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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
55
Citations
11204
World Ranking
901
National Ranking
379

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
55
Citations
11106
World Ranking
2194
National Ranking
854

Roger D. Quinn 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 Roger D. Quinn sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 327 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Roger D. Quinn 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 Roger D. Quinn sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Highly mobile and robust small quadruped robots

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

  • Peristaltically self-propelled endoscopic device

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

  • Posture control of a cockroach-like robot

    G.M. Nelson;R.D. Quinn

  • A small wall-walking robot with compliant, adhesive feet

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

  • Continuous wave peristaltic motion in a robot

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

  • Application of evolved locomotion controllers to a hexapod robot

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

  • Development of a peristaltic endoscope

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

  • A Small, Insect-Inspired Robot that Runs and Jumps

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

  • A distributed neural network architecture for hexapod robot locomotion

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

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

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

  • Biorobotic approaches to the study of motor systems

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

  • Parallel Complementary Strategies for Implementing Biological Principles into Mobile Robots

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

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

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

  • Improved mobility through abstracted biological principles

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

  • A Robot that Climbs Walls using Micro-structured Polymer Feet

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Hillel J. Chiel
Hillel J. Chiel Case Western Reserve University
Randall D. Beer
Randall D. Beer Indiana University
Stanislav N. Gorb
Stanislav N. Gorb Kiel University
Michael S. Branicky
Michael S. Branicky University of Kansas
Peter Ifju
Peter Ifju University of Florida
Leonard Meirovitch
Leonard Meirovitch Virginia Tech
Andy Podgurski
Andy Podgurski Case Western Reserve University
Leon Sterling
Leon Sterling Swinburne University of Technology
Andrew A. Biewener
Andrew A. Biewener Harvard University
Ansgar Büschges
Ansgar Büschges University of Cologne

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