Matthew Spenko

5.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
100 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Matthew Spenko is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew Spenko has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 26 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Matthew Spenko's work include Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (34 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (19 papers) and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (17 papers). Matthew Spenko is often cited by papers focused on Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (34 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (19 papers) and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (17 papers). Matthew Spenko collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iran and Canada. Matthew Spenko's co-authors include Mark R. Cutkosky, Daniel Santos, Steven Dubowsky, Sangbae Kim, Haoyong Yu, S. Trujillo, Barrett Heyneman, Arash Kalantari, Donald Ruffatto and Andrew Dittmore and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Matthew Spenko

97 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Smooth Vertical Surface Climbing With Directional Adhesion

2008 530 citations Sangbae Kim, Matthew Spenko et al. IEEE Transactions on Robotics profile →
Frictional adhesion: a new angle on gecko attachment

2006 522 citations Kellar Autumn, Andrew Dittmore et al. Journal of Experimental Biology profile →
Perching and takeoff of a robotic insect on overhangs using switchable electrostatic adhesion

2016 279 citations Moritz A. Graule, Pakpong Chirarattananon et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matthew Spenko United States	27	2.1k	1.6k	1.2k	792	638	100	4.1k
Elliot W. Hawkes United States	44	4.0k 1.9×	737 0.5×	2.9k 2.4×	1.0k 1.3×	259 0.4×	106	5.8k
Hongwei Zhao China	40	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	2.3k 1.9×	1.8k 2.2×	566 0.9×	333	5.6k
Roger D. Quinn United States	43	3.8k 1.8×	390 0.3×	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 1.4×	143 0.2×	230	5.8k
Aaron Parness United States	22	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	731 0.6×	398 0.5×	422 0.7×	58	2.2k
Gengkai Hu China	50	6.1k 2.9×	1.8k 1.2×	2.5k 2.1×	677 0.9×	846 1.3×	202	9.0k
Sergej Fatikow Germany	32	1.5k 0.7×	355 0.2×	846 0.7×	1.9k 2.4×	1.5k 2.3×	276	4.2k
Lining Sun China	37	2.3k 1.1×	228 0.1×	1.4k 1.2×	2.0k 2.5×	824 1.3×	394	4.8k
Yuanming Zhu United States	14	4.3k 2.0×	524 0.3×	822 0.7×	266 0.3×	367 0.6×	41	4.7k
Wenming Zhang China	33	990 0.5×	425 0.3×	1.4k 1.1×	954 1.2×	249 0.4×	105	3.2k
Lien-Wen Chen Taiwan	29	556 0.3×	1.3k 0.9×	519 0.4×	664 0.8×	246 0.4×	100	2.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Spenko, Matthew, et al.. (2024). Fault-Free Integrity of Urban Driverless Vehicle Navigation with Multi-Sensor Integration: A Case Study in Downtown Chicago. NAVIGATION Journal of the Institute of Navigation. 71(1). navi.631–navi.631. 6 indexed citations

Spenko, Matthew, et al.. (2024). A self-organizing robotic aggregate using solid and liquid-like collective states. Science Robotics. 9(86). eadh4130–eadh4130. 24 indexed citations

Joerger, Mathieu, et al.. (2024). Quantifying mobile robot localization safety for an EKF-based SLAM estimator: An integrity monitoring approach. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 44(6). 972–988.

Srivastava, Ankit, et al.. (2023). SLAM and Shape Estimation for Soft Robots. 9133–9138. 4 indexed citations

Spenko, Matthew, et al.. (2022). Using R-Functions to Control the Shape of Soft Robots. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 7(4). 8598–8603. 2 indexed citations

Spenko, Matthew. (2021). Making Contact: A Review of Robotic Attachment Mechanisms for Extraterrestrial Applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(3). 26 indexed citations

Jaeger, Heinrich M., et al.. (2021). A Self-Reconfigurable Variable-Stiffness Soft Robot Based on Boundary-Constrained Modular Units. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 38(2). 810–821. 23 indexed citations

Spenko, Matthew, et al.. (2019). A microstructured adhesive gripper with piezoelectric controlled adhesion, cleaning, and sensing. Smart Materials and Structures. 28(11). 115037–115037. 10 indexed citations

Spenko, Matthew, et al.. (2019). Development of a gecko-like robotic gripper using Scott–Russell mechanisms. Robotica. 38(3). 541–549. 14 indexed citations

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Joerger, Mathieu, et al.. (2019). Recursive Integrity Monitoring for Mobile Robot Localization Safety. 305–311. 22 indexed citations

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Spenko, Matthew, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of silicone elastomers as structural materials for microstructured adhesives. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 14(4). 46005–46005. 13 indexed citations

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Spenko, Matthew, et al.. (2019). Crosslinker and catalyst as silicone elastomer bonding enhancers: applications to fabrication of hybrid electrostatic/gecko-like adhesives. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 29(7). 77001–77001. 6 indexed citations

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Joerger, Mathieu, et al.. (2017). Landmark Data Selection and Unmapped Obstacle Detection in Lidar-Based Navigation. Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting (Online). 1886–1903. 12 indexed citations

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Graule, Moritz A., Pakpong Chirarattananon, Sawyer B. Fuller, et al.. (2016). Perching and takeoff of a robotic insect on overhangs using switchable electrostatic adhesion. Science. 352(6288). 978–982. 279 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kalantari, Arash & Matthew Spenko. (2014). Modeling and Performance Assessment of the HyTAQ, a Hybrid Terrestrial/Aerial Quadrotor. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 30(5). 1278–1285. 86 indexed citations

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Kalantari, Arash & Matthew Spenko. (2013). Design and experimental validation of HyTAQ, a Hybrid Terrestrial and Aerial Quadrotor. 4445–4450. 109 indexed citations

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Kim, Sangbae, Matthew Spenko, S. Trujillo, et al.. (2007). Whole body adhesion: hierarchical, directional and distributed control of adhesive forces for a climbing robot. Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation/Proceedings. 1268–1273. 208 indexed citations

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Spenko, Matthew, et al.. (2006). Foot design and integration for bioinspired climbing robots. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6230. 623019–623019. 27 indexed citations

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Autumn, Kellar, Andrew Dittmore, Daniel Santos, Matthew Spenko, & Mark R. Cutkosky. (2006). Frictional adhesion: a new angle on gecko attachment. Journal of Experimental Biology. 209(18). 3569–3579. 522 indexed citations breakdown →

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Forest, Craig R., et al.. (2002). Precision Assembly and Metrology of X-ray Foil Optics. 3 indexed citations

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