2026 Daniel Weihs: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	43	6137	5920	41	39	142	7680

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Engineering and Technology

6137

5920

142

7680

Engineering and Technology

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Citations

7680

World Ranking

6137

National Ranking

Overview

Daniel Weihs is affiliated with the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Israel. Their research spans multiple disciplines within engineering and environmental science, with a strong focus on aerospace engineering, materials chemistry, ecology, and nuclear and high energy physics.

The main fields of study in their work include:

Engineering
Environmental Science

Their subfields of study cover:

Aerospace Engineering
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Materials Chemistry
Ecology
Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Key research topics addressed by Daniel Weihs are:

Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
Fish Ecology and Management Studies
Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology
Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics

Recent scientific publications include:

"Effect of target velocity on damage patterns in hypervelocity glancing collisions" (2020) published in International Journal of Impact Engineering
"Leading-Edge Vortex as a High-Lift Mechanism for Large-Aspect-Ratio Wings" (2020) published in AIAA Journal
"On an adaptation of the Reynolds number, applicable to body-caudal-fin aquatic locomotion" (2022) published in Frontiers in Marine Science
"Off-Center High Velocity Impact on Cylindrical Pipes and Shells" (2021) published in Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials
"Comment on: 'The swim-and-sink behaviour of copepods: a revisit to mechanical power requirement and a new hypothesis on function' Jiang (2023)" published in Royal Society Open Science

Frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials
International Journal of Impact Engineering
AIAA Journal
Frontiers in Marine Science
Royal Society Open Science

Notable frequent co-authors collaborating with Daniel Weihs are:

Roi Gurka
D. Rittel
M. Ringel
A. Dorogoy
Hadar Ben-Gida

Best Publications

Hydromechanics of Fish Schooling

D. Weihs

768
Citations
Magnetically Powered Flexible Metal Nanowire Motors

Wei Gao;Sirilak Sattayasamitsathit;Kalayil Manian Manesh;Daniel Weihs

446
Citations
The mechanism of rapid starting of slender fish.

D Weihs

413
Citations
Energetic advantages of burst swimming of fish

D. Weihs

368
Citations
Hydrodynamic propulsion by large amplitude oscillation of an airfoil with chordwise flexibility

J. Katz;D. Weihs

312
Citations
Energetic advantages of burst-and-coast swimming of fish at high speeds

J J Videler;D Weihs

274
Citations
A Hydrodynamical Analysis of Fish Turning Manoeuvres

D. Weihs

231
Citations
Optimal avoidance and evasion tactics in predator-prey interactions

D. Weihs;Paul W. Webb

231
Citations
Optimal Fish Cruising Speed

D. Weihs

225
Citations
At high speeds dolphins save energy by leaping

D. Au;D. Weihs;D. Weihs

199
Citations
Stability versus maneuverability in aquatic locomotion.

Daniel Weihs

172
Citations
Design Features and Mechanics of Axial Locomotion in Fish

Daniel Weihs

169
Citations
The hydrodynamics of dolphin drafting

Daniel Weihs

166
Citations
Boxfishes (Teleostei: Ostraciidae) as a model system for fishes swimming with many fins: kinematics.

J.R. Hove;L.M. O'Bryan;M.S. Gordon;P.W. Webb

158
Citations
Some Hydrodynamical Aspects of Fish Schooling

D. Weihs

155
Citations
The Hydrodynamics of Rheotaxis in the Plaice (Pleuronectes Platessa L.)

G. P. Arnold;D. Weihs

152
Citations
Stability and existence of multiple solutions for viscous flow in suddenly enlarged channels

M. Shapira;D. Degani;D. Weihs

152
Citations
Aeration of corals by sleep‐swimming fish

Rotem Goldshmid;Roi Holzman;Daniel Weihs;Amatzia Genin

130
Citations
Hydrodynamic stability of swimming in ostraciid fishes: role of the carapace in the smooth trunkfish Lactophrys triqueter (Teleostei: Ostraciidae).

Ian K. Bartol;Morteza Gharib;Daniel Weihs;Paul W. Webb

111
Citations
Stability of a capillary jet with linearly increasing axial velocity (with application to shaped charges)

I. Frankel;D. Weihs

108
Citations
Cellular patterns in poststall flow over unswept wings

D. Weihs;J. Katz

97
Citations
Body-induced vortical flows: a common mechanism for self-corrective trimming control in boxfishes.

Ian K. Bartol;Morteza Gharib;Paul W. Webb;Daniel Weihs

97
Citations