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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 40 1995 1847 69 64 287 7756
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 39 4634 4448 132 126 257 7466

Friedrich Pfeiffer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Friedrich Pfeiffer between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Friedrich Pfeiffer published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 1999. 2 of the 311 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 1999. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 4 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 14 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 22 publications 2000: 21 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 3 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 2 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1974 2025

311 publications in total across all disciplines

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Friedrich Pfeiffer: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 5
1987 1
1988 4
1989 6
1990 4
1991 8
1992 9
1993 12
1994 11
1995 14
1996 15
1997 15
1998 14
1999 22
2000 21
2001 16
2002 16
2003 17
2004 13
2005 11
2006 11
2007 7
2008 17
2009 4
2010 2
2011 1
2012 3
2013 1
2014 2
2015 4
2016 2
2017 3
2018 1
2019 2
2020 2
2021 2
2022 2
2023 7
2024 1
2025 1
Total 311
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Friedrich Pfeiffer 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 Friedrich Pfeiffer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 287–296 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 287 publications — 69th percentile

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

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74 287
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Friedrich Pfeiffer 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 Friedrich Pfeiffer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 40 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 40 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104 40
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2004 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to multibody dynamics and control with application to complex mechanical systems.

Overview

Friedrich Pfeiffer is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research spans several key areas at the intersection of engineering and medicine, with a particular focus on the application of control and systems engineering principles to medical imaging and mechanical systems dynamics.

The main fields of study connected to their work include:

  • Engineering
  • Medicine

Within these broader areas, Pfeiffer has contributed significantly to several subfields such as:

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biomedical Engineering

Their published work emphasizes topics like:

  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems
  • Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging
  • COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
  • Control Systems in Engineering

Friedrich Pfeiffer's frequent publication venues include:

  • RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren
  • Robotica
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Physics Educator
  • PRX Quantum

Notable recent papers by Pfeiffer are:

  • "Projecting robot dynamics onto trajectories," 2023, Robotica
  • "Optimizing Convolutional Neural Networks for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Detection in Clinical Computed Tomography Imaging," 2023, RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren
  • "Analyse der Lungenrundherderkennungsrate mit Hilfe von synthetischen Radiografien," 2020, RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren
  • "Generating Steady-State Chain Fountains," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Einfluss von Fremdkörpern auf die Bildqualität in der Dunkelfeld-Thorax-Radiographie," 2023, RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren

Their collaborations include frequent co-authorship with:

  • Daniela Pfeiffer
  • Theresa Urban
  • Manuel Schultheiß
  • Tobias Lasser
  • Florian T. Gassert

Friedrich Pfeiffer has been recognized by professional societies, receiving honors such as:

  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2004)
  • IEEE Fellow (2004) for contributions to multibody dynamics and control with application to complex mechanical systems

Best Publications

  • Multibody dynamics with unilateral contacts

    Friedrich Pfeiffer;Christoph Glocker

  • A concept for manipulator trajectory planning

    F. Pfeiffer;R. Johanni

  • Towards the design of a biped jogging robot

    M. Gienger;K. Loffler;F. Pfeiffer

  • Multiple impacts with friction in rigid multibody systems

    Ch. Glocker;F. Pfeiffer

  • Sensor and control design of a dynamically stable biped robot

    K. Loffler;M. Gienger;F. Pfeiffer

  • Mechanical System Dynamics

    Friedrich Pfeiffer

  • Sensors and control concept of a biped robot

    K. Loffler;M. Gienger;F. Pfeiffer;H. Ulbrich

  • Optimal control of gear shift operations in automatic transmissions

    Ali Haj-Fraj;Friedrich Pfeiffer

  • Multifingered dextrous robotics hand design and control: a review

    J. L. Pons;R. Ceres;F. Pfeiffer

  • Modular joint design for performance enhanced humanoid robot LOLA

    S. Lohmeier;T. Buschmann;H. Ulbrich;F. Pfeiffer

  • Theoretical and experimental investigations of gear-rattling

    K. Karagiannis;F. Pfeiffer

  • A collocation method for real-time walking pattern generation

    T. Buschmann;S. Lohmeier;M. Bachmayer;H. Ulbrich

  • "MORITZ" a pipe crawler for tube junctions

    A. Zagler;F. Pfeiffer

  • Einführung in die Dynamik

    Friedrich Pfeiffer;Thorsten Schindler

  • Computer system and control of biped "Johnnie"

    S. Lohmeier;K. Loffler;M. Gienger;H. Ulbrich

  • The concept of jogging JOHNNIE

    F. Pfeiffer;K. Loffler;M. Gienger

  • A multistage-approach to the dynamics and control of elastic robots

    F. Pfeiffer;B. Gebler

  • The Tum-Walking Machine

    Friedrich Pfeiffer;Jürgen Eltze;Hans-Jürgen Weidemann

  • Rattling models from deterministic to stochastic processes

    F. Pfeiffer;A. Kunert

  • Dynamical systems with unilateral contacts

    Ch. Glocker;F. Pfeiffer

  • Mechanische Systeme mit unstetigen übergängen

    F. Pfeiffer

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Gienger
Michael Gienger Honda (Japan)
Holk Cruse
Holk Cruse Bielefeld University
Martin Buss
Martin Buss Technical University of Munich
Reinhard Blickhan
Reinhard Blickhan Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Werner Schiehlen
Werner Schiehlen University of Stuttgart

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