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title: "Robotics and Autonomous Systems: impact and top papers"
description: "Robotics and Autonomous Systems has a 2-year mean citedness of 4.61 and an h-index of 177 in OpenAlex, #30 of 41 tracked AI journals by citedness. In 2025 it published 335 papers, and its papers received 14,708 citations."
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# Robotics and Autonomous Systems

- 1 paper in the last 7 days
- category: AI
- publisher: Elsevier BV
- ISSN 0921-8890
- Journal website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/robotics-and-autonomous-systems
- ISSN portal: https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/0921-8890
- OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/S133768115

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## Key findings

- Robotics and Autonomous Systems has a 2-year mean citedness of 4.61 and an h-index of 177 in OpenAlex, #30 of 41 tracked AI journals by citedness.
- In 2025 it published 335 papers, and its papers received 14,708 citations.
- Robotics and Autonomous Systems published 23 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #46 of 480 journals.
- Leading institutions: Zhejiang University (2), Harbin Institute of Technology (2) and Harbin University of Science and Technology (1).
- Countries: China (15), United States (3) and Greece (1).
- From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, Robotics and Autonomous Systems published 24 papers (1 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex).
- Its most frequent keywords over that period were “human-robot interaction” (3), “unmanned aerial vehicles” (3) and “multi-agent systems” (2).

## Citation metrics

*Citation metrics (OpenAlex)*

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2-year mean citedness | 4.61 |
| h-index | 177 |
| i10-index | 3,112 |
| Papers in OpenAlex | 5,606 |
| Citations in OpenAlex | 194,045 |
| Rank among tracked AI journals | [#30 of 41](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/journal-metrics/ai.md) |

*Papers per year and the citations the journal's papers received that year (OpenAlex)*

| Year | Papers | Citations received |
|---|---:|---:|
| 2026 (so far) | 430 | 10,420 |
| 2025 | 335 | 14,708 |
| 2024 | 214 | 14,227 |
| 2023 | 185 | 13,817 |
| 2022 | 181 | 13,199 |
| 2021 | 170 | 13,266 |
| 2020 | 176 | 12,252 |
| 2019 | 194 | 11,281 |
| 2018 | 190 | 10,135 |
| 2017 | 310 | 8,590 |
| 2016 | 265 | 7,555 |

2-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's count of citations per paper a journal published in the two previous years, an open counterpart to the journal impact factor (which counts only Web of Science citations); the h-index and i10-index cover all its papers. The figures come from OpenAlex (CC0) and are read again monthly.

Official metrics such as the Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate) and CiteScore (Scopus) are licensed by their owners and not copied here; the publisher shows them on the journal's website. Journal website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/robotics-and-autonomous-systems

## The last 36 months

*Papers by publication date, Nov 2023 to Oct 2026*

| Nov 23–Oct 24 | Nov 24–Oct 25 | Nov 25–Oct 26 | 36 months |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 |

*Most frequent keywords, Nov 2023 to Oct 2026*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | human-robot interaction | 3 |
| 2 | unmanned aerial vehicles | 3 |
| 3 | multi-agent systems | 2 |
| 4 | multimodal locomotion | 2 |
| 5 | path planning | 2 |
| 6 | trajectory tracking | 2 |
| 7 | 3D memory | 1 |
| 8 | 3D visualization | 1 |
| 9 | AI2-THOR | 1 |
| 10 | Bézier curves | 1 |

