Christoph Glocker

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Christoph Glocker is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph Glocker has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 20 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Christoph Glocker's work include Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems (32 papers), Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities (19 papers) and Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (7 papers). Christoph Glocker is often cited by papers focused on Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems (32 papers), Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities (19 papers) and Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (7 papers). Christoph Glocker collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Greece. Christoph Glocker's co-authors include Friedrich Pfeiffer, Remco I. Leine, Paulo Flores, D.H. van Campen, Michael Möller, Simon R. Eugster, Aksel A. Transeth, Kristin Y. Pettersen, Bradley J. Nelson and Dominic R. Frutiger and has published in prestigious journals such as Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences and Nonlinear Dynamics.

In The Last Decade

Christoph Glocker

35 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Multibody Dynamics with Unilateral Contacts 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Multibody Dynamics with Unilateral Contacts
    1996 625 citations Friedrich Pfeiffer, Christoph Glocker profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christoph Glocker Switzerland 14 1.2k 425 386 313 268 39 1.5k
Johannes Gerstmayr Austria 23 1.7k 1.4× 622 1.5× 678 1.8× 97 0.3× 671 2.5× 118 2.1k
R. Schwertassek Germany 11 844 0.7× 366 0.9× 101 0.3× 117 0.4× 236 0.9× 26 1.1k
J. Baumgarte Germany 5 994 0.8× 421 1.0× 101 0.3× 175 0.6× 132 0.5× 20 1.3k
Pierre Alart France 14 357 0.3× 250 0.6× 720 1.9× 681 2.2× 199 0.7× 48 1.3k
M. Borri Italy 19 728 0.6× 176 0.4× 648 1.7× 101 0.3× 499 1.9× 43 1.5k
B. Tabarrok Canada 23 978 0.8× 454 1.1× 842 2.2× 97 0.3× 941 3.5× 142 2.0k
Dieter Bestle Germany 15 822 0.7× 348 0.8× 72 0.2× 79 0.3× 231 0.9× 73 1.2k
Hans Irschik Austria 24 1.1k 0.9× 483 1.1× 1.4k 3.7× 71 0.2× 1.3k 4.7× 191 2.6k
Yitshak M. Ram United States 15 340 0.3× 104 0.2× 138 0.4× 155 0.5× 535 2.0× 35 887
Bernd Simeon Germany 24 449 0.4× 611 1.4× 626 1.6× 350 1.1× 194 0.7× 80 2.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Glocker, Christoph, et al.. (2018). A catching-up algorithm for multibody dynamics with impacts and dry friction. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 334. 208–237. 9 indexed citations
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Möller, Michael, et al.. (2014). Projective Jacobi and Gauss-Seidel on the GPU for Non-Smooth Multi-Body Systems. 1 indexed citations
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Glocker, Christoph. (2013). Energetic consistency conditions for standard impacts. Multibody System Dynamics. 32(4). 445–509. 26 indexed citations
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Glocker, Christoph. (2012). Energetic consistency conditions for standard impacts. Multibody System Dynamics. 29(1). 77–117. 38 indexed citations
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Flores, Paulo, Remco I. Leine, & Christoph Glocker. (2012). Application of the nonsmooth dynamics approach to model and analysis of the contact-impact events in cam-follower systems. Nonlinear Dynamics. 69(4). 2117–2133. 63 indexed citations
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Glocker, Christoph. (2012). Set-Valued Force Laws: Dynamics of Non-Smooth Systems. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 79 indexed citations
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Möller, Michael & Christoph Glocker. (2011). Rigid body dynamics with a scalable body, quaternions and perfect constraints. Multibody System Dynamics. 27(4). 437–454. 9 indexed citations
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Glocker, Christoph, et al.. (2007). Augmented Time-Stepping by Step-Size Adjustment and Extrapolation. 347–356. 1 indexed citations
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Transeth, Aksel A., Remco I. Leine, Christoph Glocker, & Kristin Y. Pettersen. (2006). Non-smooth 3D Modeling of a Snake Robot with External Obstacles. 1189–1196. 11 indexed citations
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Glocker, Christoph. (2005). Models of non-smooth switches in electrical systems: Research Articles. International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications. 33(3). 205–234. 1 indexed citations
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Glocker, Christoph, et al.. (2005). A time‐stepping method for non‐smooth mechanical systems. PAMM. 5(1). 217–218. 3 indexed citations
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Glocker, Christoph, et al.. (2005). Modelling and application of the self‐locking phenomenon in the context of a non‐discrete impact clutch. PAMM. 5(1). 221–222. 3 indexed citations
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Glocker, Christoph, et al.. (2005). Oblique Frictional Impact of a Bar: Analysis and Comparison of Different Impact Laws. Nonlinear Dynamics. 41(4). 361–383. 44 indexed citations
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Glocker, Christoph, et al.. (2004). Optimality Conditions for Mechanical Impacts. PAMM. 4(1). 630–631. 1 indexed citations
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Leine, Remco I. & Christoph Glocker. (2003). A Set-Valued Force Law for Spatial Coulomb-Contensou Friction. 1031–1040. 2 indexed citations
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Leine, Remco I., D.H. van Campen, & Christoph Glocker. (2003). Nonlinear Dynamics and Modeling of Various Wooden Toys with Impact and Friction. Journal of Vibration and Control. 9(1). 25–78. 21 indexed citations
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Leine, Remco I., Christoph Glocker, & D.H. van Campen. (2001). Nonlinear Dynamics of the Woodpecker Toy. 2629–2637. 13 indexed citations
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Glocker, Christoph. (1998). The Principles of d'Alembert, Jourdain, and Gauss in Nonsmooth Dynamics Part I: Scleronomic Multibody Systems. ZAMM ‐ Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik. 78(1). 21–37. 14 indexed citations
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Pfeiffer, Friedrich, et al.. (1997). Efficient Algorithms for Non-Smooth Dynamics. 115–122. 7 indexed citations
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Pfeiffer, Friedrich & Christoph Glocker. (1996). Multibody Dynamics with Unilateral Contacts. 625 indexed citations breakdown →

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