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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 47 4957 4770 1415 1306 140 7272

Ron Alterovitz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ron Alterovitz between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ron Alterovitz published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2008. 14 of the 161 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2008. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 13 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 8 publications
1998 2025

161 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ron Alterovitz: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 4
2004 2
2005 3
2006 3
2007 1
2008 13
2009 9
2010 7
2011 7
2012 5
2013 3
2014 11
2015 12
2016 9
2017 6
2018 10
2019 10
2020 11
2021 7
2022 4
2023 9
2024 6
2025 8
Total 161
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Ron Alterovitz publications per year - data summary

  • Ron Alterovitz, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has 161 publications recorded across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1998 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2008, with 13 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1998 and 2007, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 28 years in the span carry no publications at all (1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.7 per year counting only the 24 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 34 publications, 21% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1998-2007: 14 publications (1.4 per year); 2008-2017: 82 publications (8.2 per year); 2018-2025: 65 publications (8.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Ron Alterovitz publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ron Alterovitz sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 138–147 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 140 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372 140
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Ron Alterovitz publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • Ron Alterovitz, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, records 140 publications - the 23rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 23% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Ron Alterovitz, and about 77% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and Ron Alterovitz ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Ron Alterovitz D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ron Alterovitz sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306 47
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Ron Alterovitz D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • Ron Alterovitz, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, records 47 D-Index - the 52nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 52% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Ron Alterovitz, and about 48% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and Ron Alterovitz falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Ron Alterovitz is a researcher affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their academic work primarily spans engineering and computer science, with a strong focus on biomedical engineering, computer vision and pattern recognition, and control and systems engineering among other subfields.

The scientific contributions of Ron Alterovitz include extensive research in the domains of soft robotics and applications, robotic path planning algorithms, and robotics and sensor-based localization. Additional topics covered in their work are robot manipulation and learning, modular robots and swarm intelligence, augmented reality applications, and robotic mechanisms and dynamics.

Alterovitz has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Mengyu Fu, Alan Kuntz, Robert J. Webster, Inbar Fried, and Janine Hoelscher. This network of collaborators reflects an interdisciplinary approach in robotics and medical robotics research.

Their scholarly output has been published in prominent venues, such as UNC Libraries, arXiv (Cornell University), The International Journal of Robotics Research, Science Robotics, and IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics.

Recent papers highlight various aspects of robotics and medical applications including:

  • "Robust navigation of a soft growing robot by exploiting contact with the environment," 2020, The International Journal of Robotics Research
  • "Autonomous medical needle steering in vivo," 2023, Science Robotics
  • "Learning the Complete Shape of Concentric Tube Robots," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics
  • "Efficient Approximate Value Iteration for Continuous Gaussian POMDPs," 2021, Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
  • "Backward Planning for a Multi-Stage Steerable Needle Lung Robot," 2021, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

Best Publications

  • Motion planning under uncertainty using iterative local optimization in belief space

    Jur Van Den Berg;Sachin Patil;Ron Alterovitz

  • Planning for Steerable Bevel-tip Needle Insertion Through 2D Soft Tissue with Obstacles

    R. Alterovitz;K. Goldberg;A. Okamura

  • The stochastic motion roadmap: A sampling framework for planning with Markov motion uncertainty

    Ron Alterovitz;Thierry Siméon;Kenneth Y. Goldberg

  • Motion Planning Under Uncertainty for Image-guided Medical Needle Steering:

    Ron Alterovitz;Michael S. Branicky;Kenneth Y. Goldberg

  • Robot-Assisted Needle Steering

    K. B. Reed;A. Majewicz;V. Kallem;R. Alterovitz

  • Distal bevel-tip needle control device and algorithm

    Robert J. Webster;Allison M. Okamura;Noah J. Cowan;Gregory Chirikjian

  • Interactive simulation of surgical needle insertion and steering

    Nuttapong Chentanez;Ron Alterovitz;Daniel Ritchie;Lita Cho

  • Holding Robots Responsible: The Elements of Machine Morality.

    Yochanan E. Bigman;Adam Waytz;Ron Alterovitz;Kurt Gray

  • Needle Steering in 3-D Via Rapid Replanning

    Sachin Patil;Jessica Burgner;Robert J. Webster;Ron Alterovitz

  • Steering flexible needles under Markov motion uncertainty

    R. Alterovitz;A. Lim;K. Goldberg;G.S. Chirikjian

  • Needle insertion and radioactive seed implantation in human tissues: simulation and sensitivity analysis

    R. Alterovitz;K. Goldberg;J. Pouliot;R. Taschereau

  • Screw-based motion planning for bevel-tip flexible needles in 3D environments with obstacles

    V. Duindam;R. Alterovitz;S. Sastry;K. Goldberg

  • Needle path planning and steering in a three-dimensional non-static environment using two-dimensional ultrasound images

    Gustaaf J. Vrooijink;Momen Abayazid;Sachin Patil;Ron Alterovitz

  • Robotic Needle Steering: Design, Modeling, Planning, and Image Guidance

    Noah J. Cowan;Ken Goldberg;Gregory S. Chirikjian;Gabor Fichtinger

  • Motion planning for steerable needles in 3D environments with obstacles using rapidly-exploring Random Trees and backchaining

    Jijie Xu;V. Duindam;R. Alterovitz;K. Goldberg

  • Three-dimensional Motion Planning Algorithms for Steerable Needles Using Inverse Kinematics

    Vincent Duindam;Jijie Xu;Ron Alterovitz;Shankar Sastry

  • Estimating probability of collision for safe motion planning under Gaussian motion and sensing uncertainty

    Sachin Patil;Jur van den Berg;Ron Alterovitz

  • Simulating needle insertion and radioactive seed implantation for prostate brachytherapy.

    Ron Alterovitz;Jean Pouliot;Richard Taschereau;I-Chow Joe Hsu

  • Interactive motion planning for steerable needles in 3D environments with obstacles

    Sachin Patil;Ron Alterovitz

  • Registration of MR prostate images with biomechanical modeling and nonlinear parameter estimation

    Ron Alterovitz;Ken Goldberg;Jean Pouliot;I-Chow Joe Hsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken Goldberg
Ken Goldberg University of California, Berkeley
Robert J. Webster
Robert J. Webster Vanderbilt University
Sachin Patil
Sachin Patil University of California, Berkeley
Allison M. Okamura
Allison M. Okamura Stanford University
Sarthak Misra
Sarthak Misra University of Groningen
Jur van den Berg
Jur van den Berg University of Utah
Wen Sun
Wen Sun Cornell University
Noah J. Cowan
Noah J. Cowan Johns Hopkins University
Kris Hauser
Kris Hauser Duke University
Stephen M. Pizer
Stephen M. Pizer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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