Path Planning: Research, Papers and Researchers

01Research activity

Path Planning research by ScholarsColab researchers

What researchers combine with Path Planning

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Recent focus (2024 onwards): dynamic, reinforcement, adaptive, swarm, robot, navigation.

02Researchers

PhD researchers working on Path Planning

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Ibrahim A. HameedProfessor7 papers on this topic · 558 citationsRamakalyan AyyagariProfessor, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy2 papers on this topic · 29 citationsMMichel OwayjanAmerican University of Science & Technology1 paper on this topic · 31 citationsDr. Mesfin L. BetaloAssistant Professor, Postdoc. Fellow at Shenzhen University, China1 paper on this topic · 28 citationsKKOUZOU ABDALLAHDjelfa University1 paper on this topic · 21 citationsUdham SinghAssociate Professor1 paper on this topic · 8 citationsHAMLICHComputer science1 paper on this topic · 3 citationsDR. JOHN KWAO DAWSONSUNYANI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY1 paper on this topic · 2 citationsKrishnavamshi GanduriAssistan Professor, Woxsen University1 paper on this topic · 1 citationsDr. Gurpreet SinghProfessor (Computer Sc. & Engg.) & Director, Punjab Institute of Technology, Rajpura,…1 paper on this topic · 0 citationsXXiaochun ChengSwansea University1 paper on this topic · 0 citations

03Papers

Research papers on Path Planning

1. Intelligent coverage path planning for agricultural robots and autonomous machines on three-dimensional terrain2014196 citationsJournal Of Intelligent & Robotic SystemsIbrahim A. Hameed
2. Side-to-Side 3D Coverage Path Planning Approach for Agricultural Robots to Minimize Skip/Overlap Areas between Swaths2016144 citationsRobotics and Autonomous SystemsIbrahim A. Hameed
3. Driving angle and track sequence optimization for operational path planning using genetic algorithms201194 citationsApplied Engineering in AgricultureIbrahim A. Hameed
4. Coverage Path Planning Software for Autonomous Robotic Lawn Mower using Dubins’ Curve201775 citationsIbrahim A. Hameed
5. Mobile Robot Path Planning Using Genetic Algorithm in a Static Environment201931 citationsMichel Owayjan
6. Dynamic charging and path planning for uav-powered rechargeable wsns using multi-agent deep reinforcement learning202528 citationsIEEE Transactions on Automation Science and EngineeringDr. Mesfin L. Betalo
7. A coverage path planning approach for environmental monitoring using an unmanned surface vehicle202425 citationsOcean EngineeringIbrahim A. Hameed
8. Mobile robot path planning based on optimized fuzzy logic controllers201921 citationsKOUZOU ABDALLAH
9. Path Planning in Dynamic Environment Using Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm201920 citationsIbrahim A. Hameed
10. Extended Kalman filter based path-planning algorithm for autonomous vehicles with I2V communication201615 citationsIFAC-PapersOnLineRamakalyan Ayyagari
11. MILP based autonomous vehicle path-planning controller for unknown environments with dynamic obstacles201614 citationsInternational Journal of Heavy Vehicle SystemsRamakalyan Ayyagari
12. Early detection of obstacle to optimize the robot path planning20228 citationsDronesUdham Singh
13. Path planning for line marking robots using 2D Dubins' path20164 citationsIbrahim A. Hameed
14. Adaptive Particle Swarm and Ant Colony Optimization Path Planning for Autonomous Robot Navigation20253 citationsJournal of Robotics and ControlHAMLICH
15. Comparative analysis of popular mobile robot roadmap path-planning methods20252 citationsRoboticaDR. JOHN KWAO DAWSON
16. Woxbots: A Low‐Cost Swarm Robotics Platform for Real‐Time Pattern Formation and Path Planning20251 citationsJournal of Field RoboticsKrishnavamshi Ganduri
17. Optimal Path Planning by Bionic Using Ant System Algorithm: An Adaptive and Efficient Approach20250 citationsDr. Gurpreet Singh
18. Reinforcement Learning-Based Intelligent Path Planning for Optimal Navigation in Dynamic Environments: AK Yadav et al.20260 citationsNeural Processing LettersXiaochun Cheng

04Journals

Journals that publish Path Planning research

Where our researchers published their papers on this topic, with each journal’s indexing.

*Impact factor and quartile calculated from OpenAlex open data where available; official Journal Impact Factors are published by Clarivate. Indexing from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists. Find the right journal for your own paper →

05Top 2% scientists

World’s Top 2% scientists in Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing

The Stanford/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists list ranks researchers by a composite citation indicator. Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing is the research subfield closest to Path Planning in that list; 10,979 researchers from 94 countries are listed in it.

Source: Elsevier Data Repository, Ioannidis et al., 2026 edition, citations to the end of 2025 (career-long ranking). ScholarsColab is not affiliated with Stanford University or Elsevier, and the researchers listed are not ScholarsColab mentors unless marked so above.

06Related topics

Topics related to Path Planning

Topics that share the most papers with Path Planning in our researchers’ work:

• Robotic97 papers · 70 researchers
• Reinforcement Learning (RL)105 papers · 62 researchers

07Questions

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