Journal of Medical Robotics Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Medical Robotics Research (JMRR) invites fundamental scientific and technological contributions as well as clinical evaluation studies in several areas, including, but not limited to: • Robot-assisted Surgery • Image-guided Interventions • Rehabilitation Robotics • Assistive Robotics • Surgical simulation • Image-guided Diagnosis and Therapy • Nano-scale and micro-scale Interventions • Telesurgery • Haptics for Medical Robotics • Smart instrumented tools for surgery • Surgical Navigation • Surgical Workflow • Wearable Rehabilitation Systems

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	44

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.278

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	18

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17401

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Towards a Computed-Aided Diagnosis System in Colonoscopy: Automatic Polyp Segmentation Using Convolution Neural Networks

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Patrick, Odysseas, Evangelos, Gastone, Jorge, Marco, Arianna, Paolo, Anastasios, Alberto, David J, Danail

• Estimation-Based Control of a Magnetic Endoscope without Device Localization

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Janis, Andrew J., Bradley J.

• Toward Transoral Peripheral Lung Access: Combining Continuum Robots and Steerable Needles

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Philip J., Arthur W., Bryan I., Andria A., Erik, Richard H., Ron, Robert J.

• The MIRIAM Robot: A Novel Robotic System for MR-Guided Needle Insertion in the Prostate

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Pedro, Gert, Thijs, Jonathan, Edsko E. G., Ferdinand, Ronald, Sarthak

• Autonomous Control of Continuum Robot Manipulators for Complex Cardiac Ablation Tasks

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Michael C., Jake A., David B.

• An Immersive Virtual Reality Environment for Diagnostic Imaging

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Franklin, Jagadeesan, Sharath K., Paul B., Steve, Tina, Andras, Gabor

• System Integration and Preliminary Clinical Evaluation of a Robotic System for MRI-Guided Transperineal Prostate Biopsy

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Niravkumar A., Gang, Weijian, Marek, Tamas, Everette C., Iulian, Junichi, Nobuhiko, Clare M., Gregory S.

• Ultrasound-Guided Model Predictive Control of Needle Steering in Biological Tissue

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Mohsen, Carlos, Ron S., Nawaid, Mahdi

• Automated Task Load Detection with Electroencephalography: Towards Passive Brain–Computer Interfacing in Robotic Surgery

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Thorsten O., Kunal, Romy, Daniel R., Laurens R., Ara W., Klaus, Guang-Zhong

• Soft Robotics in Medical Applications

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Zion Tsz Ho, Yue, Sierra, Hongliang, Kevin, Sheng, Bradford, Reza

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