Iain A. Anderson

7.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
190 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Iain A. Anderson is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Iain A. Anderson has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 55 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 31 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Iain A. Anderson's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (120 papers), Dielectric materials and actuators (97 papers) and Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies (24 papers). Iain A. Anderson is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (120 papers), Dielectric materials and actuators (97 papers) and Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies (24 papers). Iain A. Anderson collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Germany and United Kingdom. Iain A. Anderson's co-authors include Benjamin O’Brien, Emilio P. Calius, Todd Gisby, Thomas G. McKay, Thomas McKay, Sheng Quan Xie, Samuel Rosset, S. Malak, Jinghua Huang and Marcel Huntemann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Iain A. Anderson

180 papers receiving 5.2k 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.

  1. IMG: the integrated microbial genomes database and comparative analysis system
    2011 1.0k citations Iain A. Anderson et al. profile →
  2. Multi-functional dielectric elastomer artificial muscles for soft and smart machines
    2012 533 citations Iain A. Anderson 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
Iain A. Anderson New Zealand 34 3.5k 1.2k 845 719 644 190 5.4k
Yupeng Ren China 37 1.1k 0.3× 491 0.4× 264 0.3× 398 0.6× 589 0.9× 215 4.5k
Zhao Qin United States 44 2.4k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 1.9k 2.2× 813 1.1× 284 0.4× 158 7.0k
Frank Frank Baaijens Netherlands 75 5.7k 1.6× 1.8k 1.5× 915 1.1× 1.4k 2.0× 4.9k 7.7× 310 17.2k
Cesare Stefanini Italy 39 2.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 143 0.2× 219 0.3× 461 0.7× 220 5.3k
A. G. Thomas United Kingdom 44 2.4k 0.7× 1.5k 1.3× 840 1.0× 2.0k 2.8× 220 0.3× 158 7.9k
Ashkan Vaziri United States 47 2.3k 0.7× 4.3k 3.7× 712 0.8× 296 0.4× 528 0.8× 144 7.2k
Tae Jin Kang South Korea 43 1.2k 0.3× 1.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.4× 489 0.7× 198 0.3× 230 6.6k
Wen Yang United States 34 1.6k 0.4× 972 0.8× 500 0.6× 190 0.3× 130 0.2× 76 4.7k
Randy H. Ewoldt United States 42 1.6k 0.5× 717 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 456 0.6× 188 0.3× 151 7.5k
Chengwei Wu China 39 1.3k 0.4× 1.4k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 447 0.6× 170 0.3× 276 6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Iain A. Anderson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Iain A. Anderson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Iain A. Anderson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Iain A. Anderson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Iain A. Anderson 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 Iain A. Anderson. Iain A. Anderson 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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Pahl, Elke, et al.. (2025). Van der Waals-driven network restructuring explains time-dependent piezoresistivity in soft nanocomposites. Computational Materials Science. 259. 114194–114194.
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Flammang, Brooke E., et al.. (2024). A bioinspired fish fin webbing for proprioceptive feedback. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 20(1). 16028–16028.
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Wu, Wenjie, Iain A. Anderson, & Andrew Jeffs. (2024). The role of substrata width and millimeter scale surface micro-structure in the attachment of juvenile mussels. Aquaculture. 595. 741593–741593. 1 indexed citations
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Yi, Jianan, et al.. (2024). A piezoresistive dielectric elastomer switch consisting of inkjet-printed carbon black. Chemical Engineering Journal. 500. 156718–156718. 3 indexed citations
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Pahl, Elke, et al.. (2024). The incompressibility assumption and piezoresistivity in stretchable conductive composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 141(34). 1 indexed citations
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Haller, Markus, et al.. (2023). Polymer sensors for underwater robot proprioception. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 351. 114179–114179. 3 indexed citations
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Anderson, Iain A., et al.. (2023). A Skin-Like Soft Compression Sensor for Robotic Applications. Soft Robotics. 10(4). 687–700. 5 indexed citations
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Nađ, Đula, et al.. (2023). Diver-Robot Communication Glove Using Sensor-Based Gesture Recognition. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 48(3). 778–788. 6 indexed citations
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Richter, Andreas, et al.. (2022). A model for dielectric elastomer based electronics. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 55(20). 588–593. 2 indexed citations
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Rosset, Samuel, et al.. (2022). Glove-Based Hand Gesture Recognition for Diver Communication. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. 34(12). 9874–9886. 31 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Fausto, et al.. (2022). Diver‐Robot Communication Using Wearable Sensing: Remote Pool Experiments. Marine Technology Society Journal. 56(5). 26–35. 2 indexed citations
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Rosset, Samuel, et al.. (2022). Design and testing of a capacitive interface for underwater stretch sensors. Smart Materials and Structures. 31(12). 125013–125013. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, Iain A., et al.. (2019). Capacitive Stretch Sensing for Robotic Skins. Soft Robotics. 6(3). 389–398. 40 indexed citations
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Rosset, Samuel, Alexandre Poulin, Herbert Shea, & Iain A. Anderson. (2019). Taming the viscoelastic creep of dielectric elastomer actuators. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 25–25. 4 indexed citations
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Madawala, Udaya K., et al.. (2018). An integrated self priming circuit with electret charge source. Explore Bristol Research. 81–81. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, Iain A., et al.. (2005). Virtual Reality Simulators in Orthopedic Surgery: What Do the Surgeons Think?. Journal of Surgical Research. 131(1). 133–139. 33 indexed citations
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