Kenji Kaneko

13.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
174 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Kenji Kaneko is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenji Kaneko has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 118 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 28 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kenji Kaneko's work include Robotic Locomotion and Control (132 papers), Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (79 papers) and Robot Manipulation and Learning (66 papers). Kenji Kaneko is often cited by papers focused on Robotic Locomotion and Control (132 papers), Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (79 papers) and Robot Manipulation and Learning (66 papers). Kenji Kaneko collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Poland and France. Kenji Kaneko's co-authors include Shuuji Kajita, Fumio Kanehiro, Hirohisa Hirukawa, Kazuhito Yokoi, Kensuke Harada, Kiyoshi Fujiwara, Mitsuharu Morisawa, Kazuhiko Akachi, K. Tanie and Shin’ichiro Nakaoka and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Chemistry, Marine Pollution Bulletin and The International Journal of Robotics Research.

In The Last Decade

Kenji Kaneko

164 papers receiving 9.4k 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.

Biped walking pattern generation by using preview control of zero-moment point

2004 1.5k citations Shuuji Kajita, Fumio Kanehiro et al. profile →
The 3D linear inverted pendulum mode: a simple modeling for a biped walking pattern generation

2002 698 citations Shuuji Kajita, Fumio Kanehiro et al. profile →
Planning walking patterns for a biped robot

2001 631 citations Kazuhito Yokoi, Shuuji Kajita et al. profile →
Humanoid robot HRP-2

2004 522 citations Kenji Kaneko, Fumio Kanehiro et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenji Kaneko Japan	53	8.8k	4.9k	1.2k	1.2k	811	174	9.9k
Shuuji Kajita Japan	54	10.0k 1.1×	5.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	963 1.2×	183	10.8k
Fumio Kanehiro Japan	45	7.9k 0.9×	4.7k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	676 0.8×	216	9.2k
Kazuhito Yokoi Japan	40	6.8k 0.8×	4.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.3×	1.0k 0.9×	637 0.8×	231	8.2k
Hirohisa Hirukawa Japan	43	6.3k 0.7×	3.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	811 0.7×	598 0.7×	119	7.2k
Kensuke Harada Japan	40	5.4k 0.6×	4.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	936 0.8×	463 0.6×	322	7.3k
Ambarish Goswami United States	35	5.5k 0.6×	2.4k 0.5×	649 0.5×	588 0.5×	460 0.6×	77	6.4k
Nikos G. Tsagarakis Italy	53	8.9k 1.0×	4.9k 1.0×	862 0.7×	2.2k 1.9×	198 0.2×	438	11.7k
Miomir Vukobratović Serbia	35	5.2k 0.6×	4.6k 0.9×	800 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	341 0.4×	270	7.6k
Marc H. Raibert United States	30	6.3k 0.7×	4.7k 1.0×	998 0.8×	2.4k 2.0×	187 0.2×	57	8.5k
Russ Tedrake United States	45	4.3k 0.5×	3.4k 0.7×	2.2k 1.8×	831 0.7×	361 0.4×	140	7.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenji Kaneko

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cisneros, Rafael, et al.. (2025). A Lightweight Approach to Efficient Multimodal 2D Navigation and Mapping: Unified Laser-Scans as an Alternative to 3D Methods. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 617–624.

Benallegue, Mehdi, Rafael Cisneros, Iori Kumagai, et al.. (2025). Humanoid Robot RHP Friends: Seamless Combination of Autonomous and Teleoperated Tasks in a Nursing Context. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine. 32(1). 79–90. 2 indexed citations

Kumagai, Iori, Fumio Kanehiro, Mitsuharu Morisawa, et al.. (2019). Toward Industrialization of Humanoid Robots: Autonomous Plasterboard Installation to Improve Safety and Efficiency. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine. 26(4). 20–29. 12 indexed citations

Kajita, Shuuji, Rafael Cisneros, Mehdi Benallegue, et al.. (2016). Impact acceleration of falling humanoid robot with an airbag. 637–643. 25 indexed citations

Kaneko, Kenji, Mitsuharu Morisawa, Shuuji Kajita, et al.. (2015). Humanoid robot HRP-2Kai — Improvement of HRP-2 towards disaster response tasks. 132–139. 66 indexed citations

Morisawa, Mitsuharu, Shuuji Kajita, Fumio Kanehiro, et al.. (2012). Balance control based on Capture Point error compensation for biped walking on uneven terrain. 734–740. 69 indexed citations

Miura, Kanako, Shin’ichiro Nakaoka, Fumio Kanehiro, et al.. (2010). Turn using Feet Slip for Biped Robots-Modeling of Slip Phenomenon and Prediction of the Amount of Rotation-. Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. 28(10). 1232–1242. 3 indexed citations

Harada, Kensuke, Mitsuharu Morisawa, Shin’ichiro Nakaoka, Kenji Kaneko, & Shuuji Kajita. (2009). Kinodynamic Planning for Humanoid Robots Walking on Uneven Terrain. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 21(3). 311–316. 11 indexed citations

Hirukawa, Hirohisa, Fumio Kanehiro, Kenji Kaneko, Shuuji Kajita, & Mitsuharu Morisawa. (2007). Dinosaur robotics for entertainment applications. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine. 14(3). 43–51. 1 indexed citations

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Kaneko, Kenji. (2007). Examples of Sensing Technology for Humanoid Robots. The Journal of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. 127(3). 152–155. 1 indexed citations

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Morisawa, Mitsuharu, Shuuji Kajita, Kensuke Harada, et al.. (2005). Emergency stop algorithm for walking humanoid robots. 2109–2115. 29 indexed citations

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Kajita, Shuuji, et al.. (2005). Biped walking on a low friction floor. 4. 3546–3552. 64 indexed citations

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Yokoi, Kazuhito, Fumio Kanehiro, Kenji Kaneko, et al.. (2004). Experimental Study of Humanoid Robot HRP-1S. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 23(4-5). 351–362. 30 indexed citations

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Kajita, Shuuji, Fumio Kanehiro, Kiyoshi Fujiwara, et al.. (2003). ZMP Analysis for Arm/Leg Coordination of aHumanoid Robot. The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). 2003(0). 69–69. 2 indexed citations

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Fujiwara, Kiyoshi, Shuuji Kajita, Fumio Kanehiro, et al.. (2002). Falling over of a Humanoid Robot and Mitigation of Damages. The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). 2002(0). 103–103. 3 indexed citations

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Nagasaki, T., Shuuji Kajita, Kazuhito Yokoi, et al.. (2002). Running Pattern Generation for a Humanoid Robot : Calculation of Joint Specifications. The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). 2002(0). 100–100.

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Kaneko, Kenji, et al.. (2002). A development of experimental system for macro-micro teleoperation. 30–35. 5 indexed citations

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Matsuo, Shigeru, et al.. (1998). Interaction between Oblique Shock Wave and Supersonic Cavity Flow with Mass Bleed.. Journal of the Visualization Society of Japan. 18(69). 130–135. 1 indexed citations

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Kaneko, Kenji & K. Komoriya. (1993). A Design Method of Manipulator Control using Disturbance Observer.. 1993. 1134–1137.

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Kaneko, Kenji & Kouhei Ohnishi. (1991). Motion control of flexible joint.. IEEJ Transactions on Industry Applications. 111(4). 282–288. 1 indexed citations

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