Thomas Speck

10.7k total citations
298 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Thomas Speck is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Speck has authored 298 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 127 papers in Plant Science and 62 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Thomas Speck's work include Tree Root and Stability Studies (96 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (47 papers) and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies (45 papers). Thomas Speck is often cited by papers focused on Tree Root and Stability Studies (96 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (47 papers) and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies (45 papers). Thomas Speck collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and United States. Thomas Speck's co-authors include Olga Speck, Nick Rowe, Simon Poppinga, Tom Masselter, Robin Seidel, Jan Knippers, Marc Thielen, Ingo Burgert, Nicholas Rowe and Achim Menges and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Speck

288 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Thomas Speck 3.1k 2.3k 1.6k 1.1k 924 298 7.6k
Julian F. V. Vincent 2.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 2.3k 2.2× 527 0.6× 169 9.5k
Christoph Neinhuis 1.3k 0.4× 3.5k 1.5× 2.6k 1.6× 3.9k 3.6× 2.0k 2.1× 174 17.2k
Tiejun Wang 2.9k 1.0× 881 0.4× 405 0.3× 1.8k 1.7× 212 0.2× 339 12.2k
Rosa Menéndez 2.3k 0.7× 372 0.2× 1.0k 0.6× 2.3k 2.2× 181 0.2× 273 11.4k
Xing Xu 1.4k 0.4× 661 0.3× 1.1k 0.7× 4.0k 3.8× 896 1.0× 635 28.7k
Notburga Gierlinger 698 0.2× 1.5k 0.7× 178 0.1× 1.5k 1.4× 688 0.7× 112 5.5k
Ingo Burgert 3.2k 1.0× 2.9k 1.3× 296 0.2× 3.9k 3.7× 868 0.9× 204 12.4k
Kerstin Koch 648 0.2× 1.9k 0.8× 475 0.3× 1.7k 1.6× 404 0.4× 62 7.5k
Wilhelm Barthlott 1.1k 0.4× 5.7k 2.5× 6.4k 4.0× 4.3k 4.0× 2.1k 2.3× 216 24.9k
Kellar Autumn 1.9k 0.6× 390 0.2× 1.0k 0.7× 2.2k 2.1× 162 0.2× 57 9.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Speck

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Speck

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All Works

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Mylo, Max D., et al.. (2025). Beyond the bilayer: multilayered hygroscopic actuation in pine cone scales. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 16. 1695–1710.
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Piñeirúa, Miguel, et al.. (2025). Within and Between-Leg Oil Transfer in an Oil Bee. Integrative Organismal Biology. 7(1). obaf025–obaf025.
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Scharff, Rob B. N., et al.. (2024). A Soft Continuum Robotic Arm with a Climbing Plant‐Inspired Adaptive Behavior for Minimal Sensing, Actuation, and Control Effort. Advanced Intelligent Systems. 6(4). 3 indexed citations
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Thomaschke, Roland, et al.. (2024). (Not) in my city: An explorative study on social acceptance of photovoltaic installations on buildings. Technology in Society. 79. 102725–102725. 10 indexed citations
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Cheng, Tiffany, Yasaman Tahouni, Christian Bonten, et al.. (2024). Weather-responsive adaptive shading through biobased and bioinspired hygromorphic 4D-printing. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10366–10366. 20 indexed citations
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Poppinga, Simon, et al.. (2024). Smart Bioinspired Material‐Based Actuators: Current Challenges and Prospects. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(3). 3 indexed citations
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Scharff, Rob B. N., et al.. (2023). A Soft Continuum Robotic Arm with a Climbing Plant‐Inspired Adaptive Behavior for Minimal Sensing, Actuation, and Control Effort. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(4). 7 indexed citations
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Mylo, Max D., Ferdinand Ludwig, Mohammad A. Rahman, et al.. (2023). Conjoining Trees for the Provision of Living Architecture in Future Cities: A Long-Term Inosculation Study. Plants. 12(6). 1385–1385. 6 indexed citations
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Schmelter, Carsten, Natarajan Perumal, Sascha D. Markowitsch, et al.. (2023). Glaucoma-Associated CDR1 Peptide Promotes RGC Survival in Retinal Explants through Molecular Interaction with Acidic Leucine Rich Nuclear Phosphoprotein 32A (ANP32A). Biomolecules. 13(7). 1161–1161.
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Speck, Thomas, et al.. (2020). Spatio-temporal development of cuticular ridges on leaf surfaces of Hevea brasiliensis alters insect attachment. Royal Society Open Science. 7(11). 201319–201319. 8 indexed citations
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Kumar, Charchit, et al.. (2020). In Situ Investigation of Adhesion Mechanisms on Complex Microstructured Biological Surfaces. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 7(20). 10 indexed citations
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Yin, Kaiyang, Max D. Mylo, Thomas Speck, & Ulrike G. K. Wegst. (2020). 2D and 3D graphical datasets for bamboo-inspired tubular scaffolds with functional gradients: micrographs and tomograms. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 31. 105870–105870. 5 indexed citations
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Moatsou, Dafni, et al.. (2020). Polymerization‐Induced Wrinkled Surfaces with Controlled Topography as Slippery Surfaces for Colorado Potato Beetles. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 7(12). 15 indexed citations
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Speck, Thomas, et al.. (2020). Exploring the attachment of the Mediterranean medicinal leech (Hirudo verbana) to porous substrates. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 17(168). 20200300–20200300. 6 indexed citations
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Kumar, Charchit, Vincent Le Houérou, Thomas Speck, & Holger F. Bohn. (2018). Straightforward and precise approach to replicate complex hierarchical structures from plant surfaces onto soft matter polymer. Royal Society Open Science. 5(4). 172132–172132. 18 indexed citations
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Kumar, Charchit, Marc Thielen, Erik H. Licht, et al.. (2018). Replicating the complexity of natural surfaces: technique validation and applications for biomimetics, ecology and evolution. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 377(2138). 20180265–20180265. 25 indexed citations
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Schüler, Paul, Sebastian F. Fischer, Andreas Bührig–Polaczek, et al.. (2013). Biomimetic Engineering : Learning from Nature ; Fruit Walls and Nutshells as Inspiration for the Development of Novel Materials. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 1 indexed citations
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Seidel, Robin, Andreas Bührig–Polaczek, Thomas Speck, & Claudia Fleck. (2009). Impact resistance of hierarchically structured fruit walls and nut shells in view of biomimetic applications. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 13 indexed citations
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Rickli, Christian, et al.. (2009). Significance of tree root decomposition for shallow landslides. DORA WSL (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research). 35 indexed citations

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