Ximin He

12.6k total citations · 12 hit papers
139 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Ximin He is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ximin He has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 46 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 25 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Ximin He's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (59 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (44 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (19 papers). Ximin He is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (59 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (44 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (19 papers). Ximin He collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Ximin He's co-authors include Mutian Hua, Yusen Zhao, Shuwang Wu, Yousif Alsaid, Xinyuan Zhu, Yanfei Ma, Bowen Yao, Dong Wu, Yingjie Du and Imri Frenkel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Ximin He

135 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

Strong tough hydrogels vi... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2021 2021 2012 2019 2020 250 500 750 1000
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. Strong tough hydrogels via the synergy of freeze-casting and salting out
    2021 1.2k citations Mutian Hua, Shuwang Wu et al. Nature profile →
  2. Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogels with Broad‐Range Tunable Mechanical Properties via the Hofmeister Effect
    2021 672 citations Shuwang Wu, Mutian Hua et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  3. Synthetic homeostatic materials with chemo-mechano-chemical self-regulation
    2012 456 citations Ximin He et al. Nature profile →
  4. Soft phototactic swimmer based on self-sustained hydrogel oscillator
    2019 348 citations Yusen Zhao, Xuan Chen et al. Science Robotics profile →
  5. Superhydrophobic photothermal icephobic surfaces based on candle soot
    2020 323 citations Shuwang Wu, Yingjie Du et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  6. Somatosensory actuator based on stretchable conductive photothermally responsive hydrogel
    2021 248 citations Yusen Zhao, Chiao‐Yueh Lo et al. Science Robotics profile →
  7. A Roadmap Review of Thermally Conductive Polymer Composites: Critical Factors, Progress, and Prospects
    2023 231 citations Shengbo Ge, Zhanhu Guo et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  8. Tough Hydrogel Electrolytes for Anti‐Freezing Zinc‐Ion Batteries
    2023 193 citations Yichen Yan, Sidi Duan et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  9. Highly stretchable self-sensing actuator based on conductive photothermally-responsive hydrogel
    2021 183 citations Chiao‐Yueh Lo, Yusen Zhao et al. profile →
  10. Kirigami‐Inspired Pressure Sensors for Wearable Dynamic Cardiovascular Monitoring
    2022 158 citations Keyu Meng, Xiao Xiao et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  11. Sunlight-powered self-excited oscillators for sustainable autonomous soft robotics
    2023 106 citations Yusen Zhao, Zixiao Liu et al. Science Robotics profile →
  12. Highly Stretchable, Low‐Hysteresis, and Adhesive TA@MXene‐Composited Organohydrogels for Durable Wearable Sensors
    2024 105 citations Ying Liu, Yingjie Du et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ximin He 5.4k 2.8k 2.0k 1.7k 1.4k 139 10.2k
Ji Liu 5.7k 1.1× 2.6k 0.9× 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 1.9k 1.4× 215 11.0k
Leonid Ionov 4.7k 0.9× 3.4k 1.2× 1.0k 0.5× 815 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 141 8.5k
Wei Hong 6.1k 1.1× 4.1k 1.5× 1.3k 0.7× 967 0.6× 2.4k 1.7× 175 10.3k
Shaoting Lin 7.4k 1.4× 3.0k 1.1× 2.5k 1.2× 839 0.5× 2.9k 2.1× 83 11.1k
Ryan C. Hayward 5.6k 1.0× 5.5k 2.0× 1.9k 0.9× 1.8k 1.1× 959 0.7× 180 13.2k
Jeong‐Yun Sun 9.2k 1.7× 3.2k 1.2× 3.7k 1.8× 1.7k 1.0× 3.4k 2.5× 107 12.8k
Zi Liang Wu 6.6k 1.2× 4.6k 1.7× 2.4k 1.2× 914 0.5× 4.1k 2.9× 206 12.0k
Shaoxing Qu 4.8k 0.9× 3.4k 1.2× 1.7k 0.8× 883 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 258 8.8k
Hyunwoo Yuk 11.7k 2.2× 4.4k 1.6× 4.1k 2.0× 1.9k 1.1× 2.8k 2.1× 64 17.4k
Kenneth R. Shull 3.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 2.0k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 217 10.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Huang, Yuxiang, Juan Hu, Yahui Zhang, et al.. (2025). Multifunctional Bamboo Based Materials Empowered by Multiscale Hierarchical Structures—A Critical Review. Advanced Materials. 38(2). e07844–e07844. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Yunchuan, Yongzhe Zhang, Chao Yang, et al.. (2025). A Hierarchical Multimetal Oxides@Graphene Fabric Electrode with High Energy Density and Robust Cycling Performance for Flexible Supercapacitors. Nano Letters. 25(11). 4485–4493. 7 indexed citations
