Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Top Research Topics at Bioinspiration & Biomimetics?

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics mainly deals with areas of study such as Robot, Control theory, Artificial intelligence, Mechanics and Wing. While Robot is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Control engineering, Simulation and Actuator. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Actuator but it intersects with the subject of Mechanical engineering.

The Control theory research dealing mostly with Control theory is the focus of the journal. Presentations on Artificial intelligence include those discussing Robotics and Biomimetics. Vortex, Reynolds number, Drag and Wake are all aspects of Mechanics research featured in Bioinspiration & Biomimetics.

Wing research featured in Bioinspiration & Biomimetics incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Aerodynamic force and Aerodynamics. The work on Flapping tackled in it brings together disciplines like Kinematics and Lift (force). Aside from discussions in Kinematics, the journal also deals with the subject of Thrust which intersects with Propulsion disciplines.

• Robot (20.21%)
• Control theory (17.45%)
• Artificial intelligence (17.21%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Software techniques for two- and three-dimensional kinematic measurements of biological and biomimetic systems. (894 citations)
• GoQBot: a caterpillar-inspired soft-bodied rolling robot. (387 citations)
• Design and control of a bio-inspired soft wearable robotic device for ankle-foot rehabilitation. (286 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Bioinspiration & Biomimetics:

The published papers cover a variety of subjects, including Robot, Control theory, Artificial intelligence, Simulation and Wing. The works on Control theory tackled in the most cited publications bring together disciplines like Kinematics and Angle of attack. The journal articles feature works in Artificial intelligence, more specifically Robotics and Biomimetics, and explore their relation to disciplines like Implementation.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Artificial intelligence
• Composite material
• Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Robot, Kinematics, Mechanics, Control theory and Flapping are the subjects of interest in Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. Research in Robot tackled falls within the umbrella of Artificial intelligence. The Artificial intelligence works, particularly on Robotics are tackled in it.

It explores topics in Control theory which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Gait (human) and Bipedalism. While the primary focus in Bioinspiration & Biomimetics is Flapping, it also dissects topics surrounding Thrust and Fin and Flow (psychology) as a whole. The concepts on Actuator presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Control engineering and Mechanical engineering.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• On the role of phase lag in multi-appendage metachronal swimming of euphausiids. (9 citations)
• Tunabot Flex: a tuna-inspired robot with body flexibility improves high-performance swimming (8 citations)
• Fish-like three-dimensional swimming with an autonomous, multi-fin, and biomimetic robot (4 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Bioinspiration & Biomimetics (based on the number of publications) are:

• George V. Lauder (19 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Barbara Mazzolai (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Hoon Cheol Park (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Cecilia Laschi (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Rajat Mittal (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Bioinspiration & Biomimetics (based on the number of publications) are:

• Harvard University (38 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Virginia Tech (32 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Beihang University (27 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 0.72% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.79% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.87% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.60% of all publications and 54.74% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.