Question 1

Which countries lead Robotic Locomotion and Control research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.6k and 561 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Robotic Locomotion and Control research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Harbin Institute of Technology publishes the most Robotic Locomotion and Control research, followed by Beijing Institute of Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Robotic Locomotion and Control?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Robotic Locomotion and Control include Jun Wang, Lei Jiang and Trevor J. Darrell.

Question 4

Where is Robotic Locomotion and Control research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Robotic Locomotion and Control research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Shanghai (China) and Harbin (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Genoa.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Robotic Locomotion and Control?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, ETH Zurich, Harbin Institute of Technology and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Robotic Locomotion and Control research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Robotic Locomotion and Control.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Robotic Locomotion and Control?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Robotic Locomotion and Control is "Passive Dynamic Walking" (Tad McGeer, 1990), with 3,392 citations. Next come "Legged Robots That Balance" (2,755) and "Minimum snap trajectory generation and control for quadrotors" (2,396).