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-28 | [Multi-view lane topology prediction for complex road environments](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105827) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Liwei Deng, Zhipeng Zheng, He Cao et al. | Harbin University of Science and Technology |
| 2026-10-23 | [Decoupled pose estimation for category-level objects via deformation alignment and fusion attention](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105820) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Xiaochun Fu, Chunwang Xie, Yongfei Xiao et al. | Shandong University; Qilu University of Technology |
| 2026-10-23 | [Hierarchical Graph-Transformer for inverse dynamics modeling of multiple deformable linear objects in robotic manipulation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105819) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Jiakang Wang, H Yang, Xiao Lai et al. | Northwestern Polytechnical University |
| 2026-10-22 | [CRMA: A complexity-aware recursive multi-agent framework with learned capability boundary awareness for task planning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105815) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Yutao Song, Haiyang Lyu | Nanjing University of Science and Technology; Xi'an Jiaotong University |
| 2026-10-21 | [Integral-based kinematic estimation for noise-robust robotic navigation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105817) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Konstantinos A. Raftopoulos | The University of Texas at Arlington; Hellenic Military Academy; University of West Attica |
| 2026-10-20 | [Kalman filter-based fusion of MPC and PI control for enhanced path-tracking of unmanned tracked agricultural robots](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105824) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Honghua Feng, Jian Wang, Wanshu Zhang et al. | Hangzhou Dianzi University; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Zhejiang University |
| 2026-10-19 | [Design and learning-based control of Agile-PF: An Agile and easy-to-reproduce point-foot biped robot](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105809) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Yasen Jia, Chenxiang Zhang, Yan Huang | Beijing Institute of Technology |
| 2026-10-18 | [VR-enhanced robotic laparoscopic ultrasound system for minimally invasive liver surgery](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105823) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Jian Chen, Kailai Chen, Junjie Ge et al. | State Key Laboratory Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems; Zhejiang University; Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital; … |
| 2026-10-17 | [Multimodal human-intent modeling for contextual robot-to-human handovers of arbitrary objects](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105805) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Lucas Chen, Guna Avula, Hanwen Ren et al. | Purdue University West Lafayette |
| 2026-10-17 | [A semantic autonomy framework for VLM-integrated indoor mobile robots: Hybrid deterministic reasoning and cross-robot adaptive memory](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105822) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Bogdan Felician Abaza, Andrei-Alexandru Staicu, Cristian Vasile Doicin | Universitatea Națională de Știință și Tehnologie Politehnica București |
| 2026-10-12 | [VT-CA: A distributed cooperative control algorithm for multi-UAV transportation of flexible payloads](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105812) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Jiaxin Xu, Qinfei Zhao, Jinjun Rao et al. | Shanghai University; Poznań University of Technology; Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
| 2026-10-12 | [Vehicle trajectory prediction for autonomous systems under missing historical states: An intent-driven hierarchical framework](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105802) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Qingsong Wei, Xianyi Xie, Lisheng Jin et al. | Yanshan University |
| 2026-10-12 | [Dynamic UAV-based search operations using probabilistic diffusion modeling of Man Overboard incident victims](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105801) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Dimosthenis Angelis, Evangelos Boukas | Technical University of Denmark |
| 2026-10-10 | [Multimodal stiffness design and CPG-coordinated control for an underactuated biomimetic robotic fish](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105793) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Shijie Song, Yinjuan Chen, Zhiping Wang et al. | Lanzhou Jiaotong University; Dalian University of Technology |
| 2026-10-10 | [SN-LIO: Entropy-driven LiDAR-Inertial SLAM and quality-aware 3D memory for autonomous swiftlet’s nest monitoring in dark and texture-poor environments](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105808) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Le Minh Triet, Nguyen Truong Thinh | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City; Viện Công nghệ Thông minh và Tương tác |
| 2026-10-10 | [HGRL: A heterogeneous graph-based reinforcement learning framework for robotic swarm applications](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105797) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Rana Azzam, Oussama Abdul Hay, Hazem Elrefaei et al. | Khalifa University of Science and Technology |
| 2026-10-10 | [Design and feasibility study of deformable tracked pipeline robot](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105811) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Hongwei Yan, Zihan Liu, Rongze Zhang et al. | North University of China |
| 2026-10-10 | [BiMLoc: Bidirectional Feature Modulation for UAV visual localization with satellite maps in GNSS-unavailable environments](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105800) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Ruiyang Zhang, Yu Peng, Bo Chen et al. | Harbin Institute of Technology |
| 2026-10-09 | [Trajectory planning and control for multimodal locomotion robots](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105803) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Xiangrui Tian, Song Zeng, Kang Miao et al. | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| 2026-10-09 | [Learning-based path planning and tracking for the walking–jumping quadrupedal robot](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105799) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Zhehan Tao, Zimeng Li, Erwin Ang Tien Yew et al. | University of Science and Technology of China; Anhui University |
| 2026-10-09 | [Multi-agent distributed coordination control method driven by heterogeneous perception neural network](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105794) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Tianyun Luan, Yang Yang, Siyu Chen et al. | Changchun University of Science and Technology |
| 2026-10-09 | [Infrastructure-based autonomous mobile robots for internal logistics — challenges and future perspectives](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105798) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Erik Brorsson, Kristian Ceder, Ze Zhang et al. | Volvo (Sweden); Chalmers University of Technology; Chalmers Industriteknik; … |
| 2026-10-08 | [Aerial load transportation control with multiple UAVs](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2026.105791) | [Robotics and Autonomous Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems.md) | Sandy-Natalie Campos-Martínez, María‐Eusebia Guerrero‐Sánchez, Guillermo Valencia‐Palomo et al. |  |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Robotics and Autonomous Systems. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/journals/robotics-and-autonomous-systems

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