International Journal of Social Robotics

Papers
(The TQCC of International Journal of Social Robotics is 10. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Familiarity Breeds Affinity – How Personal Experiences Change Employees’ Attitudes Towards a Social Robot102
Face to Face with a Sexist Robot: Investigating How Women React to Sexist Robot Behaviors96
The Impact of Socially Assistive Robots on Human Flourishing in the Context of Dementia: A Scoping Review86
Enhancing the Audio Achievement of the TIAGo Robot for Assistance in Medical Monitoring81
No Evidence for an Effect of the Smell of Hexanal on Trust in Human–Robot Interaction66
Correction to: Integrative Robo-Ethics: Uncovering Roboticists’ Attitudes to Ethics and Moving Forward59
Correction: How Non-experts Kinesthetically Teach a Robot over Multiple Sessions: Diversity in Teaching Styles and Effects on Performance58
A Hybrid Cognitive Architecture to Generate, Control, Plan, and Monitor Behaviors for Interactive Autonomous Robots57
Artificial Morality: Differences in Responses to Moral Choices by Human and Artificial Agents47
A Mind-inspired Architecture for Adaptive HRI44
Affective Responses to Trust Violations in a Human-Autonomy Teaming Context: Humans Versus Robots42
Robot Gaze During Autonomous Navigation and Its Effect on Social Presence41
The Influence of Gendered Physical Attributes and Personality Traits on Robot Perception39
Editorial38
Differential Outcomes Training of Visuospatial Memory: A Gamified Approach Using a Socially Assistive Robot38
Human-Like Movements of Industrial Robots Positively Impact Observer Perception38
Defining, Designing and Distinguishing Artificial Companions: A Systematic Literature Review36
Moffuly-II: A Robot that Hugs and Rubs Heads35
Exploring the Role of Robots in Inpatient Care: Caregivers´ Perspectives on the Development and Evaluation of Collaborative Robot Applications – A Qualitative Research Approach35
A Scoping Review Using the Almere Model to Understand Factors Facilitating and Hindering the Acceptance of Social Robots in Nursing Homes34
Possible Applications and Conditions for the Development and Integration of Robotic Assistance Systems in the Acute Inpatient Setting from the Perspective of Nursing Professionals: A Qualitative Study34
Learning-Based Compensation-Corrective Control Strategy for Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robots33
Being in a Crowd Shifts People’s Attitudes Toward Humanoids33
Editorial Introduction to Special Issue on Machine Learning for Social Human-Robot Interaction32
Exploring the Future Development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications in Chatbots: A Bibliometric Analysis31
“Superhuman” Robots in Teams: The Effect of Augmented Cognitive Capabilities on Human-Robot Communication31
UJI-Butler: A Symbolic/Non-symbolic Robotic System that Learns Through Multi-modal Interaction30
Semiotic Analysis of Robot Sounds in Films: Implications for Sound Design in Social Robotics29
Implementation of Actors’ Emotional Talent into Social Robots Through Capture of Human Head’s Motion and Basic Expression29
System Development and Evaluation of a Social Robot as a Public Speaking Coach28
Ambivalence is Everywhere: Different Types of Ambivalent Attitudes Toward AI Robots and the Influence of their Mindfulness26
Effects of Privacy Warning on the Intention to Disclose Personal Information During Interaction with a Robot in Public Spaces26
Does the Social Robot Nao Facilitate Cooperation in High Functioning Children with ASD?26
Human-machine Collaborative Decision-making: An Evolutionary Roadmap Based on Cognitive Intelligence25
Expressing Robot Emotion Using Eye Colors, Pupil Sizes, Eye Direction and Head Postures25
LLM-Driven Robots Risk Enacting Discrimination, Violence, and Unlawful Actions25
Correction to: Autonomous Systems and Technology Resistance: New Tools for Monitoring Acceptance, Trust, and Tolerance24
Correction to: Towards Human–Robot Teaming: Tradeoffs of Explanation-Based Communication Strategies in a Virtual Search and Rescue Task24
Stress-Inspired Modulation of Robotic Deliberative Functions24
Concerns and Values in Human-Robot Interactions: A Focus on Social Robotics23
“I Want to Send a Message to My Friend”: Exploring the Shift of Agency to Older Adults in HRI22
Towards a Socio-Legal Robotics: A Theoretical Framework on Norms and Adaptive Technologies22
