Douglas Blackiston

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Douglas Blackiston is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas Blackiston has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Douglas Blackiston's work include Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation (8 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (5 papers) and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies (5 papers). Douglas Blackiston is often cited by papers focused on Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation (8 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (5 papers) and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies (5 papers). Douglas Blackiston collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Germany. Douglas Blackiston's co-authors include Michael Levin, Kelly A. McLaughlin, Sam Kriegman, Josh Bongard, Martha R. Weiss, Dany Spencer Adams, Junji Morokuma, Elena Silva Casey, Maria Lobikin and Adriana D. Briscoe and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Developmental Biology.

In The Last Decade

Douglas Blackiston

26 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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A scalable pipeline for designing reconfigurable organisms

2020 275 citations Sam Kriegman, Douglas Blackiston et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Revealing non-trivial information structures in aneural biological tissues via functional connectivity 2025 ·PLoS Computational Biology ·Douglas Blackiston, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas F. Varley, Douglas Moore, (unknown), Olaf Sporns, Joshua Bongard, Michael Levin, Sara Imari Walker	4
2	Biological Robots: Perspectives on an Emerging Interdisciplinary Field 2023 ·Soft Robotics ·Douglas Blackiston, Sam Kriegman, Josh Bongard, Michael Levin	19
3	A cellular platform for the development of synthetic living machines 2021 ·Science Robotics ·Douglas Blackiston, (unknown), Sam Kriegman, Simon Garnier, Joshua Bongard, Michael Levin	110
4	Scale invariant robot behavior with fractals 2021 ·Sam Kriegman, Amir Mohammadi Nasab, Douglas Blackiston, (unknown), Michael Levin, Rebecca Kramer‐Bottiglio, Josh Bongard	8
5	Kinematic self-replication in reconfigurable organisms 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Sam Kriegman, Douglas Blackiston, Michael Levin, Josh Bongard	73
6	A scalable pipeline for designing reconfigurable organisms breakdown → 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Sam Kriegman, Douglas Blackiston, Michael Levin, Josh Bongard	275
7	Serotonergic stimulation induces nerve growth and promotes visual learning via posterior eye grafts in a vertebrate model of induced sensory plasticity 2017 ·npj Regenerative Medicine ·Douglas Blackiston, (unknown), Michael Levin	27
8	Color and intensity discrimination in Xenopus laevis tadpoles 2016 ·Animal Cognition ·(unknown), Douglas Blackiston, Michael Levin	10
9	Serotonergic regulation of melanocyte conversion: A bioelectrically regulated network for stochastic all-or-none hyperpigmentation 2015 ·Science Signaling ·Maria Lobikin, Daniel Lobo, Douglas Blackiston, Christopher J. Martyniuk, Elizabeth Tkachenko, Michael Levin	47
10	The stability of memories during brain remodeling: A perspective 2015 ·Communicative & Integrative Biology ·Douglas Blackiston, Tal Shomrat, Michael Levin	35
11	A Novel Method for Inducing Nerve Growth via Modulation of Host Resting Potential: Gap Junction-Mediated and Serotonergic Signaling Mechanisms 2014 ·Neurotherapeutics ·Douglas Blackiston, George M. Anderson, (unknown), (unknown), Michael Levin	45
12	Left-right patterning in Xenopus conjoined twin embryos requires serotonin signaling and gap junctions 2014 ·The International Journal of Developmental Biology ·Laura N. Vandenberg, Douglas Blackiston, (unknown), Timothy M. Dore, Michael Levin	19
13	Inversion of left–right asymmetry alters performance of Xenopus tadpoles in nonlateralized cognitive tasks 2013 ·Animal Behaviour ·Douglas Blackiston, Michael Levin	16
14	Aversive Training Methods in Xenopus laevis: General Principles 2012 ·Cold Spring Harbor Protocols ·Douglas Blackiston, Michael Levin	15
15	Transmembrane voltage gradient in GlyR-expressing niche cells controls behavior of neural crest derivatives in vivo 2010 ·Developmental Biology ·Douglas Blackiston, Dany Spencer Adams, Joan M. Lemire, Michael Levin	1
16	A Second-Generation Device for Automated Training and Quantitative Behavior Analyses of Molecularly-Tractable Model Organisms 2010 ·PLoS ONE ·Douglas Blackiston, Tal Shomrat, (unknown), (unknown), Michael Levin	36
17	High-Throughput Xenopus laevis Immunohistochemistry Using Agarose Sections 2010 ·Cold Spring Harbor Protocols ·Douglas Blackiston, Laura N. Vandenberg, Michael Levin	18
18	Bioelectric controls of cell proliferation: Ion channels, membrane voltage and the cell cycle 2009 ·Cell Cycle ·Douglas Blackiston, Kelly A. McLaughlin, Michael Levin	350
19	Retention of Memory through Metamorphosis: Can a Moth Remember What It Learned As a Caterpillar? 2008 ·PLoS ONE ·Douglas Blackiston, Elena Silva Casey, Martha R. Weiss	100
20	KCNQ1 and KCNE1 K<sup>+</sup> Channel Components are Involved in Early Left-Right Patterning in <i>Xenopus laevis</i> Embryos 2008 ·Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry ·Junji Morokuma, Douglas Blackiston, Michael Levin	51

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