Dean Karnopp

9.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
117 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Dean Karnopp is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Dean Karnopp has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 45 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 37 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Dean Karnopp's work include Control and Stability of Dynamical Systems (33 papers), Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems (25 papers) and Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids (24 papers). Dean Karnopp is often cited by papers focused on Control and Stability of Dynamical Systems (33 papers), Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems (25 papers) and Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids (24 papers). Dean Karnopp collaborates with scholars based in United States, Egypt and Germany. Dean Karnopp's co-authors include Ronald Rosenberg, Donald L. Margolis, M. J. Crosby, R. Robert Rosenberg, Alan S. Perelson, Dunstan Graham, Duane T. McRuer, Anjan Trikha, R. Hibbard and Terry D. Scharton and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Automatica and The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.

In The Last Decade

Dean Karnopp

112 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Vibration Control Using Semi-Active Force Generators 1974 2026 1991 2008 1974 1985 2006 250 500 750 1000
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. Vibration Control Using Semi-Active Force Generators
    1974 1.0k citations Dean Karnopp, M. J. Crosby et al. Journal of Engineering for Industry profile →
  2. Computer Simulation of Stick-Slip Friction in Mechanical Dynamic Systems
    1985 898 citations Dean Karnopp profile →
  3. System Dynamics: Modeling and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems
    2006 490 citations Dean Karnopp, Donald L. Margolis et al. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dean Karnopp United States 35 2.7k 2.6k 2.6k 1.7k 464 117 6.5k
Jian‐Qiao Sun United States 35 1.2k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 2.9k 1.1× 373 0.2× 645 1.4× 248 6.1k
Peter Eberhard Germany 31 1.3k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 2.2k 0.9× 364 0.2× 533 1.1× 331 4.7k
Xingjian Jing Hong Kong 55 6.6k 2.4× 3.8k 1.5× 3.8k 1.5× 863 0.5× 1.6k 3.5× 263 11.2k
Simon A. Neild United Kingdom 46 4.6k 1.7× 2.2k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 401 0.2× 713 1.5× 298 7.0k
Reza N. Jazar Australia 33 1.1k 0.4× 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 1.8k 1.1× 470 1.0× 178 4.4k
Long Chen China 46 1.7k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 2.8k 1.1× 3.3k 2.0× 284 0.6× 444 8.1k
Shirley J. Dyke United States 43 8.9k 3.3× 2.9k 1.1× 2.3k 0.9× 283 0.2× 472 1.0× 254 10.8k
Guangjun Liu Canada 38 885 0.3× 1.2k 0.5× 3.4k 1.3× 408 0.2× 1.2k 2.7× 289 5.7k
Carlos Canudas de Wit France 43 1.4k 0.5× 6.3k 2.4× 10.4k 4.1× 2.5k 1.5× 2.3k 4.9× 242 14.1k
Huayan Pu China 42 1.2k 0.4× 1.7k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 701 0.4× 1.5k 3.3× 335 5.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Karnopp, Dean, et al.. (2014). Switching strategies for narrow ground vehicles with dual mode automatic tilt control. International Journal of Vehicle Design. 18(5). 518–532. 13 indexed citations
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Karnopp, Dean, Donald L. Margolis, & Ronald Rosenberg. (2012). System Dynamics. 232 indexed citations
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Karnopp, Dean, Donald L. Margolis, & Ronald Rosenberg. (2006). System Dynamics: Modeling and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 490 indexed citations breakdown →
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Karnopp, Dean, et al.. (2006). 자동차 트랜스미션 스타터-제너레이터의 수학적 모델 개발. 한국자동차공학회논문집. 14(1). 123–128. 1 indexed citations
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Jones, Sarah, Dean Karnopp, & Nesrin Sarigul‐Klijn. (2000). THE EFFECT OF PAVEMENT POROSITY ON TIRE TREAD BLOCK NOISE GENERATION. 1.
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Karnopp, Dean, et al.. (1998). Energy Flow in Active Attitude Control Suspensions: A Bond Graph Analysis. Vehicle System Dynamics. 29(2). 69–81. 10 indexed citations
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Karnopp, Dean, et al.. (1998). Understanding Automobile Roll Dynamics and Lateral Load Transfer Through Bond Graphs. 한국자동차공학회논문집. 6(3). 34–44. 1 indexed citations
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Karnopp, Dean, et al.. (1996). Suboptimal Control Design of Active and Passive Suspensions Based on a Full Car Model. Vehicle System Dynamics. 26(3). 197–222. 19 indexed citations
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Karnopp, Dean, et al.. (1995). Advanced Ground Vehicle Suspension Systems - A Classified Bibliography. Vehicle System Dynamics. 24(3). 231–258. 84 indexed citations
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Karnopp, Dean. (1992). Power Requirements for Vehicle Suspension Systems. Vehicle System Dynamics. 21(1). 65–71. 34 indexed citations
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Karnopp, Dean. (1979). State variables and pseudo bond graphs for compressible thermofluid systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 16(16). 861–865. 4 indexed citations
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Karnopp, Dean. (1978). Power Requirements for Traversing Uneven Roadways. Vehicle System Dynamics. 7(3). 135–152. 21 indexed citations
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Karnopp, Dean. (1976). Bond Graphs for Vehicle Dynamics. Vehicle System Dynamics. 5(3). 171–184. 24 indexed citations
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Karnopp, Dean, et al.. (1976). Comparison of Computer Predictions and Experimental Tests for Two-Stroke Engine Exhaust Systems. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 5 indexed citations
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Karnopp, Dean, et al.. (1974). Vibration Control Using Semi-Active Force Generators. Journal of Engineering for Industry. 96(2). 619–626. 1030 indexed citations breakdown →
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Karnopp, Dean, et al.. (1973). Comparison of optimized active and passive vibration absorbers. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 11(11). 932–938. 13 indexed citations
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Karnopp, Dean & Ronald Rosenberg. (1970). Application of Bond Graph Techniques to the Study of Vehicle Drive Line Dynamics. Journal of Basic Engineering. 92(2). 355–362. 11 indexed citations
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Karnopp, Dean & Anjan Trikha. (1969). Comparative Study of Optimization Techniques for Shock and Vibration Isolation. Journal of Engineering for Industry. 91(4). 1128–1132. 77 indexed citations
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Karnopp, Dean & Ronald Rosenberg. (1968). Analysis and simulation of multiport systems : the bond graph approach to physical system dynamics. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 57 indexed citations
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Karnopp, Dean. (1967). Optimal control of maneuver-induced vibration in flexible aerospace vehicles.. AIAA Journal. 5(11). 2017–2020. 1 indexed citations

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