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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
68
Citations
19725
World Ranking
433
National Ranking
3

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
68
Citations
19724
World Ranking
1010
National Ranking
25

Kenji Kaneko 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 Kenji Kaneko sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 188 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenji Kaneko 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 Kenji Kaneko sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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
  • 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Kenji Kaneko is affiliated with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan. Their research spans multiple disciplines, notably in engineering and environmental science, with a focus on human-computer interaction, social psychology, mechanical engineering, control and systems engineering, and environmental chemistry.

Kaneko's recent papers cover diverse topics in robotics and environmental changes. These include:

  • A Cybernetic Avatar System to Embody Human Telepresence for Connectivity, Exploration, and Skill Transfer (2024) published in the International Journal of Social Robotics
  • Enhanced Visual Feedback with Decoupled Viewpoint Control in Immersive Humanoid Robot Teleoperation using SLAM (2022) presented at the 2022 IEEE-RAS 21st International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)
  • Humanoid Robot RHP Friends: Seamless Combination of Autonomous and Teleoperated Tasks in a Nursing Context (2025) appearing in IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
  • Analysis of environmental and microbiological changes in Onagawa Bay immediately after the tsunami of the Great East Japan Earthquake based on sediment cores (2020) published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Ⅰ-2. The outbreak of phytoplankton causing shellfish poisoning induced by the Tsunami (2021) featured in NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Rafael Cisneros, Mehdi Benallegue, Guillaume Caron, Fumio Kanehiro, and Abderrahmane Kheddar. Each of these coauthors has contributed to multiple publications together with Kaneko.

Kaneko's work addresses key topics such as:

  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Social Robot Interaction and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
  • Teleoperation and Haptic Systems
  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Radioactive contamination and transfer
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements

Their publications are frequently found in venues including the International Journal of Social Robotics, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Marine Pollution Bulletin, the NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI journal, and leading robotics conferences like the IEEE-RAS Humanoids conference.

Best Publications

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

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

  • Humanoid robot HRP-3

    K. Kaneko;K. Harada;F. Kanehiro;G. Miyamori

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

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

  • Planning walking patterns for a biped robot

    Qiang Huang;K. Yokoi;S. Kajita;K. Kaneko

  • 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

  • Biped walking stabilization based on linear inverted pendulum tracking

    Shuuji Kajita;Mitsuharu Morisawa;Kanako Miura;Shin'ichiro Nakaoka

  • Design of prototype humanoid robotics platform for HRP

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

  • Cybernetic human HRP-4C

    Kenji Kaneko;Fumio Kanehiro;Mitsuharu Morisawa;Kanako Miura

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

    Kensuke Harada;Shuuji Kajita;Kenji Kaneko;Hirohisa Hirukawa

  • A high stability, smooth walking pattern for a biped robot

    Qiang Huang;S. Kajita;N. Koyachi;K. Kaneko

  • 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

  • Development of humanoid robot HRP-3P

    K. Akachi;K. Kaneko;N. Kanehira;S. Ota

  • 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

  • Humanoid robot HRP-4 - Humanoid robotics platform with lightweight and slim body

    Kenji Kaneko;Fumio Kanehiro;Mitsuharu Morisawa;Kazuhiko Akachi

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
Mitsuharu Morisawa
Mitsuharu Morisawa National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Hirohisa Hirukawa
Hirohisa Hirukawa National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Kensuke Harada
Kensuke Harada Osaka University
Kazuhito Yokoi
Kazuhito Yokoi National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Kazuo Tanie
Kazuo Tanie Tokyo Metropolitan University
Eiichi Yoshida
Eiichi Yoshida Tokyo University of Science
Jean-Paul Laumond
Jean-Paul Laumond École Normale Supérieure
Yoshihiko Nakamura
Yoshihiko Nakamura Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

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