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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 64 1254 1195 515 476 292 28309
Computer Science 64 2523 2444 1261 1213 298 28308

Ronald C. Arkin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ronald C. Arkin between 1953 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ronald C. Arkin published across 73 years, from 1953 to 2025, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2009. 4 of the 315 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1953 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2009. 1953: 1 publication 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 4 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1953 2025

315 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ronald C. Arkin: publications per year, 1953 to 2025
Year Publications
1953 1
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 4
1988 2
1989 7
1990 11
1991 8
1992 11
1993 10
1994 10
1995 7
1996 2
1997 9
1998 12
1999 2
2000 3
2001 6
2002 8
2003 14
2004 11
2005 6
2006 7
2007 12
2008 8
2009 24
2010 8
2011 15
2012 19
2013 9
2014 12
2015 11
2016 8
2017 9
2018 4
2019 4
2020 4
2021 4
2022 5
2023 3
2024 3
2025 1
Total 315
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Ronald C. Arkin publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ronald C. Arkin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 274–293 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 292 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335 292
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Ronald C. Arkin D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ronald C. Arkin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77 64
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Overview

Ronald C. Arkin is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans across multiple fields including engineering and computer science, with a pronounced focus on subdomains such as control and systems engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer networks and communications, and information systems and management.

The primary research topics addressed by Arkin include modular robots and swarm intelligence, robotics and automated systems, robotics and sensor-based localization, systems engineering methodologies and applications, scientific computing and data management, underwater vehicles and communication systems, and indoor and outdoor localization technologies.

Arkin has a notable presence in various academic publication venues. Frequent venues include:

  • Field Robotics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
  • Autonomous Robots
  • IEEE Transactions on Field Robotics

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Heterogeneous Ground and Air Platforms, Homogeneous Sensing: Team CSIRO Data61's Approach to the DARPA Subterranean Challenge," 2022, Field Robotics
  • "Multi-modal User Interface for Multi-robot Control in Underground Environments," 2022, 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
  • "Dynamic task allocation approaches for coordinated exploration of Subterranean environments," 2023, Autonomous Robots
  • "Heterogeneous Robot Teams with Unified Perception and Autonomy: How Team CSIRO Data61 Tied for the Top Score at the DARPA Subterranean Challenge," 2024, Field Robotics
  • "Heterogeneous Robot Teams With Unified Perception and Autonomy: How Team CSIRO Data61 Tied for the Top Score at the DARPA Subterranean Challenge," 2024, IEEE Transactions on Field Robotics

Frequent collaborators in these works include Jason Williams, Alex Pitt, Shengkang Chen, Fletcher Talbot, and Navinda Kottege.

Best Publications

  • Behavior-Based Robotics

    Ronald C. Arkin

  • Behavior-based formation control for multirobot teams

    T. Balch;R.C. Arkin

  • Motor Schema — Based Mobile Robot Navigation

    Ronald C. Arkin

  • Communication in reactive multiagent robotic systems

    Tucker Balch;Ronald C. Arkin

  • Integrating behavioral, perceptual, and world knowledge in reactive navigation

    Ronald C. Arkin

  • Governing Lethal Behavior in Autonomous Robots

    Ronald Arkin

  • Motor schema based navigation for a mobile robot: An approach to programming by behavior

    R. Arkin

  • AuRA: Principles and Practice in Review

    Ronald C. Arkin;Tucker R. Balch

  • Cooperation without communication: Multiagent schema‐based robot navigation

    Ronald C. Arkin

  • An ethological and emotional basis for human-robot interaction

    Ronald C. Arkin;Masahiro Fujita;Tsuyoshi Takagi;Rika Hasegawa

  • The Case for Ethical Autonomy in Unmanned Systems

    Ronald C. Arkin

  • Multiagent mission specification and execution

    Douglas C. Mackenzie;Ronald C. Arkin;Jonathan M. Cameron

  • Governing lethal behavior: Embedding ethics in a hybrid deliberative/reactive robot architecture part I: Motivation and philosophy

    Ronald C. Arkin

  • Autonomous navigation in a manufacturing environment

    R.C. Arkin;R.R. Murphy

  • Behavioral diversity in learning robot teams

    Tucker R. Balch;Ronald C. Arkin

  • Towards cosmopolitan robots: intelligent navigation in extended man-made environments

    Ronald Craig Arkin;Edward M. Riseman

  • Moral Decision Making in Autonomous Systems: Enforcement, Moral Emotions, Dignity, Trust, and Deception

    R. C. Arkin;P. Ulam;A. R. Wagner

  • International governance of autonomous military robots

    Gary E. Marchant;Braden Allenby;Ronald C. Arkin;Edward T. Barrett

  • Communication of behavorial state in multi-agent retrieval tasks

    R.C. Arkin;T. Balch;E. Nitz

  • Using genetic algorithms to learn reactive control parameters for autonomous robotic navigation

    Ashwin Ram;Ronald Arkin;Gary Boone;Michael Pearce

Frequent Co-Authors

Tucker Balch
Tucker Balch Emory University
Ashwin Ram
Ashwin Ram Georgia Institute of Technology
Maxim Likhachev
Maxim Likhachev Carnegie Mellon University
Zsolt Kira
Zsolt Kira Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael Kaess
Michael Kaess Carnegie Mellon University
Robin R. Murphy
Robin R. Murphy Texas A&M University
Gaurav S. Sukhatme
Gaurav S. Sukhatme University of Southern California
Frank Dellaert
Frank Dellaert Georgia Institute of Technology
George Vachtsevanos
George Vachtsevanos Georgia Institute of Technology
Wayne J. Book
Wayne J. Book Georgia Institute of Technology

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