2026 Minoru Asada: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	56	4032	3919	39	39	595	14176

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Japan Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Minoru Asada is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research at the intersection of neuroscience, computer science, and psychology. Their scholarly work spans several main fields of study, including neuroscience, computer science, and psychology, with a focus on related subfields such as cognitive neuroscience, artificial intelligence, social psychology, control and systems engineering, and neurology.

Their research topics encompass a diverse range of areas linked to brain function, robotics, and human interaction. Key topics include social robot interaction and human-robot interaction (HRI), neural dynamics and brain function, neural networks and reservoir computing, reinforcement learning in robotics, action observation and synchronization, robot manipulation and learning, and transcranial magnetic stimulation studies.

Minoru Asada's recent notable publications cover various aspects of robotics, brain function, and sensor technology. Selected papers include:

Soft Inductive Tactile Sensor Using Flow-Channel Enclosing Liquid Metal, 2020, published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Bimanual Digit Training Improves Right-Hand Dexterity in Older Adults by Reactivating Declined Ipsilateral Motor-Cortical Inhibition, 2021, published in Scientific Reports
Imitation and Mirror Systems in Robots through Deep Modality Blending Networks, 2021, published in Neural Networks
Dual-MEG Interbrain Synchronization During Turn-Taking Verbal Interactions Between Mothers and Children, 2022, published in Cerebral Cortex
Scientific and Technological Challenges in RoboCup, 2020, published in Annual Review of Control Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Yuji Kawai, Erhan Öztop, Jihoon Park, Tomoyo Morita, and Eiichi Naito, reflecting cross-disciplinary partnerships within robotics, neuroscience, and cognitive science.

Publication venues in which Minoru Asada regularly appears include the Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, arXiv (Cornell University), Scientific Reports, Advanced Robotics, and Brain Sciences. These venues indicate a balance of robotics-focused and neuroscience-centered research dissemination.

Best Publications

RoboCup: The Robot World Cup Initiative

Hiroaki Kitano;Minoru Asada;Yasuo Kuniyoshi;Itsuki Noda

1262
Citations
RoboCup: A Challenge Problem for AI

Hiroaki Kitano;Minoru Asada;Yasuo Kuniyoshi;Itsuki Noda

799
Citations
Cognitive Developmental Robotics: A Survey

M. Asada;K. Hosoda;Y. Kuniyoshi;H. Ishiguro

735
Citations
Cognitive Developmental Robotics As a New Paradigm for the Design of Humanoid Robots

Minoru Asada;Karl F. MacDorman;Hiroshi Ishiguro;Yasuo Kuniyoshi

572
Citations
The RoboCup Synthetic Agent Challenge 97

Hiroaki Kitano;Milind Tambe;Peter Stone;Manuela M. Veloso

566
Citations
Versatile visual servoing without knowledge of true Jacobian

K. Hosoda;M. Asada

476
Citations
Purposive behavior acquisition for a real robot by vision-based reinforcement learning

Minoru Asada;Shoichi Noda;Sukoya Tawaratsumida;Koh Hosoda

435
Citations
Information processing in echo state networks at the edge of chaos

Joschka Boedecker;Oliver Obst;Oliver Obst;Joseph T. Lizier;Joseph T. Lizier;N. Michael Mayer

308
Citations
Anthropomorphic robotic soft fingertip with randomly distributed receptors

Koh Hosoda;Yasunori Tada;Minoru Asada

285
Citations
A constructive model for the development of joint attention

Yukie Nagai;Koh Hosoda;Akio Morita;Minoru Asada

251
Citations
Cooperative behavior acquisition for mobile robots in dynamically changing real worlds via vision-based reinforcement learning and development

Minoru Asada;Eiji Uchibe;Koh Hosoda

208
Citations
RoboCop: today and tomorrow-what we have learned

Minoru Asada;Hiroaki Kitano;Itsuki Noda;Manuela Veloso

183
Citations
Automatic Analysis of Moving Images

Masahiko Yachida;Minoru Asada;Saburo Tsuji

167
Citations
CB2: A child robot with biomimetic body for cognitive developmental robotics

T. Minato;Y. Yoshikawa;T. Noda;S. Ikemoto

159
Citations
RoboCup: A Challenge Problem for AI and Robotics

Hiroaki Kitano;Minoru Asada;Yasuo Kuniyoshi;Itsuki Noda

152
Citations
RoboCup: Robot World Cup

Hiroaki Kitano;Minoru Asada;Itsuki Noda;Hitoshi Matsubara

147
Citations
Behavior coordination for a mobile robot using modular reinforcement learning

E. Uchibe;M. Asada;K. Hosoda

137
Citations
A small-world topology enhances the echo state property and signal propagation in reservoir computing.

Yuji Kawai;Jihoon Park;Minoru Asada

137
Citations
The RoboCup humanoid challenge as the millennium challenge for advanced robotics

Hiroaki Kitano;Minoru Asada

134
Citations
Adaptive hybrid control for visual and force servoing in an unknown environment

K. Hosoda;K. Igarashi;M. Asada

121
Citations
RoboCup-98: Robot Soccer World Cup II

Minoru Asada;Hiroaki Kitano

3
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Koh Hosoda Osaka University

Hiroaki Kitano Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Yoshiaki Shirai Ritsumeikan University

Manuela Veloso Carnegie Mellon University

Hiroshi Ishiguro Osaka University

Eiichi Naito National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

Yasuo Kuniyoshi University of Tokyo

Peter Stone The University of Texas at Austin

Shuki Mizutani Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Tucker Balch Emory University

External Links

Personal website of Minoru Asada Google Scholar page

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