Ilian A. Bonev

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Ilian A. Bonev is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ilian A. Bonev has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 47 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 41 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ilian A. Bonev's work include Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (80 papers), Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques (34 papers) and Robot Manipulation and Learning (20 papers). Ilian A. Bonev is often cited by papers focused on Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (80 papers), Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques (34 papers) and Robot Manipulation and Learning (20 papers). Ilian A. Bonev collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Denmark and France. Ilian A. Bonev's co-authors include Albert Nubiola, Ahmed Joubair, Clément Gosselin, Jeha Ryu, Dimiter Zlatanov, Mohamed Slamani, Sébastien Briot, Pascal Bigras, Xin-Jun Liu and Alexander Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Sensors, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation and The International Journal of Robotics Research.

In The Last Decade

Ilian A. Bonev

112 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Absolute calibration of an ABB IRB 1600 robot using a las... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Absolute calibration of an ABB IRB 1600 robot using a laser tracker
    2012 449 citations Ilian A. Bonev et al. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ilian A. Bonev Canada 40 3.5k 1.8k 1.6k 702 690 119 4.3k
Jean‐Pierre Merlet France 33 5.7k 1.6× 1.3k 0.7× 2.9k 1.9× 758 1.1× 984 1.4× 102 6.6k
Stéphane Caro France 30 2.2k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 242 0.3× 483 0.7× 181 3.0k
Fengfeng Xi Canada 25 1.3k 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 291 0.4× 454 0.7× 178 2.6k
Tsuneo Yoshikawa Japan 22 4.0k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 2.1k 1.3× 926 1.3× 383 0.6× 169 4.8k
Fugui Xie China 29 1.7k 0.5× 982 0.5× 810 0.5× 726 1.0× 444 0.6× 111 2.9k
Alberto Rodríguez United States 26 1.8k 0.5× 496 0.3× 1.2k 0.7× 831 1.2× 258 0.4× 71 2.9k
Nikos Aspragathos Greece 27 1.3k 0.4× 780 0.4× 694 0.4× 497 0.7× 363 0.5× 136 2.7k
Hamid D. Taghirad Iran 29 2.4k 0.7× 821 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 437 0.6× 113 0.2× 263 3.4k
Anders Robertsson Sweden 28 2.0k 0.6× 999 0.6× 748 0.5× 266 0.4× 353 0.5× 220 2.8k

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All Works

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Joubair, Ahmed, et al.. (2025). Novel calibration method for robotic bottom-up vat polymerization additive manufacturing systems. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 97. 103059–103059.
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Mehrabadi, Milad Asgari, Ilian A. Bonev, & Clément Gosselin. (2024). Singularity Analysis of Kinova’s Link 6 Robot Arm via Grassmann Line Geometry. Espace ÉTS (ETS). 8814–8820.
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Bonev, Ilian A., et al.. (2024). Positioning performance of a hexapod machining cell under machining and nonmachining operations. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology. 38(11). 6205–6224. 1 indexed citations
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Mehrabadi, Milad Asgari, Ilian A. Bonev, & Clément Gosselin. (2024). Singularities of ABB’s YuMi 7-DOF robot arm. Mechanism and Machine Theory. 205. 105884–105884. 1 indexed citations
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Bonev, Ilian A., et al.. (2023). Ballbar applications for machining and non-machining setups in ahexapod-based machining cell. Knowledge UdeS (Institutional Deposit of the University of Sherbrooke). 2 indexed citations
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Joubair, Ahmed, et al.. (2018). Online pose correction of an industrial robot using an optical coordinate measure machine system. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems. 15(4). 52 indexed citations
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Joubair, Ahmed & Ilian A. Bonev. (2014). Non-kinematic calibration of a six-axis serial robot using planar constraints. Precision Engineering. 40. 325–333. 79 indexed citations
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Bonev, Ilian A., Ondřej Franěk, & Gert Frølund Pedersen. (2014). Impact of the hand on the specific absorption rate in the head. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 29(6). 470–477. 3 indexed citations
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Franěk, Ondřej, et al.. (2013). Influence of resonances on the Huygens' box method. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 381–384. 2 indexed citations
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Coulombe, Jonathan & Ilian A. Bonev. (2013). A new rotary hexapod for micropositioning. 877–880. 11 indexed citations
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Joubair, Ahmed, Mohamed Slamani, & Ilian A. Bonev. (2012). Kinematic calibration of a 3‐DOF planar parallel robot. Industrial Robot the international journal of robotics research and application. 39(4). 392–400. 35 indexed citations
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Bonev, Ilian A., et al.. (2011). Reduction of the absorption loss in the head via a metamaterial inspired Z antenna. European Conference on Antennas and Propagation. 2313–2317. 4 indexed citations
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Joubair, Ahmed, Mohamed Slamani, & Ilian A. Bonev. (2011). A novel XY-Theta precision table and a geometric procedure for its kinematic calibration. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 28(1). 57–65. 50 indexed citations
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Bonev, Ilian A.. (2010). Reduction of the Absorption Loss in the Head by Loading of PIFA with Metamaterial and High Permittivity Structures. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 1 indexed citations
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Bonev, Ilian A., et al.. (2010). Development of a Five-Bar Parallel Robot With Large Workspace. Espace ÉTS (ETS). 51 indexed citations
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Briot, Sébastien & Ilian A. Bonev. (2008). Singularity analysis of zero-torsion parallel mechanisms. 1952–1957. 14 indexed citations
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Bonev, Ilian A., Alexander Yu, & Paul Zsombor-Murray. (2006). XY-Theta Positioning Table with Parallel Kinematics and Unlimited Theta Rotation. 3113–3117. 11 indexed citations
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