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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 48 4561 4390 1307 1207 369 8993

Meir Pachter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Meir Pachter between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Meir Pachter published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2020. 14 of the 388 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2020. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 3 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 13 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 4 publications
1967 2025

388 publications in total across all disciplines

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Meir Pachter: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 1
1977 1
1978 3
1979 6
1980 13
1981 6
1982 0
1983 4
1984 4
1985 0
1986 2
1987 7
1988 4
1989 3
1990 2
1991 2
1992 3
1993 5
1994 8
1995 8
1996 7
1997 15
1998 9
1999 9
2000 12
2001 12
2002 9
2003 13
2004 10
2005 4
2006 9
2007 16
2008 6
2009 9
2010 6
2011 8
2012 14
2013 11
2014 10
2015 12
2016 12
2017 15
2018 10
2019 14
2020 20
2021 8
2022 7
2023 4
2024 10
2025 4
Total 388
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Meir Pachter publications per year - data summary

  • Meir Pachter, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Air Force Institute of Technology, has 388 publications recorded across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1967 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2020, with 20 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1967, 1976 and 1977, with 1 publication each.
  • 10 of the 59 years in the span carry no publications at all (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.9 per year counting only the 49 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 33 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1967-1986: 41 publications (2.0 per year); 1987-2006: 151 publications (7.5 per year); 2007-2025: 196 publications (10.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Meir Pachter publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Meir Pachter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 368–377 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 369 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118 369
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Meir Pachter publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • Meir Pachter, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Air Force Institute of Technology, records 369 publications - the 86th percentile of the discipline.
  • 86% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Meir Pachter, and about 14% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and Meir Pachter ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Meir Pachter D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Meir Pachter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271 48
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Meir Pachter D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • Meir Pachter, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Air Force Institute of Technology, records 48 D-Index - the 55th percentile of the discipline.
  • 55% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Meir Pachter, and about 45% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and Meir Pachter ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Meir Pachter is a researcher affiliated with the Air Force Institute of Technology in the United States. Their work is primarily concentrated in the field of Engineering, with significant contributions to Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics, and Control and Systems Engineering.

The research topics addressed by Meir Pachter include:

  • Guidance and Control Systems
  • Military Defense Systems Analysis
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems
  • Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
  • Extremum Seeking Control Systems
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms

Key recent publications authored or co-authored by Meir Pachter are:

  • "Cooperative Pursuit by Multiple Pursuers of a Single Evader," 2020, Journal of Aerospace Information Systems
  • "Optimal Strategies for a Class of Multi-Player Reach-Avoid Differential Games in 3D Space," 2020, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • "Circular Target Defense Differential Games*," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • "Optimal guidance strategy for the defense of a non-manoeuvrable target in 3-dimensions," 2020, IET Control Theory and Applications
  • "Multiple Pursuer Multiple Evader Differential Games," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Meir Pachter include:

  • David W. Casbeer
  • Eloy García
  • Alexander Von Moll
  • Isaac E. Weintraub
  • Dejan Milutinović

Meir Pachter's research is often published in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • 2020 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA)
  • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
  • Dynamic Games and Applications

Best Publications

  • Tight Formation Flight Control

    Meir Pachter;John J. D’Azzo;Andrew W. Proud

  • Toward improvement of tracking performance nonlinear feedback for linear systems

    Zongli Lin;Meir Pachter;Siva Banda

  • UAV Cooperative Path Planning

    P. R. Chandler;S. Rasmussen;Wright-Patterson Afb;M. Pachter

  • UAV cooperative control

    P.R. Chandler;M. Pachter;S. Rasmussen

  • System identification for adaptive and reconfigurable control

    P. R. Chandler;M. Pachter;M. Mears

  • Complexity in UAV cooperative control

    P.R. Chandler;M. Pachter;D. Swaroop;J.M. Fowler

  • Cooperative control of UAV rendezvous

    T.W. McLain;P.R. Chandler;S. Rasmussen;M. Pachter

  • Close formation flight control

    Andrew Proud;Meir Pachter;John D'Azzo

  • Automatic formation flight control

    M. Pachter;J. J. D'Azzo;J. L. Dargan

  • Closed-form solution for determining emitter location using time difference of arrival measurements

    G. Mellen;M. Pachter;J. Raquet

  • Dynamic network flow optimization models for air vehicle resource allocation

    K.E. Nygard;P.R. Chandler;M. Pachter

  • Cooperative Control for Autonomous Air Vehicles

    Kevin Passino;Marios Polycarpou;David Jacques;Meir Pachter

  • Challenges of autonomous control

    Unknown

  • Cooperative Strategies for Optimal Aircraft Defense from an Attacking Missile

    Eloy Garcia;David W. Casbeer;Meir Pachter

  • Design and Analysis of State-Feedback Optimal Strategies for the Differential Game of Active Defense

    Eloy Garcia;David W. Casbeer;Meir Pachter

  • A decomposition strategy for optimal coordination of unmanned air vehicles

    T.W. McLain;P.R. Chandler;M. Pachter

  • Hierarchical Control for Autonomous Teams

    P. R. Chandler;Wright-Patterson Afb;M. Pachter

  • Reconfigurable tracking control with saturation

    M. Pachter;P. R. Chandler;M. Mears

  • Constrained Optimization for UAV Task Assignment

    Corey Schumacher;Phillip Chandler;Meir Pachter;Lior Pachter

  • Two-target pursuit-evasion differential games in the plane

    W. M. Getz;M. Pachter

  • Adaptive feedback linearizing nonlinear close formation control of UAVs

    S.N. Singh;P. Chandler;C. Schumacher;S. Banda

  • Flight Test Results of Close Formation Flight for Fuel Savings

    Eugene Wagner;David Jacques;William Blake;Meir Pachter

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Casbeer
David W. Casbeer United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Swaroop Darbha
Swaroop Darbha Texas A&M University
Pramod P. Khargonekar
Pramod P. Khargonekar University of California, Irvine
Anouck Girard
Anouck Girard University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lior Pachter
Lior Pachter California Institute of Technology
Sahjendra N. Singh
Sahjendra N. Singh University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Panagiotis Tsiotras
Panagiotis Tsiotras Georgia Institute of Technology
Zongli Lin
Zongli Lin University of Virginia
Anthony N. Palazotto
Anthony N. Palazotto Air Force Institute of Technology
Timothy W. McLain
Timothy W. McLain Brigham Young University

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