Ziyu Ren

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Ziyu Ren is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ziyu Ren has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 17 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ziyu Ren's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (26 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (12 papers) and Soft Robotics and Applications (12 papers). Ziyu Ren is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (26 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (12 papers) and Soft Robotics and Applications (12 papers). Ziyu Ren collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and Türkiye. Ziyu Ren's co-authors include Metin Sitti, Wenqi Hu, Xiaoguang Dong, Li Wen, Zemin Liu, Tianmiao Wang, Ren Hao Soon, Immihan Ceren Yasa, Xingbang Yang and Patrick R. Onck and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ziyu Ren

33 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Multi-functional soft-bodied jellyfish-like swimming 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2021 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. Multi-functional soft-bodied jellyfish-like swimming
    2019 472 citations Ziyu Ren, Wenqi Hu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. Voxelated three-dimensional miniature magnetic soft machines via multimaterial heterogeneous assembly
    2021 223 citations Jiachen Zhang, Ziyu Ren et al. Science Robotics profile →

Peers

Ziyu Ren
Hamidreza Marvi United States
Andrew J. Petruska United States
Deepak Trivedi United States
Lindsey Hines United States
Xiaoguang Dong United States
Yufeng Chen China
E. Steltz United States
Sung-Hyuk Song South Korea
Shuguang Li China
Yiming Liang China
Hamidreza Marvi United States
Ziyu Ren
Citations per year, relative to Ziyu Ren Ziyu Ren (= 1×) peers Hamidreza Marvi

Countries citing papers authored by Ziyu Ren

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ziyu Ren

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ziyu Ren

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ziyu Ren. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ziyu Ren 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 Ziyu Ren. Ziyu Ren 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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Bao, Xianqiang, et al.. (2026). In situ mechanostimulation of biohybrid millirobots for enhanced cell functionality and delivery. Science Advances. 12(1). eadx9616–eadx9616.
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Wang, Che, et al.. (2026). 3D-printed low-voltage-driven ciliary hydrogel microactuators. Nature. 649(8098). 885–893.
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Song, Fei, et al.. (2025). An Improved Artificial Potential Field Method With Distributed Representation and Scale-Invariant Path Planning. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems. 18(1). 128–141.
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Bao, Xianqiang, Jianhua Zhang, Mingtong Li, et al.. (2025). Real-time in situ magnetization reprogramming for soft robotics. Nature. 645(8080). 375–384. 1 indexed citations
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Hao, Yufei, et al.. (2025). Adjusting the Interdigital Space and Hybrid Fingers of an Adaptive Gripper Utilizing a Single Motor. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 30(6). 5005–5016.
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Wu, Yingdan, Che Wang, Ziyu Ren, et al.. (2024). Wireless flow-powered miniature robot capable of traversing tubular structures. Science Robotics. 9(88). eadi5155–eadi5155. 14 indexed citations
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Feng, Wei, Aniket Pal, Tianlu Wang, et al.. (2023). Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Polymeric Coatings for Colorful Artificial Muscles and Motile Humidity Sensor Skin Integrated with Magnetic Composites. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(23). 46 indexed citations
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Ren, Ziyu & Metin Sitti. (2023). Design and build of small-scale magnetic soft-bodied robots with multimodal locomotion. Nature Protocols. 19(2). 441–486. 50 indexed citations
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Ren, Ziyu, Che Wang, Mingtong Li, et al.. (2022). Magnetically actuated gearbox for the wireless control of millimeter-scale robots. Science Robotics. 7(69). eabo4401–eabo4401. 59 indexed citations
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Soon, Ren Hao, Ziyu Ren, Wenqi Hu, et al.. (2022). On-demand anchoring of wireless soft miniature robots on soft surfaces. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(34). e2207767119–e2207767119. 18 indexed citations
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Ren, Ziyu, Mingchao Zhang, Zemin Liu, et al.. (2022). Soft-robotic ciliated epidermis for reconfigurable coordinated fluid manipulation. Science Advances. 8(34). eabq2345–eabq2345. 36 indexed citations
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Liu, Zemin, Meng Li, Xiaoguang Dong, et al.. (2022). Creating three-dimensional magnetic functional microdevices via molding-integrated direct laser writing. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2016–2016. 63 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiachen, Ziyu Ren, Wenqi Hu, et al.. (2021). Voxelated three-dimensional miniature magnetic soft machines via multimaterial heterogeneous assembly. Science Robotics. 6(53). 223 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Tianlu, Ziyu Ren, Wenqi Hu, Mingtong Li, & Metin Sitti. (2021). Effect of body stiffness distribution on larval fish–like efficient undulatory swimming. Science Advances. 7(19). 61 indexed citations
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Hu, Xinghao, Immihan Ceren Yasa, Ziyu Ren, et al.. (2021). Magnetic soft micromachines made of linked microactuator networks. Science Advances. 7(23). 102 indexed citations
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Dong, Xiaoguang, Guo Zhan Lum, Wenqi Hu, et al.. (2020). Bioinspired cilia arrays with programmable nonreciprocal motion and metachronal coordination. Science Advances. 6(45). 129 indexed citations
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Ren, Ziyu, Wenqi Hu, Xiaoguang Dong, & Metin Sitti. (2019). Multi-functional soft-bodied jellyfish-like swimming. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2703–2703. 472 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wen, Li, Ziyu Ren, Valentina Di Santo, et al.. (2018). Understanding Fish Linear Acceleration Using an Undulatory Biorobotic Model with Soft Fluidic Elastomer Actuated Morphing Median Fins. Soft Robotics. 5(4). 375–388. 60 indexed citations
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Ren, Ziyu, Xingbang Yang, Tianmiao Wang, & Li Wen. (2016). Hydrodynamics of a robotic fish tail: effects of the caudal peduncle, fin ray motions and the flow speed. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 11(1). 16008–16008. 49 indexed citations
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