Jerry Pratt

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
57 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Jerry Pratt is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Jerry Pratt has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 18 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 9 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Jerry Pratt's work include Robotic Locomotion and Control (50 papers), Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (38 papers) and Robot Manipulation and Learning (12 papers). Jerry Pratt is often cited by papers focused on Robotic Locomotion and Control (50 papers), Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (38 papers) and Robot Manipulation and Learning (12 papers). Jerry Pratt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Jerry Pratt's co-authors include Gill A. Pratt, Ambarish Goswami, John Carff, S. Drakunov, John R. Rebula, Twan Koolen, Tomas de Boer, Peter Neuhaus, Steven H. Collins and Chee–Meng Chew and has published in prestigious journals such as The International Journal of Robotics Research, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series.

In The Last Decade

Jerry Pratt

55 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Capture Point: A Step toward Humanoid Push Recovery 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2023 250 500 750
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. Capture Point: A Step toward Humanoid Push Recovery
    2006 769 citations Jerry Pratt, John Carff et al. profile →
  2. Teleoperation of Humanoid Robots: A Survey
    2023 98 citations Kourosh Darvish, Luigi Penco et al. IEEE Transactions on Robotics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jerry Pratt United States 26 4.2k 1.5k 485 426 330 57 4.6k
Ambarish Goswami United States 35 5.5k 1.3× 2.4k 1.7× 588 1.2× 518 1.2× 649 2.0× 77 6.4k
Gill A. Pratt United States 21 3.2k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 586 1.2× 253 0.6× 245 0.7× 39 3.9k
Martijn Wisse Netherlands 29 3.8k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 528 1.1× 55 0.1× 211 0.6× 86 4.4k
Hartmut Geyer United States 25 3.6k 0.9× 540 0.4× 261 0.5× 211 0.5× 82 0.2× 65 4.0k
André Seyfarth Germany 36 4.6k 1.1× 705 0.5× 376 0.8× 141 0.3× 88 0.3× 163 5.3k
Katja Mombaur Germany 23 1.6k 0.4× 670 0.5× 109 0.2× 253 0.6× 273 0.8× 134 2.2k
C. David Remy United States 28 2.0k 0.5× 666 0.5× 283 0.6× 281 0.7× 118 0.4× 93 2.4k
Chee–Meng Chew Singapore 23 1.4k 0.3× 636 0.4× 319 0.7× 119 0.3× 256 0.8× 135 2.2k
Christine Chevallereau France 26 2.8k 0.7× 1.9k 1.3× 424 0.9× 38 0.1× 230 0.7× 116 3.7k
Sang-Ho Hyon Japan 24 1.7k 0.4× 880 0.6× 300 0.6× 118 0.3× 156 0.5× 98 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Jerry Pratt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jerry Pratt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jerry Pratt

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jerry Pratt. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jerry Pratt 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 Jerry Pratt. Jerry Pratt 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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Bertrand, Sylvain, et al.. (2024). Efficient Terrain Map Using Planar Regions for Footstep Planning on Humanoid Robots. 8044–8050. 4 indexed citations
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Bertrand, Sylvain, Luigi Penco, D. D. Anderson, et al.. (2024). High-Speed and Impact Resilient Teleoperation of Humanoid Robots. 189–196. 3 indexed citations
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Darvish, Kourosh, Luigi Penco, João Ramos, et al.. (2023). Teleoperation of Humanoid Robots: A Survey. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 39(3). 1706–1727. 98 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bertrand, Sylvain, et al.. (2023). Generating Humanoid Multi-Contact Through Feasibility Visualization. 1–8. 3 indexed citations
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García, Gabriel J., Robert J. Griffin, & Jerry Pratt. (2021). MPC-based Locomotion Control of Bipedal Robots with Line-Feet Contact using Centroidal Dynamics. 276–282. 19 indexed citations
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García, Gabriel J., Robert J. Griffin, & Jerry Pratt. (2021). Time-Varying Model Predictive Control for Highly Dynamic Motions of Quadrupedal Robots. 7344–7349. 9 indexed citations
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Mazumdar, Anirban, Steven J. Spencer, Morgan Quigley, et al.. (2020). Achieving Versatile Energy Efficiency With the WANDERER Biped Robot. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 36(3). 959–966. 17 indexed citations
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Griffin, Robert J., et al.. (2019). Balancing Using Vertical Center-of-Mass Motion: A 2-D Analysis From Model to Robot. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 4(4). 3247–3254. 9 indexed citations
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Englsberger, Johannes, et al.. (2018). Inclusion of Angular Momentum During Planning for Capture Point Based Walking. elib (German Aerospace Center). 1791–1798. 18 indexed citations
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Pratt, Jerry. (2017). DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) Using Human-Machine Teamwork to Perform Disaster Response with a Humanoid Robot. 1 indexed citations
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Koolen, Twan, Sylvain Bertrand, Gray C. Thomas, et al.. (2016). Design of a Momentum-Based Control Framework and Application to the Humanoid Robot Atlas. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics. 13(1). 1650007–1650007. 168 indexed citations
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Pratt, Jerry, Twan Koolen, Tomas de Boer, et al.. (2012). Capturability-based analysis and control of legged locomotion, Part 2: Application to M2V2, a lower-body humanoid. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 31(10). 1117–1133. 186 indexed citations
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Neuhaus, Peter, et al.. (2011). Design and evaluation of Mina: A robotic orthosis for paraplegics. PubMed. 2011. 1–8. 167 indexed citations
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Rebula, John R., et al.. (2008). Learning Capture Points for Bipedal Push Recovery. 1774–1774. 11 indexed citations
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Rebula, John R., et al.. (2007). A Controller for the LittleDog Quadruped Walking on Rough Terrain. 1467–1473. 130 indexed citations
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Pratt, Jerry, John Carff, S. Drakunov, & Ambarish Goswami. (2006). Capture Point: A Step toward Humanoid Push Recovery. 200–207. 769 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pratt, Jerry, et al.. (2004). <title>Series Elastic Actuators for legged robots</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5422. 135–144. 77 indexed citations
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Chew, Chee–Meng, Jerry Pratt, & Gill A. Pratt. (2003). Blind walking of a planar bipedal robot on sloped terrain. 1. 381–386. 37 indexed citations
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Pratt, Jerry, et al.. (2003). Stable adaptive control of a bipedal walking; robot with CMAC neural networks. 2. 1050–1056. 36 indexed citations
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Pratt, Jerry, et al.. (2002). Adaptive virtual model control of a bipedal walking robot. 245–251. 11 indexed citations

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