Liyang Mao

468 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 335 citations indexed

About

Liyang Mao is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Liyang Mao has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 335 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 6 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Liyang Mao's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (7 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (5 papers) and Soft Robotics and Applications (4 papers). Liyang Mao is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (7 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (5 papers) and Soft Robotics and Applications (4 papers). Liyang Mao collaborates with scholars based in China, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Liyang Mao's co-authors include Chenyao Tian, Hui Xie, Xin Wang, Li Zhang, Mengmeng Sun, Bo Hao, Xianghe Meng, Peng Yang, Metin Sitti and Lining Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Advanced Functional Materials and Small.

In The Last Decade

Liyang Mao

8 papers receiving 329 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.

Reconfigurable Magnetic Slime Robot: Deformation, Adaptability, and Multifunction

2022 141 citations Mengmeng Sun, Chenyao Tian et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liyang Mao China	7	230	201	173	31	28	10	335
Nafiseh Ebrahimi United States	5	194 0.8×	155 0.8×	154 0.9×	29 0.9×	29 1.0×	7	300
Bo Hao China	10	260 1.1×	225 1.1×	211 1.2×	54 1.7×	30 1.1×	23	426
Edoardo Milana Belgium	11	307 1.3×	212 1.1×	260 1.5×	46 1.5×	15 0.5×	23	470
Zisheng Ye United States	5	314 1.4×	115 0.6×	219 1.3×	21 0.7×	49 1.8×	9	397
Brian McCoy United States	9	355 1.5×	104 0.5×	240 1.4×	36 1.2×	59 2.1×	12	437
Nathaniel N. Goldberg United States	7	301 1.3×	123 0.6×	161 0.9×	11 0.4×	33 1.2×	9	370
Geoffrey A. Slipher United States	7	243 1.1×	58 0.3×	152 0.9×	71 2.3×	58 2.1×	15	361
Songwen Jiang China	7	291 1.3×	77 0.4×	176 1.0×	15 0.5×	32 1.1×	9	350
Xintian Tang China	12	275 1.2×	58 0.3×	225 1.3×	35 1.1×	13 0.5×	14	336

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liyang Mao

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Zheng, Haoran, Haonan Sun, Shishi Li, et al.. (2025). Magnetic Turtle‐Like Robot with Biomimetic Movements Through Programmable Magnetic‐Assisted 3D Printing. Small. 21(31). e2412599–e2412599.

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Mao, Liyang, Chenyao Tian, Peng Yang, et al.. (2025). A Dual-Circuit Magnetic Actuation System for Multi-Robot Collaboration in Large-Scale Medical Environments. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 10(4). 3382–3389.

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Mao, Liyang, Peng Yang, Chenyao Tian, et al.. (2024). Magnetic steering continuum robot for transluminal procedures with programmable shape and functionalities. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3759–3759. 53 indexed citations

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Meng, Xianghe, et al.. (2024). Programmable spatial magnetization stereolithographic printing of biomimetic soft machines with thin-walled structures. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10442–10442. 13 indexed citations

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Tian, Chenyao, Liyang Mao, Peng Yang, et al.. (2024). Carangiform‐Like Magnetic Milliswimmer With Negative Buoyancy for Agile 3D Navigation in Confined Fluid Environments. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(1). 4 indexed citations

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Yang, Peng, Liyang Mao, Chenyao Tian, Xianghe Meng, & Hui Xie. (2024). A Cooperative and Multifunctional Magnetic Continuum Robot for Noninteractive Access, Dexterous Navigation, and Versatile Manipulation. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(2). 11 indexed citations

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Fan, Xinjian, Yihui Jiang, Mingtong Li, et al.. (2022). Scale-reconfigurable miniature ferrofluidic robots for negotiating sharply variable spaces. Science Advances. 8(37). eabq1677–eabq1677. 80 indexed citations

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Sun, Mengmeng, Chenyao Tian, Liyang Mao, et al.. (2022). Reconfigurable Magnetic Slime Robot: Deformation, Adaptability, and Multifunction. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(26). 141 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mao, Liyang, Yanquan Geng, Yongzhi Cao, & Yongda Yan. (2020). Uniform high-reflectivity silver film deposited by planar magnetron sputtering. Vacuum. 185. 109999–109999. 20 indexed citations

10.

Wang, Changguo, Liyang Mao, Xing Du, & Xin He. (2009). Influence Parameter Analysis and Wrinkling Control of Space Membrane Structures. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. 17(1). 49–59. 13 indexed citations

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