Tommaso Ranzani

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Tommaso Ranzani is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tommaso Ranzani has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 20 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 19 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tommaso Ranzani's work include Soft Robotics and Applications (39 papers), Micro and Nano Robotics (20 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (12 papers). Tommaso Ranzani is often cited by papers focused on Soft Robotics and Applications (39 papers), Micro and Nano Robotics (20 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (12 papers). Tommaso Ranzani collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Tommaso Ranzani's co-authors include Arianna Menciassi, Matteo Cianchetti, Giada Gerboni, Kaspar Althoefer, Prokar Dasgupta, Iris De Falco, Thrishantha Nanayakkara, Sheila Russo, Robert J. Wood and Hongbin Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

Tommaso Ranzani

56 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Soft Robotics Technologies to Address Shortcomings in Tod... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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  1. Soft Robotics Technologies to Address Shortcomings in Today's Minimally Invasive Surgery: The STIFF-FLOP Approach
    2014 418 citations Matteo Cianchetti, Tommaso Ranzani et al. Soft Robotics profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tommaso Ranzani United States 24 2.3k 936 697 685 215 57 2.6k
Giada Gerboni Italy 14 1.8k 0.8× 665 0.7× 651 0.9× 530 0.8× 187 0.9× 18 2.0k
Thanh Nho Australia 32 2.0k 0.9× 706 0.8× 797 1.1× 281 0.4× 353 1.6× 103 2.9k
Deepak Trivedi United States 9 2.1k 0.9× 1.0k 1.1× 905 1.3× 579 0.8× 32 0.1× 21 2.4k
Michael Zinn United States 23 1.5k 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.6× 125 0.2× 101 0.5× 64 2.4k
Yonghua Chen Hong Kong 26 2.5k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 1.2k 1.7× 317 0.5× 31 0.1× 97 2.9k
Jessica Burgner-Kahrs Germany 28 3.2k 1.4× 1.2k 1.2× 1.6k 2.3× 530 0.8× 572 2.7× 106 3.7k
Johannes T. B. Overvelde Netherlands 21 2.9k 1.2× 2.4k 2.5× 613 0.9× 673 1.0× 60 0.3× 47 4.1k
Kevin C. Galloway United States 24 5.2k 2.2× 1.9k 2.1× 1.7k 2.5× 1.1k 1.6× 78 0.4× 38 5.8k
Hunter B. Gilbert United States 25 1.5k 0.6× 568 0.6× 544 0.8× 432 0.6× 400 1.9× 54 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tommaso Ranzani

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Matthews, Geoffrey M., et al.. (2025). Soft, Fiber-Reinforced Bellow Actuators. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 10(2). 1896–1903. 2 indexed citations
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Singh, Manisha, Geoffrey M. Matthews, Brian Ayers, et al.. (2025). A Beating‐Heart Procedure with Soft Robotic Guidance. 1(1). 1 indexed citations
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Cameron, Amy, et al.. (2024). A soft robotic, modular laparoscopic grasper for atraumatic retraction of the small intestine. Device. 2(10). 100560–100560. 3 indexed citations
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Ellis, Terry D., et al.. (2024). A magnetically controlled soft robotic glove for hand rehabilitation. Device. 2(9). 100512–100512. 4 indexed citations
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Ranzani, Tommaso, et al.. (2024). An electropermanent magnet valve for the onboard control of multi-degree of freedom pneumatic soft robots. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 117–117. 6 indexed citations
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Jiang, Yixiao, et al.. (2023). Magnetically induced stiffening for soft robotics. Soft Matter. 19(14). 2623–2636. 26 indexed citations
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Lee, Megan, et al.. (2022). A Collapsible Soft Actuator Facilitates Performance in Constrained Environments. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(10). 12 indexed citations
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Ranzani, Tommaso, et al.. (2022). Soft Robotic Deployable Origami Actuators for Neurosurgical Brain Retraction. Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 8. 731010–731010. 18 indexed citations
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Ranzani, Tommaso, et al.. (2021). Hardware Methods for Onboard Control of Fluidically Actuated Soft Robots. Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 8. 720702–720702. 21 indexed citations
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Brown, Keith A., et al.. (2020). Magnetorheological Fluid‐Based Flow Control for Soft Robots. Advanced Intelligent Systems. 2(11). 13 indexed citations
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Russo, Sheila, Tommaso Ranzani, Conor J. Walsh, & Robert J. Wood. (2017). An Additive Millimeter‐Scale Fabrication Method for Soft Biocompatible Actuators and Sensors. Advanced Materials Technologies. 2(10). 64 indexed citations
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Ranzani, Tommaso, et al.. (2017). Pop-up tissue retraction mechanism for endoscopic surgery. 920–927. 16 indexed citations
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Gafford, Joshua B., Tommaso Ranzani, Sheila Russo, et al.. (2016). Snap-on robotic wrist module for enhanced dexterity in endoscopic surgery. 4398–4405. 16 indexed citations
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Gafford, Joshua B., Tommaso Ranzani, Sheila Russo, et al.. (2016). Toward Medical Devices With Integrated Mechanisms, Sensors, and Actuators Via Printed-Circuit MEMS. Journal of Medical Devices. 11(1). 14 indexed citations
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Ranzani, Tommaso, Matteo Cianchetti, Giada Gerboni, Iris De Falco, & Arianna Menciassi. (2016). A Soft Modular Manipulator for Minimally Invasive Surgery: Design and Characterization of a Single Module. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 32(1). 187–200. 201 indexed citations
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Russo, Stefania, Tommaso Ranzani, Hongbin Liu, et al.. (2015). Soft and Stretchable Sensor Using Biocompatible Electrodes and Liquid for Medical Applications. Soft Robotics. 2(4). 146–154. 98 indexed citations
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Ranzani, Tommaso, Giada Gerboni, Matteo Cianchetti, & Arianna Menciassi. (2015). A bioinspired soft manipulator for minimally invasive surgery. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 10(3). 35008–35008. 271 indexed citations
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Ranzani, Tommaso, et al.. (2014). Elastic mesh braided worm robot for locomotive endoscopy. PubMed. 2014. 848–851. 14 indexed citations
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Noh, Yohan, Sina Sareh, Helge Würdemann, et al.. (2014). A three-axial body force sensor for flexible manipulators. 6388–6393. 45 indexed citations
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Salerno, Marco, et al.. (2013). Safety systems in magnetically driven wireless capsule endoscopy. 3090–3095. 9 indexed citations

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