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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
40
Citations
7756
World Ranking
1995
National Ranking
69

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
39
Citations
7466
World Ranking
4634
National Ranking
132

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.

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47 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.

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.

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.

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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