Shape of the Uncanny Valley and Emotional Attitudes Toward Robots Assessed by an Analysis of YouTube Comments22
Effectiveness of Conversational Robots Capable of Estimating and Modeling User Values21
Why Social Robots Need Self-Preservation to Be Objects of Moral Consideration21
The Influence of Robot Autonomy on Sense of Control and Trust Towards a Robot21
Effects of Mobile Robot Passing-Motion Path Curvature on Human Affective States in a Hallway Environment21
Comparison of Joint Media Engagement Between Tablets and Social Robots21
How Service Robots Can Improve Workplace Experience: Camaraderie, Customization, and Humans-in-the-Loop20
Healthcare Robotics Control for Upper Limb Paralysis in Neuromuscular Diseases: User-Centered Design for Responsible Technology Development20
CASPER: Cognitive Architecture for Social Perception and Engagement in Robots20
Robot Feedback Design for Response Delay20
Experiences of a Humanoid Robot-Led Physical Training Program for Home-Living Older Persons - A Qualitative Pilot Study20
Emerging Trends in Cognitive Abilities and Their Impact on Human-Robot Collaboration: A Systematic Literature Review20
Enhancing Robot Assistive Behaviour by Mentalising User Intent and Beliefs with Reinforcement Learning19
The Uncanny Effect of Speech: The Impact of Appearance and Speaking on Impression Formation in Human–Robot Interactions19
A Three-Layered Framework for Estimating Human Trust in Robots During Repeated Interactions18
Sonic Sleight of Hand: Sound Induces Illusory Distortions in the Perception and Prediction of Robot Action18
Shape Symbolism in the Design of Socially Interactive Robots: Rounded vs. Angular Contours18
Blame the Robot: Role Responsibility and Ethical Issues Regarding AI-Based Care Robots18
Editorial17
Design and Acceptance of TABAN2: An Educational Social Robot Supporting Children with Dyslexia17
Investigating the Feasibility of a Wizard-of-Oz Robotic Interface (R2C3) in a Social Skills Group for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder17
Social Robots for Sleep Health: A Scoping Review17
Is Politeness Better than Impoliteness? Comparisons of Robot's Encouragement Effects Toward Performance, Moods, and Propagation17
Adaptive Social Planner to Accompany People in Real-Life Dynamic Environments17
Socially Pertinent Robots in Gerontological Healthcare17
The Making of Gendered Bodies in Human-Robot Interactions17
Need Satisfaction in Human-Robot Interactions in Public Spaces – A Positive Computing Approach16
Continual Learning Through Human-Robot Interaction: Human Perceptions of a Continual Learning Robot in Repeated Interactions16
Designing Robot Identity: The Role of Voice, Clothing, and Task on Robot Gender Perception16
Reflecting, Evoking, and Reshaping Connection: What Home-Based Social Robots Tell Us About Human and AI Companionship16
Strategies for Controlling the Conversation Dynamics in Multi-Party Human-Robot Interaction16
How Dare You, iCub? Robots Face Harsher Judgments than Humans in Social Exclusion16
Is It Personal? The Impact of Personally Relevant Robotic Failures (PeRFs) on Humans' Trust, Likeability, and Willingness to Use the Robot16
Investigation of Joint Action in Go/No-Go Tasks: Development of a Human-Like Eye Robot and Verification of Action Space16
Voice Over Body? Older Adults’ Reactions to Robot and Voice Assistant Facilitators of Group Conversation15
Exploring the Dynamics of Human-Robot Interaction: Robot Error, Sentiment Analysis, and Politeness15
Creation and Evaluation of a Canvas to Capture, Visualise, and Assess Human-Robot Games15
Machine Learning Driven Developments in Behavioral Annotation: A Recent Historical Review15
What is Appropriate? On the Assessment of Human-Robot Proxemics for Casual Encounters in Closed Environments15
Relational Dimensions in the Implementation and Use of Robotics in Outpatient Care – An Empirical Exploration and Ethical Analysis of Stakeholder Perspectives15
Timing and Integration of Directional Cues14
“It’s Important to Think of Pepper as a Teaching Aid or Resource External to the Classroom”: A Social Robot in a School for Autistic Children14
Robot Behavior Generation for Social Human-Robot Interaction14
Empathy in Long-Term Human–Robot Interaction: A Scoping Review of Emotion Understanding14
Exploring How People with Expressive Aphasia Interact with and Perceive a Social Robot14
Simulation Evidence of Trust Calibration: Using POMDP with Signal Detection Theory to Adapt Agent Features for Optimised Task Outcome During Human-Agent Collaboration14
