OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Robotics Research is 27. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
NeuSE: Neural SE(3)-equivariant embedding for long-term object-based simultaneous localization and mapping	217
Minimizing running buffers for tabletop object rearrangement: Complexity, fast algorithms, and applications	163
MultiSCOPE: Disambiguating in-hand object poses with proprioception and sequential interactions	105
MOB-Net: Limb-modularized uncertainty torque learning of humanoids for sensorless external torque estimation	100
MUN-FRL: A Visual-Inertial-LiDAR Dataset for Aerial Autonomous Navigation and Mapping	83
A center-less quadrotor design with a soft enveloping grasper for aerial grasping and delivery tasks	80
Fully differentiable sensor placement and informative path planning	75
Open scene graphs for open-world object-goal navigation	63
CID-SIMS: Complex indoor dataset with semantic information and multi-sensor data from a ground wheeled robot viewpoint	62
AURORA, a multi-sensor dataset for robotic ocean exploration	62
Contact-implicit Model Predictive Control: Controlling diverse quadruped motions without pre-planned contact modes or trajectories	61
Rapid locomotion via reinforcement learning	57
A new design and analysis of low-profile soft rotary pneumatic actuator for enhanced rotation and torque	44
SHINE: Social homology identification for navigation in crowded environments	43
A direct-drive five-bar manipulator with tuned directional first-order kinematics for low energy consumption in vertical loading	42
Macroscopic constraint-based modeling and dynamic simulation for manipulation with a belt-attached hand	42
Convex geometric motion planning of multi-body systems on Lie groups via variational integrators and sparse moment relaxation	38
Continuous latent state preintegration for inertial-aided systems	36
Transendoscopic flexible parallel continuum robotic mechanism for bimanual endoscopic submucosal dissection	34
Linear electrostatic actuators with Moiré-effect optical proprioceptive sensing and electroadhesive braking	33
A neuromorphic approach to obstacle avoidance in robot manipulation	32
Step-coated FBG and runway-shaped beam 6-D F/T sensor with dynamic self-fault-tolerant for orthopedic surgery robot	32
Exploiting body redundancy to control supernumerary robotic limbs in human augmentation	31
Rearrangement on lattices with pick-n-swaps: Optimality structures and efficient algorithms	30
Morphological symmetries in robotics	28

Kinematic issues in 6R cuspidal robots, guidelines for path planning and deciding cuspidality	28
Optimal virtual tube planning and control for swarm robotics	27
Robot control based on motor primitives: A comparison of two approaches	27