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D-Index
41
Citations
7659
World Ranking
1908
National Ranking
81

John McPhee 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 John McPhee sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 340 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John McPhee 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 John McPhee 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: 41 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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

  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

John McPhee is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada and has a significant body of work spanning engineering and medicine. Their research is primarily concentrated in the areas of biomedical engineering, surgery, automotive engineering, rehabilitation, and control and systems engineering.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Medicine

Subfields they focus on are:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Surgery
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Rehabilitation
  • Control and Systems Engineering

John McPhee's research covers a variety of topics, prominently including:

  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Human Pose and Action Recognition
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Sports Performance and Training

Several recent publications demonstrate the breadth of their work:

  • "Comparison of Deep Reinforcement Learning and Model Predictive Control for Adaptive Cruise Control," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles
  • "A Review of physics-based and data-driven models for real-time control of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells," 2021, Energy and AI
  • "Environment Classification for Robotic Leg Prostheses and Exoskeletons Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks," 2022, Frontiers in Neurorobotics
  • "In-process digital twin estimation for high-performance machine tools with coupled multibody dynamics," 2020, CIRP Annals
  • "MuscleNET: mapping electromyography to kinematic and dynamic biomechanical variables by machine learning," 2021, Journal of Neural Engineering

Frequent coauthors who collaborate with John McPhee include:

  • Ali Nasr
  • William McNally
  • Brokoslaw Laschowski
  • Alexander Wong
  • Chris Shum

They have contributed to leading publication venues multiple times, such as:

  • Multibody System Dynamics
  • Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings of the International Conference of Control, Dynamic systems, and Robotics

Recognition for their work includes being named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2005 and membership in The Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Best Publications

  • A survey of mathematics-based equivalent-circuit and electrochemical battery models for hybrid and electric vehicle simulation

    Aden Seaman;Thanh-Son Dao;John McPhee

  • A Regularized Contact Model with Asymmetric Damping and Dwell-Time Dependent Friction

    Yves Gonthier;John McPhee;Christian Lange;Jean-Claude Piedbœuf

  • Application of genetic algorithms to the design optimization of an active vehicle suspension system

    A.E. Baumal;J.J. McPhee;P.H. Calamai

  • Simplification and order reduction of lithium-ion battery model based on porous-electrode theory

    Thanh-Son Dao;Chandrika P. Vyasarayani;John McPhee

  • Comparison of Deep Reinforcement Learning and Model Predictive Control for Adaptive Cruise Control

    Yuan Lin;John McPhee;Nasser L. Azad

  • A Complete and Scalable Strategy for Coordinating Multiple Robots Within Roadmaps

    M. Peasgood;C.M. Clark;J. McPhee

  • A Deformation Field for Euler–Bernoulli Beams with Applications to Flexible Multibody Dynamics

    P. Shi;J. McPhee;G.R. Heppler

  • On the use of linear graph theory in multibody system dynamics

    J. J. McPhee

  • A Review of physics-based and data-driven models for real-time control of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

    Jian Zhao;Xianguo Li;Chris Shum;John McPhee

  • Dynamics of Flexible Multibody Systems Using Virtual Work and Linear Graph Theory

    Pengfei Shi;John McPhee

  • Inverse dynamic analysis of parallel manipulators with full mobility

    Thomas Geike;John McPhee

  • Multidisciplinary design optimization of mechatronic vehicles with active suspensions

    Yuping He;John McPhee

  • Dynamic modelling and stability analysis of articulated frame steer vehicles

    Yaping He;A Khajepour;J. McPhee;Xingmei Wang

  • Automatic generation of motion equations for planar mechanical systems using the new set of “branch coordinates”

    John J. McPhee

  • STABILIZATION OF A DYNAMIC WALKING GAIT SIMULATION

    Mike Peasgood;Eric Kubica;John McPhee

  • A Continuous Velocity-Based Friction Model for Dynamics and Control With Physically Meaningful Parameters

    Peter Brown;John McPhee

  • Forward Dynamic Optimization of Human Gait Simulations: A Global Parameterization Approach

    Mohammad Sharif Shourijeh;John McPhee

  • A comparison of different methods for modelling electromechanical multibody systems

    L. Sass;J McPhee;C Schmitke;Paul Fisette

  • Multidisciplinary Optimization of Multibody Systems with Application to the Design of Rail Vehicles

    Yuping He;John Mcphee

  • A review of simulation methods for human movement dynamics with emphasis on gait

    Mahdokht Ezati;Borna Ghannadi;John McPhee

  • Optimization of the Lateral Stability of Rail Vehicles

    Yuping He;John McPhee

  • Preliminary Design of an Environment Recognition System for Controlling Robotic Lower-Limb Prostheses and Exoskeletons

    Brock Laschowski;William McNally;Alexander Wong;John McPhee

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Wong
Alexander Wong University of Waterloo
Amir Khajepour
Amir Khajepour University of Waterloo
Roydon Andrew Fraser
Roydon Andrew Fraser University of Waterloo
Ning Jiang
Ning Jiang University of Waterloo
Eihab M. Abdel-Rahman
Eihab M. Abdel-Rahman University of Waterloo
Benjamin J. Fregly
Benjamin J. Fregly Rice University
Marcus G. Pandy
Marcus G. Pandy University of Melbourne
Ahmed A. Shabana
Ahmed A. Shabana University of Illinois at Chicago
Xianguo Li
Xianguo Li University of Waterloo
Paulo Flores
Paulo Flores University of Minho

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