K. Kitagaki

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

K. Kitagaki is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Kitagaki has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 35 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in K. Kitagaki's work include Robot Manipulation and Learning (44 papers), Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (23 papers) and Teleoperation and Haptic Systems (22 papers). K. Kitagaki is often cited by papers focused on Robot Manipulation and Learning (44 papers), Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (23 papers) and Teleoperation and Haptic Systems (22 papers). K. Kitagaki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Poland and Hong Kong. K. Kitagaki's co-authors include Takashi Suehiro, Woo-Keun Yoon, Tetsuo Kotoku, Noriaki Ando, Masayuki Shimizu, Hiromu Kakuya, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Tsukasa Ogasawara, Masaru Uchiyama and H. Tsukune and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and International Journal of Control.

In The Last Decade

K. Kitagaki

56 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

RT-middleware: distributed component middleware for RT (r... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300
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. RT-middleware: distributed component middleware for RT (robot technology)
    2005 346 citations Noriaki Ando, Takashi Suehiro 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
K. Kitagaki Japan 15 992 514 341 251 132 60 1.1k
Tetsuo Kotoku Japan 15 743 0.7× 592 1.2× 197 0.6× 211 0.8× 109 0.8× 79 1.0k
Yiannis Karayiannidis Sweden 17 1.3k 1.3× 454 0.9× 555 1.6× 244 1.0× 107 0.8× 81 1.5k
Kohtaro Ohba Japan 16 424 0.4× 310 0.6× 175 0.5× 345 1.4× 149 1.1× 110 925
Sven Parusel Germany 13 691 0.7× 218 0.4× 445 1.3× 279 1.1× 183 1.4× 23 1.1k
Torsten Kröger Germany 19 1.3k 1.3× 395 0.8× 528 1.5× 575 2.3× 228 1.7× 63 1.7k
A.K. Bejczy United States 23 1.9k 2.0× 1.1k 2.2× 587 1.7× 345 1.4× 168 1.3× 120 2.4k
Marc Freese Japan 6 467 0.5× 201 0.4× 252 0.7× 379 1.5× 191 1.4× 12 1.0k
Jie Hong China 13 794 0.8× 344 0.7× 358 1.0× 248 1.0× 171 1.3× 35 1.3k
Ben Kehoe United States 10 723 0.7× 445 0.9× 257 0.8× 215 0.9× 199 1.5× 11 1.1k
A. Liégeois France 11 986 1.0× 236 0.5× 371 1.1× 360 1.4× 96 0.7× 27 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by K. Kitagaki

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Fields of papers citing papers by K. Kitagaki

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Kitagaki

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K. Kitagaki. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K. Kitagaki 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 K. Kitagaki. K. Kitagaki 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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Harada, Kensuke, Tokuo Tsuji, Tetsuyou Watanabe, et al.. (2015). Stability Evaluation of Soft-finger Grasp Considering the Contact Surface. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 51(2). 83–91. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Bong Keun, Kenichi Ohara, K. Kitagaki, & Kohtaro Ohba. (2009). Design and Control of Librarian Robot System in Information Structured Environments. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 21(4). 507–514. 8 indexed citations
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Ando, Noriaki, Tetsuo Kotoku, Takashi Suehiro, & K. Kitagaki. (2007). 1P1-A02 The OMG RTC compliant RT-Middleware implementation : An introduction of OpenRTM-aist-0.4.0 new features. The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). 2007(0). _1P1–A02_1. 1 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Masayuki, Woo-Keun Yoon, & K. Kitagaki. (2007). A Practical Redundancy Resolution for 7 DOF Redundant Manipulators with Joint Limits. Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation/Proceedings. 4510–4516. 12 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Akira & K. Kitagaki. (2007). Skill-based manipulation and error recovery in maintenance tasks. 179–182. 2 indexed citations
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Yoon, Woo-Keun, Takashi Suehiro, Hiromu Onda, & K. Kitagaki. (2007). Task Skill Transfer Method Using a Bilateral Teleoperation. Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. 25(1). 155–165. 2 indexed citations
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Kitagaki, K. & Masaru Uchiyama. (2003). Optimal approach velocity of end-effector to the environment. 1928–1934. 15 indexed citations
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Kitagaki, K., et al.. (2002). Study of deformation and insertion tasks of a flexible wire. 3. 2397–2402. 57 indexed citations
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Kitagaki, K., et al.. (2002). Study of insertion task of a flexible beam into a hole. 1. 330–335. 29 indexed citations
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Onda, Hiromu, Tsukasa Ogasawara, Hirohisa Hirukawa, et al.. (2000). A Telerobotics System using Planning Functions Based on Manipulation Skills and Teaching-by-Demonastration Technique in VR.. Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. 18(7). 979–994. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Yun-Hui, K. Kitagaki, Tsukasa Ogasawara, & S. Arimoto. (1999). Model-based adaptive hybrid control for manipulators under multiple geometric constraints. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. 7(1). 97–109. 22 indexed citations
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Kitagaki, K., et al.. (1997). Estimation of a Force Acting on a Flexible Wire by Using Visual Tracking and Its Application to Insertion Task.. Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. 15(3). 422–430. 1 indexed citations
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Kitagaki, K., Takashi Suehiro, Tsukasa Ogasawara, & Yunhui Liu. (1997). Sensor Based Parallel Processing Manipulation System: TAKUMI.. Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. 15(3). 363–372. 3 indexed citations
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Kitagaki, K. & Masaru Uchiyama. (1993). Optimal approach velocity of an end-effector to the environment. Advanced Robotics. 8(2). 123–137. 20 indexed citations
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Kitagaki, K.. (1993). Special Issue: Robot Behavior. Behavior & Learning. Groping Motion and Manipulation.. Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. 11(8). 1138–1142. 1 indexed citations
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Uchiyama, Masaru, et al.. (1991). A Teleoperated Force Control System for Space Robots.. Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. 9(7). 849–856. 7 indexed citations
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Kitagaki, K., et al.. (1990). Robot Control System ARS/A for Research. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 2(5). 404–410. 9 indexed citations
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Uchiyama, Masaru & K. Kitagaki. (1989). Teleoperation of a force-controlled robot manipulator without force feedback to a human operator. ESASP. 297. 173. 3 indexed citations
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Kitagaki, K. & Masaru Uchiyama. (1989). A robot control system for research: ARS/A.. Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. 7(5). 475–481. 7 indexed citations

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