Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 28 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 23 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann's work include Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (50 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (28 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (21 papers). Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann is often cited by papers focused on Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (50 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (28 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (21 papers). Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann's co-authors include Michael H. Dickinson, Sanjay P. Sane, James R. Usherwood, Thomas Engels, Markus Mronz, Stanislav N. Gorb, Dmitry Kolomenskiy, Karl Georg Götz, Jan Bartussek and Thomas Hesselberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann

61 papers receiving 4.5k citations

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Wing Rotation and the Aerodynamic Basis of Insect Flight

1999 2.1k citations Michael H. Dickinson, Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann et al. profile →

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Sanjay P. Sane India

C. P. Ellington United Kingdom

Charles P. Ellington United Kingdom

Mao Sun China

Tyson L. Hedrick United States

Adrian L. R. Thomas United Kingdom

Stacey A. Combes United States

T. L. Daniel United States

Z. Jane Wang United States

Alexander P. Willmott United Kingdom

Sanjay P. Sane India

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604 ×0.8

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann

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Lehmann, Fritz‐Olaf, et al.. (2025). Visual gaze bias motion detection by split eyes in miniature whiteflies. iScience. 28(6). 112730–112730.

Lehmann, Fritz‐Olaf, Stanislav N. Gorb, & Bernard Moussian. (2024). Spatio-temporal distribution and genetic background of elastic proteins inside the chitin/chitosan matrix of insects including their functional significance for locomotion. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 168. 104089–104089. 5 indexed citations

Lehmann, Fritz‐Olaf, et al.. (2024). Nanoscale mesh acts as anti-adhesive surface against particulate contamination in eyes of whiteflies. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 18267–18267. 2 indexed citations

Lehmann, Fritz‐Olaf, et al.. (2023). Flow development and leading edge vorticity in bristled insect wings. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 209(2). 219–229. 4 indexed citations

Engels, Thomas, et al.. (2021). An experimental data-driven mass-spring model of ﬂexible Calliphora wings. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 17(2). 5 indexed citations

Lehmann, Fritz‐Olaf, et al.. (2021). Vortex trapping recaptures energy in flying fruit flies. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 6992–6992. 8 indexed citations

Gehring, Nicole, Yiwen Wang, Barbara Eckel, et al.. (2021). Correction to: Resilin matrix distribution, variability and function in Drosophila. BMC Biology. 19(1). 157–157. 1 indexed citations

Gehring, Nicole, Yiwen Wang, Barbara Eckel, et al.. (2020). Resilin matrix distribution, variability and function in Drosophila. BMC Biology. 18(1). 195–195. 29 indexed citations

Bartussek, Jan & Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann. (2018). Data from: Sensory processing by motoneurons: a numerical model for low-level flight control in flies. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 1 indexed citations

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Bartussek, Jan & Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann. (2018). Sensory processing by motoneurons: a numerical model for low-level flight control in flies. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 15(145). 20180408–20180408. 5 indexed citations

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Bartussek, Jan & Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann. (2016). Proprioceptive feedback determines visuomotor gain in Drosophila. Royal Society Open Science. 3(1). 150562–150562. 23 indexed citations

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Engels, Thomas, Dmitry Kolomenskiy, Kai Schneider, Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann, & Jörn Sesterhenn. (2016). Bumblebee Flight in Heavy Turbulence. Physical Review Letters. 116(2). 28103–28103. 50 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Fritz‐Olaf, et al.. (2010). Locomotor performance in the Drosophila brain mutant drop-dead. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 156(3). 337–343. 9 indexed citations

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Hesselberg, Thomas & Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann. (2007). Turning behaviour depends on frictional damping in the fruit flyDrosophila. Journal of Experimental Biology. 210(24). 4319–4334. 41 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Fritz‐Olaf. (2004). Aerial locomotion in flies and robots: kinematic control and aerodynamics of oscillating wings. Arthropod Structure & Development. 33(3). 331–345. 31 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Fritz‐Olaf. (2004). The mechanisms of lift enhancement in insect flight. Die Naturwissenschaften. 91(3). 101–122. 141 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Fritz‐Olaf. (2002). The constraints of body size on aerodynamics and energetics in flying fruit flies: an integrative view. Zoology. 105(4). 287–295. 21 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Fritz‐Olaf. (2001). The efficiency of aerodynamic force production in Drosophila. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 131(1). 77–88. 24 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Fritz‐Olaf. (1999). Ambient temperature affects free-flight performance in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 169(3). 165–171. 56 indexed citations

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Dickinson, Michael H., Christopher J. Hyatt, Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann, et al.. (1997). Phosphorylation-dependent power output of transgenic flies: an integrated study. Biophysical Journal. 73(6). 3122–3134. 84 indexed citations

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