Between 2017 and 2022, researchers published roughly
185,000
English-language articles on robotics
The global robotics literature grew
54%
between 2017 and 2022
Articles on robotics made up
15%
of all articles on artificial intelligence
Authors from private companies contributed to
2%
of robotics articles
Data last updated March 14, 2024
- 185,645robotics articles were released between 2017 and 2022 (estd.)
- 54%growth in research between 2017 and 2022
- 15%of all artificial intelligence articles focused on robotics
- 10citations for the average robotics article
- 16citations for the average artificial intelligence article
- 17%of robotics articles have American authors
- 24%have Chinese authors
- 20%have European authors
Country | Articles (2017-2021)  | Growth (2017-2021) | Global share | Citations per article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 35,556 | 96% | 24% | 10.7 |
| United States | 25,700 | 40% | 17% | 22.1 |
| Japan | 9,005 | 38% | 6% | 8.6 |
- 2017: arXiv. 3,490 citations
- 2017: IEEE Transactions on robotics. 2,752 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 2,585 citations
- 2017: arXiv. 2,533 citations
- 2017: Social Science Research Network. 2,029 citations
- 2017: arXiv. 1,946 citations
- 2019: arXiv. 1,871 citations
- 2017: neural information processing systems. 1,813 citations
- 2020: IEEE Transactions on robotics. 1,683 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 1,674 citations
- #1 Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
- #2 Harbin Institute of Technology (China)
- #3 Carnegie Mellon University (United States)
Organization | Articles (2017-2022) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences | 2,335 | 14.2 | China |
| Harbin Institute of Technology | 1,723 | 11.2 | China |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 1,399 | 32.1 | United States |
- 4%of robotics articles are cited in patents
- 5%of artificial intelligence articles are cited in patents
- 2%of robotics articles had authors from private companies (vs 4% of artificial intelligence articles in general)
Top industry organizations by publication count
Company | Articles (2017-2022) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 343 | 84.9 | United States | |
| Toyota Motor Corporation | 203 | 24.9 | Japan |
| Robert Bosch | 169 | 26.7 | Germany |
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