John A. Main

1.6k total citations
38 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

John A. Main is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, John A. Main has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 10 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in John A. Main's work include Structural Analysis and Optimization (8 papers), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (5 papers) and Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (5 papers). John A. Main is often cited by papers focused on Structural Analysis and Optimization (8 papers), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (5 papers) and Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (5 papers). John A. Main collaborates with scholars based in United States. John A. Main's co-authors include Ephrahim Garcia, Alexander G. Rabchevsky, James E. Lumpp, Isabella Fugaccia, Stephen W. Scheff, Alvin M. Strauss, Steven W. Peterson, L. W. Massengill, David Howard and D. Todd Griffith and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, AIAA Journal and Journal of Neurotrauma.

In The Last Decade

John A. Main

37 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John A. Main United States	15	378	328	314	225	211	38	1.2k
Farid Amirouche United States	23	275 0.7×	426 1.3×	194 0.6×	44 0.2×	609 2.9×	154	2.0k
Ali M. Sadegh United States	20	58 0.2×	68 0.2×	194 0.6×	70 0.3×	287 1.4×	75	1.1k
Hiroyuki Yamada Japan	20	98 0.3×	145 0.4×	25 0.1×	74 0.3×	281 1.3×	157	1.6k
Stefano Vidoli Italy	28	48 0.1×	184 0.6×	711 2.3×	380 1.7×	393 1.9×	54	2.3k
Giuseppe Cantore Italy	28	81 0.2×	66 0.2×	37 0.1×	224 1.0×	332 1.6×	154	2.6k
Alan T. Asbeck United States	24	209 0.6×	424 1.3×	34 0.1×	184 0.8×	2.7k 12.9×	43	3.2k
Hyun‐Chang Kim South Korea	22	53 0.1×	275 0.8×	36 0.1×	27 0.1×	215 1.0×	106	1.5k
Kenichi Murakami Japan	18	75 0.2×	122 0.4×	12 0.0×	53 0.2×	148 0.7×	115	1.0k
Fei Meng China	21	40 0.1×	144 0.4×	301 1.0×	138 0.6×	880 4.2×	100	1.5k
Bernard Bayle France	22	45 0.1×	621 1.9×	28 0.1×	123 0.5×	972 4.6×	100	1.7k

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Smith, Suzanne, et al.. (2006). Dynamic Testing of an Inflatable, Self-Supporting, Unpressurized Thin-Film Torus. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 29(4). 839–845. 15 indexed citations

Smith, Suzanne, et al.. (2004). Staged Microgravity Deployment of a Pressurizing Scale- Model Spacecraft. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 41(4). 534–542. 8 indexed citations

Scheff, Stephen W., Alexander G. Rabchevsky, Isabella Fugaccia, John A. Main, & James E. Lumpp. (2003). Experimental Modeling of Spinal Cord Injury: Characterization of a Force-Defined Injury Device. Journal of Neurotrauma. 20(2). 179–193. 468 indexed citations

Park, Gyuhae, et al.. (2003). Vibration Testing and Finite Element Analysis of an Inflatable Structure. AIAA Journal. 41(8). 1556–1563. 14 indexed citations

Main, John A., et al.. (2001). Noncontact Electron Gun Strain Control of Piezoceramics. AIAA Journal. 39(9). 1808–1813. 6 indexed citations

Main, John A., et al.. (2001). Noncontact electron gun strain control of piezoceramics. AIAA Journal. 39. 2001–1808. 21 indexed citations

Main, John A., et al.. (2001). <title>Survey of piezoelectric material strain response to electron gun excitation</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4327. 331–341. 3 indexed citations

Martin, Jeffrey W., et al.. (2000). Distributed Sensing and Shape Control of Piezoelectric Bimorph Mirrors. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. 11(10). 744–757. 2 indexed citations

Main, John A., Suzanne Smith, & Alexander L. Chapman. (1999). Damage Tolerance and Assessment of Foam-Inflated Aerospace Structures. Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 12(3). 98–104. 1 indexed citations

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Martin, Jeffrey W., et al.. (1998). Shape Control of Deployable Membrane Mirrors. 217–223. 3 indexed citations

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Main, John A., et al.. (1997). An anthropomorphic hand exoskeleton to prevent astronaut hand fatigue during extravehicular activities. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics - Part A Systems and Humans. 27(5). 668–673. 72 indexed citations

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Main, John A. & Ephrahim Garcia. (1997). Design Impact of Piezoelectric Actuator Nonlinearities. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 20(2). 327–332. 24 indexed citations

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Main, John A. & Ephrahim Garcia. (1997). Piezoelectric Stack Actuators and Control System Design: Strategies and Pitfalls. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 20(3). 479–485. 73 indexed citations

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Main, John A. & Ephrahim Garcia. (1996). Design Impact of Piezoelectric Actuator Nonlinearities. 297–304. 1 indexed citations

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Main, John A., et al.. (1995). <title>Precision position-control of piezoelectric actuators using charge feedback</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2441. 243–254. 6 indexed citations

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Main, John A., Steven W. Peterson, & Alvin M. Strauss. (1995). Highly mobile space suit material optimization. Acta Astronautica. 36(1). 73–79. 2 indexed citations

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Main, John A., et al.. (1995). Precision position control of piezoelectric actuators using charge feedback. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 18(5). 1068–1073. 112 indexed citations

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Main, John A., Steven W. Peterson, & Alvin M. Strauss. (1995). Beam-Type Bending of Space-Based Inflated Membrane Structures. Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 8(2). 120–125. 68 indexed citations

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Main, John A., E. Garcı́a, & David Howard. (1994). Optimal placement and sizing of paired piezoactuators in beams and plates. Smart Materials and Structures. 3(3). 373–381. 37 indexed citations

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Main, John A., Steven W. Peterson, & Alvin M. Strauss. (1994). Design and structural analysis of highly mobile space suits and gloves. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 31(6). 1115–1122. 7 indexed citations

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