About

Mingxing Zhang is a rising innovator in soft robotics and smart materials, whose work bridges actuation, sensing, and human–robot interaction. His research centers on developing multifunctional soft actuators and stretchable electronic textiles, with a particular focus on electrically and photoresponsive deformations for soft robots. Zhang’s most cited paper, "SMA-based soft actuators with electrically responsive and photoresponsive deformations applied in soft robots" (2022, 43 citations), introduces shape-memory alloy composites that respond to both electrical and light stimuli, enabling versatile, untethered motion in soft robotic systems. He also made significant contributions to wearable sensing with his stretchable conductive Ni@Fe3O4@Polyester fabric strain sensor (2020, 31 citations), which exhibits negative resistance variation and electromagnetic interference shielding—a dual-function design ideal for smart textiles and health monitoring. More recently, Zhang explored brain–computer interfaces for humanoid robot control (2024, 6 citations) and developed exceptionally strong, weldable MXene-xanthan gum films for humidity-driven and photothermal Marangoni actuators (2025). His work consistently integrates material science, mechanics, and control, earning recognition for advancing both fundamental understanding and practical applications in soft robotics and intelligent systems.

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H-Index
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81
Total Citations
20
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🏆 Most Cited Paper
SMA-based soft actuators with electrically responsive and photoresponsive deformations applied in soft robots
43 citations · 2022
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2022 (1 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 24
🏛 Institutions: Xi'an Jiaotong University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Shanghai University of Engineering Science

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