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Papers

(The H4-Index of IEEE Transactions on Robotics is 66. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
IEEE Transactions on Robotics Publication Information	1402
Kinematic Modeling and Characterization of Soft Parallel Robots	346
Type-2 Fuzzy Model-Based Movement Primitives for Imitation Learning	333
Ultimate Passivity: Balancing Performance and Stability in Physical Human–Robot Interaction	286
Goal-Conditioned Model Simplification for 1-D and 2-D Deformable Object Manipulation	265
Passivity-Based Control of Distributed Teleoperation With Velocity/Force Manipulability Optimization	263
Stability Analysis of Tendon Driven Continuum Robots and Application to Active Softening	228
A Novel Actuation Strategy for an Agile Bioinspired FWAV Performing a Morphing-Coupled Wingbeat Pattern	227
Reinforcement Learning of CPG-Regulated Locomotion Controller for a Soft Snake Robot	218
Hierarchical Multimodal Motion Control of Magnetic Pivot-Walking Millirobotic-Grippers for Autonomous Target Acquisition in Complex Terrains	215
Complete Autonomous Robotic Nasopharyngeal Swab System with Evaluation on a Stochastically Moving Phantom Head	214
Model-free Magnetic Servoing for Pose Control of Capsule Robots	213
Learning a Flexible Neural Energy Function With a Unique Minimum for Globally Stable and Accurate Demonstration Learning	209
Material Scrunching Enables Working Channels in Miniaturized Vine-Inspired Robots	198
Relative Localizability and Localization for Multirobot Systems	197
Human–Robot Interaction Evaluation-Based AAN Control for Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robots Driven by Series Elastic Actuators	194
Fast Path Planning Through Large Collections of Safe Boxes	191
FilMBot: A High-Speed Soft Parallel Robotic Micromanipulator	171
A Lightweight Powered Hip Exoskeleton With Parallel Actuation for Frontal and Sagittal Plane Assistance	169
Probabilistic Modeling and Control for Multi-UAV Search Over Uneven Terrain	162
Rhythm-Based Power Allocation Strategy of Bionic Tail-Flapping for Propulsion Enhancement	143
A MagsL-HUD Endoscopic System for Magnetic Compression Anastomosis Surgery in Unstructured Endoluminal Environment	141
Equilibria, Stability, and Sensitivity for the Aerial Suspended Beam Robotic System Subject to Parameter Uncertainty	140
Autonomous Synthesis of Self-Aligning Knee Joint Exoskeleton Mechanisms	138
Robust Quadrupedal Jumping With Impact-Aware Landing: Exploiting Parallel Elasticity	128

Nonrepetitive-Path Iterative Learning and Control for Human-Guided Robotic Operations on Unknown Surfaces	126
Innovative Design of Multifunctional Supernumerary Robotic Limbs With Ellipsoid Workspace Optimization	115
Majorization Minimization Methods for Distributed Pose Graph Optimization	115
CMax-SLAM: Event-Based Rotational-Motion Bundle Adjustment and SLAM System Using Contrast Maximization	114
Biomimetic Underwater Soft Snake Robot: Self-Motion Sensing and Online Gait Control	113
2022 Index IEEE Transactions on Robotics Vol. 38	112
Table of Contents	109
A New Expression for the Passivity Bound for a Class of Sampled-Data Systems	108
iKalibr: Unified Targetless Spatiotemporal Calibration for Resilient Integrated Inertial Systems	105
Near-Optimal Multi-Robot Motion Planning with Finite Sampling	102
CURE: Simulation-Augmented Autotuning in Robotics	99
Shoulder-sideWINDER (Shoulder-side Wearable INDustrial Ergonomic Robot): Design and Evaluation of Shoulder Wearable Robot With Mechanisms to Compensate for Joint Misalignment	97
End-Effector Cartesian Velocity Control for Redundant Loader Cranes Using Reinforcement learning	95
Gaussian-Process-Based Control of Underactuated Balance Robots With Guaranteed Performance	95
Optimizing Human–Exoskeleton Physical Interaction Through Spatial Trajectory Adaptation	91
Analytical Modeling of a Soft Pneu-Net Actuator Subjected to Planar Tip Contact	91
Statistically Distinct Plans for Multiobjective Task Assignment	89
Design and Fabrication of Concentric Tube Robots: A Survey	83
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	81
From Sim to Real: A Pipeline for Training and Deploying Traffic Smoothing Cruise Controllers	81
TensorTouch: Calibration of Tactile Sensors for High Resolution Stress Tensor and Deformation for Dexterous Manipulation	80
Incremental Non-Gaussian Inference for SLAM Using Normalizing Flows	78
Uncertainty-Aware Hand–Eye Calibration	78
Diffraction- and Reflection-Aware Multiple Sound Source Localization	78
Versatile Tasks on Integrated Aerial Platforms Using Only Onboard Sensors: Control, Estimation, and Validation	78
CAT-ORA: Collision-Aware Time-Optimal Formation Reshaping for Efficient Robot Coordination in 3-D Environments	78
Using Fiber Optic Bundles to Miniaturize Vision-Based Tactile Sensors	76
Data-Driven Momentum Observers With Physically Consistent Gaussian Processes	75
DiffOG: Differentiable Policy Trajectory Optimization With Generalizability	75
Online Camera–LiDAR Calibration Monitoring and Rotational Drift Tracking	75
Human to Robot Hand Motion Mapping Methods: Review and Classification	74
Automatic Navigation of Microswarms for Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance	73
Stable Motion Primitives via Imitation and Contrastive Learning	72
A Comparative Study of Nonlinear MPC and Differential-Flatness-Based Control for Quadrotor Agile Flight	72
Tight Fusion of Events and Inertial Measurements for Direct Velocity Estimation	71
Behavior Cloning-Based Robot Active Object Detection With Automatically Generated Data and Revision Method	71
Parallel MPPI With Gradient-Velocity Modulated SDF Cost for High-Performance Real-Time Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance by Robot Manipulators	69
Techrxiv: Share Your Preprint Research with the World!	67
Table of Contents	66
Leveraging Probabilistic Meshes for Robust LiDAR Mapping	66
Information for Authors	66
Can Not Touch This: Real-Time, Safe Motion Planning and Control for Manipulators Under Uncertainty	66