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Propulsive Force Generation

Propulsive Force Generation is the biomechanical process in swimming physiology whereby aquatic locomotion is achieved through the application of reactive forces against water, distinguished by the coordinated neuromuscular activation of limb movements during stroke mechanics to produce forward thrust.

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The Propulsion of Sea-Urchin Spermatozoa

J. Gray, Gregory J. Hancock · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1955 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Hydrodynamics of Fishlike Swimming

Michael S. Triantafyllou, George S. Triantafyllou, Dick K. P. Yue · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics · 2000 · 953 citations

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Hydrodynamic Attraction of Swimming Microorganisms by Surfaces

Allison P. Berke, Linda Turner, Howard C. Berg et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2008 · 872 citations · Full text

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SLOCUM: an underwater glider propelled by environmental energy

Doug Webb, Philippe Simonetti, C. Jones · IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering · 2001 · 844 citations

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Force generation of organelle transport measured in vivo by an infrared laser trap

A. Ashkin, Karin Schütze, J. M. Dziedzic et al. · Nature · 1990 · 532 citations

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    Frank E. Fish

    West Chester University, United States

    10 publications · 824 citations

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  2. RN
    Ryu Nagahara

    National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, Japan

    8 publications · 373 citations

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  3. SG
    Shuxiang Guo

    Kagawa University, Japan

    8 publications · 244 citations

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  4. GL
    George Lauder

    Harvard University, United States

    8 publications · 721 citations

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  5. JR
    Jason R. Franz

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    8 publications · 302 citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    19 h-index

    88 publications

    6.2K citations

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    15 h-index

    35 publications

    6K citations

  3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    15 h-index

    49 publications

    2.8K citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    13 h-index

    28 publications

    3.4K citations

  5. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    12 h-index

    46 publications

    2.3K citations

  6. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    18 publications

    2.6K citations

  7. ESPCI Paris

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    27 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    11 h-index

    20 publications

    4.2K citations

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  1. Journal of Experimental Biology

    57 publications · 5.7K citations

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  2. Physics of Fluids

    15 publications · 683 citations

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  3. Journal of Biomechanics

    14 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 13 publications · 690 citations

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  5. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

    12 publications · 534 citations

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