Mark L. Spano

6.4k citations

90 papers · 5.0k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 32

Impact in

Statistical and Nonlinear Physics top 0.1%
- Chaos control and synchronization
- Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
- stochastic dynamics and bifurcation
Computer Networks and Communications top 0.5%
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation

Papers in

Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 42
- Chaos control and synchronization 34
- Quantum chaos and dynamical systems 13
- stochastic dynamics and bifurcation 10
Condensed Matter Physics 15
- Theoretical and Computational Physics 15

Co-authors: William L. Ditto S. N. Rauseo James N. Weiss Alan Garfinkel Steven J. Schiff H. T. Savage Kristin K. Jerger Taeun Chang
Journals: Journal of Applied Physics (13 papers)Physical Review Letters (10 papers)Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science (7 papers)IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (5 papers)Physics Letters A (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Mark L. Spano

85 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Controlling chaos in the brain 1994 · 700 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1994 Nature
1992 Science
1990 Physical Review Letters

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All Works

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1	A Systems Engineering Approach for Enabling Research and Development in the Vertical Lift Autonomy Flight Sciences Domain 信男松宮, Mark L. Spano, S.J.E.A. Eltink, Md Rabiul Kabir, Li-Xin Guan, T. C. Buzinina	2020	1
2	Feasibility of Commercially Marketed Health Devices for Potential Clinical Application Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering ·Mavis M. Mayers, Laura Wygiera-Mitchell, Adirake Chainawakul, Mark L. Spano, Jeffrey T. La Belle	2019	3
3	Detecting and characterizing high-frequency oscillations in epilepsy: a case study of big data analysis Royal Society Open Science ·Liang Huang, Xuan Ni, William L. Ditto, Mark L. Spano, Paul R. Carney, Ying‐Cheng Lai	2017	10
4	Basins of attraction in human balance The European Physical Journal Special Topics ·Károly Bűdi, Thurmon E. Lockhart, Mark L. Spano	2017	8
5	MH-47G DAFCS Directional-Axis Control Law Development Rochet Thierry, Mark L. Spano	2011	1
6	MH-47G DAFCS Evolution Rochet Thierry, Mark L. Spano, O S Glozman, N. K. Efimova	2011	1
7	Chaos computing in terms of periodic orbits Physical Review E ·Behnam Kia, Mark L. Spano, William L. Ditto	2011	10
8	Circadian control of neural excitability in an animal model of temporal lobe epilepsy Neuroscience Letters ·Sachin S. Talathi, Dong‐Uk Hwang, William L. Ditto, Thomas H. Mareci, Campbell, Mark L. Spano, Paul R. Carney	2009	29
9	Non-parametric early seizure detection in an animal model of temporal lobe epilepsy Journal of Neural Engineering ·Sachin S. Talathi, Dong‐Uk Hwang, Mark L. Spano, Jennifer Simonotto, Darmawan Zulfikar Manggali, F. Foerster, Jason T Winters, William L. Ditto, Paul R. Carney	2008	18
10	Using Recurrence Quantification Analysis Determinism for Noise Removal in Cardiac Optical Mapping IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering ·Darmawan Zulfikar Manggali, Jennifer Simonotto, Thomas M. Beaver, Mark L. Spano, William L. Ditto	2006	6
11	Experimental chaos : 6th Experimental Chaos Conference, Potsdam, Germany, 22-26 July 2001 American Institute of Physics eBooks ·Stefano Boccaletti, Bruce J. Gluckman, Jürgen Kurths, Louis M. Pecora, Mark L. Spano	2002	1
12	EXPERIMENTAL CHAOS: 6th Experimental Chaos Conference AIPC ·Stefano Boccaletti, Bruce J. Gluckman, Jürgen Kurths, Louis M. Pecora, Mark L. Spano	2002	0
13	Surrogate for nonlinear time series analysis Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·Kevin Dolan, Mark L. Spano	2001	72
14	Surrogates for finding unstable periodic orbits in noisy data sets Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·Kevin Dolan, Annette Witt, Mark L. Spano, Alexander Neiman, Frank Moss	1999	38
15	Spatiotemporal evolution of ventricular fibrillation Nature ·Francis X. Witkowski, L.J. Leon, Patricia A. Penkoske, Wayne R. Giles, Mark L. Spano, William L. Ditto, Arthur T. Winfree	1998	398
16	Chaos control of cardiac arrhythmias Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine ·Alan Garfinkel, James N. Weiss, William L. Ditto, Mark L. Spano	1995	25
17	Adaptive control and tracking of chaos in a magnetoelastic ribbon Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·Visarath In, William L. Ditto, Mark L. Spano	1995	21
18	Chaos and chaos control in biology. Journal of Clinical Investigation ·James N. Weiss, Alan Garfinkel, Mark L. Spano, William L. Ditto	1994	80
19	Using the sensitive dependence of chaos (the ‘‘butterfly effect’’) to direct trajectories in an experimental chaotic system Physical Review Letters ·Troy Shinbrot, William L. Ditto, Celso Grebogi, Edward Ott, Mark L. Spano, James A. Yorke	1992	119
20	Experimental confirmation of the scaling theory for noise-induced crises Physical Review Letters ·John C. Sommerer, William L. Ditto, Celso Grebogi, Edward Ott, Mark L. Spano	1991	56

About Mark L. Spano

Mark L. Spano is a scholar working on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Computer Networks and Communications, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Cognitive Neuroscience, having authored 90 papers that have together received 5.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Chaos control and synchronization (34 papers), Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation (29 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (15 papers), Magnetic properties of thin films (13 papers), Magnetic Properties and Applications (13 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (13 papers), Quantum chaos and dynamical systems (13 papers) and stochastic dynamics and bifurcation (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (2.9k citations), Computer Networks and Communications (2.2k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (1.0k citations), Mathematical Physics (249 citations) and Condensed Matter Physics (273 citations). Mark L. Spano has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include William L. Ditto, S. N. Rauseo, James N. Weiss, Alan Garfinkel, Steven J. Schiff, H. T. Savage, Kristin K. Jerger, Taeun Chang, D. Hoang Duong and Edward Ott. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Physical Review Letters, Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics and Physics Letters A.

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