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D-Index
77
Citations
22211
World Ranking
256
National Ranking
125

Lawrence A. Bergman 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 Lawrence A. Bergman sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 497 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lawrence A. Bergman 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 Lawrence A. Bergman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 77 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Lawrence A. Bergman is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering, focusing primarily on vibration control and dynamic systems.

The main fields of study for Bergman include:

  • Engineering

The scientist's work dives deeply into various subfields, including:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering

Bergman has contributed extensively to topics such as:

  • Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids
  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
  • Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Granular flow and fluidized beds

Their recent publications span several journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • Acta Mechanica Sinica

Selected recent papers include:

  • Nonlinear targeted energy transfer: state of the art and new perspectives, 2022, Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Rapid non-resonant intermodal targeted energy transfer (IMTET) caused by vibro-impact nonlinearity, 2020, Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Vibration suppression and modal energy transfers in a linear beam with attached vibro-impact nonlinear energy sinks, 2020, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
  • Extreme intermodal energy transfers through vibro-impacts for highly effective and rapid blast mitigation, 2021, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
  • Experimental Inter-Modal Targeted Energy Transfer in a cantilever beam undergoing Vibro-impacts, 2022, Journal of Sound and Vibration

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Alexander F. Vakakis
  • Alireza Mojahed
  • Oleg Gendelman
  • Majdi Gzal
  • Li-Qun Chen

Lawrence A. Bergman was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1999.

Best Publications

  • STRUCTURAL CONTROL: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

    G. W. Housner;L. A. Bergman;T. K. Caughey;A. G. Chassiakos

  • The Method of Proper Orthogonal Decomposition for Dynamical Characterization and Order Reduction of Mechanical Systems: An Overview

    Gaetan Kerschen;Gaetan Kerschen;Gaetan Kerschen;Jean Claude Golinval;Alexander F. Vakakis;Alexander F. Vakakis;Lawrence A. Bergman

  • Nonlinear Targeted Energy Transfer in Mechanical and Structural Systems

    Alexander F. Vakakis;O. V. Gendelman;L. A. Bergman;D. M. McFarland

  • Complicated dynamics of a linear oscillator with a light, essentially nonlinear attachment

    Young Sup Lee;Gaetan Kerschen;Alexander F. Vakakis;Panagiotis Panagopoulos

  • On the numerical solution of the Fokker-Planck equation for nonlinear stochastic systems

    B. F. Spencer;L. A. Bergman

  • PHASE I BENCHMARK CONTROL PROBLEM FOR SEISMIC RESPONSE OF CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES

    Shirley J. Dyke;Juan Martin Caicedo;Gürsoy Turan;Lawrence A. Bergman

  • Simulation of dynamics of beam structures with bolted joints using adjusted Iwan beam elements

    Y. Song;C.J. Hartwigsen;D.M. McFarland;A.F. Vakakis;A.F. Vakakis

  • Experimental study of non-linear energy pumping occurring at a single fast frequency

    D. Michael McFarland;Lawrence A. Bergman;Alexander F. Vakakis;Alexander F. Vakakis

  • Dynamics of linear discrete systems connected to local, essentially non-linear attachments

    A. F. Vakakis;A. F. Vakakis;L. I. Manevitch;O. Gendelman;Lawrence Bergman

  • Targeted energy transfers in vibro-impact oscillators for seismic mitigation

    F. Nucera;Alexander F. Vakakis;Alexander F. Vakakis;D. M. McFarland;L. A. Bergman

  • Steady State Passive Nonlinear Energy Pumping in Coupled Oscillators: Theoretical and Experimental Results

    Xiaoai Jiang;D. Michael McFarland;Lawrence A. Bergman;Alexander F. Vakakis;Alexander F. Vakakis

  • Irreversible Passive Energy Transfer in Coupled Oscillators with Essential Nonlinearity

    Gaetan Kerschen;Young Sup Lee;Alexander F. Vakakis;D. Michael McFarland

  • Suppression Aeroelastic Instability Using Broadband Passive Targeted Energy Transfers, Part 1: Theory

    Young S. Lee;Alexander F. Vakakis;Lawrence A. Bergman;D. Michael McFarland

  • Suppressing Aeroelastic Instability Using Broadband Passive Targeted Energy Transfers, Part 2: Experiments

    Young S. Lee;Gaetan Kerschen;D. Michael McFarland;W. Joel Hill

  • Periodic orbits, damped transitions and targeted energy transfers in oscillators with vibro-impact attachments

    Young S. Lee;Francesco Nucera;Alexander F. Vakakis;D. Michael McFarland

  • Passive non-linear targeted energy transfer and its applications to vibration absorption: A review

    Y. S. Lee;A. F. Vakakis;Lawrence Bergman;D. M. McFarland

  • Nonlinear targeted energy transfer: state of the art and new perspectives

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  • Numerical and experimental investigation of a highly effective single-sided vibro-impact non-linear energy sink for shock mitigation

    Mohammad A. AL-Shudeifat;Nicholas Wierschem;D. Dane Quinn;Alexander F. Vakakis

  • Theoretical and experimental study of multimodal targeted energy transfer in a system of coupled oscillators

    Gaetan Kerschen;Gaetan Kerschen;Jeffrey J. Kowtko;D. Michael Mcfarland;Lawrence A. Bergman

  • Application of broadband nonlinear targeted energy transfers for seismic mitigation of a shear frame: Computational results

    F. Nucera;D. M. McFarland;Lawrence Bergman;Alexander F Vakakis;Alexander F Vakakis

  • Experimental study of non-linear effects in a typical shear lap joint configuration

    C.J. Hartwigsen;Y. Song;D.M. McFarland;L.A. Bergman

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander F. Vakakis
Alexander F. Vakakis University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
D. Michael McFarland
D. Michael McFarland University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gaëtan Kerschen
Gaëtan Kerschen University of Liège
Billie F. Spencer
Billie F. Spencer University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Oleg Gendelman
Oleg Gendelman Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Leonid I. Manevitch
Leonid I. Manevitch Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics
Arif Masud
Arif Masud University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Larry A. Fahnestock
Larry A. Fahnestock University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tsu-Chin Tsao
Tsu-Chin Tsao University of California, Los Angeles
Min-Feng Yu
Min-Feng Yu Georgia Institute of Technology

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