David Barrett

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
8 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

David Barrett is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David Barrett has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 4 papers in Computational Mechanics and 2 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in David Barrett's work include Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (5 papers), Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems (3 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (3 papers). David Barrett is often cited by papers focused on Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (5 papers), Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems (3 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (3 papers). David Barrett collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Norway. David Barrett's co-authors include Michael S. Triantafyllou, Knut Streitlien, Jamie M. Anderson, Michael Triantafyllou, Mark A. Grosenbaugh, Wolfgang Mathis, Dick K. P. Yue, George S. Triantafyllou, Sverre Steen and J. M. Anderson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Ocean Engineering and APS.

In The Last Decade

David Barrett

7 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Oscillating foils of high propulsive efficiency

1998 1.0k citations Jamie M. Anderson, Knut Streitlien et al. Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
Drag reduction in fish-like locomotion

1999 419 citations David Barrett, Michael Triantafyllou et al. Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Barrett United States	5	1.6k	785	505	308	295	8	1.8k
Jamie M. Anderson United States	6	1.5k 0.9×	684 0.9×	434 0.9×	275 0.9×	332 1.1×	11	1.7k
Meliha Bozkurttas United States	13	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	342 0.7×	210 0.7×	195 0.7×	18	1.8k
Knut Streitlien United States	8	1.2k 0.8×	661 0.8×	300 0.6×	168 0.5×	221 0.7×	11	1.4k
Chang-Kwon Kang United States	20	2.3k 1.4×	1.4k 1.8×	128 0.3×	297 1.0×	252 0.9×	72	2.4k
Keith W. Moored United States	19	1.0k 0.6×	452 0.6×	257 0.5×	366 1.2×	144 0.5×	48	1.3k
Benjamin Thiria France	19	885 0.5×	581 0.7×	171 0.3×	379 1.2×	162 0.5×	48	1.3k
Hikaru Aono Japan	27	3.1k 1.9×	2.2k 2.8×	149 0.3×	275 0.9×	276 0.9×	111	3.4k
Gabriel D. Weymouth United Kingdom	21	678 0.4×	890 1.1×	391 0.8×	218 0.7×	76 0.3×	70	1.5k
Hoang Vu Phan South Korea	22	1.2k 0.7×	258 0.3×	198 0.4×	347 1.1×	202 0.7×	47	1.3k
Matthew Keennon United States	9	966 0.6×	249 0.3×	116 0.2×	159 0.5×	118 0.4×	14	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by David Barrett

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Barrett

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Barrett

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Barrett. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Barrett based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David Barrett. David Barrett is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Steen, Sverre, et al.. (2024). Active wave energy extraction by hydrofoil vessels through deep reinforcement learning-based flight control. Ocean Engineering. 312. 119236–119236. 2 indexed citations

2.

Barrett, David, et al.. (2002). The optimal control of a flexible hull robotic undersea vehicle propelled by an oscillating foil. 1–9. 121 indexed citations

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Barrett, David, Michael Triantafyllou, Dick K. P. Yue, Mark A. Grosenbaugh, & Wolfgang Mathis. (1999). Drag reduction in fish-like locomotion. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 392. 183–212. 419 indexed citations breakdown →

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Anderson, Jamie M., Knut Streitlien, David Barrett, & Michael S. Triantafyllou. (1998). Oscillating foils of high propulsive efficiency. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 360. 41–72. 1006 indexed citations breakdown →

5.

Anderson, J. M., David Barrett, Knut Streitlien, & Michael S. Triantafyllou. (1997). Flapping Foils of High Propulsive Efficiency. APS. 4 indexed citations

6.

Barrett, David, et al.. (1996). A Force Sensor System for the Robotuna Project.. 1 indexed citations

7.

Triantafyllou, Michael, et al.. (1994). Active vorticity control in a shear flow using a flapping foil. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 274. 1–21. 231 indexed citations

8.

Barrett, David. (1970). The powered nacelle as an experimental tool. 1 indexed citations

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