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2025

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 64 1259 1200 520 481 148 24318
Computer Science 65 2404 2330 1201 1157 163 24603

James J. Kuffner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James J. Kuffner between 1994 and 2018, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James J. Kuffner published across 25 years, from 1994 to 2018, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2013. 4 of the 163 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2018. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2013. 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 1 publication
1994 2018

163 publications in total across all disciplines

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James J. Kuffner: publications per year, 1994 to 2018
Year Publications
1994 2
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 2
2000 4
2001 7
2002 5
2003 8
2004 10
2005 14
2006 10
2007 18
2008 11
2009 12
2010 5
2011 4
2012 18
2013 20
2014 3
2015 2
2016 3
2017 3
2018 1
Total 163
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James J. Kuffner publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James J. Kuffner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 134–153 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 148 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355 148
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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James J. Kuffner D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James J. Kuffner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77 64
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Japan Leader Award
  • 2009 - ACM Senior Member

Overview

James J. Kuffner is affiliated with Woven Planet Holdings in Japan. They have been recognized as an ACM Senior Member since 2009.

The scientist's work spans several areas, although specific fields of study, subfields, and main topics have not been detailed in the available data. No records of recent papers, frequent co-authors, or common publication venues have been provided.

There is no available information on book publications or detailed descriptions of research topics, which limits the scope of insights into their academic contributions. Similarly, no recent papers or their associated details, such as titles and venues, are given.

Despite the limited publication data, the affiliation with Woven Planet Holdings suggests involvement in advanced research likely related to robotics, automation, or technology sectors where the company is active. The ACM Senior Member recognition indicates experience and engagement within the computing and technology community.

Best Publications

  • Randomized kinodynamic planning

    Steven M. LaValle;James J. Kuffner

  • RRT-connect: An efficient approach to single-query path planning

    J.J. Kuffner;S.M. LaValle

  • Automated construction of robotic manipulation programs

    Takeo Kanade;James Kuffner;Rosen Diankov

  • Footstep Planning for the Honda ASIMO Humanoid

    J. Chestnutt;M. Lau;G. Cheung;J. Kuffner

  • OpenRAVE: A Planning Architecture for Autonomous Robotics

    Rosen Diankov;James Kuffner

  • Task Space Regions: A framework for pose-constrained manipulation planning

    Dmitry Berenson;Siddhartha Srinivasa;James Kuffner

  • Planning motions with intentions

    Yoshihito Koga;Koichi Kondo;James Kuffner;Jean-Claude Latombe

  • HERB: a home exploring robotic butler

    Siddhartha S. Srinivasa;Dave Ferguson;Casey J. Helfrich;Dmitry Berenson

  • Dex-Net 1.0: A cloud-based network of 3D objects for robust grasp planning using a Multi-Armed Bandit model with correlated rewards

    Jeffrey Mahler;Florian T. Pokorny;Brian Hou;Melrose Roderick

  • Dynamically-Stable Motion Planning for Humanoid Robots

    James J. Kuffner;Satoshi Kagami;Koichi Nishiwaki;Masayuki Inaba

  • Manipulation planning on constraint manifolds

    Dmitry Berenson;Siddhartha S. Srinivasa;Dave Ferguson;James J. Kuffner

  • Motion Planning for Humanoid Robots

    James Kuffner;James Kuffner;Koichi Nishiwaki;Satoshi Kagami;Masayuki Inaba

  • Multipartite RRTs for Rapid Replanning in Dynamic Environments

    M. Zucker;J. Kuffner;M. Branicky

  • Cloud-based robot grasping with the google object recognition engine

    Ben Kehoe;Akihiro Matsukawa;Sal Candido;James Kuffner

  • Effective sampling and distance metrics for 3D rigid body path planning

    J.J. Kuffner

  • Anytime path planning and replanning in dynamic environments

    J. van den Berg;D. Ferguson;J. Kuffner

  • Synthesizing animations of human manipulation tasks

    Katsu Yamane;James J. Kuffner;Jessica K. Hodgins

  • Manipulation Planning Among Movable Obstacles

    M. Stilman;J.-U. Schamburek;J. Kuffner;T. Asfour

  • Planning Biped Navigation strategies in Complex Environments

    Joel Chestnutt;James Kuffner;Koichi Nishiwaki;Satoshi Kagami

  • Navigation among movable obstacles: real-time reasoning in complex environments

    M. Stilman;J. Kuffner

Frequent Co-Authors

Satoshi Kagami
Satoshi Kagami National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Koichi Nishiwaki
Koichi Nishiwaki National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Masayuki Inaba
Masayuki Inaba University of Tokyo
Hirochika Inoue
Hirochika Inoue National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Takeo Kanade
Takeo Kanade Carnegie Mellon University
Siddhartha S. Srinivasa
Siddhartha S. Srinivasa University of Washington
Tamim Asfour
Tamim Asfour Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Kei Okada
Kei Okada University of Tokyo
Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Yasuo Kuniyoshi University of Tokyo
Rüdiger Dillmann
Rüdiger Dillmann Center for Information Technology

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