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Steven Dubowsky

Steven Dubowsky

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
76
Citations
20237
World Ranking
269
National Ranking
134

Steven Dubowsky 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 Steven Dubowsky sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 279 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven Dubowsky 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 Steven Dubowsky sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2001 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the dynamics and control of flexible and rigid manipulators and robotic vehicles.
  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Steven Dubowsky is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their academic focus and contributions are primarily recognized in engineering domains associated with dynamics, control systems, and robotics.

They have been awarded several professional honors during their career. Notably, they were named an IEEE Fellow in 2001 for contributions to the dynamics and control of flexible and rigid manipulators and robotic vehicles. Additionally, they were recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1988.

There are no recent published papers documented for Steven Dubowsky, nor is there information available about frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, or specific fields or subfields of study. Similarly, no distinct topics of work have been formally listed in the accessible data.

Best Publications

  • Time-Optimal Control of Robotic Manipulators Along Specified Paths:

    J.E. Bobrow;S. Dubowsky;J.S. Gibson

  • The application of model-referenced adaptive control to robotic manipulators

    S. Dubowsky;D. T. DesForges

  • Large-scale failure modes of dielectric elastomer actuators

    Jean-Sébastien Plante;Steven Dubowsky

  • The kinematics, dynamics, and control of free-flying and free-floating space robotic systems

    S. Dubowsky;E. Papadopoulos

  • Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems With Clearances—Part 1: Formation of Dynamic Model

    S. Dubowsky;F. Freudenstein

  • Online terrain parameter estimation for wheeled mobile robots with application to planetary rovers

    K. Iagnemma;Shinwoo Kang;H. Shibly;S. Dubowsky

  • On the Dynamic Analysis and Behavior of Industrial Robotic Manipulators With Elastic Members

    W. H. Sunada;S. Dubowsky

  • On the nature of control algorithms for free-floating space manipulators

    E. Papadopoulos;S. Dubowsky

  • PAMM - a robotic aid to the elderly for mobility assistance and monitoring: a "helping-hand" for the elderly

    S. Dubowsky;F. Genot;S. Godding;H. Kozono

  • On the dynamics of manipulators in space using the virtual manipulator approach

    Z. Vafa;S. Dubowsky

  • Mobile Robots in Rough Terrain: Estimation, Motion Planning, and Control with Application to Planetary Rovers

    Karl Iagnemma;Steven Dubowsky

  • The kinematics and dynamics of space manipulators: the virtual manipulator approach

    Z. Vafa;S. Dubowsky

  • An Adaptive Shared Control System for an Intelligent Mobility Aid for the Elderly

    Haoyong Yu;Matthew Spenko;Steven Dubowsky

  • On computing the global time-optimal motions of robotic manipulators in the presence of obstacles

    Z. Shiller;S. Dubowsky

  • The Application of Finite Element Methods to the Dynamic Analysis of Flexible Spatial and Co-Planar Linkage Systems

    W. Sunada;S. Dubowsky

  • Traction Control of Wheeled Robotic Vehicles in Rough Terrain with Application to Planetary Rovers

    Karl Iagnemma;Steven Dubowsky

  • Path planning for space manipulators to minimize spacecraft attitude disturbances

    S. Dubowsky;M.A. Torres

  • An equivalent soil mechanics formulation for rigid wheels in deformable terrain, with application to planetary exploration rovers

    H. Shibly;Karl Iagnemma;S. Dubowsky

  • Robotic Personal Aids for Mobility and Monitoring for the Elderly

    M. Spenko;Haoyong Yu;S. Dubowsky

  • Dynamic Singularities in Free-floating Space Manipulators

    Evangelos Papadopoulos;Evangelos Papadopoulos;Steven Dubowsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Constantinos Mavroidis
Constantinos Mavroidis Northeastern University
Evangelos Papadopoulos
Evangelos Papadopoulos National Technical University of Athens
Abul Fazal M. Arif
Abul Fazal M. Arif McMaster University
Shane M. Farritor
Shane M. Farritor University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Haoyong Yu
Haoyong Yu National University of Singapore
Kazuya Yoshida
Kazuya Yoshida Tohoku University
Guillaume Morel
Guillaume Morel Sorbonne University
Ferdinand Freudenstein
Ferdinand Freudenstein Columbia University
James E. Bobrow
James E. Bobrow University of California, Irvine

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