John D. W. Madden

10.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
153 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

John D. W. Madden is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, John D. W. Madden has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 71 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 31 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in John D. W. Madden's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (102 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (70 papers) and Dielectric materials and actuators (40 papers). John D. W. Madden is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (102 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (70 papers) and Dielectric materials and actuators (40 papers). John D. W. Madden collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. John D. W. Madden's co-authors include Ray H. Baughman, Tissaphern Mirfakhrai, Ian W. Hunter, Geoffrey M. Spinks, Peter G. Madden, Patrick A. Anquetil, Arash Takshi, Iain Hunter, Gordon G. Wallace and S. Lafontaine and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, JAMA and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

John D. W. Madden

148 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Artificial Muscle Technology: Physical Principles and Naval Prospects

2004 804 citations John D. W. Madden, Peter G. Madden et al. profile →
Polymer artificial muscles

2007 755 citations Tissaphern Mirfakhrai, John D. W. Madden et al. profile →
Electrically, Chemically, and Photonically Powered Torsional and Tensile Actuation of Hybrid Carbon Nanotube Yarn Muscles

2012 591 citations Márcio D. Lima, Shaoli Fang et al. Science profile →
Torsional Carbon Nanotube Artificial Muscles

2011 474 citations Geoffrey M. Spinks, Jiyoung Oh et al. Science profile →
Bend, stretch, and touch: Locating a finger on an actively deformed transparent sensor array

2017 317 citations Mirza Saquib Sarwar, Yuta Dobashi et al. profile →
Piezoionic mechanoreceptors: Force-induced current generation in hydrogels

2022 310 citations Yuta Dobashi, Dickson R. Yao et al. Science profile →

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Kinji Asaka Japan

Cunjiang Yu United States

Lihua Jin United States

Jikui Luo China

Kai Tao China

Mingchao Zhang China

Wei Hong China

Jianfeng Zang China

Jianliang Xiao United States

Edwin W. H. Jager Sweden

Kinji Asaka Japan

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Islam, Syed Rashedul, Ye Zhang, Yichen Yao, et al.. (2025). Asymmetric Braided Artificial Muscles with Precise Electrothermal Actuation Control Enabled by Deep Learning. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(23). 34241–34254. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Chenglong, Addie Bahi, Xin Yang, et al.. (2024). Tensile-responsive triboelectric yarn based on Janus tubular braided structure for wearable sensing. Nano Energy. 131. 110208–110208. 5 indexed citations

Kiss, Zelma H. T., et al.. (2024). Harmful uses of patentable neurotechnology: a new regulatory approach. EMBO Reports. 25(5). 2156–2161.

Li, Ying, et al.. (2024). What is Affective Touch Made Of? A Soft Capacitive Sensor Array Reveals the Interplay between Shear, Normal Stress and Individuality. 1–31. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Ziqiang, Yizhong Chen, Ying Li, et al.. (2023). Smart Roller: Soft Sensor Array for Automated Fiber Placement. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(9). 4 indexed citations

Preston, Claire, Yuta Dobashi, Mirza Saquib Sarwar, et al.. (2023). Intrinsically Stretchable Integrated Passive Matrix Electrochromic Display Using PEDOT:PSS Ionic Liquid Composite. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(23). 28288–28299. 20 indexed citations

Nguyen, Han, et al.. (2023). Stacked rigid and compliant dielectric structures for increasing force range in soft capacitive sensors. MRS Advances. 8(8). 457–463. 3 indexed citations

Sarwar, Mirza Saquib, Claire Preston, Tan Ngoc Nguyen, et al.. (2023). Touch, press and stroke: a soft capacitive sensor skin. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 17390–17390. 15 indexed citations

Dobashi, Yuta, Dickson R. Yao, Yael Petel, et al.. (2022). Piezoionic mechanoreceptors: Force-induced current generation in hydrogels. Science. 376(6592). 502–507. 310 indexed citations breakdown →

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Odent, Jérémy, Yuta Dobashi, Cédric Vancaeyzeele, et al.. (2022). 3D‐Printed Stacked Ionic Assemblies for Iontronic Touch Sensors. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(3). 34 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Giao, Cédric Plesse, Yael Petel, et al.. (2019). Study of the piezoionic effect and influence of electrolyte in conducting polymer based soft strain sensors. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 2(4). 45002–45002. 26 indexed citations

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Jun, Daniel, et al.. (2018). In vivo assembly of a truncated H subunit mutant of the Rhodobacter sphaeroides photosynthetic reaction centre and direct electron transfer from the QA quinone to an electrode. Photosynthesis Research. 137(2). 227–239. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Tiesheng, Meisam Farajollahi, Yeon Sik Choi, et al.. (2016). Electroactive polymers for sensing. Interface Focus. 6(4). 20160026–20160026. 150 indexed citations

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Farajollahi, Meisam, Farrokh Sassani, Cédric Plesse, et al.. (2016). Characterization and dynamic charge dependent modeling of conducting polymer trilayer bending. Smart Materials and Structures. 25(11). 115044–115044. 13 indexed citations

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Kim, Shi Hyeong, Márcio D. Lima, Mikhail E. Kozlov, et al.. (2015). Harvesting temperature fluctuations as electrical energy using torsional and tensile polymer muscles. Energy & Environmental Science. 8(11). 3336–3344. 61 indexed citations

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Takshi, Arash, Houman Yaghoubi, Daniel Jun, et al.. (2012). Application of Wide Band Gap Semiconductors to Increase Photocurrent in a Protein Based Photovoltaic Device. MRS Proceedings. 1414. 3 indexed citations

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Mirfakhrai, Tissaphern, Jiyoung Oh, Mikhail E. Kozlov, et al.. (2009). Carbon Nanotube Yarn Actuators: An Electrochemical Impedance Model. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 156(6). K97–K97. 24 indexed citations

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Mirfakhrai, Tissaphern, et al.. (2008). Electromechanical actuation of single-walled carbon nanotubes: anab initiostudy. Nanotechnology. 19(31). 315706–315706. 10 indexed citations

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Izadi‐Najafabadi, Ali, Dawn T. H. Tan, & John D. W. Madden. (2005). Towards High Power Polypyrrole/Carbon Capacitors. Synthetic Metals. 152(1-3). 129–132. 48 indexed citations

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Madden, John D. W., Peter G. Madden, & Ian W. Hunter. (2002). <title>Conducting polymer actuators as engineering materials</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4695. 176–190. 55 indexed citations

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