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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Japan
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
55
Citations
14534
World Ranking
885
National Ranking
12

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
55
Citations
14518
World Ranking
2147
National Ranking
74

Hirohisa Hirukawa publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hirohisa Hirukawa sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 178 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Hirohisa Hirukawa D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hirohisa Hirukawa sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Hirohisa Hirukawa is affiliated with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan. Their research centers on engineering with a specialization in biomedical engineering, particularly focusing on robotic locomotion and control.

The scientist's scholarly output includes a publication titled "Walking motion measurement using IMU and assist control of powered wear with wire-driven assist", published in 2021 in The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec). This paper addresses methodologies for measuring walking motion using inertial measurement units and exploring assist control mechanisms in wearable robotics driven by wire actuation.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hirohisa Hirukawa include:

  • Yumeko Imamura
  • Yoshio Matsumoto

Publication venues for their work primarily feature the The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec).

Their research interests are categorized broadly within engineering, with a concentrated examination of biomedical engineering subfields. The principal topic of their work involves robotic locomotion and control, reflecting the development and control of robotic systems for movement assistance applications.

Best Publications

  • Biped walking pattern generation by using preview control of zero-moment point

    S. Kajita;F. Kanehiro;K. Kaneko;K. Fujiwara

  • The 3D linear inverted pendulum mode: a simple modeling for a biped walking pattern generation

    S. Kajita;F. Kanehiro;K. Kaneko;K. Yokoi

  • Humanoid robot HRP-2

    K. Kaneko;F. Kanehiro;S. Kajita;H. Hirukawa

  • Resolved momentum control: humanoid motion planning based on the linear and angular momentum

    S. Kajita;F. Kanehiro;K. Kaneko;K. Fujiwara

  • A realtime pattern generator for biped walking

    S. Kajita;F. Kanehiro;K. Kaneko;K. Fujiwara

  • Introduction to Humanoid Robotics

    Shuuji Kajita;Hirohisa Hirukawa;Kensuke Harada;Kazuhito Yokoi

  • OpenHRP: Open Architecture Humanoid Robotics Platform

    Fumio Kanehiro;Hirohisa Hirukawa;Shuuji Kajita

  • Generating whole body motions for a biped humanoid robot from captured human dances

    S. Nakaoka;A. Nakazawa;K. Yokoi;H. Hirukawa

  • AN ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR REAL-TIME GAIT PLANNING FOR HUMANOID ROBOTS

    Kensuke Harada;Shuuji Kajita;Kenji Kaneko;Hirohisa Hirukawa

  • Biped Walking Pattern Generator allowing Auxiliary ZMP Control

    S. Kajita;M. Morisawa;K. Harada;K. Kaneko

  • A universal stability criterion of the foot contact of legged robots - adios ZMP

    H. Hirukawa;S. Hattori;K. Harada;S. Kajita

  • Biped walking pattern generation by a simple three-dimensional inverted pendulum model

    Shuuji Kajita;Fumio Kanehiro;Kenji Kaneko;Kiyoshi Fujiwara

  • Humanoid robotics platforms developed in HRP

    Hirohisa Hirukawa;Fumio Kanehiro;Kenji Kaneko;Shuuji Kajita

  • Cooperative works by a human and a humanoid robot

    K. Yokoyama;H. Handa;T. Isozumi;Y. Fukase

  • Real-Time Planning of Humanoid Robot's Gait for Force-Controlled Manipulation

    K. Harada;S. Kajita;F. Kanehiro;K. Fujiwara

  • Learning from Observation Paradigm: Leg Task Models for Enabling a Biped Humanoid Robot to Imitate Human Dances

    Shin'Ichiro Nakaoka;Atsushi Nakazawa;Fumio Kanehiro;Kenji Kaneko

  • Robust speech interface based on audio and video information fusion for humanoid HRP-2

    I. Hara;F. Asano;H. Asoh;J. Ogata

  • An analytical method on real-time gait planning for a humanoid robot

    K. Harada;S. Kajita;K. Kaneko;H. Hirukawa

  • Open architecture humanoid robotics platform

    F. Kanehiro;K. Fujiwara;S. Kajita;K. Yokoi

  • OpenHRP: Open Architecture Humanoid Robotics Platform.

    Hirohisa Hirukawa;Fumio Kanehiro;Shuuji Kajita

Frequent Co-Authors

Fumio Kanehiro
Fumio Kanehiro National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Shuuji Kajita
Shuuji Kajita National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Kensuke Harada
Kensuke Harada Osaka University
Kenji Kaneko
Kenji Kaneko National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Kenji Kaneko
Kenji Kaneko Kyushu University
Kazuhito Yokoi
Kazuhito Yokoi National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Mitsuharu Morisawa
Mitsuharu Morisawa National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Yoshihiko Nakamura
Yoshihiko Nakamura Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
Katsu Yamane
Katsu Yamane Robert Bosch (United States)
Hirochika Inoue
Hirochika Inoue National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

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