| Recent advances in ionic polymer–metal composite actuators and their modeling and applications C Jo, D Pugal, IK Oh, KJ Kim, K Asaka Progress in Polymer Science 38 (7), 1037-1066, 2013 | 398 | 2013 |
| Ionic polymer–metal composite mechanoelectrical transduction: review and perspectives D Pugal, K Jung, A Aabloo, KJ Kim Polymer international 59 (3), 279-289, 2010 | 193 | 2010 |
| An IPMC-enabled bio-inspired bending/twisting fin for underwater applications V Palmre, JJ Hubbard, M Fleming, D Pugal, S Kim, KJ Kim, KK Leang Smart Materials and Structures 22 (1), 014003, 2012 | 133 | 2012 |
| Monolithic IPMC fins for propulsion and maneuvering in bioinspired underwater robotics JJ Hubbard, M Fleming, V Palmre, D Pugal, KJ Kim, KK Leang IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 39 (3), 540-551, 2013 | 117 | 2013 |
| An explicit physics-based model of ionic polymer-metal composite actuators D Pugal, KJ Kim, A Aabloo Journal of Applied Physics 110 (8), 084904, 2011 | 98 | 2011 |
| Electromechanically driven variable-focus lens based on transparent dielectric elastomer S Son, D Pugal, T Hwang, HR Choi, JC Koo, Y Lee, K Kim, JD Nam Applied optics 51 (15), 2987-2996, 2012 | 94 | 2012 |
| Nanothorn electrodes for ionic polymer-metal composite artificial muscles V Palmre, D Pugal, KJ Kim, KK Leang, K Asaka, A Aabloo Scientific reports 4 (1), 1-10, 2014 | 83 | 2014 |
| A bio-inspired multi degree of freedom actuator based on a novel cylindrical ionic polymer–metal composite material SJ Kim, D Pugal, J Wong, KJ Kim, W Yim Robotics and Autonomous Systems 62 (1), 53-60, 2014 | 83 | 2014 |
| A self-oscillating ionic polymer-metal composite bending actuator D Pugal, KJ Kim, A Punning, H Kasemägi, M Kruusmaa, A Aabloo Journal of Applied Physics 103 (8), 084908, 2008 | 72 | 2008 |
| A twistable ionic polymer-metal composite artificial muscle for marine applications KJ Kim, D Pugal, KK Leang Marine Technology Society Journal 45 (4), 83-98, 2011 | 52 | 2011 |
| Visualization of the cation migration in ionic polymer-metal composite under an electric field IS Park, SM Kim, D Pugal, L Huang, SW Tam-Chang, KJ Kim Applied Physics Letters 96 (4), 8, 2010 | 48 | 2010 |
| Design of a semiautonomous biomimetic underwater vehicle for environmental monitoring M Listak, G Martin, D Pugal, A Aabloo, M Kruusmaa 2005 International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and …, 2005 | 35 | 2005 |
| Physics based model of ionic polymer-metal composite electromechanical and mechanoelectrical transduction D Pugal University of Nevada, Reno, 2012 | 31 | 2012 |
| Self-oscillating electroactive polymer actuator D Kim, KJ Kim, Y Tak, D Pugal, IS Park Applied physics letters 90 (18), 184104, 2007 | 29 | 2007 |
| Physics-based modeling of mechano-electric transduction of tube-shaped ionic polymer-metal composite T Stalbaum, D Pugal, SE Nelson, V Palmre, KJ Kim Journal of Applied Physics 117 (11), 114903, 2015 | 27 | 2015 |
| Biomimetic robotic artificial muscles KK Jin, CH Ryeol, T Xiaobo, D Pugal World Scientific, 2013 | 26 | 2013 |
| Improving electromechanical output of IPMC by high surface area Pd-Pt electrodes and tailored ionomer membrane thickness V Palmre, SJ Kim, D Pugal, K Kim International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials 5 (2), 99-113, 2014 | 25 | 2014 |
| Modeling ionic polymer-metal composites with space-time adaptive multimesh hp-FEM D Pugal, P Solin, KJ Kim, A Aabloo Communications in Computational Physics 11 (1), 249-270, 2012 | 19 | 2012 |
| Modeling ionic polymer metal composites with COMSOL: Step-by-step guide D Pugal, T Stalbaum, V Palmre, KJ Kim Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015 | 16 | 2015 |
| IPMC mechanoelectrical transduction: its scalability and optimization D Pugal, P Solin, A Aabloo, KJ Kim Smart materials and structures 22 (12), 125029, 2013 | 16 | 2013 |
Kwang J. (Jin) KimDistinguished Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; also was with UNRVerified email at unlv.edu
