Panagiotis Polygerinos

8.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
68 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Panagiotis Polygerinos is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Panagiotis Polygerinos has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 13 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 10 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Panagiotis Polygerinos's work include Soft Robotics and Applications (42 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (17 papers) and Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (13 papers). Panagiotis Polygerinos is often cited by papers focused on Soft Robotics and Applications (42 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (17 papers) and Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (13 papers). Panagiotis Polygerinos collaborates with scholars based in United States, Greece and United Kingdom. Panagiotis Polygerinos's co-authors include Conor J. Walsh, Kevin C. Galloway, Zheng Wang, Robert J. Wood, Katia Bertoldi, Bobak Mosadegh, Robert F. Shepherd, Johannes T. B. Overvelde, Unmukt Gupta and Christoph Keplinger and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Panagiotis Polygerinos

62 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Pneumatic Networks for Soft Robotics that Actuate Rapidly

2014 1.3k citations Bobak Mosadegh, Panagiotis Polygerinos et al. profile →
Soft robotic glove for combined assistance and at-home rehabilitation

2014 1.2k citations Panagiotis Polygerinos, Zheng Wang et al. profile →
Soft Robotics: Review of Fluid‐Driven Intrinsically Soft Devices; Manufacturing, Sensing, Control, and Applications in Human‐Robot Interaction

2017 789 citations Panagiotis Polygerinos, Bobak Mosadegh et al. profile →
Modeling of Soft Fiber-Reinforced Bending Actuators

2015 723 citations Panagiotis Polygerinos, Zheng Wang et al. profile →
Mechanical Programming of Soft Actuators by Varying Fiber Angle

2015 401 citations Panagiotis Polygerinos, Conor J. Walsh et al. Soft Robotics profile →
Towards a soft pneumatic glove for hand rehabilitation

2013 397 citations Panagiotis Polygerinos, Zheng Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Panagiotis Polygerinos United States	28	6.3k	2.1k	2.0k	1.1k	586	68	6.9k
Kevin C. Galloway United States	24	5.2k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	517 0.9×	38	5.8k
Zheng Wang China	35	4.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	596 0.5×	408 0.7×	154	5.6k
Kyu‐Jin Cho South Korea	48	6.9k 1.1×	3.9k 1.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	679 1.2×	252	9.6k
Koichi Suzumori Japan	36	4.5k 0.7×	2.3k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	711 0.6×	105 0.2×	423	5.8k
Yong‐Lae Park South Korea	43	6.4k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	984 0.5×	620 0.5×	240 0.4×	137	7.3k
Matteo Cianchetti Italy	43	9.3k 1.5×	4.2k 2.0×	3.2k 1.6×	2.7k 2.3×	91 0.2×	139	10.4k
Chen‐Hua Yeow Singapore	35	4.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	902 0.5×	431 0.4×	619 1.1×	164	5.1k
Jamie Paik Switzerland	36	3.6k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	917 0.5×	743 0.6×	83 0.1×	128	4.5k
Elliot W. Hawkes United States	44	4.0k 0.6×	2.9k 1.4×	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	73 0.1×	106	5.8k
Xilun Ding China	36	2.2k 0.4×	1.5k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	142 0.1×	403 0.7×	292	5.0k

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Karalis, George, Konstantinos Papagelis, Jitong Zhao, et al.. (2025). A high-performance thermoelectric generator device based on 3D printed TPU gyroid structures infiltrated with p- and n-type single-walled carbon nanotubes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 520. 166140–166140.

Polygerinos, Panagiotis, et al.. (2025). Exploiting a Variable-Sized Map and Vicinity-Based Memory for Dynamic Real-Time Planning of Autonomous Robots. Robotics. 14(4). 44–44. 1 indexed citations

Polygerinos, Panagiotis, et al.. (2025). Introducing Dimensional Analysis on Soft Inflatable Fabric Actuators. Advanced Intelligent Systems. 7(12).

Hattenberger, Gautier, et al.. (2025). Optimized Area Coverage in Disaster Response Utilizing Autonomous UAV Swarm Formations. ArXiv.org. 630–635. 2 indexed citations

Polygerinos, Panagiotis, et al.. (2024). Single-to-four core optical fiber coupling using a two-photon polymerization produced waveguide. Optics Express. 32(8). 14240–14240.

Polygerinos, Panagiotis, et al.. (2024). Omnidirectional soft pneumatic actuators: a design and optimization framework. Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 11. 1418484–1418484. 1 indexed citations

Nguyen, Pham H., et al.. (2023). A Soft-Bodied Aerial Robot for Collision Resilience and Contact-Reactive Perching. Soft Robotics. 10(4). 838–851. 26 indexed citations

Sridar, Saivimal, et al.. (2020). Evaluating Immediate Benefits of Assisting Knee Extension With a Soft Inflatable Exosuit. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. 2(2). 216–225. 24 indexed citations

Polygerinos, Panagiotis, et al.. (2019). Design of a Soft Ankle Joint Device for Correction of Inversion/Eversion Angle During Aquatic Therapy. 1 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Pham H., et al.. (2018). Soft Poly-Limbs: Toward a New Paradigm of Mobile Manipulation for Daily Living Tasks. Soft Robotics. 6(1). 38–53. 83 indexed citations

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Sridar, Saivimal, et al.. (2018). Water pipe robot utilizing soft inflatable actuators. 321–326. 30 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wenlong & Panagiotis Polygerinos. (2018). Distributed Planning of Multi-Segment Soft Robotic Arms. 2096–2101. 8 indexed citations

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Sridar, Saivimal, et al.. (2018). A Soft-Inflatable Exosuit for Knee Rehabilitation: Assisting Swing Phase During Walking. Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 5. 44–44. 66 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Pham H. & Panagiotis Polygerinos. (2017). Towards the design of a soft robotic third arm for assisted living tasks. 1–1. 1 indexed citations

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Polygerinos, Panagiotis, et al.. (2016). Hysteresis Compensation for Ground Contact Force Measurement With Shoe-Embedded Air Pressure Sensors. 13 indexed citations

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Polygerinos, Panagiotis, et al.. (2015). Mechanical Programming of Soft Actuators by Varying Fiber Angle. Soft Robotics. 2(1). 26–32. 401 indexed citations breakdown →

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Overvelde, Johannes T. B., Yiğit Mengüç, Panagiotis Polygerinos, et al.. (2014). Mechanical and electrical numerical analysis of soft liquid-embedded deformation sensors analysis. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 1. 42–46. 34 indexed citations

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Polygerinos, Panagiotis, Zheng Wang, Luis Fernando Nicolini, et al.. (2013). Towards a soft pneumatic glove for hand rehabilitation. 1512–1517. 397 indexed citations breakdown →

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Polygerinos, Panagiotis, et al.. (2010). MRI-Compatible Intensity-Modulated Force Sensor for Cardiac Catheterization Procedures. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 58(3). 721–726. 76 indexed citations

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Polygerinos, Panagiotis, Tobias Schaeffter, Lakmal Seneviratne, & Kaspar Althoefer. (2009). A fibre-optic catheter-tip force sensor with MRI compatibility: A feasibility study. PubMed. 2009. 1501–1504. 23 indexed citations

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