Roy Kornbluh

12.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
57 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Roy Kornbluh is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Roy Kornbluh has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 17 papers in Materials Chemistry and 15 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Roy Kornbluh's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (49 papers), Dielectric materials and actuators (48 papers) and Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (16 papers). Roy Kornbluh is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (49 papers), Dielectric materials and actuators (48 papers) and Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (16 papers). Roy Kornbluh collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Japan. Roy Kornbluh's co-authors include Ron Pelrine, Jose Joseph, Qibing Pei, Ronald Pelrine, Guggi Kofod, Richard Heydt, Joseph Eckerle, Seiki Chiba, Scott Stanford and Peter Sommer‐Larsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Advanced Materials and The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.

In The Last Decade

Roy Kornbluh

57 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

High-Speed Electrically Actuated Elastomers with Strain Greater Than 100%

2000 2.7k citations Ron Pelrine, Roy Kornbluh et al. Science profile →
Electrostriction of polymer dielectrics with compliant electrodes as a means of actuation

1998 1.1k citations Ronald Pelrine, Roy Kornbluh et al. profile →
High-field deformation of elastomeric dielectrics for actuators

2000 582 citations Ron Pelrine, Roy Kornbluh et al. Materials Science and Engineering C profile →
Dielectric Elastomers as Electromechanical Transducers

2008 537 citations Federico Carpi, Roy Kornbluh et al. profile →
Perching and takeoff of a robotic insect on overhangs using switchable electrostatic adhesion

2016 279 citations Roy Kornbluh et al. Science profile →

Peers

Roy Kornbluh

CSE

Ron Pelrine United States

Jose Joseph India

Guoying Gu China

Federico Carpi Italy

Liwu Liu China

Christoph Keplinger United States

Ruike Renee Zhao United States

Bo Li China

Zhengbao Yang Hong Kong

Daniel Guyomar France

Ron Pelrine United States

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CSE

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Citations per year, relative to Roy Kornbluh Roy Kornbluh (= 1×) peers Ron Pelrine

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roy Kornbluh

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

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Kornbluh, Roy, et al.. (2023). Application of electrolaminates for the development of biomimetic morphing unmanned aerial vehicles. Journal of Composite Materials. 57(4). 759–769. 2 indexed citations

Ma, Rujun, Ziyang Zhang, Kwing Tong, et al.. (2017). Highly efficient electrocaloric cooling with electrostatic actuation. Science. 357(6356). 1130–1134. 362 indexed citations

Kornbluh, Roy, Ron Pelrine, Harsha Prahlad, et al.. (2012). Dielectric elastomers: Stretching the capabilities of energy harvesting. MRS Bulletin. 37(3). 246–253. 111 indexed citations

Carpi, Federico, Roy Kornbluh, Peter Sommer‐Larsen, & Gürsel Alıcı. (2011). Electroactive polymer actuators as artificial muscles: are they ready for bioinspired applications?. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 6(4). 45006–45006. 166 indexed citations

Kornbluh, Roy, Ron Pelrine, Harsha Prahlad, et al.. (2011). From boots to buoys: promises and challenges of dielectric elastomer energy harvesting. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7976. 797605–797605. 133 indexed citations

Kornbluh, Roy, Joseph Eckerle, & Brian McCoy. (2011). A scalable solution to harvest kinetic energy. SPIE Newsroom. 7 indexed citations

Chiba, Seiki, Mikio Waki, Thomas Grube, et al.. (2010). Novel Electric Generator Using Electroactive Polymer Artificial Muscle (EPAM). JuSER (Forschungszentrum Jülich). 1 indexed citations

Kornbluh, Roy, A. Wong-Foy, Ron Pelrine, Harsha Prahlad, & Brian McCoy. (2010). Long-lifetime All-polymer Artificial Muscle Transducers. MRS Proceedings. 1271. 20 indexed citations

Chiba, Seiki, et al.. (2007). New Opportunites in Electric Generation Using Electroactive Polymer Artificial Muscle (EPAM). Journal of the Japan Institute of Energy. 86(9). 743–747. 7 indexed citations

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Heydt, Richard, Roy Kornbluh, Joseph Eckerle, & Ron Pelrine. (2006). Sound radiation properties of dielectric elastomer electroactive polymer loudspeakers. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6168. 61681M–61681M. 76 indexed citations

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Kornbluh, Roy, John Bashkin, Ron Pelrine, Harsha Prahlad, & Seiki Chiba. (2004). Medical Applications of New Electroactive Polymer Artificial Muscles. Seikei-Kakou. 16(10). 631–637. 4 indexed citations

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Kornbluh, Roy, Ron Pelrine, Harsha Prahlad, & Seiki Chiba. (2004). MEMS Technologies for Ubiquitous Computing World: Silicon to Silicone: Stretching the Capabilities of Micromachines with Electroactive Polymers. IEEJ Transactions on Sensors and Micromachines. 124(8). 266–271. 6 indexed citations

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Herr, Hugh & Roy Kornbluh. (2004). New horizons for orthotic and prosthetic technology: artificial muscle for ambulation. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5385. 1–1. 88 indexed citations

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Kofod, Guggi, Peter Sommer‐Larsen, Roy Kornbluh, & Ron Pelrine. (2003). Actuation Response of Polyacrylate Dielectric Elastomers. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. 14(12). 787–793. 430 indexed citations

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Kornbluh, Roy, Ron Pelrine, Qibing Pei, et al.. (2002). <title>Electroelastomers: applications of dielectric elastomer transducers for actuation, generation, and smart structures</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4698. 254–270. 209 indexed citations

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Pelrine, Ron, Peter Sommer‐Larsen, Roy Kornbluh, et al.. (2001). Applications of dielectric elastomer actuators. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4329. 335–335. 120 indexed citations

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Pelrine, Ron, Roy Kornbluh, Joseph Eckerle, et al.. (2001). Dielectric elastomers: generator mode fundamentals and applications. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4329. 148–148. 374 indexed citations

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Pelrine, Ron, Roy Kornbluh, Qibing Pei, & Jose Joseph. (2000). High-Speed Electrically Actuated Elastomers with Strain Greater Than 100%. Science. 287(5454). 836–839. 2665 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pelrine, Ronald, Roy Kornbluh, & Guggi Kofod. (2000). High-Strain Actuator Materials Based on Dielectric Elastomers. Advanced Materials. 12(16). 1223–1225. 324 indexed citations

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Pelrine, Ron, Roy Kornbluh, Jose Joseph, et al.. (2000). High-field deformation of elastomeric dielectrics for actuators. Materials Science and Engineering C. 11(2). 89–100. 582 indexed citations breakdown →

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