Javier Alonso–Mora

8.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
138 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Javier Alonso–Mora is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Automotive Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Javier Alonso–Mora has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 60 papers in Automotive Engineering and 43 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Javier Alonso–Mora's work include Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (68 papers), Transportation and Mobility Innovations (33 papers) and Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety (29 papers). Javier Alonso–Mora is often cited by papers focused on Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (68 papers), Transportation and Mobility Innovations (33 papers) and Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety (29 papers). Javier Alonso–Mora collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Switzerland. Javier Alonso–Mora's co-authors include Daniela Rus, Wilko Schwarting, Roland Siegwart, Alex Wallar, Hai Zhu, Emilio Frazzoli, Samitha Samaranayake, Paul Beardsley, Bruno Brito and Sertaç Karaman and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, European Journal of Operational Research and ACM Transactions on Graphics.

In The Last Decade

Javier Alonso–Mora

128 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

On-demand high-capacity ride-sharing via dynamic trip-vehicle assignment

2017 789 citations Javier Alonso–Mora, Daniela Rus et al. profile →
Planning and Decision-Making for Autonomous Vehicles

2018 577 citations Wilko Schwarting, Javier Alonso–Mora et al. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology) profile →
Social behavior for autonomous vehicles

2019 305 citations Wilko Schwarting, Javier Alonso–Mora et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Javier Alonso–Mora Netherlands	35	2.3k	2.1k	1.5k	1.0k	954	138	5.2k
Xiangmo Zhao China	35	2.1k 0.9×	755 0.4×	1.8k 1.2×	320 0.3×	311 0.3×	282	4.7k
Dominique Gruyer France	25	1.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	932 0.6×	264 0.3×	656 0.7×	137	4.0k
Tian He United States	63	1.0k 0.4×	928 0.4×	399 0.3×	11.2k 11.0×	730 0.8×	369	15.6k
Zhaolong Ning China	55	544 0.2×	1.2k 0.6×	500 0.3×	6.2k 6.1×	939 1.0×	210	10.0k
Zhigang Xu China	29	1.5k 0.7×	408 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	180 0.2×	185 0.2×	140	3.1k
Mehrdad Dianati United Kingdom	35	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	982 0.6×	1.7k 1.7×	784 0.8×	155	5.4k
Vicente Milanés Spain	31	3.5k 1.5×	1.3k 0.6×	3.7k 2.5×	207 0.2×	374 0.4×	100	5.6k
Nan Cheng China	57	832 0.4×	1.0k 0.5×	741 0.5×	6.1k 6.0×	2.8k 3.0×	377	10.9k
Yanmin Zhu China	44	566 0.2×	823 0.4×	248 0.2×	2.4k 2.3×	185 0.2×	342	7.0k
Michael Behrisch Germany	17	1.7k 0.7×	743 0.4×	2.1k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	113 0.1×	80	5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Javier Alonso–Mora

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Köhler, Johannes, et al.. (2025). Embedded Hierarchical MPC for Autonomous Navigation. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 41. 3556–3574. 1 indexed citations

Alonso–Mora, Javier, et al.. (2025). Sampling-Based Model Predictive Control Leveraging Parallelizable Physics Simulations. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 10(3). 2750–2757. 8 indexed citations

Sun, Sihao, et al.. (2025). Agile and cooperative aerial manipulation of a cable-suspended load. Science Robotics. 10(107). eadu8015–eadu8015.

Chen, Gang, et al.. (2024). Decentralized Multi-Agent Trajectory Planning in Dynamic Environments with Spatiotemporal Occupancy Grid Maps. 7208–7214. 2 indexed citations

Alonso–Mora, Javier, et al.. (2024). Regret-Based Sampling of Pareto Fronts for Multiobjective Robot Planning Problems. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 40. 3778–3794. 3 indexed citations

Alonso–Mora, Javier, et al.. (2024). Biased-MPPI: Informing Sampling-Based Model Predictive Control by Fusing Ancillary Controllers. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 9(6). 5871–5878. 10 indexed citations

Ferranti, Laura, et al.. (2024). Topology-Driven Parallel Trajectory Optimization in Dynamic Environments. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 41. 110–126. 3 indexed citations

Fielbaum, Andrés & Javier Alonso–Mora. (2024). Design of mixed fixed-flexible bus public transport networks by tracking the paths of on-demand vehicles. Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies. 168. 104580–104580. 7 indexed citations

Alonso–Mora, Javier, et al.. (2023). Optimizing Task Waiting Times in Dynamic Vehicle Routing. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 8(9). 5520–5527. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, X., et al.. (2023). Learning to Play Trajectory Games Against Opponents With Unknown Objectives. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 8(7). 4139–4146. 13 indexed citations

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Chen, Gang, et al.. (2022). RAST: Risk-Aware Spatio-Temporal Safety Corridors for MAV Navigation in Dynamic Uncertain Environments. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 8(2). 808–815. 13 indexed citations

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Zhu, Hai, et al.. (2022). Improving Pedestrian Prediction Models With Self-Supervised Continual Learning. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 7(2). 4781–4788. 11 indexed citations

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Alonso–Mora, Javier, et al.. (2022). Large-scale online ridesharing: the effect of assignment optimality on system performance. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems. 28(2). 189–210.

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Wang, Xinwei, Javier Alonso–Mora, & Meng Wang. (2022). Probabilistic Risk Metric for Highway Driving Leveraging Multi-Modal Trajectory Predictions. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 23(10). 19399–19412. 33 indexed citations

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Brito, Bruno, et al.. (2021). Scenario-Based Trajectory Optimization in Uncertain Dynamic Environments. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 6(3). 5389–5396. 20 indexed citations

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Zhu, Hai, et al.. (2021). Learning Interaction-Aware Trajectory Predictions for Decentralized Multi-Robot Motion Planning in Dynamic Environments. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 6(2). 2256–2263. 52 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhe, Javier Alonso–Mora, Xiaoshan Bai, Daniel Harabor, & Peter J. Stuckey. (2021). Integrated Task Assignment and Path Planning for Capacitated Multi-Agent Pickup and Delivery. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 6(3). 5816–5823. 124 indexed citations

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Zhu, Hai, et al.. (2020). Robust Vision-based Obstacle Avoidance for Micro Aerial Vehicles in Dynamic Environments. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 2682–2688. 64 indexed citations

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Schwarting, Wilko, Javier Alonso–Mora, Liam Paull, Sertaç Karaman, & Daniela Rus. (2017). Safe Nonlinear Trajectory Generation for Parallel Autonomy With a Dynamic Vehicle Model. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 19(9). 2994–3008. 88 indexed citations

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Alonso–Mora, Javier, et al.. (2012). Object and animation display with multiple aerial vehicles. 1078–1083. 17 indexed citations

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