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Most cited papers in Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms

Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms

What are the most cited papers in Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms?

The most cited paper in Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms is "Passive Dynamic Walking" (Tad McGeer, 1990), with 3,392 citations. Next come "Wing Rotation and the Aerodynamic Basis of Insect Flight" (2,661) and "Review of fish swimming modes for aquatic locomotion" (1,935).

Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 455 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Passive Dynamic Walking Tad McGeer · The International Journal of Robotics Research Apr 1990 3,392
2 Wing Rotation and the Aerodynamic Basis of Insect Flight Michael H. Dickinson, Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann, Sanjay P. Sane · Science 18 Jun 1999 2,661
3 Review of fish swimming modes for aquatic locomotion Michael Sfakiotakis, David M. Lane, J.B.C. Davies · IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering Apr 1999 1,935
4 Leading-edge vortices in insect flight Charles Porter Ellington, Coen van den Berg, Alexander P. Willmott et al. · Nature Open access Dec 1996 1,757
5 How Animals Move: An Integrative View Michael H. Dickinson, Claire T. Farley, Robert J. Full et al. · Science 7 Apr 2000 1,668
6 A Review of Morphing Aircraft Silvestro Barbarino, Onur Bilgen, Rafic M. Ajaj et al. · Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Jun 2011 1,434
7 Physics of microswimmers—single particle motion and collective behavior: a review J Elgeti, R G Winkler, G Gompper · Reports on Progress in Physics Open access 28 Apr 2015 1,409
8 Software techniques for two- and three-dimensional kinematic measurements of biological and biomimetic systems Tyson L. Hedrick · Bioinspiration & Biomimetics Jul 2008 1,401
9 Oscillating foils of high propulsive efficiency Jamie M. Anderson, Knut Streitlien, David Barrett et al. · Journal of Fluid Mechanics 10 Apr 1998 1,295
10 The aerodynamics of insect flight Sanjay P. Sane · Journal of Experimental Biology 27 Oct 2003 1,264
11 Note on the swimming of slender fish Michael James Lighthill · Journal of Fluid Mechanics Oct 1960 1,191
12 Magnetic Helical Micromachines: Fabrication, Controlled Swimming, and Cargo Transport Soichiro Tottori, Li Zhang, Famin Qiu et al. · Advanced Materials Open access 2 Jan 2012 1,180
13 Controlled Flight of a Biologically Inspired, Insect-Scale Robot Kevin Y. Ma, Pakpong Chirarattananon, Sawyer B. Fuller et al. · Science 2 May 2013 1,142
14 Body Form, Locomotion and Foraging in Aquatic Vertebrates Paul W. Webb · American Zoologist Feb 1984 1,131
15 The mechanics of running: How does stiffness couple with speed? Thomas A. McMahon, George C. Cheng · Journal of Biomechanics 1990 1,119
16 Learning quadrupedal locomotion over challenging terrain Joonho Lee, Jemin Hwangbo, Lorenz Wellhausen et al. · Science Robotics Open access 21 Oct 2020 1,112
17 The Simplest Walking Model: Stability, Complexity, and Scaling Mariano Matilla García, Anindya Chatterjee, Andy L. Ruina et al. · Journal of Biomechanical Engineering Apr 1998 1,104
18 Flying and swimming animals cruise at a Strouhal number tuned for high power efficiency Graham K. Taylor, Robert L. Nudds, Adrian L. R. Thomas · Nature Oct 2003 991
19 Recent progress in flapping wing aerodynamics and aeroelasticity W. Shyy, Hikaru Aono, Satish Kumar Chimakurthi et al. · Progress in Aerospace Sciences 15 Feb 2010 989
20 Hydrodynamics of Fishlike Swimming Michael S. Triantafyllou, George S. Triantafyllou, Dick K. P. Yue · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics Review 2000 975
21 Compliant leg behaviour explains basic dynamics of walking and running Hartmut Geyer, André Seyfarth, Reinhard Blickhan · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 11 Aug 2006 958
22 Autonomous Soft Robotic Fish Capable of Escape Maneuvers Using Fluidic Elastomer Actuators Andrew D. Marchese, Cagdas Denizel Onal, Daniela L. Rus · Soft Robotics Open access 21 Feb 2014 931
23 The Kinematics and Performance of Fish Fast-Start Swimming Paolo Domenici, Robert W. Blake · Journal of Experimental Biology 15 Apr 1997 928
