Benjamin O’Brien

2.7k citations
51 papers · 2.0k · 1 hit paper · h-index 18

Impact in

    • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
    • Dielectric materials and actuators
    • Soft Robotics and Applications
    • Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies
    • Advanced Materials and Mechanics

Papers in

    • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials 37
    • Dielectric materials and actuators 33
    • Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies 9
    • Advanced Materials and Mechanics 7
    • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence 3

Benjamin O’Brien

48 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Benjamin O’Brien's Hit Papers

Multi-functional dielectric elastomer artificial muscles for soft and smart machines 2012 · 538 citations
5380+4+9Years since publication100200300400500

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Benjamin O’Brien
Comparison fields: 5 of 65
  • Biomedical Engineering 1.9k
  • Mechanical Engineering 698
  • Civil and Structural Engineering 364
  • Materials Chemistry 540
  • Polymers and Plastics 111
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Multi-functional dielectric elastomer artificial muscles for soft and smart machines
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2012538
2 2011171
3 2010151
4 2013131
5 2010130
6 2013130
7 200895
8 201084
9 200980
10 200770
11 201148
12 201143
13 201240
14 201433
15 201527
16 200822
17 201121
18 201117
19 201216
20 201115

About Benjamin O’Brien

Benjamin O’Brien is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Cognitive Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence, having authored 51 papers that have together received 2.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (37 papers), Dielectric materials and actuators (33 papers), Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (13 papers), Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies (9 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (7 papers), Tactile and Sensory Interactions (4 papers), Speech Recognition and Synthesis (4 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biomedical Engineering (1.9k citations), Mechanical Engineering (698 citations), Civil and Structural Engineering (364 citations), Materials Chemistry (540 citations) and Polymers and Plastics (111 citations). Benjamin O’Brien has collaborated with scholars based in New Zealand, France and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Iain A. Anderson, Emilio P. Calius, Todd Gisby, Thomas G. McKay, Thomas McKay, Sheng Quan Xie, Samuel Rosset, Herbert Shea, E. Haemmerle and Chris Melhuish. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Applied Physics A, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Smart Materials and Structures and The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.

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