Scott Kuindersma

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Scott Kuindersma is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott Kuindersma has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 13 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 12 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Scott Kuindersma's work include Robotic Locomotion and Control (11 papers), Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (10 papers) and Robot Manipulation and Learning (9 papers). Scott Kuindersma is often cited by papers focused on Robotic Locomotion and Control (11 papers), Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (10 papers) and Robot Manipulation and Learning (9 papers). Scott Kuindersma collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Scott Kuindersma's co-authors include Conor J. Walsh, Myunghee Kim, Ye Ding, Russ Tedrake, Roderic A. Grupen, Robin Deits, Hongkai Dai, Pat Marion, Andrew G. Barto and Twan Koolen and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Neurophysiology and Automatica.

In The Last Decade

Scott Kuindersma

31 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Optimization-based locomotion planning, estimation, and c... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2018 100 200 300 400 500
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. Optimization-based locomotion planning, estimation, and control design for the atlas humanoid robot
    2015 564 citations Scott Kuindersma, Robin Deits et al. Autonomous Robots profile →
  2. Human-in-the-loop optimization of hip assistance with a soft exosuit during walking
    2018 431 citations Ye Ding, Myunghee Kim et al. Science Robotics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Scott Kuindersma United States 19 1.3k 766 340 328 209 32 2.0k
Takamitsu Matsubara Japan 23 1000 0.8× 896 1.2× 274 0.8× 518 1.6× 167 0.8× 150 2.0k
Katja Mombaur Germany 23 1.6k 1.3× 670 0.9× 273 0.8× 117 0.4× 253 1.2× 134 2.2k
Rui Huang China 22 579 0.5× 394 0.5× 346 1.0× 137 0.4× 293 1.4× 100 1.6k
Fei Chen China 21 576 0.5× 755 1.0× 284 0.8× 122 0.4× 95 0.5× 151 1.8k
Luis Sentis United States 20 1.8k 1.4× 1.5k 2.0× 377 1.1× 140 0.4× 72 0.3× 102 2.5k
Andrej Gams Slovenia 21 892 0.7× 1.2k 1.5× 268 0.8× 366 1.1× 131 0.6× 73 1.6k
Sang-Ho Hyon Japan 24 1.7k 1.3× 880 1.1× 156 0.5× 125 0.4× 118 0.6× 98 2.1k
Yingbai Hu China 23 732 0.6× 862 1.1× 435 1.3× 223 0.7× 88 0.4× 66 1.8k
Michael Mistry United Kingdom 26 1.8k 1.4× 1.6k 2.1× 380 1.1× 200 0.6× 61 0.3× 80 2.6k
Kosuke Sekiyama Japan 19 792 0.6× 504 0.7× 312 0.9× 174 0.5× 26 0.1× 160 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Scott Kuindersma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Scott Kuindersma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott Kuindersma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Scott Kuindersma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Scott Kuindersma 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 Scott Kuindersma. Scott Kuindersma 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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Hyun, Nak-seung Patrick, et al.. (2020). A new control framework for flapping-wing vehicles based on 3D pendulum dynamics. Automatica. 123. 109293–109293. 2 indexed citations
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Doshi, Neel, et al.. (2019). Effective locomotion at multiple stride frequencies using proprioceptive feedback on a legged microrobot. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 14(5). 56001–56001. 23 indexed citations
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Ding, Ye, Myunghee Kim, Scott Kuindersma, & Conor J. Walsh. (2018). Human-in-the-loop optimization of hip assistance with a soft exosuit during walking. Science Robotics. 3(15). 431 indexed citations breakdown →
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Holman, Matthew J., et al.. (2018). HelioLinC: A Novel Approach to the Minor Planet Linking Problem. The Astronomical Journal. 156(3). 135–135. 22 indexed citations
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Kim, Myunghee, Ye Ding, Philippe Malcolm, et al.. (2017). Human-in-the-loop Bayesian optimization of wearable device parameters. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0184054–e0184054. 102 indexed citations
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Manchester, Zachary, Jeffrey I. Lipton, Robert J. Wood, & Scott Kuindersma. (2017). A Variable Forward-Sweep Wing Design for Enhanced Perching in Micro Aerial Vehicles. 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 12 indexed citations
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Manchester, Zachary & Scott Kuindersma. (2017). DIRTREL: Robust Trajectory Optimization with Ellipsoidal Disturbances and LQR Feedback. 13 indexed citations
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Manchester, Zachary & Scott Kuindersma. (2016). Derivative-free trajectory optimization with unscented dynamic programming. 3642–3647. 15 indexed citations
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Marion, Pat, Maurice Fallon, Robin Deits, et al.. (2016). Director: A User Interface Designed for Robot Operation with Shared Autonomy. Journal of Field Robotics. 34(2). 262–280. 40 indexed citations
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Tedrake, Russ, Scott Kuindersma, Robin Deits, & Kanako Miura. (2015). A closed-form solution for real-time ZMP gait generation and feedback stabilization. 55 indexed citations
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Kuindersma, Scott, Robin Deits, Maurice Fallon, et al.. (2015). Optimization-based locomotion planning, estimation, and control design for the atlas humanoid robot. Autonomous Robots. 40(3). 429–455. 564 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kuindersma, Scott, Roderic A. Grupen, & Andrew G. Barto. (2013). Variable risk control via stochastic optimization. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 32(7). 806–825. 24 indexed citations
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Kuindersma, Scott, Roderic A. Grupen, & Andrew G. Barto. (2012). Variational Bayesian Optimization for Runtime Risk-Sensitive Control. 7 indexed citations
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Konidaris, George, Scott Kuindersma, Roderic A. Grupen, & Andrew G. Barto. (2011). CST: Constructing Skill Trees by Demonstration. International Conference on Machine Learning. 5 indexed citations
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Konidaris, George, Scott Kuindersma, Roderic A. Grupen, & Andrew G. Barto. (2011). Robot learning from demonstration by constructing skill trees. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 31(3). 360–375. 183 indexed citations
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Konidaris, George, Scott Kuindersma, Roderic A. Grupen, & André Sales Barreto. (2010). Constructing Skill Trees for Reinforcement Learning Agents from Demonstration Trajectories. ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst). 23. 1162–1170. 52 indexed citations
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Kuindersma, Scott, George Konidaris, Roderic A. Grupen, & Andrew G. Barto. (2010). Learning from a Single Demonstration: Motion Planning with Skill Segmentation. ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst). 2 indexed citations
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Kuindersma, Scott. (2010). Control Model Learning for Whole-Body Mobile Manipulation. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 24(1). 1939–1940. 1 indexed citations
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Blais, Brian S., Mikhail Y. Frenkel, Scott Kuindersma, et al.. (2008). Recovery From Monocular Deprivation Using Binocular Deprivation. Journal of Neurophysiology. 100(4). 2217–2224. 19 indexed citations
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Kuindersma, Scott & Brian S. Blais. (2007). Teaching Bayesian Model Comparison With the Three-Sided Coin. The American Statistician. 61(3). 239–244. 4 indexed citations

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