Papers
16
Total Citations
3,445
H-Index
13
About
Naoji Matsuhisa is a pioneering materials scientist and engineer whose research sits at the dynamic intersection of stretchable electronics, wearable technology, and neuromorphic sensing. His most celebrated contribution — a 2017 paper on printable elastic conductors using in situ-formed silver nanoparticles — has garnered over 730 citations, establishing a landmark approach to fabricating deformable conductive materials. Building on this foundation, Matsuhisa has shaped the broader field of stretchable conductors, authoring an influential 2019 review that has become essential reading for researchers designing next-generation wearables and soft robotics. His work extends beyond materials into sophisticated sensing architectures. His development of auxetic metamaterial-enhanced strain sensors and wrinkled ultrathin gold film capacitive sensors dramatically improved sensitivity in flexible devices, while his artificial sensory neuron systems — capable of tactile perceptual learning and visual-haptic fusion — represent a remarkable convergence of electronics and neuroscience, collectively accumulating over 700 citations. More recently, Matsuhisa has advanced plant-based actuators and bioinspired compliance sensors, demonstrating a remarkable breadth of vision. With a body of work consistently cited across materials science, robotics, and bioelectronics, he stands as a transformative figure in the future of human-machine interaction.
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Top Papers
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- 2Materials and structural designs of stretchable conductors556 citations · 2019
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- 4An Artificial Sensory Neuron with Tactile Perceptual Learning412 citations · 2018
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- 6An artificial sensory neuron with visual-haptic fusion303 citations · 2020
- 7An on-demand plant-based actuator created using conformable electrodes147 citations · 2021
- 8A bioinspired stretchable membrane-based compliance sensor146 citations · 2020
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