Simon Poppinga

About Simon Poppinga

Simon Poppinga, With an exceptional h-index of 24 and a recent h-index of 23 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, specializes in the field of plant biomechanics, carnivorous plants, biomimetics, functional morphology, plant movements.

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

Digital image correlation techniques for motion analysis and biomechanical characterization of plants

Controlling the Water Diffusion Inside Smart 4D‐Printed HBC by Functional Channels

A review of and taxonomy for elastic kinetic building envelopes

Plants as inspiration for material-based sensing and actuation in soft robots and machines

Cross-sectional 4D-printing: upscaling self-shaping structures with differentiated material properties inspired by the large-flowered butterwort (Pinguicula grandiflora)

Chemical Gradients in Polymer-Modified Paper Sheets—Towards Single-Layer Biomimetic Soft Robots

The cracking of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) cones

Chemonastic Stalked Glands in the Carnivorous Rainbow Plant Byblis gigantea LINDL. (Byblidaceae, Lamiales)

Simon Poppinga Information

University

Position

PD Dr. rer. nat. habil. Group leader Plant Biomechanics Group

Citations(all)

2228

Citations(since 2020)

1620

Cited By

1152

hIndex(all)

24

hIndex(since 2020)

23

i10Index(all)

43

i10Index(since 2020)

37

Email

University Profile Page

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Simon Poppinga Skills & Research Interests

plant biomechanics

carnivorous plants

biomimetics

functional morphology

plant movements

Top articles of Simon Poppinga

Digital image correlation techniques for motion analysis and biomechanical characterization of plants

Frontiers in Plant Science

2024

Simon Poppinga
Simon Poppinga

H-Index: 16

Controlling the Water Diffusion Inside Smart 4D‐Printed HBC by Functional Channels

Advanced Functional Materials

2024/1

A review of and taxonomy for elastic kinetic building envelopes

2023/12/3

Plants as inspiration for material-based sensing and actuation in soft robots and machines

2023/7

Cross-sectional 4D-printing: upscaling self-shaping structures with differentiated material properties inspired by the large-flowered butterwort (Pinguicula grandiflora)

Biomimetics

2023/6/2

Chemical Gradients in Polymer-Modified Paper Sheets—Towards Single-Layer Biomimetic Soft Robots

Biomimetics

2023/1/18

The cracking of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) cones

Frontiers in Plant Science

2022/10

Thomas Speck
Thomas Speck

H-Index: 33

Simon Poppinga
Simon Poppinga

H-Index: 16

Chemonastic Stalked Glands in the Carnivorous Rainbow Plant Byblis gigantea LINDL. (Byblidaceae, Lamiales)

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

2022/10/5

Simon Poppinga
Simon Poppinga

H-Index: 16

Thomas Speck
Thomas Speck

H-Index: 33

Shapeshifting in the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula): Morphological and biomechanical adaptations and the potential costs of a failed hunting cycle

Frontiers in Plant Science

2022/9/2

Thomas Speck
Thomas Speck

H-Index: 33

Simon Poppinga
Simon Poppinga

H-Index: 16

Smooth or with a Snap! Biomechanics of Trap Reopening in the Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

Advanced Science

2022/6/1

Bio-inspired life-like motile materials systems: Changing the boundaries between living and technical systems in the Anthropocene

2021/9/27

The structural and mechanical basis for passive‐hydraulic pine cone actuation

Advanced Science

2022/7

Facing the green threat

2022/6/9

Facing the green threat: A WATER Flea’s defenses against a carnivorous plant

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

2022/6/9

The effects of substrate porosity, mechanical substrate properties and loading conditions on the attachment performance of the Mediterranean medicinal leech (Hirudo verbana)

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

2022/3/23

New insights and opportunities from taking a biomechanical perspective on plant ecology

2022/2/24

Ulrike Bauer
Ulrike Bauer

H-Index: 12

Simon Poppinga
Simon Poppinga

H-Index: 16

Structural gradients and anisotropic hydraulic conductivity in the enigmatic eel traps of carnivorous corkscrew plants (Genlisea spp.)

American Journal of Botany

2021/10/19

Programming sequential motion steps in 4D-printed hygromorphs by architected mesostructure and differential hygro-responsiveness

Bioinspiration & biomimetics

2021/7/21

Bio‐inspired motion mechanisms: Computational design and material programming of self‐adjusting 4D‐printed wearable systems

Advanced Science

2021/7/5

Complexity and diversity of motion amplification and control strategies in motile carnivorous plant traps

2021/5/26

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