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Minoru Asada

Minoru Asada

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Computer Science
Japan
2025

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Computer Science

D-Index
56
Citations
14176
World Ranking
4032
National Ranking
39

Minoru Asada publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Minoru Asada sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 595 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Minoru Asada D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Minoru Asada sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 56 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

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

  • RoboCup: A Challenge Problem for AI

    Hiroaki Kitano;Minoru Asada;Yasuo Kuniyoshi;Itsuki Noda

  • Cognitive Developmental Robotics: A Survey

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

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

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

  • The RoboCup Synthetic Agent Challenge 97

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

  • Versatile visual servoing without knowledge of true Jacobian

    K. Hosoda;M. Asada

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

    Minoru Asada;Shoichi Noda;Sukoya Tawaratsumida;Koh Hosoda

  • 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

  • Anthropomorphic robotic soft fingertip with randomly distributed receptors

    Koh Hosoda;Yasunori Tada;Minoru Asada

  • A constructive model for the development of joint attention

    Yukie Nagai;Koh Hosoda;Akio Morita;Minoru Asada

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

    Minoru Asada;Eiji Uchibe;Koh Hosoda

  • RoboCop: today and tomorrow-what we have learned

    Minoru Asada;Hiroaki Kitano;Itsuki Noda;Manuela Veloso

  • Automatic Analysis of Moving Images

    Masahiko Yachida;Minoru Asada;Saburo Tsuji

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

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

  • RoboCup: A Challenge Problem for AI and Robotics

    Hiroaki Kitano;Minoru Asada;Yasuo Kuniyoshi;Itsuki Noda

  • RoboCup: Robot World Cup

    Hiroaki Kitano;Minoru Asada;Itsuki Noda;Hitoshi Matsubara

  • Behavior coordination for a mobile robot using modular reinforcement learning

    E. Uchibe;M. Asada;K. Hosoda

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

    Yuji Kawai;Jihoon Park;Minoru Asada

  • The RoboCup humanoid challenge as the millennium challenge for advanced robotics

    Hiroaki Kitano;Minoru Asada

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

    K. Hosoda;K. Igarashi;M. Asada

  • RoboCup-98: Robot Soccer World Cup II

    Minoru Asada;Hiroaki Kitano

Frequent Co-Authors

Koh Hosoda
Koh Hosoda Osaka University
Hiroaki Kitano
Hiroaki Kitano Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Yoshiaki Shirai
Yoshiaki Shirai Ritsumeikan University
Manuela Veloso
Manuela Veloso Carnegie Mellon University
Hiroshi Ishiguro
Hiroshi Ishiguro Osaka University
Eiichi Naito
Eiichi Naito National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Yasuo Kuniyoshi University of Tokyo
Peter Stone
Peter Stone The University of Texas at Austin
Shuki Mizutani
Shuki Mizutani Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Tucker Balch
Tucker Balch Emory University

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