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Propulsion Mechanics

Propulsion Mechanics is a biomechanical framework that specifies the principles and forces governing the generation of forward motion in swimming through the coordinated interaction of limb movements and fluid dynamics.

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Publications

377

Fluid Mechanics of Propulsion by Cilia and Flagella

Christopher E. Brennen, Howard Winet · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics · 1977 · 951 citations

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Bacterial ratchet motors

Roberto Di Leonardo, Luca Angelani, Dario Dell’Arciprete et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 693 citations · Full text

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Hydromechanics of Aquatic Animal Propulsion

M. J. Lighthill · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics · 1969 · 677 citations

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Fish functional design and swimming performance

Robert W. Blake · Journal of Fish Biology · 2004 · 542 citations

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Mechanics and thermodynamics of propulsion

R. P. Kroon · Journal of the Franklin Institute · 1965 · 532 citations

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  1. JH
    John H. Costello

    Providence College, United States

    7 publications · 485 citations

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  2. SP
    Sean P. Colin

    Roger Williams University, United States

    7 publications · 485 citations

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  3. JW
    Joseph Wang

    University of California San Diego, United States

    6 publications · 833 citations

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  4. QH
    Qiang He

    Harbin Institute of Technology, China

    5 publications · 449 citations

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  5. JA
    Jeffrey A. Walker

    University of Southern Maine, United States

    4 publications · 643 citations

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Institutions

445

  1. Harbin Institute of Technology

    Harbin, China

    13 h-index

    61 publications

    3.4K citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    12 publications

    645 citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    8 h-index

    24 publications

    4.2K citations

  4. Providence College

    Providence, United States

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    7 h-index

    19 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems

    Stuttgart, Germany

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    990 citations

  7. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    7 h-index

    48 publications

    5.3K citations

  8. Roger Williams University

    Bristol, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    676 citations

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  1. Journal of Experimental Biology

    16 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. Physical Review Fluids

    PRFluids · 8 publications · 156 citations

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  3. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    7 publications · 689 citations

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  4. Soft Matter

    6 publications · 366 citations

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  5. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

    5 publications · 230 citations

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