Maarja Kruusmaa

2.9k total citations
128 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Maarja Kruusmaa is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Maarja Kruusmaa has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Ocean Engineering, 46 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 36 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Maarja Kruusmaa's work include Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (47 papers), Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (28 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (23 papers). Maarja Kruusmaa is often cited by papers focused on Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (47 papers), Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (28 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (23 papers). Maarja Kruusmaa collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, Germany and Italy. Maarja Kruusmaa's co-authors include Alvo Aabloo, Taavi Salumäe, Andres Punning, Jeffrey A. Tuhtan, Juan Francisco Fuentes‐Pérez, Gert Toming, Otar Akanyeti, Lily D. Chambers, William Megill and Ahmed Chemori and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Applied Physics and IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

In The Last Decade

Maarja Kruusmaa

120 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maarja Kruusmaa Estonia 26 862 823 515 296 287 128 2.1k
Michael Triantafyllou United States 31 895 1.0× 950 1.2× 2.0k 3.8× 397 1.3× 251 0.9× 113 4.0k
Qing Xiao United Kingdom 34 299 0.3× 1.2k 1.5× 2.2k 4.3× 144 0.5× 82 0.3× 218 4.1k
William Megill United Kingdom 17 422 0.5× 259 0.3× 270 0.5× 96 0.3× 183 0.6× 38 940
Guang Pan China 39 483 0.6× 1.4k 1.7× 1.8k 3.5× 87 0.3× 41 0.1× 413 5.6k
Jonathan Engel United States 22 1.1k 1.3× 223 0.3× 162 0.3× 35 0.1× 115 0.4× 48 1.8k
Nannan Chen China 19 243 0.3× 215 0.3× 385 0.7× 46 0.2× 97 0.3× 85 1.6k
David Beal United States 11 176 0.2× 449 0.5× 1.0k 2.0× 502 1.7× 332 1.2× 23 1.8k
Robert MacCurdy United States 15 907 1.1× 295 0.4× 222 0.4× 63 0.2× 244 0.9× 55 2.0k
Hilary Bart‐Smith United States 26 719 0.8× 613 0.7× 1.0k 2.0× 142 0.5× 66 0.2× 73 3.0k
Silas Alben United States 23 528 0.6× 254 0.3× 1.4k 2.8× 195 0.7× 147 0.5× 65 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maarja Kruusmaa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maarja Kruusmaa

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Aigars, Juris, et al.. (2025). Exponential distribution of wave-driven near-bed water speeds under short-crested waves: a case study in the eastern Gulf of Riga, the Baltic Sea. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. 74(1). 23–42. 1 indexed citations
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Chemori, Ahmed, et al.. (2025). Efficient control allocation and 3D trajectory tracking of a highly manoeuvrable underactuated bio-inspired AUV. Control Engineering Practice. 167. 106646–106646.
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Kruusmaa, Maarja, et al.. (2024). Whisker-Based Tactile Navigation Algorithm For Underground Robots. 13164–13170. 4 indexed citations
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Kruusmaa, Maarja, et al.. (2024). A Multi-Terrain Robot Prototype With Archimedean Screw Actuators: Design, Realization, Modeling, and Control. IEEE Access. 12. 95820–95830. 2 indexed citations
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Chemori, Ahmed, et al.. (2023). Fault-tolerant control allocation for a bio-inspired underactuated AUV in the presence of actuator failures: Design and experiments. Ocean Engineering. 285. 115327–115327. 9 indexed citations
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Kruusmaa, Maarja, et al.. (2022). Topology and spatial-pressure-distribution reconstruction of an englacial channel. ˜The œcryosphere. 16(9). 3669–3683. 1 indexed citations
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Kruusmaa, Maarja, et al.. (2021). Systematic Review of Fault Tolerant Techniques in Underwater Sensor Networks. Sensors. 21(9). 3264–3264. 13 indexed citations
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Fuentes‐Pérez, Juan Francisco, et al.. (2020). 2D Estimation of Velocity Relative to Water and Tidal Currents Based on Differential Pressure for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 5(2). 3444–3451. 14 indexed citations
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Kruusmaa, Maarja, et al.. (2020). Pressure and inertia sensing drifters for glacial hydrology flow path measurements. ˜The œcryosphere. 14(3). 1009–1023. 9 indexed citations
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Kotta, Ülle, et al.. (2020). A Flapped Paddle-Fin for Improving Underwater Propulsive Efficiency of Oscillatory Actuation. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 5(2). 3176–3181. 13 indexed citations
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Pirih, Primož, et al.. (2020). Shape Classification Using Hydrodynamic Detection via a Sparse Large-Scale 2D-Sensitive Artificial Lateral Line. IEEE Access. 8. 11393–11404. 12 indexed citations
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Fuentes‐Pérez, Juan Francisco, et al.. (2019). Differential Pressure Sensor Speedometer for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Velocity Estimation. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 45(3). 946–978. 24 indexed citations
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Fuentes‐Pérez, Juan Francisco, et al.. (2016). Underwater vehicle speedometry using differential pressure sensors: Preliminary results. 156–160. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Lin, Peeter Ross, & Maarja Kruusmaa. (2013). Ultrasound image segmentation by Bhattacharyya distance with Rayleigh distribution. 149–153. 4 indexed citations
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Daou, Hadi El, et al.. (2011). A bio-mimetic design and control of a fish-like robot using compliant structures. 563–568. 18 indexed citations
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Kruusmaa, Maarja, et al.. (2010). Robotic Fish Tail Motion Excitation by Adaptive Control. Science. 2 indexed citations
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Kruusmaa, Maarja, et al.. (2010). Dynamics of Vibration Machine with Air Flow Excitation and Restrictions on Phase Coordinates. Science. 1 indexed citations
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Kruusmaa, Maarja, et al.. (2009). Design of a shape-changing anthropomorphic mannequin for tailoring applications. 1–6. 10 indexed citations
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Kruusmaa, Maarja, et al.. (2009). Motion Control Optimization of Robotic Fish Tail. publication.editionName. 607–616. 2 indexed citations

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