Todd Blackledge

Todd Blackledge

University of Akron

H-index: 48

North America-United States

About Todd Blackledge

Todd Blackledge, With an exceptional h-index of 48 and a recent h-index of 30 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Akron, specializes in the field of evolution of biomaterials, behavioral ecology, spider silk & webs.

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

Anchor threads can double the insect flight energy absorbed by spider orb webs

Molecular Changes in spider viscid glue as a function of relative humidity revealed using infrared spectroscopy

Silk Nucleotides and Proteins and Methods of Use

Correlation between protein secondary structure and mechanical performance for the ultra-tough dragline silk of Darwin's bark spider

Size-related increase in inducible mechanical variability of major ampullate silk in a huntsman spider (Araneae: Sparassidae)

Slingshot spiders build tensed, underdamped webs for ultrafast launches and speedy halts

Permanent deformation of triangle weaver silk enables ultrafast tangle-free release of spider webs

Robust performance of spider viscid silk on hairy and smooth insect substrates

Todd Blackledge Information

University

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Citations(all)

7516

Citations(since 2020)

3111

Cited By

5821

hIndex(all)

48

hIndex(since 2020)

30

i10Index(all)

102

i10Index(since 2020)

86

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University of Akron

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Todd Blackledge Skills & Research Interests

evolution of biomaterials

behavioral ecology

spider silk & webs

Top articles of Todd Blackledge

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Anchor threads can double the insect flight energy absorbed by spider orb webs

Journal of Experimental Biology

Sarah I Han

Angela M Alicea-Serrano

Todd A Blackledge

2023/1/15

Molecular Changes in spider viscid glue as a function of relative humidity revealed using infrared spectroscopy

ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Gaurav Amarpuri

Nishad Dhopatkar

Todd A Blackledge

Ali Dhinojwala

2022/7/27

Silk Nucleotides and Proteins and Methods of Use

2022/4/21

Correlation between protein secondary structure and mechanical performance for the ultra-tough dragline silk of Darwin's bark spider

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

K Zin Htut

Angela M Alicea-Serrano

Saranshu Singla

Ingi Agnarsson

Jessica E Garb

...

2021/6/16

Size-related increase in inducible mechanical variability of major ampullate silk in a huntsman spider (Araneae: Sparassidae)

The Science of Nature

Dakota Piorkowski

Chen-Pan Liao

Todd A Blackledge

I-Min Tso

2021/6

Slingshot spiders build tensed, underdamped webs for ultrafast launches and speedy halts

Journal of Comparative Physiology A

Elio J Challita

Symone LM Alexander

Sarah I Han

Todd A Blackledge

Jonathan A Coddington

...

2021/3

Permanent deformation of triangle weaver silk enables ultrafast tangle-free release of spider webs

The Science of Nature

Sarah I Han

K Zin Htut

Todd A Blackledge

2021/12

Robust performance of spider viscid silk on hairy and smooth insect substrates

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Angela M Alicea-Serrano

Ariel Onyak

Ali Dhinojwala

Todd A Blackledge

2021/10

Phylogeny of the orb‐weaving spider family Araneidae (Araneae: Araneoidea)

Cladistics

Nikolaj Scharff

Jonathan A Coddington

Todd A Blackledge

Ingi Agnarsson

Volker W Framenau

...

2020/2

The moth specialist spider Cyrtarachne akirai uses prey scales to increase adhesion

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Candido Diaz

Daniel Maksuta

Gaurav Amarpuri

Akio Tanikawa

Tadashi Miyashita

...

2020/1/29

Spider viscid silk sticks better to superhydrophobic surfaces

bioRxiv

Angela M Alicea-Serrano

K Zin Htut

Alissa J Coonfield

Katherine Karkosiak

Ali Dhinojwala

...

2020/5/16

Uncoiling springs promote mechanical functionality of spider cribellate silk

Journal of Experimental Biology

Dakota Piorkowski

Todd A Blackledge

Chen-Pan Liao

Anna-Christin Joel

Margret Weissbach

...

2020/3/1

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