Chengfeng Pan

3.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
43 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Chengfeng Pan is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Chengfeng Pan has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 16 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 12 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Chengfeng Pan's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (21 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (15 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (12 papers). Chengfeng Pan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (21 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (15 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (12 papers). Chengfeng Pan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Chengfeng Pan's co-authors include Carmel Majidi, Michael J. Ford, Eric J. Markvicka, Xiaonan Huang, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Mohammad H. Malakooti, Jiajun Yan, Yunsik Ohm, Jiahe Liao and Li Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Chengfeng Pan

41 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

An electrically conductive silver–polyacrylamide–alginate hydrogel composite for soft electronics

2021 445 citations Chengfeng Pan, Michael J. Ford et al. profile →
A multifunctional shape-morphing elastomer with liquid metal inclusions

2019 268 citations Michael J. Ford, Cedric P. Ambulo et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Untethered small-scale magnetic soft robot with programmable magnetization and integrated multifunctional modules

2022 239 citations Neng Xia, Zhengxin Yang et al. Science Advances profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chengfeng Pan China	26	2.3k	1.2k	634	540	493	43	3.0k
Philipp Rothemund United States	23	3.1k 1.3×	1.6k 1.3×	686 1.1×	521 1.0×	482 1.0×	33	3.8k
Xiaonan Huang United States	17	2.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	696 1.1×	330 0.6×	392 0.8×	46	2.9k
Rui Guo China	28	2.4k 1.0×	862 0.7×	524 0.8×	279 0.5×	1.0k 2.1×	68	3.0k
Rebecca Kramer‐Bottiglio United States	27	2.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	401 0.6×	440 0.8×	506 1.0×	98	3.3k
Eric J. Markvicka United States	17	2.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	773 1.2×	176 0.3×	631 1.3×	40	3.1k
J. William Boley United States	14	2.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	565 0.9×	240 0.4×	1.0k 2.1×	35	3.4k
Ju‐Hee So South Korea	19	2.7k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	590 0.9×	257 0.5×	1.5k 3.0×	36	3.5k
Choon Chiang Foo Singapore	27	2.9k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	762 1.2×	198 0.4×	373 0.8×	37	4.0k
Rebecca K. Kramer United States	28	3.4k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	503 0.8×	312 0.6×	1.2k 2.5×	51	4.1k
Andrew G. Gillies United States	12	1.7k 0.7×	524 0.4×	553 0.9×	187 0.3×	647 1.3×	16	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Chengfeng Pan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chengfeng Pan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dai, Huangzhe, et al.. (2025). Online Velocity Estimation of a Robotic Fish Using Artificial Lateral Line System With Velocity-Decoupling Sensing Ability. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 10(10). 10418–10425.

Wang, Xin, Neng Xia, Chengfeng Pan, et al.. (2025). Beyond surface tension-dominated water surface jumping. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3034–3034. 2 indexed citations

Xia, Neng, Dongdong Jin, Zhengxin Yang, et al.. (2025). Inverse programming of ferromagnetic domains for 3D curved surfaces of soft materials. Nature Synthesis. 4(5). 642–654. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Xin, Chengfeng Pan, Neng Xia, et al.. (2024). Fracture-driven power amplification in a hydrogel launcher. Nature Materials. 23(10). 1428–1435. 17 indexed citations

Dai, Huangzhe, Chengfeng Pan, Hao Hu, et al.. (2024). Split‐Type Magnetic Soft Tactile Sensor with 3D Force Decoupling (Adv. Mater. 11/2024). Advanced Materials. 36(11). 3 indexed citations

Sun, Haonan, Chengqian Zhang, Chengfeng Pan, et al.. (2024). Magnetic field-assisted manufacturing of groove-structured flexible actuators with enhanced performance. Additive manufacturing. 80. 103979–103979. 14 indexed citations

Hu, Hao, Xinyi Lai, Huangzhe Dai, et al.. (2024). Large-area magnetic skin for multi-point and multi-scale tactile sensing with super-resolution. npj Flexible Electronics. 8(1). 15 indexed citations

Zhang, Chong, Chengfeng Pan, Kai Fung Chan, et al.. (2023). Wirelessly powered deformable electronic stent for noninvasive electrical stimulation of lower esophageal sphincter. Science Advances. 9(10). eade8622–eade8622. 40 indexed citations

Zhao, Jinsheng, Chong Zhang, Chengfeng Pan, et al.. (2023). Magnetically Actuated Adhesives with Switchable Adhesion. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(52). 29 indexed citations

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Jin, Dongdong, Yuqiong Wang, Qinglong Wang, et al.. (2023). Modularized microrobot with lock-and-detachable modules for targeted cell delivery in bile duct. Science Advances. 9(50). eadj0883–eadj0883. 49 indexed citations

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Wang, Jingxian, Junbo Zhang, Ke Li, et al.. (2023). Locating Everyday Objects Using NFC Textiles. Communications of the ACM. 66(10). 107–114. 1 indexed citations

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Dai, Huangzhe, Chengfeng Pan, Hao Hu, et al.. (2023). Split‐Type Magnetic Soft Tactile Sensor with 3D Force Decoupling. Advanced Materials. 36(11). e2310145–e2310145. 55 indexed citations

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Xia, Neng, Dongdong Jin, Chengfeng Pan, et al.. (2022). Dynamic morphological transformations in soft architected materials via buckling instability encoded heterogeneous magnetization. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7514–7514. 38 indexed citations

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Wang, Ben, Baofeng Zhang, Fengtong Ji, et al.. (2022). Leech‐Inspired Shape‐Encodable Liquid Metal Robots for Reconfigurable Circuit Welding and Transient Electronics. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(9). 31 indexed citations

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Wang, Jingxian, Junbo Zhang, Ke Li, et al.. (2021). Locating Everyday Objects using NFC Textiles. 15–30. 13 indexed citations

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Huang, Xiaonan, et al.. (2020). Shape memory materials for electrically-powered soft machines. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 8(21). 4539–4551. 70 indexed citations

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Pan, Chengfeng, Dongye Liu, Michael J. Ford, & Carmel Majidi. (2020). Ultrastretchable, Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based on Sedimented Liquid Metal Elastomer Composite. Advanced Materials Technologies. 5(11). 66 indexed citations

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Ford, Michael J., Cedric P. Ambulo, Teresa A. Kent, et al.. (2019). A multifunctional shape-morphing elastomer with liquid metal inclusions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(43). 21438–21444. 268 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yan, Jiajun, Mohammad H. Malakooti, Lu Zhao, et al.. (2019). Solution processable liquid metal nanodroplets by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization. Nature Nanotechnology. 14(7). 684–690. 229 indexed citations

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Chen, Keyun, Lei Ren, Zhipeng Chen, et al.. (2016). Fabrication of Micro-Needle Electrodes for Bio-Signal Recording by a Magnetization-Induced Self-Assembly Method. Sensors. 16(9). 1533–1533. 60 indexed citations

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