Shugen Ma

683 total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 508 citations indexed

About

Shugen Ma is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Shugen Ma has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 508 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 24 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 21 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Shugen Ma's work include Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (21 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (18 papers) and Robotic Locomotion and Control (14 papers). Shugen Ma is often cited by papers focused on Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (21 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (18 papers) and Robotic Locomotion and Control (14 papers). Shugen Ma collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and France. Shugen Ma's co-authors include Yuechao Wang, Changlong Ye, Bin Li, Li Li, Zhenli Lu, Masahiro Watanabe, G. Beni, Zhifeng Wang, S. Hackwood and Kazuya Inoué and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering and Frontiers in Robotics and AI.

In The Last Decade

Shugen Ma

44 papers receiving 486 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.

  1. 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2022)
    2023 112 citations Shugen Ma Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shugen Ma Japan 11 281 223 184 119 76 50 508
Fabien Tâche Switzerland 12 392 1.4× 318 1.4× 215 1.2× 114 1.0× 167 2.2× 19 609
Guifang Qiao China 13 229 0.8× 154 0.7× 127 0.7× 72 0.6× 78 1.0× 48 444
Changlong Ye China 12 282 1.0× 191 0.9× 230 1.3× 147 1.2× 34 0.4× 61 440
Guanghua Zong China 13 323 1.1× 246 1.1× 314 1.7× 98 0.8× 95 1.3× 45 624
W.R. Hamel United States 10 135 0.5× 169 0.8× 166 0.9× 94 0.8× 119 1.6× 78 440
Hongzhe Jin China 15 287 1.0× 163 0.7× 345 1.9× 100 0.8× 96 1.3× 65 673
Hagen Schempf United States 13 258 0.9× 221 1.0× 196 1.1× 122 1.0× 79 1.0× 32 485
Junyao Gao China 13 279 1.0× 143 0.6× 175 1.0× 150 1.3× 113 1.5× 99 581
Abdullah Aamir Hayat Singapore 14 140 0.5× 295 1.3× 184 1.0× 245 2.1× 116 1.5× 44 519
Markus Eich Germany 11 227 0.8× 153 0.7× 188 1.0× 175 1.5× 143 1.9× 28 528

Countries citing papers authored by Shugen Ma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shugen Ma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shugen Ma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shugen Ma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shugen 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 Shugen Ma. Shugen Ma 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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Ma, Shugen. (2023). 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2022). Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. 41(2). 157–157. 112 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tian, Yang, et al.. (2022). Development of a Pipe Recognition Network Based on Attention Mechanism. The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). 2022(0). 2P1–R08.
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Li, Wenjie, et al.. (2022). Virtual Reality Image Dataset vCAT Helps Research on Semantic Segmentation Algorithms. 1–6. 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Shugen, et al.. (2022). Trajectory Optimization Algorithm of Trajectory Rehabilitation Training Mode for Rehabilitation Robot. 2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO). 2153–2158. 1 indexed citations
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Du, Liang, et al.. (2022). Bidirectional Locomotion of Soft Inchworm Crawler Using Dynamic Gaits. Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 9. 899850–899850. 4 indexed citations
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Hu, Xiaomeng, Weiwei Wan, Liang Du, Jianjun Yuan, & Shugen Ma. (2022). Multi-Objective Geometric Optimization of A Multi-Link Manipulator Using Parameterized Design Method. 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). 7310–7316. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Mingyuan, et al.. (2022). Design of a modular continuum robot with alterable compliance using tubular-actuation. 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). 11. 1923–1928.
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Yuan, Jianjun, et al.. (2021). Underactuated Picking Gripper for Grasping and Cutting Citrus. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO). 1935–1940. 1 indexed citations
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Du, Liang, et al.. (2021). A Joint Friction Model of Robotic Manipulator for Low-speed Motion. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO). 545–550. 4 indexed citations
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Ma, Shugen, et al.. (2021). Simultaneous Gait Generation and Path Following Control of Snake Robot Using MPC. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO). 2024–2029. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Zhiyan, et al.. (2021). Towards a more practical data-driven biped walking control. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO). 1058–1064. 1 indexed citations
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Kakogawa, Atsushi & Shugen Ma. (2014). 1P1-A05 A Pipe Inspection Robot with Three Underactuated Paralellogram Crawler Modules(Smart Mechanism "sMechanism" and its Control). The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). 2014(0). _1P1–A05_1.
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Wang, Zhifeng, et al.. (2009). Serpentine locomotion of a snake-like robot in water environment. Civil War Book Review. 25–30. 28 indexed citations
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Quan, Qiquan, Shugen Ma, Rongqiang Liu, & Bin Li. (2009). Impact absorption of a dual-crawler-driven robot. 15. 800–805. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Shugen. (2002). A stabilized local torque optimization technique for redundant manipulators. 3. 2791–2796. 9 indexed citations
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Ma, Shugen, S. Hackwood, & G. Beni. (2002). Multi-agent supporting systems (MASS): control with centralized estimator of disturbance. 1. 679–686. 22 indexed citations
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Ma, Shugen, et al.. (2002). Development of a creeping snake-robot. 35 indexed citations

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