Roger Bostelman

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Roger Bostelman is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Roger Bostelman has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 22 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 20 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Roger Bostelman's work include Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (19 papers), Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (19 papers) and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (17 papers). Roger Bostelman is often cited by papers focused on Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (19 papers), Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (19 papers) and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (17 papers). Roger Bostelman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Egypt and France. Roger Bostelman's co-authors include James S. Albus, Nicholas G. Dagalakis, Jeremy A. Marvel, Tsai Hong Hong, Adam Jacoff, Robert L. Williams, Tommy Chang, Joe Falco, R. Madhavan and Tao Hong and has published in prestigious journals such as Sensors, ACM Computing Surveys and Automation in Construction.

In The Last Decade

Roger Bostelman

84 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. The NIST robocrane
    1993 433 citations James S. Albus, Roger Bostelman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roger Bostelman United States 17 854 608 251 232 200 87 1.4k
Jae-Bok Song South Korea 24 1.0k 1.2× 862 1.4× 452 1.8× 449 1.9× 166 0.8× 166 1.8k
Mohamed Abderrahim Spain 17 468 0.5× 338 0.6× 278 1.1× 288 1.2× 78 0.4× 59 1.2k
Qixin Cao China 19 444 0.5× 474 0.8× 189 0.8× 380 1.6× 139 0.7× 160 1.2k
Nicola Pedrocchi Italy 21 1.1k 1.3× 677 1.1× 523 2.1× 294 1.3× 439 2.2× 119 1.8k
Gianni Ferretti Italy 21 935 1.1× 316 0.5× 522 2.1× 126 0.5× 163 0.8× 123 1.4k
Chang-Soo Han South Korea 22 421 0.5× 760 1.3× 294 1.2× 170 0.7× 104 0.5× 116 1.6k
Pablo Jiménez Spain 9 552 0.6× 238 0.4× 205 0.8× 335 1.4× 108 0.5× 12 967
Jae‐Bok Song South Korea 23 865 1.0× 529 0.9× 459 1.8× 475 2.0× 96 0.5× 119 1.6k
Marcello Bonfè Italy 21 809 0.9× 408 0.7× 400 1.6× 247 1.1× 377 1.9× 98 1.5k
Bin Zi China 24 1.1k 1.2× 716 1.2× 493 2.0× 216 0.9× 139 0.7× 79 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Roger Bostelman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roger Bostelman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roger Bostelman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Roger Bostelman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Roger Bostelman based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Roger Bostelman. Roger Bostelman is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bostelman, Roger, et al.. (2022). Towards standard test artefacts for synchronous tracking of human-exoskeleton knee kinematics. 7(3/4). 171–171. 3 indexed citations
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Shah, Mili, et al.. (2018). Calibration of mobile manipulators using 2D positional features. Measurement. 124. 322–328. 10 indexed citations
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Marvel, Jeremy A., Roger Bostelman, & Joe Falco. (2018). Multi-Robot Assembly Strategies and Metrics. ACM Computing Surveys. 51(1). 1–32. 62 indexed citations
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Bostelman, Roger, Sebti Foufou, Tsai Hong Hong, & Mili Shah. (2017). Model of Mobile Manipulator Performance Measurement using SysML. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems. 92(1). 65–83. 4 indexed citations
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Bostelman, Roger, Tsai Hong Hong, & Jeremy A. Marvel. (2016). Survey of Research for Performance Measurement of Mobile Manipulators. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 121. 342–342. 30 indexed citations
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Marvel, Jeremy A., et al.. (2016). Test Methods for the Evaluation of Manufacturing Mobile Manipulator Safety. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 28(2). 199–214. 5 indexed citations
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Bostelman, Roger, Tsai Hong Hong, & Elena R. Messina. (2015). Intelligence Level Performance Standards Research for Autonomous Vehicles.. PubMed. 1484. 48–54. 8 indexed citations
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Bostelman, Roger & Jeremy A. Marvel. (2014). Control fusion for safe multi-robot coordination. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9121. 91210P–91210P. 4 indexed citations
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Marvel, Jeremy A. & Roger Bostelman. (2014). A Cross-Domain Survey of Metrics for Modelling and Evaluating Collisions. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems. 11(9). 13 indexed citations
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Marvel, Jeremy A. & Roger Bostelman. (2013). Towards mobile manipulator safety standards. 31–36. 17 indexed citations
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Bostelman, Roger, et al.. (2008). HLPR chair. 302–305. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Robert L., Ben Snyder, James S. Albus, & Roger Bostelman. (2004). Seven-DOF Cable-Suspended Robot With Independent Metrology. 317–325. 11 indexed citations
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Williams, Robert L., James S. Albus, & Roger Bostelman. (2004). Self-contained automated construction deposition system. Automation in Construction. 13(3). 393–407. 20 indexed citations
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Bostelman, Roger, et al.. (2002). A Tool to Improve Efficiency in Large Scale Manufacturing. Proceedings of the ... ISARC. 2 indexed citations
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Bostelman, Roger, Adam Jacoff, & Robert M. Bunch. (1999). Delivery of an Advanced Double-Hull Ship Welding System using RoboCrane. Case Reports in Gastroenterology. 10(3). 617–622. 18 indexed citations
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Bostelman, Roger, Adam Jacoff, Nicholas G. Dagalakis, & James S. Albus. (1996). RCS-Based RoboCrane Integration. 11 indexed citations
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Bostelman, Roger, et al.. (1994). Applications of the NIST ROBOCRANE.. International Symposium on Robotics. 5. 51 indexed citations
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Albus, James S., Roger Bostelman, & Nicholas G. Dagalakis. (1992). The NIST SPIDER, A robot crane. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 97(3). 373–373. 93 indexed citations
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Szabó, S., et al.. (1990). Control System Architecture for Unmanned Ground Vehicles. 3 indexed citations

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