Tiefeng Li

6.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
102 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Tiefeng Li is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Tiefeng Li has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 34 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 15 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Tiefeng Li's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (51 papers), Dielectric materials and actuators (41 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (21 papers). Tiefeng Li is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (51 papers), Dielectric materials and actuators (41 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (21 papers). Tiefeng Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Malaysia. Tiefeng Li's co-authors include Zhigang Suo, Christoph Keplinger, Siegfried Bauer, Xuxu Yang, Shaoxing Qu, Richard Baumgartner, Wei Yang, Yingwu Luo, Tao Xie and Wei Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Tiefeng Li

92 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Fast-moving soft electronic fish

2017 723 citations Tiefeng Li, Guorui Li et al. Science Advances profile →
A Mechanically Robust and Versatile Liquid‐Free Ionic Conductive Elastomer

2021 309 citations Burebi Yiming, Ying Han et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Hydro-locking in hydrogel for extreme temperature tolerance

2025 47 citations Xuxu Yang, Tuck‐Whye Wong et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tiefeng Li China	31	3.7k	1.5k	797	760	515	102	4.5k
Choon Chiang Foo Singapore	27	2.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	657 0.8×	761 1.0×	198 0.4×	37	4.0k
Shawn A. Chester United States	25	2.9k 0.8×	2.5k 1.6×	650 0.8×	548 0.7×	875 1.7×	52	5.0k
Xuxu Yang China	26	2.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	412 0.5×	121 0.2×	535 1.0×	76	3.2k
Yoonho Kim United States	9	3.2k 0.9×	2.8k 1.8×	275 0.3×	575 0.8×	1.9k 3.6×	9	4.4k
Jongmin Shim United States	22	2.6k 0.7×	1.9k 1.3×	497 0.6×	614 0.8×	367 0.7×	44	4.4k
Guo Zhan Lum Singapore	17	3.4k 0.9×	3.1k 2.0×	284 0.4×	348 0.5×	2.4k 4.6×	30	4.7k
Xiaonan Huang United States	17	2.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	426 0.5×	192 0.3×	330 0.6×	46	2.9k
Rui Xiao China	38	2.2k 0.6×	2.2k 1.4×	947 1.2×	374 0.5×	412 0.8×	192	5.2k
Wenqi Hu Germany	30	4.6k 1.2×	4.0k 2.6×	376 0.5×	396 0.5×	3.9k 7.5×	59	6.5k
Jinxiong Zhou China	35	3.9k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	809 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	266 0.5×	132	6.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Tiefeng Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tiefeng Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tiefeng Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tiefeng Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tiefeng Li 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 Tiefeng Li. Tiefeng Li 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

Wang, Yukun, Ke Wu, Yi Xu, et al.. (2025). Design and modeling of a multi-backbone continuum robot with a large extension ratio. Mechanism and Machine Theory. 206. 105935–105935. 4 indexed citations

Zheng, Haoran, Haonan Sun, Shishi Li, et al.. (2025). Magnetic Turtle‐Like Robot with Biomimetic Movements Through Programmable Magnetic‐Assisted 3D Printing. Small. 21(31). e2412599–e2412599.

Ren, Yi, Y. Zheng, Zhixu Li, et al.. (2025). Learning 6-DoF Fine-Grained Grasp Detection Based on Part Affordance Grounding. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 22. 15200–15214. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Qian, et al.. (2025). Insect-inspired micro-optical antenna enables ultrasensitive multisensory perception. Science Advances. 11(50). eaec4252–eaec4252.

Chen, Yihang, et al.. (2025). Multi-fins coordination: Impact on the forward locomotion of a bionic Ostraciiform robot. Ocean Engineering. 333. 121523–121523.

Guo, Junze, Weifeng Zou, Xinyu Zhu, et al.. (2025). Entropy‐Driven Modulation of Ion Clustering and Polymer Crystallinity for Low‐Temperature Lithium Metal Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(47). e202511612–e202511612.

Dai, Huangzhe, Chengfeng Pan, Hao Hu, et al.. (2024). Split‐Type Magnetic Soft Tactile Sensor with 3D Force Decoupling (Adv. Mater. 11/2024). Advanced Materials. 36(11). 3 indexed citations

Chen, Qian, et al.. (2024). Trajectory Generation and Tracking Control for Flapping Wing Robot Three-Dimensional Flight. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 30(2). 1248–1260. 2 indexed citations

Li, Tiefeng, et al.. (2024). Irregular ANCF model and experimental investigations of the irregular membrane structures with variable cross-section. Aerospace Science and Technology. 151. 109302–109302. 4 indexed citations

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Huang, Bidan, et al.. (2024). Visual-Force-Tactile Fusion for Gentle Intricate Insertion Tasks. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 9(5). 4830–4837. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiaofei, et al.. (2024). 3D Question Answering for City Scene Understanding. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 2156–2165. 1 indexed citations

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Jia, Zheng, et al.. (2022). Machine-learning-accelerated design of functional structural components in deep-sea soft robots. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 52. 101635–101635. 16 indexed citations

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Yang, Xuxu, Tuck‐Whye Wong, Haofei Zhou, et al.. (2022). Photo-triggered Sustainable Adhesive Based on Itaconic Acid. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 10(19). 6389–6401. 26 indexed citations

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Yiming, Burebi, Ying Han, Zilong Han, et al.. (2021). A Mechanically Robust and Versatile Liquid‐Free Ionic Conductive Elastomer. Advanced Materials. 33(11). e2006111–e2006111. 309 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Zheqi, Youhua Xiao, Jie Mao, et al.. (2021). Adaptively reconstructing network of soft elastomers to increase strand rigidity: towards free-standing electro-actuation strain over 100%. Materials Horizons. 8(10). 2834–2841. 30 indexed citations

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Yiming, Burebi, Lei Wu, Mingqi Zhang, et al.. (2020). Highly Stretchable Bilayer Lattice Structures That Elongate via In‐Plane Deformation. Advanced Functional Materials. 30(12). 5 indexed citations

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Cheng, Tingyu, Yiming Liang, Mingqi Zhang, et al.. (2018). Untethered soft robotic jellyfish. Smart Materials and Structures. 28(1). 15019–15019. 80 indexed citations

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Li, Tiefeng, Guorui Li, Yiming Liang, et al.. (2017). Fast-moving soft electronic fish. Science Advances. 3(4). e1602045–e1602045. 723 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Tiefeng, et al.. (2016). REVIEW OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES IN SOFT ROBOTICS. Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. 48(4). 756–766. 16 indexed citations

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Li, Tiefeng, Shaoxing Qu, Christoph Keplinger, Zhigang Suo, & Wei Yang. (2012). Inhomogeneous deformation and instability in soft dielectric transducers. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2012. 1 indexed citations

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