Hirohiko Arai

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
111 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Hirohiko Arai is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hirohiko Arai has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 56 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hirohiko Arai's work include Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (33 papers), Teleoperation and Haptic Systems (30 papers) and Robot Manipulation and Learning (27 papers). Hirohiko Arai is often cited by papers focused on Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (33 papers), Teleoperation and Haptic Systems (30 papers) and Robot Manipulation and Learning (27 papers). Hirohiko Arai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Hirohiko Arai's co-authors include K. Tanie, Susumu Tachi, Naoji Shiroma, Noriho Koyachi, Shuuji Kajita, Kazuhito Yokoi, Kenji Kaneko, Qiang Huang, Yasuo HAYASHIBARA and T. Takubo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and The International Journal of Robotics Research.

In The Last Decade

Hirohiko Arai

100 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Planning walking patterns for a biped robot 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Planning walking patterns for a biped robot
    2001 631 citations Hirohiko Arai, K. Tanie et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hirohiko Arai Japan 22 1.5k 1.3k 656 394 150 111 2.4k
Gen Endo Japan 28 1.2k 0.8× 2.3k 1.7× 810 1.2× 284 0.7× 65 0.4× 219 2.9k
David E. Orin United States 32 2.9k 1.9× 2.6k 1.9× 754 1.1× 617 1.6× 97 0.6× 114 4.2k
Atsuo Kawamura Japan 37 3.0k 1.9× 1.1k 0.8× 1.0k 1.6× 162 0.4× 74 0.5× 403 5.9k
Roy Featherstone Italy 21 2.4k 1.6× 1.4k 1.1× 695 1.1× 487 1.2× 56 0.4× 61 3.4k
Evangelos Papadopoulos Greece 25 1.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 682 1.0× 405 1.0× 126 0.8× 157 2.3k
Friedrich Pfeiffer Germany 31 2.7k 1.7× 1.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.8× 347 0.9× 538 3.6× 202 3.9k
Aiguo Ming Japan 21 1.0k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 349 0.5× 242 0.6× 25 0.2× 182 1.7k
Katsu Yamane United States 30 1.8k 1.2× 1.6k 1.2× 294 0.4× 936 2.4× 21 0.1× 138 2.9k
Eiichi Yoshida Japan 32 1.7k 1.1× 2.0k 1.5× 1.9k 2.9× 972 2.5× 21 0.1× 244 4.2k
Jemin Hwangbo Switzerland 19 1.4k 0.9× 2.6k 1.9× 623 0.9× 826 2.1× 24 0.2× 39 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Hirohiko Arai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hirohiko Arai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hirohiko Arai

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Arai, Hirohiko, et al.. (2016). Synchronous multipass spinning of oblique-bottom shape. The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). 2016(0). 2P1–08b7. 1 indexed citations
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Arai, Hirohiko. (2015). Equalization of Material Flow in Multipass Synchronous Spinning of Square Cup. Journal of the Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity. 56(656). 787–792. 1 indexed citations
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Arai, Hirohiko. (2013). Applications of Robot Technology in Metal Spinning. Journal of the Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity. 54(628). 398–402.
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Arai, Hirohiko, et al.. (2012). Development of a Force-feedback Teaching System for Metal Spinning Works using Virtual Non-holonomic Constraint. Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. 30(2). 188–194. 1 indexed citations
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Arai, Hirohiko, et al.. (2010). Control of Wall Thickness Distribution by Oblique Shear Spinning Methods. Journal of the Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity. 51(597). 984–989. 1 indexed citations
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Arai, Hirohiko, et al.. (2009). Robotic metal spinning-experiments with cascaded position-velocity control with an add-on vibration suppressor for Enhanced Trajectory Tracking. 2009 ICCAS-SICE. 2621–2626. 1 indexed citations
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Arai, Hirohiko, et al.. (2009). On special issue ^|^ldquo;Robot Development based on Users Needs^|^rdquo;. Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. 27(3). 259–259. 1 indexed citations
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Arai, Hirohiko. (2009). . Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. 27(3). 265–267. 1 indexed citations
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Takubo, Tomohito, Hirohiko Arai, K. Tanie, & Tatsuo Arai. (2009). Human-Robot Cooperative Handling Using Variable Virtual Nonholonomic Constraint. International Journal of Automation Technology. 3(6). 653–662. 18 indexed citations
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Arai, Hirohiko. (2006). Robotic Metal Spinning. Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering. 72(1). 41–45. 1 indexed citations
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Arai, Hirohiko. (1999). Nonholonomic Control of Underactuated Manipulators. 43(10). 553–560. 1 indexed citations
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Arai, Hirohiko. (1999). Effect of nitrogen oxides on expression of the nir and nor genes for denitrification in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 170(1). 19–24. 3 indexed citations
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Tachi, Susumu & Hirohiko Arai. (1997). Design and Evaluation of a Visual Display with a Sensation of Presence in Tele-existence System. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 9(3). 220–230. 4 indexed citations
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HAYASHIBARA, Yasuo, et al.. (1997). Evaluation of Compensation Ratios in Power Assist System Based on Operational Sensation. IEEJ Transactions on Electronics Information and Systems. 117(5). 534–539.
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Arai, Hirohiko & Susumu Tachi. (1991). Path Tracking Control of a Manipulator with Passive Joints. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 27(7). 800–805. 3 indexed citations
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Tachi, Susumu, et al.. (1991). Tele-existence in real world and virtual world. 193–198 vol.1. 8 indexed citations
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Tachi, Susumu, Hirohiko Arai, & Takao Maeda. (1990). Tele-existence master-slave system for remote manipulation. II. 85–90 vol.1. 17 indexed citations
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Arai, Hirohiko & Susumu Tachi. (1989). Position Control of a Manipulator with Passive Joints using Coupled Dynamics. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 25(9). 1012–1017. 4 indexed citations
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Arai, Hirohiko & Susumu Tachi. (1989). Development of Power-Assisted Head-Coupled Display System for Tele-Existence. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 1(2). 116–123. 1 indexed citations

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