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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 68 433 392 3 3 188 19725
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 68 1010 963 25 24 187 19724

Kenji Kaneko publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kenji Kaneko between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kenji Kaneko published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2004. 5 of the 193 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2004. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 0 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1990 2025

193 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kenji Kaneko: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 2
1992 0
1993 0
1994 5
1995 1
1996 1
1997 3
1998 2
1999 3
2000 4
2001 4
2002 10
2003 19
2004 20
2005 12
2006 11
2007 14
2008 9
2009 10
2010 11
2011 8
2012 6
2013 3
2014 4
2015 8
2016 5
2017 3
2018 2
2019 4
2020 2
2021 0
2022 1
2023 0
2024 3
2025 2
Total 193
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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.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 187–196 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 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.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140 188
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24 68
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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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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