David A. Levinson

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

David A. Levinson is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. Levinson has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 14 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 6 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in David A. Levinson's work include Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems (13 papers), Space Satellite Systems and Control (8 papers) and Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (8 papers). David A. Levinson is often cited by papers focused on Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems (13 papers), Space Satellite Systems and Control (8 papers) and Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (8 papers). David A. Levinson collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. David A. Levinson's co-authors include Thomas R. Kane, T. R. Kane, Ronald L. Huston, Kenneth G. Wormsley, D. Hopwood, Arun K. Banerjee and K. Zare and has published in prestigious journals such as CHEST Journal, Journal of Applied Mechanics and AIAA Journal.

In The Last Decade

David A. Levinson

39 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Dynamics : theory and applications 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 250 500 750
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. Dynamics : theory and applications
    1985 949 citations Thomas R. Kane, David A. Levinson eCommons (Cornell University) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David A. Levinson United States 14 1.3k 366 348 343 309 41 2.0k
Jens Wittenburg Germany 9 849 0.7× 278 0.8× 176 0.5× 213 0.6× 183 0.6× 40 1.3k
Robert H. Cannon United States 18 1.8k 1.4× 699 1.9× 358 1.0× 379 1.1× 244 0.8× 63 2.3k
Robert E. Roberson United States 13 782 0.6× 315 0.9× 268 0.8× 129 0.4× 363 1.2× 60 1.3k
Brad Paden United States 16 985 0.8× 249 0.7× 330 0.9× 180 0.5× 160 0.5× 38 1.4k
J. Baumgarte Germany 5 994 0.8× 421 1.2× 94 0.3× 142 0.4× 132 0.4× 20 1.3k
Donald T. Greenwood United States 7 429 0.3× 147 0.4× 201 0.6× 127 0.4× 97 0.3× 17 780
Rush D. Robinett United States 28 1.7k 1.3× 421 1.2× 517 1.5× 83 0.2× 98 0.3× 197 2.7k
Dan Negruţ United States 28 1.0k 0.8× 513 1.4× 128 0.4× 176 0.5× 539 1.7× 172 2.2k
Guoping Cai China 24 876 0.7× 296 0.8× 666 1.9× 128 0.4× 742 2.4× 137 1.7k
A.Y.T. Leung Hong Kong 29 838 0.6× 432 1.2× 154 0.4× 247 0.7× 1.1k 3.6× 137 2.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Levinson, David A. & T. R. Kane. (1993). A usable solution of the hanging cable problem. Computers & Structures. 46(5). 821–844. 5 indexed citations
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Kane, Thomas R. & David A. Levinson. (1992). A passive method for eliminating coning of force-free, axisymmetric rigid bodies. 40(4). 439–447. 1 indexed citations
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Levinson, David A.. (1992). Equivalence of Kane's and Maggi's equations. Meccanica. 27(1). 63–64. 2 indexed citations
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Kane, T. R. & David A. Levinson. (1988). A Method for Testing Numerical Integrations of Equations of Motion of Mechanical Systems. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 55(3). 711–715. 9 indexed citations
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Kane, Thomas R. & David A. Levinson. (1987). Approximate description of attitude motions of a torque-free, nearly axisymmetric rigid body. 35. 435–446. 8 indexed citations
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Levinson, David A.. (1987). Comment on 'Relationship between Kane's equations and the Gibbs-Appell equations'. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 10(6). 593–593. 10 indexed citations
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Kane, T. R. & David A. Levinson. (1987). Realistic modeling of automobile skidding. Mechanics Research Communications. 14(1). 1–7. 3 indexed citations
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Levinson, David A.. (1987). Comment on “computer generation of robot dynamics equations and the related issues,” by J. Koplik and M. C. Leu. Journal of Robotic Systems. 4(2). 183–183. 1 indexed citations
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Kane, Thomas R. & David A. Levinson. (1985). Dynamics : theory and applications. eCommons (Cornell University). 949 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kane, Thomas R. & David A. Levinson. (1983). The Use of Kane's Dynamical Equations in Robotics. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 2(3). 3–21. 257 indexed citations
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Kane, T. R. & David A. Levinson. (1981). Simulation of large motions of nonuniform beams in orbit. II - The unrestrained beam. 1 indexed citations
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Levinson, David A., et al.. (1980). Application of Hamilton's law of varying action to the restricted three-body problem. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. 22(3). 255–266. 20 indexed citations
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Kane, T. R. & David A. Levinson. (1978). A Realistic Solution of the Symmetric Top Problem. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 45(4). 903–909. 26 indexed citations
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Levinson, David A.. (1977). Effects of meteoroid impacts on spacecraft attitude motion. The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences. 25. 129–142. 1 indexed citations
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Levinson, David A.. (1977). Natural frequencies of a spherical compound pendulum. American Journal of Physics. 45(6). 579–579. 1 indexed citations
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Zare, K. & David A. Levinson. (1977). The Possible Motions of a Rigid Body With One Fixed Point. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 44(2). 329–332. 2 indexed citations
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Levinson, David A.. (1977). Natural frequencies of a hanging chain. American Journal of Physics. 45(7). 680–681. 15 indexed citations
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Levinson, David A.. (1976). The derivation of equations of motion of multiple-rigid-body systems using symbolic manipulation. 4 indexed citations
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Levinson, David A., et al.. (1972). Glomerulonephritis following Streptococcal Pneumonia. CHEST Journal. 61(4). 397–400. 5 indexed citations

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