I do not know of the articles nor the specific linkages or data you are looking to achieve but yes, Creo Parametric, out of the box will do a lot with respect to analysis of certain motion profiles. Using a combination of intelligent sketches, geometric constraints within assembled mechanisms, some rules, and some understanding of making your experiment "real" using motion, you can achieve a lot including some very good analysis output.
It is not something that you will simply open the package, install, and suddenly the world is your oyster... it is a lot of hard work and learning. Fortunately, you have a lot of people on this community that loves a good challenge.
I have used Pro|E since back in the late '90's and only had an opportunity to really dig into the core program in the last few years. It is a love/hate relationship but there is no doubt that the software is powerful... just not very intuitive.
Welcome to the forum, John.
PS: if you are doing this for a school project or some other recognized academic purpose, you can probably get a huge discount on Creo and include a lot of optional extensions. Just know that commercial and academic files are not compatible.