Thomas R. Kurfess

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
248 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Thomas R. Kurfess is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas R. Kurfess has authored 248 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 92 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 42 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Thomas R. Kurfess's work include Manufacturing Process and Optimization (65 papers), Advanced machining processes and optimization (65 papers) and Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques (48 papers). Thomas R. Kurfess is often cited by papers focused on Manufacturing Process and Optimization (65 papers), Advanced machining processes and optimization (65 papers) and Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques (48 papers). Thomas R. Kurfess collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Mexico. Thomas R. Kurfess's co-authors include Steven Y. Liang, Masoumeh Aminzadeh, Horacio Ahuett‐Garza, Scott Alexander Billington, Chandra Nath, S. Danyluk, Yaofa Li, Roby Lynn, Mohamed El Mansori and Christopher Saldaña and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Optics Letters and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

Thomas R. Kurfess

237 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A fog computing-based framework for process monitoring and prognosis in cyber-manufacturing

2017 222 citations Thomas R. Kurfess et al. Journal of Manufacturing Systems profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas R. Kurfess United States	31	2.4k	1.6k	1.1k	678	598	248	4.5k
Geok Soon Hong Singapore	38	2.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	771 0.7×	945 1.4×	1.6k 2.6×	150	5.0k
Zhenyu Liu China	34	1.0k 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	802 0.7×	444 0.7×	277 0.5×	336	4.5k
George-Christopher Vosniakos Greece	23	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	353 0.3×	836 1.2×	762 1.3×	139	3.2k
Eberhard Abele Germany	34	2.2k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	479 0.4×	729 1.1×	846 1.4×	336	4.7k
Hendrik Van Brussel Belgium	35	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	557 0.8×	1.4k 2.4×	363	5.4k
Zhuming Bi United States	40	1.2k 0.5×	2.5k 1.6×	1.0k 0.9×	459 0.7×	683 1.1×	232	6.4k
Nabil Gindy United Kingdom	37	1.9k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	337 0.3×	705 1.0×	734 1.2×	146	3.9k
Xinyu Shao China	58	4.0k 1.7×	2.8k 1.8×	2.1k 1.8×	673 1.0×	624 1.0×	258	10.0k
Jun Hong China	34	2.3k 0.9×	636 0.4×	917 0.8×	271 0.4×	591 1.0×	317	4.2k
Christian Brecher Germany	34	5.0k 2.0×	2.2k 1.4×	1.3k 1.2×	1.1k 1.7×	2.0k 3.4×	503	7.2k

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Saleeby, Kyle, et al.. (2024). Comparative analysis of machining and electropolishing for surface quality improvement of shape memory nitinol samples additively manufactured by laser powder bed fusion. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12. 100261–100261. 2 indexed citations

Feldhausen, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Effects of lead and lean in multi-axis directed energy deposition. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 125(11-12). 5119–5134. 4 indexed citations

Foley, Michael, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of no-cost MTConnect-enabled machine monitoring architecture in google sheets. IET conference proceedings.. 2023(16). 138–143.

Karandikar, Jaydeep, Kyle Saleeby, Thomas Feldhausen, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of automated stability testing in machining through closed-loop control and Bayesian machine learning. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 181. 109531–109531. 6 indexed citations

Ahuett‐Garza, Horacio, et al.. (2021). Connectivity as a Design Feature for Industry 4.0 Production Equipment: Application for the Development of an In-Line Metrology System. Applied Sciences. 11(3). 1312–1312. 12 indexed citations

Kurfess, Thomas R., et al.. (2020). Build Orientation Effects on Mechanical Properties of 316SS Components Produced by Directed Energy Deposition. Procedia Manufacturing. 48. 730–736. 15 indexed citations

Ahuett‐Garza, Horacio, et al.. (2019). A Case about the Upgrade of Manufacturing Equipment for Insertion into an Industry 4.0 Environment. Sensors. 19(15). 3304–3304. 12 indexed citations

Kurfess, Thomas R., et al.. (2018). A general theory quantifying the root sensitivity function. Research Showcase @ Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon University).

Nagurka, Mark L., et al.. (2018). New design paradigms for MIMO control system synthesis. Research Showcase @ Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon University).

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Lynn, Roby, et al.. (2018). Enhancing Undergraduate Understanding of Subtractive Manufacturability through Virtualized Simulation of CNC Machining. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 1 indexed citations

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Cagan, Jonathan, et al.. (2018). Quality innovation in design and manufacturing : an economic model. Research Showcase @ Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon University).

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Lynn, Roby, et al.. (2017). Voxel model surface offsetting for computer-aided manufacturing using virtualized high-performance computing. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 43. 296–304. 26 indexed citations

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Aminzadeh, Masoumeh & Thomas R. Kurfess. (2015). Automatic thresholding for defect detection by background histogram mode extents. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 37. 83–92. 46 indexed citations

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Cui, Yan & Thomas R. Kurfess. (2010). Notice of Retraction: Influence of parameter variations for system identification of pitch-heave car model. 30. V5–600. 1 indexed citations

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Kurfess, Thomas R., et al.. (2008). Least-squares fitting of analytic primitives on a GPU. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 27(3). 130–135. 10 indexed citations

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Kurfess, Thomas R., et al.. (2005). Comparison of three dimensional coordinate measurement data and CAD models.. Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering.

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Kurfess, Thomas R., et al.. (2004). Quantification of tool wear using white light interferometry and three-dimensional computational metrology. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 45(4-5). 591–596. 37 indexed citations

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Kurfess, Thomas R.. (2001). Challenges and directions for integrating mechatronics into early design. International journal of engineering education. 17(4). 421–425.

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Kurfess, Thomas R., et al.. (1996). Dimensional Measurement Data Analysis: Part I — A Zone Fitting Algorithm. 447–455. 1 indexed citations

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Kurfess, Thomas R., et al.. (1996). Optimization of Real-Time Multivariable Estimation in Grinding. Dynamic Systems and Control. 365–370. 2 indexed citations

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