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D-Index
51
Citations
10975
World Ranking
1104
National Ranking
449

Bernard Roth publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernard Roth sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 157 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Bernard Roth D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernard Roth sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - IEEE Robotics & Automation Award "For fundamental contributions to robot kinematics, manipulation and design."
  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Bernard Roth is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Engineering, Psychology, and Arts and Humanities. Subfields of study include Mechanical Engineering, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Strategy and Management, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist has contributed to the following main topics of work:

  • Design Education and Practice
  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Architecture, Art, Education
  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems
  • Art Education and Development
  • Phonocardiography and Auscultation Techniques

Bernard Roth's recent publications include the following papers:

  • The origin and evolution of Stanford University's design thinking: From product design to design thinking in innovation management (2021) published in Journal of Product Innovation Management
  • Use of Simulation Based Training to Enhance Cardiac Auscultation Proficiency (2020) published in MedEdPublish
  • 108 I RANT: Training Session on Novel Intervention Tool Increases Residents' Recognition of and Confidence in Addressing Microaggressions (2023) published in Annals of Emergency Medicine

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jan Auernhammer
  • Larry Leifer
  • Christoph Meinel
  • Adam Royalty
  • Helen Chen

Bernard Roth's work has appeared in various publication venues such as:

  • Journal of Product Innovation Management
  • MedEdPublish
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine

Throughout their career, Bernard Roth has been recognized with awards including the IEEE Robotics & Automation Award in 2012, cited for fundamental contributions to robot kinematics, manipulation, and design. They were also named Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1985.

Best Publications

  • Analysis of Multifingered Hands

    Jeffrey Kerr;Bernard Roth

  • Kinematic and Force Analysis of Articulated Mechanical Hands

    J. K. Salisbury;B. Roth

  • A New Actuation Approach for Human Friendly Robot Design

    Michael Zinn;Bernard Roth;Oussama Khatib;J. Kenneth Salisbury

  • The Near-Minimum-Time Control Of Open-Loop Articulated Kinematic Chains

    M. E. Kahn;B. Roth

  • Playing it safe [human-friendly robots]

    M. Zinn;O. Khatib;B. Roth;J.K. Salisbury

  • Design Considerations for Manipulator Workspace

    K. C. Gupta;B. Roth

  • An Extension of Screw Theory

    M. S. Ohwovoriole;B. Roth

  • Inverse Kinematics of the General 6R Manipulator and Related Linkages

    M. Raghavan;B. Roth

  • Kinematics of a Hybrid Series-Parallel Manipulation System

    K. J. Waldron;M. Raghavan;B. Roth

  • Motion Synthesis Using Kinematic Mappings

    B. Ravani;B. Roth

  • Solving Polynomial Systems for the Kinematic Analysis and Synthesis of Mechanisms and Robot Manipulators

    M. Raghavan;B. Roth

  • Mappings of Spatial Kinematics

    B. Ravani;B. Roth

  • Kinematic analysis of the 6R manipulator of general geometry

    Madhusudan Raghaven;Bernard Roth

  • Synthesis of Path-Generating Mechanisms by Numerical Methods

    Bernard Roth;Ferdinand Freudenstein

  • A Transmission Index for Spatial Mechanisms

    G. Sutherland;B. Roth

  • Mechanism Design: Accounting for Manufacturing Tolerances and Costs in Function Generating Problems

    G. H. Sutherland;B. Roth

  • A new actuation approach for human friendly robot design

    M. Zinn;O. Khatib;B. Roth

  • On the spatial motion of a rigid body with point contact

    Chunsheng Cai;B. Roth

  • On the Kinematic Analysis of Robotic Mechanisms

    James Nielsen;Bernard Roth

  • Analysis of Overconstrained Mechanisms

    C. Mavroidis;B. Roth

  • A New Actuation Approach for Human Friendly Robot Design.

    Michael R. Zinn;Oussama Khatib;Bernard Roth;J. Kenneth Salisbury

Frequent Co-Authors

Oussama Khatib
Oussama Khatib Stanford University
Constantinos Mavroidis
Constantinos Mavroidis Northeastern University
Ferdinand Freudenstein
Ferdinand Freudenstein Columbia University
Larry Leifer
Larry Leifer Stanford University
Bahram Ravani
Bahram Ravani University of California, Davis
Hui Wang
Hui Wang Tsinghua University
Donald A. Norman
Donald A. Norman University of California, San Diego
Timothy W. Simpson
Timothy W. Simpson Pennsylvania State University
Richard Gonzalez
Richard Gonzalez University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Raja Chatila
Raja Chatila Sorbonne University

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