Ou Ma

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
160 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Ou Ma is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ou Ma has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 54 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 38 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ou Ma's work include Space Satellite Systems and Control (42 papers), Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (27 papers) and Robot Manipulation and Learning (26 papers). Ou Ma is often cited by papers focused on Space Satellite Systems and Control (42 papers), Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (27 papers) and Robot Manipulation and Learning (26 papers). Ou Ma collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Ou Ma's co-authors include Ángel Flores-Abad, Khanh Pham, Steve Ulrich, Jorge Angeles, Saeed Hamood Alsamhi, Mohd. Samar Ansari, Xiumin Diao, Faris A. Almalki, Toralf Boge and Sachin Kumar Gupta and has published in prestigious journals such as Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Human Molecular Genetics and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Ou Ma

152 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

A review of space robotics technologies for on-orbit serv... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2019 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. A review of space robotics technologies for on-orbit servicing
    2014 950 citations Ou Ma et al. profile →
  2. Survey on Collaborative Smart Drones and Internet of Things for Improving Smartness of Smart Cities
    2019 272 citations Saeed Hamood Alsamhi, Ou Ma et al. IEEE Access profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ou Ma United States 33 2.3k 1.6k 1.1k 715 642 160 4.3k
Haibo Gao China 36 500 0.2× 2.6k 1.7× 364 0.3× 1.8k 2.5× 1.4k 2.2× 346 5.8k
Gang Chen China 23 511 0.2× 716 0.5× 128 0.1× 298 0.4× 513 0.8× 340 2.4k
George Nikolakopoulos Sweden 35 1.4k 0.6× 2.1k 1.3× 40 0.0× 599 0.8× 562 0.9× 281 4.6k
Jeremy Straub United States 20 828 0.4× 219 0.1× 184 0.2× 157 0.2× 187 0.3× 368 2.1k
Wei Wang China 47 983 0.4× 6.6k 4.3× 60 0.1× 471 0.7× 782 1.2× 488 10.0k
Anouck Girard United States 29 1.2k 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 42 0.0× 81 0.1× 104 0.2× 221 3.0k
Zhe Liu China 26 918 0.4× 480 0.3× 22 0.0× 281 0.4× 348 0.5× 216 2.6k
Junzheng Wang China 28 439 0.2× 1.4k 0.9× 21 0.0× 777 1.1× 581 0.9× 254 2.8k
Liang Chen China 31 1.5k 0.7× 100 0.1× 98 0.1× 154 0.2× 76 0.1× 222 3.7k
Evangelos A. Theodorou United States 33 667 0.3× 2.5k 1.6× 15 0.0× 972 1.4× 326 0.5× 155 4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Ou Ma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ou Ma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ou Ma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ou Ma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ou Ma 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 Ou Ma. Ou Ma is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ma, Ou, et al.. (2024). Learning-based approach to enable mobile robots to charge batteries using standard wall outlets. Intelligent Service Robotics. 17(5). 981–991.
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Ma, Ou, et al.. (2023). Cooperative behavior of a heterogeneous robot team for planetary exploration using deep reinforcement learning. Acta Astronautica. 214. 689–700. 6 indexed citations
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Ma, Ou, et al.. (2023). Genetic Fuzzy Methodology for Decentralized Cooperative UAVs to Transport a Shared Payload. Drones. 7(2). 103–103. 4 indexed citations
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Ma, Ou, et al.. (2022). Automating Aircraft Scanning for Inspection or 3D Model Creation with a UAV and Optimal Path Planning. Drones. 6(4). 87–87. 20 indexed citations
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Papadopoulos, Evangelos, Farhad Aghili, Ou Ma, & Roberto Lampariello. (2021). Robotic Manipulation and Capture in Space: A Survey. Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 8. 686723–686723. 100 indexed citations
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Cohen, Kelly, et al.. (2020). Genetic Fuzzy Based Scalable System of Distributed Robots for a Collaborative Task. Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 7. 601243–601243. 5 indexed citations
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Ma, Ou, et al.. (2020). Human Posture Recognition Using a Hybrid of Fuzzy Logic and Machine Learning Approaches. IEEE Access. 8. 135628–135639. 44 indexed citations
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Ma, Ou, et al.. (2019). Identification of all the inertial parameters of a non-cooperative object in orbit. Aerospace Science and Technology. 91. 571–582. 48 indexed citations
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Alsamhi, Saeed Hamood, Ou Ma, Mohd. Samar Ansari, & Faris A. Almalki. (2019). Survey on Collaborative Smart Drones and Internet of Things for Improving Smartness of Smart Cities. IEEE Access. 7. 128125–128152. 272 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ma, Ou, et al.. (2019). Collaborative Control of Multiple Robots Using Genetic Fuzzy Systems. Robotica. 37(11). 1922–1936. 13 indexed citations
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Ma, Ou & Éric Martin. (2015). Extending the Capability of Attitude Control Systems to Assist Satellite Docking Missions.
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Boge, Toralf & Ou Ma. (2011). Using advanced industrial robotics for spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking simulation. elib (German Aerospace Center). 1–4. 42 indexed citations
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Engin, Feyza, Terry Bertin, Ou Ma, et al.. (2009). Notch signaling contributes to the pathogenesis of human osteosarcomas. Human Molecular Genetics. 18(8). 1464–1470. 147 indexed citations
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Diao, Xiumin, et al.. (2008). Singularity Analysis of Planar Cable-Driven Parallel Robots. 272–277. 13 indexed citations
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Ma, Ou, et al.. (2007). Optimal approach to and alignment with a rotating rigid body for capture. The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences. 55(4). 407–419. 42 indexed citations
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Angeles, Jorge, et al.. (1989). An algorithm for the inverse dynamics of n-axis general manipulators using Kane's equations. Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 17(12). 1545–1561. 26 indexed citations

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