Wenqi Hu

7.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
59 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Wenqi Hu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenqi Hu has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 35 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 33 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wenqi Hu's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (35 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (20 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (19 papers). Wenqi Hu is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (35 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (20 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (19 papers). Wenqi Hu collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Türkiye. Wenqi Hu's co-authors include Metin Sitti, Guo Zhan Lum, Massimo Mastrangeli, Ziyu Ren, Xiaoguang Dong, Hakan Ceylan, Aaron T. Ohta, Jiachen Zhang, Ren Hao Soon and Immihan Ceren Yasa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Wenqi Hu

55 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Small-scale soft-bodied robot with multimodal locomotion 2015 2026 2018 2022 2018 2015 2016 2019 2020 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Small-scale soft-bodied robot with multimodal locomotion
    2018 1.9k citations Wenqi Hu, Guo Zhan Lum et al. Nature profile →
  2. Biomedical Applications of Untethered Mobile Milli/Microrobots
    2015 674 citations Metin Sitti, Hakan Ceylan et al. profile →
  3. Shape-programmable magnetic soft matter
    2016 541 citations Guo Zhan Lum, Xiaoguang Dong et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Multi-functional soft-bodied jellyfish-like swimming
    2019 472 citations Ziyu Ren, Wenqi Hu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  5. Multifunctional magnetic soft composites: a review
    2020 233 citations Wenqi Hu, Metin Sitti et al. profile →
  6. Voxelated three-dimensional miniature magnetic soft machines via multimaterial heterogeneous assembly
    2021 223 citations Jiachen Zhang, Ziyu Ren et al. Science Robotics profile →
  7. Liquid Crystal Elastomer‐Based Magnetic Composite Films for Reconfigurable Shape‐Morphing Soft Miniature Machines
    2021 193 citations Jiachen Zhang, Wenqi Hu et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers

Wenqi Hu
Guo Zhan Lum Singapore
Matteo Cianchetti Italy
Bobak Mosadegh United States
Michael T. Tolley United States
Yoonho Kim United States
Adam A. Stokes United Kingdom
Ruike Renee Zhao United States
Longqiu Li China
Jun Shintake Japan
Massimo Mastrangeli Netherlands
Guo Zhan Lum Singapore
Wenqi Hu
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Countries citing papers authored by Wenqi Hu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenqi Hu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wenqi Hu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Wenqi Hu. The network helps show where Wenqi Hu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenqi Hu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Che, et al.. (2026). 3D-printed low-voltage-driven ciliary hydrogel microactuators. Nature. 649(8098). 885–893.
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Wang, Hong, et al.. (2025). Mechanical non-reciprocity programmed by shear jamming in soft composite solids. Nature Materials. 25(1). 117–123.
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Wu, Yingdan, Che Wang, Ziyu Ren, et al.. (2024). Wireless flow-powered miniature robot capable of traversing tubular structures. Science Robotics. 9(88). eadi5155–eadi5155. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Wenkang, et al.. (2023). Concurrent Actuation and Sensing in Fluid by Cilia‐Like Transducers. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(8). 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Dan, Zhaomin Chen, Mingtong Li, et al.. (2023). Bioinspired rotary flight of light-driven composite films. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5070–5070. 32 indexed citations
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Wang, Tianlu, et al.. (2023). Magnetically assisted soft milli-tools for occluded lumen morphology detection. Science Advances. 9(33). eadi3979–eadi3979. 22 indexed citations
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Yang, Jianfeng, et al.. (2022). Dandelion‐Inspired, Wind‐Dispersed Polymer‐Assembly Controlled by Light. Advanced Science. 10(7). e2206752–e2206752. 35 indexed citations
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Ren, Ziyu, Che Wang, Mingtong Li, et al.. (2022). Magnetically actuated gearbox for the wireless control of millimeter-scale robots. Science Robotics. 7(69). eabo4401–eabo4401. 59 indexed citations
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Soon, Ren Hao, Ziyu Ren, Wenqi Hu, et al.. (2022). On-demand anchoring of wireless soft miniature robots on soft surfaces. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(34). e2207767119–e2207767119. 18 indexed citations
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Ren, Ziyu, Mingchao Zhang, Zemin Liu, et al.. (2022). Soft-robotic ciliated epidermis for reconfigurable coordinated fluid manipulation. Science Advances. 8(34). eabq2345–eabq2345. 36 indexed citations
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Li, Mingtong, Yichao Tang, Ren Hao Soon, et al.. (2022). Miniature coiled artificial muscle for wireless soft medical devices. Science Advances. 8(10). eabm5616–eabm5616. 70 indexed citations
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Wang, Tianlu, Mingtong Li, Meng Li, et al.. (2022). Adaptive wireless millirobotic locomotion into distal vasculature. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4465–4465. 106 indexed citations
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Tang, Yichao, Mingtong Li, Tianlu Wang, et al.. (2022). Wireless Miniature Magnetic Phase‐Change Soft Actuators. Advanced Materials. 34(40). e2204185–e2204185. 105 indexed citations
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Liu, Zemin, Meng Li, Xiaoguang Dong, et al.. (2022). Creating three-dimensional magnetic functional microdevices via molding-integrated direct laser writing. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2016–2016. 63 indexed citations
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Zeng, Wenping, Canjun Li, Wenqi Hu, et al.. (2021). CLN7 is an organellar chloride channel regulating lysosomal function. Science Advances. 7(51). eabj9608–eabj9608. 35 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiachen, Ziyu Ren, Wenqi Hu, et al.. (2021). Voxelated three-dimensional miniature magnetic soft machines via multimaterial heterogeneous assembly. Science Robotics. 6(53). 223 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Tianlu, Ziyu Ren, Wenqi Hu, Mingtong Li, & Metin Sitti. (2021). Effect of body stiffness distribution on larval fish–like efficient undulatory swimming. Science Advances. 7(19). 61 indexed citations
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Hu, Xinghao, Immihan Ceren Yasa, Ziyu Ren, et al.. (2021). Magnetic soft micromachines made of linked microactuator networks. Science Advances. 7(23). 102 indexed citations
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Dong, Xiaoguang, Guo Zhan Lum, Wenqi Hu, et al.. (2020). Bioinspired cilia arrays with programmable nonreciprocal motion and metachronal coordination. Science Advances. 6(45). 129 indexed citations
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Fan, Qihui, Wenqi Hu, & Aaron T. Ohta. (2017). Localized Single-Cell Lysis and Manipulation Using Optothermally-Induced Bubbles. Micromachines. 8(4). 121–121. 9 indexed citations

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