Yu Kuwajima

737 total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 558 citations indexed

About

Yu Kuwajima is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Kuwajima has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 558 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 9 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Yu Kuwajima's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (16 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (11 papers) and Soft Robotics and Applications (10 papers). Yu Kuwajima is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (16 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (11 papers) and Soft Robotics and Applications (10 papers). Yu Kuwajima collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Italy and Indonesia. Yu Kuwajima's co-authors include Shingo Maeda, Vito Cacucciolo, Jun Shintake, Herbert Shea, Dario Floreano, Hiroki Shigemune, Yasuaki Kakehi, Matteo Cianchetti, Cecilia Laschi and Ardi Wiranata and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Yu Kuwajima

23 papers receiving 539 citations

Hit Papers

Stretchable pumps for soft machines 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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. Stretchable pumps for soft machines
    2019 339 citations Vito Cacucciolo, Jun Shintake et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Yu Kuwajima
R. Adam Bilodeau United States
Hiroki Shigemune Japan
Zhongbao Wang China
Ilse M. Van Meerbeek United States
Kitty Kumar United States
Daofan Tang China
Yiding Zhong China
Siyi Xu United States
Yegor Piskarev Switzerland
Canh Toan Nguyen South Korea
R. Adam Bilodeau United States
Yu Kuwajima
Citations per year, relative to Yu Kuwajima Yu Kuwajima (= 1×) peers R. Adam Bilodeau

Countries citing papers authored by Yu Kuwajima

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Yu Kuwajima's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Yu Kuwajima with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Yu Kuwajima more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Kuwajima

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Kuwajima

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
2.
Iwasaki, Hajime, et al.. (2025). Performance instability of EHD pump caused by turbulent flow. AIP Advances. 15(8).
3.
4.
Mao, Zebing, et al.. (2024). A Stretchable Jamming Gripper Grasping Flat Plates. IEEE Access. 12. 48764–48773. 4 indexed citations
5.
6.
Wiranata, Ardi, Zebing Mao, Yu Kuwajima, et al.. (2023). Computer-controlled ultra high voltage amplifier for dielectric elastomer actuators. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 100139–100139. 3 indexed citations
7.
8.
Abe, Keita, et al.. (2022). Low-Voltage Activation Based on Electrohydrodynamics in Positioning Systems for Untethered Robots. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 34(2). 351–360.
9.
Wiranata, Ardi, et al.. (2022). Electromechanical tensile test equipment for stretchable conductive materials. HardwareX. 11. e00287–e00287. 8 indexed citations
10.
Kuwajima, Yu, et al.. (2022). Soft-Skin Actuator Capable of Seawater Propulsion based on MagnetoHydroDynamics. 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). 10059–10065. 2 indexed citations
11.
Kuwajima, Yu, et al.. (2022). HydroMod : Constructive Modules for Prototyping Hydraulic Physical Interfaces. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 1–14. 19 indexed citations
12.
Shigemune, Hiroki, et al.. (2021). Wireless Electrohydrodynamic Actuators for Propulsion and Positioning of Miniaturized Floating Robots. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(7). 10 indexed citations
13.
Murakami, Taichi, Yu Kuwajima, Ardi Wiranata, et al.. (2021). A DIY Fabrication Approach for Ultra-Thin Focus-Tunable Liquid Lens Using Electrohydrodynamic Pump. Micromachines. 12(12). 1452–1452. 9 indexed citations
14.
Kuwajima, Yu, et al.. (2020). Optimization of the Electrode Arrangement and Reliable Fabrication of Flexible EHD Pumps. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 32(5). 939–946. 26 indexed citations
15.
Cacucciolo, Vito, Jun Shintake, Yu Kuwajima, et al.. (2020). Soft pumps for robots and wearables (Conference Presentation). 19–19. 1 indexed citations
16.
Cacucciolo, Vito, Jun Shintake, Yu Kuwajima, et al.. (2019). Stretchable pumps for soft machines. Nature. 572(7770). 516–519. 339 indexed citations breakdown →
17.
Shigemune, Hiroki, et al.. (2018). Stretchable Suction Cup with Electroadhesion. Advanced Materials Technologies. 4(1). 43 indexed citations
18.
Kuwajima, Yu, Hiroki Shigemune, Vito Cacucciolo, et al.. (2017). Active suction cup actuated by ElectroHydroDynamics phenomenon. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 470–475. 19 indexed citations
19.
Kuwajima, Yu, Shingo Maeda, & Hiroki Shigemune. (2017). Analysis of EHD pump with planer electrodes using FEM simulation. 1–3. 3 indexed citations
20.
Shigemune, Hiroki, Shigeki Sugano, Hideyuki Sawada, et al.. (2017). Swinging paper actuator driven by conduction electrohydrodynamics. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 379–384. 2 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by R. Adam Bilodeau Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hiroki Shigemune Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Zhongbao Wang Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ilse M. Van Meerbeek Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kitty Kumar Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Daofan Tang Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Yiding Zhong Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Siyi Xu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Yegor Piskarev Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Canh Toan Nguyen
Rankless by CCL
2026