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Herman Bruyninckx

Herman Bruyninckx

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 48 1275 1172 13 12 361 9903

Herman Bruyninckx publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Herman Bruyninckx between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Herman Bruyninckx published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2005. 11 of the 419 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2005. 1991: 4 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 30 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 26 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publication
1991 2026

419 publications in total across all disciplines

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Herman Bruyninckx: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 4
1992 4
1993 5
1994 3
1995 4
1996 10
1997 9
1998 10
1999 13
2000 10
2001 13
2002 14
2003 13
2004 8
2005 30
2006 12
2007 13
2008 12
2009 17
2010 20
2011 26
2012 25
2013 27
2014 14
2015 12
2016 12
2017 3
2018 11
2019 8
2020 2
2021 4
2022 10
2023 17
2024 13
2025 10
2026 1
Total 419
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Herman Bruyninckx 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 Herman Bruyninckx 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, 357–366 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: 361 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44 361
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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Herman Bruyninckx 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 Herman Bruyninckx 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83 48
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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Overview

Herman Bruyninckx is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with particular focus on Control and Systems Engineering as well as Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

Their research spans several subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering. The core topics of their work cover Robot Manipulation and Learning, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence, Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization, Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics, Fault Detection and Control Systems, and Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials.

Bruyninckx's recent publications demonstrate a broad engagement with robotics, automation, and construction technologies. Notable recent papers include:

  • "RoBétArmé Project: Human-robot collaborative construction system for shotcrete digitization and automation through advanced perception, cognition, mobility and additive manufacturing skills" (2024, Open Research Europe)
  • "Efficient Constrained Dynamics Algorithms Based on an Equivalent LQR Formulation Using Gauss' Principle of Least Constraint" (2023, IEEE Transactions on Robotics)
  • "Fabrication grammars: bridging design and robotics to control emergent material expressions" (2021, Construction Robotics)
  • "Dynamic control of steerable wheeled mobile platforms applied to an eight-wheeled RoboCup Middle Size League soccer robot" (2021, Mechatronics)
  • "Autonomous Ground Navigation in Highly Constrained Spaces: Lessons Learned From the Second BARN Challenge at ICRA 2023 [Competitions]" (2023, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine)

They have collaborated frequently with a number of researchers. Major coauthors include:

  • René van de Molengraft
  • Wilm Decré
  • Elena Torta
  • Robbert van der Kruk
  • Ajay Suresha Sathya

Bruyninckx's work has been published in several prominent venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Frontiers in Robotics and AI
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Open robot control software: the OROCOS project

    H. Bruyninckx

  • Comment on "A new method for the nonlinear transformation of means and covariances in filters and estimators" [with authors' reply]

    T. Lefebvre;H. Bruyninckx;J. De Schuller

  • European Robotics Symposium 2008

    Herman Bruyninckx;Libor Preucil;Miroslav Kulich

  • Kalman filters for non-linear systems: a comparison of performance

    Tine Lefebvre;Herman Bruyninckx;Joris De Schutter

  • Specification of force-controlled actions in the "task frame formalism"-a synthesis

    H. Bruyninckx;J. De Schutter

  • Constraint-based Task Specification and Estimation for Sensor-Based Robot Systems in the Presence of Geometric Uncertainty

    Joris De Schutter;Tinne De Laet;Johan Rutgeerts;Wilm Decré

  • The real-time motion control core of the Orocos project

    H. Bruyninckx;P. Soetens;B. Koninckx

  • Human-inspired robot assistant for fast point-to-point movements

    B. Corteville;E. Aertbelien;H. Bruyninckx;J. De Schutter

  • The BRICS component model: a model-based development paradigm for complex robotics software systems

    Herman Bruyninckx;Markus Klotzbücher;Nico Hochgeschwender;Gerhard Kraetzschmar

  • A comparison of decision making criteria and optimization methods for active robotic sensing

    Lyudmila Mihaylova;Tine Lefebvre;Herman Bruyninckx;Klaas Gadeyne

  • Force control: A bird's eye view

    Joris De Schutter;Herman Bruyninckx;Wen-Hong Zhu;Mark W. Spong

  • The SHERPA project: Smart collaboration between humans and ground-aerial robots for improving rescuing activities in alpine environments

    L. Marconi;C. Melchiorri;M. Beetz;D. Pangercic

  • A Clinical Measurement to Quantify Spasticity in Children with Cerebral Palsy by Integration of Multidimensional Signals

    Lynn Bar-On;E. Aertbelien;H. Wambacq;D. Severijns

  • Review of quantitative measurements of upper limb movements in hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

    Ellen Jaspers;Kaat Desloovere;Herman Bruyninckx;Guy Molenaers

  • Three-dimensional upper limb movement characteristics in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy and typically developing children.

    Ellen Jaspers;Kaat Desloovere;Herman Bruyninckx;Katrijn Klingels

  • Gauss' principle and the dynamics of redundant and constrained manipulators

    H. Bruyninckx;O. Khatib

  • Peg-on-hole: a model based solution to peg and hole alignment

    H. Bruyninckx;S. Dutre;J. De Schutter

  • Upper limb kinematics: development and reliability of a clinical protocol for children.

    Ellen Jaspers;Hilde Feys;Herman Bruyninckx;Jaap Harlaar

  • Active compliant motion: a survey

    Tine Lefebvre;Jing Xiao;Herman Bruyninckx;Gudrun de Gersem

  • Estimating first-order geometric parameters and monitoring contact transitions during force-controlled compliant motion

    Joris de Schutter;Herman Bruyninckx;Stefan Dutré;Jan de Geeter

Frequent Co-Authors

Lyudmila Mihaylova
Lyudmila Mihaylova University of Sheffield
Stefano Stramigioli
Stefano Stramigioli University of Twente
Bernard Dan
Bernard Dan Université Libre de Bruxelles
Jan Swevers
Jan Swevers KU Leuven
Benedetto Allotta
Benedetto Allotta University of Florence
Bruno Siciliano
Bruno Siciliano University of Naples Federico II

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