Sophie Leanza

1.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 918 citations indexed

About

Sophie Leanza is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sophie Leanza has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 918 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 8 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Sophie Leanza's work include Advanced Materials and Mechanics (19 papers), Structural Analysis and Optimization (8 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (8 papers). Sophie Leanza is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Materials and Mechanics (19 papers), Structural Analysis and Optimization (8 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (8 papers). Sophie Leanza collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Sophie Leanza's co-authors include Ruike Renee Zhao, Jize Dai, Qiji Ze, Shuai Wu, Lu Lu, Yue Sun, Jun Nishikawa, Gláucio H. Paulino, Larissa S. Novelino and Cole Zemelka and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Sophie Leanza

20 papers receiving 905 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.

Soft robotic origami crawler

2022 304 citations Qiji Ze, Shuai Wu et al. profile →
Spinning-enabled wireless amphibious origami millirobot

2022 192 citations Qiji Ze, S. M. Wu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Sophie Leanza

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BE

CMP

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Jize Dai United States

Nikolaos Vasios United States

Yaoye Hong United States

Lishuai Jin United States

Yinding Chi United States

Larissa S. Novelino United States

Levi H. Dudte United States

S. M. Wu United States

Yiming Liang China

Jize Dai United States

Sophie Leanza

784 ×1.1

ME

597 ×1.1

BE

285 ×1.1

CMP

252 ×1.2

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90 ×1.2

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Countries citing papers authored by Sophie Leanza

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sophie Leanza

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sophie Leanza

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Leanza, Sophie, et al.. (2026). Magnetic Milli‐Spinner for Robotic Endovascular Surgery (Adv. Mater. 4/2026). Advanced Materials. 38(4). 1 indexed citations

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Lu, Lu, Sophie Leanza, Yang Liu, & Ruike Renee Zhao. (2025). Buckling and post-buckling of cylindrical shells under combined torsional and axial loads. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids. 112. 105653–105653. 2 indexed citations

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Chang, Yilong, Sophie Leanza, Lu Lu, et al.. (2025). Magnetic Milli‐Spinner for Robotic Endovascular Surgery. Advanced Materials. 38(4). e08180–e08180.

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Lu, Lu, et al.. (2025). 2D-to-3D transformation of ring origami via snap-folding instabilities. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 206. 106404–106404.

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Yang, Xiao, Sophie Leanza, Qiji Ze, & Ruike Renee Zhao. (2025). Electromagnetic-stimulated untethered amphibious soft robot with multimodal locomotion. Materials Today. 87. 11–19. 7 indexed citations

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Lu, Lu, Sophie Leanza, & Ruike Renee Zhao. (2025). Mechanical Instabilities: From Failure Mechanism to Functionality. Applied Mechanics Reviews. 78(3). 1 indexed citations

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Leanza, Sophie, Ruike Renee Zhao, & John W. Hutchinson. (2024). The elastica with pre-stress due to natural curvature. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 190. 105690–105690. 1 indexed citations

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Leanza, Sophie, et al.. (2024). Minimal Design of the Elephant Trunk as an Active Filament. Physical Review Letters. 132(24). 248402–248402. 12 indexed citations

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Lu, Lu, Sophie Leanza, Jize Dai, John W. Hutchinson, & Ruike Renee Zhao. (2024). Multistability of segmented rings by programming natural curvature. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(31). e2405744121–e2405744121. 6 indexed citations

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Leanza, Sophie, et al.. (2024). Elephant Trunk Inspired Multimodal Deformations and Movements of Soft Robotic Arms. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(29). 33 indexed citations

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Lu, Lu, Jize Dai, Sophie Leanza, Ruike Renee Zhao, & John W. Hutchinson. (2023). Multiple equilibrium states of a curved-sided hexagram: Part I—stability of states. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 180. 105406–105406. 12 indexed citations

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Lu, Lu, Jize Dai, Sophie Leanza, John W. Hutchinson, & Ruike Renee Zhao. (2023). Multiple equilibrium states of a curved-sided hexagram: Part II—Transitions between states. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 180. 105407–105407. 13 indexed citations

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Leanza, Sophie, Ruike Renee Zhao, & John W. Hutchinson. (2023). On the elastic stability of folded rings in circular and straight states. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids. 104. 105041–105041. 8 indexed citations

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Lu, Lu, Sophie Leanza, & Ruike Renee Zhao. (2023). Origami With Rotational Symmetry: A Review on Their Mechanics and Design. Applied Mechanics Reviews. 75(5). 84 indexed citations

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Dai, Jize, Lu Lu, Sophie Leanza, John W. Hutchinson, & Ruike Renee Zhao. (2023). Curved Ring Origami: Bistable Elastic Folding for Magic Pattern Reconfigurations. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 90(12). 6 indexed citations

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Chang, Yilong, et al.. (2023). Liquid Crystal Elastomer–Liquid Metal Composite: Ultrafast, Untethered, and Programmable Actuation by Induction Heating. Advanced Materials. 36(34). e2302765–e2302765. 74 indexed citations

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Ze, Qiji, S. M. Wu, Jize Dai, et al.. (2022). Spinning-enabled wireless amphibious origami millirobot. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3118–3118. 192 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lu, Lu, Sophie Leanza, Jize Dai, Xiaohao Sun, & Ruike Renee Zhao. (2022). Easy snap-folding of hexagonal ring origami by geometric modifications. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 171. 105142–105142. 17 indexed citations

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Leanza, Sophie, Shuai Wu, Jize Dai, & Ruike Renee Zhao. (2022). Hexagonal Ring Origami Assemblies: Foldable Functional Structures With Extreme Packing. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 89(8). 11 indexed citations

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Sun, Xiaohao, Shuai Wu, Jize Dai, et al.. (2022). Phase diagram and mechanics of snap-folding of ring origami by twisting. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 248. 111685–111685. 18 indexed citations

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