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Michael Peter Kennedy

Michael Peter Kennedy

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
43
Citations
12083
World Ranking
3812
National Ranking
13

Michael Peter Kennedy publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael Peter Kennedy sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 298 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Michael Peter Kennedy D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael Peter Kennedy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the theory of neural networks and nonlinear dynamics, and for leadership in nonlinear circuits research and education.

Overview

Michael Peter Kennedy is affiliated with University College Dublin in Ireland. Their primary field of study is Engineering, with a focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Their research contributions extend into Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Computer Networks and Communications.

Their main topics of investigation include advancements in Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) and Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO) technologies, photonic and optical devices, semiconductor lasers and optical devices, analog and mixed-signal circuit design, radio frequency integrated circuit design, advanced MEMS and NEMS technologies, and acoustic wave resonator technologies.

Frequent publication venues for this researcher include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers
  • Philosophy and Rhetoric
  • IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs
  • IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
  • IEEE Open Journal of the Solid-State Circuits Society

Selected recent publications demonstrate ongoing research activity in PLLs and frequency synthesizers:

  • A Comprehensive Phase Noise Analysis of Bang-Bang Digital PLLs, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers
  • Spur Immunity in MASH-Based Fractional-N CP-PLLs With Polynomial Nonlinearities, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers
  • A 12.9-to-15.1-GHz Digital PLL Based on a Bang-Bang Phase Detector With Adaptively Optimized Noise Shaping, 2021, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
  • A Family of ΔΣ Modulators With High Spur Immunity and Low Folded Nonlinearity Noise When Used in Fractional-Frequency Synthesizers, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers
  • Folded Noise Prediction in Nonlinear Fractional-N Frequency Synthesizers, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers

They have published books, including one with Springer Nature (Netherlands), titled Wandering Spurs in MASH-Based Fractional-N Frequency Synthesizers (2022).

Frequent co-authors working alongside Michael Peter Kennedy comprise:

  • Dawei Mai
  • Xu Wang
  • Valerio Mazzaro
  • Lu Xu
  • Luca Avallone

Michael Peter Kennedy was awarded the IEEE Fellow distinction in 1998 for contributions to the theory of neural networks and nonlinear dynamics, as well as for leadership in nonlinear circuits research and education.

Best Publications

  • Neural networks for nonlinear programming

    M.P. Kennedy;L.O. Chua

  • Chaos shift keying: modulation and demodulation of a chaotic carrier using self-synchronizing Chua's circuits

    H. Dedieu;M.P. Kennedy;M. Hasler

  • Robust OP Amp realization of Chua's circuit

    Michael Peter Kennedy

  • The role of synchronization in digital communications using chaos. II. Chaotic modulation and chaotic synchronization

    G. Kolumban;M.P. Kennedy;L.O. Chua

  • Chaos in the Colpitts oscillator

    M.P. Kennedy

  • The role of synchronization in digital communications using chaos. I . Fundamentals of digital communications

    G. Kolumban;M.P. Kennedy;L.O. Chua

  • Three steps to chaos. II. A Chua's circuit primer

    M.P. Kennedy

  • Nonlinear analysis of the Colpitts oscillator and applications to design

    G.M. Maggio;O. De Feo;M.P. Kennedy

  • Construction of classes of circuit-independent chaotic oscillators using passive-only nonlinear devices

    A.S. Elwakil;M.P. Kennedy

  • Three steps to chaos. I. Evolution

    M.P. Kennedy

  • Digital communications using chaos

    Michael Peter Kennedy;Géza Kolumbán

  • Chaotic communications with correlator receivers: theory and performance limits

    G. Kolumban;M.P. Kennedy;Z. Jako;G. Kis

  • Performance evaluation of FM-DCSK modulation in multipath environments

    M.P. Kennedy;G. Kolumban;G. Kis;Z. Jako

  • FM-DCSK: A robust modulation scheme for chaotic communications

    Géza Kolumbán;Gábor Kis;Zoltán Jákó;Michael Peter Kennedy

  • Nonsmooth bifurcations in a piecewise linear model of the Colpitts Oscillator

    GM Maggio;M Di Bernardo;MP Kennedy

  • Improved implementation of Chua's chaotic oscillator using current feedback op amp

    A.S. Elwakil;M.P. Kennedy

  • Communications using chaos/spl Gt/MINUS. III. Performance bounds for correlation receivers

    G. Kolumban;M.P. Kennedy

  • Unifying the Tank and Hopfield linear programming circuit and the canonical nonlinear programming circuit of Chua and Lin

    M. Kennedy;L. Chua

  • Van der Pol and chaos

    M. Kennedy;L. Chua

  • Creation of a complex butterfly attractor using a novel Lorenz-Type system

    A.S. Elwakil;S. Ozoguz;M.P. Kennedy

Frequent Co-Authors

Ahmed S. Elwakil
Ahmed S. Elwakil University of Sharjah
Anita R. Maguire
Anita R. Maguire University College Cork
M. Anthony McKervey
M. Anthony McKervey Queen's University Belfast
Leon O. Chua
Leon O. Chua University of California, Berkeley
Ettore Napoli
Ettore Napoli University of Salerno
Franco Maloberti
Franco Maloberti University of Pavia
Saibal Roy
Saibal Roy Tyndall National Institute
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus University of California, Los Angeles
Khaled N. Salama
Khaled N. Salama King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Stephen H. Lewis
Stephen H. Lewis University of California, Davis

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