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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
65
Citations
12841
World Ranking
525
National Ranking
234

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.

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47 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.

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.

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.

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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