Zhanan Zou

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Zhanan Zou is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhanan Zou has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 9 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 5 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Zhanan Zou's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (19 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (8 papers) and Dielectric materials and actuators (7 papers). Zhanan Zou is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (19 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (8 papers) and Dielectric materials and actuators (7 papers). Zhanan Zou collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Zhanan Zou's co-authors include Jianliang Xiao, Wei Zhang, Chengpu Zhu, Xingfeng Lei, Shaoxing Qu, Tiefeng Li, Guoyong Mao, Chuanqian Shi, Raza Qazi and Kyung‐In Jang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Applied Physics Letters and Communications of the ACM.

In The Last Decade

Zhanan Zou

27 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Rehealable, fully recyclable, and malleable electronic sk... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2018 2016 100 200 300 400
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. Rehealable, fully recyclable, and malleable electronic skin enabled by dynamic covalent thermoset nanocomposite
    2018 432 citations Zhanan Zou, Chengpu Zhu et al. Science Advances profile →
  2. Epidermal mechano-acoustic sensing electronics for cardiovascular diagnostics and human-machine interfaces
    2016 333 citations Yuhao Liu, James J. S. Norton et al. Science Advances profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhanan Zou United States 17 1.5k 628 398 387 351 27 1.9k
R. Chad Webb United States 11 1.8k 1.2× 688 1.1× 503 1.3× 699 1.8× 278 0.8× 16 2.2k
Joonhwa Choi South Korea 18 1.3k 0.9× 438 0.7× 342 0.9× 588 1.5× 261 0.7× 20 1.8k
Inho Ha South Korea 18 1.9k 1.3× 632 1.0× 410 1.0× 697 1.8× 597 1.7× 26 2.5k
Fuqin Sun China 26 1.2k 0.8× 448 0.7× 290 0.7× 957 2.5× 273 0.8× 56 2.2k
Shutao Qiao United States 15 1.6k 1.1× 637 1.0× 409 1.0× 825 2.1× 306 0.9× 24 2.3k
Kyun Kyu Kim South Korea 13 1.6k 1.1× 627 1.0× 540 1.4× 539 1.4× 314 0.9× 22 1.9k
Mengjia Zhu China 19 1.4k 0.9× 399 0.6× 345 0.9× 461 1.2× 296 0.8× 38 1.8k
Yun Ling United States 19 1.4k 0.9× 417 0.7× 267 0.7× 596 1.5× 377 1.1× 48 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhanan Zou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhanan Zou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhanan Zou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhanan Zou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhanan Zou 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 Zhanan Zou. Zhanan Zou 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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Qiu, Ye, Zhanan Zou, Gregory L. Whiting, et al.. (2023). Deep-learning-assisted printed liquid metal sensory system for wearable applications and boxing training. npj Flexible Electronics. 7(1). 23 indexed citations
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Zou, Zhanan, et al.. (2021). Biomimetic Prosthetic Hand Enabled by Liquid Crystal Elastomer Tendons. Micromachines. 12(7). 736–736. 20 indexed citations
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Bui, Nam, Zhanan Zou, Phuc Nguyen, et al.. (2021). eBP. Communications of the ACM. 64(8). 118–125. 4 indexed citations
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Shi, Chuanqian, Zhanan Zou, Zepeng Lei, et al.. (2021). Stretchable, Rehealable, Recyclable, and Reconfigurable Integrated Strain Sensor for Joint Motion and Respiration Monitoring. Research. 2021. 9846036–9846036. 30 indexed citations
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Shi, Chuanqian, Zhanan Zou, Zepeng Lei, et al.. (2020). Heterogeneous integration of rigid, soft, and liquid materials for self-healable, recyclable, and reconfigurable wearable electronics. Science Advances. 6(45). 162 indexed citations
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Qazi, Raza, Adrian M. Gomez, Daniel C. Castro, et al.. (2019). Wireless optofluidic brain probes for chronic neuropharmacology and photostimulation. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 3(8). 655–669. 95 indexed citations
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Zhai, Yao, et al.. (2019). Tunable surface wrinkling on shape memory polymers with application in smart micromirror. Applied Physics Letters. 114(19). 16 indexed citations
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Hafeez, Hassan, Chuanqian Shi, Chang Min Lee, et al.. (2019). Improved design of highly efficient microsized lithium-ion batteries for stretchable electronics. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 29(7). 75008–75008. 5 indexed citations
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Sim, Kyoseung, Zhoulyu Rao, Zhanan Zou, et al.. (2019). Metal oxide semiconductor nanomembrane–based soft unnoticeable multifunctional electronics for wearable human-machine interfaces. Science Advances. 5(8). eaav9653–eaav9653. 257 indexed citations
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Shi, Chuanqian, Zhanan Zou, Zepeng Lei, et al.. (2019). Investigating the Self-Healing of Dynamic Covalent Thermoset Polyimine and Its Nanocomposites. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 86(10). 7 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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Jesuraj, P. Justin, Chuanqian Shi, Dong Hyun Kim, et al.. (2018). Direction-dependent stretchability of AgNW electrodes on microprism-mediated elastomeric substrates. AIP Advances. 8(6). 3 indexed citations
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Zou, Zhanan, et al.. (2018). Rehealable, fully recyclable, and malleable electronic skin enabled by dynamic covalent thermoset nanocomposite. Science Advances. 4(2). eaaq0508–eaaq0508. 432 indexed citations breakdown →
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Noh, Kyung Nim, Sung Il Park, Raza Qazi, et al.. (2017). Miniaturized, Battery‐Free Optofluidic Systems with Potential for Wireless Pharmacology and Optogenetics. Small. 14(4). 106 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuhao, James J. S. Norton, Raza Qazi, et al.. (2016). Epidermal mechano-acoustic sensing electronics for cardiovascular diagnostics and human-machine interfaces. Science Advances. 2(11). e1601185–e1601185. 333 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Tiefeng, et al.. (2014). Novel dielectric elastomer structures with electromechanical instability. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9056. 90560N–90560N. 4 indexed citations
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Mao, Guoyong, Tiefeng Li, Zhanan Zou, Shaoxing Qu, & Mingxing Shi. (2014). Prestretch effect on snap-through instability of short-length tubular elastomeric balloons under inflation. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 51(11-12). 2109–2115. 49 indexed citations
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Li, Tiefeng, Zhanan Zou, Guoyong Mao, & Shaoxing Qu. (2013). Electromechanical Bistable Behavior of a Novel Dielectric Elastomer Actuator. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 81(4). 39 indexed citations
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Zou, Zhanan, Tiefeng Li, Shaoxing Qu, & Honghui Yu. (2013). Active Shape Control and Phase Coexistence of Dielectric Elastomer Membrane With Patterned Electrodes. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 81(3). 22 indexed citations

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