Teleoperation and Haptic Systems
Teleoperation and Haptic Systems is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1951. 17.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the research and development of bilateral teleoperation systems in robotics and haptics. It covers topics such as time delay compensation, passivity control, haptic interfaces, force feedback, and human-machine collaboration. The applications range from internet-based teleoperation to shared virtual environments and medical training simulations.
- Teleoperation
- Haptic Interfaces
- Time Delay
- Passivity Control
- Virtual Environments
- Force Feedback
- Robotic Manipulators
- Internet-based Teleoperation
- Adaptive Control
- Human-Machine Collaboration
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 3.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +1% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Teleoperation and Haptic Systems research?
By volume, China and Japan publish the most (904 and 366 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 904 works
- 2 Japan 366 works
- 3 United States 357 works
- 4 Germany 164 works
- 5 South Korea 128 works
- 6 United Kingdom 126 works
- 7 Italy 119 works
- 8 India 108 works
- 9 France 87 works
- 10 Canada 73 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Teleoperation and Haptic Systems research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harbin Institute of Technology publishes the most Teleoperation and Haptic Systems research, followed by Beihang University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 36 works
- 2 Beihang UniversityChina 30 works
- 3 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 29 works
- 4 Keio UniversityJapan 27 works
- 5 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 26 works
- 6 The University of TokyoJapan 25 works
- 7 Technical University of MunichGermany 22 works
- 8 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea 20 works
- 9 Tsinghua UniversityChina 20 works
- 10 Zhejiang UniversityChina 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Teleoperation and Haptic Systems?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Teleoperation and Haptic Systems include Roland Siegwart.
- 1 Roland Siegwart Switzerland 3.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Teleoperation and Haptic Systems research done?
The largest centres of Teleoperation and Haptic Systems research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nagoya.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NagoyaJP · 23.7 works7.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Teleoperation and Haptic Systems than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Teleoperation and Haptic Systems?
Among universities, judged by research, Technical University of Munich, Harbin Institute of Technology and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and 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 | Technical University of MunichGermany | 60.7 | 19.8% | 9.4× | 22 | -48.0% |
| 2 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 60.6 | 20.8% | 7.3× | 36 | -8.7% |
| 3 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea | 58.1 | 15.6% | 14.6× | 20 | -5.4% |
| 4 | Scuola Superiore Sant'AnnaItaly | 57.2 | 19.6% | 36.0× | 10 | +34.7% |
| 5 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 56.3 | 20.6% | 7.2× | 26 | +5.6% |
| 6 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 54.3 | 20.8% | 4.8× | 16 | +139.6% |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited States | 51.8 | 25.1% | 8.4× | 10 | -28.6% |
| 8 | Beihang UniversityChina | 51.3 | 10.9% | 9.0× | 30 | -34.4% |
| 9 | National University of SingaporeSingapore | 50.4 | 26.1% | 3.3× | 10 | +71.1% |
| 10 | Yanshan UniversityChina | 47.4 | 10.9% | 10.5× | 11 | +58.2% |
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 Teleoperation and Haptic Systems research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Teleoperation and Haptic Systems.
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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.