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Shigeki Sugano

Shigeki Sugano

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 41 1900 1757 41 38 757 7966
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 41 4254 4085 163 155 759 7888

Shigeki Sugano publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shigeki Sugano between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shigeki Sugano published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 20.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 54 publications in 2018. 50 of the 849 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 54. Peak 54 publications in 2018. 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 25 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 37 publications 2009: 41 publications 2010: 34 publications 2011: 32 publications 2012: 40 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 51 publications 2016: 48 publications 2017: 44 publications 2018: 54 publications 2019: 48 publications 2020: 42 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 21 publications
1985 2025

849 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shigeki Sugano: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 3
1986 1
1987 3
1988 3
1989 2
1990 3
1991 2
1992 4
1993 3
1994 3
1995 9
1996 11
1997 16
1998 12
1999 10
2000 18
2001 7
2002 10
2003 9
2004 12
2005 10
2006 25
2007 18
2008 37
2009 41
2010 34
2011 32
2012 40
2013 25
2014 29
2015 51
2016 48
2017 44
2018 54
2019 48
2020 42
2021 33
2022 25
2023 22
2024 29
2025 21
Total 849
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Shigeki Sugano 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 Shigeki Sugano 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, 659+ 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: 757 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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+ 100 757
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Shigeki Sugano 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 Shigeki Sugano 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 41
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
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

  • 2007 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to design, control and system integration of human symbiotic robots

Overview

Shigeki Sugano is a researcher affiliated with Waseda University in Japan. The primary field of study for Sugano is Engineering, with a total of 166 publications. This broad field is further broken down into several subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The main research topics covered in Sugano's work include:

  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Robotic Locomotion and Control
  • Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety

Sugano has published research in a variety of venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec) with 38 publications
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters with 10 publications
  • IEEE Access with 6 publications
  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 4 publications
  • IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics with 3 publications

Some recent papers by Sugano include:

  • "Trajectory Tracking of Wheeled Mobile Robots Using Z-Number Based Fuzzy Logic," published in 2020 in IEEE Access
  • "Multi-Fingered In-Hand Manipulation With Various Object Properties Using Graph Convolutional Networks and Distributed Tactile Sensors," published in 2022 in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • "A Wheeled Robot Chain Control System for Underground Facilities Inspection Using Visible Light Communication and Solar Panel Receivers," published in 2021 in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
  • "Detection of Slip from Vision and Touch," published in 2022 at the 2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
  • "Reactive, Proactive, and Inducible Proximal Crowd Robot Navigation Method Based on Inducible Social Force Model," published in 2022 in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

Frequent co-authors of Sugano include:

  • Mitsuhiro Kamezaki, with 59 joint publications
  • Satoshi Funabashi, with 18 joint publications
  • Alexander Schmitz, with 18 joint publications
  • Tamon Miyake, with 15 joint publications
  • Tetsuya Ogata, with 14 joint publications

Sugano received the IEEE Fellow award in 2007 for contributions to design, control, and system integration of human symbiotic robots.

Best Publications

  • Design of human symbiotic robot TWENDY-ONE

    Hiroyasu Iwata;Shigeki Sugano

  • Repeatable Folding Task by Humanoid Robot Worker Using Deep Learning

    Pin-Chu Yang;Kazuma Sasaki;Kanata Suzuki;Kei Kase

  • Design and development of a new robot joint using a mechanical impedance adjuster

    T. Morita;S. Sugano

  • Stability criteria in controlling mobile robotic systems

    S. Sugano;Q. Huang;I. Kato

  • Humanoid Robots in Waseda University—Hadaly-2 and WABIAN

    S. Hashimoto;S. Narita;H. Kasahara;K. Shirai

  • Covering a Robot Fingertip With uSkin: A Soft Electronic Skin With Distributed 3-Axis Force Sensitive Elements for Robot Hands

    Tito Pradhono Tomo;Alexander Schmitz;Wai Keat Wong;Harris Kristanto

  • Coordinated Motion Planning for a Mobile Manipulator considering Stability and Manipulation

    Qiang Huang;Kazuo Tanie;Shigeki Sugano

  • A novel mechanism design for gravity compensation in three dimensional space

    T. Morita;F. Kuribara;Y. Shiozawa;S. Sugano

  • WABOT-2: Autonomous robot with dexterous finger-arm--Finger-arm coordination control in keyboard performance

    S. Sugano;I. Kato

  • A New Silicone Structure for uSkin - A Soft, Distributed, Digital 3-Axis Skin Sensor and Its Integration on the Humanoid Robot iCub

    Tito Pradhono Tomo;Massimo Regoli;Alexander Schmitz;Lorenzo Natale

  • Human-robot-contact-state identification based on tactile recognition

    H. Iwata;S. Sugano

  • Stability control for a mobile manipulator using a potential method

    Q. Huang;S. Sugano;I. Kato

  • Tactile object recognition using deep learning and dropout

    Alexander Schmitz;Yusuke Bansho;Kuniaki Noda;Hiroyasu Iwata

  • Development of human symbiotic robot: WENDY

    T. Morita;H. Iwata;S. Sugano

  • Design and Characterization of a Three-Axis Hall Effect-Based Soft Skin Sensor

    Tito Pradhono Tomo;Sophon Somlor;Alexander Schmitz;Lorenzo Jamone

  • Development and evaluation of seven DOF MIA ARM

    T. Morita;S. Sugano

  • Learning to Reproduce Fluctuating Time Series by Inferring Their Time-Dependent Stochastic Properties: Application in Robot Learning Via Tutoring

    Shingo Murata;Jun Namikawa;Hiroaki Arie;Shigeki Sugano

  • Force Control Of The Robot Finger Joint Equipped With Mechanical Compliance Adjuster

    S. Sugano;S. Tsuto;I. Kato

  • Emotional Communication Robot: WAMOEBA-2R - Emotion Model and Evaluation Experiments -

    Tetsuya Ogata;Shigeki Sugano

  • Emergence of mind in robots for human interface - research methodology and robot model

    S. Sugano;T. Ogata

  • Whole-body covering tactile interface for human robot coordination

    H. Iwata;S. Sugano

Frequent Co-Authors

Tetsuya Ogata
Tetsuya Ogata Waseda University
Jun Tani
Jun Tani Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Qiang Huang
Qiang Huang Beijing Institute of Technology
Shinji Takeoka
Shinji Takeoka Waseda University

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