Li Wen

10.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
240 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Li Wen is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Wen has authored 240 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 47 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 45 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Li Wen's work include Soft Robotics and Applications (48 papers), Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (33 papers) and Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (32 papers). Li Wen is often cited by papers focused on Soft Robotics and Applications (48 papers), Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (33 papers) and Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (32 papers). Li Wen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Li Wen's co-authors include Tianmiao Wang, James C. Weaver, George Lauder, Zhexin Xie, Jianhong Liang, Zheyuan Gong, Yufei Hao, Xingbang Yang, Jiaqi Liu and Ziyu Ren and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Li Wen

213 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

Biomimetic shark skin: design, fabrication and hydrodynamic function

2014 342 citations Li Wen, James C. Weaver et al. profile →
Octopus Arm-Inspired Tapered Soft Actuators with Suckers for Improved Grasping

2020 262 citations Zhexin Xie, August G. Domel et al. Soft Robotics profile →
Unbiased Mean Teacher for Cross-domain Object Detection

2021 232 citations Li Wen et al. profile →
Touchless interactive teaching of soft robots through flexible bimodal sensory interfaces

2022 190 citations Jiaqi Liu, Feiyang Yuan et al. profile →
Octopus-inspired sensorized soft arm for environmental interaction

2023 144 citations Zhexin Xie, Feiyang Yuan et al. Science Robotics profile →
Aerial-aquatic robots capable of crossing the air-water boundary and hitchhiking on surfaces

2022 125 citations Jiaqi Liu, Bohan Chen et al. Science Robotics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Li Wen China	45	3.1k	1.7k	1.1k	940	899	240	6.3k
Tianmiao Wang China	38	2.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	954 1.1×	280	5.1k
Jie Zhao China	36	3.0k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	1.8k 1.6×	700 0.7×	261 0.3×	670	6.6k
Xiaobo Tan United States	45	3.0k 1.0×	997 0.6×	2.3k 2.0×	1.1k 1.2×	1.4k 1.5×	360	7.3k
Paolo Fiorini Italy	46	3.3k 1.1×	2.9k 1.7×	2.1k 1.9×	1.4k 1.5×	768 0.9×	416	9.1k
Shaorong Xie China	38	1.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	427 0.5×	527 0.6×	292	4.9k
Qiang Huang China	38	4.8k 1.6×	1.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.6×	508 0.5×	160 0.2×	673	7.3k
Guangming Xie China	52	1.2k 0.4×	761 0.4×	3.6k 3.2×	1.4k 1.5×	1.3k 1.4×	355	9.6k
Huayan Pu China	42	1.5k 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	1.7k 1.5×	458 0.5×	438 0.5×	335	5.8k
Shigeo Hirose Japan	33	3.7k 1.2×	2.0k 1.2×	2.4k 2.2×	608 0.6×	336 0.4×	303	5.0k
M. Buehler United States	38	4.3k 1.4×	1.3k 0.8×	2.3k 2.0×	1.5k 1.6×	300 0.3×	196	6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Wen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Wen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Wen

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

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Pan, Fei, Jiaqi Liu, Feiyang Yuan, et al.. (2025). Miniature deep-sea morphable robot with multimodal locomotion. Science Robotics. 10(100). eadp7821–eadp7821. 10 indexed citations

Song, Jiancai, et al.. (2025). A novel heat load prediction algorithm based on fuzzy C-mean clustering and mixed positional encoding informer. Applied Energy. 388. 125709–125709. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xuan, et al.. (2025). Enhancing furcation involvement classification on panoramic radiographs with vision transformers. BMC Oral Health. 25(1). 153–153. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Liying, et al.. (2024). Achieving Ultrabright NIR‐II Nanofluorophore for In Vivo Imaging by Inhibiting H‐Aggregates Formation. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(14). e202403398–e202403398. 1 indexed citations

Wen, Li, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of transfer ensemble learning-based convolutional neural network models for the identification of chronic gingivitis from oral photographs. BMC Oral Health. 24(1). 814–814. 8 indexed citations

Tian, Ling, et al.. (2023). Adversarial Neon Beam: A light-based physical attack to DNNs. Computer Vision and Image Understanding. 238. 103877–103877. 5 indexed citations

Wen, Li, Xiao Li, Hongsheng Zhou, et al.. (2023). Efficacy of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound in the treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia. Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound. 44(6). e274–e283. 2 indexed citations

Wen, Li, Shuqin Dong, Yi Wang, et al.. (2023). Noncontact Monitoring of Infant Apnea for Hypoxia Prevention Using a K-band Biomedical Radar. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Li, Li Wen, & Jiachen Zhang. (2023). Soft Robotics Across Scales: Fundamentals to Applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(2). 1 indexed citations

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Hu, Xiaolong, Lei Wan, Biao Chen, et al.. (2021). Comparative analysis of meat quality and chemical composition among three weight groups of Chinese Ningdu yellow chicken: Implications for customer choice. Animal Science Journal. 92(1). e13638–e13638. 4 indexed citations

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Xie, Zhexin, August G. Domel, Ning An, et al.. (2020). Octopus Arm-Inspired Tapered Soft Actuators with Suckers for Improved Grasping. Soft Robotics. 7(5). 639–648. 262 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhuo, Shuyun, Ziguang Zhao, Zhexin Xie, et al.. (2020). Complex multiphase organohydrogels with programmable mechanics toward adaptive soft-matter machines. Science Advances. 6(5). 196 indexed citations

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Wen, Li, Ziyu Ren, Valentina Di Santo, et al.. (2018). Understanding Fish Linear Acceleration Using an Undulatory Biorobotic Model with Soft Fluidic Elastomer Actuated Morphing Median Fins. Soft Robotics. 5(4). 375–388. 60 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhihua, et al.. (2016). Common Combinations of Polygalae Radix. 22(12). 228. 3 indexed citations

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Wen, Li. (2011). Study of Antibacterial Substances from a Marine Anaerobic Denitrifying Bacterial Strain Pseudomonas stutzeri. 1 indexed citations

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Wen, Li, Jianhong Liang, Guanhao Wu, & Jinlan Li. (2010). Hydrodynamic Experimental Investigation on Efficient Swimming of Robotic Fish Using Self-propelled Method. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. 20(3). 27 indexed citations

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Wen, Li. (2008). Comparison of Discretization Methods of Fractional-Order Differentiator. 2 indexed citations

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Wen, Li, Feng Gao, & Guoyan Xu. (2007). Design and Trafficability Study of Flexible Wheel for Planetary Exploration Rover. Journal of Beijing Institute of Technology. 16(3). 279–283. 1 indexed citations

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Wen, Li. (2003). Nonlinear Robust Control Based on Adaptive Backstepping Design for STATCOM. Journal of Northeastern University. 4 indexed citations

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Wen, Li. (2002). Effects of ultrasonic wave on the growth and fatty acid composition of Isochrysis zhanjiangensis. Acta Oceanologica Sinica. 1 indexed citations

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