Hao Zeng

8.7k total citations · 12 hit papers
94 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Hao Zeng is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hao Zeng has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 36 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 33 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Hao Zeng's work include Advanced Materials and Mechanics (49 papers), Micro and Nano Robotics (32 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (29 papers). Hao Zeng is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Materials and Mechanics (49 papers), Micro and Nano Robotics (32 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (29 papers). Hao Zeng collaborates with scholars based in Finland, China and Italy. Hao Zeng's co-authors include Arri Priimägi, Owies M. Wani, Piotr Wasylczyk, Diederik S. Wiersma, Camilla Parmeggiani, Daniele Martella, Markus Lahikainen, Anming Li, Eric W.T. Ngai and Junyi Chai and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Hao Zeng

84 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Structured light enables biomimetic swimming and versatile locomotion of photoresponsive soft microrobots

2016 824 citations Stefano Palagi, Andrew G. Mark et al. Nature Materials profile →
A light-driven artificial flytrap

2017 606 citations Owies M. Wani, Hao Zeng et al. Nature Communications profile →
Deep learning in computer vision: A critical review of emerging techniques and application scenarios

2021 453 citations Junyi Chai, Hao Zeng et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
Light‐Fueled Microscopic Walkers

2015 384 citations Hao Zeng, Piotr Wasylczyk et al. profile →
Self‐Regulating Iris Based on Light‐Actuated Liquid Crystal Elastomer

2017 370 citations Hao Zeng, Owies M. Wani et al. profile →
Light Robots: Bridging the Gap between Microrobotics and Photomechanics in Soft Materials

2017 333 citations Hao Zeng, Piotr Wasylczyk et al. profile →
Light‐Driven Soft Robot Mimics Caterpillar Locomotion in Natural Scale

2016 320 citations Hao Zeng, Diederik S. Wiersma et al. Advanced Optical Materials profile →
Near‐Infrared Light‐Driven Shape‐Morphing of Programmable Anisotropic Hydrogels Enabled by MXene Nanosheets

2020 313 citations Pan Xue, Hari Krishna Bisoyi et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Bioinspired underwater locomotion of light-driven liquid crystal gels

2020 299 citations Hao Zeng, Arri Priimägi et al. profile →
Reconfigurable photoactuator through synergistic use of photochemical and photothermal effects

2018 291 citations Markus Lahikainen, Hao Zeng et al. Nature Communications profile →
Kirigami‐Based Light‐Induced Shape‐Morphing and Locomotion

2019 249 citations Yu‐Chieh Cheng, Hao Zeng et al. profile →
Stimulus-driven liquid metal and liquid crystal network actuators for programmable soft robotics

2021 209 citations Pengfei Lv, Xiao Yang et al. Materials Horizons profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hao Zeng Finland	36	4.8k	4.2k	2.1k	1.4k	1.1k	94	7.3k
Xin Chen China	37	1.6k 0.3×	4.9k 1.2×	777 0.4×	776 0.5×	3.0k 2.8×	156	7.5k
Jinxing Li China	55	3.0k 0.6×	7.7k 1.9×	6.6k 3.1×	344 0.2×	1.6k 1.5×	118	12.5k
Tailin Xu China	52	1.0k 0.2×	7.3k 1.7×	2.6k 1.2×	521 0.4×	2.0k 1.8×	171	10.2k
Yuanhao Chen China	27	1.6k 0.3×	1.6k 0.4×	495 0.2×	586 0.4×	537 0.5×	78	3.1k
Shi‐Yang Tang Australia	46	1.4k 0.3×	4.8k 1.2×	892 0.4×	444 0.3×	1.4k 1.3×	164	6.8k
Huaping Wu China	46	1.7k 0.4×	2.9k 0.7×	244 0.1×	880 0.6×	1.8k 1.7×	249	6.9k
Changyong Cao United States	36	1.1k 0.2×	2.5k 0.6×	275 0.1×	684 0.5×	883 0.8×	103	4.9k
Yajing Shen China	35	1.3k 0.3×	3.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	173 0.1×	541 0.5×	211	4.8k
Run Hu China	46	1.1k 0.2×	1.5k 0.4×	916 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	2.3k 2.1×	231	7.0k
Xiaobing Luo China	58	2.1k 0.4×	2.4k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	4.6k 4.4×	487	12.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hao Zeng

