2026 Elliot W. Hawkes: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	48	1303	1200	524	452	136	8209

Elliot W. Hawkes publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elliot W. Hawkes sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 659+

This scientist: 136 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Elliot W. Hawkes D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elliot W. Hawkes sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

Elliot W. Hawkes is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the field of Engineering, encompassing multiple specialized subfields that include Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Control and Systems Engineering, and Plant Science.

Their work focuses on a range of main topics, notably Soft Robotics and Applications, Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence, Micro and Nano Robotics, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Robot Manipulation and Learning, Advanced Materials and Mechanics, and Robotic Path Planning Algorithms.

Recent publications by Elliot W. Hawkes include:

"Controlling subterranean forces enables a fast, steerable, burrowing soft robot," 2021, Science Robotics
"Bio-inspired geotechnical engineering: principles, current work, opportunities and challenges," 2021, Géotechnique
"Fluidic Fabric Muscle Sheets for Wearable and Soft Robotics," 2020, Soft Robotics
"An untethered isoperimetric soft robot," 2020, Science Robotics
"Hard questions for soft robotics," 2021, Science Robotics

The venues where Elliot W. Hawkes frequently publishes include arXiv (Cornell University), IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Science Robotics, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, and IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics.

Their collaborations involve several frequent co-authors, notably Nicholas D. Naclerio, Allison M. Okamura, Charles Xiao, Yon Visell, and Daniel I. Goldman.

Best Publications

A soft robot that navigates its environment through growth.

Elliot W. Hawkes;Elliot W. Hawkes;Laura H. Blumenschein;Joseph D. Greer;Allison M. Okamura

949
Citations
Programmable matter by folding

E. Hawkes;B. An;N. M. Benbernou;H. Tanaka

773
Citations
A robotic device using gecko-inspired adhesives can grasp and manipulate large objects in microgravity

Hao Jiang;Elliot. W. Hawkes;Christine Fuller;Matthew A. Estrada

313
Citations
Wolverine: A wearable haptic interface for grasping in virtual reality

Inrak Choi;Elliot W. Hawkes;David L. Christensen;Christopher J. Ploch

244
Citations
A Soft, Steerable Continuum Robot That Grows via Tip Extension.

Joseph D Greer;Tania K Morimoto;Allison M Okamura;Elliot W Hawkes

221
Citations
Micro artificial muscle fiber using NiTi spring for soft robotics

Sangbae Kim;Elliot Hawkes;Kyujin Choy;Matthew Joldaz

198
Citations
Series pneumatic artificial muscles (sPAMs) and application to a soft continuum robot

Joseph D. Greer;Tania K. Morimoto;Allison M. Okamura;Elliot W. Hawkes

196
Citations
A Multimodal Robot for Perching and Climbing on Vertical Outdoor Surfaces

Morgan T. Pope;Christopher W. Kimes;Hao Jiang;Elliot W. Hawkes

168
Citations
Engineered jumpers overcome biological limits via work multiplication

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167
Citations
Controlling subterranean forces enables a fast, steerable, burrowing soft robot

Nicholas D. Naclerio;Andras Karsai;Mason Murray-Cooper;Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin

166
Citations
Bio-inspired Geotechnical Engineering: Principles, Current Work, Opportunities and Challenges

Alejandro Martinez;Jason DeJong;Idil Akin;Ali Aleali

152
Citations
Design and implementation of a 300% strain soft artificial muscle

Elliot W. Hawkes;David L. Christensen;Allison M. Okamura

143
Citations
Fluidic Fabric Muscle Sheets for Wearable and Soft Robotics.

Mengjia Zhu;Thanh Nho Do;Elliot W. Hawkes;Yon Visell

142
Citations
Human climbing with efficiently scaled gecko-inspired dry adhesives

Elliot W. Hawkes;Eric V. Eason;David L. Christensen;Mark R. Cutkosky

138
Citations
Hard questions for soft robotics.

Elliot W. Hawkes;Carmel Majidi;Michael Thomas Tolley

137
Citations
A Multimodal, Enveloping Soft Gripper: Shape Conformation, Bioinspired Adhesion, and Expansion-Driven Suction

Yufei Hao;Shantonu Biswas;Elliot Wright Hawkes;Tianmiao Wang

127
Citations
An untethered isoperimetric soft robot

Nathan S. Usevitch;Zachary M. Hammond;Mac Schwager;Allison M. Okamura

126
Citations
The Gecko’s Toe: Scaling Directional Adhesives for Climbing Applications

E. W. Hawkes;E. V. Eason;A. T. Asbeck;M. R. Cutkosky

122
Citations
A novel low-profile shape memory alloy torsional actuator

Jamie K Paik;Elliot Hawkes;Elliot Hawkes;Robert J Wood

112
Citations
Vine Robots: Design, Teleoperation, and Deployment for Navigation and Exploration

Margaret M. Coad;Laura H. Blumenschein;Sadie Cutler;Javier A. Reyna Zepeda

108
Citations
Aggressive Flight With Quadrotors for Perching on Inclined Surfaces

Justin Thomas;Morgan Pope;Giuseppe Loianno;Elliot W. Hawkes

108
Citations
Grasping without squeezing: Shear adhesion gripper with fibrillar thin film

Elliot W. Hawkes;David L. Christensen;Amy Kyungwon Han;Hao Jiang

98
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark R. Cutkosky Stanford University

Allison M. Okamura Stanford University

Daniel I. Goldman Georgia Institute of Technology

Robert J. Wood Harvard University

Sean Follmer Stanford University

Jee-Hwan Ryu Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Michael T. Tolley University of California, San Diego

Philip N. Benfey Duke University

Mac Schwager Stanford University

Pamela C. Ronald University of California, Davis

External Links

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