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Advanced Materials and Mechanics

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Jiazhe Ma
Tsinghua University
2
Amin Montazeri
Boston University
3
Fuyao Sun
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
4
Haiyang Wu
Anhui Jianzhu University
5
Jian Zou
Hunan University of Technology
6
Yunsik Ohm
University of Washington
7
Ramin Hamzehei
University of Manitoba
8
Wei Li
University of Science and Technology of China
9
Shuihong Zhu
Fuzhou University
10
Yongyi Zhao
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Papers

1
Bioinspired structural hydrogels with highly ordered hierarchical orientations by flow-induced alignment of nanofibrils
Nature Communications|2024
178 cit.
2
A Versatile Microporous Design toward Toughened yet Softened Self‐Healing Materials
Advanced Materials|2024
124 cit.
3
Publication in Small (2024) [81 citations, W4395959944]
Small|2024
81 cit.
4
Non-reciprocity and asymmetric elasticity in twisting chiral metamaterials
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences|2025
49 cit.
5
Publication in Carbohydrate Polymers (2024) [47 citations, W4403360368]
Carbohydrate Polymers|2024
47 cit.
6
Liquid Crystal Elastomer Hollow Fibers as Artificial Muscles with Large and Rapid Actuation Enabled by Thermal‐Pneumatic Enhanced Effect
Advanced Functional Materials|2024
46 cit.
7
Smart liquid crystal elastomer fibers
Matter|2025
46 cit.
8
Bio-inspired design and 4D Printing of Multi‐stiffness Wavy Metamaterial Energy Absorbers/Dissipators with Shape Recovery Features
Engineering Structures|2025
38 cit.
9
Heterogeneous hexagonal honeycombs with nature-inspired defect channels under in-plane crushing
Materials Letters|2024
37 cit.
10
A light-fueled self-rolling unicycle with a liquid crystal elastomer rod engine
Chaos Solitons & Fractals|2024
29 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Ruike Renee Zhao
Stanford University
2
Qi Ge
Jiangsu University
3
Martin Kaltenbrunner
Johannes Kepler University of Linz
4
Lining Yao
University of California, Berkeley
5
Shengtong Sun
Donghua University
6
Pooya Sareh
University of Liverpool
7
Michael D. Bartlett
Virginia Tech
8
Hongshuai Lei
Beijing Institute of Technology
9
Rebecca Kramer‐Bottiglio
Yale University
10
Benjamin C. K. Tee
National University of Singapore

Papers

1
Soft robotic origami crawler
Science Advances|2022
421 cit.
2
Multi-environment robotic transitions through adaptive morphogenesis
Nature|2022
290 cit.
3
Spinning-enabled wireless amphibious origami millirobot
Nature Communications|2022
268 cit.
4
Centrifugal multimaterial 3D printing of multifunctional heterogeneous objects
Nature Communications|2022
218 cit.
5
Shape morphing mechanical metamaterials through reversible plasticity
Science Robotics|2022
188 cit.
6
Multimaterial 3D printed self-locking thick-panel origami metamaterials
Nature Communications|2023
183 cit.
7
Octopus-inspired adhesive skins for intelligent and rapidly switchable underwater adhesion
Science Advances|2022
179 cit.
8
Ultrafast small-scale soft electromagnetic robots
Nature Communications|2022
172 cit.
9
Inverse Design of Energy‐Absorbing Metamaterials by Topology Optimization
Advanced Science|2022
166 cit.
10
Highly conductive and stretchable nanostructured ionogels for 3D printing capacitive sensors with superior performance
Nature Communications|2024
165 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Zhigang Suo
Harvard University
2
John A. Rogers
Northwestern University
3
Jennifer A. Lewis
Harvard University
4
Zhong Lin Wang
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems
5
L. Mahadevan
Harvard University Press
6
H. Jerry Qi
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
7
Katia Bertoldi
Harvard University
8
Jian Ping Gong
Liaoning University
9
Metin Sitti
Koç University
10
Xuanhe Zhao
East China Normal University

Papers

1
Piezoelectric Nanogenerators Based on Zinc Oxide Nanowire Arrays
Science|2006
7.8k cit.
2
Flexible triboelectric generator
Nano Energy|2012
6.5k cit.
3
Nanobelts of Semiconducting Oxides
Science|2001
5.8k cit.
4
Highly stretchable and tough hydrogels
Nature|2012
5.3k cit.
5
Epidermal Electronics
Science|2011
4.6k cit.
6
Double‐Network Hydrogels with Extremely High Mechanical Strength
Advanced Materials|2003
4.4k cit.
7
Zinc oxide nanostructures: growth, properties and applications
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter|2004
3.6k cit.
8
Synthesis of Tetrahexahedral Platinum Nanocrystals with High-Index Facets and High Electro-Oxidation Activity
Science|2007
3.1k cit.
9
Triboelectric Nanogenerators as New Energy Technology for Self-Powered Systems and as Active Mechanical and Chemical Sensors
ACS Nano|2013
3k cit.
10
Biomimetic 4D printing
Nature Materials|2016
2.9k cit.

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