Tsuneo Yoshikawa

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
169 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Tsuneo Yoshikawa is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tsuneo Yoshikawa has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 55 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 55 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tsuneo Yoshikawa's work include Robot Manipulation and Learning (72 papers), Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (64 papers) and Teleoperation and Haptic Systems (43 papers). Tsuneo Yoshikawa is often cited by papers focused on Robot Manipulation and Learning (72 papers), Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (64 papers) and Teleoperation and Haptic Systems (43 papers). Tsuneo Yoshikawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Belgium. Tsuneo Yoshikawa's co-authors include Yoshihiko Nakamura, Hideo Hanafusa, Kiyoshi Nagai, Xin-Zhi Zheng, Yasuyoshi Yokokohji, Tetsuyou Watanabe, Shin-Ichiro NISHIDA, Koh Hosoda, Toshiharu Sugie and Keigo Kobayashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Automatica, The International Journal of Robotics Research and Systems & Control Letters.

In The Last Decade

Tsuneo Yoshikawa

158 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Manipulability of Robotic Mechanisms 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 1987 500 1000 1.5k
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. Manipulability of Robotic Mechanisms
    1985 1.9k citations Tsuneo Yoshikawa The International Journal of Robotics Research profile →
  2. Task-Priority Based Redundancy Control of Robot Manipulators
    1987 773 citations Yoshihiko Nakamura, Hideo Hanafusa 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
Tsuneo Yoshikawa Japan 22 4.0k 2.1k 1.3k 926 383 169 4.8k
Richard P. Paul United States 26 4.5k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 1.7k 1.3× 1.2k 1.3× 461 1.2× 77 5.7k
L. Sciavicco Italy 19 3.7k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 239 0.6× 43 4.9k
Paolo Rocco Italy 34 2.8k 0.7× 940 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 876 0.9× 601 1.6× 241 4.1k
G. Hirzinger Germany 27 2.0k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 864 0.7× 638 0.7× 119 0.3× 91 3.2k
Claudio Melchiorri Italy 39 4.1k 1.0× 3.0k 1.5× 2.2k 1.7× 698 0.8× 194 0.5× 272 6.3k
Jean‐Pierre Merlet France 33 5.7k 1.4× 2.9k 1.4× 1.3k 1.0× 758 0.8× 984 2.6× 102 6.6k
V. Kumar United States 23 2.0k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 646 0.5× 612 0.7× 152 0.4× 32 2.6k
Sachin Chitta United States 29 2.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 728 0.6× 1.8k 2.0× 224 0.6× 59 3.7k
Suguru Arimoto Japan 27 5.8k 1.5× 2.0k 1.0× 2.5k 1.9× 572 0.6× 77 0.2× 192 6.7k
Charles A. Klein United States 20 2.9k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 610 0.5× 906 1.0× 239 0.6× 45 3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Tsuneo Yoshikawa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tsuneo Yoshikawa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tsuneo Yoshikawa

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Koeda, Masanao, et al.. (2011). Side translation by simultaneous shuffle turn for humanoid robots. Asian Control Conference. 1346–1351. 6 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Keigo, Jun‐ichi Imura, & Tsuneo Yoshikawa. (1997). Nonholonomic Contorol of 3-D.O.F. Manipulator with a Free Joint. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 33(8). 799–804. 2 indexed citations
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Nagai, Kiyoshi & Tsuneo Yoshikawa. (1994). Impedance Control of Redundant Macro Micro Manipulators.. Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. 12(5). 766–772. 14 indexed citations
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Nagai, Kiyoshi & Tsuneo Yoshikawa. (1994). Dynamic Manipulation/Grasping Control of Multifingered Robot Hands. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 30(1). 39–47. 9 indexed citations
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Imura, Jun‐ichi, Toshiharu Sugie, & Tsuneo Yoshikawa. (1993). Internal Stability and L2 Gain of Nonlinear Systems. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 29(6). 659–667. 4 indexed citations
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Yoshikawa, Tsuneo & Koh Hosoda. (1991). Modeling of Flexible Manipulators Using Virtual Rigid Links and Passive Joints. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 27(12). 1389–1395. 3 indexed citations
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Yokokohji, Yasuyoshi & Tsuneo Yoshikawa. (1990). Manipulability of Master Arms Considering Operator Dynamics. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 26(7). 818–825. 1 indexed citations
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Yokokohji, Yasuyoshi & Tsuneo Yoshikawa. (1990). Maneuverability of Master-Slave Telemanipulation Systems. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 26(5). 572–579. 7 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Yoshihiko, et al.. (1988). Design and signal processing of six-axis force sensors. International Symposium on Robotics. 75–81. 27 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Yoshihiko, et al.. (1987). Elastic Component Design Criteria and Signal Processing of Force Sensors. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 23(5). 433–439. 7 indexed citations
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Yoshikawa, Tsuneo. (1987). Evaluation of Parameter Identification Tests for Manipulators. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 23(11). 1227–1229. 1 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Yoshihiko, Yasuyoshi Yokokohji, Hideo Hanafusa, & Tsuneo Yoshikawa. (1987). Unified Computation of Kinematics and Dynamics for Robot Manipulators. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 23(5). 491–498. 3 indexed citations
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Yoshikawa, Tsuneo & Kiyoshi Nagai. (1987). Manipulating and Grasping Forces of Multi-Fingered Hands. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 23(11). 1206–1213. 5 indexed citations
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Yoshikawa, Tsuneo. (1985). Manipulability of Robotic Mechanisms. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 4(2). 3–9. 1859 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yoshikawa, Tsuneo, et al.. (1985). Four Joint Wrist Mechanism for Robot Manipulators. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 21(5). 533–535. 1 indexed citations
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Yoshikawa, Tsuneo, et al.. (1983). Decentralized Control of Moving Vehicles on a Loop Line. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 16(12). 183–188. 1 indexed citations
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Hanafusa, Hideo, Tsuneo Yoshikawa, & Yoshihiko Nakamura. (1983). Redundancy Analysis of Articulated Robot Arms and Its Utilization for Tasks with Priority. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 19(5). 421–426. 28 indexed citations
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Yoshikawa, Tsuneo & Toshiharu Sugie. (1982). Filtered Inverses with Application to Servo Systems. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 18(8). 792–799. 9 indexed citations
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Yoshikawa, Tsuneo & Toshiharu Sugie. (1979). Inverse Systems for Reproducing Linear Functions of Inputs. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 15(7). 880–887. 2 indexed citations
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Yoshikawa, Tsuneo & Hiroaki Kobayashi. (1974). Observability of Decentralized Control Systems. Transactions of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers. 10(3). 327–332. 1 indexed citations

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