Robert F. Shepherd

22.2k citations
134 papers · 18.5k indexed · 15 hit papers · h-index 58
Topics
Soft Robotics and Applications (58 papers)Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (53 papers)Micro and Nano Robotics (31 papers)
Partner nations
United StatesIsraelItaly

In The Last Decade

Robert F. Shepherd

131 papers receiving 18.1k citations

Hit Papers

Multigait soft robot20112026201620212011201420162011201450010001.5k

Peers

Robert F. Shepherd
Comparison fields: 5 of 162
  • Biomedical Engineering 15.5k
  • Mechanical Engineering 7.3k
  • Condensed Matter Physics 3.8k
  • Control and Systems Engineering 2.5k
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 1.8k
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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert F. Shepherd

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert F. Shepherd

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert F. Shepherd. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert F. Shepherd 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 Robert F. Shepherd. Robert F. Shepherd is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Camouflage and Display for Soft Machinesbreakdown →
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About Robert F. Shepherd

Robert F. Shepherd is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, having authored 134 papers that have together received 18.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soft Robotics and Applications (58 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (53 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (31 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biomedical Engineering (15.5k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (3.8k citations) and Mechanical Engineering (7.3k citations). Robert F. Shepherd has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Israel and Italy. Frequent co-authors include George M. Whitesides, Shuo Li, Aaron D. Mazzeo, Filip Ilievski, Stephen A. Morin, Huichan Zhao, Adam A. Stokes, Thomas J. Wallin, Bobak Mosadegh and James H. Pikul. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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