Adrian L. R. Thomas

8.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
64 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

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Adrian L. R. Thomas is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Adrian L. R. Thomas has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 20 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 20 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Adrian L. R. Thomas's work include Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (37 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (17 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (16 papers). Adrian L. R. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (37 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (17 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (16 papers). Adrian L. R. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Adrian L. R. Thomas's co-authors include Graham K. Taylor, Charles P. Ellington, Alexander P. Willmott, Coen van den Berg, Robert L. Nudds, Simon M. Walker, Richard J. Bomphrey, Robert B. Srygley, Andrew Balmford and Matthew R. Evans and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Adrian L. R. Thomas

64 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Leading-edge vortices in insect flight

1996 1.4k citations Adrian L. R. Thomas et al. Nature profile →
Flying and swimming animals cruise at a Strouhal number tuned for high power efficiency

2003 759 citations Graham K. Taylor, Robert L. Nudds et al. Nature profile →
Details of Insect Wing Design and Deformation Enhance Aerodynamic Function and Flight Efficiency

2009 355 citations John Young, Simon M. Walker et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Adrian L. R. Thomas United Kingdom	39	5.1k	2.4k	1.5k	1.4k	1.1k	64	6.7k
Charles P. Ellington United Kingdom	23	5.7k 1.1×	2.8k 1.2×	1.0k 0.7×	984 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	29	6.4k
Graham K. Taylor United Kingdom	37	3.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	839 0.6×	746 0.5×	650 0.6×	147	5.3k
Tyson L. Hedrick United States	37	3.1k 0.6×	824 0.3×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	758 0.7×	109	5.4k
Frank E. Fish United States	45	3.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	627 0.4×	2.0k 1.4×	1.4k 1.3×	158	6.8k
Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann Germany	30	3.7k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	785 0.5×	728 0.5×	653 0.6×	62	4.7k
D. Weihs Israel	42	2.4k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	510 0.3×	1.7k 1.2×	2.0k 1.9×	149	5.7k
Robert Dudley United States	46	2.3k 0.5×	568 0.2×	3.4k 2.2×	2.2k 1.6×	1.2k 1.2×	157	7.6k
Sanjay P. Sane India	24	4.9k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	895 0.6×	604 0.4×	879 0.8×	58	5.9k
C. P. Ellington United Kingdom	21	2.5k 0.5×	982 0.4×	937 0.6×	667 0.5×	537 0.5×	30	3.4k
John J. Videler Netherlands	35	2.3k 0.5×	573 0.2×	546 0.4×	2.2k 1.5×	2.1k 2.0×	93	5.1k

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Thomas, Adrian L. R., et al.. (2018). 層流共流火炎中のすす及び芳香族種の分布に及ぼす燃料成分の影響(第2報)部分的予混合燃料【Powered by NICT】. Combustion and Flame. 189. 456–471. 6 indexed citations

Tian, Fang-Bao, John Young, Joseph C. S. Lai, et al.. (2018). Aerodynamic characteristics of hoverflies during hovering flight. Computers & Fluids. 183. 75–83. 18 indexed citations

Wilkes, Matt, et al.. (2017). Free Flight Physiology: Paragliding and the Study of Extreme Altitude. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 18(1). 90–91. 5 indexed citations

Thomas, Adrian L. R., et al.. (2017). Terminal attack trajectories of peregrine falcons are described by the proportional navigation guidance law of missiles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(51). 13495–13500. 65 indexed citations

Taylor, Graham K., et al.. (2016). Soaring energetics and glide performance in a moving atmosphere. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 371(1704). 20150398–20150398. 38 indexed citations

Taylor, Graham K. & Adrian L. R. Thomas. (2014). Evolutionary biomechanics : selection, phylogeny, and constraint. Oxford University Press eBooks. 23 indexed citations

Swann, Karl, Shane P. Windsor, Karen Campbell, et al.. (2012). Phospholipase C-ζ-induced Ca2+ oscillations cause coincident cytoplasmic movements in human oocytes that failed to fertilize after intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Fertility and Sterility. 97(3). 742–747. 45 indexed citations

Carruthers, Anna C., Simon M. Walker, Adrian L. R. Thomas, & Graham K. Taylor. (2010). Aerodynamics of aerofoil sections measured on a free-flying bird. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 224(8). 855–864. 43 indexed citations

Bomphrey, Richard J., Nicholas J. Lawson, Graham K. Taylor, & Adrian L. R. Thomas. (2006). Application of digital particle image velocimetry to insect aerodynamics: measurement of the leading-edge vortex and near wake of a Hawkmoth. Experiments in Fluids. 40(4). 546–554. 73 indexed citations

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Nudds, Robert L., Graham K. Taylor, & Adrian L. R. Thomas. (2004). Tuning of Strouhal number for high propulsive efficiency accurately predicts how wingbeat frequency and stroke amplitude relate and scale with size and flight speed in birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 271(1552). 2071–2076. 75 indexed citations

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Taylor, Graham K., Robert L. Nudds, & Adrian L. R. Thomas. (2003). Flying and swimming animals cruise at a Strouhal number tuned for high power efficiency. Nature. 425(6959). 707–711. 759 indexed citations breakdown →

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Srygley, Robert B. & Adrian L. R. Thomas. (2002). Unconventional lift-generating mechanisms in free-flying butterflies. Nature. 420(6916). 660–664. 313 indexed citations

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Thomas, Adrian L. R. & Graham K. Taylor. (2001). Animal Flight Dynamics I. Stability in Gliding Flight. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 212(3). 399–424. 144 indexed citations

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Thomas, Adrian L. R.. (1998). Reply from A.L.R. Thomas. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 13(12). 507–507. 2 indexed citations

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Thomas, Adrian L. R. & Joseph P. Garner. (1998). Are birds dinosaurs?. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 13(4). 129–130. 10 indexed citations

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Thomas, Adrian L. R.. (1997). The breath of life — did increased oxygen levels trigger the Cambrian explosion?. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 12(2). 44–45. 13 indexed citations

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Thomas, Adrian L. R.. (1997). On the Tails of Birds. BioScience. 47(4). 215–225. 66 indexed citations

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Balmford, Andrew, Ian L. Jones, & Adrian L. R. Thomas. (1994). How to Compensate for Costly Sexually Selected Tails: The Origin of Sexually Dimorphic Wings in Long-Tailed Birds. Evolution. 48(4). 1062–1062. 29 indexed citations

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Thomas, Adrian L. R.. (1993). On the aerodynamics of birds’ tails. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 340(1294). 361–380. 221 indexed citations

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Evans, Matthew R. & Adrian L. R. Thomas. (1992). The aerodynamic and mechanical effects of elongated tails in the scarlet-tufted malachite sunbird: measuring the cost of a handicap. Animal Behaviour. 43(2). 337–347. 122 indexed citations

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