Ciaran O’Neill

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 834 citations indexed

About

Ciaran O’Neill is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Rehabilitation and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ciaran O’Neill has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 834 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 6 papers in Rehabilitation and 4 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ciaran O’Neill's work include Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (6 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (5 papers) and Soft Robotics and Applications (5 papers). Ciaran O’Neill is often cited by papers focused on Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (6 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (5 papers) and Soft Robotics and Applications (5 papers). Ciaran O’Neill collaborates with scholars based in United States and South Korea. Ciaran O’Neill's co-authors include Conor J. Walsh, Cameron J. Hohimer, Jaydev P. Desai, Michael C. Yip, Jee-Hwan Ryu, Robert J. Wood, Jun Zhang, Jun Sheng, Sabrina Paganoni and Tommaso Proietti and has published in prestigious journals such as Science Translational Medicine, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Ciaran O’Neill

14 papers receiving 818 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.

  1. Robotic Artificial Muscles: Current Progress and Future Perspectives
    2019 299 citations Jun Zhang, Jun Sheng et al. IEEE Transactions on Robotics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ciaran O’Neill United States 10 711 212 171 94 62 14 834
Cameron J. Hohimer United States 15 510 0.7× 206 1.0× 95 0.6× 69 0.7× 34 0.5× 25 777
Rachael Granberry United States 11 459 0.6× 173 0.8× 117 0.7× 55 0.6× 35 0.6× 20 590
Patrick M. Aubin United States 16 1.0k 1.5× 118 0.6× 177 1.0× 77 0.8× 46 0.7× 33 1.3k
Brian Byunghyun Kang South Korea 12 1.0k 1.4× 196 0.9× 392 2.3× 320 3.4× 68 1.1× 24 1.2k
Hyunki In South Korea 13 751 1.1× 128 0.6× 355 2.1× 223 2.4× 23 0.4× 24 852
Frank L. Hammond United States 17 671 0.9× 173 0.8× 85 0.5× 171 1.8× 71 1.1× 64 859
Florian L. Haufe Switzerland 10 604 0.8× 98 0.5× 83 0.5× 47 0.5× 40 0.6× 18 706
Jaehyun Bae South Korea 16 1000 1.4× 68 0.3× 487 2.8× 31 0.3× 21 0.3× 44 1.3k
Minki Sin South Korea 6 392 0.6× 109 0.5× 176 1.0× 107 1.1× 20 0.3× 10 478
Brendan Quinlivan Ireland 12 968 1.4× 63 0.3× 324 1.9× 49 0.5× 18 0.3× 27 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ciaran O’Neill

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ciaran O’Neill

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ciaran O’Neill

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Zhao, Peijun, et al.. (2024). Computer Vision for Gait Assessment in Cerebral Palsy: Metric Learning and Confidence Estimation. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 32. 2336–2345. 1 indexed citations
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Hohimer, Cameron J., et al.. (2023). In-Situ Measurement of Multi-Axis Torques Applied by Wearable Soft Robots for Shoulder Assistance. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. 5(2). 363–374. 9 indexed citations
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McNamara, Stephanie L., Bo Ri Seo, Benjamin R. Freedman, et al.. (2023). Anti-inflammatory therapy enables robot-actuated regeneration of aged muscle. Science Robotics. 8(76). eadd9369–eadd9369. 14 indexed citations
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O’Neill, Ciaran, Cameron J. Hohimer, Tommaso Proietti, et al.. (2023). Tunable, Textile-Based Joint Impedance Module for Soft Robotic Applications. Soft Robotics. 10(5). 937–947. 2 indexed citations
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Proietti, Tommaso, Ciaran O’Neill, Lucas Gerez, et al.. (2023). Restoring arm function with a soft robotic wearable for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Science Translational Medicine. 15(681). eadd1504–eadd1504. 57 indexed citations
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Zhao, Peijun, et al.. (2023). Motor Function Assessment of Children with Cerebral Palsy using Monocular Video. 1–4. 5 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yu, Cameron J. Hohimer, Tommaso Proietti, Ciaran O’Neill, & Conor J. Walsh. (2021). Kinematics-Based Control of an Inflatable Soft Wearable Robot for Assisting the Shoulder of Industrial Workers. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 6(2). 2155–2162. 40 indexed citations
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Proietti, Tommaso, Ciaran O’Neill, Cameron J. Hohimer, et al.. (2021). Sensing and Control of a Multi-Joint Soft Wearable Robot for Upper-Limb Assistance and Rehabilitation. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 6(2). 2381–2388. 51 indexed citations
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O’Neill, Ciaran, et al.. (2021). Unfolding Textile-Based Pneumatic Actuators for Wearable Applications. Soft Robotics. 9(1). 163–172. 66 indexed citations
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O’Neill, Ciaran, Tommaso Proietti, Kristin Nuckols, et al.. (2020). Inflatable Soft Wearable Robot for Reducing Therapist Fatigue During Upper Extremity Rehabilitation in Severe Stroke. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 5(3). 3899–3906. 65 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jun, Jun Sheng, Ciaran O’Neill, et al.. (2019). Robotic Artificial Muscles: Current Progress and Future Perspectives. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 35(3). 761–781. 299 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhou, Yu, Diana Wagner, Kristin Nuckols, et al.. (2019). Soft Robotic Glove with Integrated Sensing for Intuitive Grasping Assistance Post Spinal Cord Injury. 9059–9065. 46 indexed citations
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O’Neill, Ciaran, et al.. (2017). A soft wearable robot for the shoulder: Design, characterization, and preliminary testing. PubMed. 2017. 1672–1678. 133 indexed citations

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