David Labonte

David Labonte

Imperial College London

H-index: 17

Europe-United Kingdom

About David Labonte

David Labonte, With an exceptional h-index of 17 and a recent h-index of 17 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Imperial College London, specializes in the field of Insect Biomechanics, musculoskeletal modelling, fracture & adhesion, feeding mechanics, locomotion.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Optimising the flow of mechanical energy in musculoskeletal systems through gearing

Large deformation diffeomorphic mapping of 3D shape variation reveals two distinct mandible and head capsule morphs in Atta vollenweideri leaf‐cutter worker ants

Dynamic similarity and the peculiar allometry of maximum running speed

Beyond power limits: the kinetic energy capacity of skeletal muscle

Parallel and divergent morphological adaptations underlying the evolution of jumping ability in ants

Developmental biomechanics and age polyethism in leaf-cutter ants

A theory of physiological similarity in muscle-driven motion

Three-dimensional kinematics of leaf-cutter ant mandibles: not all dicondylic joints are simple hinges

David Labonte Information

University

Position

Department of Bioengineering

Citations(all)

1340

Citations(since 2020)

956

Cited By

750

hIndex(all)

17

hIndex(since 2020)

17

i10Index(all)

21

i10Index(since 2020)

21

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David Labonte Skills & Research Interests

Insect Biomechanics

musculoskeletal modelling

fracture & adhesion

feeding mechanics

locomotion

Top articles of David Labonte

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Optimising the flow of mechanical energy in musculoskeletal systems through gearing

bioRxiv

Delyle T Polet

David Labonte

2024

Large deformation diffeomorphic mapping of 3D shape variation reveals two distinct mandible and head capsule morphs in Atta vollenweideri leaf‐cutter worker ants

Ecology and Evolution

Natalie Imirzian

Frederik Püffel

Flavio Roces

David Labonte

2024/4

Dynamic similarity and the peculiar allometry of maximum running speed

Nature Communications

David Labonte

Peter J Bishop

Taylor JM Dick

Christofer J Clemente

2024/3/11

Beyond power limits: the kinetic energy capacity of skeletal muscle

bioRxiv

David Labonte

Natalie C Holt

2024

Parallel and divergent morphological adaptations underlying the evolution of jumping ability in ants

Integrative Organismal Biology

Lazzat Aibekova

Roberto A Keller

Julian Katzke

Daniel M Allman

Francisco Hita-Garcia

...

2023

Developmental biomechanics and age polyethism in leaf-cutter ants

Proceedings of the Royal Society B

Frederik Püffel

Lara Meyer

Natalie Imirzian

Flavio Roces

Richard Johnston

...

2023/6/14

A theory of physiological similarity in muscle-driven motion

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

David Labonte

2023/6/13

Three-dimensional kinematics of leaf-cutter ant mandibles: not all dicondylic joints are simple hinges

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B

Victor Kang

Frederik Püffel

David Labonte

2023/12/4

Multilevel dynamic adjustments of geckos (Hemidactylus frenatus) climbing vertically: head-up versus head-down

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Johanna T Schultz

David Labonte

Christofer J Clemente

2023/4/5

replicAnt: a pipeline for generating annotated images of animals in complex environments using Unreal Engine

Nature Communications

Fabian Plum

René Bulla

Hendrik K Beck

Natalie Imirzian

David Labonte

2023/11/8

A biomechanical model for the relation between bite force and mandibular opening angle in arthropods

Royal Society Open Science

Frederik Püffel

Richard Johnston

David Labonte

2023/2/15

Making the cut: end effects and the benefits of slicing

arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.18595

Bharath Antarvedi Goda

David Labonte

Mattia Bacca

2023/10/28

Biomechanics of cutting: sharpness, wear sensitivity, and the scaling of cutting forces in leaf-cutter ant mandibles

bioRxiv

Frederik Pueffel

Olivia (Liv) K Walthaus

Victor Kang

David Labonte

2023

Strong positive allometry of bite force in leaf-cutter ants increases the range of cuttable plant tissues

Journal of Experimental Biology

Frederik Püffel

Flavio Roces

David Labonte

2023/7/1

Correlative structure-property characterisation of the leafcutter ant (Atta cepholotes) mandible

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Richard E Johnston

Mohammed Wakib Said

David Labonte

James Russell

Elizabeth Sackett

...

2022/8

Elastic energy storage and the efficiency of movement

Current Biology

David Labonte

Natalie C Holt

2022/6/20

The physical properties of the stick insect pad secretion are independent of body size

bioRxiv

Domna-Maria Kaimaki

Charlotte NS Andrew

Andrea EL Attipoe

David Labonte

2022/1/1

Prenatal muscle forces are necessary for vertebral segmentation and disc structure, but not for notochord involution in mice

European cells & materials

A Levillain

S Ahmed

DM Kaimaki

S Schuler

S Barros

...

2021/5/5

scAnt—an open-source platform for the creation of 3D models of arthropods (and other small objects)

PeerJ

Fabian Plum

David Labonte

2021/4/12

Disentangling the role of surface topography and intrinsic wettability in the prey capture mechanism of Nepenthes pitcher plants

Acta Biomaterialia

David Labonte

Adam Robinson

Ulrike Bauer

Walter Federle

2021/1/1

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Co-Authors

H-index: 108
Professor Sir Andrew Pollard

Professor Sir Andrew Pollard

University of Oxford

H-index: 77
Stephan Hofmann

Stephan Hofmann

University of Cambridge

H-index: 66
Duncan Irschick

Duncan Irschick

University of Massachusetts Amherst

H-index: 59
Alfred J. Crosby

Alfred J. Crosby

University of Massachusetts Amherst

H-index: 29
Christofer J. Clemente

Christofer J. Clemente

University of the Sunshine Coast

H-index: 22
Thomas van de Kamp

Thomas van de Kamp

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie

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