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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 80 514 494 238 224 511 30442
Computer Science 78 1179 1140 626 602 502 29908

Howie Choset publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Howie Choset between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Howie Choset published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 18.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2021. 51 of the 600 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2021. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 29 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 32 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 45 publications 2022: 35 publications 2023: 34 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 25 publications
1993 2025

600 publications in total across all disciplines

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Howie Choset: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 2
1995 3
1996 3
1997 4
1998 7
1999 11
2000 13
2001 15
2002 12
2003 13
2004 9
2005 29
2006 15
2007 21
2008 18
2009 10
2010 14
2011 19
2012 22
2013 22
2014 24
2015 25
2016 32
2017 18
2018 20
2019 29
2020 24
2021 45
2022 35
2023 34
2024 26
2025 25
Total 600
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Howie Choset publications per year - data summary

  • Howie Choset, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Carnegie Mellon University, has 600 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 45 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1993, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 18.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 18.2 per year counting only the 33 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 165 publications, 28% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2003: 84 publications (7.6 per year); 2004-2014: 203 publications (18.5 per year); 2015-2025: 313 publications (28.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Howie Choset 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 Howie Choset 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, 494–513 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: 511 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103 511
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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Howie Choset 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.
  • Howie Choset, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Carnegie Mellon University, records 511 publications - the 85th percentile of the discipline.
  • 85% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Howie Choset, and about 15% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and Howie Choset 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).

Howie Choset 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 Howie Choset 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, 80 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: 80 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 80
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
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Howie Choset 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.
  • Howie Choset, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Carnegie Mellon University, records 80 D-Index - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Howie Choset, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and Howie Choset 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).

Overview

Howie Choset is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with substantial contributions to subfields such as Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a wide range of topics, including:

  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
  • Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
  • Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods
  • Robotic Locomotion and Control
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Robot Manipulation and Learning

Several recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Howie Choset include:

  • "Combating COVID-19-The role of robotics in managing public health and infectious diseases," 2020, Science Robotics
  • "Continuum Robots for Medical Interventions," 2022, Proceedings of the IEEE
  • "Autonomous Exploration Development Environment and the Planning Algorithms," 2022, 2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
  • "A Roadmap for US Robotics - From Internet to Robotics 2020 Edition," 2021, Foundations and Trends in Robotics
  • "Surprising simplicities and syntheses in limbless self-propulsion in sand," 2020, Journal of Experimental Biology

Frequent co-authors of Howie Choset include Zhongqiang Ren, Sivakumar Rathinam, Matthew Travers, Julian Whitman, and Sebastian Scherer. These collaborations reflect sustained research partnerships, with multiple joint publications.

The scientist's research has been published extensively in specific venues, with notable frequency in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • Proceedings of the International Symposium on Combinatorial Search
  • 2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

Best Publications

  • Principles of Robot Motion: Theory, Algorithms, and Implementations

    Howie M. Choset;Jean-Claude Latombe

  • Coverage for robotics – A survey of recent results

    Howie Choset

  • Continuum Robots for Medical Applications: A Survey

    Jessica Burgner-Kahrs;D. Caleb Rucker;Howie Choset

  • Topological simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM): toward exact localization without explicit localization

    H. Choset;K. Nagatani

  • Coverage Path Planning: The Boustrophedon Cellular Decomposition

    Howie Choset;Philippe Pignon

  • Coverage of Known Spaces: The Boustrophedon Cellular Decomposition

    Howie Choset

  • Combating COVID-19-The role of robotics in managing public health and infectious diseases.

    Guang-Zhong Yang;Bradley J. Nelson;Robin R. Murphy;Howie Choset

  • Search and Rescue Robotics

    Robin R. Murphy;Satoshi Tadokoro;Daniele Nardi;Adam Jacoff

  • Sensor-Based Exploration: The Hierarchical Generalized Voronoi Graph

    Howie Choset;Joel W. Burdick

  • Subdimensional Expansion for Multirobot Path Planning

    Glenn Wagner;Howie Choset

  • Morse Decompositions for Coverage Tasks

    Ercan U. Acar;Howie Choset;Alfred A. Rizzi;Prasad N. Atkar

  • PRIMAL: Pathfinding via Reinforcement and Imitation Multi-Agent Learning

    Guillaume Sartoretti;Justin Kerr;Yunfei Shi;Glenn Wagner

  • Design of a modular snake robot

    C. Wright;A. Johnson;A. Peck;Z. McCord

  • Path Planning for Robotic Demining: Robust Sensor-Based Coverage of Unstructured Environments and Probabilistic Methods

    Ercan U. Acar;Howie Choset;Yangang Zhang;Mark J. Schervish

  • Design and architecture of the unified modular snake robot

    Cornell Wright;Austin Buchan;Ben Brown;Jason Geist

  • Highly articulated robotic probe for minimally invasive surgery

    A. Degani;H. Choset;A. Wolf;M.A. Zenati

  • Continuum Robots for Medical Interventions

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  • Sidewinding with minimal slip: Snake and robot ascent of sandy slopes

    Hamidreza Marvi;Chaohui Gong;Nick Gravish;Henry Astley

  • A review on locomotion robophysics: the study of movement at the intersection of robotics, soft matter and dynamical systems

    Jeffrey Aguilar;Tingnan Zhang;Feifei Qian;Mark Kingsbury

  • Parameterized and Scripted Gaits for Modular Snake Robots

    Matthew Tesch;Kevin Lipkin;Isaac Brown;Ross L. Hatton

  • Limited communication, multi-robot team based coverage

    I. Rekleitis;V. Lee-Shue;Ai Peng New;H. Choset

  • M*: A complete multirobot path planning algorithm with performance bounds

    Glenn Wagner;Howie Choset

  • Principles of Robot Motion: Theory, Algorithms, and Implementation ERRATA!!!! 1

    Howie Choset;Kevin Lynch;Seth Hutchinson;George Kantor

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfred A. Rizzi
Alfred A. Rizzi Boston Dynamics (United States)
Daniel I. Goldman
Daniel I. Goldman Georgia Institute of Technology
William C. Messner
William C. Messner Tufts University
Nabil Simaan
Nabil Simaan Vanderbilt University
Joel W. Burdick
Joel W. Burdick California Institute of Technology
Keiji Nagatani
Keiji Nagatani Tohoku University
Matthew T. Mason
Matthew T. Mason Carnegie Mellon University
Ioannis Rekleitis
Ioannis Rekleitis University of South Carolina
Sven Koenig
Sven Koenig University of Southern California
Gregory S. Chirikjian
Gregory S. Chirikjian University of Delaware

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