2026 William C. Messner: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	45	1554	1439	602	524	206	6741
Electronics and Electrical Engineering	45	3611	3466	1323	1236	207	6747

Research.com Recognitions

2003 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William C. Messner is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine, with a particular focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, occupational therapy, and rehabilitation.

The scientist's work covers several key topics including:

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Mechanical and Optical Resonators
Near-Field Optical Microscopy
Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

The recent publications authored or coauthored by William C. Messner include:

Acceleration of imaging in atomic force microscopy working in sub-resonance tapping mode, 2022, Review of Scientific Instruments
Cartbot: A Direct-Manipulation Minimal Degrees-of-Freedom Mobile Assistive Robot to Maximize User Agency, 2020, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Human-Machine Systems (ICHMS)
Closed-Loop Circuit Model for Administration of Anticoagulation Treatment, 2022, Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Closed-loop circuit model of coagulation physiology, 2024, Biophysical Journal

The frequent coauthors collaborating with this researcher include Hannah Carr, Graciela Vargas Roque, Raphael C. Lee, Piers M. Echols-Jones, and Igor Sokolov.

The venues where William C. Messner has published most recently or frequently are:

Review of Scientific Instruments
2020 IEEE International Conference on Human-Machine Systems (ICHMS)
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Biophysical Journal

William C. Messner has received professional recognition as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), both awarded in 2003.

Best Publications

A new adaptive learning rule

W. Messner;R. Horowitz;W.-W. Kao;M. Boals

769
Citations
Comparison of four discrete-time repetitive control algorithms

C. Kempf;W.C. Messner;M. Tomizuka;R. Horowitz

293
Citations
Piezoelectric microactuator for dual stage control

R.B. Evans;J.S. Griesbach;W.C. Messner

236
Citations
A robust approach to high-speed navigation for unrehearsed desert terrain

Chris Urmson;Joshua Anhalt;Daniel Bartz;Michael Clark

228
Citations
On compensator design for linear time-invariant dual-input single-output systems

S.J. Schroeck;W.C. Messner;R.J. McNab

218
Citations
Fin Ray® Effect Inspired Soft Robotic Gripper: From the RoboSoft Grand Challenge toward Optimization

Whitney Crooks;Gabrielle Vukasin;Maeve O'Sullivan;William C. Messner

211
Citations
Systems and methods for updating a driving tip model using telematics data

Scott Christensen;David J. Dosher;Jufeng Peng;Gregory Hayward

170
Citations
A robust approach to high-speed navigation for unrehearsed desert terrain: A Robust Approach to High-Speed Navigation for Unrehearsed Desert Terrain

Chris Urmson;Charlie Ragusa;David Ray;Joshua Anhalt

164
Citations
Advanced methods for repeatable runout compensation [disc drives]

A.H. Sacks;M. Bodson;W. Messner

159
Citations
Actin Filament Length Tunes Elasticity of Flexibly Cross-Linked Actin Networks

K.E. Kasza;C.P. Broedersz;G.H. Koenderink;G.H. Koenderink;Y.C. Lin

156
Citations
Cancellation of Discrete Time Unstable Zeros by Feedforward Control

Eric Gross;Masayoshi Tomizuka;William Messner

153
Citations
Design and Flight Testing of an H00 Controller for a Robotic Helicopter

M. La Civita;G. Papageorgiou;W. C. Messner;T. Kanade

138
Citations
A Comparison of Four Discrete-Time Repetitive Control Algorithms

Carl Kempf;William Messner;Masayoshi Tomizuka;Roberto Horowitz

131
Citations
Advanced Methods For Repeatable Runout Compensation

A.H. Sacks;M. Bodson;W. Messner

129
Citations
A novel disturbance observer design for magnetic hard drive servo system with a rotary actuator

Yuhong Huang;W. Messner

129
Citations
On controller design for linear time-invariant dual-input single-output systems

S.J. Schroeck;W.C. Messner

123
Citations
Effects of elevated temperature treatments in microstructure release procedures

T. Abe;W.C. Messner;M.L. Reed

111
Citations
Design of adaptive feedforward algorithms using internal model equivalence

William Messner;Marc Bodson

107
Citations
Nonlinear elasticity of stiff biopolymers connected by flexible linkers.

K. E. Kasza;G. H. Koenderink;Y. C. Lin;C. P. Broedersz

106
Citations
Attitude control optimization for a small-scale unmanned helicopter

Bernard Mettler;Takeo Kanade;Mark B. Tischler;William Messner

102
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Howie Choset Carnegie Mellon University

James A. Bain Carnegie Mellon University

Roberto Horowitz University of California, Berkeley

Daniel D. Stancil North Carolina State University

Takeo Kanade Carnegie Mellon University

Marc Bodson University of Utah

Dawn M. Tilbury University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

John B. Moore Australian National University

Gary K. Fedder Carnegie Mellon University

Masayoshi Tomizuka University of California, Berkeley

External Links

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