Kai Melde

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Kai Melde is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Melde has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 9 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 6 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Melde's work include Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (12 papers), Micro and Nano Robotics (9 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (5 papers). Kai Melde is often cited by papers focused on Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (12 papers), Micro and Nano Robotics (9 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (5 papers). Kai Melde collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and United Kingdom. Kai Melde's co-authors include Peer Fischer, Tian Qiu, Andrew G. Mark, Stefano Palagi, Zhichao Ma, Daniele Martella, Camilla Parmeggiani, Hao Zeng, Diederik S. Wiersma and Nadia Kapernaum and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kai Melde

23 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Structured light enables biomimetic swimming and versatil... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2016 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. Structured light enables biomimetic swimming and versatile locomotion of photoresponsive soft microrobots
    2016 824 citations Stefano Palagi, Andrew G. Mark et al. Nature Materials profile →
  2. Holograms for acoustics
    2016 686 citations Kai Melde, Andrew G. Mark et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kai Melde Germany 12 1.9k 777 722 311 288 26 2.4k
Tian Qiu Germany 25 2.8k 1.5× 1.2k 1.6× 1.6k 2.2× 336 1.1× 338 1.2× 61 4.0k
Feiyan Cai China 33 2.4k 1.3× 524 0.7× 311 0.4× 346 1.1× 433 1.5× 123 3.2k
Andrew G. Mark Germany 24 2.7k 1.4× 1.2k 1.5× 1.6k 2.2× 1.1k 3.4× 736 2.6× 62 4.2k
Daniel Ahmed Switzerland 33 4.3k 2.3× 1.0k 1.3× 1.9k 2.6× 160 0.5× 441 1.5× 58 5.0k
Chengliang Sun China 27 2.2k 1.2× 548 0.7× 297 0.4× 518 1.7× 522 1.8× 185 3.5k
Adem Özçelik Türkiye 20 2.4k 1.3× 210 0.3× 414 0.6× 119 0.4× 348 1.2× 39 2.9k
Jinjie Shi China 23 3.9k 2.1× 242 0.3× 298 0.4× 343 1.1× 655 2.3× 55 4.7k
Stefano Palagi Italy 16 1.4k 0.7× 1.2k 1.6× 1.3k 1.8× 168 0.5× 111 0.4× 40 2.1k
On Shun Pak United States 21 2.1k 1.1× 556 0.7× 1.4k 1.9× 57 0.2× 65 0.2× 63 2.9k
Zhichao Ma China 28 2.2k 1.2× 132 0.2× 148 0.2× 116 0.4× 226 0.8× 80 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Melde

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Melde

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Melde

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Melde. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Melde 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 Kai Melde. Kai Melde 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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Shi, Minghui, Peer Fischer, & Kai Melde. (2025). Acoustic holographic assembly of cell-dense tissue constructs. Biofabrication. 17(3). 35009–35009.
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Melde, Kai, et al.. (2024). Ultrasound-assisted tissue engineering. Nature Reviews Bioengineering. 2(6). 486–500. 28 indexed citations
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Athanassiadis, Athanasios G., et al.. (2023). Multiplane Diffractive Acoustic Networks. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 70(5). 441–448. 6 indexed citations
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Melde, Kai, Minghui Shi, Christoph Frey, et al.. (2023). Compact holographic sound fields enable rapid one-step assembly of matter in 3D. Science Advances. 9(6). eadf6182–eadf6182. 72 indexed citations
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Athanassiadis, Athanasios G., Zhichao Ma, Kai Melde, et al.. (2021). Ultrasound-Responsive Systems as Components for Smart Materials. Chemical Reviews. 122(5). 5165–5208. 194 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhichao, Kai Melde, Athanasios G. Athanassiadis, et al.. (2020). Spatial ultrasound modulation by digitally controlling microbubble arrays. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4537–4537. 104 indexed citations
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Athanassiadis, Athanasios G., et al.. (2020). Animating sound using neurally multiplexed holograms. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 148(4_Supplement). 2807–2807. 1 indexed citations
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Melde, Kai, et al.. (2019). Acoustic Hologram Enhanced Phased Arrays for Ultrasonic Particle Manipulation. Physical Review Applied. 12(6). 75 indexed citations
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Melde, Kai, et al.. (2019). Simulated and experimental demonstrations of the first acoustic hologram enhanced phased arrays for manipulation. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 146(4_Supplement). 2950–2950. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhichao, Andrew W. Holle, Kai Melde, et al.. (2019). Acoustic Holographic Cell Patterning in a Biocompatible Hydrogel. Advanced Materials. 32(4). e1904181–e1904181. 214 indexed citations
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Adams, Fabian, et al.. (2017). Wireless micro-robots for endoscopic applications in urology. European Urology Supplements. 16(3). e1914–e1914. 1 indexed citations
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Melde, Kai, Eunjin Choi, Zhiguang Wu, et al.. (2017). Acoustic Fabrication via the Assembly and Fusion of Particles. Advanced Materials. 30(3). 137 indexed citations
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Qiu, Tian, Fabian Adams, Stefano Palagi, et al.. (2017). Wireless Acoustic-Surface Actuators for Miniaturized Endoscopes. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(49). 42536–42543. 21 indexed citations
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Palagi, Stefano, Andrew G. Mark, Kai Melde, et al.. (2016). Structured light enables biomimetic swimming and versatile locomotion of photoresponsive soft microrobots. Nature Materials. 15(6). 647–653. 824 indexed citations breakdown →
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Qiu, Tian, Stefano Palagi, Andrew G. Mark, et al.. (2016). Wireless actuation with functional acoustic surfaces. Applied Physics Letters. 109(19). 26 indexed citations
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Melde, Kai, Andrew G. Mark, Tian Qiu, & Peer Fischer. (2016). Holograms for acoustics. Nature. 537(7621). 518–522. 686 indexed citations breakdown →
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Qiu, Tian, Stefano Palagi, Andrew G. Mark, Kai Melde, & Peer Fischer. (2016). Wireless actuator based on ultrasonic bubble streaming. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 1–5. 1 indexed citations
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Cerretti, Giacomo, Daniele Martella, Hao Zeng, et al.. (2016). Towards photo-induced swimming: actuation of liquid crystalline elastomer in water. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9738. 97380T–97380T. 1 indexed citations
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Hsieh, Huangpin B., et al.. (2013). An innovative hydrodynamic separation technology (HDS) for water pretreatment: harvesting neutrally buoyant particles effectively. Water Science & Technology Water Supply. 13(2). 524–530.

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