Stefano Palagi

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Stefano Palagi is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefano Palagi has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 28 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Stefano Palagi's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (31 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (20 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (16 papers). Stefano Palagi is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (31 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (20 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (16 papers). Stefano Palagi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and Switzerland. Stefano Palagi's co-authors include Peer Fischer, Tian Qiu, Kai Melde, Andrew G. Mark, Daniele Martella, Hao Zeng, Camilla Parmeggiani, Diederik S. Wiersma, Nadia Kapernaum and Eric Lauga and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Materials and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Stefano Palagi

39 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Structured light enables biomimetic swimming and versatile locomotion of photoresponsive soft microrobots

2016 824 citations Stefano Palagi, Andrew G. Mark et al. Nature Materials profile →
Bioinspired microrobots

2018 552 citations Stefano Palagi, Peer Fischer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefano Palagi Italy	16	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	200	168	40	2.1k
Tian‐Yun Huang China	17	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	222 1.1×	96 0.6×	44	2.3k
Amirreza Aghakhani Türkiye	18	1.6k 1.1×	945 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	181 0.9×	148 0.9×	42	2.2k
Kai Melde Germany	12	1.9k 1.3×	722 0.6×	777 0.6×	220 1.1×	311 1.9×	26	2.4k
Olgaç Ergeneman Switzerland	24	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	731 0.6×	263 1.3×	85 0.5×	74	2.3k
Massimo Mastrangeli Netherlands	20	2.1k 1.5×	1.4k 1.1×	1.8k 1.5×	354 1.8×	244 1.5×	85	3.3k
Wang Xi China	18	1.2k 0.9×	705 0.6×	422 0.3×	131 0.7×	69 0.4×	36	1.8k
Famin Qiu Switzerland	19	2.4k 1.7×	2.7k 2.1×	1.5k 1.3×	496 2.5×	86 0.5×	29	3.5k
Yufeng Chen China	21	1.4k 1.0×	524 0.4×	877 0.7×	231 1.2×	229 1.4×	68	2.5k
Xiaolong Lu China	26	989 0.7×	753 0.6×	444 0.4×	210 1.1×	98 0.6×	88	1.7k
Stefan M. Harazim Germany	15	969 0.7×	723 0.6×	452 0.4×	190 0.9×	63 0.4×	21	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Stefano Palagi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefano Palagi

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

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Cecchi, Dario, et al.. (2025). Using the Droplet Transfer Method to Reliably Prepare Giant Unilamellar Vesicles. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations

Cecchi, Dario, et al.. (2025). Dimensions, stability, and deformability of DOPC-cholesterol giant unilamellar vesicles formed by droplet transfer. Open Research Europe. 5. 77–77. 1 indexed citations

Carlotti, Marco, et al.. (2024). Evolution of the Microrobots: Stimuli-Responsive Materials and Additive Manufacturing Technologies Turn Small Structures into Microscale Robots. Micromachines. 15(2). 275–275. 6 indexed citations

Ibrahimi, Michele, et al.. (2024). Infiltration of Cell-Inspired Ultra-Deformable Magnetic Microrobots in Restrictive Environments. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. 7(1). 123–129.

Palagi, Stefano, et al.. (2023). Cavitation‐driven Deformable Microchambers Inspired by Fast Microscale Movements of Ferns. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(39). 4 indexed citations

Palagi, Stefano, et al.. (2023). 3D-printed hierarchical arrangements of actuators mimicking biological muscular architectures. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 18(4). 46014–46014. 1 indexed citations

Visentin, Francesco, et al.. (2023). An earthworm-like modular soft robot for locomotion in multi-terrain environments. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 1571–1571. 64 indexed citations

Palagi, Stefano, et al.. (2022). 3D-printed biomimetic artificial muscles using soft actuators that contract and elongate. Science Robotics. 7(68). eabn4155–eabn4155. 78 indexed citations

Carlotti, Marco, et al.. (2021). Direct laser writing of liquid crystal elastomers oriented by a horizontal electric field. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 129–129. 10 indexed citations

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Choi, Eunjin, Fabian Adams, Stefano Palagi, et al.. (2019). A High-Fidelity Phantom for the Simulation and Quantitative Evaluation of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 48(1). 437–446. 24 indexed citations

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Choi, Eunjin, Hyeon‐Ho Jeong, Tian Qiu, Peer Fischer, & Stefano Palagi. (2019). Soft Continuous Surface for Micromanipulation driven by Light-controlled Hydrogels. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 1–6. 2 indexed citations

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Adams, Fabian, et al.. (2017). Wireless micro-robots for endoscopic applications in urology. European Urology Supplements. 16(3). e1914–e1914. 1 indexed citations

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Melde, Kai, Eunjin Choi, Zhiguang Wu, et al.. (2017). Acoustic Fabrication via the Assembly and Fusion of Particles. Advanced Materials. 30(3). 137 indexed citations

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Palagi, Stefano, Andrew G. Mark, Kai Melde, et al.. (2016). Structured light enables biomimetic swimming and versatile locomotion of photoresponsive soft microrobots. Nature Materials. 15(6). 647–653. 824 indexed citations breakdown →

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Qiu, Tian, Stefano Palagi, Andrew G. Mark, et al.. (2016). Wireless actuation with functional acoustic surfaces. Applied Physics Letters. 109(19). 26 indexed citations

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Qiu, Tian, Stefano Palagi, Andrew G. Mark, Kai Melde, & Peer Fischer. (2016). Wireless actuator based on ultrasonic bubble streaming. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 1–5. 1 indexed citations

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Cerretti, Giacomo, Daniele Martella, Hao Zeng, et al.. (2016). Towards photo-induced swimming: actuation of liquid crystalline elastomer in water. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9738. 97380T–97380T. 1 indexed citations

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Palagi, Stefano, Edwin W. H. Jager, Barbara Mazzolai, & Lucia Beccai. (2013). Propulsion of swimming microrobots inspired bymetachronal wavesin ciliates: from biology to material specifications. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 8(4). 46004–46004. 31 indexed citations

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Palagi, Stefano, Virginia Pensabene, Edoardo Sinibaldi, et al.. (2011). Controlled Magnetic Propulsion of Floating Polymeric Two-Dimensional Nano-Objects. Advanced Robotics. 25(8). 1029–1047. 6 indexed citations

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Sinibaldi, Edoardo, Virginia Pensabene, Silvia Taccola, et al.. (2010). Magnetic Nanofilms for Biomedical Applications. Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine. 1(2). 10 indexed citations

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