Xuxu Yang

4.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
76 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Xuxu Yang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Xuxu Yang has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 32 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 15 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Xuxu Yang's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (43 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (29 papers) and Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (15 papers). Xuxu Yang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (43 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (29 papers) and Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (15 papers). Xuxu Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Malaysia. Xuxu Yang's co-authors include Tiefeng Li, Tao Xie, Chunxin Ma, Yingwu Luo, Wei Yang, Yiming Liang, Tao Chen, Tingyu Cheng, Guorui Li and Jiawei Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Xuxu Yang

70 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Fast-moving soft electronic fish

2017 723 citations Tiefeng Li, Guorui Li et al. Science Advances profile →
Bioinspired Anisotropic Hydrogel Actuators with On–Off Switchable and Color‐Tunable Fluorescence Behaviors

2017 449 citations Chunxin Ma, Xuxu Yang et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
3D printable elastomers with exceptional strength and toughness

2024 101 citations Zhuo Sun, Kaihang Zhang et al. Nature profile →
Hydro-locking in hydrogel for extreme temperature tolerance

2025 47 citations Xuxu Yang, Tuck‐Whye Wong et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xuxu Yang China	26	2.1k	1.4k	547	535	495	76	3.2k
Georgi Stoychev Germany	22	1.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	345 0.6×	445 0.8×	448 0.9×	37	2.7k
Lidong Zhang China	28	1.2k 0.6×	942 0.7×	259 0.5×	338 0.6×	350 0.7×	110	2.2k
Mutian Hua United States	25	2.5k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	978 1.8×	422 0.8×	819 1.7×	39	4.6k
Yusen Zhao United States	26	2.8k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	913 1.7×	501 0.9×	823 1.7×	43	4.9k
Yousif Alsaid United States	24	2.2k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	559 1.0×	512 1.0×	400 0.8×	29	4.3k
Tiefeng Li China	31	3.7k 1.8×	1.5k 1.1×	229 0.4×	515 1.0×	225 0.5×	102	4.5k
Guorong Gao China	26	2.0k 1.0×	896 0.7×	1.1k 1.9×	127 0.2×	639 1.3×	41	3.0k
Guodong Nian China	19	1.3k 0.6×	682 0.5×	473 0.9×	148 0.3×	307 0.6×	35	2.0k
Jinhye Bae United States	21	1.1k 0.5×	814 0.6×	206 0.4×	226 0.4×	233 0.5×	54	2.0k
Stephan Handschuh‐Wang China	34	2.9k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	298 0.5×	339 0.6×	461 0.9×	97	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Xuxu Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xuxu Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xuxu Yang

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All Works

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Wen, Xin, Kaihang Zhang, Baoyi Wu, et al.. (2025). Multi-mode geometrically gated encryption with 4D morphing hydrogel. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2830–2830. 8 indexed citations

Yang, Xuxu, et al.. (2025). Track foreign object image augmentation based on the proposed PLCA-pix2pixGAN method. Developments in the Built Environment. 24. 100754–100754.

Feng, Tao, Siyang Li, Zhe Wang, et al.. (2025). Twist-Induced bifurcation and path manipulation in compressed ribbons. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 206. 106328–106328.

Sun, Yue, Lin Chen, Tianle Wang, et al.. (2024). A Flatworm‐Like Hydrogel with Surface Double‐Network Structure for Re‐Programmable Multimode Actuations. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(1). 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Kaihang, Yihao Zhang, Xuxu Yang, et al.. (2024). Heterogeneous Growth of 3D Printed Polymer Network for Multi‐Material Integration. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(8). 2 indexed citations

Sun, Zhuo, Kaihang Zhang, Anyang Zhang, et al.. (2024). 3D printable elastomers with exceptional strength and toughness. Nature. 631(8022). 783–788. 101 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, L.Y, Yaoting Xue, Siyang Li, et al.. (2024). Tough and Functional Hydrogel Coating by Electrostatic Spraying. Small. 21(4). e2408780–e2408780. 6 indexed citations

Feng, Tao, Zheng Chang, Weijian Zhou, et al.. (2023). Tunable topological phase transition in soft Rayleigh beam system with imperfect interfaces. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 265. 108892–108892. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Kaihang, Jaewan Ahn, Feng Wang, et al.. (2023). Morph-genetic bamboo-reinforced hydrogel complex for bio-mimetic actuator. Chemical Engineering Journal. 463. 142391–142391. 19 indexed citations

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Lian, Chen, Yanlei Zhang, Kaihang Zhang, et al.. (2023). Multi-stimuli responsive, shape deformation, and synergetic biomimetic actuator. Chemical Engineering Journal. 480. 148205–148205. 26 indexed citations

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Cao, Xunuo, Weifeng Zou, Yi Xu, et al.. (2023). Design and modeling of an electro-hydraulic buoyancy adjustment actuator. AIP Advances. 13(10). 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Xuxu, Qian Zhao, Yaoting Xue, et al.. (2023). Sustainable Approach for the Synthesis of a Semicrystalline Polymer with a Reversible Shape-Memory Effect. ACS Macro Letters. 12(5). 563–569. 15 indexed citations

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Xue, Yaoting, Mingyu Chen, Jiasheng Cao, et al.. (2023). Adhesive cryogel particles for bridging confined and irregular tissue defects. Military Medical Research. 10(1). 15–15. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kaihang, et al.. (2023). Tunable Folding Assembly Strategy for Soft Pneumatic Actuators. Soft Robotics. 10(6). 1099–1114. 14 indexed citations

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Yang, Xuxu, Tuck‐Whye Wong, Haofei Zhou, et al.. (2022). Photo-triggered Sustainable Adhesive Based on Itaconic Acid. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 10(19). 6389–6401. 26 indexed citations

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Wang, Yecheng, Guodong Nian, Xuxu Yang, & Zhigang Suo. (2021). Lap shear of a soft and elastic adhesive. Mechanics of Materials. 158. 103845–103845. 18 indexed citations

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Wang, Qian, et al.. (2021). Synthesis and Characterization of Functional Monomer N‐Vinyl Formamide (NVF). Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 223(2). 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shuwen, Shubao Shao, Xuxu Yang, et al.. (2021). An enhanced flexoelectric dielectric elastomer actuator with stretchable electret. Smart Materials and Structures. 30(12). 125004–125004. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Tiefeng, Zhanan Zou, Guoyong Mao, et al.. (2018). Agile and Resilient Insect-Scale Robot. Soft Robotics. 6(1). 133–141. 113 indexed citations

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Li, Tiefeng, Guorui Li, Yiming Liang, et al.. (2017). Fast-moving soft electronic fish. Science Advances. 3(4). e1602045–e1602045. 723 indexed citations breakdown →

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