Nikos G. Tsagarakis

17.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
438 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Nikos G. Tsagarakis is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nikos G. Tsagarakis has authored 438 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 355 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 198 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 81 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nikos G. Tsagarakis's work include Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (256 papers), Robotic Locomotion and Control (185 papers) and Robot Manipulation and Learning (150 papers). Nikos G. Tsagarakis is often cited by papers focused on Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (256 papers), Robotic Locomotion and Control (185 papers) and Robot Manipulation and Learning (150 papers). Nikos G. Tsagarakis collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Nikos G. Tsagarakis's co-authors include Darwin G. Caldwell, Arash Ajoudani, Antonio Bicchi, Amir Jafari, Bram Vanderborght, Matteo Laffranchi, Jinoh Lee, Jody A. Saglia, Zhibin Li and Luka Peternel and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Access and Sensors.

In The Last Decade

Nikos G. Tsagarakis

427 papers receiving 11.3k citations

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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.

Design of HyQ – a hydraulically and electrically actuated quadruped robot

2011 476 citations Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Darwin G. Caldwell et al. profile →
Variable Stiffness Actuators: Review on Design and Components

2015 324 citations Darwin G. Caldwell, Nikos G. Tsagarakis et al. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Proximity-Based Framework for Human-Robot Seamless Close Interactions 2025 ·IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·(unknown), Lorenzo Baccelliere, Luca Muratore, Nikos G. Tsagarakis	0
2	A Novel Passive Parallel Elastic Actuation Principle for Load Compensation in Legged Robots 2024 ·IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·(unknown), Jingcheng Jiang, Nikos G. Tsagarakis	1
3	Design and Control of the Humanoid Robot COMAN+: Hardware Capabilities and Software Implementations 2024 ·IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine ·(unknown), (unknown), Enrico Mingo Hoffman, Lorenzo Baccelliere, Arturo Laurenzi, Luca Muratore, (unknown), (unknown), Nikos G. Tsagarakis	0
4	A Unified Multimodal Interface for the RELAX High-Payload Collaborative Robot 2023 ·Sensors ·Luca Muratore, Arturo Laurenzi, Alessio De Luca, (unknown), (unknown), Lorenzo Baccelliere, (unknown), Nikos G. Tsagarakis	8
5	A survey on control of humanoid fall over 2023 ·Robotics and Autonomous Systems ·(unknown), Dimitrios Kanoulas, Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Jinoh Lee	4
6	A Power-Aware Control Strategy for an Elbow Effort-Compensation Device 2023 ·IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), Wansoo Kim, Elena De Momi, Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Arash Ajoudani	4
7	Design and Control of an Assistive Device for Elbow Effort-Compensation 2023 ·IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics ·(unknown), Wansoo Kim, (unknown), Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Arash Ajoudani	7
8	Toward a Plug-and-Work Reconfigurable Cobot 2021 ·IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics ·(unknown), Jörn Malzahn, Navvab Kashiri, (unknown), (unknown), Arturo Laurenzi, Enrico Mingo Hoffman, Luca Muratore, Alessio Margan, Lorenzo Baccelliere, (unknown), Nikos G. Tsagarakis	20
9	Exo-Muscle: A Semi-Rigid Assistive Device for the Knee 2021 ·IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·(unknown), Arash Ajoudani, Nikos G. Tsagarakis	9
10	Reactive Support Polygon Adaptation for the Hybrid Legged-Wheeled CENTAURO Robot 2020 ·IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·(unknown), Nikos G. Tsagarakis	8
11	Smart Collaborative Systems for Enabling Flexible and Ergonomic Work Practices [Industry Activities] 2020 ·IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine ·Arash Ajoudani, (unknown), Matteo Bianchi, Andrea Cherubini, Simona Del Ferraro, Philippe Fraisse, Lars Fritzsche, Manolo Garabini, Alberto Ranavolo, (unknown), Massimo Sartori, Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Bram Vanderborght, Sascha Wischniewski	41
12	Compliant Humanoids Moving Toward Rehabilitation Applications: Transparent Integration of Real-Time Control, Whole-Body Motion Generation, and Virtual Reality 2019 ·IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine ·(unknown), Enrico Mingo Hoffman, (unknown), Milad Malekzadeh, Martin A. Giese, Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Jochen J. Steil	3
13	A Whole Body Attitude Stabilizer for Hybrid Wheeled-Legged Quadruped Robots 2018 ·SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository ·(unknown), Enrico Mingo Hoffman, Arturo Laurenzi, Luca Muratore, (unknown), Nikos G. Tsagarakis	8
14	Grasp Stiffness Control in Robotic Hands Through Coordinated Optimization of Pose and Joint Stiffness 2018 ·IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·Virginia Ruiz Garate, María Pozzi, Domenico Prattichizzo, Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Arash Ajoudani	21
15	Residual-Based External Torque Estimation in Series Elastic Actuators Over a Wide Stiffness Range: Frequency Domain Approach 2018 ·IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·Jinoh Lee, Chan Lee, Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Sehoon Oh	19
16	Choosing Poses for Force and Stiffness Control 2017 ·IEEE Transactions on Robotics ·Arash Ajoudani, Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Antonio Bicchi	44
17	Development and control of a series elastic actuator equipped with a semi active friction damper for human friendly robots 2014 ·Robotics and Autonomous Systems ·Matteo Laffranchi, Lisha Chen, Navvab Kashiri, Jinoh Lee, Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Darwin G. Caldwell	54
18	Design of a Wearable Direct-driven Optimized Hand Exoskeleton Device 2011 ·Repository@Hull (Worktribe) (University of Hull) ·Jamshed Iqbal, Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Darwin G. Caldwell	26
19	A compact soft actuator unit for small scale human friendly robots 2009 ·Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles) ·Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Matteo Laffranchi, Bram Vanderborght, Darwin G. Caldwell	189
20	Exoskeletons for human force augmentation 2003 ·Industrial Robot the international journal of robotics research and application ·Michael Brown, Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Darwin G. Caldwell	27

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