Donald L. Margolis

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Donald L. Margolis is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald L. Margolis has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 43 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 37 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Donald L. Margolis's work include Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems (32 papers), Control and Stability of Dynamical Systems (21 papers) and Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems (19 papers). Donald L. Margolis is often cited by papers focused on Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems (32 papers), Control and Stability of Dynamical Systems (21 papers) and Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems (19 papers). Donald L. Margolis collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Donald L. Margolis's co-authors include Dean Karnopp, Ronald Rosenberg, Taehyun Shim, Mont Hubbard, Davor Hrovat, Mark Jolly, F. T. Brown, Rasool Shah, Wenjing Yang and Jahan Asgari and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and Journal of the Franklin Institute.

In The Last Decade

Donald L. Margolis

95 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

System Dynamics: Modeling... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400
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. 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
Donald L. Margolis United States 19 865 793 647 555 202 102 2.0k
Magnus Gäfvert Sweden 16 1.3k 1.5× 955 1.2× 235 0.4× 426 0.8× 119 0.6× 47 2.0k
Dan Negruţ United States 28 1.0k 1.2× 513 0.6× 539 0.8× 348 0.6× 58 0.3× 172 2.2k
M. F. Golnaraghi Canada 28 1.0k 1.2× 684 0.9× 1.4k 2.1× 374 0.7× 171 0.8× 82 2.5k
Mansour Karkoub Qatar 23 841 1.0× 536 0.7× 379 0.6× 201 0.4× 114 0.6× 128 1.7k
Bing Xiao China 24 482 0.6× 537 0.7× 234 0.4× 164 0.3× 180 0.9× 106 1.9k
Sung‐Soo Kim South Korea 20 703 0.8× 439 0.6× 265 0.4× 190 0.3× 266 1.3× 178 1.4k
Nan Xu China 26 694 0.8× 506 0.6× 307 0.5× 1.0k 1.8× 253 1.3× 123 2.2k
Sean Brennan United States 22 522 0.6× 321 0.4× 272 0.4× 696 1.3× 242 1.2× 146 1.6k
Bram de Jager Netherlands 28 1.1k 1.2× 736 0.9× 188 0.3× 741 1.3× 547 2.7× 187 2.7k
James T. Allison United States 21 430 0.5× 347 0.4× 390 0.6× 221 0.4× 177 0.9× 133 1.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Margolis, Donald L., et al.. (2024). A biomechanical model of a vehicle passenger in the sagittal plane. Heliyon. 10(4). e26375–e26375.
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Margolis, Donald L.. (2014). Bond graphs for vehicle stability analysis. International Journal of Vehicle Design. 5(4).
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Margolis, Donald L.. (2014). Active and semi–active suspensions for engines and vehicles. International Journal of Vehicle Design.
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Margolis, Donald L., et al.. (2014). An experimental comparison between semi–active and passive suspensions for air–cushion vehicles. International Journal of Vehicle Design. 1 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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Shim, Taehyun & Donald L. Margolis. (2005). Dynamic normal force control for vehicle stability enhancement. International Journal of Vehicle Autonomous Systems. 3(1). 1–1. 15 indexed citations
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Shim, Taehyun & Donald L. Margolis. (2004). An analytical tyre model for vehicle simulation in normal driving conditions. International Journal of Vehicle Design. 35(3). 224–224. 7 indexed citations
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Margolis, Donald L.. (1998). Retrofitting Active Control into Passive Vibration Isolation Systems. Journal of vibration and acoustics. 120(1). 104–110. 12 indexed citations
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Hrovat, Davor, Donald L. Margolis, & Mont Hubbard. (1988). An Approach Toward the Optimal Semi-Active Suspension. Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control. 110(3). 288–296. 115 indexed citations
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Margolis, Donald L.. (1987). BOND GRAPHS AS A SIMULATION MODELLING FORMALISM. Vehicle System Dynamics. 16(sup1). 233–262.
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Margolis, Donald L., et al.. (1986). Three Steered Wheels for Ultimate Economy with Good Handling. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Margolis, Donald L., et al.. (1984). The Chatter of Semi-Active On-Off Suspensions and its Cure. Vehicle System Dynamics. 13(3). 129–144. 18 indexed citations
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Margolis, Donald L.. (1983). Semi-Active Control of Wheel Hop in Ground Vehicles. Vehicle System Dynamics. 12(6). 317–330. 47 indexed citations
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Margolis, Donald L., et al.. (1983). Acoustic Modeling of Lung Dynamics Using Bond Graphs. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 105(1). 84–91. 9 indexed citations
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Margolis, Donald L.. (1982). Semi-Active Heave and Pitch Control for Ground Vehicles. Vehicle System Dynamics. 11(1). 31–42. 36 indexed citations
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Hubbard, Mont, et al.. (1980). Subotimal semi-active vehicle suspensions. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 17(17). 52. 6 indexed citations
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Margolis, Donald L.. (1978). Bond Graphs, Normal Modes and Vehicular Structures. Vehicle System Dynamics. 7(1). 49–63. 11 indexed citations
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Margolis, Donald L.. (1978). Analytical Modeling of Helical Screw Turbines for Performance Prediction. Journal of Engineering for Power. 100(3). 482–487. 27 indexed citations
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Margolis, Donald L.. (1978). Bond graphs and the exploitation of power conserving transformations. Computer Programs in Biomedicine. 8(3-4). 165–170. 8 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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