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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 68 432 391 201 169 524 19884

Sunil K. Agrawal publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sunil K. Agrawal between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sunil K. Agrawal published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 17.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2022. 23 of the 654 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2022. 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 31 publications 2005: 32 publications 2006: 30 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 32 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 22 publications 2026: 1 publication
1989 2026

654 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sunil K. Agrawal: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 2
1990 1
1991 4
1992 5
1993 7
1994 8
1995 4
1996 9
1997 7
1998 12
1999 15
2000 17
2001 11
2002 12
2003 14
2004 31
2005 32
2006 30
2007 15
2008 16
2009 13
2010 24
2011 32
2012 18
2013 23
2014 23
2015 29
2016 14
2017 29
2018 27
2019 20
2020 29
2021 23
2022 33
2023 20
2024 22
2025 22
2026 1
Total 654
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Sunil K. Agrawal 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 Sunil K. Agrawal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 517–526 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 524 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21 524
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Sunil K. Agrawal 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 Sunil K. Agrawal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24 68
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Sunil K. Agrawal is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Engineering, with notable focus on Biomedical Engineering, Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The primary topics covered in their work include Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Muscle Activation and Electromyography Studies, Spinal Cord Injury Research, Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics, and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Agrawal include:

  • Systematic Review of Back-Support Exoskeletons and Soft Robotic Suits, 2021, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Gait Adaptation Using a Cable-Driven Active Leg Exoskeleton (C-ALEX) With Post-Stroke Participants, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • A Bioinspired Soft Swallowing Gripper for Universal Adaptable Grasping, 2020, Soft Robotics
  • Age-related differences in gait adaptations during overground walking with and without visual perturbations using a virtual reality headset, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Consensus Paper: Ataxic Gait, 2022, The Cerebellum

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Agrawal include Victor Santamaria, Xupeng Ai, Tatiana Luna, Antonio Prado, and Isirame Omofuma.

Their work has been published extensively in several venues, most prominently in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, the 2022 9th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Wearable Technologies, and Scientific Reports.

Agrawal has contributed to book publications with Springer Nature (Netherlands), including titles such as Advances in Italian Mechanism Science (2020) and Advances in Mechanism Design III (2021).

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2016 and as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Robot Assisted Gait Training With Active Leg Exoskeleton (ALEX)

    S.K. Banala;Seok Hun Kim;S.K. Agrawal;J.P. Scholz

  • Differentially Flat Systems

    Hebertt Sira-Ramirez;Sunil Kumar Agrawal

  • Velocity and position control of a wheeled inverted pendulum by partial feedback linearization

    K. Pathak;J. Franch;S.K. Agrawal

  • Balance and gait in the elderly: A contemporary review

    Muyinat Y. Osoba;Ashwini K. Rao;Sunil K. Agrawal;Anil K. Lalwani

  • Design of a Cable-Driven Arm Exoskeleton (CAREX) for Neural Rehabilitation

    Ying Mao;S. K. Agrawal

  • Active Leg Exoskeleton (ALEX) for Gait Rehabilitation of Motor-Impaired Patients

    S.K. Banala;S.K. Agrawal;J.P. Scholz

  • Design and workspace analysis of a 6–6 cable-suspended parallel robot

    Jason Pusey;Abbas Fattah;Sunil Agrawal;Elena Messina

  • Cable suspended planar robots with redundant cables: controllers with positive tensions

    So-Ryeok Oh;S.K. Agrawal

  • Spherical rolling robot: a design and motion planning studies

    S. Bhattacharya;S.K. Agrawal

  • Biologically Inspired Design of Small Flapping Wing Air Vehicles Using Four Bar Mechanisms and Quasi-Steady Aerodynamics

    Rajkiran Madangopal;Zaeem A. Khan;Sunil K. Agrawal

  • Gravity-Balancing Leg Orthosis and Its Performance Evaluation

    S.K. Banala;S.K. Agrawal;A. Fattah;V. Krishnamoorthy

  • Powered Hip Exoskeletons Can Reduce the User's Hip and Ankle Muscle Activations During Walking

    Tommaso Lenzi;Maria Chiara Carrozza;Sunil K. Agrawal

  • Cable suspended robots: design, planning and control

    A.B. Alp;S.K. Agrawal

  • Design of a 7-DOF Cable-Driven Arm Exoskeleton (CAREX-7) and a Controller for Dexterous Motion Training or Assistance

    Xiang Cui;Weihai Chen;Xin Jin;Sunil K. Agrawal

  • Assessment of Motion of a Swing Leg and Gait Rehabilitation With a Gravity Balancing Exoskeleton

    S.K. Agrawal;S.K. Banala;A. Fattah;V. Sangwan

  • Gravity-balancing of spatial robotic manipulators

    Sunil K. Agrawal;Abbas Fattah

  • Novel Gait Adaptation and Neuromotor Training Results Using an Active Leg Exoskeleton

    S.K. Banala;S.K. Agrawal;Seok Hun Kim;J.P. Scholz

  • Human Movement Training With a Cable Driven ARm EXoskeleton (CAREX)

    Ying Mao;Xin Jin;Geetanjali Gera Dutta;John P. Scholz

  • Knee Joint Misalignment in Exoskeletons for the Lower Extremities: Effects on User's Gait

    Damiano Zanotto;Yasuhiro Akiyama;Paul Stegall;Sunil K. Agrawal

  • Trajectory Planning of Differentially Flat Systems with Dynamics and Inequalities

    Nadeem Faiz;Sunil K. Agrawal;Richard M. Murray

  • Approaches for a tether-guided landing of an autonomous helicopter

    So-Ryeok Oh;K. Pathak;S.K. Agrawal;H.R. Pota

Frequent Co-Authors

Gyung-Jin Park
Gyung-Jin Park Hanyang University
Hemanshu R. Pota
Hemanshu R. Pota University of New South Wales
James S. Albus
James S. Albus National Institute of Standards and Technology
Silvestro Micera
Silvestro Micera Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Girijesh Prasad
Girijesh Prasad University of Ulster
Un Jung Kang
Un Jung Kang New York University
Sheng-Han Kuo
Sheng-Han Kuo Columbia University Medical Center
Ian R. Petersen
Ian R. Petersen Australian National University
Richard M. Murray
Richard M. Murray California Institute of Technology

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