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Josh Bongard

Evolutionary Robotics Evolutionary Computation Physical Simulation Morphology And Cognition Embodied Intelligence

About

Professor Josh Bongard's research centers on evolutionary robotics, evolutionary computation and physical simulation. He runs the Morphology, Evolution & Cognition Laboratory, whose work focuses on the role that morphology and evolution play in cognition. In 2007, he was awarded a prestigious Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowship and was named one of MIT Technology Review's top 35 young innovators under 35. In 2010 he was awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) by Barack Obama at a White House ceremony. To find out more about Dr. Bongard's work, peruse his website, see this interview with Josh, or read his book, How the Body Shapes the Way We Think: A New View of Intelligence. Most recently, Josh was featured in an episode, "Good Robot," of Vermont Public Television's Emerging Science program.

Research Performance Summary

296
Total Papers
19629
Total Citations
56
H-Index
1999-2025
Active Research Span

First Recorded Paper

Coevolutionary dynamics of a multi-population genetic programming system

Year: 1999

Citations: 7

Venue: European Conference on Artificial Life

Latest Recorded Paper

Engineered multicellular ciliated organisms and kinematic self-replication thereof

Year: 2025

Citations: 0

Venue: US Patent 12,215

Last 10 Years Publication Activity

This timeline shows the professor's yearly publication activity.

2025
22
2024
18
2023
12
2022
13
2021
11
2020
12
2019
7
2018
16
2017
11
2016
24
2015
17

Publication Venues and Collaboration

Journal, Conference, and Book Publication Breakdown

Conference 139
Journal 14
Book 13

Top Coauthors

Bongard Kriegman

Research Impact by Period

2025-2026

Period Stats
Papers 22
Citations 23
Avg. Citations / Paper 1
H-Index 3

2020-2024

Period Stats
Papers 66
Citations 2716
Avg. Citations / Paper 41.2
H-Index 17

2015-2019

Period Stats
Papers 75
Citations 6488
Avg. Citations / Paper 86.5
H-Index 19

2010-2014

Period Stats
Papers 55
Citations 2530
Avg. Citations / Paper 46
H-Index 23

2005-2009

Period Stats
Papers 45
Citations 6266
Avg. Citations / Paper 139.2
H-Index 19

2000-2004

Period Stats
Papers 27
Citations 1597
Avg. Citations / Paper 59.1
H-Index 17

1995-1999

Period Stats
Papers 6
Citations 9
Avg. Citations / Paper 1.5
H-Index 1

Contact and Professional Links

Contact Information

josh.bongard@uvm.edu
18026564665

Detected Research Keywords

Environments Shape Change Neural Cellular Automata Life Like Cellular Like Cellular Automata How Body Shapes Body Shapes Way Shapes Way Think Genetic Regulatory Networks Soft Robot Adapts Robot Adapts Environments