Werner Friedl

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Werner Friedl is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Werner Friedl has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 29 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 12 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Werner Friedl's work include Robot Manipulation and Learning (21 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (14 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (13 papers). Werner Friedl is often cited by papers focused on Robot Manipulation and Learning (21 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (14 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (13 papers). Werner Friedl collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and Italy. Werner Friedl's co-authors include Markus Grebenstein, Ernst Kenndler, Bernadette Fina, Hans Auer, Alin Albu‐Schäffer, Hannes Höppner, Maxime Chalon, Gerd Hirzinger, Florian Petit and Thomas Wimböck and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Cleaner Production and Journal of Chromatography A.

In The Last Decade

Werner Friedl

62 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Variable Stiffness Actuators: Review on Design and Compon... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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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. Variable Stiffness Actuators: Review on Design and Components
    2015 324 citations Giorgio Grioli, Oliver Eiberger et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Werner Friedl Germany 21 1.2k 818 276 270 101 66 1.8k
Ziwei Wang China 23 593 0.5× 757 0.9× 588 2.1× 134 0.5× 65 0.6× 115 2.0k
Zhihua Chen China 18 351 0.3× 287 0.4× 203 0.7× 77 0.3× 270 2.7× 123 1.3k
Weiyi Liu China 16 249 0.2× 321 0.4× 151 0.5× 259 1.0× 40 0.4× 54 1.2k
Jiahao Chen China 19 359 0.3× 237 0.3× 83 0.3× 189 0.7× 71 0.7× 79 1.1k
Sandipan Mishra United States 25 503 0.4× 764 0.9× 561 2.0× 784 2.9× 189 1.9× 136 2.2k
Pengbo Liu China 21 505 0.4× 395 0.5× 189 0.7× 402 1.5× 67 0.7× 114 1.3k
Chen Yi China 24 305 0.2× 108 0.1× 430 1.6× 310 1.1× 348 3.4× 127 1.7k
Zhongxue Gan China 21 573 0.5× 345 0.4× 411 1.5× 319 1.2× 90 0.9× 105 1.8k
Chao Hu China 21 578 0.5× 158 0.2× 95 0.3× 839 3.1× 66 0.7× 108 1.8k
Haodong Zhang China 15 365 0.3× 156 0.2× 214 0.8× 196 0.7× 122 1.2× 78 943

Countries citing papers authored by Werner Friedl

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Fields of papers citing papers by Werner Friedl

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Werner Friedl

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Werner Friedl. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Werner Friedl 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 Werner Friedl. Werner Friedl 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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Friedl, Werner. (2024). Evaluation of different robotic grippers for simultaneous multi-object grasping. Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 11. 1351932–1351932. 3 indexed citations
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Maier, Maximilian, et al.. (2024). EDEN Versatile End-effector (EVE): An Autonomous Robotic System to Support Food Production on the Moon. elib (German Aerospace Center). 1–9.
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Friedl, Werner, et al.. (2023). Audio Perception in Robotic Assistance for Human Space Exploration: A Feasibility Study. elib (German Aerospace Center). 1–11. 1 indexed citations
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Maier, Maximilian, et al.. (2021). TINA: The Modular Torque Controlled Robotic Arm - A Study for Mars Sample Return. elib (German Aerospace Center). 1–10. 1 indexed citations
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Friedl, Werner & Máximo A. Roa. (2021). Experimental Evaluation of Tactile Sensors for Compliant Robotic Hands. Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 8. 704416–704416. 7 indexed citations
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Negrello, Francesca, Werner Friedl, Giorgio Grioli, et al.. (2020). Benchmarking Hand and Grasp Resilience to Dynamic Loads. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 5(2). 1780–1787. 11 indexed citations
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Fina, Bernadette, Hans Auer, & Werner Friedl. (2020). Profitability of contracting business cases for shared photovoltaic generation and renovation measures in a residential multi-apartment building. Journal of Cleaner Production. 265. 121549–121549. 20 indexed citations
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Friedl, Werner, et al.. (2018). Human-Robotic Variable-Stiffness Grasps of Small-Fruit Containers Are Successful Even Under Severely Impaired Sensory Feedback. Frontiers in Neurorobotics. 12. 70–70. 6 indexed citations
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Friedl, Werner, et al.. (2015). "FRCEF: The new friction reduced and coupling enhanced finger for the Awiwi hand". elib (German Aerospace Center). 140–147. 14 indexed citations
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Friedl, Werner, et al.. (2013). A European benchmarking of continuity of supply regulation. 22nd International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2013). 1229–1229. 1 indexed citations
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Grebenstein, Markus, Maxime Chalon, Werner Friedl, et al.. (2012). The hand of the DLR Hand Arm System: Designed for interaction. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 31(13). 1531–1555. 169 indexed citations
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Chalon, Maxime, et al.. (2011). Impedance control of a non-linearly coupled tendon driven thumb. 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. 4215–4221. 17 indexed citations
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Petit, Florian, Maxime Chalon, Werner Friedl, et al.. (2010). Bidirectional antagonistic variable stiffness actuation: Analysis, design & Implementation. elib (German Aerospace Center). 4189–4196. 53 indexed citations
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Wimböck, Thomas, Christoph Borst, Alin Albu‐Schäffer, et al.. (2010). DLRs zweihändiger Humanoide Justin: Systementwurf, Integration und Regelung (DLR's Two-Handed Humanoid Justin: System Design, Integration and Control).. 58. 622–629. 1 indexed citations
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Chalon, Maxime, Maximilian Maier, Alexander Beyer, et al.. (2005). Spacehand: a multi-fingered robotic hand for space. elib (German Aerospace Center). 5 indexed citations
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Friedl, Werner. (2004). Berechnung niederfrequenter Beeinflussung von Rohrleitungen. 1 indexed citations
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Fickert, Lothar, et al.. (2004). 110-kV-Kabel / -Freileitung Eine technische Gegenüberstellung. 1 indexed citations
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Linhardt, P., et al.. (2004). Wechselstromkorrosion an Rohrleitungen - Modellbildung und elektrochemische Analysen. 2 indexed citations
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