Gal Ribak

781 total citations
49 papers, 564 citations indexed

About

Gal Ribak is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gal Ribak has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 564 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 20 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 20 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Gal Ribak's work include Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (27 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (13 papers). Gal Ribak is often cited by papers focused on Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (27 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (13 papers). Gal Ribak collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Netherlands. Gal Ribak's co-authors include D. Weihs, John G. Swallow, Zeev Arad, Gerald S. Wilkinson, Victoria Soroker, Jerry F. Husak, Amatzia Genin, Stav Brown, Eran Levin and Rachel Ben‐Shlomo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Gal Ribak

47 papers receiving 552 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gal Ribak Israel 16 216 205 195 112 109 49 564
Andrew Mountcastle United States 12 369 1.7× 127 0.6× 287 1.5× 254 2.3× 57 0.5× 14 734
James D. Wagner United States 12 80 0.4× 119 0.6× 241 1.2× 198 1.8× 70 0.6× 18 516
Robert Dudley United States 18 355 1.6× 404 2.0× 521 2.7× 210 1.9× 151 1.4× 30 1.1k
Víctor M. Ortega-Jiménez United States 13 259 1.2× 86 0.4× 138 0.7× 64 0.6× 71 0.7× 32 471
Kevin Reynolds United States 7 91 0.4× 138 0.7× 226 1.2× 135 1.2× 47 0.4× 16 694
Ramón Hegedüs Hungary 16 54 0.3× 170 0.8× 178 0.9× 138 1.2× 20 0.2× 29 665
Per Henningsson Sweden 15 584 2.7× 347 1.7× 308 1.6× 37 0.3× 138 1.3× 26 966
Seth Donoughe United States 14 80 0.4× 62 0.3× 130 0.7× 160 1.4× 37 0.3× 15 568
András Barta Hungary 18 115 0.5× 154 0.8× 139 0.7× 107 1.0× 16 0.1× 39 816
James D. Crall United States 16 223 1.0× 132 0.6× 683 3.5× 501 4.5× 80 0.7× 28 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Gal Ribak

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gal Ribak

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gal Ribak

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gal Ribak. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gal Ribak 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 Gal Ribak. Gal Ribak is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ribak, Gal, et al.. (2025). Insect wing flexibility improves the aerodynamic performance of small revolving wings. iScience. 28(3). 112035–112035.
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Ribak, Gal, et al.. (2024). Tracheal hyperallometry and spatial constraints in a large beetle. Journal of Insect Physiology. 155. 104652–104652. 1 indexed citations
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Ribak, Gal, et al.. (2024). Insect‐Inspired Drones: Adjusting the Flapping Kinetics of Insect‐Inspired Wings Improves Aerodynamic Performance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(11). 2 indexed citations
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Ribak, Gal, et al.. (2023). Tailoring the Mechanical Properties of High‐Fidelity, Beetle‐Inspired, 3D‐Printed Wings Improves Their Aerodynamic Performance. Advanced Engineering Materials. 25(21). 3 indexed citations
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Ribak, Gal & Roi Gurka. (2023). The hydrodynamic performance of duck feet for submerged swimming resembles oars rather than delta-wings. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 16217–16217. 3 indexed citations
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Ben‐Yakir, D., et al.. (2023). Distribution of Western Flower Thrips Trapped on a Yellow Cylinder. Journal of Insect Behavior. 36(4). 259–266. 1 indexed citations
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Levin, Eran, et al.. (2023). Intraspecific scaling and early life history determine the cost of free‐flight in a large beetle (Batocera rufomaculata). Insect Science. 31(2). 524–532. 1 indexed citations
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Levin, Eran, et al.. (2022). Metabolic cost of flight and aerobic efficiency in the rose chafer, Protaetia cuprea (Cetoniinae). Insect Science. 29(5). 1361–1372. 2 indexed citations
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Bechar, Avital, et al.. (2020). Can electrostatic fields limit the take-off of tiny whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci)?. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 206(6). 809–817. 1 indexed citations
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Gefen, Eran, et al.. (2020). Critical P2 and insect flight: The role of tracheal volume in the Oogenesis-Flight Syndrome. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 254. 110873–110873. 3 indexed citations
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Ribak, Gal, et al.. (2018). Role of side-slip flight in target pursuit: blue-tailed damselflies (Ischnura elegans) avoid body rotation while approaching a moving perch. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 204(6). 561–577. 1 indexed citations
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Ribak, Gal, et al.. (2018). Loaded flight in male Ischnura elegans and its relationship to copulatory flight. Journal of Insect Physiology. 110. 44–56.
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Ribak, Gal, et al.. (2018). The effect of air resistance on the jump performance of a small parasitoid wasp,Anagyrus pseudococci (Encyrtidae). Journal of Experimental Biology. 221(Pt 7). 3 indexed citations
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Brown, Stav, Victoria Soroker, & Gal Ribak. (2017). Effect of larval growth conditions on adult body mass and long-distance flight endurance in a wood-boring beetle: Do smaller beetles fly better?. Journal of Insect Physiology. 98. 327–335. 17 indexed citations
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Ribak, Gal, et al.. (2017). The aerodynamics of flight in an insect flight-mill. PLoS ONE. 12(11). e0186441–e0186441. 34 indexed citations
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Ribak, Gal, et al.. (2013). Why are there no long distance jumpers among click-beetles (Elateridae)?. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 8(3). 36004–36004. 10 indexed citations
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Ribak, Gal & D. Weihs. (2011). Jumping without Using Legs: The Jump of the Click-Beetles (Elateridae) Is Morphologically Constrained. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e20871–e20871. 30 indexed citations
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Ribak, Gal, John G. Swallow, & David R. Jones. (2010). Drag-Based ‘Hovering’ in Ducks: The Hydrodynamics and Energetic Cost of Bottom Feeding. PLoS ONE. 5(9). e12565–e12565. 8 indexed citations
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Ribak, Gal & John G. Swallow. (2007). Free flight maneuvers of stalk-eyed flies: do eye-stalks affect aerial turning behavior?. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 193(10). 1065–1079. 33 indexed citations

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