Hongri Gu

1.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 988 citations indexed

About

Hongri Gu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongri Gu has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 988 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 9 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 7 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hongri Gu's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (9 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (5 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (4 papers). Hongri Gu is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (9 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (5 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (4 papers). Hongri Gu collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and China. Hongri Gu's co-authors include Bradley J. Nelson, Tian‐Yun Huang, Quentin Boehler, Xiangzhong Chen, Zhaochu Luo, Laura J. Heyderman, Jizhai Cui, Paolo Testa, Daniel Ahmed and Giovanni Savorana and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Hongri Gu

15 papers receiving 977 citations

Hit Papers

Nanomagnetic encoding of shape-morphing micromachines 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2020 100 200 300
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. Nanomagnetic encoding of shape-morphing micromachines
    2019 380 citations Jizhai Cui, Tian‐Yun Huang et al. Nature profile →
  2. Magnetic cilia carpets with programmable metachronal waves
    2020 259 citations Hongri Gu, Quentin Boehler et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Hongri Gu
Alp Can Karacakol Germany
Önder Erin United States
Mohammad Salehizadeh Canada
Michael Reynolds United States
Jonghyun Ha South Korea
Chenyao Tian China
Tingyu Cheng China
Guorui Li China
Nicholas Kellaris United States
Niandong Jiao China
Alp Can Karacakol Germany
Hongri Gu
Citations per year, relative to Hongri Gu Hongri Gu (= 1×) peers Alp Can Karacakol

Countries citing papers authored by Hongri Gu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hongri Gu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Hongri Gu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Hongri Gu. The network helps show where Hongri Gu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongri Gu

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Ma, Yanmei, et al.. (2025). Development of electrochemical nanoprobe for real-time intracellular measurements of Fe2+ during ferroptosis. Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 11(1). 134–134.
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Ma, Yanmei, Feixiang Bao, Xingguo Liu, et al.. (2025). Label-free robotic mitochondrial biopsy. Science Advances. 11(43). eadx4289–eadx4289. 1 indexed citations
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Gu, Hongri, Yanmei Ma, Yi Zhang, et al.. (2024). Light patterning semiconductor nanoparticles by modulating surface charges. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9843–9843. 4 indexed citations
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Gu, Hongri, et al.. (2024). Scalable high-throughput microfluidic separation of magnetic microparticles. Device. 2(7). 100403–100403. 4 indexed citations
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Panizon, Emanuele, et al.. (2024). Counterfactual rewards promote collective transport using individually controlled swarm microrobots. Science Robotics. 9(97). eado5888–eado5888. 15 indexed citations
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Jiang, Hao, Hongri Gu, Bradley J. Nelson, & Teng Zhang. (2023). Numerical Study of Metachronal Wave‐Modulated Locomotion in Magnetic Cilia Carpets. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(10). 5 indexed citations
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Gu, Hongri, Min‐Soo Kim, Matthias Wieland, et al.. (2023). Self-folding soft-robotic chains with reconfigurable shapes and functionalities. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1263–1263. 80 indexed citations
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Huang, Tian‐Yun, Hongri Gu, & Bradley J. Nelson. (2022). Increasingly Intelligent Micromachines. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 5(1). 279–310. 74 indexed citations
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Gu, Hongri, et al.. (2022). Artificial microtubules for rapid and collective transport of magnetic microcargoes. Nature Machine Intelligence. 4(8). 678–684. 50 indexed citations
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Gu, Hongri, Quentin Boehler, Haoyang Cui, et al.. (2020). Magnetic cilia carpets with programmable metachronal waves. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2637–2637. 259 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gervasoni, Simone, et al.. (2020). Response of remanent magnetization to deformation in geological processes using 3D-printed structures. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 539. 116241–116241. 1 indexed citations
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Gu, Hongri, et al.. (2020). Magnetically Active Cardiac Patches as an Untethered, Non‐Blood Contacting Ventricular Assist Device. Advanced Science. 8(1). 2000726–2000726. 13 indexed citations
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Cui, Jizhai, Tian‐Yun Huang, Zhaochu Luo, et al.. (2019). Nanomagnetic encoding of shape-morphing micromachines. Nature. 575(7781). 164–168. 380 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gu, Hongri, Quentin Boehler, Daniel Ahmed, & Bradley J. Nelson. (2019). Magnetic quadrupole assemblies with arbitrary shapes and magnetizations. Science Robotics. 4(35). 69 indexed citations
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Han, Dong, Hongri Gu, Joon-wan KIM, & Shinichi YOKOTA. (2017). A bio-inspired 3D-printed hybrid finger with integrated ECF (electro-conjugate fluid) micropumps. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 257. 47–57. 32 indexed citations
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Han, Dong, et al.. (2015). A Novel 3D-Printed Finger Integrated with ECF Micropump. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 124–125. 1 indexed citations

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