Simon M. Walker

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Simon M. Walker is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon M. Walker has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Simon M. Walker's work include Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (19 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (8 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (5 papers). Simon M. Walker is often cited by papers focused on Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (19 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (8 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (5 papers). Simon M. Walker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and Canada. Simon M. Walker's co-authors include Graham K. Taylor, Adrian L. R. Thomas, Richard J. Bomphrey, John Young, Toshiyuki Nakata, Nathan Phillips, Anna C. Carruthers, Daniel A. Schwyn, Marco Stampanoni and Martina Wicklein and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Simon M. Walker

31 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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.

Details of Insect Wing Design and Deformation Enhance Aerodynamic Function and Flight Efficiency

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon M. Walker United Kingdom	19	1.1k	443	236	209	193	32	1.7k
William Dickson United States	20	1.2k 1.1×	638 1.4×	237 1.0×	200 1.0×	365 1.9×	28	1.8k
Toshiyuki Nakata Japan	22	1.3k 1.2×	660 1.5×	184 0.8×	156 0.7×	209 1.1×	63	1.9k
Richard J. Bomphrey United Kingdom	27	1.9k 1.7×	936 2.1×	385 1.6×	266 1.3×	331 1.7×	51	2.5k
Sridhar Ravi Australia	20	642 0.6×	346 0.8×	272 1.2×	139 0.7×	109 0.6×	61	1.0k
Akira Azuma Japan	17	1.3k 1.2×	619 1.4×	155 0.7×	84 0.4×	232 1.2×	43	1.7k
Laura Miller United States	25	735 0.7×	813 1.8×	68 0.3×	133 0.6×	96 0.5×	65	1.7k
John J. Socha United States	26	407 0.4×	171 0.4×	396 1.7×	253 1.2×	170 0.9×	81	1.8k
Ulrike K. Müller Netherlands	23	1.2k 1.1×	385 0.9×	223 0.9×	89 0.4×	726 3.8×	45	2.2k
Leif Ristroph United States	20	929 0.8×	553 1.2×	167 0.7×	174 0.8×	161 0.8×	46	1.5k
David Lentink United States	30	2.6k 2.3×	1.2k 2.6×	333 1.4×	87 0.4×	372 1.9×	68	3.3k

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Tickle, Peter G., et al.. (2025). Energetics of free and tethered flight in bumblebees ( Bombus terrestris , Linnaeus 1758). Biology Letters. 21(11). 20250325–20250325. 1 indexed citations

Siwanowicz, Igor, et al.. (2025). Structural dynamics and neural representation of wing deformation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(46). e2518032122–e2518032122.

Nakata, Toshiyuki, Patrício Simões, Simon M. Walker, Ian J. Russell, & Richard J. Bomphrey. (2022). Auditory sensory range of male mosquitoes for the detection of female flight sound. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 19(193). 20220285–20220285. 6 indexed citations

Walker, Simon M. & Graham K. Taylor. (2021). A semi-empirical model of the aerodynamics of manoeuvring insect flight. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 18(177). 20210103–20210103. 9 indexed citations

Nakata, Toshiyuki, Nathan Phillips, Patrício Simões, et al.. (2020). Aerodynamic imaging by mosquitoes inspires a surface detector for autonomous flying vehicles. Science. 368(6491). 634–637. 50 indexed citations

Walker, Simon M., et al.. (2019). Motor output and control input in flapping flight: a compact model of the deforming wing kinematics of manoeuvring hoverflies. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 16(161). 20190435–20190435. 5 indexed citations

Esawey, Mohamed El, et al.. (2019). Safety Assessment of the Integration of Road Weather Information Systems and Variable Message Signs in British Columbia. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2673(4). 305–313. 3 indexed citations

Tian, Fang-Bao, John Young, Joseph C. S. Lai, et al.. (2018). Aerodynamic characteristics of hoverflies during hovering flight. Computers & Fluids. 183. 75–83. 18 indexed citations

Walker, Simon M., et al.. (2017). Examining predictors of retention with implications for TESTA@Greenwich. Greenwich Academic Literature Archive (University of Greenwich). 3(1). 122–122. 2 indexed citations

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Bomphrey, Richard J., Toshiyuki Nakata, Nathan Phillips, & Simon M. Walker. (2017). Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight. Nature. 544(7648). 92–95. 202 indexed citations

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Mokso, Rajmund, Daniel A. Schwyn, Simon M. Walker, et al.. (2015). Four-dimensional in vivo X-ray microscopy with projection-guided gating. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 8727–8727. 52 indexed citations

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Nat, Müesser, Simon M. Walker, Mohammad Dastbaz, & Liz Bacon. (2011). LEARNING DESIGN APPROACHES FOR PERSONALISED AND NON-PERSONALISED E-LEARNING SYSTEMS. Teaching English With Technology. 11(1). 176–187. 1 indexed citations

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Carruthers, Anna C., Simon M. Walker, Adrian L. R. Thomas, & Graham K. Taylor. (2010). Aerodynamics of aerofoil sections measured on a free-flying bird. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 224(8). 855–864. 43 indexed citations

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Carruthers, Anna C., Adrian L. R. Thomas, Simon M. Walker, & Graham K. Taylor. (2010). Mechanics and aerodynamics of perching manoeuvres in a large bird of prey. The Aeronautical Journal. 114(1161). 673–680. 33 indexed citations

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Bomphrey, Richard J., Simon M. Walker, & Graham K. Taylor. (2009). The Typical Flight Performance of Blowflies: Measuring the Normal Performance Envelope of Calliphora vicina Using a Novel Corner-Cube Arena. PLoS ONE. 4(11). e7852–e7852. 26 indexed citations

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Walker, Simon M., Adrian L. R. Thomas, & Graham K. Taylor. (2008). Photogrammetric reconstruction of high-resolution surface topographies and deformable wing kinematics of tethered locusts and free-flying hoverflies. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 6(33). 351–366. 106 indexed citations

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Young, John, Simon M. Walker, Graham K. Taylor, & Adrian L. R. Thomas. (2008). Numerical simulation of the aerodynamics of a desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) in forward flight. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 150(3). S79–S79. 1 indexed citations

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Taylor, Graham K., Marko Bacic, Richard J. Bomphrey, et al.. (2007). New experimental approaches to the biology of flight control systems. Journal of Experimental Biology. 211(2). 258–266. 39 indexed citations

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McClung, D. M., et al.. (1994). Characteristics of snow gliding on rock. Annals of Glaciology. 19. 97–103. 25 indexed citations

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McClung, D. M., et al.. (1994). Characteristics of snow gliding on rock. Annals of Glaciology. 19. 97–103. 9 indexed citations

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