Jason Heikenfeld

10.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
167 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Jason Heikenfeld is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Jason Heikenfeld has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 77 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 61 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Jason Heikenfeld's work include Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies (78 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (59 papers) and Biosensors and Analytical Detection (35 papers). Jason Heikenfeld is often cited by papers focused on Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies (78 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (59 papers) and Biosensors and Analytical Detection (35 papers). Jason Heikenfeld collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and China. Jason Heikenfeld's co-authors include A. J. Steckl, Dong‐Seon Lee, Andrew J. Jajack, M. Garter, Gerald B. Kasting, Rajesh R. Naik, Joshua A. Hagen, Manjeet Dhindsa, Nancy Kelley‐Loughnane and R. Birkhahn and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Accounts of Chemical Research.

In The Last Decade

Jason Heikenfeld

159 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

Wearable sensors: modalities, challenges, and prospects 2014 2026 2018 2022 2017 2015 2019 2014 2023 250 500 750
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. Wearable sensors: modalities, challenges, and prospects
    2017 956 citations Jason Heikenfeld, Andrew J. Jajack et al. Lab on a Chip profile →
  2. The microfluidics of the eccrine sweat gland, including biomarker partitioning, transport, and biosensing implications
    2015 565 citations Jason Heikenfeld, Gerald B. Kasting et al. Biomicrofluidics profile →
  3. Accessing analytes in biofluids for peripheral biochemical monitoring
    2019 552 citations Jason Heikenfeld, Andrew J. Jajack et al. profile →
  4. Adhesive RFID Sensor Patch for Monitoring of Sweat Electrolytes
    2014 351 citations Rajesh R. Naik, Jason Heikenfeld et al. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering profile →
  5. Opportunities and challenges in the diagnostic utility of dermal interstitial fluid
    2023 208 citations Ian A. P. Thompson, Gerald B. Kasting et al. Nature Biomedical Engineering profile →
  6. The challenges and promise of sweat sensing
    2024 103 citations Jason Heikenfeld 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
Jason Heikenfeld United States 43 4.5k 4.2k 1.4k 1.1k 922 167 8.1k
Jikui Luo China 53 6.9k 1.5× 3.6k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 2.0k 1.8× 558 0.6× 316 9.7k
Sang‐Jun Lee South Korea 45 3.0k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 766 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 173 0.2× 285 8.2k
Jürgen Kosel Saudi Arabia 38 3.1k 0.7× 1.9k 0.4× 542 0.4× 1.1k 1.0× 493 0.5× 281 5.4k
Dzung Viet Dao Australia 43 3.4k 0.8× 3.8k 0.9× 871 0.6× 1.4k 1.3× 255 0.3× 342 6.6k
Jianfeng Zang China 46 3.2k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 2.0k 1.8× 583 0.6× 110 7.9k
Tailin Xu China 52 7.3k 1.6× 1.8k 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 2.0k 1.8× 500 0.5× 171 10.2k
Muhammad M. Hussain Saudi Arabia 41 3.7k 0.8× 3.7k 0.9× 992 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 234 0.3× 300 6.7k
Shurong Dong China 45 5.0k 1.1× 2.9k 0.7× 734 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 355 0.4× 331 7.4k
Ruomeng Yu United States 42 6.3k 1.4× 3.8k 0.9× 766 0.6× 2.9k 2.6× 300 0.3× 46 8.5k
Liu Wang China 37 6.6k 1.5× 2.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 836 0.8× 499 0.5× 102 8.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Heikenfeld, Jason, et al.. (2024). Discretised microfluidics for noninvasive health monitoring using sweat sensing. Lab on a Chip. 24(24). 5304–5317. 10 indexed citations
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Plaxco, Kevin W., et al.. (2023). Continuous molecular monitoring of human dermal interstitial fluid with microneedle-enabled electrochemical aptamer sensors. Lab on a Chip. 23(14). 3289–3299. 31 indexed citations
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Parolo, Claudio, Andrea Idili, Jason Heikenfeld, & Kevin W. Plaxco. (2023). Conformational-switch biosensors as novel tools to support continuous, real-time molecular monitoring in lab-on-a-chip devices. Lab on a Chip. 23(5). 1339–1348. 25 indexed citations
