2021) in Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • Mass estimation of ground vehicles based on longitudinal dynamics using loosely coupled integrated navigation system and CAN-bus data with model parameter estimation (2022) in Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Frequent collaborators in Ilmar Santos's research include Kenneth M. Jensen, Harry J.P. Corstens, Line Katrine Harder Clemmensen, Thomas Thougaard Paulsen, and Søren Theodorsen.

In addition to journal publications, Ilmar Santos contributed to book publications, including the work published by Springer in the series on reliability engineering:

  • Intelligent Quality Assessment of Railway Switches and Crossings (2021)

Best Publications

  • Comparative analysis of neural network and regression based condition monitoring approaches for wind turbine fault detection

    Meik Schlechtingen;Ilmar Ferreira Santos

  • Wind turbine condition monitoring based on SCADA data using normal behavior models. Part 1: System description

    Meik Schlechtingen;Ilmar Ferreira Santos;Sofiane Achiche

  • Using Data-Mining Approaches for Wind Turbine Power Curve Monitoring: A Comparative Study

    M. Schlechtingen;I. F. Santos;S. Achiche

  • Frequencies in the Vibration Induced by the Rotor Stator Interaction in a Centrifugal Pump Turbine

    Cristian Rodriguez;Eduard Egusquiza;Ilmar Santos

  • Wind turbine condition monitoring based on SCADA data using normal behavior models. Part 2: Application examples

    Meik Schlechtingen;Ilmar Ferreira Santos

  • Control System Design for Active Lubrication With Theoretical and Experimental Examples

    Ilmar F. Santos;Alexandre Scalabrin

  • Tilting-Pad Journal Bearings With Electronic Radial Oil Injection

    I. F. Santos;F. H. Russo

  • Active lubrication applied to radial gas journal bearings. Part 1: Modeling

    Stefano Morosi;Ilmar F. Santos

  • On the nonlinear steady-state response of rigid rotors supported by air foil bearings—Theory and experiments

    Jon Steffen Larsen;Ilmar Santos

  • On the Adjusting of the Dynamic Coefficients of Tilting-Pad Journal Bearings

    Ilmar Ferreira Santos

  • Numerical and experimental investigation of bump foil mechanical behaviour

    Jon Steffen Larsen;Jon Steffen Larsen;Alejandro Javier Cerda Varela;Ilmar Santos

  • Stability of rigid rotors supported by air foil bearings: Comparison of two fundamental approaches

    Jon S. Larsen;Ilmar F. Santos;Sebastian von Osmanski

  • Compensation of Cross-Coupling Stiffness and Increase of Direct Damping in Multirecess Journal Bearings Using Active Hybrid Lubrication: Part I—Theory

    Ilmar Ferreira Santos;Fla´vio Yukio Watanabe

  • THD Analysis in Tilting-Pad Journal Bearings Using Multiple Orifice Hybrid Lubrication

    I. F. Santos;R. Nicoletti

  • The Influence of Injection Pockets on the Performance of Tilting-Pad Thrust Bearings—Part I: Theory

    Niels Heinrichson;Ilmar Ferreira Santos;Axel Fuerst

  • Feasibility of Applying Active Lubrication to Reduce Vibration in Industrial Compressors

    Ilmar F. Santos;Rodrigo Nicoletti;Alexandre Scalabrin

  • Contribution to experimental validation of linear and non-linear dynamic models for representing rotor–blade parametric coupled vibrations

    Ilmar Santos;C.M. Saracho;J.T. Smith;J. Eiland

  • A fully coupled air foil bearing model considering friction - Theory & experiment

    Sebastian von Osmanski;Jon S. Larsen;Ilmar F. Santos

  • Experimental bifurcation analysis of an impact oscillator—Tuning a non-invasive control scheme

    Emil Bureau;Frank Schilder;Ilmar Ferreira Santos;Jon Juel Thomsen

  • Active lubrication applied to radial gas journal bearings. Part 2: Modelling improvement and experimental validation

    Fabián G. Pierart;Ilmar F. Santos

  • Linear and non-linear control techniques applied to actively lubricated journal bearings

    R. Nicoletti;I.F. Santos

  • Steady state characteristics of a tilting pad journal bearing with controllable lubrication: Comparison between theoretical and experimental results

    Alejandro Cerda Varela;Bo Bjerregaard Nielsen;Ilmar Ferreira Santos

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcelo A. Savi
Marcelo A. Savi Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Hans Henrik Niemann
Hans Henrik Niemann Technical University of Denmark
Mogens Blanke
Mogens Blanke Technical University of Denmark
Niels Kjølstad Poulsen
Niels Kjølstad Poulsen Technical University of Denmark
Sergei Glavatskih
Sergei Glavatskih Royal Institute of Technology
Michel Fillon
Michel Fillon University of Poitiers
Eduard Egusquiza
Eduard Egusquiza Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

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