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Most cited papers in Social Robot Interaction and HRI

What are the most cited papers in Social Robot Interaction and HRI?

The most cited paper in Social Robot Interaction and HRI is "ROS: an open-source Robot Operating System" (Morgan Quigley, 2009), with 7,166 citations. Next come "An Experiment in Linguistic Synthesis with a Fuzzy Logic Controller" (5,630) and "IEMOCAP: interactive emotional dyadic motion capture database" (3,844).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 496 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 ROS: an open-source Robot Operating System Morgan Quigley · International Conference on Robotics and Automation Conference paper 2009 7,166
2 An Experiment in Linguistic Synthesis with a Fuzzy Logic Controller Ebrahim H. Mamdani, S. ASSILIAN · International Journal of Human-Computer Studies Aug 1999 5,630
3 IEMOCAP: interactive emotional dyadic motion capture database Carlos Busso, Murtaza Bulut, Chi-Chun Lee et al. · Language Resources and Evaluation 4 Nov 2008 3,844
4 Measurement Instruments for the Anthropomorphism, Animacy, Likeability, Perceived Intelligence, and Perceived Safety of Robots Christoph Bartneck, Dana Kulić, Elizabeth A. Croft et al. · International Journal of Social Robotics Open access 19 Nov 2008 3,185
5 A survey of socially interactive robots Terrence Fong, Illah Nourbakhsh, Kerstin Dautenhahn · Robotics and Autonomous Systems Open access 28 Feb 2003 3,159
6 Emotion recognition in human-computer interaction Roddy Cowie, Ellen Douglas‐Cowie, Nicolas Tsapatsoulis et al. · IEEE Signal Processing Magazine Open access 2001 2,602
7 A Meta-Analysis of Factors Affecting Trust in Human-Robot Interaction Peter A. Hancock, Deborah R. Billings, Kristin E. Schaefer et al. · Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ReviewOpen access 16 Sep 2011 2,040
8 Generative Agents: Interactive Simulacra of Human Behavior Joon Sung Park, Joseph O’Brien, Carrie Jun Cai et al. Conference paperOpen access 20 Oct 2023 1,861
9 Social robots for education: A review Tony Belpaeme, James Lowery Kennedy, Aditi Ramachandran et al. · Science Robotics 15 Aug 2018 1,528
10 Human–Robot Interaction: A Survey Michael A. Goodrich, Alan C. Schultz · Foundations and Trends® in Human–Computer Interaction 25 Jan 2008 1,496
11 The mind in the machine: Anthropomorphism increases trust in an autonomous vehicle Adam G. Waytz, Joy Heafner, Nicholas Epley · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 23 Jan 2014 1,425
12 Establishing and maintaining long-term human-computer relationships Timothy Bickmore, Rosalind W. Picard · ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction Jun 2005 1,328
13 Emotion and sociable humanoid robots Cynthia Breazeal · International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 23 Apr 2003 1,285
14 Socially intelligent robots: dimensions of human–robot interaction Kerstin Dautenhahn · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 13 Feb 2007 1,205
15 Understanding anthropomorphism in service provision: a meta-analysis of physical robots, chatbots, and other AI Markus Blut, Cheng Wang, Nancy V. Wünderlich et al. · Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science ReviewOpen access 6 Jan 2021 1,164
16 The Effect of the Agency and Anthropomorphism on Users' Sense of Telepresence, Copresence, and Social Presence in Virtual Environments Kristine L. Nowak, Frank A. Biocca · PRESENCE Virtual and Augmented Reality Oct 2003 1,144
17 Living up to the chatbot hype: The influence of anthropomorphic design cues and communicative agency framing on conversational agent and company perceptions Theo Araujo · Computers in Human Behavior Open access 29 Mar 2018 1,143
18 "Like Having a Really Bad PA" Ewa A. Luger, Abigail J. Sellen Conference paper 5 May 2016 1,141
19 Chatbots: History, technology, and applications Eleni Adamopoulou, Lefteris Moussiades · Machine Learning with Applications Open access 9 Nov 2020 1,091
20 Heart-rate change as a component of the orienting response. Frances K. Graham, Rachel Keen Clifton · Psychological Bulletin 1966 1,048
21 Toward sociable robots Cynthia Breazeal · Robotics and Autonomous Systems 28 Feb 2003 1,033
22 Conceptual dependency: A theory of natural language understanding Roger C. Schank · Cognitive Psychology Oct 1972 1,004
23 An Overview of Chatbot Technology Eleni Adamopoulou, Lefteris Moussiades · IFIP advances in information and communication technology Conference paperOpen access 2020 996
24 Granny and the robots: ethical issues in robot care for the elderly AMANDA J. C. SHARKEY, NOEL E. SHARKEY · Ethics and Information Technology Open access 2 Jul 2010 991
