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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Israel
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 42 1815 1679 9 7 186 7619
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 42 4092 3928 19 19 184 7618

Tal Shima publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tal Shima between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tal Shima published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2017. 13 of the 193 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2017. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 6 publications
1996 2025

193 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tal Shima: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 4
2001 1
2002 5
2003 5
2004 2
2005 5
2006 6
2007 9
2008 9
2009 9
2010 6
2011 8
2012 7
2013 8
2014 10
2015 13
2016 9
2017 19
2018 12
2019 11
2020 5
2021 4
2022 7
2023 3
2024 7
2025 6
Total 193
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Tal Shima 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 Tal Shima 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, 177–186 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: 186 publications — 39th percentile

39% 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
177–186 130 186
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
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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Tal Shima 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 Tal Shima 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 42
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
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Tal Shima is affiliated with the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Israel and conducts research primarily in the field of Engineering, with a focus on Aerospace Engineering, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Control and Systems Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Computational Mechanics.

Their research work covers a range of topics including:

  • Guidance and Control Systems
  • Military Defense Systems Analysis
  • Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
  • Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots
  • Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics

Tal Shima has published extensively in several venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum
  • Automatica
  • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
  • 2022 European Control Conference (ECC)

Recent papers include:

  • "Consensus-Based Cooperative Geometrical Rules for Simultaneous Target Interception" (2020, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics)
  • "Minimum-Effort Impact-Time Control Guidance Using Quadratic Kinematics Approximation" (2021, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics)
  • "A Combined Linear-Quadratic/Bounded Control Differential Game Guidance Law" (2021, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems)
  • "On shortest Dubins path via a circular boundary" (2020, Automatica)
  • "Cooperative Docking Guidance and Control with Application to Civil Autonomous Aerial Refueling" (2021, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics)

Frequent collaborators in Shima's research include Martin Weiß, Gleb Merkulov, Bhargav Jha, Ronny Tsalik, and Vladimir Turetsky.

Best Publications

  • Sliding-Mode Control for Integrated Missile Autopilot Guidance

    Tal Shima;Moshe Idan;Oded M. Golan

  • Multiple task assignments for cooperating uninhabited aerial vehicles using genetic algorithms

    Tal Shima;Steven J. Rasmussen;Andrew G. Sparks;Kevin M. Passino

  • Linear Quadratic Guidance Laws for Imposing a Terminal Intercept Angle

    Vitaly Shaferman;Tal Shima

  • Optimal Cooperative Pursuit and Evasion Strategies Against a Homing Missile

    Tal Shima

  • UAV Cooperative Decision and Control: Challenges and Practical Approaches

    Steven Rasmussen;Tal Shima;Steven J. Rasmussen

  • Integrated task assignment and path optimization for cooperating uninhabited aerial vehicles using genetic algorithms

    Eugene Edison;Tal Shima

  • Cooperative Differential Games Strategies for Active Aircraft Protection from a Homing Missile

    Andrey Perelman;Tal Shima;Ilan Rusnak

  • Cooperative Multiple-Model Adaptive Guidance for an Aircraft Defending Missile

    Vitaly Shaferman;Tal Shima

  • Integrated sliding mode autopilot-guidance for dual-control missiles

    Moshe Idan;Tal Shima;Oded M. Golan

  • Time-Varying Linear Pursuit-Evasion Game Models with Bounded Controls

    Tal Shima;Josef Shinar

  • Intercept-Angle Guidance

    Tal Shima

  • Nonorthodox guidance law development approach for intercepting maneuvering targets

    J. Shinar;T. Shima

  • Cooperative Optimal Guidance Laws for Imposing a Relative Intercept Angle

    Vitaly Shaferman;Tal Shima

  • Line-of-Sight Interceptor Guidance for Defending an Aircraft

    Ashwini Ratnoo;Tal Shima

  • UAV Team Decision and Control Using Efficient Collaborative Estimation

    Tal Shima;Steven J. Rasmussen;Phillip Chandler

  • Linear Quadratic Optimal Cooperative Strategies for Active Aircraft Protection

    Oleg Prokopov;Tal Shima

  • UAV cooperative multiple task assignments using genetic algorithms

    T. Shima;S.J. Rasmussen;A.G. Sparks

  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Cooperative Tracking of Moving Ground Target in Urban Environments

    Vitaly Shaferman;Tal Shima

  • Intercept Angle Missile Guidance Under Time Varying Acceleration Bounds

    Ilan Taub;Tal Shima

  • Tree search algorithm for assigning cooperating UAVs to multiple tasks

    Steven J. Rasmussen;Tal Shima

Frequent Co-Authors

Zheng Chen
Zheng Chen Peking University
Yakov Ben-Haim
Yakov Ben-Haim Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Gilead Tadmor
Gilead Tadmor Northeastern University
Carmel Domshlak
Carmel Domshlak Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Naira Hovakimyan
Naira Hovakimyan University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Meir Pachter
Meir Pachter Air Force Institute of Technology
Kevin M. Passino
Kevin M. Passino The Ohio State University
Prabhakar R. Pagilla
Prabhakar R. Pagilla Texas A&M University

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