Andrew R. Parker

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Andrew R. Parker is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew R. Parker has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 15 papers in Genetics and 14 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Andrew R. Parker's work include Photonic Crystals and Applications (13 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (12 papers) and Plant and animal studies (8 papers). Andrew R. Parker is often cited by papers focused on Photonic Crystals and Applications (13 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (12 papers) and Plant and animal studies (8 papers). Andrew R. Parker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Andrew R. Parker's co-authors include Chris R. Lawrence, Helen Townley, David R. McKenzie, Natalia De Martini, Victoria Welch, Maryanne C. J. Large, L. C. Botten, Tegwen Malik, R. M. Clement and Ross C. McPhedran and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Nature Nanotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Andrew R. Parker

69 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Water capture by a desert beetle 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2007 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Water capture by a desert beetle
    2001 1.8k citations Andrew R. Parker, Chris R. Lawrence Nature profile →
  2. Biomimetics of photonic nanostructures
    2007 532 citations Andrew R. Parker, Helen Townley Nature Nanotechnology 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 R. Parker United Kingdom 29 2.1k 1.2k 1.2k 970 904 70 5.2k
Pete Vukusic United Kingdom 31 751 0.4× 2.2k 1.8× 1.1k 1.0× 865 0.9× 1.5k 1.6× 65 5.1k
Ali Dhinojwala United States 51 2.5k 1.1× 2.5k 2.1× 1.7k 1.4× 798 0.8× 270 0.3× 224 8.7k
Kerstin Koch Germany 36 4.3k 2.0× 231 0.2× 1.7k 1.4× 1.0k 1.1× 475 0.5× 62 7.5k
Tilo Baumbach Germany 48 661 0.3× 1.2k 1.0× 2.7k 2.3× 1.8k 1.8× 376 0.4× 349 8.4k
Mohan Srinivasarao United States 31 623 0.3× 907 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 865 0.9× 265 0.3× 109 5.0k
Piers Andrew United Kingdom 26 1.3k 0.6× 763 0.6× 1.6k 1.4× 2.0k 2.0× 141 0.2× 49 4.3k
Jolanta A. Watson Australia 27 2.1k 1.0× 259 0.2× 2.0k 1.7× 516 0.5× 140 0.2× 62 4.8k
Peng Jiang United States 48 2.3k 1.1× 4.7k 3.9× 3.4k 2.9× 3.5k 3.7× 800 0.9× 142 9.7k
Shinya Yoshioka Japan 38 534 0.2× 2.3k 1.9× 866 0.7× 639 0.7× 973 1.1× 172 5.6k
Mathias Kolle United States 37 447 0.2× 1.7k 1.4× 1.5k 1.3× 955 1.0× 495 0.5× 75 4.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Andrew R. Parker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrew R. Parker

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mosselmans, J. Frederick W., Tegwen Malik, Andrew R. Parker, et al.. (2022). Characterisation of carapace composition in developing and adult ostracods (Skogsbergia lerneri) and its potential for biomaterials. Marine Biology. 169(6). 78–78. 1 indexed citations
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Malik, Tegwen, Nick White, Philip N. Lewis, et al.. (2020). Establishment of long-term ostracod epidermal culture. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal. 56(9). 760–772. 4 indexed citations
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Weir, K., et al.. (2016). Variation in the circularly polarized light reflection ofLomaptera(Scarabaeidae) beetles. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 13(120). 20160015–20160015. 15 indexed citations
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Malik, Tegwen, R. M. Clement, D.T. Gethin, et al.. (2016). Hierarchical structures of cactus spines that aid in the directional movement of dew droplets. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 374(2073). 20160110–20160110. 27 indexed citations
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Parnell, Andrew J., A. L. Washington, Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk, et al.. (2015). Spatially modulated structural colour in bird feathers. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 18317–18317. 43 indexed citations
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Srinivasan, Siddarth, Shreerang S. Chhatre, Kyoo‐Chul Park, et al.. (2014). Quantification of feather structure, wettability and resistance to liquid penetration. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 11(96). 20140287–20140287. 50 indexed citations
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Parker, Andrew R. & Natalia De Martini. (2014). Diffraction Gratings in Caligoid (Crustacea: Copepoda) Ecto-parasites of Large Fishes. Materials Today Proceedings. 1. 138–144. 5 indexed citations
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Parker, Andrew R., Brigitte Schoenemann, Joachim T. Haug, & Dieter Waloszek. (2013). An Unusual Cornea from a Well Preserved (‘Orsten’) Cambrian Compound Eye. Paleontological Research. 17(3). 251–261. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Xiaoya, Xianguang Hou, Richard J. Aldridge, et al.. (2012). Morphology of Cambrian lobopodian eyes from the Chengjiang Lagerstätte and their evolutionary significance. Arthropod Structure & Development. 41(5). 495–504. 12 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Claus & Andrew R. Parker. (2010). Morphological novelties detonated the Ediacaran—Cambrian “explosion”. Evolution & Development. 12(4). 345–345. 3 indexed citations
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Deparis, Olivier, et al.. (2010). Structural origin of the green iridescence on the chelicerae of the red-backed jumping spider, Phidippus johnsoni (Salticidae: Araneae). Arthropod Structure & Development. 40(1). 21–25. 18 indexed citations
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Hodgkinson, Ian J., et al.. (2010). Mueller-matrix characterization of beetle cuticle: polarized and unpolarized reflections from representative architectures. Applied Optics. 49(24). 4558–4558. 38 indexed citations
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Lousse, Virginie, et al.. (2008). Dual gratings interspersed on a single butterfly scale. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 5(28). 1387–1390. 22 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Gengo, et al.. (2008). An exceptionally well-preserved Eocene dolichopodid fly eye: function and evolutionary significance. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 276(1659). 1015–1019. 20 indexed citations
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Parker, Andrew R. & Helen Townley. (2007). Biomimetics of photonic nanostructures. Nature Nanotechnology. 2(6). 347–353. 532 indexed citations breakdown →
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Parker, Andrew R. & Natalia De Martini. (2005). Structural colour in animals—simple to complex optics. Optics & Laser Technology. 38(4-6). 315–322. 63 indexed citations
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McPhedran, R. C., N. A. Nicorovici, David R. McKenzie, et al.. (2003). Structural colours through photonic crystals. Physica B Condensed Matter. 338(1-4). 182–185. 51 indexed citations
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Parker, Andrew R. & Chris R. Lawrence. (2001). Water capture by a desert beetle. Nature. 414(6859). 33–34. 1843 indexed citations breakdown →
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Parker, Andrew R., Zoltán Hegedűs, & Richard A. Watts. (1998). Solar–absorber antireflector on the eye of an Eocene fly (45 Ma). Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 265(1398). 811–815. 69 indexed citations
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Parker, Andrew R.. (1997). Functional Morphology of the Myodocopine (Ostracoda) Furca and Sclerotized Body Plate. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 17(4). 632–632. 7 indexed citations

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