Tao Jin

1.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
24 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Tao Jin is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tao Jin has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 12 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 6 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tao Jin's work include Soft Robotics and Applications (15 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (13 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (8 papers). Tao Jin is often cited by papers focused on Soft Robotics and Applications (15 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (13 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (8 papers). Tao Jin collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Canada. Tao Jin's co-authors include Yingzhong Tian, Long Li, Quan Zhang, Chengkuo Lee, Tianhong Wang, Zixuan Zhang, Guangjie Yuan, Xuyan Hou, Zhongda Sun and Minglu Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Tao Jin

22 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Triboelectric nanogenerator sensors for soft robotics aiming at digital twin applications

2020 546 citations Tao Jin, Zhongda Sun et al. Nature Communications profile →
Wearable Triboelectric Sensors Enabled Gait Analysis and Waist Motion Capture for IoT‐Based Smart Healthcare Applications

2021 285 citations Quan Zhang, Tao Jin et al. Advanced Science profile →
Multimodal Sensors Enabled Autonomous Soft Robotic System with Self-Adaptive Manipulation

2024 57 citations Tianhong Wang, Tao Jin et al. ACS Nano profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tao Jin China	11	1.1k	400	368	309	176	24	1.2k
Biao Wang China	21	913 0.9×	311 0.8×	218 0.6×	550 1.8×	375 2.1×	58	1.3k
Hritwick Banerjee Singapore	18	1.2k 1.2×	227 0.6×	313 0.9×	469 1.5×	187 1.1×	38	1.5k
Vanessa Sanchez United States	11	938 0.9×	233 0.6×	176 0.5×	420 1.4×	119 0.7×	19	1.1k
Ningbin Zhang China	16	1.4k 1.3×	246 0.6×	442 1.2×	532 1.7×	141 0.8×	30	1.8k
Guangjie Yuan China	12	673 0.6×	261 0.7×	234 0.6×	194 0.6×	287 1.6×	40	1.1k
Michelle C. Yuen United States	21	1.2k 1.1×	211 0.5×	155 0.4×	527 1.7×	236 1.3×	43	1.4k
Hongbo Wang China	15	1.2k 1.1×	409 1.0×	129 0.4×	433 1.4×	247 1.4×	49	1.4k
Özgür Atalay Türkiye	15	1.3k 1.3×	459 1.1×	516 1.4×	125 0.4×	310 1.8×	47	1.5k
Pedro Alhais Lopes Portugal	18	1.4k 1.3×	399 1.0×	404 1.1×	323 1.0×	510 2.9×	35	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Tao Jin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tao Jin

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tao Jin

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

All Works

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Zhang, Jun, et al.. (2025). Tri-Prism Origami Enabled Soft Modular Actuator for Reconfigurable Robots. Soft Robotics. 12(4). 477–487. 1 indexed citations

Li, Zhongjie, Long Li, Tao Jin, et al.. (2025). Flexible magnet/Fe layers-based triboelectric sensors for continuous monitoring of elbow bending with a low minimum sensing angle. Nano Energy. 139. 110946–110946. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Liang, Long Li, Tianhong Wang, et al.. (2025). Self‐powered triboelectric‐electromagnetic composite sensor based on Kresling structure for AIoT ‐assisted rehabilitation applications. InfoMat. 8(1). 2 indexed citations

Jin, Tao, Tianhong Wang, Bo Lu, et al.. (2025). Dual-Mode Variable-Stiffness Soft Gripper Based on Electrorheological Fluids. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 72(9). 9323–9332.

Zhong, Songyi, Chenghao Zhou, Shiwei Tian, et al.. (2025). Self-powered real-time fault monitoring for drone blades. Nano Energy. 140. 111073–111073. 1 indexed citations

Jin, Tao, et al.. (2025). Elastic Fiber Programming for Simplified Pneumatic Control in Soft Robots. Advanced Science. 12(25). e2501477–e2501477.

Lin, Yangqiao, Tao Jin, Jie‐Yu Wang, et al.. (2024). A Compact, High‐Performance, and Deformation‐Resilient Trielectrode Electrostatic Soft Pump for Soft Robotics. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(3). 1 indexed citations

Wang, Tianhong, Tao Jin, Weiyang Lin, et al.. (2024). Multimodal Sensors Enabled Autonomous Soft Robotic System with Self-Adaptive Manipulation. ACS Nano. 18(14). 9980–9996. 57 indexed citations breakdown →

Xu, Liang, Songyi Zhong, Tao Yue, et al.. (2024). AIoT‐enhanced health management system using soft and stretchable triboelectric sensors for human behavior monitoring. EcoMat. 6(5). 34 indexed citations

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Zhang, Haodong, Qiwei Zheng, Liang Xu, et al.. (2024). An Intelligent Cockpit Tailored Carpet for Human‐Vehicle Interaction Enhancement and Driving Intention Recognition. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(40). 3 indexed citations

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Jin, Tao, Tianhong Wang, Yingzhong Tian, et al.. (2023). Modular Soft Robot with Origami Skin for Versatile Applications. Soft Robotics. 10(4). 785–796. 14 indexed citations

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Ang, Benjamin W. K., et al.. (2023). Earthworm‐Inspired Multi‐Material, Adaptive Strain‐Limiting, Hybrid Actuators for Soft Robots. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(3). 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Tianhong, Tao Jin, Quan Zhang, et al.. (2023). A Bioinspired Gripper with Sequential Motion and Mutable Posture Enabled by Antagonistic Mechanism. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(3). 7 indexed citations

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Li, Long, Feng‐Ming Xie, Tianhong Wang, et al.. (2022). Stiffness-Tunable Soft Gripper with Soft-Rigid Hybrid Actuation for Versatile Manipulations. Soft Robotics. 9(6). 1108–1119. 53 indexed citations

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Jin, Tao, Long Li, Tianhong Wang, et al.. (2021). Origami-Inspired Soft Actuators for Stimulus Perception and Crawling Robot Applications. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 38(2). 748–764. 81 indexed citations

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Jin, Tao, Zhongda Sun, Long Li, et al.. (2020). Triboelectric nanogenerator sensors for soft robotics aiming at digital twin applications. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5381–5381. 546 indexed citations breakdown →

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Su, Yilin, Xuyan Hou, Long Li, et al.. (2019). Study on impact energy absorption and adhesion of biomimetic buffer system for space robots. Advances in Space Research. 65(5). 1353–1366. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Long, Tianhong Wang, Tao Jin, et al.. (2019). Research on Shape Perception of the Soft Gripper Based on Triboelectric Nanogenerator. 211–216. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Long, et al.. (2019). Research on a Tubular Climbing Robot Induced by Tri-tube Soft Actuators. 2189–2194. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Long, Tao Jin, Yingzhong Tian, Fei Yang, & Fengfeng Xi. (2019). Design and Analysis of a Square-Shaped Continuum Robot With Better Grasping Ability. IEEE Access. 7. 57151–57162. 26 indexed citations

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