2026 Kok-Meng Lee: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	42	1818	1681	693	603	332	7517
Electronics and Electrical Engineering	42	4097	3933	1464	1369	326	7493

Kok-Meng Lee 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 Kok-Meng Lee sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 659+

This scientist: 332 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kok-Meng Lee 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 Kok-Meng Lee sits on this spectrum.

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

2005 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Kok-Meng Lee is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. They have contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a focus on biomedical and mechanical engineering, as well as control and systems engineering. Their research spans topics such as rehabilitation, cognitive neuroscience, and a strong emphasis on robotics and related applications.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including:

Soft Robotics and Applications
Muscle activation and electromyography studies
Non-Destructive Testing Techniques
Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
Robot Manipulation and Learning

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Wenjing Li, Jiaoying Jiang, Kun Bai, Zixin Que, and Jingjing Ji.

They have published numerous articles in several key venues:

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
IEEE Sensors Journal
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications
IFAC-PapersOnLine

Among their recent papers are:

A Backpack Minimizing the Vertical Acceleration of the Load Improves the Economy of Human Walking, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
Spherical Wrist With Hybrid Motion-Impedance Control for Enhanced Robotic Manipulations, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Robotics
Flexible Capacitive Curvature Sensor with One-Time Calibration for Amphibious Gait Monitoring, 2020, Soft Robotics
A Novel Pantographic Exoskeleton Based Collocated Joint Design With Application for Early Stroke Rehabilitation, 2020, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
Regulation and Tracking Control of Omnidirectional Rotation for Spherical Motors, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Kok-Meng Lee's research integrates engineering principles and applications in the development of technology for rehabilitation, robotics, and human movement analysis. Their work on wearable devices, robotic manipulation, and motion control demonstrates a multidisciplinary approach combining biomedical engineering with control systems.

They have been recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since 2005.

Best Publications

Kinematic analysis of a three degrees of freedom in-parallel actuated manipulator

Kok-Meng Lee;D. Shah

658
Citations
Design concept development of a spherical stepper for robotic applications

K.-M. Lee;C.-K. Kwan

286
Citations
Design and Analysis of a Permanent Magnet Spherical Actuator

Liang Yan;I-Ming Chen;Chee Kian Lim;Guilin Yang

208
Citations
Analytical and experimental investigation on the magnetic field and torque of a permanent magnet spherical actuator

Liang Yan;I-Ming Chen;Guilin Yang;Kok-Meng Lee

197
Citations
A real-time optical sensor for simultaneous measurement of three-DOF motions

Kok-Meng Lee;Debao Zhou

148
Citations
Adaptive Knee Joint Exoskeleton Based on Biological Geometries

Donghai Wang;Kok-Meng Lee;Jiajie Guo;Can-Jun Yang

144
Citations
Open-Loop Controller Design and Dynamic Characteristics of a Spherical Wheel Motor

Hungsun Son;Kok-Meng Lee

142
Citations
Distributed Multipole Model for Design of Permanent-Magnet-Based Actuators

Kok-Meng Lee;Hungsun Son

137
Citations
Kinematic analysis of a three degrees of freedom in-parallel actuated manipulator

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137
Citations
Development of a novel intelligent robotic manipulator

G. Vachtsevanos;K. Davey;Kok-Meng Lee

127
Citations
Distributed Multipole Models for Design and Control of PM Actuators and Sensors

Hungsun Son;Kok-Meng Lee

122
Citations
Dynamic Modeling and Control of a Ball-Joint-Like Variable-Reluctance Spherical Motor

Kok-Meng Lee;Ronald B. Roth;Zhi Zhou

121
Citations
Hydrodynamics of an Undulating Fin for a Wave-Like Locomotion System Design

Fangfang Liu;Kok-Meng Lee;Can-Jun Yang

112
Citations
A mobile sensing system for structural health monitoring: design and validation

Dapeng Zhu;Xiaohua Yi;Yang Wang;Kok-Meng Lee

109
Citations
Kinematic and dynamic analysis of an anatomically based knee joint.

Kok-Meng Lee;Jiajie Guo

108
Citations
Robust and efficient pose estimation from line correspondences

Lilian Zhang;Chi Xu;Kok-Meng Lee;Reinhard Koch

108
Citations
Wireless Mobile Sensor Network for the System Identification of a Space Frame Bridge

Dapeng Zhu;Jiajie Guo;Chunhee Cho;Yang Wang

104
Citations
Effects of the torque model on the control of a VR spherical motor

Kok-Meng Lee;Raye A. Sosseh;Zhiyong Wei

94
Citations
Concept Development and Design of a Spherical Wheel Motor (SWM)

Kok-Meng Lee;Hungsun Son;J. Joni

94
Citations
High-Acceleration Precision Point-to-Point Motion Control With Look-Ahead Properties

Jianhua Wu;Zhenhua Xiong;Kok-Meng Lee;Han Ding

90
Citations
Direct Field-Feedback Control of a Ball-Joint-Like Permanent-Magnet Spherical Motor

Kun Bai;Kok-Meng Lee

84
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

I-Ming Chen Nanyang Technological University

Guilin Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences

Durmus A. Demir Sabancı University

External Links

Personal website of Kok-Meng Lee Google Scholar page

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