Yuanhao Chen

4.0k total citations · 10 hit papers
78 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Yuanhao Chen is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuanhao Chen has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 16 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Yuanhao Chen's work include Advanced Materials and Mechanics (29 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (16 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (11 papers). Yuanhao Chen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Materials and Mechanics (29 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (16 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (11 papers). Yuanhao Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Finland. Yuanhao Chen's co-authors include Ling Wang, Cristian Valenzuela, Xiao Yang, Jiajia Yang, Pan Xue, Wei Feng, Xuan Zhang, Hari Krishna Bisoyi, Quan Li and Hao Zeng and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yuanhao Chen

72 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Near‐Infrared Light‐Driven Shape‐Morphing of Programmable... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2022 2021 2023 2022 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. Near‐Infrared Light‐Driven Shape‐Morphing of Programmable Anisotropic Hydrogels Enabled by MXene Nanosheets
    2020 313 citations Pan Xue, Hari Krishna Bisoyi et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. Bioinspired Phototropic MXene‐Reinforced Soft Tubular Actuators for Omnidirectional Light‐Tracking and Adaptive Photovoltaics
    2022 261 citations Mengyuan Yang, Yiyi Xu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  3. Stimulus-driven liquid metal and liquid crystal network actuators for programmable soft robotics
    2021 209 citations Pengfei Lv, Xiao Yang et al. Materials Horizons profile →
  4. Highly Conductive MXene/PEDOT:PSS‐Integrated Poly(N‐Isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogels for Bioinspired Somatosensory Soft Actuators
    2023 178 citations Pan Xue, Cristian Valenzuela et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  5. Bioinspired MXene-Based Soft Actuators Exhibiting Angle-Independent Structural Color
    2022 168 citations Pan Xue, Yuanhao Chen et al. Nano-Micro Letters profile →
  6. Bioinspired light-fueled water-walking soft robots based on liquid crystal network actuators with polymerizable miniaturized gold nanorods
    2022 149 citations Xiao Yang, Yuanhao Chen et al. profile →
  7. Highly Stretchable and Conductive MXene‐Encapsulated Liquid Metal Hydrogels for Bioinspired Self‐Sensing Soft Actuators
    2023 144 citations Shaoshuai Ma, Cristian Valenzuela et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  8. Light-driven dandelion-inspired microfliers
    2023 112 citations Yuanhao Chen, Cristian Valenzuela et al. Nature Communications profile →
  9. Mechanically Tunable Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Liquid Crystal‐Templated Chiral Perovskite Quantum Dots
    2024 71 citations Xuan Zhang, Lin Li et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  10. High-throughput printing of customized structural-color graphics with circularly polarized reflection and mechanochromic response
    2024 66 citations Jiajia Yang, Xuan Zhang et al. Matter profile →

Peers

Yuanhao Chen
Shingo Maeda Japan
Hyun Kim South Korea
James H. Pikul United States
Julie A. Jackson United States
Wei Yuan China
Dongdong Jin China
Xiao‐Qiao Wang China
Alvo Aabloo Estonia
Rui Xiao China
Shingo Maeda Japan
Yuanhao Chen
Citations per year, relative to Yuanhao Chen Yuanhao Chen (= 1×) peers Shingo Maeda

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yuanhao Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yuanhao Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yuanhao Chen 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 Yuanhao Chen. Yuanhao Chen 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
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Chen, Yuanhao, et al.. (2025). A Hybrid Variable-Stiffness Soft Back Support Device. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 10(4). 3238–3245. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiao, Yuanhao Chen, Zheng Cao, et al.. (2025). Bioinspired artificial phototaxis and phototropism enabled by photoresponsive smart materials. Materials Today. 87. 348–377. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Gao, Yuanhao Chen, & Xin Zhang. (2025). Percutaneous laser ablation vs. radical nephroureterectomy: a comparative study on renal pelvic tumors. International Urology and Nephrology. 57(7). 2127–2134.
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Valenzuela, Cristian, Shaoshuai Ma, Yuanhao Chen, et al.. (2025). Direct Ink Writing of 3D Chiral Soft Photonic Crystals. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(24). 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Ziwei, Jiajia Yang, Xin Yue, et al.. (2024). Near–infrared light–cured dental restoration materials with upconversion nanoparticles. Chemical Engineering Journal. 488. 150710–150710. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Jiajia, Xuan Zhang, Cristian Valenzuela, et al.. (2024). High-throughput printing of customized structural-color graphics with circularly polarized reflection and mechanochromic response. Matter. 7(6). 2091–2107. 66 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Jiajia, Yuan Liu, Yuanhao Chen, Ling Wang, & Wei Feng. (2024). Bioinspired Stretchable Polymers for Dynamic Optical and Thermal Regulation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(5). 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xuan, Lin Li, Yuanhao Chen, et al.. (2024). Mechanically Tunable Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Liquid Crystal‐Templated Chiral Perovskite Quantum Dots. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(22). e202404202–e202404202. 71 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Xuan, Lin Li, Yuanhao Chen, et al.. (2024). Mechanically Tunable Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Liquid Crystal‐Templated Chiral Perovskite Quantum Dots. Angewandte Chemie. 136(22). 15 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuan, Ran Bi, Xuan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Cephalopod‐Inspired MXene‐Integrated Mechanochromic Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Visible‐Infrared‐Radar Multispectral Camouflage. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(12). e202422636–e202422636. 24 indexed citations
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Chen, Yuanhao, et al.. (2023). Adherence to the Diabetes Risk Reduction Diet and Bladder Cancer Risk in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, Ovarian (PLCO) Cohort. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 32(12). 1726–1733. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Yuanhao, Cristian Valenzuela, Xuan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Light-driven dandelion-inspired microfliers. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3036–3036. 112 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Yuanhao, et al.. (2023). Online joint localization without user interactions. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 22351–22351.
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Yang, Mengyuan, Yiyi Xu, Xuan Zhang, et al.. (2022). Bioinspired Phototropic MXene‐Reinforced Soft Tubular Actuators for Omnidirectional Light‐Tracking and Adaptive Photovoltaics. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(26). 261 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xue, Pan, Yuanhao Chen, Yiyi Xu, et al.. (2022). Bioinspired MXene-Based Soft Actuators Exhibiting Angle-Independent Structural Color. Nano-Micro Letters. 15(1). 1–1. 168 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lv, Pengfei, Xiao Yang, Hari Krishna Bisoyi, et al.. (2021). Stimulus-driven liquid metal and liquid crystal network actuators for programmable soft robotics. Materials Horizons. 8(9). 2475–2484. 209 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xue, Pan, Hari Krishna Bisoyi, Yuanhao Chen, et al.. (2020). Near‐Infrared Light‐Driven Shape‐Morphing of Programmable Anisotropic Hydrogels Enabled by MXene Nanosheets. Angewandte Chemie. 133(7). 3432–3438. 21 indexed citations
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Xue, Pan, Hari Krishna Bisoyi, Yuanhao Chen, et al.. (2020). Near‐Infrared Light‐Driven Shape‐Morphing of Programmable Anisotropic Hydrogels Enabled by MXene Nanosheets. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(7). 3390–3396. 313 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Yansheng, Xin Zhang, Xuhui Zhu, et al.. (2019). Effect of increased renal pelvis pressure on the kidney of young pigs. Zhonghua shiyan waike zazhi. 36(1). 103–106. 1 indexed citations

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