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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 52 1059 974 435 374 302 10035
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 52 2530 2426 968 906 300 10019

Wayne J. Book publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wayne J. Book between 1974 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wayne J. Book published across 48 years, from 1974 to 2021, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2011. 1 of the 305 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2011. 1974: 3 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 2 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 9 publications 1986: 11 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication
1974 2021

305 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wayne J. Book: publications per year, 1974 to 2021
Year Publications
1974 3
1975 1
1976 1
1977 2
1978 4
1979 3
1980 4
1981 3
1982 2
1983 5
1984 4
1985 9
1986 11
1987 7
1988 6
1989 10
1990 7
1991 10
1992 7
1993 10
1994 11
1995 5
1996 9
1997 11
1998 0
1999 8
2000 3
2001 6
2002 9
2003 12
2004 9
2005 12
2006 11
2007 10
2008 6
2009 9
2010 13
2011 14
2012 10
2013 7
2014 8
2015 4
2016 3
2017 4
2018 1
2019 0
2020 0
2021 1
Total 305
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Wayne J. Book 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 Wayne J. Book 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, 297–306 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: 302 publications — 73rd percentile

73% 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 74 302
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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Wayne J. Book 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 Wayne J. Book 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, 52 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: 52 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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 52
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

  • 1996 - IEEE Fellow For seminal contributions to the modeling, analysis and control of robotic arms and other flexible multibody systems and for leadership in the development of multidisciplinary curriculum in manufacturing systems.
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Wayne J. Book is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering with specific attention to control and systems engineering. The main topics covered in their work include robotic mechanisms and dynamics, dynamics and control of mechanical systems, and iterative learning control systems.

Their recent publication, titled "Modeling spatial multi-link flexible manipulator arms based on system modes", was published in 2021 in the International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications. This paper contributes to the field of intelligent robotics and has been cited multiple times.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Wayne J. Book include:

  • Arto Kivila
  • William Singhose

Publication venues where Wayne J. Book has appeared include:

  • International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications

Main fields of study related to their research are:

  • Engineering

Subfields of study they have contributed to include:

  • Control and Systems Engineering

The main topics of Wayne J. Book's work include:

  • Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
  • Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems
  • Iterative Learning Control Systems

Wayne J. Book has been recognized with notable awards such as:

  • IEEE Fellow (1996) for contributions to the modeling, analysis, and control of robotic arms and other flexible multibody systems, along with leadership in developing multidisciplinary curriculum in manufacturing systems
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1993)

Best Publications

  • Recursive Lagrangian Dynamics of Flexible Manipulator Arms

    Wayne John Book

  • A singular perturbation approach to control of lightweight flexible manipulators

    Bruno Siciliano;Wayne J. Book

  • Feedback control of two beam, two joint systems with distributed flexibility

    Wayne John Book;O. Maizza-Neto;D. E. Whitney

  • Internet-based teleoperation using wave variables with prediction

    S. Munir;W.J. Book

  • Controlled Motion in an Elastic World

    Wayne J. Book

  • Controller Design for Flexible, Distributed Parameter Mechanical Arms Via Combined State Space and Frequency Domain Techniques

    Wayne John Book;Mark Majette

  • Robots with Flexible Elements

    Alessandro De Luca;Wayne J. Book

  • Modeling, design, and control of flexible manipulator arms: a tutorial review

    W.J. Book

  • A Time-Domain Inverse Dynamic Tracking Control of a Single-Link Flexible Manipulator

    Dong-Soo Kwon;Wayne John Book

  • A linear dynamic model for flexible robotic manipulators

    G. Hastings;W. Book

  • Force reflecting teleoperation with adaptive impedance control

    L.J. Love;W.J. Book

  • Robotic exercise machine and method

    David A. Ruis;Russell W. Polhemus;Wayne J. Book

  • Verification of a linear dynamic model for flexible robotic manipulators

    G. Hastings;W. Book

  • Filtering micro-manipulator wrist commands to prevent flexible base motion

    D.P. Magee;W.J. Book

  • Analysis of massless elastic chains with servo controlled joints

    Wayne John Book

  • Environment estimation for enhanced impedance control

    L.J. Love;W.J. Book

  • An Inverse Dynamic Method Yielding Flexible Manipulator State Trajectories

    Dong-Soo Kwon;Wayne J. Book

  • Convolution Analysis of Milling Force Pulsation

    J.-J. Junz Wang;Steven Y. Liang;Wayne John Book

  • Application of Singular Perturbation Theory to Hydraulic Pump Controlled Systems

    Longke Wang;W. J. Book;J. D. Huggins

  • Adaptive time-delay command shaping filter for flexible manipulator control

    Sungsoo Rhim;W.J. Book

  • Experiments in optimal control of a flexible arm

    Gordon Greene Hastings;Wayne John Book

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Siciliano
Bruno Siciliano University of Naples Federico II
Dong-Soo Kwon
Dong-Soo Kwon Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
William Singhose
William Singhose Georgia Institute of Technology
Ari Glezer
Ari Glezer Georgia Institute of Technology
Mark G. Allen
Mark G. Allen University of Pennsylvania
Steven Y. Liang
Steven Y. Liang Georgia Institute of Technology
Ronald C. Arkin
Ronald C. Arkin Georgia Institute of Technology
Haesun Park
Haesun Park Georgia Institute of Technology
Magnus Egerstedt
Magnus Egerstedt University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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