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D-Index
42
Citations
6798
World Ranking
1836
National Ranking
698

Kam K. Leang 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 Kam K. Leang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 180 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kam K. Leang 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 Kam K. Leang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Kam K. Leang is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research contributions span 53 publications primarily in the field of Engineering. Within this domain, they have focused extensively on subfields such as Aerospace Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering, each accounting for thirteen publications. Additional subfields of study include Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, as well as Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The scientist's work addresses several principal topics including Piezoelectric Actuators and Control, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications, and Iterative Learning Control Systems. Other topics of research involve Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Dielectric Materials and Actuators, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization.

Kam K. Leang frequently publishes in several journals and conference venues, with notable counts of publications in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics and Smart Materials and Structures (three publications each). Other frequent venues include The International Journal of Robotics Research and the Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, with two publications each. Contributions also appear in ASME Letters in Dynamic Systems and Control.

The following is a selection of recent papers authored or co-authored by Kam K. Leang, highlighting titles, publication years, and venues:

  • Near-Optimal Area-Coverage Path Planning of Energy-Constrained Aerial Robots With Application in Autonomous Environmental Monitoring (2020, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering)
  • Closed-Loop Range-Based Control of Dual-Stage Nanopositioning Systems (2020, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics)
  • Quasi-Steady In-Ground-Effect Model for Single and Multirotor Aerial Vehicles (2020, AIAA Journal)
  • Decentralized Multi-agent information-theoretic control for target estimation and localization: finding gas leaks (2020, The International Journal of Robotics Research)
  • Spatial-Temporal Trajectory Redesign for Dual-Stage Nanopositioning Systems With Application in AFM (2020, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics)

Kam K. Leang has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including William S. Nagel, Garrett M. Clayton, Aleksandra Mitrović, Xiang He, and Jake A. Steiner. These frequent co-authors have contributed to various domains consistent with Leang's fields of study.

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in the year 2020. This distinction forms part of their professional accolades.

Best Publications

  • Invited review article: high-speed flexure-guided nanopositioning: mechanical design and control issues.

    Y. K. Yong;S. O. R. Moheimani;B. J. Kenton;K. K. Leang

  • A review of feedforward control approaches in nanopositioning for high-speed spm

    Garrett M. Clayton;Szuchi Tien;Kam K. Leang;Qingze Zou

  • Feedback-Linearized Inverse Feedforward for Creep, Hysteresis, and Vibration Compensation in AFM Piezoactuators

    K.K. Leang;S. Devasia

  • Design and Control of a Three-Axis Serial-Kinematic High-Bandwidth Nanopositioner

    B. J. Kenton;K. K. Leang

  • Feedforward control of piezoactuators in atomic force microscope systems

    Kam Leang;Qingze Zou;S. Devasia

  • Design of hysteresis-compensating iterative learning control for piezo-positioners: Application to atomic force microscopes

    Kam K. Leang;Santosh Devasia

  • Design, Modeling and Control of Nanopositioning Systems

    Andrew J. Fleming;Kam K. Leang

  • High-speed serial-kinematic AFM scanner: Design and drive considerations

    K.K. Leang;A.J. Fleming

  • Fused filament 3D printing of ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs)

    James D Carrico;Nicklaus W Traeden;Matteo Aureli;Kam K Leang

  • Adaptive Vision-Based Leader–Follower Formation Control of Mobile Robots

    Hesheng Wang;Dejun Guo;Xinwu Liang;Weidong Chen

  • Control Issues in High-speed AFM for Biological Applications: Collagen Imaging Example

    Qingze Zou;Kam K. Leang;Eman Sadoun;M. J. Reed

  • Integrated strain and force feedback for high-performance control of piezoelectric actuators

    Andrew J. Fleming;Kam K. Leang

  • An IPMC-enabled bio-inspired bending/twisting fin for underwater applications

    Viljar Palmre;Joel J Hubbard;Maxwell Fleming;David Pugal

  • Monolithic IPMC fins for propulsion and maneuvering in bioinspired underwater robotics

    Joel J. Hubbard;Maxwell Fleming;Viljar Palmre;David Pugal

  • High-speed serial-kinematic SPM scanner: design and drive considerations†

    Kam K. Leang;Andrew J. Fleming

  • Cyclic energy harvesting from pyroelectric materials

    P Mane;Jingsi Xie;K K Leang;K Mossi

  • Accounting for hysteresis in repetitive control design: Nanopositioning example

    Yingfeng Shan;Kam K. Leang

  • Charge drives for scanning probe microscope positioning stages.

    A. J. Fleming;K. K. Leang

  • Near-Optimal Area-Coverage Path Planning of Energy-Constrained Aerial Robots With Application in Autonomous Environmental Monitoring

    Katharin R. Jensen-Nau;Tucker Hermans;Kam K. Leang

  • Compact ultra-fast vertical nanopositioner for improving scanning probe microscope scan speed.

    Brian J. Kenton;Andrew J. Fleming;Kam K. Leang

  • Special Section Brief Papers Feedback-Linearized Inverse Feedforward for Creep, Hysteresis, and Vibration Compensation in AFM Piezoactuators

    Kam K. Leang;Santosh Devasia

Frequent Co-Authors

Kwang J. Kim
Kwang J. Kim University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Andrew J. Fleming
Andrew J. Fleming University of Newcastle Australia
Santosh Devasia
Santosh Devasia University of Washington
Jake J. Abbott
Jake J. Abbott University of Utah
Jur van den Berg
Jur van den Berg University of Utah
Kinji Asaka
Kinji Asaka National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Yuen Kuan Yong
Yuen Kuan Yong University of Newcastle Australia
Jan Tommy Gravdahl
Jan Tommy Gravdahl Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Rolf Johansson
Rolf Johansson Lund University
Guoqiang Hu
Guoqiang Hu Nanyang Technological University

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