Frank Gardea

1.2k total citations
31 papers, 938 citations indexed

About

Frank Gardea is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Gardea has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 938 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 11 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Frank Gardea's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (11 papers), Dielectric materials and actuators (8 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (7 papers). Frank Gardea is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (11 papers), Dielectric materials and actuators (8 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (7 papers). Frank Gardea collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and South Korea. Frank Gardea's co-authors include Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Mohammad Naraghi, Nicole E. Zander, Margaret Gillan, Bryan Glaz, Jaret C. Riddick, Ed Habtour, Svetlana A. Sukhishvili, Ghazaleh Haghiashtiani and Zhen Sang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Advanced Functional Materials and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Frank Gardea

28 papers receiving 920 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank Gardea United States 13 338 289 275 266 217 31 938
Giuseppina Barra Italy 21 295 0.9× 560 1.9× 430 1.6× 267 1.0× 190 0.9× 41 1.2k
France Chabert France 18 345 1.0× 355 1.2× 225 0.8× 394 1.5× 331 1.5× 41 1.2k
Vipin Kumar United States 21 312 0.9× 416 1.4× 296 1.1× 283 1.1× 199 0.9× 69 1.2k
D.G. Bekas Greece 17 290 0.9× 544 1.9× 232 0.8× 216 0.8× 127 0.6× 25 1.3k
Tarik Dickens United States 19 412 1.2× 306 1.1× 377 1.4× 210 0.8× 309 1.4× 60 1.2k
Mehdi Karevan Iran 19 236 0.7× 439 1.5× 275 1.0× 176 0.7× 116 0.5× 42 901
Evgeni Ivanov Bulgaria 22 636 1.9× 419 1.4× 407 1.5× 191 0.7× 439 2.0× 65 1.5k
Abdullah Kafi Australia 17 281 0.8× 377 1.3× 241 0.9× 451 1.7× 428 2.0× 34 1.1k
Muhammad Shafiq Irfan Pakistan 15 250 0.7× 367 1.3× 142 0.5× 198 0.7× 81 0.4× 43 765
Ariful Rahaman India 14 143 0.4× 286 1.0× 356 1.3× 346 1.3× 163 0.8× 57 881

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All Works

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Gardea, Frank, et al.. (2025). Comparative study on antagonistic actuation of linear carbon fiber-based soft actuators and rotary servo motors. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 387. 116476–116476.
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Gardea, Frank, et al.. (2025). Soft actuation via harnessing entropic elastic energy: from theory to morphing wings. Smart Materials and Structures. 35(1). 15003–15003.
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Sang, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Stereochemical Shape Morphing in Diels‐Alder Polymer Networks. Small. 21(2). e2407858–e2407858. 3 indexed citations
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Gardea, Frank, et al.. (2022). Tunable Actuation of Humidity-Driven Artificial Muscles via Graphene Nanofillers. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 4(12). 8803–8811. 9 indexed citations
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Sang, Zhen, et al.. (2021). Thermodynamics and Stereochemistry of Diels–Alder Polymer Networks: Role of Crosslinker Flexibility and Crosslinking Density. Macromolecules. 54(22). 10510–10519. 43 indexed citations
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Gardea, Frank, et al.. (2021). Investigation of Actuation-Size Effects in pH-Responsive Polymer Artificial Muscles. AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum. 1 indexed citations
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Cole, Daniel P., Frank Gardea, Todd Henry, et al.. (2020). AMB2018-03: Benchmark Physical Property Measurements for Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing of Polycarbonate. Integrating materials and manufacturing innovation. 9(4). 358–375. 11 indexed citations
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Zander, Nicole E., et al.. (2018). Recycled polypropylene blends as novel 3D printing materials. Additive manufacturing. 25. 122–130. 184 indexed citations
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Haghiashtiani, Ghazaleh, Ed Habtour, Sung Hyun Park, Frank Gardea, & Michael C. McAlpine. (2018). 3D printed electrically-driven soft actuators. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 21. 1–8. 104 indexed citations
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Gardea, Frank, et al.. (2018). Carbon nanotubes within polymer matrix can synergistically enhance mechanical energy dissipation. Nanotechnology. 29(11). 115704–115704. 9 indexed citations
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Gardea, Frank, Zhongjie Huang, Bryan Glaz, et al.. (2018). Light‐Responsive Chemistry to Enable Tunable Interface‐Dependent Mechanical Properties in Composites. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 5(11). 6 indexed citations
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Gardea, Frank, et al.. (2017). Multi-fidelity Modeling of Interfacial Micromechanics for Off-Aligned Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites. 58th AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. 2 indexed citations
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Gardea, Frank, Bryan Glaz, Jaret C. Riddick, Dimitris C. Lagoudas, & Mohammad Naraghi. (2016). Identification of energy dissipation mechanisms in CNT-reinforced nanocomposites. Nanotechnology. 27(10). 105707–105707. 31 indexed citations
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Gardea, Frank, Bryan Glaz, Jaret C. Riddick, Dimitris C. Lagoudas, & Mohammad Naraghi. (2016). Thermally activated energy dissipation in semi-crystalline polymer nanocomposites. Composites Science and Technology. 134. 275–286. 5 indexed citations
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Cole, Daniel P., Todd Henry, Frank Gardea, & Robert Haynes. (2016). Damage Precursors in Individual Microfibers. 1 indexed citations
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Gardea, Frank, Dimitris C. Lagoudas, & Mohammad Naraghi. (2016). An Experimental Study into Active Damping Mechanisms in CNT Nanocomposite. 57th AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. 3 indexed citations
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Gardea, Frank, Bryan Glaz, Jaret C. Riddick, Dimitris C. Lagoudas, & Mohammad Naraghi. (2015). Energy Dissipation Due to Interfacial Slip in Nanocomposites Reinforced with Aligned Carbon Nanotubes. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 7(18). 9725–9735. 89 indexed citations
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Gardea, Frank, Mohammad Naraghi, & Dimitris C. Lagoudas. (2013). Effect of Thermal Interface on Heat Flow in Carbon Nanofiber Composites. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 6(2). 1061–1072. 43 indexed citations
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Gardea, Frank, D. L. Robinson, & G. Thomas. (1961). Precipitation Sites in Aluminum Alloys. Journal of Applied Physics. 32(9). 1763–1764. 23 indexed citations

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