Michael O’Connell

12.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
35 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Michael O’Connell is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael O’Connell has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michael O’Connell's work include Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (15 papers), Graphene research and applications (6 papers) and Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (4 papers). Michael O’Connell is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (15 papers), Graphene research and applications (6 papers) and Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (4 papers). Michael O’Connell collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Michael O’Connell's co-authors include Hongjie Dai, Nadine Wong Shi Kam, Jeffrey Wisdom, R. E. Smalley, Erik H. Hároz, Chad Huffman, Peter J. Boul, Robert H. Hauge, Michael S. Strano and Kristy L. Rialon and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Michael O’Connell

32 papers receiving 9.8k 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.

Band Gap Fluorescence from Individual Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

2002 3.1k citations Michael O’Connell, Chad Huffman et al. profile →
Carbon nanotubes as multifunctional biological transporters and near-infrared agents for selective cancer cell destruction

2005 1.8k citations Michael O’Connell et al. profile →
Reversible water-solubilization of single-walled carbon nanotubes by polymer wrapping

2001 1.4k citations Michael O’Connell, Peter J. Boul et al. Chemical Physics Letters profile →
Solution-Grown Silicon Nanowires for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes

2010 488 citations Candace K. Chan, Michael O’Connell et al. profile →
Neural-Fly enables rapid learning for agile flight in strong winds

2022 148 citations Michael O’Connell, Guanya Shi 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
Michael O’Connell United States	23	7.0k	4.0k	2.2k	1.6k	1.3k	35	10.1k
YuHuang Wang United States	47	4.5k 0.6×	3.1k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	977 0.8×	192	9.7k
Gi‐Ra Yi South Korea	59	7.1k 1.0×	3.9k 1.0×	3.3k 1.5×	1.8k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	239	12.2k
Alamgir Karim United States	59	6.1k 0.9×	4.3k 1.1×	2.8k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	2.5k 2.0×	319	13.3k
Cinzia Giannini Italy	54	6.8k 1.0×	1.7k 0.4×	4.8k 2.1×	1.1k 0.7×	871 0.7×	351	11.2k
Takuya Hayashi Japan	48	8.2k 1.2×	3.1k 0.8×	3.2k 1.4×	612 0.4×	803 0.6×	207	11.4k
Yang Xu China	58	7.8k 1.1×	5.7k 1.4×	4.8k 2.1×	1.3k 0.8×	1.9k 1.5×	387	14.4k
Paul W. Barone United States	34	5.4k 0.8×	3.2k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	803 0.5×	837 0.7×	60	7.8k
Rüdiger Berger Germany	51	2.8k 0.4×	1.9k 0.5×	3.8k 1.7×	2.0k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	223	9.2k
Yang Li China	56	8.1k 1.2×	3.2k 0.8×	4.6k 2.1×	675 0.4×	1.3k 1.1×	519	12.9k
Kaloian Koynov Germany	55	4.4k 0.6×	2.7k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	2.0k 1.6×	286	11.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael O’Connell

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Shi, Guanya, et al.. (2024). Hierarchical Meta-learning-based Adaptive Controller. 18309–18315. 1 indexed citations

O’Connell, Michael, et al.. (2024). Learning-Based Minimally-Sensed Fault-Tolerant Adaptive Flight Control. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 9(6). 5198–5205.

O’Connell, Michael, Guanya Shi, Xichen Shi, et al.. (2022). Neural-Fly enables rapid learning for agile flight in strong winds. Science Robotics. 7(66). eabm6597–eabm6597. 148 indexed citations breakdown →

Shi, Guanya, Kamyar Azizzadenesheli, Michael O’Connell, Soon‐Jo Chung, & Yisong Yue. (2021). Meta-Adaptive Nonlinear Control: Theory and Algorithms. CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology). 34. 1 indexed citations

Jalayer, Mohammad, et al.. (2019). Application of unmanned aerial vehicles to inspect and inventory interchange assets to mitigate wrong-way entries. ITE journal. 89(7). 37–42. 4 indexed citations

Etacheri, Vinodkumar, Chengwei Wang, Michael O’Connell, Candace K. Chan, & Vilas G. Pol. (2015). Porous carbon sphere anodes for enhanced lithium-ion storage. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 3(18). 9861–9868. 136 indexed citations

Seo, Daniel M., Oleg Borodin, Michael O’Connell, et al.. (2013). Electrolyte Solvation and Ionic Association III. Acetonitrile-Lithium Salt Mixtures–Transport Properties. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 160(8). A1061–A1070. 145 indexed citations

Seo, Daniel M., et al.. (2012). A "Looking Glass" into Electrolyte Properties: Cyclic Carbonate and Ester-LiClO₄ Mixtures. ECS Transactions. 41(41). 11–15. 3 indexed citations

O’Connell, Michael, Somasheila I. Murthy, Sem H. Phan, et al.. (2007). The three-dimensional micro- and nanostructure of the aortic medial lamellar unit measured using 3D confocal and electron microscopy imaging☆. Matrix Biology. 27(3). 171–181. 258 indexed citations

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Doorn, Stephen K., Michael O’Connell, Lianxi Zheng, et al.. (2005). Raman Spectral Imaging of a Carbon Nanotube Intramolecular Junction. Physical Review Letters. 94(1). 16802–16802. 55 indexed citations

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Htoon, Han, Michael O’Connell, Stephen K. Doorn, & Victor I. Klimov. (2005). Single Carbon Nanotubes Probed by Photoluminescence Excitation Spectroscopy: The Role of Phonon-Assisted Transitions. Physical Review Letters. 94(12). 127403–127403. 73 indexed citations

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O’Connell, Michael, et al.. (2005). Chiral selectivity in the charge-transfer bleaching of single-walled carbon-nanotube spectra. Nature Materials. 4(5). 412–418. 262 indexed citations

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Htoon, Han, et al.. (2004). Low Temperature Emission Spectra of Individual Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Multiplicity of Subspecies within Single-Species Nanotube Ensembles. Physical Review Letters. 93(2). 27401–27401. 105 indexed citations

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Zheng, Lianxi, Michael O’Connell, Stephen K. Doorn, et al.. (2004). Ultralong single-wall carbon nanotubes. Nature Materials. 3(10). 673–676. 404 indexed citations

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Michels, Jasper J., Michael O’Connell, Peter N. Taylor, et al.. (2003). Synthesis of Conjugated Polyrotaxanes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 9(24). 6167–6176. 129 indexed citations

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Cacialli, Franco, Joanne S. Wilson, Jasper J. Michels, et al.. (2002). Cyclodextrin-threaded conjugated polyrotaxanes as insulated molecular wires with reduced interstrand interactions. Nature Materials. 1(3). 160–164. 429 indexed citations

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O’Connell, Michael, Peter J. Boul, Lars M. Ericson, et al.. (2001). Reversible water-solubilization of single-walled carbon nanotubes by polymer wrapping. Chemical Physics Letters. 342(3-4). 265–271. 1421 indexed citations breakdown →

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O’Connell, Michael, et al.. (1999). The value of information from research to enhance testing or monitoring of soil acidity in Western Australia. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations

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Kingwell, Ross, et al.. (1999). Wool in Western Australia - Research, Development and Extension. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 7. 1 indexed citations

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O’Connell, Michael, et al.. (1990). Oxygen ion beam assisted thin film deposition. Surface and Coatings Technology. 41(3). 259–267. 8 indexed citations

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