Between 2017 and 2022, researchers published roughly
200,000
English-language articles on robotics
The global robotics literature grew
61%
between 2017 and 2022
Articles on robotics made up
15%
of all articles on artificial intelligence
Authors from private companies contributed to
5%
of robotics articles
Data last updated December 13, 2024
- 198,716robotics articles were released between 2017 and 2022 (estd.)
- 61%growth in research between 2017 and 2022
- 15%of all artificial intelligence articles focused on robotics
- 13citations for the average robotics article
- 21citations for the average artificial intelligence article
- 17%of robotics articles have American authors
- 26%have Chinese authors
- 21%have European authors
Country | Articles (2017-2022) | Growth (2017-2022) | Global share | Citations per article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 51,648 | 139% | 26% | 11.8 |
| United States | 33,397 | 39% | 17% | 24.9 |
| Japan | 12,866 | 61% | 6% | 8.8 |
- 2017: arXiv. 4,663 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 3,610 citations
- 2017: IEEE Transactions on robotics. 3,597 citations
- 2017: arXiv. 3,588 citations
- 2017: arXiv. 3,132 citations
- 2017: SSRN Electronic Journal. 2,955 citations
- 2019: arXiv. 2,760 citations
- 2020: IEEE Transactions on robotics. 2,732 citations
- 2017: arXiv. 2,619 citations
- 2017: arXiv. 2,499 citations
- #1 Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
- #2 Harbin Institute of Technology (China)
- #3 Beihang University (China)
Organization | Articles (2017-2022) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences | 2,153 | 18.2 | China |
| Harbin Institute of Technology | 2,016 | 14 | China |
| Beihang University | 1,531 | 18.1 | China |
- 7%of robotics articles are cited in patents
- 7%of artificial intelligence articles are cited in patents
- 5%of robotics articles had authors from private companies (vs 7% of artificial intelligence articles in general)
Top industry organizations by publication count
Company | Articles (2017-2022) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 383 | 124.5 | United States | |
| Robotics Research | 284 | 17.9 | United States |
| Honda | 250 | 21.6 | Japan |
The Research Almanac runs on bibliometric data from Clarivate Web of Science and other sources. Research subject classifications are based on work supported in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation under Grant No. G-2023-22358. For details on our sourcing, methodology, and limitations, see the tool documentation.