25 Learning from Synthetic Humans Gül Varol, Javier Romero, Xavier Martín et al. Conference paperOpen access Jul 2017 975
26 Socially Assistive Robotics David Feil-Seifer, Maja J. Matarić Conference paper 30 Aug 2005 966
27 Robots for Use in Autism Research Brian Scassellati, Henny Admoni, Maja J. Matarić · Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering Review 22 Jun 2012 952
28 Acceptance of Healthcare Robots for the Older Population: Review and Future Directions Elizabeth Broadbent, Randall Scott Stafford, Bruce A. MacDonald · International Journal of Social Robotics Open access 2 Oct 2009 898
29 What makes an AI device human-like? The role of interaction quality, empathy and perceived psychological anthropomorphic characteristics in the acceptance of artificial intelligence in the service industry Corina Pelău, Dan‐Cristian Dabija, Irina Ene · Computers in Human Behavior 6 May 2021 882
30 Social Robots for Long-Term Interaction: A Survey Iolanda Leite, Carlos Martinho, Ana Paiva · International Journal of Social Robotics Open access 24 Jan 2013 867
31 Your Robot Therapist Will See You Now: Ethical Implications of Embodied Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatry, Psychology, and Psychotherapy Amelia Fiske, Peter Henningsen, Alena Buyx · Journal of Medical Internet Research Open access 26 Feb 2019 856
32 Experiences with an interactive museum tour-guide robot Wolfram Burgard, Armin Bernd Cremers, Dieter Fox et al. · Artificial Intelligence Open access Oct 1999 827
33 Chatbots for language learning—Are they really useful? A systematic review of chatbot‐supported language learning Weijiao Huang, Khe Foon Hew, Luke K. Fryer · Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Review 24 Sep 2021 814
34 The persona effect James C. Lester, Sharolyn A. Converse, Susan E. Kahler et al. Conference paper 27 Mar 1997 803
35 Toward an affect-sensitive multimodal human-computer interaction Maja Pantić, Léon J. M. Rothkrantz · Proceedings of the IEEE Open access Sep 2003 789
36 Matching robot appearance and behavior to tasks to improve human-robot cooperation Jennifer L. Goetz, Sara B. Kiesler, Aaron Powers Conference paperOpen access 19 Oct 2004 786
37 Human–Robot Interaction Thomas B. Sheridan · Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Open access 20 Apr 2016 777
38 Wizard of Oz Studies in HRI: A Systematic Review and New Reporting Guidelines Laurel D. Riek · Journal of Human-Robot Interaction ReviewOpen access Aug 2012 776
39 From Eliza to XiaoIce: challenges and opportunities with social chatbots Heung‐Yeung Shum, Xiaodong He, Di Li · Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering 2018 746
40 Human-aware robot navigation: A survey Thibault Kruse, Amit Kumar Pandey, Rachid Alami et al. · Robotics and Autonomous Systems 6 Jun 2013 737
41 Multimodal Emotion Recognition in Response to Videos Mohammad Soleymani, Maja Pantić, Thierry Pun · IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing Open access 6 Dec 2011 729
42 A domain-independent framework for modeling emotion Jonathan S. Gratch, Stacy Marsella · Cognitive Systems Research 15 Apr 2004 729
43 A REVIEW OF THE APPLICABILITY OF ROBOTS IN EDUCATION Omar Mubin, Catherine Stevens, Suleman Shahid et al. · Technology for Education and Learning 2013 727
44 Why People Use Chatbots Petter Bae Brandtzæg, Asbjørn Følstad · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paper 2017 721
45 Service robot implementation: a theoretical framework and research agenda Daniel Belanche, Luis V. Casaló, Carlos Flavián et al. · Service Industries Journal Open access 3 Oct 2019 704
46 Interactive Robots as Social Partners and Peer Tutors for Children: A Field Trial Takayuki Kanda, Takayuki Hirano, Daniel Eaton et al. · Human-Computer Interaction Open access 28 May 2004 704
47 MINERVA: a second-generation museum tour-guide robot Sebastian Thrun, Maren Bennewitz, Wolfram Burgard et al. Conference paper 20 Jan 2003 703
48 Human–Robot Interaction in Rescue Robotics Robin Roberson Murphy · IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Part C (Applications and Reviews) May 2004 683
49 In the shades of the uncanny valley: An experimental study of human–chatbot interaction Leon Ciechanowski, Aleksandra Przegalińska, Mikołaj Magnuski et al. · Future Generation Computer Systems 6 Feb 2018 654
50 Customer service chatbots: Anthropomorphism and adoption Ben Sheehan, Hyun Seung Jin, Udo Rainer Gottlieb · Journal of Business Research Open access 29 Apr 2020 653

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