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Robert F. Shepherd

Active 2002–2026

67
Papers
19,057
Citations
45
h-index
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Citations

Citations per year for Robert F. Shepherd1978: 6 citations1985: 1 citations1995: 1 citations1996: 2 citations1999: 1 citations2002: 1 citations2003: 1 citations2004: 2 citations2005: 8 citations2006: 13 citations2007: 12 citations2008: 13 citations2009: 18 citations2010: 11 citations2011: 18 citations2012: 40 citations2013: 98 citations2014: 132 citations2015: 238 citations2016: 304 citations2017: 456 citations2018: 683 citations2019: 773 citations2020: 863 citations2021: 890 citations2022: 744 citations2023: 690 citations2024: 746 citations2025: 472 citations2026: 43 citations1979–1984: no citations, so these years are not shown1986–1994: no citations, so these years are not shown1997–1998: no citations, so these years are not shown2000–2001: no citations, so these years are not shown

Citation sources

Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 1,499 citing papers, 25% of this breakdownChina: 1,455 citing papers, 24.3% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 350 citing papers, 5.8% of this breakdownSouth Korea: 308 citing papers, 5.1% of this breakdownJapan: 295 citing papers, 4.9% of this breakdownGermany: 218 citing papers, 3.6% of this breakdownSingapore: 213 citing papers, 3.6% of this breakdownHong Kong: 178 citing papers, 3% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 162 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownItaly: 162 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownAustralia: 134 citing papers, 2.2% of this breakdownCanada: 120 citing papers, 2% of this breakdown
0%25%Other 15.1%

Institutions

Fields

  • Engineering81.7%
  • Neuroscience4.2%
  • Materials Science3%
  • Physics and Astronomy2.8%
  • Computer Science2.4%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2%
  • Other3.9%

Topics

  • Soft Robotics and Applications15.8%
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials15.2%
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions6.8%
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence6%
  • Robot Manipulation and Learning5.9%
  • Micro and Nano Robotics5.4%
  • Other44.9%

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  1. Optoelectronically innervated soft prosthetic hand via stretchable optical waveguides

    Authors: Huichan Zhao, Kevin W. O’Brien, Shuo Li, Robert F. Shepherd - Science Robotics, Sci. Robotics 2016 cited by 946

  2. Soft Robotics: Review of Fluid‐Driven Intrinsically Soft Devices; Manufacturing, Sensing, Control, and Applications in Human‐Robot Interaction

    Authors: Panagiotis Polygerinos, Nikolaus Correll, Stephen A. Morin, Bobak Mosadegh, Çağdaş D. Önal, Kirstin Petersen, Matteo Cianchetti, Michael T. Tolley, Robert F. Shepherd - Advanced Engineering Materials 2017 cited by 1,029

  3. Pneumatic Networks for Soft Robotics that Actuate Rapidly

    Authors: Bobak Mosadegh, Panagiotis Polygerinos, Christoph Keplinger, Sophia Wennstedt, Robert F. Shepherd, Unmukt Gupta, Jongmin Shim, Katia Bertoldi, Conor J. Walsh, George M. Whitesides - Advanced Functional Materials 2014 cited by 1,566

  4. Multigait soft robot

    Authors: Robert F. Shepherd, Filip Ilievski, Wonjae Choi, Stephen A. Morin, Adam A. Stokes, Aaron D. Mazzeo, Xin Chen, Michael Wang, George M. Whitesides - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2011 cited by 2,065

  5. Highly stretchable electroluminescent skin for optical signaling and tactile sensing

    Authors: Chris Larson, Bryan Peele, Shuo Li, Sanlin S. Robinson, Massimo Totaro, Lucia Beccai, Barbara Mazzolai, Robert F. Shepherd - Science 2016 cited by 1,397

  6. Stretchable distributed fiber-optic sensors

    Authors: Hedan Bai, Shuo Li, Jose Barreiros, Yaqi Tu, Clifford R. Pollock, Robert F. Shepherd - Science 2020 cited by 469

  7. Soft Robotics for Chemists

    Authors: Filip Ilievski, Aaron D. Mazzeo, Robert F. Shepherd, Xin Chen, George M. Whitesides - Angewandte Chemie 2011 cited by 1,372

  8. A Resilient, Untethered Soft Robot

    Authors: Michael T. Tolley, Robert F. Shepherd, Bobak Mosadegh, Kevin C. Galloway, Michael Wehner, Michael Karpelson, Robert J. Wood, George M. Whitesides - Soft Robotics 2014 cited by 1,075

  9. 3D printing of soft robotic systems

    Authors: Thomas J. Wallin, James H. Pikul, Robert F. Shepherd - Nature Reviews Materials 2018 cited by 923

