Andrew G. Gillies

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Andrew G. Gillies is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew G. Gillies has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Andrew G. Gillies's work include Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (7 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (5 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (4 papers). Andrew G. Gillies is often cited by papers focused on Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (7 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (5 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (4 papers). Andrew G. Gillies collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Andrew G. Gillies's co-authors include Ronald S. Fearing, Kuniharu Takei, Ali Javey, Toshitake Takahashi, Hyunhyub Ko, Paul W. Leu, Johnny C. Ho, Bryan Schubert, Rizia Bardhan and Cary L. Pint and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Materials, Nano Letters and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Andrew G. Gillies

16 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Nanowire active-matrix circuitry for low-voltage macroscale artificial skin
    2010 1.1k citations Kuniharu Takei, Toshitake Takahashi et al. Nature Materials profile →
  2. Optically- and Thermally-Responsive Programmable Materials Based on Carbon Nanotube-Hydrogel Polymer Composites
    2011 459 citations Xiaobo Zhang, Cary L. Pint et al. Nano Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Andrew G. Gillies United States 12 1.7k 647 553 524 404 16 2.3k
Eric J. Markvicka United States 17 2.5k 1.5× 631 1.0× 773 1.4× 1.1k 2.0× 363 0.9× 40 3.1k
Young‐Hoon Lee South Korea 25 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 1.7× 684 1.2× 486 0.9× 611 1.5× 70 2.9k
Rui Guo China 28 2.4k 1.4× 1.0k 1.6× 524 0.9× 862 1.6× 536 1.3× 68 3.0k
Sungwoo Chun South Korea 28 2.2k 1.3× 710 1.1× 828 1.5× 391 0.7× 265 0.7× 58 2.6k
Qihan Liu United States 22 2.3k 1.4× 834 1.3× 776 1.4× 553 1.1× 262 0.6× 57 3.0k
Navid Kazem United States 11 1.5k 0.9× 430 0.7× 445 0.8× 670 1.3× 480 1.2× 14 2.0k
Taehoon Kim South Korea 21 1.4k 0.9× 727 1.1× 626 1.1× 204 0.4× 269 0.7× 55 2.1k
Rebecca K. Kramer United States 28 3.4k 2.1× 1.2k 1.9× 503 0.9× 1.1k 2.0× 375 0.9× 51 4.1k
Ju‐Hee So South Korea 19 2.7k 1.6× 1.5k 2.2× 590 1.1× 1.0k 1.9× 411 1.0× 36 3.5k
Fabien Sorin Switzerland 31 1.9k 1.1× 1.8k 2.8× 567 1.0× 511 1.0× 518 1.3× 81 3.4k

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Schubert, Bryan, Andrew G. Gillies, & Ronald S. Fearing. (2014). Angled microfiber arrays as low-modulus, low Poisson's ratio compliant substrates. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 24(6). 65016–65016. 3 indexed citations
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Gillies, Andrew G. & Ronald S. Fearing. (2014). Simulation of synthetic gecko arrays shearing on rough surfaces. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 11(95). 20140021–20140021. 18 indexed citations
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Gillies, Andrew G., et al.. (2013). Controllable Particle Adhesion with a Magnetically Actuated Synthetic Gecko Adhesive. Advanced Functional Materials. 23(26). 3256–3261. 94 indexed citations
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Gillies, Andrew G., et al.. (2013). Gecko toe and lamellar shear adhesion on macroscopic, engineered rough surfaces. Journal of Experimental Biology. 217(Pt 2). 283–9. 64 indexed citations
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Gillies, Andrew G., Jonathan B. Puthoff, Michael J. Cohen, Kellar Autumn, & Ronald S. Fearing. (2013). Dry Self-Cleaning Properties of Hard and Soft Fibrillar Structures. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 5(13). 6081–6088. 37 indexed citations
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Gillies, Andrew G., et al.. (2013). Biomimetics: Controllable Particle Adhesion with a Magnetically Actuated Synthetic Gecko Adhesive (Adv. Funct. Mater. 26/2013). Advanced Functional Materials. 23(26). 3249–3249. 1 indexed citations
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Birkmeyer, Paul, Andrew G. Gillies, & Ronald S. Fearing. (2012). Dynamic climbing of near-vertical smooth surfaces. 286–292. 41 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Toshitake, Kuniharu Takei, Andrew G. Gillies, Ronald S. Fearing, & Ali Javey. (2011). Carbon Nanotube Active-Matrix Backplanes for Conformal Electronics and Sensors. Nano Letters. 11(12). 5408–5413. 254 indexed citations
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Birkmeyer, Paul, Andrew G. Gillies, & Ronald S. Fearing. (2011). CLASH: Climbing vertical loose cloth. 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. 48 indexed citations
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Birkmeyer, Paul, Andrew G. Gillies, & Ronald S. Fearing. (2011). CLASH: Climbing vertical loose cloth. 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. 4 indexed citations
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Gillies, Andrew G. & Ronald S. Fearing. (2011). Shear Adhesion Strength of Thermoplastic Gecko-Inspired Synthetic Adhesive Exceeds Material Limits. Langmuir. 27(18). 11278–11281. 50 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaobo, Cary L. Pint, Min Hyung Lee, et al.. (2011). Optically- and Thermally-Responsive Programmable Materials Based on Carbon Nanotube-Hydrogel Polymer Composites. Nano Letters. 11(8). 3239–3244. 459 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gillies, Andrew G. & Ronald S. Fearing. (2010). A micromolded connector for reconfigurable millirobots. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 20(10). 105011–105011. 15 indexed citations
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Takei, Kuniharu, Toshitake Takahashi, Johnny C. Ho, et al.. (2010). Nanowire active-matrix circuitry for low-voltage macroscale artificial skin. Nature Materials. 9(10). 821–826. 1083 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williams, A. J., Andrew G. Gillies, J. Paul Attfield, et al.. (2006). Charge transfer and antiferromagnetic insulator phase inSrRu1−xCrxO3perovskites: Solid solutions between two itinerant electron oxides. Physical Review B. 73(10). 88 indexed citations
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Gillies, Andrew G., et al.. (2001). Vapour phase application of hydrophobic coatings to cement-based materials. Magazine of Concrete Research. 53(5). 347–352. 7 indexed citations

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