24 Fish Exploiting Vortices Decrease Muscle Activity James C. Liao, David N. Beal, GEORGE V. LAUDER et al. · Science 28 Nov 2003 927
25 The First Takeoff of a Biologically Inspired At-Scale Robotic Insect Robert J. Wood · IEEE Transactions on Robotics Apr 2008 918
26 Optimal Thrust Development in Oscillating Foils with Application to Fish Propulsion George S. Triantafyllou, Michael S. Triantafyllou, Mark A. Grosenbaugh · Journal of Fluids and Structures Feb 1993 880
27 Controlled flight of a microrobot powered by soft artificial muscles Yufeng Chen, Huichan Zhao, Jie Mao et al. · Nature Open access 4 Nov 2019 871
28 Energetics of running: a new perspective Rodger Kram, C. Richard Taylor · Nature Jul 1990 841
29 A review of fish swimming mechanics and behaviour in altered flows James C. Liao · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access May 2007 838
30 PASSIVE AND ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL BY SWIMMING FISHES AND MAMMALS Frank E. Fish, GEORGE V. LAUDER · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics Review 17 Dec 2005 820
31 Learning robust perceptive locomotion for quadrupedal robots in the wild Takahiro Miki, Joonho Lee, Jemin Hwangbo et al. · Science Robotics Open access 19 Jan 2022 816
32 The aerodynamics of hovering insect flight. III. Kinematics C. P. Ellington · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 24 Feb 1984 816
33 A fluid-to-solid jamming transition underlies vertebrate body axis elongation Alessandro Mongera, Payam Rowghanian, Hannah J. Gustafson et al. · Nature Open access 4 Sep 2018 792
34 The aerodynamic effects of wing rotation and a revised quasi-steady model of flapping flight Sanjay P. Sane, Michael H. Dickinson · Journal of Experimental Biology 15 Apr 2002 779
35 The GRASP Multiple Micro-UAV Testbed Nathan Michael, Daniel Mellinger, Quentin Lindsey et al. · IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine Sep 2010 778
36 Shark-skin surfaces for fluid-drag reduction in turbulent flow: a review Brian Dean, Bharat Bhushan · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences 20 Sep 2010 769
37 The novel aerodynamics of insect flight: applications to micro-air vehicles C. P. Ellington · Journal of Experimental Biology Dec 1999 766
38 Aquatic animal propulsion of high hydromechanical efficiency Michael James Lighthill · Journal of Fluid Mechanics 11 Nov 1970 753
39 The control of flight force by a flapping wing: lift and drag production Sanjay P. Sane, Michael H. Dickinson · Journal of Experimental Biology Aug 2001 741
40 The Dynamics of Legged Locomotion: Models, Analyses, and Challenges Philip J. Holmes, Robert J. Full, Dan Koditschek et al. · SIAM Review 2006 736
41 Leg stiffness and stride frequency in human running Claire T. Farley, Octavio González · Journal of Biomechanics Feb 1996 735
42 Phototactic guidance of a tissue-engineered soft-robotic ray Sung‐Jin Park et al. · Science Open access 7 Jul 2016 733
43 Flapping and flexible wings for biological and micro air vehicles Wei Shyy, Mats Berg, Daniel Ljungqvist · Progress in Aerospace Sciences Jul 1999 731
44 Development of the Nano Hummingbird: A Tailless Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle Matthew T. Keennon, Karl Klingebiel, Henry Won · 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition Conference paper 9 Jan 2012 707
45 A light-driven artificial flytrap Owies M. Wani, Hao Zeng, Arri Priimägi · Nature Communications Open access 23 May 2017 705
46 Spanwise flow and the attachment of the leading-edge vortex on insect wings James M. Birch, Michael H. Dickinson · Nature Aug 2001 704
47 Flexible filaments in a flowing soap film as a model for one-dimensional flags in a two-dimensional wind Jun Zhang, Stephen Childress, Albert J. Libchaber et al. · Nature Dec 2000 696
48 The aerodynamics of hovering insect flight. II. Morphological parameters Charles Porter Ellington · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 24 Feb 1984 690
49 Stabilization of Lateral Motion in Passive Dynamic Walking Arthur D. Kuo · The International Journal of Robotics Research Open access Sep 1999 680
50 The aerodynamics of hovering insect flight. I. The quasi-steady analysis Charles Porter Ellington · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 24 Feb 1984 673

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