Howard Li

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Howard Li is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Aerospace Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Howard Li has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 25 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 22 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Howard Li's work include Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (25 papers), Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (23 papers) and Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (12 papers). Howard Li is often cited by papers focused on Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (25 papers), Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (23 papers) and Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (12 papers). Howard Li collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Brazil and United States. Howard Li's co-authors include Mae Seto, Liam Paull, Sajad Saeedi, Michael Trentini, Liuchen Chang, Edson Prestes, Paulo Gonçalves, Tamás Haidegger, Alaa Khamis and Maki K. Habib and has published in prestigious journals such as Expert Systems with Applications, The International Journal of Robotics Research and IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics.

In The Last Decade

Howard Li

59 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

AUV Navigation and Localization: A Review 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 250 500 750 1000
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. AUV Navigation and Localization: A Review
    2014 1.1k citations Liam Paull, Sajad Saeedi 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
Howard Li Canada 22 1.2k 995 669 639 618 64 2.7k
Andreas Birk Germany 29 760 0.6× 1.8k 1.8× 1.5k 2.3× 331 0.5× 363 0.6× 201 3.4k
Geoffrey A. Hollinger United States 25 681 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.9× 246 0.4× 655 1.1× 98 2.8k
Huafeng Wu China 28 834 0.7× 193 0.2× 428 0.6× 593 0.9× 305 0.5× 150 2.5k
Nasir Saeed Saudi Arabia 29 990 0.8× 826 0.8× 249 0.4× 1.8k 2.8× 315 0.5× 126 3.1k
Chuan Lin China 26 481 0.4× 333 0.3× 236 0.4× 553 0.9× 261 0.4× 101 1.9k
Winston K.G. Seah New Zealand 32 1.3k 1.0× 234 0.2× 135 0.2× 2.8k 4.4× 440 0.7× 242 4.9k
Xin Su China 20 327 0.3× 341 0.3× 136 0.2× 797 1.2× 289 0.5× 131 1.6k
Imad Jawhar United States 28 362 0.3× 881 0.9× 444 0.7× 997 1.6× 185 0.3× 100 3.0k
Paolo Casari Italy 31 1.9k 1.6× 232 0.2× 167 0.2× 2.2k 3.4× 145 0.2× 168 3.5k
Jun Du China 28 417 0.3× 874 0.9× 275 0.4× 1.1k 1.7× 539 0.9× 130 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Howard Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Howard Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Howard Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Howard Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Howard Li based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Howard Li. Howard Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gyrard, Amélie, Edison Pignaton de Freitas, Martín Serrano, et al.. (2025). Internet of Robotic Things Evolution, Standards and Data Interoperability Best Practices for the Next Generation of Artificial Intelligence‐Powered Systems. Journal of Field Robotics. 43(2). 1193–1217.
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Wang, Jin, et al.. (2021). Adaptive robust synchronized control for cooperative robotic manipulators with uncertain base coordinate system. ISA Transactions. 126. 134–143. 34 indexed citations
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Khamis, Alaa, Jun Meng, Jin Wang, et al.. (2021). Robotics and Intelligent Systems Against a Pandemic. Acta Polytechnica Hungarica. 18(5). 13–35. 77 indexed citations
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Freitas, Edison Pignaton de, Julita Bermejo–Alonso, Alaa Khamis, Howard Li, & Joanna Isabelle Olszewska. (2020). Ontologies for cloud robotics. The Knowledge Engineering Review. 35. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Jin, et al.. (2020). PATH PLANNING OF MANIPULATOR USING POTENTIAL FIELD COMBINED WITH SPHERE TREE MODEL. International Journal of Robotics and Automation. 35(2). 2 indexed citations
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Olivares‐Alarcos, Alberto, Daniel Beßler, Alaa Khamis, et al.. (2019). A review and comparison of ontology-based approaches to robot autonomy. The Knowledge Engineering Review. 34. 67 indexed citations
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Ragavan, Veera, Alaa Khamis, Sandro Rama Fiorini, et al.. (2019). Ontologies for Industry 4.0. The Knowledge Engineering Review. 34. 52 indexed citations
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Khamis, Alaa, Howard Li, Edson Prestes, & Tamás Haidegger. (2019). AI: A Key Enabler of Sustainable Development Goals, Part 1 [Industry Activities]. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine. 26(3). 95–102. 23 indexed citations
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Paull, Liam, Mae Seto, John J. Leonard, & Howard Li. (2017). Probabilistic cooperative mobile robot area coverage and its application to autonomous seabed mapping. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 37(1). 21–45. 25 indexed citations
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Trentini, Michael, et al.. (2015). Construction, modeling and control of a quadrotor for target localization. 47. 308–313. 2 indexed citations
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Fiorini, Sandro Rama, Joel Luís Carbonera, Paulo Gonçalves, et al.. (2014). Extensions to the core ontology for robotics and automation. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 33. 3–11. 42 indexed citations
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Saeedi, Sajad, Liam Paull, Michael Trentini, Mae Seto, & Howard Li. (2012). Map merging using hough peak matching. 4683–4688. 21 indexed citations
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Paull, Liam, Sajad Saeedi, Howard Li, & Vincent Myers. (2010). An information gain based adaptive path planning method for an autonomous underwater vehicle using sidescan sonar. 17 indexed citations
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Elgazzar, Khalid, Howard Li, & Liuchen Chang. (2009). A centralized fuzzy controller for aggregated control of domestic water heaters. 1141–1146. 23 indexed citations
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Li, Howard, Yi Fu, Khalid Elgazzar, & Liam Paull. (2009). Path planning for multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using genetic algorithms. 1129–1132. 3 indexed citations
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Fu, Yi, Howard Li, & Mary E. Kaye. (2009). Design and stability analysis of a fuzzy controller for autonomous road following. 3. 66–71. 2 indexed citations
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Paull, Liam, Howard Li, & Liuchen Chang. (2008). The development of a fuzzy neural system for load forecasting. Conference proceedings - Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. 923–926. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Howard, et al.. (2006). Intelligent Parking System Design Using FPGA. 1–6. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Howard, et al.. (2006). Multi-Agent Based Control of a Heterogeneous System. Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics. 10(2). 161–167. 3 indexed citations

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