Z. Jane Wang

5.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
36 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Z. Jane Wang is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Z. Jane Wang has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 18 papers in Computational Mechanics and 9 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Z. Jane Wang's work include Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (26 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (10 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (8 papers). Z. Jane Wang is often cited by papers focused on Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (26 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (10 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (8 papers). Z. Jane Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Z. Jane Wang's co-authors include Umberto Pesavento, Sheng Xu, Gordon J Berman, D. A. Russell, Attila Bergou, Michael H. Dickinson, James M. Birch, Anders Andersen, Leif Ristroph and Itai Cohen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Z. Jane Wang

35 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

DISSECTING INSECT FLIGHT

2003 513 citations Z. Jane Wang profile →
Unsteady forces and flows in low Reynolds number hovering flight:two-dimensional computationsvsrobotic wing experiments

2003 429 citations Z. Jane Wang, James M. Birch et al. Journal of Experimental Biology profile →
Energy-minimizing kinematics in hovering insect flight

2007 367 citations Gordon J Berman, Z. Jane Wang Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Z. Jane Wang United States	26	3.2k	2.4k	481	417	410	36	4.3k
Hikaru Aono Japan	27	3.1k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	276 0.6×	275 0.7×	173 0.4×	111	3.4k
Sanjay P. Sane India	24	4.9k 1.5×	2.1k 0.9×	879 1.8×	622 1.5×	548 1.3×	58	5.9k
Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann Germany	30	3.7k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	653 1.4×	428 1.0×	397 1.0×	62	4.7k
Mao Sun China	37	4.4k 1.4×	2.4k 1.0×	735 1.5×	491 1.2×	416 1.0×	115	4.7k
David Lentink United States	30	2.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	372 0.8×	279 0.7×	420 1.0×	68	3.3k
Toshiyuki Nakata Japan	22	1.3k 0.4×	660 0.3×	209 0.4×	162 0.4×	241 0.6×	63	1.9k
Richard J. Bomphrey United Kingdom	27	1.9k 0.6×	936 0.4×	331 0.7×	171 0.4×	177 0.4×	51	2.5k
Keiji Kawachi Japan	19	1.7k 0.5×	995 0.4×	285 0.6×	186 0.4×	123 0.3×	56	2.0k
C. P. Ellington United Kingdom	21	2.5k 0.8×	982 0.4×	537 1.1×	239 0.6×	274 0.7×	30	3.4k
Charles P. Ellington United Kingdom	23	5.7k 1.8×	2.8k 1.2×	1.1k 2.3×	497 1.2×	464 1.1×	29	6.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Z. Jane Wang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Z. Jane Wang

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Kim, Seong Jin, et al.. (2025). Kinematics and aerodynamics of in-flight drinking in bats. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 22(225). 20240616–20240616. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Yong, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive comparison study between Deep Operator networks neural network and long short-term memory for very short-term prediction of ship motion. Journal of Hydrodynamics. 36(6). 1167–1180.

Wang, Z. Jane, et al.. (2022). Centre of mass location, flight modes, stability and dynamic modelling of gliders. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 937. 15 indexed citations

Xu, Sheng, et al.. (2017). The effect of gravity and dimensionality on the impact of cylinders and spheres onto a wall in a viscous fluid. Physics of Fluids. 29(2). 3 indexed citations

Haselsteiner, Andreas F., Cole Gilbert, & Z. Jane Wang. (2014). Tiger beetles pursue prey using a proportional control law with a delay of one half-stride. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 11(95). 20140216–20140216. 37 indexed citations

Wang, Z. Jane, et al.. (2013). Unsteady aerodynamic forces and torques on falling parallelograms in coupled tumbling-helical motions. Physical Review E. 87(5). 53021–53021. 19 indexed citations

Ristroph, Leif, Attila Bergou, John Guckenheimer, Z. Jane Wang, & Itai Cohen. (2011). Paddling Mode of Forward Flight in Insects. Physical Review Letters. 106(17). 178103–178103. 54 indexed citations

Bergou, Attila, Leif Ristroph, John Guckenheimer, Itai Cohen, & Z. Jane Wang. (2010). Fruit Flies Modulate Passive Wing Pitching to Generate In-Flight Turns. Physical Review Letters. 104(14). 148101–148101. 140 indexed citations

Pesavento, Umberto & Z. Jane Wang. (2009). Flapping Wing Flight Can Save Aerodynamic Power Compared to Steady Flight. Physical Review Letters. 103(11). 118102–118102. 110 indexed citations

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Wang, Z. Jane & D. A. Russell. (2007). Effect of Forewing and Hindwing Interactions on Aerodynamic Forces and Power in Hovering Dragonfly Flight. Physical Review Letters. 99(14). 148101–148101. 172 indexed citations

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Berman, Gordon J & Z. Jane Wang. (2007). Energy-minimizing kinematics in hovering insect flight. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 582. 153–168. 367 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xu, Sheng & Z. Jane Wang. (2007). A 3D immersed interface method for fluid–solid interaction. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 197(25-28). 2068–2086. 45 indexed citations

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Xu, Sheng & Z. Jane Wang. (2006). An immersed interface method for simulating the interaction of a fluid with moving boundaries. Journal of Computational Physics. 216(2). 454–493. 263 indexed citations

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Andersen, Anders, Umberto Pesavento, & Z. Jane Wang. (2005). Unsteady aerodynamics of fluttering and tumbling plates. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 541. 65–90. 230 indexed citations

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Bhiladvala, Rustom B. & Z. Jane Wang. (2004). Effect of fluids on theQfactor and resonance frequency of oscillating micrometer and nanometer scale beams. Physical Review E. 69(3). 36307–36307. 123 indexed citations

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Pesavento, Umberto & Z. Jane Wang. (2004). Falling Paper: Navier-Stokes Solutions, Model of Fluid Forces, and Center of Mass Elevation. Physical Review Letters. 93(14). 144501–144501. 144 indexed citations

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Russell, D. A. & Z. Jane Wang. (2003). A cartesian grid method for modeling multiple moving objects in 2D incompressible viscous flow. Journal of Computational Physics. 191(1). 177–205. 215 indexed citations

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Wang, Z. Jane, James M. Birch, & Michael H. Dickinson. (2003). Unsteady forces and flows in low Reynolds number hovering flight:two-dimensional computationsvsrobotic wing experiments. Journal of Experimental Biology. 207(3). 449–460. 429 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Z. Jane. (2001). Computation of insect hovering. Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences. 24(17-18). 1515–1521. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Z. Jane. (2000). Two Dimensional Mechanism for Insect Hovering. Physical Review Letters. 85(10). 2216–2219. 295 indexed citations

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