2026 Conor J. Walsh: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	78	601	568	210	191	305	25161

Overview

Conor J. Walsh is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Engineering, with a focus on Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation. Additional subfields include Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, notably Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Muscle Activation and Electromyography Studies, Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Spinal Cord Injury Research, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, as well as Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation.

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts include Louis N. Awad, Krithika Swaminathan, Richard W. Nuckols, Terry D. Ellis, and Tommaso Proietti. Their publications have appeared often in venues such as the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Advanced Materials Technologies, Science Robotics, and IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.

Recent papers published by this scientist illustrate a span of research interests and contributions. These include:

Ultra-sensitive and resilient compliant strain gauges for soft machines, 2020, Nature
Textile Technology for Soft Robotic and Autonomous Garments, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
Opportunities and challenges in the development of exoskeletons for locomotor assistance, 2022, Nature Biomedical Engineering
Artificial intelligence meets medical robotics, 2023, Science
Individualization of exosuit assistance based on measured muscle dynamics during versatile walking, 2021, Science Robotics

Best Publications

Pneumatic Networks for Soft Robotics that Actuate Rapidly

Bobak Mosadegh;Bobak Mosadegh;Panagiotis Polygerinos;Christoph Keplinger;Sophia W Wennstedt

1717
Citations
Soft robotic glove for combined assistance and at-home rehabilitation

Panagiotis Polygerinos;Zheng Wang;Kevin C. Galloway;Robert J. Wood

1712
Citations
Modeling of Soft Fiber-Reinforced Bending Actuators

Panagiotis Polygerinos;Zheng Wang;Johannes T. B. Overvelde;Kevin C. Galloway

959
Citations
A soft robotic exosuit improves walking in patients after stroke.

Louis N. Awad;Louis N. Awad;Louis N. Awad;Jaehyun Bae;Jaehyun Bae;Kathleen O’Donnell;Kathleen O’Donnell;Stefano M. M. De Rossi;Stefano M. M. De Rossi

648
Citations
Towards a soft pneumatic glove for hand rehabilitation

Panagiotis Polygerinos;Stacey Lyne;Zheng Wang;Luis Fernando Nicolini

630
Citations
Human-in-the-loop optimization of hip assistance with a soft exosuit during walking

Ye Ding;Ye Ding;Myunghee Kim;Myunghee Kim;Scott Kuindersma;Conor J. Walsh;Conor J. Walsh

594
Citations
A QUASI-PASSIVE LEG EXOSKELETON FOR LOAD-CARRYING AUGMENTATION

Conor James Walsh;Ken Endo;Hugh M. Herr

566
Citations
Mechanical Programming of Soft Actuators by Varying Fiber Angle

Fionnuala Connolly;Panagiotis Polygerinos;Conor J. Walsh;Katia Bertoldi

536
Citations
Capacitive Soft Strain Sensors via Multicore–Shell Fiber Printing

Andreas Frutiger;Joseph T. Muth;Daniel M. Vogt;Yiǧit Mengüç

492
Citations
A biologically inspired soft exosuit for walking assistance

Alan T. Asbeck;Stefano M.M. De Rossi;Kenneth G. Holt;Conor J. Walsh

467
Citations
Ultra-sensitive and resilient compliant strain gauges for soft machines.

Oluwaseun A. Araromi;Moritz A. Graule;Kristen L. Dorsey;Sam Castellanos

459
Citations
Automatic design of fiber-reinforced soft actuators for trajectory matching.

Fionnuala Connolly;Conor J Walsh;Katia Bertoldi

453
Citations
A lightweight soft exosuit for gait assistance

Michael Wehner;Brendan Quinlivan;Patrick M. Aubin;Ernesto Martinez-Villalpando

452
Citations
Wearable soft sensing suit for human gait measurement

Yiğit Mengüç;Yong-Lae Park;Hao Pei;Daniel Vogt

440
Citations
Reducing the metabolic rate of walking and running with a versatile, portable exosuit.

Jinsoo Kim;Giuk Lee;Roman Heimgartner;Dheepak Arumukhom Revi

434
Citations
Batch Fabrication of Customizable Silicone‐Textile Composite Capacitive Strain Sensors for Human Motion Tracking

Asli Atalay;Asli Atalay;Vanessa Sanchez;Vanessa Sanchez;Ozgur Atalay;Ozgur Atalay;Daniel M. Vogt;Daniel M. Vogt

423
Citations
Soft robotic sleeve supports heart function

Ellen T. Roche;Ellen T. Roche;Ellen T. Roche;Markus A. Horvath;Markus A. Horvath;Markus A. Horvath;Isaac Wamala;Ali Alazmani

422
Citations
Stronger, Smarter, Softer: Next-Generation Wearable Robots

Alan T. Asbeck;Stefano Marco Maria De Rossi;Ignacio Galiana;Ye Ding

416
Citations
Assistance Magnitude Versus Metabolic Cost Reductions for a Tethered Multiarticular Soft Exosuit

Brendan T. Quinlivan;Brendan T. Quinlivan;Sangjun Lee;Sangjun Lee;Philippe Malcolm;Philippe Malcolm;Denise M. Rossi;Denise M. Rossi;Denise M. Rossi

388
Citations
Robotic Artificial Muscles: Current Progress and Future Perspectives

Jun Zhang;Jun Sheng;Ciaran T. O'Neill;Conor J. Walsh

370
Citations
Mechanically programmable bend radius for fiber-reinforced soft actuators

Kevin C. Galloway;Panagiotis Polygerinos;Conor J. Walsh;Robert J. Wood

355
Citations
A Highly Sensitive Capacitive-Based Soft Pressure Sensor Based on a Conductive Fabric and a Microporous Dielectric Layer

Ozgur Atalay;Ozgur Atalay;Asli Atalay;Asli Atalay;Joshua Gafford;Joshua Gafford;Conor Walsh;Conor Walsh

339
Citations