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Si, Muqing, Zixiao Liu, Wei Lu, et al.. (2025). Dynamic Bonding Enabled Ambient‐Driven Motors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 65(1). e18011–e18011.
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Zhang, Chuan Wei, Chi Chen, Sidi Duan, et al.. (2024). Hydrogel-based soft bioelectronics for personalized healthcare. 2(1). 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuhao, Ding Wang, Dong Liu, et al.. (2024). Microstructure-Reconfigured Graphene Oxide Aerogel Metamaterials for Ultrarobust Directional Sensing at Human–Machine Interfaces. Nano Letters. 24(38). 12000–12009. 13 indexed citations
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Meng, Keyu, Zixiao Liu, Xiao Xiao, et al.. (2024). Bioinspired Wearable Pulse Sensors for Ambulant Cardiovascular Monitoring and Biometric Authentication. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(39). 21 indexed citations
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Liu, Ying, Yingjie Du, Pengju Shi, et al.. (2024). Highly Stretchable, Low‐Hysteresis, and Adhesive TA@MXene‐Composited Organohydrogels for Durable Wearable Sensors. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(30). 105 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Anli, Huige Wei, Stephen A. Akinlabi, et al.. (2024). MXene/Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Nanosheet Scaffold Electrode toward High‐Performance Solid‐State Zinc Ion Supercapacitor. Small. 20(42). e2404011–e2404011. 37 indexed citations
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Su, Min, Jianting Fu, Zixiao Liu, et al.. (2023). All-Fabric Capacitive Pressure Sensors with Piezoelectric Nanofibers for Wearable Electronics and Robotic Sensing. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(41). 48683–48694. 27 indexed citations
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Ma, Yanfei, Zhizhi Zhang, Yingjie Du, et al.. (2023). Water-assisted strong underwater adhesion via interfacial water removal and self-adaptive gelation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(31). e2301364120–e2301364120. 32 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chunhui, Xiao Xiao, Yuheng Zhang, et al.. (2022). Bioinspired Anisotropic Slippery Cilia for Stiffness-Controllable Bubble Transport. ACS Nano. 16(6). 9348–9358. 33 indexed citations
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Hua, Mutian, Shuwang Wu, Yanfei Ma, et al.. (2021). Strong tough hydrogels via the synergy of freeze-casting and salting out. Nature. 590(7847). 594–599. 1178 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hua, Mutian, et al.. (2021). Tough‐Hydrogel Reinforced Low‐Tortuosity Conductive Networks for Stretchable and High‐Performance Supercapacitors. Advanced Materials. 33(26). e2100983–e2100983. 92 indexed citations
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Duan, Sidi, Shuwang Wu, Mutian Hua, et al.. (2021). Tendon-inspired anti-freezing tough gels. iScience. 24(9). 102989–102989. 23 indexed citations
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Hua, Mutian, et al.. (2021). Swaying gel: chemo-mechanical self-oscillation based on dynamic buckling. Matter. 4(3). 1029–1041. 93 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yucheng, Yusen Zhao, Zihang Peng, et al.. (2021). Ultrastretchable Polyaniline-Based Conductive Organogel with High Strain Sensitivity. ACS Materials Letters. 3(10). 1477–1483. 27 indexed citations
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Frenkel, Imri, Mutian Hua, Yousif Alsaid, & Ximin He. (2021). Self‐Reporting Hydrogel Sensors Based on Surface Instability‐Induced Optical Scattering. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(8). 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Shuwang, Mutian Hua, Yousif Alsaid, et al.. (2021). Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogels with Broad‐Range Tunable Mechanical Properties via the Hofmeister Effect. Advanced Materials. 33(11). e2007829–e2007829. 672 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ma, Yanfei, Mutian Hua, Shuwang Wu, et al.. (2020). Bioinspired high-power-density strong contractile hydrogel by programmable elastic recoil. Science Advances. 6(47). 167 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yusen, Xuan Chen, Xiaoshi Qian, et al.. (2019). Soft phototactic swimmer based on self-sustained hydrogel oscillator. Science Robotics. 4(33). 348 indexed citations breakdown →

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