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Thompson, Ian A. P., Gerald B. Kasting, Ronen Polsky, et al.. (2023). Opportunities and challenges in the diagnostic utility of dermal interstitial fluid. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 7(12). 1541–1555. 208 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heikenfeld, Jason, et al.. (2022). A Simple Non-Contact Optical Method to Quantify In-Vivo Sweat Gland Activity and Pulsation. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 69(8). 2638–2645. 9 indexed citations
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Brothers, Michael, Aleksandar Karajić, Jeroen van Duren, et al.. (2021). A Dual Approach of an Oil–Membrane Composite and Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode to Mitigate Biofluid Interferences. Sensors. 21(23). 8063–8063. 3 indexed citations
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Brothers, Michael, Steve Kim, А. П. Середа, et al.. (2021). Oil-Membrane Protection of Electrochemical Sensors for Fouling- and pH-Insensitive Detection of Lipophilic Analytes. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(45). 53553–53563. 18 indexed citations
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Jajack, Andrew J., Eliot F. Gomez, Michael Brothers, et al.. (2020). Analysis of pressure-driven membrane preconcentration for point-of-care assays. Biomicrofluidics. 14(5). 54101–54101. 4 indexed citations
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Jajack, Andrew J., et al.. (2019). Continuous, quantifiable, and simple osmotic preconcentration and sensing within microfluidic devices. PLoS ONE. 14(1). e0210286–e0210286. 14 indexed citations
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Brothers, Michael, Claude C. Grigsby, Rajesh R. Naik, et al.. (2019). Achievements and Challenges for Real-Time Sensing of Analytes in Sweat within Wearable Platforms. Accounts of Chemical Research. 52(2). 297–306. 153 indexed citations
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Cameron, Brent D., et al.. (2018). Complete validation of a continuous and blood-correlated sweat biosensing device with integrated sweat stimulation. Lab on a Chip. 18(24). 3750–3759. 121 indexed citations
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Brothers, Michael, et al.. (2018). Open nanofluidic films with rapid transport and no analyte exchange for ultra-low sample volumes. Lab on a Chip. 18(18). 2816–2825. 36 indexed citations
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Heikenfeld, Jason. (2014). Let them see you sweat. IEEE Spectrum. 51(11). 46–63. 25 indexed citations
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Kuiper, S., et al.. (2012). Experimental Validation of the Invariance of Electrowetting Contact Angle Saturation. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 26(12-17). 1909–1930. 80 indexed citations
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Heikenfeld, Jason, et al.. (2011). 1000:1 Contrast Ratio Transmissive Electrowetting Displays. Journal of Display Technology. 7(11). 583–585. 13 indexed citations
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Dean, Kenneth A., et al.. (2010). 33.3: Flexible Electrofluidic Displays Using Brilliantly Colored Pigments. SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers. 41(1). 484–486. 7 indexed citations
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Zhou, Kui, et al.. (2010). Fluid dosing of pigment dispersions in electrofluidic displays. 252–253. 1 indexed citations
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Heikenfeld, Jason & A. J. Steckl. (2005). P‐117: Electrowetting‐Based Pixelation for Light Wave Coupling Displays. SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers. 36(1). 746–749. 2 indexed citations
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Nyein, Ei Ei, U. Hömmerich, Jason Heikenfeld, et al.. (2003). Characterization of the red light emission from Eu doped GaN. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1002–1003. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Dong‐Seon, Jason Heikenfeld, & A. J. Steckl. (2002). Growth-temperature dependence of Er-doped GaN luminescent thin films. Applied Physics Letters. 80(3). 344–346. 11 indexed citations

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