Mao Sun

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Mao Sun is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Mao Sun has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 70 papers in Computational Mechanics and 21 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Mao Sun's work include Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (100 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (67 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (29 papers). Mao Sun is often cited by papers focused on Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (100 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (67 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (29 papers). Mao Sun collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Mao Sun's co-authors include Jian Tang, Yan Xiong, Jiang Wu, Gang Du, Yanlai Zhang, Jianghao Wu, Hao Zhu, Xin Cheng, Jikang Wang and Xin Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Reviews of Modern Physics, PLoS ONE and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Mao Sun

113 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Unsteady aerodynamic force generation by a model fruit fl... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Unsteady aerodynamic force generation by a model fruit fly wing in flapping motion
    2002 464 citations Mao Sun et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mao Sun China 37 4.4k 2.4k 735 558 491 115 4.7k
Z. Jane Wang United States 26 3.2k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 481 0.7× 346 0.6× 417 0.8× 36 4.3k
Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann Germany 30 3.7k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 653 0.9× 951 1.7× 428 0.9× 62 4.7k
Sanjay P. Sane India 24 4.9k 1.1× 2.1k 0.9× 879 1.2× 955 1.7× 622 1.3× 58 5.9k
Charles P. Ellington United Kingdom 23 5.7k 1.3× 2.8k 1.2× 1.1k 1.5× 604 1.1× 497 1.0× 29 6.4k
Alexander P. Willmott United Kingdom 12 2.5k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 466 0.6× 265 0.5× 217 0.4× 31 2.9k
C. P. Ellington United Kingdom 21 2.5k 0.6× 982 0.4× 537 0.7× 477 0.9× 239 0.5× 30 3.4k
Richard J. Bomphrey United Kingdom 27 1.9k 0.4× 936 0.4× 331 0.5× 266 0.5× 171 0.3× 51 2.5k
Coen van den Berg Netherlands 12 2.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 485 0.7× 162 0.3× 169 0.3× 21 2.7k
Stacey A. Combes United States 29 1.7k 0.4× 593 0.2× 339 0.5× 475 0.9× 283 0.6× 53 3.1k
David Lentink United States 30 2.6k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 372 0.5× 87 0.2× 279 0.6× 68 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Mao Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mao Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mao Sun

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

All Works

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Sun, Mao, et al.. (2024). Power requirements in hovering flight of mosquitoes. Physics of Fluids. 36(2). 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Mao, et al.. (2024). Drag force on an accelerating flat plate at low Reynolds numbers. Physics of Fluids. 36(9). 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Mao, et al.. (2023). Rarefaction effect on the aerodynamics of bristled wings in miniature insects. Physics of Fluids. 35(5). 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Mao, et al.. (2021). Power requirements for the hovering flight of insects with different sizes. Journal of Insect Physiology. 134. 104293–104293. 13 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hao, et al.. (2020). Forward flight stability in a drone-fly. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 1975–1975. 13 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hao, et al.. (2020). Wing kinematic and aerodynamic compensations for unilateral wing damage in a small phorid fly. Physical review. E. 101(1). 12412–12412. 15 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hao, et al.. (2019). Flapping-mode changes and aerodynamic mechanisms in miniature insects. Physical review. E. 99(1). 12419–12419. 47 indexed citations
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Sun, Mao, et al.. (2018). Lift and power in fruitflies in vertically-ascending flight. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 13(5). 56008–56008. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Jinjun, Mao Sun, Li-Hao Feng, et al.. (2017). Wake vortex evolution of square cylinder with a slot synthetic jet positioned at the rear surface. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 812. 940–965. 63 indexed citations
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Wu, Jiang, et al.. (2017). Generation of the pitch moment during the controlled flight after takeoff of fruitflies. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0173481–e0173481. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Mao, et al.. (2017). The added mass forces in insect flapping wings. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 437. 45–50. 19 indexed citations
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Sun, Mao, et al.. (2017). Wing and body kinematics measurement and force analyses of landing in fruit flies. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 13(1). 16004–16004. 12 indexed citations
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Cheng, Xin & Mao Sun. (2016). Wing-kinematics measurement and aerodynamics in a small insect in hovering flight. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 25706–25706. 46 indexed citations
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Sun, Mao, et al.. (2016). Wing and body kinematics of forward flight in drone-flies. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 11(5). 56002–56002. 23 indexed citations
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Sun, Mao. (2015). Aerodynamics of insect flight. Lixue jinzhan. 45(1). 201501. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Na & Mao Sun. (2014). Lateral dynamic flight stability of a model hoverfly in normal and inclined stroke-plane hovering. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 9(3). 36019–36019. 10 indexed citations
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Wu, Jiang & Mao Sun. (2012). Floquet stability analysis of the longitudinal dynamics of two hovering model insects. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 9(74). 2033–2046. 54 indexed citations
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Du, Gang & Mao Sun. (2012). Aerodynamic effects of corrugation and deformation in flapping wings of hovering hoverflies. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 300. 19–28. 36 indexed citations
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Sun, Mao. (2007). Aerodynamic Performance Comparison Between Micro Revolving Wing and Flapping Wing. Acta Aeronautica Et Astronautica Sinica. 1 indexed citations

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