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Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Meixiang Wang
North Carolina State University
2
Ruzhan Qin
Guangzhou University
3
Shengshun Duan
Southeast University
4
Jeng‐Hun Lee
Pohang University of Science and Technology
5
Weon‐Guk Kim
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
6
Zequn Shen
Hangzhou Wanxiang Polytechnic
7
Chonghe Wang
University of California San Diego
8
Yimeng Ni
Wenzhou Medical University
9
Alberto Libanori
University of California, Los Angeles
10
Xiaole Cao
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Papers

1
Recent Advances in Flexible Pressure Sensors Based on MXene Materials
Advanced Materials|2024
366 cit.
2
Age of Flexible Electronics: Emerging Trends in Soft Multifunctional Sensors
Advanced Materials|2024
312 cit.
3
Publication in Advanced Functional Materials (2024) [196 citations, W4396615992]
Advanced Functional Materials|2024
196 cit.
4
Glassy gels toughened by solvent
Nature|2024
151 cit.
5
Highly Sensitive and Mechanically Stable MXene Textile Sensors for Adaptive Smart Data Glove Embedded with Near-Sensor Edge Intelligence
Advanced Fiber Materials|2024
36 cit.
6
Flexible mechano-optical dual-responsive perovskite molecular ferroelectric composites for advanced anticounterfeiting and encryption
Science Advances|2024
27 cit.
7
Venus Flytrap‐Inspired Data‐Center‐Free Fast‐Responsive Soft Robots Enabled by 2D Ni<sub>3</sub>(HITP)<sub>2</sub> MOF and Graphite
Advanced Materials|2024
24 cit.
8
See how your body works in real time — wearable ultrasound is on its way
Nature|2024
18 cit.
9
Hierarchically‐Interlocked, Three‐Axis soft Iontronic Sensor for Omnidirectional Shear and Normal Forces
Advanced Materials Technologies|2024
13 cit.
10
Five-for-five: Highlights from five recent noteworthy papers on ionogels
Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources|2024
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Qijun Sun
Northeast Forestry University
2
Jiefeng Gao
China University of Mining and Technology
3
Yunlong Zi
Guangdong University of Technology
4
Qi Ge
Jiangsu University
5
Zhong‐Shuai Wu
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
6
Martin Kaltenbrunner
Johannes Kepler University of Linz
7
Tailin Xu
Shenzhen University
8
Jianfeng Ping
Zhejiang University
9
Hoe Joon Kim
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
10
Shengtong Sun
Donghua University

Papers

1
Unraveling oxygen vacancy site mechanism of Rh-doped RuO2 catalyst for long-lasting acidic water oxidation
Nature Communications|2023
492 cit.
2
Recent status, key strategies and challenging perspectives of fast-charging graphite anodes for lithium-ion batteries
Energy & Environmental Science|2023
344 cit.
3
Room-temperature high-precision printing of flexible wireless electronics based on MXene inks
Nature Communications|2022
262 cit.
4
Piezoelectric energy harvesting systems for biomedical applications
Nano Energy|2022
252 cit.
5
Centrifugal multimaterial 3D printing of multifunctional heterogeneous objects
Nature Communications|2022
218 cit.
6
Insulating materials for realising carbon neutrality: Opportunities, remaining issues and challenges
High Voltage|2022
211 cit.
7
Multimaterial 3D printed self-locking thick-panel origami metamaterials
Nature Communications|2023
183 cit.
8
Unraveling the Design Principles of Battery‐Supercapacitor Hybrid Devices: From Fundamental Mechanisms to Microstructure Engineering and Challenging Perspectives
Advanced Energy Materials|2022
173 cit.
9
Ultrafast small-scale soft electromagnetic robots
Nature Communications|2022
172 cit.
10
Bioinspired interactive neuromorphic devices
Materials Today|2022
171 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Zhong Lin Wang
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems
2
Zhenan Bao
Stanford University
3
John A. Rogers
Northwestern University
4
Lei Jiang
Xiamen University
5
Takao Someya
RIKEN
6
John A. Rogers
Northwestern University
7
Zhigang Suo
Harvard University
8
Bin Ding
Shanghai Polytechnic University
9
Yury Gogotsi
Drexel University
10
Chengkuo Lee
National University of Singapore

Papers

1
Materials for electrochemical capacitors
Nature Materials|2008
16.1k cit.
2
Piezoelectric Nanogenerators Based on Zinc Oxide Nanowire Arrays
Science|2006
7.8k cit.
3
Flexible triboelectric generator
Nano Energy|2012
6.5k cit.
4
25th Anniversary Article: MXenes: A New Family of Two‐Dimensional Materials
Advanced Materials|2013
6.3k cit.
5
Nanobelts of Semiconducting Oxides
Science|2001
5.8k cit.
6
Highly stretchable and tough hydrogels
Nature|2012
5.3k cit.
7
Electromagnetic interference shielding with 2D transition metal carbides (MXenes)
Science|2016
5.1k cit.
8
Guidelines for Synthesis and Processing of Two-Dimensional Titanium Carbide (Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub><i>x</i></sub> MXene)
Chemistry of Materials|2017
4.9k cit.
9
Epidermal Electronics
Science|2011
4.6k cit.
10
Cation Intercalation and High Volumetric Capacitance of Two-Dimensional Titanium Carbide
Science|2013
4.2k cit.

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