Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Top Research Topics at Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing?

Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing focuses on Robot, Artificial intelligence, Control engineering, Control theory and Simulation. Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing links adjacent topics like Robot with Process (computing). In Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing, Mechanical engineering and Engineering drawing are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Process (computing) research.

The majority of Mechanical engineering studies in the journal are focused on the subject of Machining. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Machining as it also encompasses Machine tool. It facilitates discussions on Artificial intelligence that incorporate concepts from other fields like Machine learning and Computer vision.

Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing holds forums on Control theory that merges themes from other disciplines such as Kinematics and Position (vector). In it, researchers investigate the Robot control study as part of research in the field of Mobile robot.

• Robot (24.41%)
• Artificial intelligence (16.97%)
• Control engineering (16.93%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• From cloud computing to cloud manufacturing (1209 citations)
• Preparation of medical devices by solid free-form fabrication methods (472 citations)
• Multiple-attribute decision making methods for plant layout design problem (378 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing:

The journal publications tackle a plethora of topics, such as Robot, Artificial intelligence, Control engineering, Manufacturing engineering and Systems engineering. Issues in Robot were discussed in the journal articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Kinematics and Simulation. While the primary focus in the published articles is Control engineering, they also dissect topics surrounding Control theory and Acceleration as a whole.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Artificial intelligence
• Mechanical engineering
• Operating system

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing are Robot, Artificial intelligence, Computer vision, Industrial robot and Human–robot interaction. The work on Robot tackled in Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing brings together disciplines like Control theory, Robotic arm, Position (vector), Machining and Variety (cybernetics). Research in Process (computing) and the interrelating topic of Tool wear, Reliability engineering, Cutting tool and Backpropagation were among the subjects of interest in the Industrial robot studies discussed in the journal.

Human–robot interaction research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Human–computer interaction, Scheme (programming language), Business model, Remanufacturing and Process management. The studies on Software discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Control engineering and Point (geometry). The research on Control engineering tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of CAD and Robot welding.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Optimal shape morphing control of 4D printed shape memory polymer based on reinforcement learning (2 citations)
• A metrological device for robot identification (1 citations)
• Learning-based object detection and localization for a mobile robot manipulator in SME production (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing (based on the number of publications) are:

• Lihui Wang (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• Dan Zhang (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• George Q. Huang (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Stephen T. Newman (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Grier C. I. Lin (18 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Hong Kong (49 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Huazhong University of Science and Technology (48 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Tsinghua University (39 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2022 edition, 12.24% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 6.98% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.60% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.63% of all publications and 62.79% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.