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Yoshiaki Shirai

Yoshiaki Shirai

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Computer Science
Japan
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
47
Citations
9105
World Ranking
6482
National Ranking
91

Yoshiaki Shirai 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 Yoshiaki Shirai sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 351 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yoshiaki Shirai 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 Yoshiaki Shirai sits on this spectrum.

30–31 D-Index: 879 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 983 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 918 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 990 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 968 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 907 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 821 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 763 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 689 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 543 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 543 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 518 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 500 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 458 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 400 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 337 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 308 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 292 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 249 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 213 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 192 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 189 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 165 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 139 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 119 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 113 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 88 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 87 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 75 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 69 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 57 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 46 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 34 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 36 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 27 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 37 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 31 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 19 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 16 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 20 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 15 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 5 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 8 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 5 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130 D-Index: 3 scientists 131+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% 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

Yoshiaki Shirai is affiliated with Ritsumeikan University in Japan, with a research focus primarily in the field of computer science. Their work broadly spans areas such as artificial intelligence, social psychology, transportation, building and construction, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

Their research notably covers topics including speech and dialogue systems, AI in service interactions, multi-agent systems and negotiation, team dynamics and performance, human mobility and location-based analysis, smart parking systems, and municipal solid waste management.

Shirai has contributed to several papers in reputable venues, reflecting their research interests and collaboration with other scholars. Key recent publications include:

  • Bridging Fluency Disparity between Native and Nonnative Speakers in Multilingual Multiparty Collaboration Using a Clarification Agent, 2021, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • Improving Non-Native Speakers' Participation with an Automatic Agent in Multilingual Groups, 2022, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • District Characteristics Analysis with Regional Garbage Amount Estimation Using Vehicle-Mounted Motion Sensors, 2022, 2022 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2)

Frequent co-authors include Wen Duan, Naomi Yamashita, Susan R. Fussell, Xiaoyan Li, and Yasue Kishino, indicating collaborations across multiple research projects.

The primary venues where Shirai's work appears are:

  • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • 2022 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2)

Best Publications

  • Object Recognition Using Three-Dimensional Information

    Masaki Oshima;Yoshiaki Shirai

  • Recognition of polyhedrons with a range finder

    Yoshiaki Shirai;Motoi Suwa

  • An active vision system for real-time traffic sign recognition

    J. Miura;T. Kanda;Y. Shirai

  • Guiding a robot by visual feedback in assembling tasks

    Yoshiaki Shirai;Hirochika Inoue

  • An Active Vision System for On-Line Traffic Sign Recognition

    Jun Miura;Tsuyoshi Kanda;Shusaku Nakatani;Yoshiaki Shirai

  • Hand gesture estimation and model refinement using monocular camera-ambiguity limitation by inequality constraints

    N. Shimada;Y. Shirai;Y. Kuno;J. Miura

  • Object Tracking in Cluttered Background Based on Optical Flow and Edges

    Yasushi Mae;Yoshiaki Shirai;Jun Miura;Yoshinori Kuno

  • Recognition of polyhedrons with a range finder

    Yoshiaki Shirai

  • Description of Textures by a Structural Analysis

    Fumiaki Tomita;Yoshiaki Shirai;Saburo Tsuji

  • Autonomous visual navigation of a mobile robot using a human-guided experience

    Kiyosumi Kidono;Jun Miura;Yoshiaki Shirai

  • Real-time 3D hand posture estimation based on 2D appearance retrieval using monocular camera

    N. Shimada;K. Kimura;Y. Shirai

  • Look where you're going [robotic wheelchair]

    Y. Kuno;N. Shimada;Y. Shirai

  • A View-Based Outdoor Navigation Using Object Recognition Robust to Changes of Weather and Seasons

    Hiroaki Katsura;Jun Miura;Michael Hild;Yoshiaki Shirai

  • Tracking players and estimation of the 3D position of a ball in soccer games

    Y. Ohno;J. Miura;Y. Shirai

  • 3D computer vision and applications

    Y. Shirai

  • A scene description method using three-dimensional information

    Masaki Oshima;Yoshiaki Shirai

  • A context sensitive line finder for recognition of polyhedra

    Yoshiaki Shirai

  • Mobile robot map generation by integrating omnidirectional stereo and laser range finder

    J. Miura;Y. Negishi;Y. Shirai

  • Real-time Vision-based Gesture Recognition for Human Robot Interaction

    M. Hasanuzzaman;V. Ampornaramveth;Tao Zhang;M.A. Bhuiyan

  • Object recognition supported by user interaction for service robots

    Y. Makihara;M. Takizawa;Y. Shirai;J. Miura

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Miura
Jun Miura Toyohashi University of Technology
Yoshinori Kuno
Yoshinori Kuno Saitama University
Minoru Asada
Minoru Asada Osaka University
Yasushi Makihara
Yasushi Makihara Osaka University
Kang-Hyun Jo
Kang-Hyun Jo University of Ulsan
Shinichi Hirai
Shinichi Hirai Ritsumeikan University
Katsushi Ikeuchi
Katsushi Ikeuchi Microsoft (United States)
Alberto Sanfeliu
Alberto Sanfeliu Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Antonio Fernández-Caballero
Antonio Fernández-Caballero University of Castilla-La Mancha
Kokichi Sugihara
Kokichi Sugihara Meiji University

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