Mechanism and Machine Theory

Aims & Scope

Mechanism and Machine Theory provides a medium of communication between engineers and scientists engaged in research and development within the fields of knowledge embraced by IFToMM, the International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science, therefore affiliated with IFToMM as its official research journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.780

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	134

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1767

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6814

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Chemical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Dynamic analysis of flexible manipulators, a literature review

  Citation: 714

  Authors: Santosha Kumar, Peter

• An atlas of physical human–robot interaction

  Citation: 669

  Authors: Agostino, Bruno, Alessandro, Antonio

• Literature survey of contact dynamics modelling

  Citation: 589

  Authors: G., I.

• Compliant contact force models in multibody dynamics: Evolution of the Hertz contact theory

  Citation: 585

  Authors: Margarida, Pedro, Paulo, Hamid M.

• The Stewart platform manipulator: a review

  Citation: 556

  Authors: Bhaskar, T.S.

• The development of soft gripper for the versatile robot hand

  Citation: 405

  Authors: Shigeo, Yoji

• A Newton-Euler formulation for the inverse dynamics of the Stewart platform manipulator

  Citation: 379

  Authors: Bhaskar, T.S.

• Mesh stiffness calculation of a spur gear pair with tooth profile modification and tooth root crack

  Citation: 375

  Authors: Zaigang, Yimin

• The Lie group of rigid body displacements, a fundamental tool for mechanism design

  Citation: 364

  Authors: JM

• A new method for smooth trajectory planning of robot manipulators

  Citation: 364

  Authors: A., V.

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