Robert D. Howe

14.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
277 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Robert D. Howe is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert D. Howe has authored 277 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 71 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 69 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Robert D. Howe's work include Soft Robotics and Applications (93 papers), Robot Manipulation and Learning (67 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (53 papers). Robert D. Howe is often cited by papers focused on Soft Robotics and Applications (93 papers), Robot Manipulation and Learning (67 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (53 papers). Robert D. Howe collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Robert D. Howe's co-authors include Aaron M. Dollar, Mark R. Cutkosky, Christopher R. Wagner, Samuel B. Kesner, Pedro J. del Nido, Leif P. Jentoft, Jae Sung Son, Yashraj Narang, Nicholas Stylopoulos and Pierre E. Dupont and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Robert D. Howe

270 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

A compliant, underactuated hand for robust manipulation 2010 2026 2015 2020 2014 2010 100 200 300 400
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 compliant, underactuated hand for robust manipulation
    2014 454 citations Robert D. Howe et al. The International Journal of Robotics Research profile →
  2. The Highly Adaptive SDM Hand: Design and Performance Evaluation
    2010 412 citations Robert D. Howe et al. The International Journal of Robotics Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert D. Howe United States 54 6.3k 3.1k 2.4k 2.3k 1.6k 277 9.6k
Blake Hannaford United States 59 7.8k 1.2× 3.5k 1.1× 2.3k 0.9× 5.4k 2.4× 3.4k 2.1× 318 13.9k
H. Harry Asada United States 51 5.1k 0.8× 3.1k 1.0× 733 0.3× 1.9k 0.8× 891 0.6× 435 9.5k
Kaspar Althoefer United Kingdom 50 6.8k 1.1× 3.1k 1.0× 1.8k 0.7× 2.4k 1.1× 897 0.6× 394 10.2k
Rajni V. Patel Canada 53 5.0k 0.8× 4.5k 1.5× 613 0.3× 2.8k 1.2× 2.4k 1.5× 544 11.0k
Allison M. Okamura United States 61 9.1k 1.4× 3.7k 1.2× 3.9k 1.6× 5.8k 2.6× 3.1k 2.0× 361 14.6k
Septimiu E. Salcudean Canada 54 5.3k 0.8× 2.9k 0.9× 666 0.3× 3.4k 1.5× 1.6k 1.0× 387 10.3k
Giancarlo Ferrigno Italy 49 3.3k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 1.5k 0.6× 679 0.3× 981 0.6× 322 7.8k
Conor J. Walsh United States 67 15.4k 2.4× 2.3k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 3.0k 1.3× 1.1k 0.7× 255 17.7k
Shuxiang Guo China 51 7.5k 1.2× 1.5k 0.5× 628 0.3× 3.2k 1.4× 2.5k 1.6× 916 12.0k
Elena De Momi Italy 43 2.9k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 628 0.3× 860 0.4× 1.5k 1.0× 335 6.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert D. Howe

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All Works

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Alvarez, Jonathan T., Krithika Swaminathan, Andrew I. Chin, et al.. (2024). Estimation of joint torque in dynamic activities using wearable A-mode ultrasound. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5756–5756. 19 indexed citations
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Kim, Daekyum, et al.. (2024). Wearable robots for the real world need vision. Science Robotics. 9(90). eadj8812–eadj8812. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Zixi & Robert D. Howe. (2023). Beyond Coulomb: Stochastic Friction Models for Practical Grasping and Manipulation. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 8(8). 5140–5147. 7 indexed citations
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Floch, Paul Le, et al.. (2023). Pure Conducting Polymer Hydrogels Increase Signal‐to‐Noise of Cutaneous Electrodes by Lowering Skin Interface Impedance. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 12(17). e2202661–e2202661. 21 indexed citations
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Nuckols, Richard W., et al.. (2023). Age-Related Reliability of B-Mode Analysis for Tailored Exosuit Assistance. Sensors. 23(3). 1670–1670. 4 indexed citations
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Dalvand, Mohsen Moradi, Saeid Nahavandi, & Robert D. Howe. (2022). General Forward Kinematics for Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots. IEEE Access. 10. 60330–60340. 9 indexed citations
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Teeple, Clark B., et al.. (2022). Controlling Palm-Object Interactions Via Friction for Enhanced In-Hand Manipulation. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 7(2). 2258–2265. 12 indexed citations
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Nuckols, Richard W., Sangjun Lee, Krithika Swaminathan, et al.. (2021). Individualization of exosuit assistance based on measured muscle dynamics during versatile walking. Science Robotics. 6(60). eabj1362–eabj1362. 90 indexed citations
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Dalvand, Mohsen Moradi, Saeid Nahavandi, & Robert D. Howe. (2020). Slack and Excessive Loading Avoidance in n-Tendon Continuum Robots. IEEE Access. 8. 138730–138742. 1 indexed citations
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Tschabrunn, Cory M., et al.. (2020). Automatically steering cardiac catheters in vivo with respiratory motion compensation. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 39(5). 586–597. 22 indexed citations
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Cheng, Sibo, Yashraj Narang, Canhui Yang, Zhigang Suo, & Robert D. Howe. (2019). Stick‐On Large‐Strain Sensors for Soft Robots. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 6(20). 102 indexed citations
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Yamada, Daisuke, et al.. (2019). Ultrasound Imaging Characterization of Soft Tissue Dynamics of the Seated Human Body. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 142(6). 1 indexed citations
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Perrin, Douglas P., et al.. (2018). High dynamic range ultrasound imaging. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 13(5). 721–729. 6 indexed citations
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Dalvand, Mohsen Moradi, Saeid Nahavandi, & Robert D. Howe. (2018). An Analytical Loading Model for <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$n$</tex-math> </inline-formula>-Tendon Continuum Robots. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 34(5). 1215–1225. 56 indexed citations
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Narang, Yashraj, et al.. (2017). Transforming the Dynamic Response of Robotic Structures and Systems Through Laminar Jamming. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 3(2). 688–695. 56 indexed citations
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Brattain, Laura J., et al.. (2016). Algorithms for Automatically Pointing Ultrasound Imaging Catheters. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 33(1). 81–91. 25 indexed citations
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Szayna, Thomas S., Graham E. Fuller, Robert D. Howe, et al.. (1995). Intervention in Intrastate Conflict: Implications for the Army in the Post-Cold War Era. RAND Corporation eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Howe, Robert D., et al.. (1995). Tactile Display of High-Frequency Information in Teleoperation and Virtual Environments.. 4. 387–402. 60 indexed citations
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Howe, Robert D., et al.. (1994). Static display of shape.. Proc SPIE. 2351. 250–259. 3 indexed citations
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Howe, Robert D. & Mark R. Cutkosky. (1992). Touch sensing for robotic manipulation and recognition. MIT Press eBooks. 55–112. 32 indexed citations

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