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Richard D. Komistek

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 65 525 477 234 197 252 12841

Richard D. Komistek publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard D. Komistek between 1995 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard D. Komistek published across 27 years, from 1995 to 2021, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2005. 26 of the 281 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2005. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 19 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 12 publications
1995 2021

281 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard D. Komistek: publications per year, 1995 to 2021
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 3
1997 3
1998 19
1999 7
2000 7
2001 8
2002 12
2003 11
2004 18
2005 22
2006 13
2007 13
2008 20
2009 3
2010 7
2011 21
2012 12
2013 12
2014 11
2015 3
2016 5
2017 10
2018 6
2019 8
2020 14
2021 12
Total 281
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Richard D. Komistek 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 Richard D. Komistek 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, 247–256 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: 252 publications — 60th percentile

60% 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
247–256 100 252
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
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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Richard D. Komistek 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 Richard D. Komistek 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, 65 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: 65 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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 65
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
93+ 100
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Best Publications

  • Multicenter determination of in vivo kinematics after total knee arthroplasty.

    Douglas A Dennis;Richard D Komistek;Mohamed R Mahfouz;Brian D Haas

  • In vivo fluoroscopic analysis of the normal human knee.

    Richard D. Komistek;Douglas A. Dennis;Mohamed Mahfouz

  • In vivo anteroposterior femorotibial translation of total knee arthroplasty: a multicenter analysis.

    Douglas A. Dennis;Richard D. Komistek;Clifford E. Colwell;Chitranjan S. Ranawat

  • Fluoroscopic analysis of kinematics after posterior-cruciate-retaining knee arthroplasty

    JB Stiehl;RD Komistek;DA Dennis;RD Paxson

  • In vivo determination of normal and anterior cruciate ligament-deficient knee kinematics.

    Douglas A. Dennis;Douglas A. Dennis;Mohamed R. Mahfouz;Mohamed R. Mahfouz;Richard D. Komistek;Richard D. Komistek;William Hoff

  • In vivo fluoroscopic analysis of fixed-bearing total knee replacements.

    Douglas A Dennis;Richard D Komistek;Mohamed R Mahfouz

  • In-vivo kinematic analysis of a mobile bearing total knee prosthesis

    James B. Stiehl;Douglas A. Dennis;Richard D. Komistek;Peter A. Keblish

  • Three-dimensional determination of femoral-tibial contact positions under in vivo conditions using fluoroscopy.

    William A. Hoff;Richard D. Komistek;Douglas A. Dennis;Stefan M. Gabriel

  • In vivo determination of condylar lift-off and screw-home in a mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty.

    James B. Stiehl;Douglas A. Dennis;Richard D. Komistek;Hal S. Crane

  • The cruciate ligaments in total knee arthroplasty: a kinematic analysis of 2 total knee arthroplasties

    James B. Stiehl;Richard D. Komistek;Jean-Marie Cloutier;Douglas A. Dennis

  • In vivo kinematic evaluation and design considerations related to high flexion in total knee arthroplasty

    Jean-Noël A. Argenson;Giles R. Scuderi;Richard D. Komistek;W.Norman Scott

  • Fluoroscopic analyses of cruciate-retaining and Medial Pivot knee implants

    Robert Schmidt;Richard Komistek;Richard Komistek;J. Blaha;Brad Penenberg

  • Knee mechanics: a review of past and present techniques to determine in vivo loads

    Richard D. Komistek;Thomas R. Kane;Mohamed Mahfouz;Jorge A. Ochoa

  • Femoral condylar lift-off in vivo in total knee arthroplasty

    D. A. Dennis;R. D. Komistek;S. A. Walker;E. J. Cheal

  • Mobile-bearing knee replacement: concepts and results.

    Callaghan Jj;Insall Jn;Greenwald As;Dennis Da

  • "In vivo" determination of hip joint separation and the forces generated due to impact loading conditions.

    Douglas A. Dennis;Richard D. Komistek;Eric J. Northcut;Jorge A. Ochoa

  • In Vivo Kinematic Comparison of Posterior Cruciate-Retaining and Posterior Stabilized Total Knee Arthroplasties Under Passive and Weight-Bearing Conditions

    Shinichi Yoshiya;Nobuzo Matsui;Richard D. Komistek;Richard D. Komistek;Douglas A. Dennis

  • Mathematical model of the lower extremity joint reaction forces using Kane's method of dynamics

    Richard D. Komistek;James B. Stiehl;Douglas A. Dennis;Robert D. Paxson

  • An in vivo analysis of the effectiveness of the osteoarthritic knee brace during heel-strike of gait.

    Richard D. Komistek;Douglas A. Dennis;Eric J. Northcut;Adam Wood

  • In vivo comparison of hip separation after metal-on-metal or metal-on-polyethylene total hip arthroplasty

    Richard D. Komistek;Douglas A. Dennis;Jorge A. Ochoa;Brian D. Haas

  • In vivo fluoroscopic analysis of the normal human knee : Knee kinematics and total knee replacement design

    Richard D. Komistek;Douglas A. Dennis;Mohamed Mahfouz

  • Fluoroscopic analyses of cruciate-retaining and Medial Pivot knee implants : Knee kinematics and total knee replacement design

    Robert Schmidt;Richard D. Komistek;J. David Blaha;Brad L. Penenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohamed R. Mahfouz
Mohamed R. Mahfouz University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Thomas Thundat
Thomas Thundat University at Buffalo, State University of New York
John N. Insall
John N. Insall Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Takashi Nakamura
Takashi Nakamura Kyoto University
William J. Maloney
William J. Maloney Stanford University
Chitranjan S. Ranawat
Chitranjan S. Ranawat Hospital for Special Surgery
Masahiro Kurosaka
Masahiro Kurosaka Kobe University
Paul J. Rullkoetter
Paul J. Rullkoetter University of Denver
William L. Griffin
William L. Griffin Macquarie University
Cecil H. Rorabeck
Cecil H. Rorabeck University of Western Ontario

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