Simon Sponberg

43 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Simon Sponberg's Hit Papers

Evidence for van der Waals adhesion in gecko setae 2002 · 1.5k citations
1.5k0+8+16Years since publication4008001.2k

Peers

Simon Sponberg
Comparison fields: 5 of 127
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films 579
  • Mechanics of Materials 1.2k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 405
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 625
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 358
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Simon Sponberg, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Evidence for van der Waals adhesion in gecko setae
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20021495
2 2008152
3 2011139
4 201587
5 200985
6 201377
7 201476
8 200856
9 201644
10 201143
11 201839
12 201938
13 201735
14 201234
15 201130
16 202128
17 202026
18 200623
19 202121
20 201221

About Simon Sponberg

Simon Sponberg is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Aerospace Engineering, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Biomedical Engineering and Genetics, having authored 48 papers that have together received 2.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (19 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (19 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (11 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (10 papers), Robotic Locomotion and Control (10 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (6 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (6 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Surfaces, Coatings and Films (579 citations), Mechanics of Materials (1.2k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (405 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (625 citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (358 citations). Simon Sponberg has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Pakistan and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include Robert J. Full, Kellar Autumn, Thomas W. Kenny, Metin Sitti, Ronald S. Fearing, Anne M. Peattie, Yiching A. Liang, Jacob N. Israelachvili, Nicholas D. Pyenson and Thomas L. Daniel. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Experimental Biology, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

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