Ying‐Chih Lai

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
73 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Ying‐Chih Lai is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ying‐Chih Lai has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 41 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 27 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ying‐Chih Lai's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (54 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (40 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (16 papers). Ying‐Chih Lai is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (54 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (40 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (16 papers). Ying‐Chih Lai collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, China and United States. Ying‐Chih Lai's co-authors include Zhong Lin Wang, Jianan Deng, Hsing‐Mei Wu, Ruiyuan Liu, Yung‐Chi Hsiao, Steven L. Zhang, Hengyu Guo, Simiao Niu, Zhen Wen and Changsheng Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Ying‐Chih Lai

71 papers receiving 5.2k citations

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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.

Actively Perceiving and Responsive Soft Robots Enabled by Self‐Powered, Highly Extensible, and Highly Sensitive Triboelectric Proximity‐ and Pressure‐Sensing Skins

2018 297 citations Ying‐Chih Lai, Ruiyuan Liu et al. profile →
Large-area, untethered, metamorphic, and omnidirectionally stretchable multiplexing self-powered triboelectric skins

2024 100 citations Beibei Shao, Yung‐Chi Hsiao et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Ying‐Chih Lai

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Kaushik Parida Singapore

Jinhui Nie China

Yaokun Pang China

Baodong Chen China

Aifang Yu China

Ju‐Hyuck Lee South Korea

Hong‐Joon Yoon South Korea

Wanchul Seung South Korea

Yu Ra Jeong South Korea

Soo Yeong Hong South Korea

Kaushik Parida Singapore

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ying‐Chih Lai

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Li, Lei, Bingyan Xie, Weichun Yang, et al.. (2025). High-performance green untethered non-contact triboelectric nanogenerator based on recycled leaf-derived graphite-like carbons for efficiently natural energy harvesting and self-powered intelligent classification. Nano Energy. 147. 111572–111572.

Shao, Beibei, Weichun Yang, Kai‐Yuan Hsiao, et al.. (2025). Clothing‐Integrated Multifunctional Ultrasensitive Triboelectric Acoustic Textile for Real‐Time Heart Sound Monitoring, Remote Communication, and Voice Assistant. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(8).

Shi, Yapeng, Yi‐Ting Chen, L. James Lee, et al.. (2025). Synergistically designed carbon-based hybrid non-contact triboelectric-and-electromagnetic nanogenerator with ultralong charge retention for wearable and ambient electromagnetic-waste energy harvesting and self-powered sensing. Materials Science and Engineering R Reports. 165. 100994–100994. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Wei, Haoxiang Ma, Yaxiaer Yalikun, et al.. (2024). Omni-directional harvesting of ocean wave energy using arch-shaped double-layered direct-current triboelectric nanogenerator. Nano Energy. 132. 110365–110365. 11 indexed citations

Chen, Jiann‐Yeu, et al.. (2024). Topological‐Insulator Nanocomposite and Graphite‐Like Tribo‐Charge‐Accumulating Fabric Enabling High‐performance Non‐Contact Stretchable and Textile‐Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators with Robust Charge Retention (Adv. Energy Mater. 37/2024). Advanced Energy Materials. 14(37). 1 indexed citations

Chen, Jiann‐Yeu, et al.. (2024). Topological‐Insulator Nanocomposite and Graphite‐Like Tribo‐Charge‐Accumulating Fabric Enabling High‐performance Non‐Contact Stretchable and Textile‐Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators with Robust Charge Retention. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(37). 14 indexed citations

Chang, Huan, Hongfa Zhao, Rui Qin, et al.. (2024). Theoretical modeling of triboelectric receiver transducer for mechanic-electrical transformations. Nano Energy. 129. 110039–110039. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Junqing, et al.. (2024). Tribotronics for bioinspired neuromorphic tactile perception and computing. MRS Bulletin. 50(2). 181–189. 3 indexed citations

Shao, Beibei, Yung‐Chi Hsiao, Jiann‐Yeu Chen, et al.. (2024). Large-area, untethered, metamorphic, and omnidirectionally stretchable multiplexing self-powered triboelectric skins. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1238–1238. 100 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lee, L. James, et al.. (2023). Fluoro-based organic small molecules as sliding crosslinkers for boosting stretchability and self-healability of polymers for hybrid human-motion sensing and energy harvesting. Nano Energy. 117. 108882–108882. 13 indexed citations

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Venkatesan, Manikandan, Fang‐Cheng Liang, Wei‐Chun Lin, et al.. (2023). Surface-enhanced fully nanofiber-based self-cleanable ultraviolet resistive triboelectric energy harvester for wearable smart garments. Nano Energy. 113. 108556–108556. 30 indexed citations

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Lai, Ying‐Chih, et al.. (2023). Breathable and Stretchable Multifunctional Triboelectric Liquid‐Metal E‐Skin for Recovering Electromagnetic Pollution, Extracting Biomechanical Energy, and as Whole‐Body Epidermal Self‐Powered Sensors. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(10). 39 indexed citations

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Li, Mengjiao, Hongwei Lu, Jiann‐Yeu Chen, et al.. (2022). Filling the gap between topological insulator nanomaterials and triboelectric nanogenerators. Nature Communications. 13(1). 938–938. 83 indexed citations

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Li, Lei, Yi‐Ting Chen, Yung‐Chi Hsiao, & Ying‐Chih Lai. (2022). Mycena chlorophos-inspired autoluminescent triboelectric fiber for wearable energy harvesting, self-powered sensing, and as human–device interfaces. Nano Energy. 94. 106944–106944. 32 indexed citations

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Lu, Hongwei, et al.. (2022). An Environmental‐Inert and Highly Self‐Healable Elastomer Obtained via Double‐Terminal Aromatic Disulfide Design and Zwitterionic Crosslinked Network for Use as a Triboelectric Nanogenerator. Advanced Science. 10(2). e2202815–e2202815. 32 indexed citations

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Lee, Ko‐Chun, Shih‐Hsien Yang, Che‐Yi Lin, et al.. (2021). Artificial mechanoreceptor based on van der Waals stacking structure. Matter. 4(5). 1598–1610. 7 indexed citations

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Yang, Jiayi, David Tang, Jin‐Ping Ao, et al.. (2020). Ultrasoft Liquid Metal Elastomer Foams with Positive and Negative Piezopermittivity for Tactile Sensing. Advanced Functional Materials. 30(36). 201 indexed citations

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Lai, Ying‐Chih, et al.. (2019). Entirely, Intrinsically, and Autonomously Self‐Healable, Highly Transparent, and Superstretchable Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Personal Power Sources and Self‐Powered Electronic Skins. Advanced Functional Materials. 29(40). 168 indexed citations

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Lai, Ying‐Chih, Di‐Yan Wang, Yuting Chen, et al.. (2012). Low operation voltage macromolecular composite memory assisted by graphene nanoflakes. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 1(3). 552–559. 45 indexed citations

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Lai, Ying‐Chih & Fei‐Bin Hsiao. (2010). Application of fuzzy logic controller and pseudo‐attitude to the autonomous flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers. 33(3). 387–396. 6 indexed citations

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