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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 92 102 94 53 46 432 30978

Mark R. Cutkosky publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark R. Cutkosky between 1982 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark R. Cutkosky published across 45 years, from 1982 to 2026, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2019. 20 of the 457 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2019. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 4 publications
1982 2026

457 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark R. Cutkosky: publications per year, 1982 to 2026
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 2
1984 3
1985 8
1986 3
1987 1
1988 2
1989 7
1990 8
1991 8
1992 11
1993 11
1994 6
1995 10
1996 6
1997 7
1998 12
1999 7
2000 17
2001 8
2002 6
2003 8
2004 7
2005 11
2006 6
2007 6
2008 10
2009 10
2010 13
2011 18
2012 11
2013 11
2014 16
2015 17
2016 15
2017 20
2018 18
2019 21
2020 15
2021 13
2022 21
2023 10
2024 16
2025 16
2026 4
Total 457
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Mark R. Cutkosky 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 Mark R. Cutkosky 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, 427–436 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: 432 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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
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 25 432
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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Mark R. Cutkosky 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 Mark R. Cutkosky 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, 92 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: 92 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 92
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Mark R. Cutkosky is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has a research profile focused on engineering, with a specialization in biomedical engineering, cognitive neuroscience, control and systems engineering, mechanical engineering, and mechanics of materials. Their research encompasses a range of fields connected to robotics and sensory technologies.

Their recent work includes the following papers:

  • Bird-inspired dynamic grasping and perching in arboreal environments, 2021, Science Robotics
  • From grasping to manipulation with gecko-inspired adhesives on a multifinger gripper, 2021, Science Robotics
  • Angle-selective thermal emitter for directional radiative cooling and heating, 2023, Joule
  • UV-laser-machined stretchable multi-modal sensor network for soft robot interaction, 2022, npj Flexible Electronics
  • Haptic Surface Display based on Miniature Dielectric Fluid Transducers, 2020, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Tony G. Chen
  • Marco Pavone
  • Amy Kyungwon Han
  • Amar Hajj-Ahmad
  • Hojung Choi

The main venues in which Mark R. Cutkosky has published are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Advanced Materials Technologies
  • Science Robotics
  • 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)

Their research addresses several core topics within engineering and robotics:

  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies

Mark R. Cutkosky was awarded Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2014.

Best Publications

  • On grasp choice, grasp models, and the design of hands for manufacturing tasks

    M.R. Cutkosky

  • PACT: an experiment in integrating concurrent engineering systems

    M.R. Cutkosky;R.S. Engelmore;R.E. Fikes;M.R. Genesereth

  • Smooth Vertical Surface Climbing With Directional Adhesion

    Sangbae Kim;M. Spenko;S. Trujillo;B. Heyneman

  • Frictional adhesion: A new angle on gecko attachment.

    K. Autumn;A. Dittmore;D. Santos;M. Spenko

  • An overview of dexterous manipulation

    A.M. Okamura;N. Smaby;M.R. Cutkosky

  • Biologically inspired climbing with a hexapedal robot

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  • Computing and controlling compliance of a robotic hand

    M.R. Cutkosky;I. Kao

  • Biologically inspired climbing with a hexapedal robot

    M. J. Spenko;G. C. Haynes;J. A. Saunders;M. R. Cutkosky

  • Robotic grasping and fine manipulation

    Mark R. Cutkosky

  • Fast and Robust

    Jorge G. Cham;Sean A. Bailey;Jonathan E. Clark;Robert J. Full

  • Scaling Hard Vertical Surfaces with Compliant Microspine Arrays

    Alan T. Asbeck;Sangbae Kim;M. R. Cutkosky;William R. Provancher

  • Human grasp choice and robotic grasp analysis

    Mark R. Cutkosky;Robert D. Howe

  • A Soft Robotic Gripper With Gecko-Inspired Adhesive

    Paul Glick;Srinivasan A. Suresh;Donald Ruffatto;Mark R. Cutkosky

  • iSprawl: Design and Tuning for High-speed Autonomous Open-loop Running

    Sangbae Kim;Jonathan E. Clark;Mark R. Cutkosky

  • Estimating friction using incipient slip sensing during a manipulation task

    M.R. Tremblay;M.R. Cutkosky

  • Sensing skin acceleration for slip and texture perception

    R.D. Howe;M.R. Cutkosky

  • Whole body adhesion: hierarchical, directional and distributed control of adhesive forces for a climbing robot

    Sangbae Kim;M. Spenko;S. Trujillo;B. Heyneman

  • The SPRING Hand: Development of a Self-Adaptive Prosthesis for Restoring Natural Grasping

    M. C. Carrozza;C. Suppo;F. Sebastiani;B. Massa

  • Real-Time Estimation of 3-D Needle Shape and Deflection for MRI-Guided Interventions

    Yong-Lae Park;Santhi Elayaperumal;Bruce Daniel;Seok Chang Ryu

  • Dynamic tactile sensing: perception of fine surface features with stress rate sensing

    R.D. Howe;M.R. Cutkosky

  • A microfabricated wedge-shaped adhesive array displaying gecko-like dynamic adhesion, directionality and long lifetime

    Aaron Parness;Daniel Soto;Noé Esparza;Nick Gravish

  • Madefast: collaborative engineering over the Internet

    Mark R. Cutkosky;Jay M. Tenenbaum;Jay Glicksman

Frequent Co-Authors

Elliot W. Hawkes
Elliot W. Hawkes University of California, Santa Barbara
Robert D. Howe
Robert D. Howe Harvard University
Allison M. Okamura
Allison M. Okamura Stanford University
Yong-Lae Park
Yong-Lae Park Seoul National University
Oussama Khatib
Oussama Khatib Stanford University
Paul K. Wright
Paul K. Wright University of California, Berkeley
Robert J. Full
Robert J. Full University of California, Berkeley
Subbarao Kambhampati
Subbarao Kambhampati Arizona State University
Nicola Pugno
Nicola Pugno University of Trento

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