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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 51 2587 2481 37 35 229 16275

Jean-Pierre Merlet publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jean-Pierre Merlet between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jean-Pierre Merlet published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2013. 4 of the 258 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

258 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jean-Pierre Merlet: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 0
1987 4
1988 3
1989 2
1990 3
1991 4
1992 5
1993 9
1994 7
1995 5
1996 6
1997 7
1998 5
1999 2
2000 9
2001 5
2002 11
2003 3
2004 9
2005 11
2006 8
2007 10
2008 10
2009 9
2010 9
2011 4
2012 5
2013 16
2014 9
2015 12
2016 9
2017 6
2018 10
2019 9
2020 6
2021 5
2022 1
2023 3
2024 3
2025 1
Total 258
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Jean-Pierre Merlet publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jean-Pierre Merlet sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 214–233 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 229 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431 229
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Jean-Pierre Merlet D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jean-Pierre Merlet sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 51 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156 51
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to parallel robots

Overview

Jean-Pierre Merlet is affiliated with the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA) in France. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with a particular focus on Control and Systems Engineering and Biomedical Engineering.

The work of Jean-Pierre Merlet encompasses several key topics, including:

  • Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
  • Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems
  • Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques
  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Iterative Learning Control Systems
  • Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research

Jean-Pierre Merlet has contributed to multiple research publications over recent years. Noteworthy papers include:

  • "Appropriate synthesis of the four-bar linkage," 2020, published in Mechanism and Machine Theory
  • "Miniature parallel robot with submillimeter positioning accuracy for minimally invasive laser osteotomy," 2021, published in Robotica
  • "Direct Kinematic Singularities and Stability Analysis of Sagging Cable-Driven Parallel Robots," 2023, published in IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • "Mixing neural networks and the Newton method for the kinematics of simple cable-driven parallel robots with sagging cables," 2021, published in 2021 20th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR)
  • "Mixing neural networks, continuation and symbolic computation to solve parametric systems of non linear equations," 2024, published in Neural Networks

The scientist has coauthored works with collaborators such as Jadran Lenarčič, Joshua Pickard, Juan A. Carretero, Manuela Eugster, and Nicolas Gerig. Publications have appeared across a range of venues including Mechanism and Machine Theory, Robotica, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, the 2021 20th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR), and Neural Networks.

Jean-Pierre Merlet has also contributed to book publications, notably with Springer International Publishing for "Advances in Robot Kinematics 2020."

In recognition of contributions to parallel robotics, Jean-Pierre Merlet was named an IEEE Fellow in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Parallel Robots

    Jean-Pierre P. Merlet

  • Jacobian, Manipulability, Condition Number, and Accuracy of Parallel Robots

    J. P. Merlet

  • Singular Configurations of Parallel Manipulators and Grassmann Geometry

    Jean-Pierre Merlet

  • Solving the Forward Kinematics of a Gough-Type Parallel Manipulator with Interval Analysis:

    Jean-Pierre Merlet

  • On computing four-finger equilibrium and force-closure grasps of polyhedral objects

    Jean Ponce;Steve Sullivan;Attawith Sudsang;Jean-Daniel Boissonnat

  • Workspaces of Planar Parallel Manipulators

    Jean-Pierre Merlet;Clément M. Gosselin;Nicolas Mouly

  • Interval-Analysis-Based Determination of the Wrench-Feasible Workspace of Parallel Cable-Driven Robots

    Marc Gouttefarde;David Daney;Jean-Pierre Merlet

  • Determination of the orientation workspace of parallel manipulators

    Jean-Pierre Merlet

  • Multi-criteria optimal design of parallel manipulators based on interval analysis

    F. Hao;J.-P. Merlet

  • Redundant parallel manipulators

    Jean-Pierre Merlet

  • Designing a parallel manipulator for a specific workspace

    J.-P. Merlet

  • Direct kinematics and assembly modes of parallel manipulators

    J.-P. Merlet

  • Determination of 6D Workspaces of Gough-Type Parallel Manipulator and Comparison between Different Geometries

    Jean-Pierre Merlet

  • Direct kinematics of planar parallel manipulators

    J.-P. Merlet

  • Direct kinematics of parallel manipulators

    J.-P. Merlet

  • Stability Analysis of Underconstrained Cable-Driven Parallel Robots

    M. Carricato;J. P. Merlet

  • The direct kinematics of planar parallel manipulators: Special architectures and number of solutions

    Clément M. Gosselin;Jean-Pierre Merlet

  • Wrench-Feasible Workspace of Parallel Cable-Driven Mechanisms

    M. Gouttefarde;J.-P. Merlet;D. Daney

  • Closed-form resolution of the direct kinematics of parallel manipulators using extra sensors data

    J.-P. Merlet

  • Parallel manipulators: state of the art and perspectives

    Jean-Pierre Merlet

  • An Interval Analysis Based Study for the Design and the Comparison of 3-DOF Parallel Kinematic Machines

    Damien Chablat;Philippe Wenger;Félix Majou;Jean-Pierre Merlet

  • A reconfigurable modular robotic endoluminal surgical system: Vision and preliminary results

    Kanako Harada;Denny Oetomo;Ekawahyu Susilo;Arianna Menciassi

  • Kinematics of the wire-driven parallel robot MARIONET using linear actuators

    J.-P. Merlet

  • Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2008. IROS 2008. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on

    Jean-Pierre Merlet;Raja Chatila;Christian Laugier

Frequent Co-Authors

Clément Gosselin
Clément Gosselin Université Laval
Damien Chablat
Damien Chablat École Centrale de Nantes
Jean Ponce
Jean Ponce École Normale Supérieure
Jean-Daniel Boissonnat
Jean-Daniel Boissonnat Université Côte d'Azur
Paolo Dario
Paolo Dario Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
François Pierrot
François Pierrot University of Montpellier
Philippe Martinet
Philippe Martinet French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation - INRIA
Wisama Khalil
Wisama Khalil École Centrale de Nantes
Brendan D. McKay
Brendan D. McKay Australian National University
François Chaumette
François Chaumette University of Rennes

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