Jiefeng Sun

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 779 citations indexed

About

Jiefeng Sun is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jiefeng Sun has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 779 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 11 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 6 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Jiefeng Sun's work include Soft Robotics and Applications (15 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (9 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (9 papers). Jiefeng Sun is often cited by papers focused on Soft Robotics and Applications (15 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (9 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (9 papers). Jiefeng Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and India. Jiefeng Sun's co-authors include Jianguo Zhao, Omid Haji Maghsoudi, Yichao Tang, Tzu-Hao Huang, Andrew J. Spence, Hao Su, Yinding Chi, Jie Yin, Yingxiang Liu and Haijie Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Science Advances and IEEE Transactions on Robotics.

In The Last Decade

Jiefeng Sun

22 papers receiving 763 citations

Hit Papers

Leveraging elastic instabilities for amplified performanc... 2020 2026 2022 2024 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. Leveraging elastic instabilities for amplified performance: Spine-inspired high-speed and high-force soft robots
    2020 373 citations Jiefeng Sun, Jianguo Zhao 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
Jiefeng Sun United States 12 588 491 192 143 74 23 779
Venkatasubramanian Kalpathy Venkiteswaran Netherlands 17 529 0.9× 346 0.7× 309 1.6× 331 2.3× 98 1.3× 47 845
Vishesh Vikas United States 10 371 0.6× 274 0.6× 199 1.0× 78 0.5× 41 0.6× 32 485
S. Iikura Japan 7 598 1.0× 281 0.6× 143 0.7× 306 2.1× 32 0.4× 20 709
Zehao Wu Macao 13 199 0.3× 230 0.5× 119 0.6× 88 0.6× 35 0.5× 40 418
Quentin Peyron France 10 423 0.7× 311 0.6× 265 1.4× 159 1.1× 22 0.3× 17 555
Yeh-Sun Hong South Korea 16 329 0.6× 282 0.6× 66 0.3× 145 1.0× 18 0.2× 38 605
Daniel Cellucci United States 10 148 0.3× 340 0.7× 52 0.3× 53 0.4× 160 2.2× 18 592
Mochimitsu Komori Japan 12 152 0.3× 116 0.2× 184 1.0× 357 2.5× 36 0.5× 95 563
Chang‐Young Lee South Korea 17 193 0.3× 288 0.6× 249 1.3× 272 1.9× 39 0.5× 115 964
Manabu Aoyagi Japan 18 447 0.8× 231 0.5× 96 0.5× 520 3.6× 77 1.0× 87 896

Countries citing papers authored by Jiefeng Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jiefeng Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jiefeng Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jiefeng Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jiefeng Sun 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 Jiefeng Sun. Jiefeng Sun 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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Chen, Yuanhao, et al.. (2025). A Hybrid Variable-Stiffness Soft Back Support Device. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 10(4). 3238–3245. 1 indexed citations
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Sharma, Amitabh, et al.. (2025). An Integrated Approach to Aerial Grasping: Combining a Bistable Gripper With Adaptive Control. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 31(1). 245–256. 2 indexed citations
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Ashcroft, Brian, et al.. (2025). Efficient Pneumatic Twisted-and-Coiled Actuators Through Dual Enforced Anisotropy. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 30(4). 2946–2954.
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Sun, Jiefeng, et al.. (2024). Tuning Modules With Elastic Instabilities On-the-Fly for Reconfigurable Shapes and Motions. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 29(4). 3117–3127. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Jiefeng, et al.. (2024). Performance Enhancement of a Morphing Limb for an Amphibious Robotic Turtle. 374–379. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Jiefeng, et al.. (2023). Embedded shape morphing for morphologically adaptive robots. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6023–6023. 51 indexed citations
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Singh, Ajai K., Jiefeng Sun, & Jianguo Zhao. (2023). Controlling the Shape of Soft Robots Using the Koopman Operator. 153–158. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Jiefeng, et al.. (2023). A Shape-Changing Wheeling and Jumping Robot Using Tensegrity Wheels and Bistable Mechanism. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 28(4). 2073–2082. 19 indexed citations
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Sun, Jiefeng, et al.. (2022). A Novel Passive Mechanism for Flying Robots to Perch onto Surfaces. 2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). 1183–1189. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei, Jiefeng Sun, Hamed Vahabi, et al.. (2022). On-demand, remote and lossless manipulation of biofluid droplets. Materials Horizons. 9(11). 2863–2871. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Jiefeng & Jianguo Zhao. (2022). Modeling and Simulation of Soft Robots Driven by Embedded Artificial Muscles: an Example using Twisted-and-Coiled Actuators. 2022 American Control Conference (ACC). 2911–2916. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Jiefeng & Jianguo Zhao. (2021). Physics-Based Modeling of Twisted-and-Coiled Actuators Using Cosserat Rod Theory. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 38(2). 779–796. 27 indexed citations
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Sun, Jiefeng, et al.. (2020). Twisted-and-Coiled Actuators with Free Strokes Enable Soft Robots with Programmable Motions. Soft Robotics. 8(2). 213–225. 80 indexed citations
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Sun, Jiefeng, et al.. (2020). Tuning the Energy Landscape of Soft Robots for Fast and Strong Motion. 10082–10088. 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haijie, Jiefeng Sun, & Jianguo Zhao. (2019). Compliant Bistable Gripper for Aerial Perching and Grasping. 1248–1253. 44 indexed citations
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Sun, Jiefeng & Jianguo Zhao. (2019). An Adaptive Walking Robot With Reconfigurable Mechanisms Using Shape Morphing Joints. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 4(2). 724–731. 24 indexed citations
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Sun, Jiefeng, et al.. (2019). Modeling of Soft Robots Actuated by Twisted-and-Coiled Actuators. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 24(1). 5–15. 60 indexed citations
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Sun, Jiefeng, et al.. (2018). Dynamic Modeling of Soft Manipulators Actuated by Twisted-and-Coiled Actuators. 409–414. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Jiefeng, et al.. (2018). Embedded and controllable shape morphing with twisted-and-coiled actuators. 5912–5917. 13 indexed citations

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