Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
Robotic Path Planning Algorithms is a research topic within Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Science Explorer counts 60k research works in it since 1950. 21.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on sampling-based algorithms, optimal motion planning, and path planning for robot navigation. It covers topics such as collision avoidance, real-time planning, kinodynamic planning, probabilistic roadmaps, multi-agent systems, and autonomous vehicles.
- Sampling-Based Algorithms
- Optimal Motion Planning
- Path Planning
- Collision Avoidance
- Robot Navigation
- Real-Time Planning
- Kinodynamic Planning
- Probabilistic Roadmaps
- Multi-Agent Systems
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Research works
- 60k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 13k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +45% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Robotic Path Planning Algorithms research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (7.4k and 1.6k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 7.4k works
- 2 United States 1.6k works
- 3 India 947 works
- 4 Japan 642 works
- 5 Germany 448 works
- 6 South Korea 409 works
- 7 Italy 322 works
- 8 United Kingdom 322 works
- 9 Russia 278 works
- 10 France 248 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Robotic Path Planning Algorithms research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing Institute of Technology publishes the most Robotic Path Planning Algorithms research, followed by Beihang University and Northwestern Polytechnical University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing Institute of Technology China 232 works
- 2 Beihang University China 178 works
- 3 Northwestern Polytechnical University China 176 works
- 4 Harbin Institute of Technology China 161 works
- 5 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics China 157 works
- 6 National University of Defense Technology China 156 works
- 7 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 121 works
- 8 Harbin Engineering University China 105 works
- 9 Wuhan University of Technology China 102 works
- 10 Zhejiang University China 99 works
Who are the leading researchers in Robotic Path Planning Algorithms?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Robotic Path Planning Algorithms include Sebastian Thrun, Stanley Osher and Wolfram Burgard.
- 1 Sebastian Thrun 10k citations
- 2 Stanley Osher 8k citations
- 3 Wolfram Burgard 6.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Robotic Path Planning Algorithms research done?
The largest centres of Robotic Path Planning Algorithms research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Cranfield and Luleå.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- CranfieldGB · 28.6 works13×
- LuleåSE · 21.4 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Robotic Path Planning Algorithms than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Robotic Path Planning Algorithms?
Among universities, judged by research, Luleå University of Technology, Dalian Maritime University and National University of Defense Technology score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luleå University of Technology Sweden | 66.9 | 27.6% | 11.3× | 21 | +212.5% |
| 2 | Dalian Maritime University China | 64.8 | 26.1% | 13.8× | 80 | +137.2% |
| 3 | National University of Defense Technology China | 63.4 | 26.4% | 12.7× | 156 | +58.1% |
| 4 | Beijing Institute of Technology China | 62.9 | 18.7% | 12.3× | 232 | +57.8% |
| 5 | Beihang University China | 62.8 | 25.5% | 10.2× | 178 | +21.5% |
| 6 | Northwestern Polytechnical University China | 61.8 | 28.0% | 9.7× | 176 | -7.4% |
| 7 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong | 61.7 | 44.1% | 3.7× | 23 | +353.1% |
| 8 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics China | 61.5 | 24.5% | 11.1× | 157 | +23.7% |
| 9 | Shanghai University of Engineering Science China | 59.4 | 22.7% | 9.1× | 35 | +330.0% |
| 10 | Air Force Engineering University China | 57.4 | 29.6% | 19.7× | 46 | +54.3% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Robotic Path Planning Algorithms research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 45% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Robotic Path Planning Algorithms.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.