Haojian Lu

3.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
120 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Haojian Lu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Haojian Lu has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 36 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 31 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Haojian Lu's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (30 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (30 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (20 papers). Haojian Lu is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (30 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (30 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (20 papers). Haojian Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Haojian Lu's co-authors include Yajing Shen, Yuanyuan Yang, Toshio Fukuda, Zuankai Wang, Xiong Yang, Mei Zhang, Qiang Huang, Rong Tan, Wanfeng Shang and Liu Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Haojian Lu

109 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

A bioinspired multilegged soft millirobot that functions ... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2022 2024 100 200 300 400
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 bioinspired multilegged soft millirobot that functions in both dry and wet conditions
    2018 484 citations Haojian Lu et al. profile →
  2. Swarm of micro flying robots in the wild
    2022 316 citations Xin Zhou, Xiangyong Wen et al. Science Robotics profile →
  3. AI co-pilot bronchoscope robot
    2024 40 citations Qin Fang, Jian Hu 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
Haojian Lu China 22 1.3k 920 836 290 269 120 2.3k
Kirstin Petersen United States 17 2.1k 1.6× 1.6k 1.8× 874 1.0× 308 1.1× 93 0.3× 51 3.1k
Michael Karpelson United States 15 1.5k 1.2× 984 1.1× 745 0.9× 321 1.1× 636 2.4× 23 2.3k
Tiantian Xu China 37 3.0k 2.3× 1.8k 1.9× 2.8k 3.3× 255 0.9× 299 1.1× 137 4.5k
Antoine Ferreira France 28 1.5k 1.2× 782 0.8× 1.2k 1.4× 369 1.3× 97 0.4× 124 2.4k
Yanhe Zhu China 27 1.5k 1.1× 754 0.8× 319 0.4× 622 2.1× 242 0.9× 237 2.5k
Shiwu Zhang China 34 2.0k 1.6× 1.1k 1.2× 763 0.9× 372 1.3× 482 1.8× 201 3.5k
Shuguang Li China 19 1.3k 1.0× 1.4k 1.5× 536 0.6× 259 0.9× 92 0.3× 77 2.1k
Jianguo Zhao United States 27 1.5k 1.2× 1.0k 1.1× 318 0.4× 702 2.4× 358 1.3× 110 2.4k
Noah T. Jafferis United States 15 973 0.8× 584 0.6× 369 0.4× 146 0.5× 566 2.1× 22 1.7k
Zemin Liu China 22 945 0.7× 752 0.8× 474 0.6× 130 0.4× 128 0.5× 66 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Haojian Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Haojian Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Haojian Lu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Haojian Lu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Haojian Lu 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 Haojian Lu. Haojian Lu 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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Yang, Yu, et al.. (2025). Explainable AI with fine-tuned large language models for sustainable cultural heritage management. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 41370–41370.
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Lu, Haojian, et al.. (2025). Small but Strong: Lightweight Architecture Improves Lung Nodule Detection and Segmentation. Advanced Intelligent Systems. 7(12).
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Lu, Sha, Xuecheng Xu, Dongkun Zhang, et al.. (2025). RING#: PR-By-PE Global Localization With Roto-Translation Equivariant Gram Learning. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 41. 1861–1881.
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Zhang, Dongkun, et al.. (2024). PEP: Policy-Embedded Trajectory Planning for Autonomous Driving. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 9(12). 11361–11368. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Fei, et al.. (2024). A Novel Handheld Bronchoscope Robot With Human–Robot Shared Control Strategy for Pulmonary Examination. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 30(5). 3266–3276. 2 indexed citations
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Fang, Qin, et al.. (2024). Design and Stiffness Control of a Variable-Length Continuum Robot for Endoscopic Surgery. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 22. 5251–5261. 8 indexed citations
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Fang, Qin, Nenggan Zheng, Yue Wang, et al.. (2024). Reconfigurable Transparent Variable‐Stiffness Soft Robot for Underwater Operations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(9). 4 indexed citations
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Jiang, Peng, et al.. (2024). 3D Model-Free Visual Localization System From Essential Matrix Under Local Planar Motion. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 22. 2090–2107. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Lipeng, Haojian Lu, Yue Wang, et al.. (2024). Beyond End-Effector: Utilizing High-Resolution Tactile Signals for Physical Human–Robot Interaction. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 72(5). 5022–5031.
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Wu, Jun, et al.. (2024). Grasp, See, and Place: Efficient Unknown Object Rearrangement With Policy Structure Prior. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 41. 464–483. 3 indexed citations
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Fang, Qin, et al.. (2024). Piezoelectric Planar Parallel Microrobot With High Bandwidth and Precision for Micromanipulation. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 22. 3971–3979. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jingyu, et al.. (2023). Flexible Biopsy Robot with Force Sensing for Deep Lung Examination. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(2). 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Xuecheng, Sha Lu, Jun Wu, et al.. (2023). RING++: Roto-Translation Invariant Gram for Global Localization on a Sparse Scan Map. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 39(6). 4616–4635. 36 indexed citations
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Fang, Qin, et al.. (2023). Soft Hybrid Actuated Hierarchical Bronchoscope Robot for Deep Lung Examination. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 9(1). 811–818. 8 indexed citations
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Fang, Qin, Yanan Xue, Nenggan Zheng, et al.. (2023). Soft Lightweight Small-Scale Parallel Robot With High-Precision Positioning. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 28(6). 3480–3491. 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Zexi, Yiyi Liao, Xuecheng Xu, et al.. (2023). DPCN++: Differentiable Phase Correlation Network for Versatile Pose Registration. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 45(12). 14366–14384. 1 indexed citations
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Xiong, Rong, et al.. (2023). Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Co- Optimization of Morphology and Gait for Small-Scale Legged Robot. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 29(4). 2697–2708. 2 indexed citations
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Qiu, Ke, et al.. (2023). Learning-Based High-Precision Force Estimation and Compliant Control for Small-Scale Continuum Robot. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 21(4). 5389–5401. 13 indexed citations
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He, Lifeng, et al.. (2023). Weakly-Interactive-Mixed Learning: Less Labelling Cost for Better Medical Image Segmentation. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. 27(7). 3270–3281. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xin, Xiangyong Wen, Zhepei Wang, et al.. (2022). Swarm of micro flying robots in the wild. Science Robotics. 7(66). eabm5954–eabm5954. 316 indexed citations breakdown →

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