Zhan Tu

1.1k total citations
52 papers, 728 citations indexed

About

Zhan Tu is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhan Tu has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 728 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 11 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 9 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhan Tu's work include Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (27 papers), Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems (19 papers) and Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (11 papers). Zhan Tu is often cited by papers focused on Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (27 papers), Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems (19 papers) and Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (11 papers). Zhan Tu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Zhan Tu's co-authors include Xinyan Deng, Fei Fan, Xinyan Deng, Jian Zhang, Dongyan Xu, Fei Fan, Daochun Li, Xiangyu Zhang, Yousra Aafer and Hongjun Choi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Physics of Fluids and IEEE Transactions on Robotics.

In The Last Decade

Zhan Tu

42 papers receiving 690 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhan Tu China 14 470 140 139 125 100 52 728
Xinyan Deng United States 12 303 0.6× 69 0.5× 91 0.7× 89 0.7× 119 1.2× 23 526
Yan Meng United States 16 208 0.4× 162 1.2× 153 1.1× 155 1.2× 139 1.4× 75 896
Melvin Gauci United Kingdom 12 107 0.2× 87 0.6× 130 0.9× 81 0.6× 114 1.1× 19 695
Mir Feroskhan Singapore 15 437 0.9× 51 0.4× 79 0.6× 490 3.9× 139 1.4× 54 930
Anthony Cowley United States 11 180 0.4× 208 1.5× 61 0.4× 81 0.6× 39 0.4× 25 706
André Guignard Switzerland 5 230 0.5× 607 4.3× 50 0.4× 200 1.6× 147 1.5× 6 937
Haoyao Chen China 18 425 0.9× 223 1.6× 52 0.4× 287 2.3× 63 0.6× 95 1.0k
Tao Geng China 15 106 0.2× 554 4.0× 78 0.6× 350 2.8× 63 0.6× 61 993
Davide Falanga Switzerland 10 567 1.2× 80 0.6× 78 0.6× 333 2.7× 90 0.9× 12 1.0k
Jaemann Park South Korea 9 158 0.3× 35 0.3× 82 0.6× 225 1.8× 61 0.6× 17 554

Countries citing papers authored by Zhan Tu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhan Tu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhan Tu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Fangyuan, et al.. (2025). Reciprocal actuation core and modular robotic limbs for flying, swimming and running. Communications Engineering. 4(1). 71–71.
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Li, Daochun, et al.. (2025). Dynamics and control of tailless vectored-thrust VTOL in hover-to-forward transition. Aerospace Science and Technology. 164. 110385–110385. 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Hongyi, et al.. (2025). Air–Ground Cooperative Multitarget Hierarchical Tracking Method Based on Aerial Fisheye View. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems. 55(11). 7651–7662.
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Liu, Fangyuan, et al.. (2024). Ceiling effect of flapping wing rotorcrafts to enable energy-efficient perching. Physics of Fluids. 36(2). 2 indexed citations
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Gong, Zheng, Yonggang Jiang, Hengrui Zhang, et al.. (2024). Flexible calorimetric flow sensor with unprecedented sensitivity and directional resolution for multiple flight parameter detection. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3091–3091. 27 indexed citations
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Liu, Fangyuan, et al.. (2024). Numerical comparison between symmetric and asymmetric flapping wing in tandem configuration. Physics of Fluids. 36(4). 7 indexed citations
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Li, Huadong, et al.. (2024). Aerial Landing of Micro UAVs on Moving Platforms Considering Aerodynamic Interference. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 9(11). 10089–10096. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Fangyuan, et al.. (2024). A Dragonfly-inspired Flapping Wing Robot Mimicking Force Vector Control Approach. 6029–6035. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Daochun, et al.. (2024). Damage Detection Based on Modal Shapes of Wing. 1–7.
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Xiang, Jinwu, et al.. (2024). An Ultralight Air-Ground Vehicle Capable of Sustained Amphibious Maneuverability and Bio-Inspired Modality Transition. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 9(11). 9351–9358.
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Liu, Fangyuan, et al.. (2023). AirTwins: Modular Bi-Copters Capable of Splitting From Their Combined Quadcopter in Midair. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 8(9). 6068–6075. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Fangyuan, et al.. (2023). Design, modelling, and experimental validation of a self-rotating flapping wing rotorcraft with motor–spring resonance actuation system. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 18(4). 46019–46019. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Binqi, et al.. (2023). Self-Spin Enabled Docking and Detaching of a UAV-UGV System for Aerial-Terrestrial Amphibious and Independent Locomotion. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 8(5). 2454–2461. 11 indexed citations
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Tu, Zhan, et al.. (2022). An at-scale tailless flapping wing hummingbird robot: II. Flight control in hovering and trajectory tracking. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 18(2). 26003–26003. 9 indexed citations
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Tu, Zhan, et al.. (2021). Flying With Damaged Wings: The Effect on Flight Capacity and Bio-Inspired Coping Strategies of a Flapping Wing Robot. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 6(2). 2114–2121. 23 indexed citations
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Tu, Zhan, et al.. (2020). An At-Scale Tailless Flapping-Wing Hummingbird Robot. I. Design, Optimization, and Experimental Validation. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 36(5). 1511–1525. 76 indexed citations
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Kim, Taegyu, Chung Hwan Kim, Junghwan Rhee, et al.. (2019). RVFuzzer: Finding Input Validation Bugs in Robotic Vehicles through Control-Guided Testing. USENIX Security Symposium. 425–442. 26 indexed citations
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Fan, Fei, et al.. (2018). Cross-Layer Retrofitting of UAVs Against Cyber-Physical Attacks. 550–557. 35 indexed citations
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Choi, Hongjun, Wen‐Chuan Lee, Yousra Aafer, et al.. (2018). Detecting Attacks Against Robotic Vehicles. 801–816. 117 indexed citations

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