Mingjing Qi

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Mingjing Qi is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mingjing Qi has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 30 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 25 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mingjing Qi's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (30 papers), Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (22 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (11 papers). Mingjing Qi is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (30 papers), Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (22 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (11 papers). Mingjing Qi collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Mingjing Qi's co-authors include Xiaojun Yan, Liwei Lin, Dawei Huang, Zhiwei Liu, Xiaoyong Zhang, Yichuan Wu, Min Zhang, Jiaming Liang, Junwen Zhong and Xiaohao Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Mingjing Qi

73 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

  1. Insect-scale fast moving and ultrarobust soft robot
    2019 409 citations Yichuan Wu, Justin K. Yim et al. Science Robotics profile →

Peers

Mingjing Qi
Yichuan Wu China
Noah T. Jafferis United States
Yufeng Chen China
Chu Ma United States
Hamidreza Marvi United States
Amirreza Aghakhani Türkiye
Lindsey Hines United States
Takefumi Kanda Japan
Pablo Valdivia y Alvarado Singapore
Nathan Lazarus United States
Yichuan Wu China
Mingjing Qi
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Countries citing papers authored by Mingjing Qi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mingjing Qi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mingjing Qi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mingjing Qi based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Mingjing Qi. Mingjing Qi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Qi, Mingjing, et al.. (2025). Arc-heating actuated active-morphing insect robots. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3014–3014. 3 indexed citations
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Shen, Wei, et al.. (2024). Sunlight-powered sustained flight of an ultralight micro aerial vehicle. Nature. 631(8021). 537–543. 27 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhiwei, et al.. (2024). A Millimeter-Scale Multilocomotion Microrobot Capable of Controlled Crawling and Jumping. Soft Robotics. 11(2). 361–370. 7 indexed citations
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Xu, Heming, et al.. (2024). Forward and backward control of an ultrafast millimeter-scale microrobot via vibration mode transition. Science Advances. 10(43). eadr1607–eadr1607. 5 indexed citations
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Qi, Mingjing, et al.. (2024). A wireless controlled robotic insect with ultrafast untethered running speeds. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3815–3815. 23 indexed citations
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Qi, Mingjing, et al.. (2024). A Novel Electrostatic Comb Actuator Based on Self-Excited Oscillation for Insect-Scale Microrobots. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 30(6). 4423–4434. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhiwei, et al.. (2023). A novel electric stimulus-responsive micro-actuator for powerful biomimetic motions. Nanoscale. 15(31). 12933–12943. 7 indexed citations
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Yan, Xiaojun, et al.. (2023). Untethered Flight of a 270 mg Microrobot Powered by Onboard Energy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhiwei, et al.. (2023). Optimized self-excited electrostatic actuators with insulated-electrodes configuration for micro air vehicles. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 362. 114658–114658. 3 indexed citations
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Qi, Mingjing, Zhiwei Liu, Yichuan Wu, et al.. (2021). Asynchronous and Self‐Adaptive Flight Assembly via Electrostatic Actuation of Flapping Wings. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(11). 6 indexed citations
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Qi, Mingjing, Zhiwei Liu, Jianmei Huang, et al.. (2021). A 5-mm Untethered Crawling Robot via Self-Excited Electrostatic Vibration. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 38(2). 719–730. 33 indexed citations
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Qi, Mingjing, Zhiwei Liu, Yichuan Wu, et al.. (2021). Asynchronous and Self‐Adaptive Flight Assembly via Electrostatic Actuation of Flapping Wings. Advanced Intelligent Systems. 3(11). 3 indexed citations
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Huang, Dawei, et al.. (2021). Effect of pneumatic shot peening on the high and low cycle combined fatigue life of K403 turbine blades. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 44(6). 1439–1454. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Xinyi, et al.. (2021). Moving Mechanism of a High-speed Insect-scale Microrobot via Electromagnetically Induced Vibration. Journal of Bionic Engineering. 18(3). 662–673. 11 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhiwei, et al.. (2020). An empirical formula for electrohydrodynamic thrust in the point-to-grid configuration with small electrode gaps. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 53(44). 445201–445201. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Yichuan, Justin K. Yim, Jiaming Liang, et al.. (2019). Insect-scale fast moving and ultrarobust soft robot. Science Robotics. 4(32). 409 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Zhiwei, et al.. (2018). Design of flexible hinges in electromagnetically driven artificial flapping-wing insects for improved lift force. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 29(1). 15011–15011. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhiwei, Xiaojun Yan, Mingjing Qi, et al.. (2017). Artificial insect wings with biomimetic wing morphology and mechanical properties. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 12(5). 56007–56007. 21 indexed citations
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Qi, Mingjing, Zhiwei Liu, & Xiaojun Yan. (2014). A low cycle fatigue test device for micro-cantilevers based on self-excited vibration principle. Review of Scientific Instruments. 85(10). 105005–105005. 10 indexed citations
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Yan, Xiaojun, Mingjing Qi, & Liwei Lin. (2013). An autonomous impact resonator with metal beam between a pair of parallel-plate electrodes. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 199. 366–371. 24 indexed citations

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