Ming Ren

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Ming Ren is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ming Ren has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 18 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ming Ren's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (23 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (18 papers) and Dielectric materials and actuators (12 papers). Ming Ren is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (23 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (18 papers) and Dielectric materials and actuators (12 papers). Ming Ren collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United Kingdom. Ming Ren's co-authors include Wei Chen, Jiangtao Di, Ying Yang, Jiewei Chen, Bao Yang, Yang Wang, Su Liu, Lin Shu, Lisha Zhang and Jidong Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ming Ren

28 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Smart Textile‐Integrated Microelectronic Systems for Wearable Applications

2019 635 citations Ying Yang, Ming Ren et al. profile →
Bioinspired iontronic synapse fibers for ultralow-power multiplexing neuromorphic sensorimotor textiles

2024 92 citations Long Chen, Ming Ren et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ming Ren China	15	970	450	384	293	202	30	1.3k
Nuo Xu China	20	583 0.6×	346 0.8×	490 1.3×	232 0.8×	206 1.0×	50	1.2k
Jingjing Zhao China	19	1.2k 1.3×	531 1.2×	403 1.0×	424 1.4×	147 0.7×	36	1.6k
Aaron Lamoureux United States	6	1.0k 1.1×	619 1.4×	301 0.8×	271 0.9×	120 0.6×	7	1.4k
John D. Berrigan United States	18	934 1.0×	355 0.8×	305 0.8×	680 2.3×	235 1.2×	30	1.7k
Ryan Hensleigh United States	13	924 1.0×	562 1.2×	191 0.5×	242 0.8×	123 0.6×	21	1.6k
Renxiao Xu United States	15	943 1.0×	272 0.6×	331 0.9×	345 1.2×	211 1.0×	31	1.1k
Xiaoting Yuan China	18	908 0.9×	373 0.8×	197 0.5×	331 1.1×	148 0.7×	36	1.3k
Ye Qiu China	20	1.0k 1.0×	301 0.7×	258 0.7×	309 1.1×	102 0.5×	44	1.3k
Yangyiwei Yang Germany	13	695 0.7×	422 0.9×	343 0.9×	657 2.2×	191 0.9×	34	1.6k
Kwok Hoe Chan Singapore	15	1.3k 1.3×	676 1.5×	509 1.3×	241 0.8×	154 0.8×	18	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Ming Ren

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ming Ren

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ren, Ming, Suzhe Liang, Tonghan Zhao, et al.. (2025). Interfacial design strategies for stable and high-performance perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells on industrial silicon cells. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8881–8881.

Dong, Lizhong, Xiaojie Yuan, Ming Ren, et al.. (2025). Elastic-sheathed artificial muscle fibers delivering natural muscle-like resilient actuation for robotics and wearables. Matter. 8(11). 102281–102281. 1 indexed citations

Gao, Pengxiang, Xiaojie Yuan, Ming Ren, Lizhong Dong, & Jiangtao Di. (2025). Self‐Sensing Archimedean Spiral Artificial Muscle Fibers with Bidirectional Actuation for Electromagnetic Wave/Light Modulation and Mechanical Display. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(16).

Dong, Lizhong, Ming Ren, Yulian Wang, et al.. (2024). Sodium alginate-based coaxial fibers synergistically integrate moisture actuation, length tracing, humidity sensing, and electric heating. Materials Horizons. 11(19). 4769–4780. 9 indexed citations

Yang, Guang, Lizhong Dong, Ming Ren, et al.. (2024). Coiled Carbon Nanotube Fibers Sheathed by a Reinforced Liquid Crystal Elastomer for Strong and Programmable Artificial Muscles. Nano Letters. 24(31). 9608–9616. 14 indexed citations

Dong, Lizhong, Ming Ren, Xiaojie Yuan, et al.. (2024). Perception-Actuation Integrated Artificial Muscle Fibers: From Structural Design to Applications. Accounts of Materials Research. 5(4). 479–491. 15 indexed citations

Chen, Long, Ming Ren, Jianxian Zhou, et al.. (2024). Bioinspired iontronic synapse fibers for ultralow-power multiplexing neuromorphic sensorimotor textiles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(33). e2407971121–e2407971121. 92 indexed citations breakdown →

Gong, Qian, Jingyun Zou, Ming Ren, et al.. (2023). Vertical two‐dimensional WS ₂ flakes grown on flexible CNT film for excellent electrochemical performance. Rare Metals. 43(1). 164–174. 4 indexed citations

Cui, Bo, Ming Ren, Lizhong Dong, et al.. (2023). Pretension-Free and Self-Recoverable Coiled Artificial Muscle Fibers with Powerful Cyclic Work Capability. ACS Nano. 17(13). 12809–12819. 63 indexed citations

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Ren, Ming, Lizhong Dong, Xiaobo Wang, et al.. (2023). Dual-Ion Co-Regulation System Enabling High-Performance Electrochemical Artificial Yarn Muscles with Energy-Free Catch States. Nano-Micro Letters. 15(1). 162–162. 8 indexed citations

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Dong, Lizhong, Ming Ren, Yulian Wang, et al.. (2022). Artificial neuromuscular fibers by multilayered coaxial integration with dynamic adaption. Science Advances. 8(46). eabq7703–eabq7703. 63 indexed citations

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Ren, Ming, Panpan Xu, Yurong Zhou, et al.. (2022). Stepwise Artificial Yarn Muscles with Energy-Free Catch States Driven by Aluminum-Ion Insertion. ACS Nano. 16(10). 15850–15861. 31 indexed citations

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He, Jianfeng, Ming Ren, Lizhong Dong, et al.. (2022). High-Temperature-Tolerant Artificial Muscles Using Poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) Composite Yarns. Advanced Fiber Materials. 4(5). 1256–1266. 37 indexed citations

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Wang, Yulian, Yueran Zhao, Ming Ren, et al.. (2022). Artificial muscle fascicles integrated with high-performance actuation properties and energy-storage function. Nano Energy. 102. 107609–107609. 28 indexed citations

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Ren, Ming, Jiangtao Di, & Wei Chen. (2021). Recent Progress and Application Challenges of Wearable Supercapacitors. Batteries & Supercaps. 4(8). 1279–1290. 46 indexed citations

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Dong, Lizhong, Ming Ren, Yulian Wang, et al.. (2021). Self-sensing coaxial muscle fibers with bi-lengthwise actuation. Materials Horizons. 8(9). 2541–2552. 53 indexed citations

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Wen, Yeye, Ming Ren, Jiangtao Di, & Jin Zhang. (2021). Application of Carbonene Materials for Artificial Muscles. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica. 0(0). 2107006–0. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Yulian, Jian Qiao, Kunjie Wu, et al.. (2020). High-twist-pervaded electrochemical yarn muscles with ultralarge and fast contractile actuations. Materials Horizons. 7(11). 3043–3050. 49 indexed citations

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Zhao, Lei, Ying Yang, Yimin Hu, et al.. (2019). A square tubular conducting polymer actuator for smart catheter application. 2(4). 44001–44001. 5 indexed citations

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Yang, Yang, Fei Teng, Liming Yang, et al.. (2016). Controllable synthesis of “L”-shaped V₂O₅and the improved adsorption capacity by fluorine. CrystEngComm. 18(17). 3064–3078. 7 indexed citations

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