Andrew Packard

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Andrew Packard is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew Packard has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Andrew Packard's work include Cephalopods and Marine Biology (20 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (9 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (3 papers). Andrew Packard is often cited by papers focused on Cephalopods and Marine Biology (20 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (9 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (3 papers). Andrew Packard collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Andrew Packard's co-authors include Geoffrey Sanders, E. R. Trueman, Olav Sand, Hans Erik Karlsen, M. Nixon, J. B. Messenger, F. G. Hochberg, V. Albergoni, Q. Bone and James E. Schwob and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Neuroscience and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Andrew Packard

25 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

CEPHALOPODS AND FISH: THE LIMITS OF CONVERGENCE 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 100 200 300 400
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. CEPHALOPODS AND FISH: THE LIMITS OF CONVERGENCE
    1972 471 citations Andrew Packard Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Andrew Packard Italy 16 1.0k 565 363 183 152 25 1.3k
Jean Geary Boal United States 22 860 0.8× 462 0.8× 172 0.5× 339 1.9× 98 0.6× 32 1.1k
John W. Forsythe United States 23 1.4k 1.4× 371 0.7× 523 1.4× 209 1.1× 215 1.4× 32 1.5k
J. B. Messenger United Kingdom 27 2.2k 2.1× 1.5k 2.6× 352 1.0× 611 3.3× 368 2.4× 59 2.6k
Jennifer Basil United States 14 497 0.5× 317 0.6× 222 0.6× 164 0.9× 75 0.5× 22 836
W. R. A. Muntz United Kingdom 23 488 0.5× 720 1.3× 265 0.7× 109 0.6× 33 0.2× 68 1.7k
Ludovic Dickel France 27 1.4k 1.4× 585 1.0× 253 0.7× 572 3.1× 177 1.2× 60 1.8k
Bernd U. Budelmann United States 12 418 0.4× 291 0.5× 125 0.3× 95 0.5× 56 0.4× 18 547
Shuichi Shigeno Japan 18 532 0.5× 347 0.6× 143 0.4× 217 1.2× 58 0.4× 30 796
Mark D. Norman Australia 22 1.1k 1.1× 197 0.3× 627 1.7× 156 0.9× 179 1.2× 57 1.5k
Martin J. How United Kingdom 22 634 0.6× 503 0.9× 320 0.9× 79 0.4× 32 0.2× 56 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Andrew Packard

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrew Packard

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Packard, Andrew. (2013). VISUAL ACUITY AND EYE GROWTH IN OCTOPUS VULGARIS (LAMARCK). Monitore Zoologico Italiano-Italian Journal of Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Packard, Andrew, Nikolai Schnittke, Rose-Anne Romano, Satrajit Sinha, & James E. Schwob. (2011).  Np63 Regulates Stem Cell Dynamics in the Mammalian Olfactory Epithelium. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(24). 8748–8759. 70 indexed citations
3.
Packard, Andrew. (2009). Squids old and young: Scale-free design for a simple billboard. Optics & Laser Technology. 43(2). 302–309. 5 indexed citations
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Packard, Andrew. (2006). Contribution to the Whole (H). Can Squids Show us Anything that We did not know Already?. Biology & Philosophy. 21(2). 189–211. 10 indexed citations
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Packard, Andrew & Maurizio Wϋrtz. (1994). An octopus, Ocythoe , with a swimbladder and triple jets. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 344(1309). 261–275. 14 indexed citations
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Packard, Andrew, Hans Erik Karlsen, & Olav Sand. (1990). Low frequency hearing in cephalopods. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 166(4). 84 indexed citations
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Bone, Q., Andrew Packard, & A Pulsford. (1982). Cholinergic Innervation of Muscle Fibres in Squid. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 62(1). 193–199. 18 indexed citations
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Packard, Andrew, et al.. (1980). Breathing and Swimming Movements in a CaptiveNautilus. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 60(2). 313–327. 27 indexed citations
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Packard, Andrew, et al.. (1979). Octopus chromatophores accumulate nickel. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 35(6). 828–830. 5 indexed citations
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Packard, Andrew, F. G. Hochberg, M. Nixon, & J. B. Messenger. (1977). Skin patterning in Octopus and other genera. 38. 74 indexed citations
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Packard, Andrew. (1972). CEPHALOPODS AND FISH: THE LIMITS OF CONVERGENCE. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 47(2). 241–307. 471 indexed citations breakdown →
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Packard, Andrew & Geoffrey Sanders. (1971). Body patterns of Octopus vulgaris and maturation of the response to disturbance. Animal Behaviour. 19(4). 780–790. 128 indexed citations
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Packard, Andrew & V. Albergoni. (1970). Relative Growth, Nucleic Acid Content and Cell Numbers of the Brain in Octopus Vulgaris (Lamarck). Journal of Experimental Biology. 52(3). 539–552. 36 indexed citations
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Packard, Andrew. (1969). Jet Propulsion and the Giant Fibre Response of Loligo. Nature. 221(5183). 875–877. 78 indexed citations
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Packard, Andrew. (1968). Asexual reproduction in Balanoglossus (Stomochordata). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 171(1023). 261–272. 8 indexed citations
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Trueman, E. R. & Andrew Packard. (1968). Motor Performances of Some Cephalopods. Journal of Experimental Biology. 49(3). 495–507. 63 indexed citations
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Nishioka, Richard S., Ikuo Yasumasu, Andrew Packard, Howard A. Bern, & J. Z. Young. (1966). Nature of vesicles associated with the nervous system of cephalopods. Cell and Tissue Research. 75(1). 301–316. 30 indexed citations
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Nixon, Marion, et al.. (1964). Forces exerted by Octopus vulgaris.. Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR). 9 indexed citations
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Packard, Andrew. (1961). Sucker Display of Octopus. Nature. 190(4777). 736–737. 34 indexed citations
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Packard, Andrew. (1960). Electrophysiological Observations on a Sound-producing Fish. Nature. 187(4731). 63–64. 24 indexed citations

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