Michael Sfakiotakis

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Michael Sfakiotakis is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Sfakiotakis has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 19 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 15 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michael Sfakiotakis's work include Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (15 papers), Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (13 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (12 papers). Michael Sfakiotakis is often cited by papers focused on Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (15 papers), Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (13 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (12 papers). Michael Sfakiotakis collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United Kingdom and Italy. Michael Sfakiotakis's co-authors include J.B.C. Davies, David M. Lane, Dimitris P. Tsakiris, Asimina Kazakidi, Paolo Dario, Robert Puers, Jef Thoné, R. Carta, Arianna Menciassi and Xenophon Zabulis and has published in prestigious journals such as The International Journal of Robotics Research, Neurocomputing and IEEE Transactions on Robotics.

In The Last Decade

Michael Sfakiotakis

46 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Review of fish swimming modes for aquatic locomotion 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Review of fish swimming modes for aquatic locomotion
    1999 1.4k citations Michael Sfakiotakis et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Sfakiotakis Greece 16 1.3k 836 778 629 331 49 2.2k
J.B.C. Davies United Kingdom 12 1.2k 0.9× 842 1.0× 928 1.2× 458 0.7× 411 1.2× 38 2.3k
Pakpong Chirarattananon Hong Kong 20 1.7k 1.2× 332 0.4× 1.4k 1.8× 668 1.1× 803 2.4× 60 3.1k
Xinyan Deng United States 23 2.0k 1.5× 336 0.4× 431 0.6× 393 0.6× 75 0.2× 64 2.2k
Silas Alben United States 23 1.4k 1.1× 254 0.3× 528 0.7× 579 0.9× 522 1.6× 65 2.6k
James L. Tangorra United States 16 1.0k 0.8× 546 0.7× 350 0.4× 357 0.6× 119 0.4× 47 1.3k
Y. Kevin United States 15 1.1k 0.8× 202 0.2× 517 0.7× 389 0.6× 281 0.8× 28 1.6k
Michael Triantafyllou United States 31 2.0k 1.5× 950 1.1× 895 1.2× 409 0.7× 282 0.9× 113 4.0k
Mark A. Grosenbaugh United States 20 1.5k 1.1× 803 1.0× 226 0.3× 354 0.6× 140 0.4× 42 2.3k
Mattia Gazzola United States 20 656 0.5× 186 0.2× 719 0.9× 606 1.0× 403 1.2× 54 1.9k
Christophe De Wagter Netherlands 24 1.8k 1.3× 317 0.4× 247 0.3× 256 0.4× 137 0.4× 90 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Sfakiotakis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Sfakiotakis

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sfakiotakis, Michael, et al.. (2024). On the stability of parametric polynomials. International Journal of Control. 97(12). 2896–2913. 1 indexed citations
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Sfakiotakis, Michael, et al.. (2024). A Mechatronic Thumb for Grasping and In-Hand Manipulation Tasks. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. 6(2). 733–745.
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Papadakis, E., Dimitris P. Tsakiris, & Michael Sfakiotakis. (2024). An Octopus-Inspired Soft Pneumatic Robotic Arm. Biomimetics. 9(12). 773–773. 5 indexed citations
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Papageorgiou, Dimitrios, et al.. (2024). ActIVO: An Active Perception Framework for Skill Transfer Through Iterative Visual Observations. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 94–100.
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Sfakiotakis, Michael, et al.. (2022). Invariant output feedback stabilisability: the scalar case. International Journal of Control. 96(12). 3168–3182. 2 indexed citations
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Sfakiotakis, Michael, et al.. (2016). Steering-plane motion control for an underwater robot with a pair of undulatory fin propulsors. 496–503. 13 indexed citations
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Sfakiotakis, Michael, et al.. (2015). Model-based fin ray joint tracking control for undulatory fin mechanisms. 158–165. 3 indexed citations
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Sfakiotakis, Michael, Asimina Kazakidi, & Dimitris P. Tsakiris. (2015). Octopus-inspired multi-arm robotic swimming. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 10(3). 35005–35005. 66 indexed citations
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Sfakiotakis, Michael, et al.. (2014). A closed-loop position control scheme for SMA-actuated joints. 27. 1527–1532. 2 indexed citations
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Sfakiotakis, Michael, et al.. (2014). Multi-arm robotic swimming with octopus-inspired compliant web. 302–308. 33 indexed citations
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Sfakiotakis, Michael, et al.. (2012). Modeling and Control for Object Manipulation by a Two d.o.f. Robotic Hand with Soft Fingertips. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 45(22). 259–264. 3 indexed citations
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Ciuti, Gastone, Michael Sfakiotakis, Pietro Valdastri, et al.. (2011). A Wireless Module for Vibratory Motor Control and Inertial Sensing in Capsule Endoscopy. Procedia Engineering. 25. 92–95. 6 indexed citations
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Sfakiotakis, Michael & Dimitris P. Tsakiris. (2009). Pedundulatory robotic locomotion: Centipede and polychaete modes in unstructured substrates. 198. 651–658. 8 indexed citations
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Sfakiotakis, Michael & Dimitris P. Tsakiris. (2006). Neuromuscular control of reactive behaviors for undulatory robots. Neurocomputing. 70(10-12). 1907–1913. 24 indexed citations
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Sfakiotakis, Michael, et al.. (2006). Biomimetic Centering for Undulatory Robots. 22. 744–749. 12 indexed citations
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Sfakiotakis, Michael & Dimitris P. Tsakiris. (2006). SIMUUN: A SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT FOR UNDULATORY LOCOMOTION. International Journal of Modelling and Simulation. 26(4). 30 indexed citations
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Sfakiotakis, Michael, et al.. (2004). A SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT FOR UNDULATORY LOCOMOTION. 8 indexed citations
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Tsakiris, Dimitris P., et al.. (2004). Undulatory locomotion of polychaete annelids: mechanics, neural control and robotic prototypes †. 12 indexed citations

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