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Papers

(The H4-Index of IEEE Transactions on Robotics is 64. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
IEEE Transactions on Robotics Publication Information	3245
Innovative Design of Multifunctional Supernumerary Robotic Limbs With Ellipsoid Workspace Optimization	1109
Autonomous Synthesis of Self-Aligning Knee Joint Exoskeleton Mechanisms	359
Nonrepetitive-Path Iterative Learning and Control for Human-Guided Robotic Operations on Unknown Surfaces	280
Resilient Trajectory Propagation in Multirobot Networks	272
Goal-Conditioned Model Simplification for 1-D and 2-D Deformable Object Manipulation	231
Rhythm-Based Power Allocation Strategy of Bionic Tail-Flapping for Propulsion Enhancement	221
Stabilization of Robot-Environment Interaction Through Generalized Scattering Techniques	216
A Lightweight Powered Hip Exoskeleton With Parallel Actuation for Frontal and Sagittal Plane Assistance	210
Learning a Flexible Neural Energy Function With a Unique Minimum for Globally Stable and Accurate Demonstration Learning	185
Human–Robot Interaction Evaluation-Based AAN Control for Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robots Driven by Series Elastic Actuators	181
Reinforcement Learning of CPG-Regulated Locomotion Controller for a Soft Snake Robot	178
Type-2 Fuzzy Model-Based Movement Primitives for Imitation Learning	178
Biomimetic Underwater Soft Snake Robot: Self-Motion Sensing and Online Gait Control	174
Passivity-Based Control of Distributed Teleoperation With Velocity/Force Manipulability Optimization	173
A MagsL-HUD Endoscopic System for Magnetic Compression Anastomosis Surgery in Unstructured Endoluminal Environment	173
A 5-mm Untethered Crawling Robot via Self-Excited Electrostatic Vibration	169
CMax-SLAM: Event-Based Rotational-Motion Bundle Adjustment and SLAM System Using Contrast Maximization	167
Majorization Minimization Methods for Distributed Pose Graph Optimization	163
Stability Analysis of Tendon Driven Continuum Robots and Application to Active Softening	160
Robust Quadrupedal Jumping With Impact-Aware Landing: Exploiting Parallel Elasticity	150
Kinematic Modeling and Characterization of Soft Parallel Robots	148
Associating Uncertainty to Extended Poses for on Lie Group IMU Preintegration With Rotating Earth	137
Relative Localizability and Localization for Multirobot Systems	128
Material Scrunching Enables Working Channels in Miniaturized Vine-Inspired Robots	125

Speeding up Routing Schedules on Aisle Graphs With Single Access	125
A Novel Actuation Strategy for an Agile Bioinspired FWAV Performing a Morphing-Coupled Wingbeat Pattern	124
Fast Path Planning Through Large Collections of Safe Boxes	121
Decentralized Adaptive Control for Collaborative Manipulation of Rigid Bodies	119
Ultimate Passivity: Balancing Performance and Stability in Physical Human–Robot Interaction	117
Equilibria, Stability, and Sensitivity for the Aerial Suspended Beam Robotic System Subject to Parameter Uncertainty	117
2022 Index IEEE Transactions on Robotics Vol. 38	116
Table of Contents	111
Tight Fusion of Events and Inertial Measurements for Direct Velocity Estimation	109
Active Exploitation of Redundancies in Reconfigurable Multirobot Systems	105
A New Expression for the Passivity Bound for a Class of Sampled-Data Systems	103
End-Effector Cartesian Velocity Control for Redundant Loader Cranes Using Reinforcement learning	99
Versatile Tasks on Integrated Aerial Platforms Using Only Onboard Sensors: Control, Estimation, and Validation	99
CAT-ORA: Collision-Aware Time-Optimal Formation Reshaping for Efficient Robot Coordination in 3-D Environments	99
Statistically Distinct Plans for Multiobjective Task Assignment	92
CURE: Simulation-Augmented Autotuning in Robotics	92
Parallel MPPI With Gradient-Velocity Modulated SDF Cost for High-Performance Real-Time Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance by Robot Manipulators	91
From Sim to Real: A Pipeline for Training and Deploying Traffic Smoothing Cruise Controllers	87
Emergent Humanoid Robot Motion Synergies Derived From the Momentum Equilibrium Principle and the Distribution of Momentum	85
Incremental Non-Gaussian Inference for SLAM Using Normalizing Flows	84
Online Adaptation Framework Enables Personalization of Exoskeleton Assistance During Locomotion in Patients Affected by Stroke	82
Sensitivity-Aware Model Predictive Control for Robots With Parametric Uncertainty	79
Autonomous Cave Surveying With an Aerial Robot	79
Shoulder-sideWINDER (Shoulder-side Wearable INDustrial Ergonomic Robot): Design and Evaluation of Shoulder Wearable Robot With Mechanisms to Compensate for Joint Misalignment	78
Behavior Cloning-Based Robot Active Object Detection With Automatically Generated Data and Revision Method	78
DiffOG: Differentiable Policy Trajectory Optimization With Generalizability	73
From Adaptive Locomotion to Predictive Action Selection – Cognitive Control for a Six-Legged Walker	72
Design and Fabrication of Concentric Tube Robots: A Survey	71
Gaussian-Process-Based Control of Underactuated Balance Robots With Guaranteed Performance	71
iKalibr: Unified Targetless Spatiotemporal Calibration for Resilient Integrated Inertial Systems	70
Data-Driven Momentum Observers With Physically Consistent Gaussian Processes	70
Distributed Prediction of Unsafe Reconfiguration Scenarios of Modular Robotic Programmable Matter	70
Automatic Navigation of Microswarms for Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance	69
Human to Robot Hand Motion Mapping Methods: Review and Classification	68
A Comparative Study of Nonlinear MPC and Differential-Flatness-Based Control for Quadrotor Agile Flight	67
Diffraction- and Reflection-Aware Multiple Sound Source Localization	67
Near-Optimal Multi-Robot Motion Planning with Finite Sampling	66
Stable Motion Primitives via Imitation and Contrastive Learning	65
Using Fiber Optic Bundles to Miniaturize Vision-Based Tactile Sensors	65
Analytical Modeling of a Soft Pneu-Net Actuator Subjected to Planar Tip Contact	64
Online Camera–LiDAR Calibration Monitoring and Rotational Drift Tracking	64