Journal of Cyborg and Bionic Systems has achieved a major milestone in the 2025 Journal Citation Reports, earning an Impact Factor of 20.9 and placing 2nd in “Robotics” and 4th in “Engineering, Biomedical.” The result signals growing recognition for a journal positioned at the intersection of autonomous machines, bio-inspired mechanics, and hybrid living–nonliving system design.
Published as an open-access platform by the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) and distributed through the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the journal focuses on turning biological principles into engineered capabilities. Its mission emphasizes knowledge interchange and codesign strategies that translate biological function into robotic and biomedical technologies.
The journal’s scope spans robotics and biomedical engineering, including neural engineering and related areas. This breadth supports a research pipeline that moves from fundamental models of biological behavior toward devices capable of real-world interaction, measurement, and adaptation.
In indexing and reach, Cyborg and Bionic Systems is listed across major databases, including SCIE, EI, Scopus, PubMed, CSCD, DOAJ, and Inspec. Such coverage strengthens visibility for interdisciplinary studies that often require cross-community readership between engineering and life-science audiences.
A research highlight from the latest collection features a multimodal amphibious robot powered by soft electrohydraulic flippers. The approach demonstrates how compliant actuation can enable versatile locomotion across distinct terrains without relying on rigid, high-stress mechanical designs.
Other featured work includes bioinspired soft robotics for teleoperated endoscopic surgery, advancing dexterous manipulation and safer interaction. In parallel, progress in skeletal muscle tissue engineering is presented as a pathway from tissue regeneration to biorobotics, supporting future systems that combine living dynamics with engineered control.
The lineup also includes an earthworm-inspired pneumatic continuous soft robot enhanced by winding transmission, illustrating torque transmission strategies suited for distributed soft structures. Additional contributions cover flexible bioelectronics, piezoelectric sensing for low-trauma tissue penetration, and advanced brain–computer interface methods grounded in EEG transformer architectures.
Collectively, these publications reflect a viral trend in science communication: bionic systems that are not only functional, but adaptive—capable of sensing, learning, and safely interfacing with complex biological environments.
Keywords
Robotics; cyborg systems; bionics; soft robotics; neural engineering; biomedical engineering; bioelectronics; bioinspired actuators; brain–computer interfaces; open access science.
Subject of Research: Cyborg and bionic systems (robotics, biomedical engineering, neural engineering)
Article Title: Journal of Cyborg and Bionic Systems Achieves 2025 Impact Factor 20.9
News Publication Date: 2025 (Journal Citation Reports)
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References: Journal Citation Reports 2025 (Robotics; Engineering, Biomedical)
Image Credits: Beijing Institute of Technology, Journal of Cyborg and Bionic Systems
