Tad McGeer

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Tad McGeer is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Tad McGeer has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 6 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 2 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Tad McGeer's work include Robotic Locomotion and Control (8 papers), Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (3 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (2 papers). Tad McGeer is often cited by papers focused on Robotic Locomotion and Control (8 papers), Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (3 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (2 papers). Tad McGeer collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Tad McGeer's co-authors include Greg J. Holland, Ilan Kroo, Juris Vagners, Christopher W. Lum, Andrew J. Beattie and Russell Long and has published in prestigious journals such as Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Journal of Theoretical Biology and The International Journal of Robotics Research.

In The Last Decade

Tad McGeer

15 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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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.

Passive Dynamic Walking

1990 2.4k citations Tad McGeer The International Journal of Robotics Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tad McGeer Canada	12	2.8k	1.0k	608	356	268	17	3.2k
Martijn Wisse Netherlands	29	3.8k 1.4×	1.4k 1.4×	705 1.2×	528 1.5×	323 1.2×	86	4.4k
Hartmut Geyer United States	25	3.6k 1.3×	540 0.5×	595 1.0×	261 0.7×	266 1.0×	65	4.0k
André Seyfarth Germany	36	4.6k 1.7×	705 0.7×	859 1.4×	376 1.1×	377 1.4×	163	5.3k
Christine Chevallereau France	26	2.8k 1.0×	1.9k 1.8×	372 0.6×	424 1.2×	255 1.0×	116	3.7k
Yildirim Hürmüzlü United States	24	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	214 0.4×	728 2.0×	305 1.1×	73	2.5k
C. David Remy United States	28	2.0k 0.7×	666 0.6×	285 0.5×	283 0.8×	119 0.4×	93	2.4k
D. E. Koditschek United States	15	1.7k 0.6×	585 0.6×	624 1.0×	435 1.2×	145 0.5×	28	2.0k
H. Hemami United States	27	1.8k 0.7×	1.4k 1.4×	130 0.2×	314 0.9×	166 0.6×	138	2.8k
Chee–Meng Chew Singapore	23	1.4k 0.5×	636 0.6×	259 0.4×	319 0.9×	135 0.5×	135	2.2k
Ernest R. Tello United States	3	1.8k 0.6×	881 0.8×	369 0.6×	317 0.9×	204 0.8×	4	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Tad McGeer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tad McGeer

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17 of 17 papers shown

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Lum, Christopher W., et al.. (2011). Assessing and Estimating Risk of Operating Unmanned Aerial Systems in Populated Areas. 38 indexed citations

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McGeer, Tad. (2007). SAFETY, ECONOMY, RELIABILITY, AND REGULATORY POLICY FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 3 indexed citations

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McGeer, Tad. (2007). Dynamic Walking Robots and the W Prize [Industry/Research News]. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine. 14(2). 13–15.

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McGeer, Tad. (2003). Powered flight, child's play, silly wheels and walking machines. 1592–1597. 22 indexed citations

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McGeer, Tad. (2002). Passive walking with knees. 1640–1645. 289 indexed citations

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McGeer, Tad, et al.. (2002). Commercial Applications for UAVs within the Fishing Industries. 2 indexed citations

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Beattie, Andrew J., et al.. (1996). The Case for Transport Sail Craft. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1.

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McGeer, Tad. (1993). Dynamics and Control of Bipedal Locomotion. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 163(3). 277–314. 157 indexed citations

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McGeer, Tad & Greg J. Holland. (1993). Small Autonomous Aircraft for Economical Oceanographic Observations on a Wide Scale. Oceanography. 6(3). 129–135. 13 indexed citations

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Holland, Greg J., et al.. (1992). Autonomous Aerosondes for Economical Atmospheric Soundings Anywhere on the Globe. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 73(12). 1987–1998. 47 indexed citations

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McGeer, Tad. (1990). Passive bipedal running. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 240(1297). 107–134. 141 indexed citations

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McGeer, Tad. (1990). Passive Dynamic Walking. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 9(2). 62–82. 2369 indexed citations breakdown →

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McGeer, Tad, et al.. (1989). Wobbling, toppling, and forces of contact. American Journal of Physics. 57(12). 1089–1098. 15 indexed citations

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McGeer, Tad. (1988). Stability and control of two-dimensional biped walking. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 32 indexed citations

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McGeer, Tad. (1984). Wing design for minimum drag with practical constraints. Journal of Aircraft. 21(11). 879–886. 42 indexed citations

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McGeer, Tad & Ilan Kroo. (1983). A fundamental comparison of canard and conventional configurations. Journal of Aircraft. 20(11). 983–992. 21 indexed citations

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McGeer, Tad, et al.. (1982). An Airspeed Vector Sensor for V/STOL Aircraft. Journal of Aircraft. 19(6). 449–455. 5 indexed citations

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