Jake Socha

Jake Socha

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

H-index: 28

North America-United States

About Jake Socha

Jake Socha, With an exceptional h-index of 28 and a recent h-index of 21 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, specializes in the field of biomechanics, animal locomotion, gliding, snakes, insects.

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

Animal locomotion: Wing-like femoral lobes help orchid mantid nymphs glide

Tail-assisted pitch control in flying lizards

Material properties of skin in the flying snake Chrysopelea ornata

Air-to-land transitions: from wingless animals and plant seeds to shuttlecocks and bio-inspired robots

Complex hemolymph circulation patterns in grasshopper wings

Air sacs are a key adaptive trait of the insect respiratory system

Numerical investigation of flow dynamics in gliding snake-like models: Vortex structures and aerodynamic performance

Mallard landing behavior on water follows a ????̇-constant braking strategy

Jake Socha Information

University

Position

Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics

Citations(all)

2423

Citations(since 2020)

1154

Cited By

1695

hIndex(all)

28

hIndex(since 2020)

21

i10Index(all)

46

i10Index(since 2020)

41

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Jake Socha Skills & Research Interests

biomechanics

animal locomotion

gliding

snakes

insects

Top articles of Jake Socha

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Animal locomotion: Wing-like femoral lobes help orchid mantid nymphs glide

Current Biology

John J Socha

Pranav C Khandelwal

2024/2/5

Tail-assisted pitch control in flying lizards

Shane D Ross

Mohamed A Zakaria

John J Socha

Tyson Hedrick

Pranav Khandelwal

2024

Material properties of skin in the flying snake Chrysopelea ornata

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology

Sarah B Dellinger

Raffaella De Vita

Pavlos P Vlachos

Martha M Muñoz

John J Socha

2023/4

Air-to-land transitions: from wingless animals and plant seeds to shuttlecocks and bio-inspired robots

Victor M Ortega-Jimenez

Ardian Jusufi

Christian E Brown

Yu Zeng

Sunny Kumar

...

2023/8/8

Complex hemolymph circulation patterns in grasshopper wings

Communications biology

Mary K Salcedo

Brian H Jun

John J Socha

Naomi E Pierce

Pavlos P Vlachos

...

2023/3/23

Air sacs are a key adaptive trait of the insect respiratory system

Jon F Harrison

Evan KG McKenzie

Stav Talal

John J Socha

Mark W Westneat

...

2023/5/15

Numerical investigation of flow dynamics in gliding snake-like models: Vortex structures and aerodynamic performance

Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Yuchen Gong

Junshi Wang

Wei Zhang

Jake Socha

Haibo Dong

2023/11/20

Mallard landing behavior on water follows a ????̇-constant braking strategy

Journal of Experimental Biology

John G Whitehead

Terrell Worrell

John J Socha

2023/3/1

3D X-ray analysis of the subterranean burrowing depth and pupal chamber size of Laricobius (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a specialist predator of Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera …

Journal of Insect Science

Ashleigh P Hillen

Jeremiah R Foley IV

Mary K Salcedo

John J Socha

Scott M Salom

2023/5/1

Fluid mechanics models of a drinking mosquito

Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Danielle Njike

Mark Stremler

Clément Vinauger

Sara Wilmsen

Jake Socha

...

2023/11/20

Convergence in gliding animals: Morphology, behavior, and mechanics

Pranav C Khandelwal

Shane D Ross

Haibo Dong

John J Socha

2023/2/27

Transient use of hemolymph for hydraulic wing expansion in cicadas

Scientific Reports

Mary K Salcedo

Tyler E Ellis

Ángela S Sáenz

Joyce Lu

Terrell Worrell

...

2023/4/18

Dynamic gap crossing in Dendrelaphis, the sister taxon of flying snakes

Journal of Experimental Biology

Mal Graham

John J Socha

2023/10/1

Computation study about the interaction between the tandem flying snake airfoils with dynamic motion

Yuchen Gong

Haibo Dong

2023

Reconsidering tympanal-acoustic interactions leads to an improved model of auditory acuity in a parasitoid fly

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Max R Mikel-Stites

Mary K Salcedo

John J Socha

Paul E Marek

Anne E Staples

2023/4/5

A year at the forefront of gliding locomotion

Biology Open

Pranav C Khandelwal

Mohamed A Zakaria

John J Socha

2023/8/15

Computational analysis of vortex dynamics and aerodynamic performance in flying-snake-like gliding flight with horizontal undulation

Physics of Fluids

Yuchen Gong

Junshi Wang

Wei Zhang

John J Socha

Haibo Dong

2022/11

Isometric spiracular scaling in scarab beetles—implications for diffusive and advective oxygen transport

eLife

Julian M. Wagner

C Jaco Klok

Meghan E. Duell

John J. Socha

Guohua Cao

...

2022/9/13

The impact of sampling frequency on ground reaction force variables

Journal of Biomechanics

Kristen E. Renner

Alexander T. Peebles

John J. Socha

Robin M. Queen

2022/4

Isometric spiracular scaling in scarab beetles: Implications for diffusive and advective oxygen transport

bioRxiv

Julian M Wagner

C Jaco Klok

Meghan E Duell

John J. Socha

Guohua Cao

...

2022/1/1

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Co-Authors

H-index: 61
Mark W. Westneat

Mark W. Westneat

University of Chicago

H-index: 58
Jon Harrison

Jon Harrison

Arizona State University

H-index: 43
Pavlos P Vlachos

Pavlos P Vlachos

Purdue University

H-index: 40
Shane Ross

Shane Ross

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

H-index: 29
Sunghwan (Sunny) Jung

Sunghwan (Sunny) Jung

Cornell University

H-index: 27
Lorena A Barba

Lorena A Barba

George Washington University

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