Junkao Liu

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
157 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Junkao Liu is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Junkao Liu has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 72 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 66 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Junkao Liu's work include Piezoelectric Actuators and Control (88 papers), Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (43 papers) and Soft Robotics and Applications (28 papers). Junkao Liu is often cited by papers focused on Piezoelectric Actuators and Control (88 papers), Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (43 papers) and Soft Robotics and Applications (28 papers). Junkao Liu collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Junkao Liu's co-authors include Yingxiang Liu, Weishan Chen, Jie Deng, Shengjun Shi, Liang Wang, Dongmei Xu, Xiaohui Yang, Shijing Zhang, Kai Li and Hengyu Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Junkao Liu

149 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Piezo robotic hand for motion manipulation from micro to macro

2023 95 citations Shijing Zhang, Yingxiang Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Junkao Liu China	33	2.2k	1.4k	1.3k	1.0k	563	157	3.2k
Jie Deng China	37	2.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	1.8k 1.4×	1.7k 1.6×	436 0.8×	192	4.1k
Liang Wang China	28	1.7k 0.8×	955 0.7×	908 0.7×	709 0.7×	376 0.7×	145	2.6k
Minoru Kurosawa Japan	32	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	2.1k 1.6×	912 0.9×	314 0.6×	244	4.0k
Fujun Wang China	34	1.7k 0.8×	932 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	917 0.9×	164 0.3×	150	3.1k
Dawei Zhang China	29	1.8k 0.8×	824 0.6×	742 0.6×	597 0.6×	194 0.3×	91	2.7k
Kam K. Leang United States	36	2.8k 1.3×	961 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	930 0.9×	625 1.1×	145	4.7k
Kon‐Well Wang United States	29	470 0.2×	1.0k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	2.8k 2.8×	299 0.5×	119	4.0k
Yuen Kuan Yong Australia	31	2.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	751 0.7×	185 0.3×	112	3.6k
Yanling Tian China	32	1.5k 0.7×	874 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	92 0.2×	145	2.7k
Marcelo J. Dapino United States	33	758 0.4×	867 0.6×	635 0.5×	2.1k 2.1×	367 0.7×	243	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Junkao Liu

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Junkao Liu's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Junkao Liu with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Junkao Liu more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Junkao Liu

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Junkao Liu. 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 Junkao Liu. The network helps show where Junkao Liu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junkao Liu

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Shuo, et al.. (2025). A Piezo-Hydraulic actuator design supporting fast steering mirror. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 294. 110214–110214. 3 indexed citations

Sun, J. F., Shijing Zhang, Jie Deng, et al.. (2025). Recent Advances in Twisted and Coiled Artificial Muscles and Their Applications. 1(1). 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Shijing, Jie Deng, Dong Zhou, et al.. (2025). High-Performance Twisted Nylon Actuators for Soft Robots. Research. 8. 642–642. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Biao, et al.. (2024). A piezoelectric energy harvester for multi-type environments. Energy. 305. 132218–132218. 11 indexed citations

Li, Kai, et al.. (2024). Design and analysis of a piezo-actuated hydraulic micro-displacement amplifier with high bandwidth and large amplification ratio. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 379. 115899–115899. 1 indexed citations

Gao, Xiang, Jie Deng, Qingbing Chang, et al.. (2024). Performance Investigation and Improvement of a Two-DOF Inertial Piezoelectric Robotic Insertion Device for Capillary Micropuncture. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 30(3). 2189–2198. 4 indexed citations

Ma, Xuefeng, et al.. (2024). Development of a 4-DOF inchworm piezoelectric platform and its experiments on nano scale variable depth scratching. Smart Materials and Structures. 33(11). 115029–115029. 1 indexed citations

Feng, Yuming, Yingxiang Liu, Jie Deng, & Junkao Liu. (2023). Flow and thermal coupling analysis in metal droplet-based 3D printing: Evolution mechanism and regulation strategy under ultrasonic vibration. Applied Thermal Engineering. 240. 122232–122232. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Junkao, et al.. (2023). Recent trends in bionic stepping piezoelectric actuators for precision positioning: A review. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 364. 114830–114830. 21 indexed citations

10.

Li, Jing, et al.. (2023). A linear ultrasonic motor with a hollowed and symmetrical stator. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 262. 108718–108718. 17 indexed citations

11.

Zhang, Shijing, Yingxiang Liu, Jie Deng, et al.. (2023). Piezo robotic hand for motion manipulation from micro to macro. Nature Communications. 14(1). 500–500. 95 indexed citations breakdown →

12.

Li, Kai, Yingxiang Liu, Xinqi Tian, et al.. (2023). A 5 cm‐Scale Piezoelectric Jetting Agile Underwater Robot. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(4). 36 indexed citations

13.

Chen, Weishan, et al.. (2023). A novel anti-hydropressure piezoelectric jetting micro thruster for steering AUV. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 262. 108737–108737. 11 indexed citations

14.

Li, Kai, et al.. (2022). On-demand direct printing of tin microdots by a piezoelectric microjet: design, simulation, and experimental evaluation. Smart Materials and Structures. 31(4). 45017–45017. 5 indexed citations

15.

Wang, Liang, Junkao Liu, Shuo Chen, Kai Li, & Yingxiang Liu. (2019). Design and fabrication of a high-speed linear piezoelectric actuator with nanometer resolution using a cantilever transducer. Smart Materials and Structures. 28(5). 55035–55035. 15 indexed citations

16.

Shi, Shengjun, et al.. (2017). A ring-type multi-DOF ultrasonic motor with four feet driving consistently. Ultrasonics. 76. 234–244. 38 indexed citations

17.

Liu, Yingxiang, Weishan Chen, Xiaohui Yang, & Junkao Liu. (2014). A T-shape linear piezoelectric motor with single foot. Ultrasonics. 56. 551–556. 44 indexed citations

18.

Liu, Yingxiang, Junkao Liu, Weishan Chen, & Shengjun Shi. (2012). A u-shaped linear ultrasonic motor using longitudinal vibration transducers with double feet. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 59(5). 981–989. 51 indexed citations

19.

Chen, Weishan, et al.. (2011). Working principle and design of a double cylinders type traveling wave ultrasonic motor using composite transducer. Ha'erbin gongye daxue xuebao. 18(2). 1 indexed citations

20.

Li, Xia, et al.. (2007). Novel high torque bearingless two-sided rotary ultrasonic motor. Journal of Zhejiang University. Science A. 8(5). 786–792. 27 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact