Christopher J. Ploch

733 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 578 citations indexed

About

Christopher J. Ploch is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher J. Ploch has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 578 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 3 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 2 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Christopher J. Ploch's work include Tactile and Sensory Interactions (5 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (2 papers) and Human-Automation Interaction and Safety (2 papers). Christopher J. Ploch is often cited by papers focused on Tactile and Sensory Interactions (5 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (2 papers) and Human-Automation Interaction and Safety (2 papers). Christopher J. Ploch collaborates with scholars based in United States. Christopher J. Ploch's co-authors include Elliot W. Hawkes, Mark R. Cutkosky, Inrak Choi, David L. Christensen, Sean Follmer, Amy Kyungwon Han, Matthew A. Estrada, Shiquan Wang, Neil Abcouwer and Christine Fuller and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids and Science Robotics.

In The Last Decade

Christopher J. Ploch

9 papers receiving 561 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A robotic device using gecko-inspired adhesives can grasp and manipulate large objects in microgravity

2017 257 citations Hao Jiang, Elliot W. Hawkes et al. Science Robotics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher J. Ploch United States	7	234	194	175	156	110	9	578
Eiji Iwase Japan	17	645 2.8×	361 1.9×	100 0.6×	42 0.3×	37 0.3×	122	1.0k
Steven Rich United States	9	995 4.3×	541 2.8×	119 0.7×	87 0.6×	27 0.2×	14	1.2k
Thanh‐Vinh Nguyen Japan	14	448 1.9×	59 0.3×	117 0.7×	76 0.5×	20 0.2×	61	722
Eric V. Eason United States	8	634 2.7×	151 0.8×	280 1.6×	293 1.9×	20 0.2×	8	890
Sungwook Yang South Korea	19	555 2.4×	148 0.8×	45 0.3×	60 0.4×	11 0.1×	65	1.1k
Chu Ma United States	11	1.3k 5.6×	576 3.0×	133 0.8×	78 0.5×	26 0.2×	34	1.7k
Barrett Heyneman United States	9	766 3.3×	386 2.0×	128 0.7×	464 3.0×	31 0.3×	12	1.1k
Amy Kyungwon Han United States	9	424 1.8×	213 1.1×	88 0.5×	252 1.6×	19 0.2×	20	679
Jianglong Guo China	21	1.1k 4.8×	559 2.9×	159 0.9×	191 1.2×	38 0.3×	68	1.4k
Kazuya Saito Japan	19	228 1.0×	579 3.0×	30 0.2×	137 0.9×	50 0.5×	75	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher J. Ploch

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All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Han, Amy Kyungwon, Christopher J. Ploch, Roger E. Goldman, et al.. (2018). MR-Compatible Haptic Display of Membrane Puncture in Robot-Assisted Needle Procedures. IEEE Transactions on Haptics. 11(3). 443–454. 16 indexed citations

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Jiang, Hao, Elliot W. Hawkes, Christine Fuller, et al.. (2017). A robotic device using gecko-inspired adhesives can grasp and manipulate large objects in microgravity. Science Robotics. 2(7). 257 indexed citations breakdown →

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Han, Amy Kyungwon, et al.. (2017). Haptic feedback of membrane puncture with an MR-compatible instrumented needle and electroactive polymer display. 8. 54–59. 4 indexed citations

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Ploch, Christopher J., et al.. (2017). Comparing haptic and audio navigation cues on the road for distracted drivers with a skin stretch steering wheel. 448–453. 6 indexed citations

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Ploch, Christopher J., et al.. (2016). Haptic skin stretch on a steering wheel for displaying preview information in autonomous cars. 60–65. 17 indexed citations

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Ploch, Christopher J., et al.. (2016). Display of needle tip contact forces for steering guidance. 332–337. 8 indexed citations

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Choi, Inrak, Elliot W. Hawkes, David L. Christensen, Christopher J. Ploch, & Sean Follmer. (2016). Wolverine: A wearable haptic interface for grasping in virtual reality. 986–993. 149 indexed citations

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Tepole, Adrián Buganza, Christopher J. Ploch, Jonathan Wong, Arun K. Gosain, & Ellen Kuhl. (2011). Growing skin: A computational model for skin expansion in reconstructive surgery. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 59(10). 2177–2190. 111 indexed citations

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Ploch, Christopher J., et al.. (2011). Microwave breakdown of low pressure N2 gas in microgaps. Applied Physics Letters. 99(12). 10 indexed citations

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