The Social Triad Model: Considering the Deployer in a Novel Approach to Trust in Human–Robot Interaction14
Experimental and Integrative Approaches to Robo-ethics. An Introduction14
New Short Scale to Measure Workers’ Attitudes Toward the Implementation of Cooperative Robots in Industrial Work Settings: Instrument Development and Exploration of Attitude Structure13
Emotion and Mood Blending in Embodied Artificial Agents: Expressing Affective States in the Mini Social Robot13
Gendered Human–Robot Interactions in Services13
Design and Evaluation of a Mobile Robotic Assistant for Emotional Learning in Individuals with ASD: Expert Evaluation Stage13
Cognitive Processing of Humanoid Robot Faces: Empirical Evidence and Factors Influencing Anthropomorphism13
Having Different Dialog Roles in Telecommunication by Using Two Teleoperated Robots Reduces an Operator’s Guilt12
Benefits, Challenges, and Opportunities for Empathetic Social Assistance Robots in Hospitals: An Acceptability Study12
Making Meaning Together: Co-designing a Social Robot for Older Adults with Ikigai Experts12
Using Online Customer Reviews to Classify, Predict, and Learn About Domestic Robot Failures12
Attention Sharing Handling Through Projection Capability Within Human–Robot Collaboration12
Lonely Minds and Robotic Bonds: Effects of Human Loneliness on the Anthropomorphization of Robots12
Analysing Children’s Responses from Multiple Modalities During Robot-Assisted Assessment of Mental Wellbeing12
Gendered Actions with a Genderless Robot: Gender Attribution to Humanoid Robots in Action12
Perceptions of Technology-Related Job Insecurity among Healthcare Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study12
Driving Emotional Well-Being: Exploring Public Acceptance and Design Guidelines for Emotional Engagement Robotaxis (EERs)12
Enhancing Swift and Socially-Aware Navigation with Continuous Spatial-Temporal Routing12
Multidimensional Measurement of Robot Morphology (RoMo): English Translation and Validation of the RoMo Questionnaire Series12
Design and Field Evaluation of a Mission Specialist Interface for Small Unmanned Aerial Systems12
Editorial12
How Should a Social Mediator Robot Convey Messages About the Self-Disclosures of Elderly People to Recipients?12
Artificial Emotions: Toward a Human-Centric Ethics11
Exploring the Role of Sociability, Ownership, and Affinity for Technology in Shaping Acceptance and Intention to Use Personal Assistance Robots.11
Matter Over Mind: The Joint Impacts of Appearance and Mind Type on the Uncanny Valley Effect in Virtual Reality11
The Development of Attentional Inhibition Through Coding and Robotics: Associating Between Tinkering, Creating, and Problem Solving in a Group Setting11
Robot-Mediated Intergenerational Childcare: Experimental Study Based on Health-Screening Task in Nursery School11
Modelling Proxemic Zone Shapes from Analytic and Simulated Motion Strategies11
Shared Task Representation for Human–Robot Collaborative Navigation: The Collaborative Search Case11
A Study on Social Inclusion of Humanoid Robots: A Novel Embodied Adaptation of the Cyberball Paradigm10
Mechatronic Design of a Self-Contained Dexterous Robotic Hand for Gestural Communication10
Designing Companion Robots: Perceived Nonverbal Cues for Empathic Human–Robot Interaction10
Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of Service Robot Integration Willingness (SRIW) Scale in the Chinese Sample of Adults10
BRILLO: Personalised HRI with a Bartender Robot10
Enhancing the Mobile Humanoid Robot’s Emotional Expression with Affective Vertical-Oscillations10
Co-existing with Drones: A Virtual Exploration of Proxemic Behaviours and Users’ Insights on Social Drones10
When is Human–Robot Joint Agency Effective? The Case of Cooperative Reaction Games10
Social robot recognition of human social movements: teaching a robot social etiquette using cognitive architecture10
Synergy of Silicon and Sentiment: The Interplay of Emotional Intelligence, Technology Acceptance, and Employee Well-Being in Human-AI Collaborative Workspaces10
Coping with Emotional Distress via Self-Disclosure to Robots: An Intervention with Caregivers10
Enabling AI and Robotic Coaches for Physical Rehabilitation Therapy: Iterative Design and Evaluation with Therapists and Post-stroke Survivors10
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