World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 61 645 587 19 17 416 14183
Computer Science 62 2906 2821 133 129 376 15000

Tamim Asfour publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tamim Asfour between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tamim Asfour published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 19.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 58 publications in 2018. 61 of the 537 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 58. Peak 58 publications in 2018. 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 58 publications 2019: 57 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 46 publications 2025: 15 publications
1999 2025

537 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Tamim Asfour: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 2
2000 3
2001 2
2002 0
2003 1
2004 3
2005 11
2006 17
2007 15
2008 20
2009 20
2010 20
2011 22
2012 20
2013 20
2014 21
2015 24
2016 31
2017 14
2018 58
2019 57
2020 20
2021 17
2022 33
2023 25
2024 46
2025 15
Total 537
Download as CSV

Tamim Asfour 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 Tamim Asfour 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, 407–416 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: 416 publications — 88th percentile

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

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

View publications distribution as a table
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 28 416
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
Download as CSV

Tamim Asfour 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 Tamim Asfour 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, 61 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: 61 D-Index — 82nd percentile

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

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 61
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
Download as CSV

Overview

Tamim Asfour is affiliated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany and has a research profile encompassing multiple fields and topics within engineering and computer science. Their work intersects various subfields such as control and systems engineering, biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, computer vision and pattern recognition, and mechanical engineering.

The main fields of study in Tamim Asfour's publications include:

  • Engineering
  • Computer Science

Within these, the scientist has focused on subfields, including:

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Mechanical Engineering

The primary topics of research covered are:

  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Human Pose and Action Recognition
  • Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
  • Robotic Locomotion and Control
  • Multimodal Machine Learning Applications

Tamim Asfour's publication record includes recent papers such as:

  • Deep Learning Approaches to Grasp Synthesis: A Review, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • SpeedFolding: Learning Efficient Bimanual Folding of Garments, 2022, 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
  • I-Support: A robotic platform of an assistive bathing robot for the elderly population, 2020, Robotics and Autonomous Systems
  • Mechanical design and friction modelling of a cable-driven upper-limb exoskeleton, 2022, Mechanism and Machine Theory
  • A Bimanual Manipulation Taxonomy, 2022, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
  • at - Automatisierungstechnik
  • Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Co-authors frequently collaborating with Tamim Asfour include:

  • Noémie Jaquier
  • Jianfeng Gao
  • Christian Dreher
  • Fabian Peller-Konrad
  • Rainer Kartmann

Tamim Asfour has contributed to book publications as well, including at least one title published by Springer International Publishing:

  • Robotics Research, 2023

Best Publications

  • Data-Driven Grasp Synthesis—A Survey

    Jeannette Bohg;Antonio Morales;Tamim Asfour;Danica Kragic

  • Learning and generalization of motor skills by learning from demonstration

    Peter Pastor;Heiko Hoffmann;Tamim Asfour;Stefan Schaal

  • ARMAR-III: An Integrated Humanoid Platform for Sensory-Motor Control

    T. Asfour;K. Regenstein;P. Azad;J. Schroder

  • Parameter Space Noise for Exploration

    Matthias Plappert;Rein Houthooft;Prafulla Dhariwal;Szymon Sidor

  • Task-Specific Generalization of Discrete and Periodic Dynamic Movement Primitives

    Aleš Ude;Andrej Gams;Tamim Asfour;Jun Morimoto

  • Design of the TUAT/Karlsruhe humanoid hand

    N. Fukaya;S. Toyama;T. Asfour;R. Dillmann

  • The KIT Motion-Language Dataset

    Matthias Plappert;Christian Mandery;Tamim Asfour

  • Manipulation Planning Among Movable Obstacles

    M. Stilman;J.-U. Schamburek;J. Kuffner;T. Asfour

  • An integrated approach to inverse kinematics and path planning for redundant manipulators

    D. Bertram;J. Kuffner;R. Dillmann;T. Asfour

  • Deep Learning Approaches to Grasp Synthesis: A Review

    Unknown

  • Humanoid motion planning for dual-arm manipulation and re-grasping tasks

    Nikolaus Vahrenkamp;Dmitry Berenson;Tamim Asfour;James Kuffner

  • Imitation Learning of Dual-Arm Manipulation Tasks in Humanoid Robots

    Tamim Asfour;Florian Gyarfas;Pedram Azad;Rudiger Dillmann

  • Human-like motion of a humanoid robot arm based on a closed-form solution of the inverse kinematics problem

    T. Asfour;R. Dillmann

  • The KIT whole-body human motion database

    Christian Mandery;Omer Terlemez;Martin Do;Nikolaus Vahrenkamp

  • Object-action complexes: Grounded abstractions of sensory-motor processes

    Norbert Krüger;Christopher W. Geib;Justus H. Piater;Ronald P. A. Petrick

  • Combining Harris interest points and the SIFT descriptor for fast scale-invariant object recognition

    Pedram Azad;Tamim Asfour;Rudiger Dillmann

  • Model-Based Reinforcement Learning via Meta-Policy Optimization

    Ignasi Clavera;Jonas Rothfuss;John Schulman;Yasuhiro Fujita

  • Programming by demonstration: dual-arm manipulation tasks for humanoid robots

    R. Zollner;T. Asfour;R. Dillmann

  • Robot placement based on reachability inversion

    Nikolaus Vahrenkamp;Tamim Asfour;Rudiger Dillmann

  • OpenGRASP: a toolkit for robot grasping simulation

    Beatriz León;Stefan Ulbrich;Rosen Diankov;Gustavo Puche

  • Toward humanoid manipulation in human-centred environments

    T. Asfour;P. Azad;N. Vahrenkamp;K. Regenstein

  • Learning of grasp selection based on shape-templates

    Alexander Herzog;Peter Pastor;Mrinal Kalakrishnan;Ludovic Righetti

Frequent Co-Authors

Rüdiger Dillmann
Rüdiger Dillmann Center for Information Technology
Ales Ude
Ales Ude Jožef Stefan Institute
Uwe D. Hanebeck
Uwe D. Hanebeck Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Norbert Krüger
Norbert Krüger University of Southern Denmark
Danica Kragic
Danica Kragic Royal Institute of Technology
Florentin Wörgötter
Florentin Wörgötter University of Göttingen
Justus Piater
Justus Piater University of Innsbruck
James J. Kuffner
James J. Kuffner Toyota Motor Corporation (United States)
Jeannette Bohg
Jeannette Bohg Stanford University
Mark Steedman
Mark Steedman University of Edinburgh

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For students exploring Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, understanding related fields can open diverse career pathways. Similar to various therapy degrees, STEM disciplines offer specialized programs that cater to different interests and career goals. Exploring different therapy degrees can provide insight into how degree specialization impacts professional opportunities.

Many prospective students also consider the balance between program difficulty and career benefits. When choosing online degrees, it’s useful to review the easiest counseling degrees as a comparison for program rigor and learning approaches. This helps set expectations for workload and preparation needed in technical engineering programs.

For those interested in rapid workforce entry, investigating accelerated programs like the fastest bcba program highlights how some fields offer expedited paths to certification and employment. While not directly linked to engineering, it demonstrates the value of understanding program timelines.

Finally, prospective students should explore admissions criteria and acceptance trends in related graduate fields. The guide on speech language pathology graduate programs provides a useful model of how to prepare strong applications and navigate competitive entry processes.

Best Scientists Citing Tamim Asfour

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles