Derek Cosens

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 972 citations indexed

About

Derek Cosens is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Insect Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek Cosens has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 972 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 12 papers in Insect Science and 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Derek Cosens's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (19 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (8 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (6 papers). Derek Cosens is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (19 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (8 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (6 papers). Derek Cosens collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Costa Rica. Derek Cosens's co-authors include Aubrey Manning, R Wright, David A. Briscoe, Margaret M. Perry, Allan Watt, Daphne Vince‐Prue, Peter H. Gibson, Simon Lillico, Peter G. Gibson and H. Ch. Spatz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Animal Behaviour.

In The Last Decade

Derek Cosens

37 papers receiving 930 citations

Hit Papers

Abnormal Electroretinogram from a Drosophila Mutant 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 100 200 300 400 500
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. Abnormal Electroretinogram from a Drosophila Mutant
    1969 507 citations Derek Cosens, Aubrey Manning Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Derek Cosens United Kingdom 14 504 341 325 168 145 38 972
Sylwester Chyb United States 14 801 1.6× 357 1.0× 391 1.2× 126 0.8× 288 2.0× 20 1.2k
Kunio Isono Japan 18 695 1.4× 143 0.4× 315 1.0× 163 1.0× 200 1.4× 35 975
Changsoo Kim South Korea 12 541 1.1× 251 0.7× 302 0.9× 132 0.8× 141 1.0× 27 986
Yun Doo Chung South Korea 11 512 1.0× 261 0.8× 375 1.2× 140 0.8× 100 0.7× 18 1.0k
Shigeru Saito Japan 22 525 1.0× 582 1.7× 357 1.1× 159 0.9× 115 0.8× 40 1.4k
J. G. Hildebrand United States 11 597 1.2× 198 0.6× 141 0.4× 192 1.1× 340 2.3× 11 768
Elaine C. Chang United States 10 888 1.8× 298 0.9× 127 0.4× 154 0.9× 362 2.5× 11 1.1k
Lina Ni United States 10 721 1.4× 163 0.5× 160 0.5× 159 0.9× 280 1.9× 17 934
Ken Honjo Japan 12 506 1.0× 104 0.3× 190 0.6× 94 0.6× 133 0.9× 18 710
Philip F. Copenhaver United States 21 779 1.5× 48 0.1× 274 0.8× 157 0.9× 173 1.2× 37 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Derek Cosens

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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek Cosens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek Cosens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Derek Cosens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Derek Cosens based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Derek Cosens. Derek Cosens is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Watt, Allan, et al.. (2009). The effect of parasitism on the population dynamics of the macadamia nutborer Gymnandrosoma aurantianum (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Watt, Allan, et al.. (2008). The effect of parasitism on the population dynamics of the macadamia nutborer Gymnandrosoma aurantianum (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Revista de Biología Tropical. 57(4). 1245–52. 2 indexed citations
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Watt, Allan, et al.. (2006). The effect of predators on the abundance of the Macadamia Nutborer ("Ecdytolopha Torticornis"). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Watt, Allan, et al.. (2006). The effect of predators on the abundance of the Macadamia Nutborer (<i>Ecdytolopha torticornis</i>). Agronomía Costarricense. 1 indexed citations
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Cosens, Derek & Marlies Vaz Nunes. (2001). Professor David S. Saunders: a tribute. Journal of Insect Physiology. 47(8). 803–808. 1 indexed citations
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Gibson, Peter H. & Derek Cosens. (1998). Locomotion in the terrestrial planarian Artioposthia triangulata (Dendy). Pedobiologia. 42(3). 241–251. 9 indexed citations
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Lillico, Simon, Derek Cosens, & Peter G. Gibson. (1996). Studies of the behaviour of Artioposhia triangulata (Platyhelminthes; Tricladida), a predator of earthworms. Journal of Zoology. 238(3). 513–520. 26 indexed citations
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Cosens, Derek, et al.. (1986). The dynamic nature of the activities of the wood ant Formica aquilonia foraging to static food resources within a laboratory habitat. Physiological Entomology. 11(4). 383–395. 26 indexed citations
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Cosens, Derek & Daphne Vince‐Prue. (1983). The Biology of photoreception. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 22 indexed citations
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Cosens, Derek, et al.. (1983). Spectral responses of the tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans. Journal of Insect Physiology. 29(10). 795–800. 43 indexed citations
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Swanson, Gavin J. & Derek Cosens. (1981). A comparative study of specific chromatic adaptation of the wildtype and trp mutant of Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Insect Physiology. 27(4). 215–223. 8 indexed citations
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Cosens, Derek. (1979). Blue adaptation: An experimental tool for the study of visual receptor mechanisms and behaviour of Drosophila. European Biophysics Journal. 5(2-3). 211–222. 7 indexed citations
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Cosens, Derek & H. Ch. Spatz. (1978). Flicker fusion studies in the lamina and receptor region of the Drosophila eye. Journal of Insect Physiology. 24(8-9). 587–594. 14 indexed citations
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Wright, R & Derek Cosens. (1977). Blue-adaptation and Orange-adaptation in white-eyedDrosophila: Evidence that the prolonged afterpotential is correlated with the amount of M580 in R1?6. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 113(1). 105–128. 25 indexed citations
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Cosens, Derek & Aubrey Manning. (1969). Abnormal Electroretinogram from a Drosophila Mutant. Nature. 224(5216). 285–287. 507 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cosens, Derek. (1966). Visual sensitivity in the light- and dark-adapted compound eye of the desert locust. Journal of Insect Physiology. 12(7). 871–890. 5 indexed citations

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