Chuck Hoberman

1.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
8 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Chuck Hoberman is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chuck Hoberman has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 2 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 2 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chuck Hoberman's work include Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (5 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (5 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (2 papers). Chuck Hoberman is often cited by papers focused on Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (5 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (5 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (2 papers). Chuck Hoberman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and South Korea. Chuck Hoberman's co-authors include Katia Bertoldi, James C. Weaver, Johannes T. B. Overvelde, David Melancon, Benjamin Gorissen, Sergio Becerra, Yanina Shevchenko, George M. Whitesides, Hod Lipson and Richa Batra and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Science Robotics.

In The Last Decade

Chuck Hoberman

8 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

A three-dimensional actuated origami-inspired transformab... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2021 2019 100 200 300
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. A three-dimensional actuated origami-inspired transformable metamaterial with multiple degrees of freedom
    2016 362 citations Johannes T. B. Overvelde, Yanina Shevchenko et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. Multistable inflatable origami structures at the metre scale
    2021 308 citations David Melancon, Benjamin Gorissen et al. Nature profile →
  3. Particle robotics based on statistical mechanics of loosely coupled components
    2019 226 citations Shuguang Li, Richa Batra et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chuck Hoberman United States 7 1.0k 624 390 223 93 8 1.3k
Bolei Deng United States 21 953 0.9× 713 1.1× 287 0.7× 155 0.7× 112 1.2× 42 1.5k
Zhilong Huang China 14 457 0.4× 763 1.2× 238 0.6× 248 1.1× 125 1.3× 37 1.3k
Philip R. Buskohl United States 22 1.0k 1.0× 774 1.2× 385 1.0× 173 0.8× 74 0.8× 72 1.7k
Hiromi Yasuda United States 19 1.4k 1.4× 858 1.4× 706 1.8× 81 0.4× 146 1.6× 31 1.8k
Lishuai Jin United States 17 847 0.8× 569 0.9× 280 0.7× 116 0.5× 80 0.9× 24 1.1k
Byoungkwon An United States 14 967 0.9× 843 1.4× 126 0.3× 168 0.8× 69 0.7× 20 1.6k
Pedro M. Reis United States 16 611 0.6× 391 0.6× 279 0.7× 131 0.6× 159 1.7× 20 1.1k
Shuhei Miyashita United States 17 1.1k 1.0× 859 1.4× 143 0.4× 401 1.8× 48 0.5× 57 1.3k
Yichuan Wu China 16 532 0.5× 828 1.3× 132 0.3× 265 1.2× 58 0.6× 58 1.3k
Einar Halvorsen Norway 25 1.7k 1.6× 1.2k 1.9× 378 1.0× 48 0.2× 70 0.8× 113 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Chuck Hoberman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chuck Hoberman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chuck Hoberman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chuck Hoberman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chuck Hoberman based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chuck Hoberman. Chuck Hoberman is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Kwon, Junghan, et al.. (2023). Transformable Linkage-Based Gripper for Multi-Mode Grasping and Manipulation. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 8(12). 8446–8453. 7 indexed citations
2.
Melancon, David, et al.. (2021). Multistable inflatable origami structures at the metre scale. Nature. 592(7855). 545–550. 308 indexed citations breakdown →
3.
Li, Shuguang, Richa Batra, J. Brown, et al.. (2019). Particle robotics based on statistical mechanics of loosely coupled components. Nature. 567(7748). 361–365. 226 indexed citations breakdown →
4.
Phillips, Brennan, Kaitlyn P. Becker, James C. Weaver, et al.. (2018). Rotary-actuated folding polyhedrons for midwater investigation of delicate marine organisms. Science Robotics. 3(20). 75 indexed citations
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Overvelde, Johannes T. B., James C. Weaver, Chuck Hoberman, & Katia Bertoldi. (2017). Rational design of reconfigurable prismatic architected materials. Nature. 541(7637). 347–352. 275 indexed citations
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Overvelde, Johannes T. B., Yanina Shevchenko, Sergio Becerra, et al.. (2016). A three-dimensional actuated origami-inspired transformable metamaterial with multiple degrees of freedom. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10929–10929. 362 indexed citations breakdown →
7.
Hoberman, Chuck, et al.. (2011). Adaptive Structures: Building for performance and sustainability. ACADIA quarterly. 56–59. 6 indexed citations
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Bernhardt, P. A., C. L. Siefring, A. C. Nicholas, et al.. (2008). Design and applications of a versatile HF radar calibration target in low Earth orbit. Radio Science. 43(1). 9 indexed citations

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