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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 77 258 234 126 106 336 19011

Joel W. Burdick publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joel W. Burdick between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joel W. Burdick published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 11.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2020. 16 of the 447 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2020. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1989 2026

447 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joel W. Burdick: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 3
1991 8
1992 4
1993 8
1994 11
1995 18
1996 7
1997 6
1998 13
1999 10
2000 10
2001 7
2002 15
2003 15
2004 9
2005 14
2006 23
2007 10
2008 11
2009 12
2010 8
2011 7
2012 16
2013 9
2014 16
2015 14
2016 8
2017 18
2018 12
2019 16
2020 24
2021 17
2022 16
2023 14
2024 21
2025 15
2026 1
Total 447
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Joel W. Burdick 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 Joel W. Burdick 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, 327–336 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: 336 publications — 79th percentile

79% 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 59 336
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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Joel W. Burdick 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 Joel W. Burdick 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, 77 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: 77 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 77
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

Joel W. Burdick is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering and computer science, focusing primarily on control and systems engineering as well as artificial intelligence.

Their scholarly output includes publications across major venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Control Systems Letters
  • Field Robotics
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • IEEE Transactions on Field Robotics

Their main fields of study are:

  • Engineering
  • Computer Science

With respect to subfields, their work emphasizes:

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

The core topics addressed in their research include:

  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
  • Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
  • Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
  • Fault Detection and Control Systems
  • Robotic Locomotion and Control
  • Planetary Science and Exploration

Frequent collaborators in their research are:

  • Anushri Dixit
  • Skylar X. Wei
  • Ali-akbar Agha-mohammadi
  • Aaron D. Ames
  • Kyohei Otsu

Notable publications by Joel W. Burdick include:

  • NeBula: Quest for Robotic Autonomy in Challenging Environments; TEAM CoSTAR at the DARPA Subterranean Challenge, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • NeBula: TEAM CoSTAR's Robotic Autonomy Solution that Won Phase II of DARPA Subterranean Challenge, 2022, Field Robotics
  • PLGRIM: Hierarchical Value Learning for Large-scale Exploration in Unknown Environments, 2021, Proceedings of the International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
  • EELS: Autonomous snake-like robot with task and motion planning capabilities for ice world exploration, 2024, Science Robotics
  • Data-Driven Safety-Critical Control: Synthesizing Control Barrier Functions With Koopman Operators, 2020, IEEE Control Systems Letters

Best Publications

  • A modal approach to hyper-redundant manipulator kinematics

    G.S. Chirikjian;J.W. Burdick

  • End-to-End Safe Reinforcement Learning through Barrier Functions for Safety-Critical Continuous Control Tasks

    Richard Cheng;Gábor Orosz;Richard M. Murray;Joel W. Burdick

  • The kinematics of hyper-redundant robot locomotion

    G.S. Chirikjian;J.W. Burdick

  • Implications of Assist-As-Needed Robotic Step Training after a Complete Spinal Cord Injury on Intrinsic Strategies of Motor Learning

    Lance L. Cai;Andy J. Fong;Chad K. Otoshi;Yongqiang Liang

  • Sensor-Based Exploration: The Hierarchical Generalized Voronoi Graph

    Howie Choset;Joel W. Burdick

  • The Geometric Mechanics of Undulatory Robotic Locomotion

    Jim Ostrowski;Joel W. Burdick

  • Robot Motion Planning in Dynamic, Uncertain Environments

    Noel E. Du Toit;J. W. Burdick

  • Kinematically optimal hyper-redundant manipulator configurations

    G.S. Chirikjian;J.W. Burdick

  • On the inverse kinematics of redundant manipulators: characterization of the self-motion manifolds

    J.W. Burdick

  • Weighted line fitting algorithms for mobile robot map building and efficient data representation

    S.T. Pfister;S.I. Roumeliotis;J.W. Burdick

  • Artificial potential functions for highway driving with collision avoidance

    M.T. Wolf;J.W. Burdick

  • Mobility of bodies in contact. I. A new 2/sup nd/ order mobility index for multiple-finger grasps

    E. Rimon;J.W. Burdick

  • Nonholonomic mechanics and locomotion: the snakeboard example

    J. Ostrowski;A. Lewis;R. Murray;J. Burdick

  • An obstacle avoidance algorithm for hyper-redundant manipulators

    G.S. Chirikjian;J.W. Burdick

  • The Development of a Robotic Endoscope

    A. Brett Slatkin;Joel W. Burdick;Warren Grundfest

  • Minimalist Jumping Robots for Celestial Exploration

    Joel Burdick;Paolo Fiorini

  • Sensor-Based Exploration: Incremental Construction of the Hierarchical Generalized Voronoi Graph:

    Howie Choset;Sean Walker;Kunnayut Eiamsa-Ard;Joel W. Burdick

  • Finding antipodal point grasps on irregularly shaped objects

    I-Ming Chen;J.W. Burdick

  • Nonlinear control methods for planar carangiform robot fish locomotion

    K.A. Morgansen;V. Duidam;R.J. Mason;J.W. Burdick

  • Stochastic cloning: a generalized framework for processing relative state measurements

    S.I. Roumeliotis;J.W. Burdick

  • A 'sidewinding' locomotion gait for hyper-redundant robots

    Joel W. Burdick;Jim Radford;Gregory S. Chirikjian

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard M. Murray
Richard M. Murray California Institute of Technology
Richard A. Andersen
Richard A. Andersen California Institute of Technology
Gregory S. Chirikjian
Gregory S. Chirikjian University of Delaware
Yu-Chong Tai
Yu-Chong Tai California Institute of Technology
Yisong Yue
Yisong Yue California Institute of Technology
Howie Choset
Howie Choset Carnegie Mellon University
Roland R. Roy
Roland R. Roy University of California, Los Angeles
James Ostrowski
James Ostrowski Blue River Technology
Qiao Lin
Qiao Lin Columbia University
Andreas Krause
Andreas Krause ETH Zurich

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