Xin Dong

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Xin Dong is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xin Dong has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 30 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 24 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xin Dong's work include Soft Robotics and Applications (39 papers), Robot Manipulation and Learning (20 papers) and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (13 papers). Xin Dong is often cited by papers focused on Soft Robotics and Applications (39 papers), Robot Manipulation and Learning (20 papers) and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (13 papers). Xin Dong collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Xin Dong's co-authors include Dragoş Axinte, James Kell, Abdelkhalick Mohammad, Matteo Russo, Salvador Cobos-Guzmán, Mark Raffles, David Palmer, Mingfeng Wang, Andy Norton and Jingjun Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Materials & Design.

In The Last Decade

Xin Dong

52 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Continuum Robots: An Overview

2023 129 citations Matteo Russo, Xin Dong et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

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Xin Dong

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David T. Branson United Kingdom

James Kell United Kingdom

Abdelkhalick Mohammad United Kingdom

Han Yuan China

Girish Krishnan United States

Yong-Jae Kim South Korea

Yongsheng Zhao China

Edwardo F. Fukushima Japan

Guangbo Hao Ireland

Pushparaj Mani Pathak India

David T. Branson United Kingdom

Xin Dong

1.5k ×1.3

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1.1k ×1.2

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767 ×1.2

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120 ×0.7

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269 ×1.9

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Citations per year, relative to Xin Dong Xin Dong (= 1×) peers David T. Branson

Countries citing papers authored by Xin Dong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xin Dong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Xin Dong. 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 Xin Dong. The network helps show where Xin Dong may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xin Dong

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Wang, Xi Vincent, et al.. (2025). Development of a continuum robot with inflatable stiffness-adjustable elements for in-situ repair of aeroengines. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 95. 103018–103018. 1 indexed citations

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He, Chunying, et al.. (2025). Fast-moving thin soft-rigid hybrid robot driven by in-plane dielectric elastomer actuator. Smart Materials and Structures. 34(5). 55005–55005.

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Chang, Xiang, Xin Dong, Zhibin Song, et al.. (2025). Design of a Deployable Continuum Robot (DCR) With Coiling Mechanism. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 30(6). 4886–4898.

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Cao, Yong, et al.. (2025). Development and Experiment of Manta Ray-Inspired Robot Actuated by Dielectric Elastomer Actuator. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 10(10). 10466–10473.

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Wang, Xi, et al.. (2025). Bi-Stable Thin Soft Robot for in-Plane Locomotion in Narrow Space. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 10(7). 6568–6575.

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Russo, Matteo, et al.. (2024). Understanding friction and superelasticity in tendon-driven continuum robots. Mechatronics. 104. 103241–103241. 5 indexed citations

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Russo, Matteo, et al.. (2024). Helical Routing: Decoupling Segments of Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 30(3). 2257–2269. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Jing, et al.. (2023). An analytical differential kinematics-based method for controlling tendon-driven continuum robots. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 171. 104562–104562. 10 indexed citations

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Zeng, Tianyi, et al.. (2023). Efficient and Scalable Inverse Kinematics for Continuum Robots. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 9(1). 375–381. 8 indexed citations

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Dong, Xin, et al.. (2023). Design and Control of a Multiple-Section Continuum Robot With a Hybrid Sensing System. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 28(3). 1522–1533. 15 indexed citations

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Russo, Matteo, Xin Dong, Abdelkhalick Mohammad, et al.. (2023). Continuum Robots: An Overview. Advanced Intelligent Systems. 5(5). 21 indexed citations

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Russo, Matteo, Xin Dong, Abdelkhalick Mohammad, et al.. (2023). Continuum Robots: An Overview. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(5). 129 indexed citations breakdown →

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Russo, Matteo, et al.. (2022). Touching the Sound: Audible Features Enable Haptics for Robot Control. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine. 30(3). 56–68. 6 indexed citations

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Dong, Xin, Mingfeng Wang, Abdelkhalick Mohammad, et al.. (2022). Continuum Robots Collaborate for Safe Manipulation of High-Temperature Flame to Enable Repairs in Challenging Environments. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 27(5). 4217–4220. 53 indexed citations

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Robles-Linares, José A., Matteo Russo, Xin Dong, et al.. (2022). A Continuum Robot for Remote Applications: From Industrial to Medical Surgery With Slender Continuum Robots. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine. 30(3). 94–105. 41 indexed citations

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Axinte, Dragoş, et al.. (2022). Tasering Twin Soft Robot: A Multimodal Soft Robot Capable of Passive Flight and Wall Climbing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(12). 7 indexed citations

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Mohammad, Abdelkhalick, et al.. (2021). An Efficient Follow-the-Leader Strategy for Continuum Robot Navigation and Coiling. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 6(4). 7493–7500. 43 indexed citations

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Russo, Matteo, et al.. (2021). Cooperative Continuum Robots: Enhancing Individual Continuum Arms by Reconfiguring Into a Parallel Manipulator. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 7(2). 1558–1565. 29 indexed citations

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Dong, Xin, et al.. (2021). Design and Validation of a Novel Fuzzy-Logic-Based Static Feedback Controller for Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 26(6). 3010–3021. 49 indexed citations

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Dong, Xin, Jingjun Yu, Bin Chen, & Guanghua Zong. (2012). Geometric approach for kinematic analysis of a class of 2-DOF rotational parallel manipulators. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 25(2). 241–247. 22 indexed citations

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