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Yan, Jingwei, Mengmeng Wang, Hao Zeng, et al.. (2024). Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets protect Torreya grandis against root rot disease. Chemical Engineering Journal. 481. 148687–148687. 12 indexed citations

Yu, Hailong, et al.. (2024). High-performance flexible wavy-structure thermoelectric generator based on (Bi, Sb)2Te3 films for energy harvesting. Journal of Power Sources. 600. 234260–234260. 8 indexed citations

Zeng, Hao, et al.. (2024). Analysis of the Dynamic of Vector Nozzle Adjustment Mechanism Considering the Effect of Joint Clearance. Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies. 12(4). 6137–6154. 3 indexed citations

Deng, Zixuan, Kai Li, Arri Priimägi, & Hao Zeng. (2024). Light-steerable locomotion using zero-elastic-energy modes. Nature Materials. 23(12). 1728–1735. 41 indexed citations

Zeng, Hao, Yaru Li, Weijie Chen, et al.. (2023). Melatonin alleviates aluminum toxicity by regulating aluminum-responsive and nonresponsive pathways in hickory. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 460. 132274–132274. 16 indexed citations

Hu, Shanming, et al.. (2023). Bright and Switchable Whiteness in Macro‐Crosslinked Hydrogels. Advanced Optical Materials. 12(11). 6 indexed citations

Roy, Pinku, Adra Carr, Tao Zhou, et al.. (2023). Origin of Topological Hall‐Like Feature in Epitaxial SrRuO₃ Thin Films. Advanced Electronic Materials. 9(6). 9 indexed citations

Deng, Zixuan, et al.. (2023). A Scalable, Incoherent‐Light‐Powered, Omnidirectional Self‐Oscillator. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(2). 11 indexed citations

Guo, Hongshuang, Liang Chen, Tero‐Petri Ruoko, et al.. (2023). Programmable and Self‐Healable Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuators Based on Halogen Bonding. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(43). e202309402–e202309402. 34 indexed citations

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Guo, Hongshuang, Tero‐Petri Ruoko, Hao Zeng, & Arri Priimägi. (2023). Hydrogen‐Bonded Liquid Crystal Elastomers Combining Shape Memory Programming and Reversible Actuation. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(10). 40 indexed citations

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Guo, Hongshuang, Hao Zeng, & Arri Priimägi. (2022). Optically controlled grasping-slipping robot moving on tubular surfaces. Trepo - Institutional Repository of Tampere University. 5(2). 24001–24001. 7 indexed citations

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Chai, Junyi, Hao Zeng, Anming Li, & Eric W.T. Ngai. (2021). Deep learning in computer vision: A critical review of emerging techniques and application scenarios. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 100134–100134. 453 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lv, Pengfei, Xiao Yang, Hari Krishna Bisoyi, et al.. (2021). Stimulus-driven liquid metal and liquid crystal network actuators for programmable soft robotics. Materials Horizons. 8(9). 2475–2484. 209 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xue, Pan, Hari Krishna Bisoyi, Yuanhao Chen, et al.. (2020). Near‐Infrared Light‐Driven Shape‐Morphing of Programmable Anisotropic Hydrogels Enabled by MXene Nanosheets. Angewandte Chemie. 133(7). 3432–3438. 21 indexed citations

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Zeng, Hao, Hang Zhang, Olli Ikkala, & Arri Priimägi. (2019). Associative Learning by Classical Conditioning in Liquid Crystal Network Actuators. Matter. 2(1). 194–206. 71 indexed citations

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Zeng, Hao, Markus Lahikainen, Li Liu, et al.. (2019). Light-fuelled freestyle self-oscillators. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5057–5057. 199 indexed citations

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Palagi, Stefano, Andrew G. Mark, Kai Melde, et al.. (2016). Structured light enables biomimetic swimming and versatile locomotion of photoresponsive soft microrobots. Nature Materials. 15(6). 647–653. 824 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cheng, Yu‐Chieh, L. Maigyte, Hao Zeng, et al.. (2015). Controllable light diffraction in woodpile photonic crystals filled with liquid crystal. Applied Physics Letters. 106(2). 18 indexed citations

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Zeng, Hao, Piotr Wasylczyk, Giacomo Cerretti, et al.. (2015). Alignment engineering in liquid crystalline elastomers: Free-form microstructures with multiple functionalities. Applied Physics Letters. 106(11). 66 indexed citations

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Zeng, Hao, et al.. (2006). Magnetism of Discrete, L1$_{0}$ Ordered FePt Nanoparticles. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations

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