Donghoon Son

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Donghoon Son is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Donghoon Son has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 8 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Donghoon Son's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (7 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (6 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (5 papers). Donghoon Son is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (7 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (6 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (5 papers). Donghoon Son collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, Germany and Türkiye. Donghoon Son's co-authors include Metin Sitti, Hunter B. Gilbert, Sehyuk Yim, Ville Liimatainen, Dirk‐Michael Drotlef, Martina Schneider, Xinghao Hu, Sungwoo Chun, Mustafa Doga Dogan and Xiaoguang Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Small.

In The Last Decade

Donghoon Son

26 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

A Tissue Adhesion‐Controllable and Biocompatible Small‐Sc... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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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. A Tissue Adhesion‐Controllable and Biocompatible Small‐Scale Hydrogel Adhesive Robot
    2022 150 citations Donghoon Son, Metin Sitti et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donghoon Son South Korea 13 577 327 299 153 137 32 1.1k
Veronica Iacovacci Italy 20 1.0k 1.7× 495 1.5× 859 2.9× 37 0.2× 24 0.2× 53 1.4k
Gerard Cummins United Kingdom 18 742 1.3× 350 1.1× 62 0.2× 139 0.9× 30 0.2× 48 1.4k
Moon Gu Lee South Korea 18 536 0.9× 403 1.2× 102 0.3× 44 0.3× 72 0.5× 81 1.2k
Sahab Babaee United States 18 990 1.7× 1.3k 4.0× 79 0.3× 16 0.1× 161 1.2× 29 2.1k
Giada Gerboni Italy 14 1.8k 3.1× 665 2.0× 530 1.8× 102 0.7× 34 0.2× 18 2.0k
K. Ikuta Japan 20 1.1k 1.9× 314 1.0× 122 0.4× 48 0.3× 29 0.2× 85 1.7k
David Zarrouk Israel 18 860 1.5× 669 2.0× 180 0.6× 26 0.2× 24 0.2× 53 1.2k
Gwangjun Go South Korea 25 1.5k 2.6× 739 2.3× 1.2k 4.1× 213 1.4× 7 0.1× 57 2.0k
James H. Chandler United Kingdom 18 731 1.3× 325 1.0× 401 1.3× 37 0.2× 16 0.1× 58 951
Byungjeon Kang South Korea 20 906 1.6× 331 1.0× 691 2.3× 179 1.2× 4 0.0× 54 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Donghoon Son

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Fields of papers citing papers by Donghoon Son

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donghoon Son

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Donghoon Son. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Donghoon Son 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 Donghoon Son. Donghoon Son is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kim, Minseong, Jong‐Min Oh, & Donghoon Son. (2025). Layer-jamming soft gripper for improved stiffness control and underwater adhesion. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 77. 102322–102322. 2 indexed citations
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Dayan, Cem Balda, Donghoon Son, Amirreza Aghakhani, et al.. (2023). Machine Learning‐Based Shear Optimal Adhesive Microstructures with Experimental Validation. Small. 20(2). e2304437–e2304437. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Wendong, Gaurav Gardi, Paolo Malgaretti, et al.. (2022). Order and information in the patterns of spinning magnetic micro-disks at the air-water interface. Science Advances. 8(2). eabk0685–eabk0685. 32 indexed citations
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Son, Donghoon, et al.. (2021). Analysis on the Efficiency Change in Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Using Multi-Period Data Envelopment Analysis. Journal of Society of Korea Industrial and Systems Engineering. 44(2). 1–14. 2 indexed citations
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Son, Donghoon, Ville Liimatainen, & Metin Sitti. (2021). Machine Learning‐Based and Experimentally Validated Optimal Adhesive Fibril Designs. Small. 17(39). e2102867–e2102867. 40 indexed citations
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Son, Donghoon, et al.. (2021). Permanent magnet array–driven navigation of wireless millirobots inside soft tissues. Science Advances. 7(43). eabi8932–eabi8932. 57 indexed citations
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Son, Donghoon, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of Operational Efficiency for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Using Data Envelopment Analysis. Journal of Society of Korea Industrial and Systems Engineering. 43(3). 53–60. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Jong-Hak, et al.. (2020). A Method of Evaluating Structural Integrity of Integrated Mast with Scaled Model. Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering. 30(2). 179–188. 1 indexed citations
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Son, Donghoon, Hunter B. Gilbert, & Metin Sitti. (2019). Magnetically Actuated Soft Capsule Endoscope for Fine-Needle Biopsy. Soft Robotics. 7(1). 10–21. 173 indexed citations
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Son, Donghoon, Xiaoguang Dong, & Metin Sitti. (2018). A Simultaneous Calibration Method for Magnetic Robot Localization and Actuation Systems. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 35(2). 343–352. 61 indexed citations
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Son, Donghoon, Mustafa Doga Dogan, & Metin Sitti. (2017). Magnetically actuated soft capsule endoscope for fine-needle aspiration biopsy. 1132–1139. 66 indexed citations
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Son, Donghoon, et al.. (2016). An Algorithm for the Loading Planning of Air Express Cargoes. Journal of Society of Korea Industrial and Systems Engineering. 39(3). 56–63. 1 indexed citations
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Son, Donghoon, Sehyuk Yim, & Metin Sitti. (2015). A 5-D Localization Method for a Magnetically Manipulated Untethered Robot Using a 2-D Array of Hall-Effect Sensors. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 21(2). 708–716. 128 indexed citations
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Son, Donghoon, et al.. (2011). Improvement of Dynamic Characteristics of an Optical Image Stabilizer in a Compact Camera. Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering. 21(2). 178–185. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Dong Hun, et al.. (2011). Design and Application of a Wire-Driven Bidirectional Telescopic Mechanism for Workspace Expansion with a Focus on Shipbuilding Tasks. Advanced Robotics. 25(6-7). 699–715. 8 indexed citations
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Son, Donghoon, et al.. (2009). Gait planning based on kinematics for a quadruped gecko model with redundancy. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 58(5). 648–656. 24 indexed citations
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Son, Donghoon, et al.. (2009). Kinematics-based gait planning of a quadruped gecko-like model. 7. 233–238. 4 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Toshiaki, Hideki Kato, Ichiro Kojima, et al.. (2006). Hypoxia and Expression of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor in the Aging Kidney. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 61(8). 795–805. 79 indexed citations
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Khiem, Nguyen Tien, et al.. (2004). Assessment of Base-Structure Connection By Using the Modal Testing Method For Offshore Structures.

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