  10. Towards enduring autonomous robots via embodied energy

    Authors: Cameron A. Aubin, Benjamin Gorissen, Edoardo Milana, Philip R. Buskohl, Nathan Lazarus, Geoffrey A. Slipher, Christoph Keplinger, Josh Bongard, Fumiya Iida, Jennifer A. Lewis, Robert F. Shepherd - Nature 2022 cited by 224

  11. A transparent, self-healing and high-κ dielectric for low-field-emission stretchable optoelectronics

    Authors: Yu Jun Tan, Hareesh Godaba, Ge Chen, Siew Ting Melissa Tan, Guanxiang Wan, Guojingxian Li, Pui Mun Lee, Yongqing Cai, Si Li, Robert F. Shepherd, John S. Ho, Benjamin C. K. Tee - Nature Materials 2019 cited by 290

  12. Elastomeric Haptic Devices for Virtual and Augmented Reality

    Authors: Hedan Bai, Shuo Li, Robert F. Shepherd - Advanced Functional Materials 2021 cited by 104

  13. Stretchable surfaces with programmable 3D texture morphing for synthetic camouflaging skins

    Authors: James H. Pikul, Shuo Li, Hedan Bai, Roger T. Hanlon, Itai Cohen, Robert F. Shepherd - Science 2017 cited by 304

  14. Haptic perception using optoelectronic robotic flesh for embodied artificially intelligent agents

    Authors: Jose A. Barreiros, Artemis Xu, Sofya Pugach, Narahari Iyengar, Graeme Troxell, Alexander Cornwell, Samantha Hong, Bart Selman, Robert F. Shepherd - Science Robotics, Sci. Robotics 2022 cited by 63

  15. Soft optoelectronic sensory foams with proprioception

    Authors: Ilse M. Van Meerbeek, Christopher De, Robert F. Shepherd - Science Robotics, Sci. Robotics 2018 cited by 206

  16. Camouflage and Display for Soft Machines

    Authors: Stephen A. Morin, Robert F. Shepherd, Sen Wai Kwok, Adam A. Stokes, Alex Nemiroski, George M. Whitesides - Science 2012 cited by 770

  17. Electrolytic vascular systems for energy-dense robots

    Authors: Cameron A. Aubin, Snehashis Choudhury, Rhiannon Jerch, Lynden A. Archer, James H. Pikul, Robert F. Shepherd - Nature 2019 cited by 224

  18. Autonomic perspiration in 3D-printed hydrogel actuators

    Authors: Anand Kumar Mishra, Thomas J. Wallin, Wenyang Pan, Patricia Xu, Kaiyang Wang, Emmanuel P. Giannelis, Barbara Mazzolai, Robert F. Shepherd - Science Robotics, Sci. Robotics 2020 cited by 205

  19. Robotic Tentacles with Three‐Dimensional Mobility Based on Flexible Elastomers

    Authors: Ramsés V. Martínez, Jamie L. Branch, Carina R. Fish, Lihua Jin, Robert F. Shepherd, Rui M. D. Nunes, Zhigang Suo, George M. Whitesides - Advanced Materials 2012 cited by 712

  20. Autonomous self-healing optical sensors for damage intelligent soft-bodied systems

    Authors: Hedan Bai, Young Seong Kim, Robert F. Shepherd - Science Advances 2022 cited by 74

  21. A Helping Hand: Soft Orthosis with Integrated Optical Strain Sensors and EMG Control

    Authors: Huichan Zhao, Jonathan Jalving, Rukang Huang, Ross A. Knepper, Andy Ruina, Robert F. Shepherd - IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE Robotics Autom. Mag. 2016 cited by 188

  22. An untethered jumping soft robot

    Authors: Michael Thomas Tolley, Robert F. Shepherd, Michael Karpelson, Nicholas W. Bartlett, Kevin C. Galloway, Michael F. Wehner, Rui Nunes, George M. Whitesides, Robert J. Wood - IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2014 cited by 194

  23. Digital light processing of liquid crystal elastomers for self-sensing artificial muscles

    Authors: Shuo Li, Hedan Bai, Zheng Liu, Xinyue Zhang, Chuqi Huang, Lennard W. Wiesner, Meredith N. Silberstein, Robert F. Shepherd - Science Advances 2021 cited by 258

  24. Optical lace for synthetic afferent neural networks

    Authors: Patricia Xu, Anand Kumar Mishra, Hedan Bai, Cameron A. Aubin, Letizia Zullo, Robert F. Shepherd - Science Robotics, Sci. Robotics 2019 cited by 91