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William C. Messner

William C. Messner

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
45
Citations
6741
World Ranking
1555
National Ranking
603

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
45
Citations
6747
World Ranking
3611
National Ranking
1324

William C. Messner 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 William C. Messner sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 206 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William C. Messner 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 William C. Messner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Comparison of four discrete-time repetitive control algorithms

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

  • Piezoelectric microactuator for dual stage control

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

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

    Chris Urmson;Joshua Anhalt;Daniel Bartz;Michael Clark

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Advanced methods for repeatable runout compensation [disc drives]

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

  • 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

  • Cancellation of Discrete Time Unstable Zeros by Feedforward Control

    Eric Gross;Masayoshi Tomizuka;William Messner

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

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

  • A Comparison of Four Discrete-Time Repetitive Control Algorithms

    Carl Kempf;William Messner;Masayoshi Tomizuka;Roberto Horowitz

  • Advanced Methods For Repeatable Runout Compensation

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

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

    Yuhong Huang;W. Messner

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

    S.J. Schroeck;W.C. Messner

  • Effects of elevated temperature treatments in microstructure release procedures

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

  • Design of adaptive feedforward algorithms using internal model equivalence

    William Messner;Marc Bodson

  • Nonlinear elasticity of stiff biopolymers connected by flexible linkers.

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

  • Attitude control optimization for a small-scale unmanned helicopter

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Howie Choset
Howie Choset Carnegie Mellon University
James A. Bain
James A. Bain Carnegie Mellon University
Roberto Horowitz
Roberto Horowitz University of California, Berkeley
Daniel D. Stancil
Daniel D. Stancil North Carolina State University
Takeo Kanade
Takeo Kanade Carnegie Mellon University
Marc Bodson
Marc Bodson University of Utah
Dawn M. Tilbury
Dawn M. Tilbury University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John B. Moore
John B. Moore Australian National University
Gary K. Fedder
Gary K. Fedder Carnegie Mellon University
Masayoshi Tomizuka
Masayoshi Tomizuka University of California, Berkeley

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