| Biomimetics and technical textiles: solving engineering problems with the help of nature's wisdom M Milwich, T Speck, O Speck, T Stegmaier, H Planck American Journal of Botany 93 (10), 1455-1465, 2006 | 215 | 2006 |
| Process sequences in biomimetic research T Speck, O Speck Des. Nat 4, 3-11, 2008 | 205* | 2008 |
| Biomimetic bio-inspired biomorph sustainable? An attempt to classify and clarify biology-derived technical developments O Speck, D Speck, R Horn, J Gantner, KP Sedlbauer Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 12 (1), 011004, 2017 | 176 | 2017 |
| An overview of bioinspired and biomimetic self-repairing materials O Speck, T Speck Biomimetics 4 (1), 26, 2019 | 141 | 2019 |
| Reconfiguration as a prerequisite for survival in highly unstable flow-dominated habitats DL Harder, O Speck, CL Hurd, T Speck Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 23, 98-107, 2004 | 132 | 2004 |
| Insulation capability of the bark of trees with different fire adaptation G Bauer, T Speck, J Blömer, J Bertling, O Speck Journal of Materials Science 45, 5950-5959, 2010 | 112 | 2010 |
| Damped oscillations of the giant reed Arundo donax (Poaceae) O Speck, HC Spatz American journal of botany 91 (6), 789-796, 2004 | 81 | 2004 |
| Field measurements of wind speed and reconfiguration in Arundo donax (Poaceae) with estimates of drag forces O Speck American Journal of Botany 90 (8), 1253-1256, 2003 | 79 | 2003 |
| Sustainability assessment of a lightweight biomimetic ceiling structure F Antony, R Grießhammer, T Speck, O Speck Bioinspiration & biomimetics 9 (1), 016013, 2014 | 75 | 2014 |
| Biomechanics and Functional Anatomy of Hollow Stemmed Sphenopsids: III. Equisetum hyemale T Speck, O Speck, A Emanns, HC Spatz Botanica Acta 111 (5), 366-376, 1998 | 64 | 1998 |
| Oscillations of plants' stems and their damping: theory and experimentation F Brüchert, O Speck, HC Spatz Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B …, 2003 | 61 | 2003 |
| Oscillation frequencies of tapered plant stems HC Spatz, O Speck American Journal of Botany 89 (1), 1-11, 2002 | 60 | 2002 |
| Morphological aspects of self-repair of lesions caused by internal growth stresses in stems of Aristolochia macrophylla and Aristolochia ringens S Busch, R Seidel, O Speck, T Speck Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 277 (1691), 2113-2120, 2010 | 58 | 2010 |
| Biological archetypes for self-healing materials MJ Harrington, O Speck, T Speck, S Wagner, R Weinkamer Self-healing materials, 307-344, 2016 | 57 | 2016 |
| Self‐healing in plants as bio‐inspiration for self‐repairing polymers T Speck, R Mülhaupt, O Speck Self‐Healing Polymers: From Principles to Applications, 61-89, 2013 | 57 | 2013 |
| Self-repairing membranes for inflatable structures inspired by a rapid wound sealing process of climbing plants M Rampf, O Speck, T Speck, RH Luchsinger Journal of Bionic Engineering 8 (3), 242-250, 2011 | 56 | 2011 |
| Effect of drought stress on bending stiffness in petioles of Caladium bicolor (Araceae) M Caliaro, F Schmich, T Speck, O Speck American Journal of Botany 100 (11), 2141-2148, 2013 | 43 | 2013 |
| Investigation of a fast mechanical self-repair mechanism for inflatable structures M Rampf, O Speck, T Speck, RH Luchsinger International Journal of Engineering Science 63, 61-70, 2013 | 43 | 2013 |
| Functional morphology of plants–a key to biomimetic applications O Speck, T Speck New Phytologist 231 (3), 950-956, 2021 | 42 | 2021 |
| Humidity-dependent wound sealing in succulent leaves of Delosperma cooperi–An adaptation to seasonal drought stress O Speck, M Schlechtendahl, F Borm, T Kampowski, T Speck Beilstein journal of nanotechnology 9 (1), 175-186, 2018 | 42 | 2018 |
Thomas SpeckChair for Botany: Functional Morphology and Biomimetics, University of FreiburgVerified email at biologie.uni-freiburg.de