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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 121 60 59 32 31 348 74145
Computer Science 130 99 95 61 59 387 80517

Dieter Fox publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dieter Fox between 1988 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dieter Fox published across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026, averaging 12.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2021. 28 of the 493 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2021. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 8 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 16 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 44 publications 2022: 34 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 37 publications 2025: 27 publications 2026: 1 publication
1988 2026

493 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dieter Fox: publications per year, 1988 to 2026
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 8
1997 5
1998 16
1999 18
2000 10
2001 7
2002 9
2003 14
2004 12
2005 10
2006 11
2007 16
2008 5
2009 5
2010 7
2011 24
2012 10
2013 12
2014 14
2015 11
2016 8
2017 14
2018 12
2019 27
2020 30
2021 44
2022 34
2023 32
2024 37
2025 27
2026 1
Total 493
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Dieter Fox publications per year - data summary

  • Dieter Fox, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of Washington, has 493 publications recorded across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1988 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 44 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1988, 1993, 1995 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 39 years in the span carry no publications at all (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 12.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.5 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 131 publications, 27% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1988-2000: 60 publications (4.6 per year); 2001-2013: 142 publications (10.9 per year); 2014-2026: 291 publications (22.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Dieter Fox publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dieter Fox sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 334–353 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 348 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250 348
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Dieter Fox publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 34–53 to 1,065+ publications.
  • Dieter Fox, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of Washington, records 348 publications - the 67th percentile of the discipline.
  • 67% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Dieter Fox, and about 33% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and Dieter Fox ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 174–193 publications, holding 445 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 294–313 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Dieter Fox D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dieter Fox sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 111+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 121 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96 121
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Dieter Fox D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 30 to 111+ D-Index.
  • Dieter Fox, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of Washington, records 121 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Dieter Fox, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and Dieter Fox ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 263 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 50 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2020 - ACM Fellow For contributions to probabilistic state estimation, RGB-D perception, and learning for robotics and computer vision
  • 2015 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to Bayesian state estimation and robotic perception

Overview

Dieter Fox is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has published extensively in the fields of computer science and engineering. Their research primarily focuses on robotics, computer vision, and machine learning, with numerous contributions to robotic manipulation, reinforcement learning, and sensor-based localization.

Their recent publications include:

  • Deep Learning Approaches to Grasp Synthesis: A Review, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • PoseRBPF: A Rao-Blackwellized Particle Filter for 6-D Object Pose Tracking, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • Sim2Real in Robotics and Automation: Applications and Challenges, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  • Unseen Object Instance Segmentation for Robotic Environments, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • CLIPort: What and Where Pathways for Robotic Manipulation, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Arsalan Mousavian
  • Yashraj Narang
  • Fábio Ramos
  • Balakumar Sundaralingam
  • Chris Paxton

Dieter Fox has contributed to multiple publication venues with the highest number of publications appearing in the following:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • 2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

Their main fields of study are computer science and engineering. Within these areas, the subfields of focus include:

  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering

Dieter Fox's research topics cover a range of areas in robotics and machine learning, such as:

  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Multimodal Machine Learning Applications
  • Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
  • Human Pose and Action Recognition
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
  • Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
  • Advanced Neural Network Applications

Throughout their career, Dieter Fox has been recognized with awards including:

  • ACM Fellow, 2020, for contributions to probabilistic state estimation, RGB-D perception, and learning for robotics and computer vision
  • IEEE Fellow, 2015, for contributions to Bayesian state estimation and robotic perception

Best Publications

  • The dynamic window approach to collision avoidance

    D. Fox;W. Burgard;S. Thrun

  • Robust Monte Carlo localization for mobile robots

    Sebastian Thrun;Dieter Fox;Wolfram Burgard;Frank Dallaert

  • Monte Carlo localization for mobile robots

    F. Dellaert;D. Fox;W. Burgard;S. Thrun

  • Probabilistic Robotics (Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents)

    Sebastian Thrun;Wolfram Burgard;Dieter Fox

  • PoseCNN: A Convolutional Neural Network for 6D Object Pose Estimation in Cluttered Scenes

    Yu Xiang;Tanner Schmidt;Venkatraman Narayanan;Dieter Fox

  • A large-scale hierarchical multi-view RGB-D object dataset

    Kevin Lai;Liefeng Bo;Xiaofeng Ren;Dieter Fox

  • Monte Carlo localization: efficient position estimation for mobile robots

    Dieter Fox;Wolfram Burgard;Frank Dellaert;Sebastian Thrun

  • RGB-D mapping: Using Kinect-style depth cameras for dense 3D modeling of indoor environments

    Peter Henry;Michael Krainin;Evan Herbst;Xiaofeng Ren

  • Markov localization for mobile robots in dynamic environments

    Dieter Fox;Wolfram Burgard;Sebastian Thrun

  • A Probabilistic Approach to Concurrent Mapping and Localization for Mobile Robots

    Sebastian Thrun;Wolfram Burgard;Dieter Fox

  • RGB-D Mapping: Using Depth Cameras for Dense 3D Modeling of Indoor Environments

    Peter Henry;Michael Krainin;Evan Herbst;Xiaofeng Ren

  • Inferring activities from interactions with objects

    M. Philipose;K.P. Fishkin;M. Perkowitz;D.J. Patterson

  • Experiences with an interactive museum tour-guide robot

    Wolfram Burgard;Armin B. Cremers;Dieter Fox;Dirk Hähnel

  • Learning and inferring transportation routines

    Lin Liao;Donald J. Patterson;Dieter Fox;Henry Kautz

  • MINERVA: a second-generation museum tour-guide robot

    S. Thrun;M. Bennewitz;W. Burgard;A.B. Cremers

  • Collaborative multi-robot exploration

    W. Burgard;M. Moors;D. Fox;R. Simmons

  • Bayesian filtering for location estimation

    V. Fox;J. Hightower;Lin Liao;D. Schulz

  • A real-time algorithm for mobile robot mapping with applications to multi-robot and 3D mapping

    S. Thrun;W. Burgard;D. Fox

  • DynamicFusion: Reconstruction and tracking of non-rigid scenes in real-time

    Richard A. Newcombe;Dieter Fox;Steven M. Seitz

  • Mapping and localization with RFID technology

    D. Hahnel;W. Burgard;D. Fox;K. Fishkin

  • Monte Carlo Localization

    Dieter Fox;Wolfram Burgard;Frank Dellaert;Sebastian Thrun

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfram Burgard
Wolfram Burgard University of Technology Nuremberg
Sebastian Thrun
Sebastian Thrun Stanford University
Liefeng Bo
Liefeng Bo Alibaba Group (United States)
Xiaofeng Ren
Xiaofeng Ren Alibaba Group (China)
Dirk Schulz
Dirk Schulz TU Dortmund University
Armin B. Cremers
Armin B. Cremers University of Bonn
Henry Kautz
Henry Kautz University of Virginia
Byron Boots
Byron Boots University of Washington
Kurt Konolige
Kurt Konolige Google (United States)
Ali Farhadi
Ali Farhadi University of Washington

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