OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Robotics Research is 33. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Human motion trajectory prediction: a survey	360
How to train your robot with deep reinforcement learning: lessons we have learned	214
Distributed multi-robot collision avoidance via deep reinforcement learning for navigation in complex scenarios	155
A soft manipulator for efficient delicate grasping in shallow water: Modeling, control, and real-world experiments	113
Geometric constraint-based modeling and analysis of a novel continuum robot with Shape Memory Alloy initiated variable stiffness	96
Cable manipulation with a tactile-reactive gripper	89
Canadian Adverse Driving Conditions dataset	82
Kimera: From SLAM to spatial perception with 3D dynamic scene graphs	75
Ford Multi-AV Seasonal Dataset	69
Multi-segment soft robotic fingers enable robust precision grasping	67
A hip–knee–ankle exoskeleton emulator for studying gait assistance	58
Dynamic locomotion for passive-ankle biped robots and humanoids using whole-body locomotion control	58
Hierarchical control of soft manipulators towards unstructured interactions	51
STyLuS^*: A Temporal Logic Optimal Control Synthesis Algorithm for Large-Scale Multi-Robot Systems	50
Towards 3D LiDAR-based semantic scene understanding of 3D point cloud sequences: The SemanticKITTI Dataset	50
Search and rescue under the forest canopy using multiple UAVs	50
Bridging the gap between safety and real-time performance in receding-horizon trajectory design for mobile robots	49
Large-scale, real-time visual–inertial localization revisited	48
Design of multirotor aerial vehicles: A taxonomy based on input allocation	47
On infusing reachability-based safety assurance within planning frameworks for human–robot vehicle interactions	47
Design and characterization of a hybrid soft gripper with active palm pose control	47
NTU VIRAL: A visual-inertial-ranging-lidar dataset, from an aerial vehicle viewpoint	44
Robust navigation of a soft growing robot by exploiting contact with the environment	42
Modeling and analysis of soft robotic fingers using the fin ray effect	39
Energy-shaping control of soft continuum manipulators with in-plane disturbances	38

Three-dimensional independent control of multiple magnetic microrobots via inter-agent forces	36
Design and optimal control of a tiltrotor micro-aerial vehicle for efficient omnidirectional flight	36
Manipulating deformable objects by interleaving prediction, planning, and control	35
Design, implementation, and control of a deformable manipulator robot based on a compliant spine	35
Reactive planar non-prehensile manipulation with hybrid model predictive control	34
Soft pneumatic actuator-driven origami-inspired modular robotic “pneumagami”	33
ALFA: A dataset for UAV fault and anomaly detection	33
Learning compositional models of robot skills for task and motion planning	33