G. R. Spedding

4.8k total citations
87 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

G. R. Spedding is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, G. R. Spedding has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Computational Mechanics, 57 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 13 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in G. R. Spedding's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (59 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (33 papers) and Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (29 papers). G. R. Spedding is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (59 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (33 papers) and Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (29 papers). G. R. Spedding collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and South Africa. G. R. Spedding's co-authors include Anders Hedenström, Adam Fincham, Mikael Rosén, Lars Johansson, T. Maxworthy, Marta Wolf, Florian T. Muijres, Patrice Meunier, York Winter and C. J. Pennycuick and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

G. R. Spedding

87 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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John O. Dabiri United States

D. Weihs Israel

James M. Birch United States

D. R. Webster United States

James Lighthill United Kingdom

Michael S. Triantafyllou United States

Anders Andersen Denmark

John H. Costello United States

Christian Willert Germany

L. Sirovich United States

John O. Dabiri United States

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Jacobs, Gustaaf B., et al.. (2025). Footprint of laminar separation on a wall-bounded wing section at transitional Reynolds numbers. Physical Review Fluids. 10(7). 1 indexed citations

Spedding, G. R., et al.. (2024). The effects of stratification on the near wake of 6 : 1 prolate spheroid. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 997. 2 indexed citations

Kornbluh, Roy, et al.. (2023). Application of electrolaminates for the development of biomimetic morphing unmanned aerial vehicles. Journal of Composite Materials. 57(4). 759–769. 2 indexed citations

Jacobs, Gustaaf B., et al.. (2018). Pulse Actuation and Its Effects on Separated Lagrangian Coherent Structures for Flow over aCambered Airfoil. 2018 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Kai, et al.. (2017). Dynamic mode decomposition for estimating vortices and lee waves in a stratified wake. Experiments in Fluids. 58(5). 8 indexed citations

Chen, Kai, et al.. (2016). Experiments and simulations of low Re sphere wakes with and without stratification. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1(1). 3 indexed citations

Spedding, G. R., et al.. (2015). Lift and Drag Measurements of a Gull-Wing Configuration Aircraft. 53rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 2 indexed citations

Spedding, G. R.. (2013). Wake Signature Detection. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 46(1). 273–302. 72 indexed citations

Spedding, G. R., et al.. (2012). Separation Control by External Acoustic Excitation on a Finite Wing at Low Reynolds Numbers. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2 indexed citations

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Hedenström, Anders, Lars Johansson, & G. R. Spedding. (2009). Bird or bat: comparing airframe design and flight performance. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 4(1). 15001–15001. 76 indexed citations

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Hedenström, Anders, Florian T. Muijres, Rhea von Busse, et al.. (2009). High-speed stereo DPIV measurement of wakes of two bat species flying freely in a wind tunnel. Experiments in Fluids. 46(5). 923–932. 53 indexed citations

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Spedding, G. R., Anders Hedenström, & Lars Johansson. (2008). A note on wind-tunnel turbulence measurements with DPIV. Experiments in Fluids. 46(3). 527–537. 14 indexed citations

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McArthur, J.M. & G. R. Spedding. (2007). Effects of Sweep Angle on Flow Features and Leading Edge Vortices of Thin, Cambered Wings at Re=5,000. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 60. 1 indexed citations

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Meunier, Patrice, Peter Diamessis, & G. R. Spedding. (2006). Self-preservation in stratified momentum wakes. Physics of Fluids. 18(10). 40 indexed citations

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Spedding, G. R., J.M. McArthur, & Mikael Rosén. (2006). Deducing Aerodynamic Mechanisms from Near- and Far-Wake Measurements of Fixed and Flapping Wings at Moderate Reynolds Number (Invited). 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 9 indexed citations

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Spedding, G. R. & C. J. Pennycuick. (2001). Uncertainty Calculations for Theoretical Flight Power Curves. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 208(2). 127–139. 15 indexed citations

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Fincham, Adam, T. Maxworthy, & G. R. Spedding. (1996). Energy dissipation and vortex structure in freely decaying, stratified grid turbulence. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans. 23(1-4). 155–169. 93 indexed citations

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Narimousa, S., T. Maxworthy, & G. R. Spedding. (1991). Experiments on the structure and dynamics of forced, quasi-two-dimensional turbulence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 223. 113–133. 19 indexed citations

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Spedding, G. R. & T. Maxworthy. (1986). The generation of circulation and lift in a rigid two-dimensional fling. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 165. 247–272. 112 indexed citations

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Spedding, G. R., J. M. V. Rayner, & C. J. Pennycuick. (1984). Momentum and Energy in the Wake of a Pigeon (Columba Livia) in Slow Flight. Journal of Experimental Biology. 111(1). 81–102. 160 indexed citations

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