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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2001 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Overview

Michael H. Dickinson is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and agricultural and biological sciences. The work involves various subfields such as cellular and molecular neuroscience, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, genetics, ecology, and aerospace engineering.

The main research topics covered by Michael H. Dickinson include:

  • Neurobiology and insect physiology research
  • Insect and arachnid ecology and behavior
  • Animal behavior and reproduction
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
  • Plant and animal studies
  • CRISPR and genetic engineering

Recent publications highlight their ongoing contributions to neuroscience and insect behavior. Notable papers include:

  • "Connectomic reconstruction of a female Drosophila ventral nerve cord," 2024, published in Nature
  • "Transforming representations of movement from body- to world-centric space," 2021, published in Nature
  • "A Systematic Nomenclature for the Drosophila Ventral Nerve Cord," 2020, published in Neuron
  • "The long-distance flight behavior of Drosophila supports an agent-based model for wind-assisted dispersal in insects," 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A population of descending neurons that regulates the flight motor of Drosophila," 2022, published in Current Biology

Michael H. Dickinson frequently collaborates with several researchers. Key coauthors include:

  • Wyatt Korff
  • John C Tuthill
  • Shigehiro Namiki
  • Gwyneth M Card
  • Amir H. Behbahani

The scientist's body of work is often published in several prominent venues. The most frequent publication platforms are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Current Biology
  • Neuron
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Michael H. Dickinson has been recognized with notable awards, including the Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 2001 and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Wing rotation and the aerodynamic basis of insect flight.

    Michael H. Dickinson;Fritz Olaf Lehmann;Sanjay P. Sane

  • How Animals Move: An Integrative View

    Michael H. Dickinson;Claire T. Farley;Robert J. Full;M. A. R. Koehl

  • The aerodynamic effects of wing rotation and a revised quasi-steady model of flapping flight.

    Sanjay P. Sane;Michael H. Dickinson

  • High-throughput Ethomics in Large Groups of Drosophila

    Kristin Branson;Alice A Robie;John Bender;Pietro Perona

  • Spanwise flow and the attachment of the leading-edge vortex on insect wings

    James M. Birch;Michael H. Dickinson

  • UNSTEADY AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF MODEL WINGS AT LOW REYNOLDS NUMBERS

    Michael H. Dickinson;Karl G. Götz

  • The control of flight force by a flapping wing: lift and drag production.

    Sanjay P. Sane;Michael H. Dickinson

  • The aerodynamics of free-flight maneuvers in Drosophila

    Steven N. Fry;Rosalyn Sayaman;Rosalyn Sayaman;Michael H. Dickinson;Michael H. Dickinson

  • Unsteady forces and flows in low Reynolds number hovering flight:two-dimensional computations vs robotic wing experiments

    Z. Jane Wang;James M. Birch;Michael H. Dickinson

  • Rotational accelerations stabilize leading edge vortices on revolving fly wings

    David Lentink;Michael H. Dickinson

  • Active flight increases the gain of visual motion processing in Drosophila

    Gaby Maimon;Andrew D Straw;Michael H Dickinson

  • Force production and flow structure of the leading edge vortex on flapping wings at high and low Reynolds numbers.

    James M. Birch;William B. Dickson;Michael H. Dickinson

  • The influence of wing-wake interactions on the production of aerodynamic forces in flapping flight

    James M. Birch;Michael H. Dickinson

  • The aerodynamics of hovering flight in Drosophila.

    Steven N. Fry;Rosalyn Sayaman;Michael H. Dickinson

  • The influence of visual landscape on the free flight behavior of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster

    Lance F. Tammero;Michael H. Dickinson

  • The functional organization of descending sensory-motor pathways in Drosophila

    Shigehiro Namiki;Michael H Dickinson;Allan M Wong;Wyatt Korff

  • The Function of Dipteran Flight Muscle

    Michael H Dickinson;Michael S Tu

  • Visually mediated motor planning in the escape response of Drosophila.

    Gwyneth Card;Michael H. Dickinson

  • The changes in power requirements and muscle efficiency during elevated force production in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.

    Fritz-Olaf Lehmann;Michael H. Dickinson

  • Wing transmission for a micromechanical flying insect

    R.S. Fearing;K.H. Chiang;M.H. Dickinson;D.L. Pick

  • Leading-Edge Vortices Elevate Lift of Autorotating Plant Seeds

    D. Lentink;W. B. Dickson;J. L. van Leeuwen;M. H. Dickinson

  • A modular display system for insect behavioral neuroscience.

    Michael B. Reiser;Michael H. Dickinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard M. Murray
Richard M. Murray California Institute of Technology
Adrienne L. Fairhall
Adrienne L. Fairhall University of Washington
David Lentink
David Lentink University of Groningen
Pietro Perona
Pietro Perona California Institute of Technology
Omar S. Akbari
Omar S. Akbari University of California, San Diego
Leslie B. Vosshall
Leslie B. Vosshall Rockefeller University
André Anders
André Anders Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering
Rachel Wilson
Rachel Wilson University of Sydney
John A. Connor
John A. Connor University of New Mexico
Ian G. Brown
Ian G. Brown Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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