Xiaobin Ji

827 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 677 citations indexed

About

Xiaobin Ji is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaobin Ji has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 677 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 4 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 2 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Xiaobin Ji's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (5 papers), Dielectric materials and actuators (4 papers) and Soft Robotics and Applications (2 papers). Xiaobin Ji is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (5 papers), Dielectric materials and actuators (4 papers) and Soft Robotics and Applications (2 papers). Xiaobin Ji collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, China and France. Xiaobin Ji's co-authors include Herbert Shea, Sophie Cantin, Alae El Haitami, Vito Cacucciolo, Xinchang Liu, Yoan Civet, Yves Perriard, Matthias Imboden, Samuel Rosset and Frédéric Vidal and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Advanced Functional Materials and Construction and Building Materials.

In The Last Decade

Xiaobin Ji

9 papers receiving 660 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.

An autonomous untethered fast soft robotic insect driven by low-voltage dielectric elastomer actuators

2019 424 citations Xiaobin Ji, Xinchang Liu et al. Science Robotics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaobin Ji Switzerland	6	583	318	126	104	96	10	677
Yoan Civet Switzerland	10	755 1.3×	355 1.1×	133 1.1×	101 1.0×	131 1.4×	80	913
Canh Toan Nguyen South Korea	16	596 1.0×	210 0.7×	41 0.3×	150 1.4×	103 1.1×	28	665
Hoa Phung South Korea	16	570 1.0×	212 0.7×	42 0.3×	162 1.6×	88 0.9×	21	631
Tim Helps United Kingdom	13	570 1.0×	279 0.9×	122 1.0×	81 0.8×	30 0.3×	21	660
Hiroki Shigemune Japan	15	404 0.7×	289 0.9×	98 0.8×	46 0.4×	72 0.8×	51	565
Samuel Schlatter Switzerland	8	511 0.9×	162 0.5×	51 0.4×	48 0.5×	123 1.3×	11	560
Shiwei Xu China	8	394 0.7×	290 0.9×	62 0.5×	88 0.8×	28 0.3×	16	595
Ehsan Hajiesmaili United States	10	918 1.6×	485 1.5×	101 0.8×	53 0.5×	217 2.3×	11	1.1k
Daofan Tang China	11	392 0.7×	226 0.7×	128 1.0×	97 0.9×	38 0.4×	15	549
Nicholas Kellaris United States	10	979 1.7×	538 1.7×	195 1.5×	119 1.1×	41 0.4×	15	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaobin Ji

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaobin Ji

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaobin Ji

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

All Works

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Ji, Xiaobin, et al.. (2025). Vortex-induced vibration energy harvesting system using paratactic modified cylinders and PVDF cantilever beams. Ocean Engineering. 321. 120414–120414. 4 indexed citations

2.

Chen, Lei, et al.. (2024). Electric field induced mechanical flapping motors enabling soft robotic and wearable applications. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 376. 115662–115662. 1 indexed citations

3.

Zhou, Bochao, et al.. (2023). Multi-scale study of compound modified asphalt materials by waste cooking oil and organic montmorillonite on high temperature performance. Construction and Building Materials. 408. 133580–133580. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Chao, Tingting Xie, Xiaobin Ji, & Bochao Zhou. (2022). Effect of Organic-Montmorillonite on rheological performance of Bio-Asphalt composites with various oxidative aging. Construction and Building Materials. 342. 127945–127945. 9 indexed citations

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Ji, Xiaobin, Xinchang Liu, Vito Cacucciolo, et al.. (2020). Untethered Feel‐Through Haptics Using 18‐µm Thick Dielectric Elastomer Actuators. Advanced Functional Materials. 31(39). 152 indexed citations

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Ji, Xiaobin, et al.. (2020). Dynamic model and numerical simulation for a new eccentric rotary multiphase pump. Revista Internacional de Métodos Numéricos para Cálculo y Diseño en Ingeniería. 36.

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Ji, Xiaobin, Xinchang Liu, Vito Cacucciolo, et al.. (2019). An autonomous untethered fast soft robotic insect driven by low-voltage dielectric elastomer actuators. Science Robotics. 4(37). 424 indexed citations breakdown →

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Haque, Rubaiyet Iftekharul, et al.. (2019). Triboelectric‐TFT Flip‐Flop for Bistable Latching of Dielectric Elastomer Actuators. Advanced Electronic Materials. 5(10). 5 indexed citations

9.

Ji, Xiaobin, Alae El Haitami, Samuel Rosset, et al.. (2018). Stretchable composite monolayer electrodes for low voltage dielectric elastomer actuators. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 261. 135–143. 64 indexed citations

10.

Ji, Xiaobin, Samuel Rosset, & Herbert Shea. (2016). Soft tunable diffractive optics with multifunctional transparent electrodes enabling integrated actuation. Applied Physics Letters. 109(19). 11 indexed citations

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