Rajni V. Patel

15.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
544 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Rajni V. Patel is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rajni V. Patel has authored 544 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 239 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 203 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 123 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rajni V. Patel's work include Soft Robotics and Applications (166 papers), Teleoperation and Haptic Systems (99 papers) and Surgical Simulation and Training (78 papers). Rajni V. Patel is often cited by papers focused on Soft Robotics and Applications (166 papers), Teleoperation and Haptic Systems (99 papers) and Surgical Simulation and Training (78 papers). Rajni V. Patel collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Iran. Rajni V. Patel's co-authors include Mehrdad Moallem, K. Khorasani, Mahdi Tavakoli, Niki Abolhassani, S. Farokh Atashzar, Ana Luisa Trejos, Heidar Ali Talebi, Michael D. Naish, Mamoru Toda and Mehrdad R. Kermani and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Rajni V. Patel

514 papers receiving 10.6k citations

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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.

Needle insertion into soft tissue: A survey

2006 564 citations Rajni V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rajni V. Patel Canada	53	5.0k	4.5k	2.8k	2.4k	1.3k	544	11.0k
H. Harry Asada United States	51	5.1k 1.0×	3.1k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	891 0.4×	845 0.7×	435	9.5k
Toshio Fukuda Japan	63	10.8k 2.2×	6.2k 1.4×	5.3k 1.9×	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.8×	1.8k	22.9k
Pierre E. Dupont United States	42	5.0k 1.0×	4.0k 0.9×	3.6k 1.3×	1.2k 0.5×	815 0.6×	174	9.4k
Septimiu E. Salcudean Canada	54	5.3k 1.1×	2.9k 0.6×	3.4k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	387	10.3k
Blake Hannaford United States	59	7.8k 1.6×	3.5k 0.8×	5.4k 2.0×	3.4k 1.4×	1.7k 1.4×	318	13.9k
Russell H. Taylor United States	57	9.1k 1.8×	3.2k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	4.7k 2.0×	4.1k 3.2×	501	16.9k
Lakmal Seneviratne United Kingdom	51	3.7k 0.7×	3.2k 0.7×	2.1k 0.8×	581 0.2×	1.5k 1.2×	395	9.3k
Wim Desmet Belgium	49	4.1k 0.8×	1.9k 0.4×	2.9k 1.1×	686 0.3×	248 0.2×	836	10.4k
Yoshihiko Nakamura Japan	58	5.9k 1.2×	7.8k 1.7×	1.8k 0.7×	631 0.3×	3.8k 3.0×	597	14.4k
Zeng‐Guang Hou China	54	2.1k 0.4×	4.1k 0.9×	656 0.2×	323 0.1×	1.7k 1.3×	430	10.4k

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Schlachta, Christopher M., et al.. (2024). A multi-modal training environment for colonoscopy with pressure feedback. Surgical Endoscopy. 39(2). 960–969.

Patel, Rajni V., A.D. Rao, Xiaojuan Zhu, et al.. (2024). Assessing the Feasibility and Dosimetric Impact of a Non-Animal Stabilized Hyaluronic Acid (NASHA) Rectal Spacer in High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 120(2). S208–S209.

Samotus, Olivia, et al.. (2024). Force Control Issues in Upper and Lower Limbs in Parkinson’s Disease and Freezing of Gait. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 32. 577–586. 1 indexed citations

Atashzar, S. Farokh, et al.. (2023). Visual velocity perception dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease. Behavioural Brain Research. 452. 114490–114490. 1 indexed citations

Schlachta, Christopher M., et al.. (2023). A Novel, Flexible, Full-Length, Pressure-Sensing Sleeve for Colonoscopes. IEEE Sensors Journal. 24(3). 2513–2521. 5 indexed citations

Polushin, Ilia G., et al.. (2018). Scattering-Based Stabilization of Complex Interconnections of (Q,S,R)-Dissipative Systems With Time Delays. IEEE Control Systems Letters. 3(2). 368–373. 3 indexed citations

Trejos, Ana Luisa, et al.. (2017). Development of a physical shoulder simulator for the training of basic arthroscopic skills. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery. 14(1). 9 indexed citations

LeBel, Marie‐Eve, et al.. (2017). Energy-Based Metrics for Arthroscopic Skills Assessment. Sensors. 17(8). 1808–1808. 11 indexed citations

Naish, Michael D., et al.. (2017). A Breakthrough in Tumor Localization: Combining Tactile Sensing and Ultrasound to Improve Tumor Localization in Robotics-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine. 24(2). 54–62. 17 indexed citations

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Atashzar, S. Farokh, et al.. (2013). Robot-assisted lung motion compensation during needle insertion. 1682–1687. 11 indexed citations

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Talasaz, Ali, Ana Luisa Trejos, & Rajni V. Patel. (2012). Effect of force feedback on performance of robotics-assisted suturing. 823–828. 22 indexed citations

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Lin, Albert, et al.. (2008). Electromagnetic navigation improves minimally invasive robot-assisted lung brachytherapy. Computer Aided Surgery. 13(2). 114–123. 13 indexed citations

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Trejos, Ana Luisa, Rajni V. Patel, Michael D. Naish, & Christopher M. Schlachta. (2008). Design of a sensorized instrument for skills assessment and training in minimally invasive surgery. 965–970. 23 indexed citations

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Tavakoli, Mahdi, et al.. (2008). Haptics for Teleoperated Surgical Robotic Systems. 59 indexed citations

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Kermani, Mehrdad R., Rajni V. Patel, & Mehdi Moallem. (2005). Friction identification in robotic manipulators: case studies. 1170–1175. 13 indexed citations

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Patel, Rajni V., et al.. (2005). A collision-avoidance scheme for redundant manipulators: Theory and experiments: Research Articles. Journal of Robotic Systems. 22(12). 737–757. 12 indexed citations

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Patel, Rajni V., Alan J. Laub, & Paul Van Dooren. (1993). Numerical Linear Algebra Techniques for Systems and Control. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 52 indexed citations

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Patel, Rajni V., et al.. (1991). Dynamic Analysis of Robot Manipulators: A Cartesian Tensor Approach. Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks. 26 indexed citations

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Patel, Rajni V. & Mamoru Toda. (1980). Quantitative measures of robustness for multivariable systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 17(17). 35. 233 indexed citations

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Patel, Rajni V.. (1976). An algorithm for constructing minimal order inverses. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 612–617. 1 indexed citations

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