2026 Roger D. Quinn: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	55	900	822	378	322	327	11204
Electronics and Electrical Engineering	55	2194	2106	853	799	326	11106

Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Roger D. Quinn is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Neuroscience, with significant contributions in Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Control and Systems Engineering, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of topics including muscle activation and electromyography studies, robotic locomotion and control, prosthetics and rehabilitation robotics, neurobiology and insect physiology research, neural dynamics and brain function, soft robotics and applications, and spinal cord injury research.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Roger D. Quinn include:

Hillel J. Chiel
Nicholas S. Szczecinski
William R. P. Nourse
Clayton B. Jackson
Alexander Hunt

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with repeated publications appearing in:

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
Biomimetics
Frontiers in Neurorobotics
Advanced Materials
Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Among their recent papers are:

An Analysis of Peristaltic Locomotion for Maximizing Velocity or Minimizing Cost of Transport of Earthworm-Like Robots, 2020, Soft Robotics
Neurodynamic modeling of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, 2020, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
A three-dimensional musculoskeletal model of the dog, 2021, Scientific Reports
Phase shift between joint rotation and actuation reflects dominant forces and predicts muscle activation patterns, 2023, PNAS Nexus
Modular Design of a Polymer-Bilayer-Based Mechanically Compliant Worm-Like Robot, 2023, Advanced Materials

Roger D. Quinn is also the author of a book titled Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2022.

They have been recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since 2015.

Best Publications

Neuromechanics: an integrative approach for understanding motor control.

Kiisa Nishikawa;Andrew A. Biewener;Andrew A. Biewener;Peter Aerts;Anna N. Ahn

368
Citations
Biologically inspired approaches to robotics: what can we learn from insects?

Randall D. Beer;Roger D. Quinn;Hillel J. Chiel;Roy E. Ritzmann

351
Citations
Biologically based distributed control and local reflexes improve rough terrain locomotion in a hexapod robot

Kenneth S. Espenschied;Roger D. Quinn;Randall D. Beer;Hillel J. Chiel

307
Citations
Highly mobile and robust small quadruped robots

J.M. Morrey;B. Lambrecht;A.D. Horchler;R.E. Ritzmann

276
Citations
Peristaltically self-propelled endoscopic device

Hillel J. Chiel;Roger D. Quinn;Randall D. Beer;Elizabeth D. Mangan

275
Citations
Posture control of a cockroach-like robot

G.M. Nelson;R.D. Quinn

275
Citations
A small wall-walking robot with compliant, adhesive feet

K.A. Daltorio;A.D. Horchler;S. Gorb;R.E. Ritzmann

211
Citations
Continuous wave peristaltic motion in a robot

Alexander S Boxerbaum;Kendrick M Shaw;Hillel J Chiel;Roger D Quinn

210
Citations
Application of evolved locomotion controllers to a hexapod robot

John C. Gallagher;Randall D. Beer;Kenneth S. Espenschied;Roger D. Quinn

209
Citations
Development of a peristaltic endoscope

E.V. Mangan;D.A. Kingsley;R.D. Quinn;H.J. Chiel

206
Citations
A Small, Insect-Inspired Robot that Runs and Jumps

B.G.A. Lambrecht;A.D. Horchler;R.D. Quinn

204
Citations
A distributed neural network architecture for hexapod robot locomotion

Randall D. Beer;Hillel J. Chiel;Roger D. Quinn;Kenneth S. Espenschied

203
Citations
Abstracted biological principles applied with reduced actuation improve mobility of legged vehicles

T.J. Allen;R.D. Quinn;R.J. Bachmann;R.E. Ritzmann

191
Citations
Biorobotic approaches to the study of motor systems

Randall D Beer;Hillel J Chiel;Roger D Quinn;Roy E Ritzmann

189
Citations
Parallel Complementary Strategies for Implementing Biological Principles into Mobile Robots

Roger D. Quinn;Gabriel M. Nelson;Richard J. Bachmann;Daniel A. Kingsley

185
Citations
Convergent evolution and locomotion through complex terrain by insects, vertebrates and robots

Roy E. Ritzmann;Roger D. Quinn;Martin S. Fischer

185
Citations
Improved mobility through abstracted biological principles

R.D. Quinn;J.T. Offi;D.A. Kingsley;R.E. Ritzmann

184
Citations
Design of an autonomous amphibious robot for surf zone operation: part i mechanical design for multi-mode mobility

A.S. Boxerbaum;P. Werk;R.D. Quinn;R. Vaidyanathan

184
Citations
Insects did it first: a micropatterned adhesive tape for robotic applications

Stanislav N Gorb;Mitali Sinha;Andrei Peressadko;Kathryn A Daltorio

176
Citations
A biologically inspired micro-vehicle capable of aerial and terrestrial locomotion

Richard J. Bachmann;Frank J. Boria;Ravi Vaidyanathan;Peter G. Ifju

169
Citations
A Robot that Climbs Walls using Micro-structured Polymer Feet

Kathryn A. Daltorio;Stanislav N. Gorb;Andrei Peressadko;Andrew D. Horchler

162
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Hillel J. Chiel Case Western Reserve University

Randall D. Beer Indiana University

Stanislav N. Gorb Kiel University

Michael S. Branicky University of Kansas

Peter Ifju University of Florida

Leonard Meirovitch Virginia Tech

Andy Podgurski Case Western Reserve University

Leon Sterling Swinburne University of Technology

Andrew A. Biewener Harvard University

Ansgar Büschges University of Cologne

External Links

Personal website of Roger D. Quinn Google Scholar page

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