Robert MacCurdy

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Robert MacCurdy is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert MacCurdy has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert MacCurdy's work include Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (14 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (11 papers) and Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (6 papers). Robert MacCurdy is often cited by papers focused on Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (14 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (11 papers) and Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (6 papers). Robert MacCurdy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Robert MacCurdy's co-authors include Daniela Rus, Robert K. Katzschmann, Joseph DelPreto, Hod Lipson, Nick Cheney, Jeff Clune, Leon V. Kochian, Jon E. Shaff, Daniel J. Aneshansley and Susan R. McCouch and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Advanced Materials and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Robert MacCurdy

53 papers receiving 2.0k 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. Exploration of underwater life with an acoustically controlled soft robotic fish
    2018 595 citations Robert K. Katzschmann, Joseph DelPreto et al. Science Robotics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert MacCurdy United States 15 907 724 378 295 292 55 2.0k
Nikolaus Correll United States 26 1.8k 2.0× 1.2k 1.7× 382 1.0× 112 0.4× 61 0.2× 96 3.6k
Nick Gravish United States 27 937 1.0× 672 0.9× 338 0.9× 209 0.7× 26 0.1× 80 2.7k
Frédérick P. Gosselin Canada 21 622 0.7× 485 0.7× 84 0.2× 38 0.1× 155 0.5× 60 1.6k
Silas Alben United States 23 528 0.6× 522 0.7× 579 1.5× 254 0.9× 107 0.4× 65 2.6k
Mirko Kovač United Kingdom 30 1.4k 1.5× 986 1.4× 442 1.2× 634 2.1× 38 0.1× 104 3.2k
P. González de Santos Spain 31 1.6k 1.8× 812 1.1× 56 0.1× 105 0.4× 706 2.4× 124 3.1k
Mattia Gazzola United States 20 719 0.8× 403 0.6× 606 1.6× 186 0.6× 26 0.1× 54 1.9k
Thomas Schmickl Austria 25 309 0.3× 678 0.9× 166 0.4× 100 0.3× 94 0.3× 150 2.3k
Stefano Mintchev Switzerland 27 869 1.0× 743 1.0× 239 0.6× 265 0.9× 24 0.1× 62 2.3k
Nam Seo Goo South Korea 32 1.1k 1.2× 1.2k 1.6× 254 0.7× 220 0.7× 24 0.1× 187 4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert MacCurdy

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert MacCurdy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert MacCurdy

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

All Works

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MacCurdy, Robert, et al.. (2025). Implicit toolpath generation for functionally graded additive manufacturing via gradient-informed slicing. Additive manufacturing. 112. 104963–104963.
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MacCurdy, Robert, et al.. (2024). Femtosecond Laser Fabricated Nitinol Living Hinges for Millimeter-Sized Robots. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 9(6). 5449–5455. 5 indexed citations
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MacCurdy, Robert, et al.. (2024). Digital Multiphase Composites via Additive Manufacturing. Advanced Materials. 36(34). e2308491–e2308491. 7 indexed citations
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Smith, Elizabeth F., et al.. (2024). Tunable Metamaterials for Impact Mitigation. Advanced Materials Technologies. 9(6). 10 indexed citations
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Thompson, Jamie F., Jorge Osio‐Norgaard, Carson J. Bruns, et al.. (2024). Direct ink writing of viscous inks in variable gravity regimes using parabolic flights. Acta Astronautica. 219. 569–579. 5 indexed citations
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Jayaram, Kaushik, et al.. (2023). Scaling analysis of thermal bubble-driven micro-pumps from micro-scale to meso-scale. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 171. 104689–104689. 4 indexed citations
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MacCurdy, Robert, et al.. (2023). SoRoForge: End-to-End Soft Actuator Design. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 20(3). 1475–1486. 6 indexed citations
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Whiting, Gregory L., et al.. (2023). An OpenFOAM framework to model thermal bubble-driven micro-pumps. Physics of Fluids. 35(6). 4 indexed citations
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MacCurdy, Robert, et al.. (2023). OpenVCAD: An open source volumetric multi-material geometry compiler. Additive manufacturing. 79. 103912–103912. 4 indexed citations
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MacCurdy, Robert, et al.. (2022). Liquid–solid co-printing of multi-material 3D fluidic devices via material jetting. Additive manufacturing. 55. 102785–102785. 22 indexed citations
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Smith, Lawrence C., et al.. (2022). Rapid Fabrication of Low-Cost Thermal Bubble-Driven Micro-Pumps. Micromachines. 13(10). 1634–1634. 13 indexed citations
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Whiting, Gregory L., et al.. (2021). Modeling of contactless bubble–bubble interactions in microchannels with integrated inertial pumps. Physics of Fluids. 33(4). 7 indexed citations
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Sung, Cynthia, Robert MacCurdy, Stelian Coros, & Mark Yim. (2021). Computational Robot Design and Customization. Robotica. 41(1). 1–2. 4 indexed citations
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MacCurdy, Robert, et al.. (2020). A Fabrication Free, 3D Printed, Multi-Material, Self-Sensing Soft Actuator. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 5(3). 4118–4125. 59 indexed citations
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Pegan, Teresa M., David P. Craig, Richard M. Gabrielson, et al.. (2018). Solar-powered radio tags reveal patterns of post-fledging site visitation in adult and juvenile Tree Swallows Tachycineta bicolor. PLoS ONE. 13(11). e0206258–e0206258. 10 indexed citations
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Lipton, Jeffrey I., Robert MacCurdy, Zachary Manchester, et al.. (2018). Handedness in shearing auxetics creates rigid and compliant structures. Science. 360(6389). 632–635. 163 indexed citations
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Katzschmann, Robert K., Joseph DelPreto, Robert MacCurdy, & Daniela Rus. (2018). Exploration of underwater life with an acoustically controlled soft robotic fish. Science Robotics. 3(16). 595 indexed citations breakdown →
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Maggini, Ivan, Lisa V. Kennedy, Kyle H. Elliott, et al.. (2017). Trouble on takeoff: Crude oil on feathers reduces escape performance of shorebirds. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 141. 171–177. 10 indexed citations
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Piersma, Theunis, Robert MacCurdy, Richard M. Gabrielson, et al.. (2014). Fijnmazige positiebepaling van individuen in groepen : de principes en drietoepassingen van TOA-tracking. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 2 indexed citations

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