Dan-Eric Nilsson

509 total citations
13 papers, 297 citations indexed

About

Dan-Eric Nilsson is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Dan-Eric Nilsson has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 297 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Dan-Eric Nilsson's work include Plant and animal studies (4 papers), Impact of Light on Environment and Health (3 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (3 papers). Dan-Eric Nilsson is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (4 papers), Impact of Light on Environment and Health (3 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (3 papers). Dan-Eric Nilsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Germany. Dan-Eric Nilsson's co-authors include Jochen Smolka, Michael J. Bok, James J. Foster, Marie Dacke, María Capa, Marcus J. Byrne, Lana Khaldy, Nansi Jo Colley, Mason N. Dean and Nathan S. Hart and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Current Biology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Dan-Eric Nilsson

12 papers receiving 290 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dan-Eric Nilsson Sweden 10 98 89 81 68 60 13 297
Kathryn D. Feller United States 11 110 1.1× 54 0.6× 118 1.5× 86 1.3× 42 0.7× 20 275
Dan‐E. Nilsson Sweden 7 164 1.7× 40 0.4× 123 1.5× 72 1.1× 125 2.1× 9 371
Naomi Sivan Israel 12 46 0.5× 143 1.6× 95 1.2× 135 2.0× 35 0.6× 21 395
Bruno F. Simões United Kingdom 8 98 1.0× 133 1.5× 110 1.4× 64 0.9× 122 2.0× 14 317
Trevor J. Rivers United States 10 102 1.0× 38 0.4× 75 0.9× 57 0.8× 145 2.4× 15 298
Takushi Kishida Japan 14 161 1.6× 55 0.6× 110 1.4× 240 3.5× 106 1.8× 36 564
Lauren Sumner‐Rooney United Kingdom 11 79 0.8× 62 0.7× 106 1.3× 85 1.3× 91 1.5× 33 346
Csaba Verasztó Germany 11 273 2.8× 45 0.5× 102 1.3× 93 1.4× 156 2.6× 17 495
J. E. West Canada 7 100 1.0× 90 1.0× 51 0.6× 53 0.8× 182 3.0× 9 354
József Gál Hungary 14 143 1.5× 123 1.4× 114 1.4× 121 1.8× 12 0.2× 21 526

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dan-Eric Nilsson

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Bok, Michael J., et al.. (2026). Evolution of the vertebrate retina by repurposing of a composite ancestral median eye. Current Biology. 36(4). R153–R170.
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Nilsson, Dan-Eric, et al.. (2021). Ultraviolet vision aids the detection of nutrient-dense non-signaling plant foods. Vision Research. 183. 16–29. 7 indexed citations
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Bergman, Martin, Jochen Smolka, Dan-Eric Nilsson, & Almut Kelber. (2021). Seeing the world through the eyes of a butterfly: visual ecology of the territorial males of Pararge aegeria (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 207(6). 701–713. 5 indexed citations
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Foster, James J., Claudia Tocco, Jochen Smolka, et al.. (2021). Light pollution forces a change in dung beetle orientation behavior. Current Biology. 31(17). 3935–3942.e3. 36 indexed citations
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Lindgren, Johan, Dan-Eric Nilsson, Peter Sjövall, et al.. (2019). Fossil insect eyes shed light on trilobite optics and the arthropod pigment screen. Nature. 573(7772). 122–125. 26 indexed citations
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Foster, James J., Basil el Jundi, Jochen Smolka, et al.. (2018). Orienting to polarized light at night—matching lunar skylight to performance in a nocturnal beetle. Journal of Experimental Biology. 222(Pt 2). 24 indexed citations
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Foster, James J., Jochen Smolka, Dan-Eric Nilsson, & Marie Dacke. (2018). How animals follow the stars. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 285(1871). 20172322–20172322. 47 indexed citations
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Bok, Michael J., Megan L. Porter, Harry A. ten Hove, Richard S. Smith, & Dan-Eric Nilsson. (2017). Radiolar Eyes of Serpulid Worms (Annelida, Serpulidae): Structures, Function, and Phototransduction. Biological Bulletin. 233(1). 39–57. 21 indexed citations
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Foster, James J., Basil el Jundi, Jochen Smolka, et al.. (2017). Stellar performance: mechanisms underlying Milky Way orientation in dung beetles. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 372(1717). 20160079–20160079. 30 indexed citations
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Bok, Michael J. & Dan-Eric Nilsson. (2016). Fan worm eyes. Current Biology. 26(20). R907–R908. 10 indexed citations
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Bok, Michael J., María Capa, & Dan-Eric Nilsson. (2016). Here, There and Everywhere: The Radiolar Eyes of Fan Worms (Annelida, Sabellidae). Integrative and Comparative Biology. 56(5). 784–795. 41 indexed citations
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Colley, Nansi Jo & Dan-Eric Nilsson. (2016). Photoreception in Phytoplankton. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 56(5). 764–775. 17 indexed citations
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Claes, Julien M., Mason N. Dean, Dan-Eric Nilsson, Nathan S. Hart, & Jérôme Mallefet. (2013). A deepwater fish with ‘lightsabers’ – dorsal spine-associated luminescence in a counterilluminating lanternshark. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 1308–1308. 33 indexed citations

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