Frank W. Grasso

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Frank W. Grasso is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank W. Grasso has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Frank W. Grasso's work include Cephalopods and Marine Biology (7 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (6 papers) and Insect Pheromone Research and Control (5 papers). Frank W. Grasso is often cited by papers focused on Cephalopods and Marine Biology (7 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (6 papers) and Insect Pheromone Research and Control (5 papers). Frank W. Grasso collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Germany. Frank W. Grasso's co-authors include Jennifer Basil, Jelle Atema, Kirsten Pohlmann, Thomas Breithaupt, Thomas R. Consi, David C. Mountain, Binyamin Hochner, D.M. Dawson, Christopher C. Pagano and Ian D. Walker and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Current Biology and Current Opinion in Neurobiology.

In The Last Decade

Frank W. Grasso

16 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Guidelines for the Care and Welfare of Cephalopods in Res... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 50 100 150 200
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  1. Guidelines for the Care and Welfare of Cephalopods in Research –A consensus based on an initiative by CephRes, FELASA and the Boyd Group
    2015 248 citations Graziano Fiorito, Andrea Affuso et al. Laboratory Animals profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank W. Grasso United States 14 447 428 311 267 161 17 1.2k
Hitoshi Aonuma Japan 23 665 1.5× 96 0.2× 989 3.2× 392 1.5× 353 2.2× 137 1.8k
Daniel J. Aneshansley United States 27 707 1.6× 171 0.4× 216 0.7× 426 1.6× 351 2.2× 81 2.6k
Mark A. Willis United States 28 1.1k 2.4× 215 0.5× 1.3k 4.1× 1.6k 6.0× 215 1.3× 64 2.8k
Douglas L. Altshuler United States 32 1.5k 3.4× 157 0.4× 168 0.5× 78 0.3× 930 5.8× 82 3.0k
Alfonso Pérez‐Escudero Spain 15 468 1.0× 107 0.3× 130 0.4× 48 0.2× 254 1.6× 34 1.6k
John A. Bender United States 13 609 1.4× 110 0.3× 594 1.9× 103 0.4× 218 1.4× 25 1.5k
Colette Rivault France 25 1.1k 2.5× 78 0.2× 114 0.4× 282 1.1× 158 1.0× 61 2.0k
Florian T. Muijres Netherlands 23 650 1.5× 164 0.4× 302 1.0× 73 0.3× 438 2.7× 61 2.1k
Richard W. Mankin United States 29 635 1.4× 104 0.2× 241 0.8× 1.4k 5.1× 399 2.5× 143 2.7k
David C. Mountain United States 24 74 0.2× 522 1.2× 132 0.4× 145 0.5× 207 1.3× 93 2.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank W. Grasso

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Fiorito, Graziano, Andrea Affuso, Jennifer Basil, et al.. (2015). Guidelines for the Care and Welfare of Cephalopods in Research –A consensus based on an initiative by CephRes, FELASA and the Boyd Group. Laboratory Animals. 49(2_suppl). 1–90. 248 indexed citations breakdown →
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Levy, Guy, et al.. (2014). Self-Recognition Mechanism between Skin and Suckers Prevents Octopus Arms from Interfering with Each Other. Current Biology. 24(11). 1271–1275. 35 indexed citations
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Grasso, Frank W. & Martin T. Wells. (2013). Tactile sensing in the octopus. Scholarpedia. 8(6). 7165–7165. 1 indexed citations
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Grasso, Frank W.. (2010). Sensational Sucker. Scientific American. 303(4). 78–79. 2 indexed citations
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Grasso, Frank W. & Jennifer Basil. (2009). The Evolution of Flexible Behavioral Repertoires in Cephalopod Molluscs. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 74(3). 231–245. 53 indexed citations
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Pasternak, Zohar, Frederic Bartumeus, & Frank W. Grasso. (2009). Lévy-taxis: a novel search strategy for finding odor plumes in turbulent flow-dominated environments. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical. 42(43). 434010–434010. 45 indexed citations
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Grasso, Frank W.. (2008). Octopus sucker-arm coordination in grasping and manipulation*. American Malacological Bulletin. 24(1). 13–23. 51 indexed citations
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Grasso, Frank W. & P. Setlur. (2007). Inspiration, simulation and design for smart robot manipulators from the sucker actuation mechanism of cephalopods. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 2(4). S170–S181. 33 indexed citations
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Frank, Aaron T., Orrette R. Wauchope, Chan Wang, et al.. (2007). Natural macrocyclic molecules have a possible limited structural diversity. Molecular Diversity. 11(3-4). 115–118. 23 indexed citations
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Lavalli, Kari L., Ehud Spanier, & Frank W. Grasso. (2007). Behavior and Sensory Biology of Slipper Lobsters. 147–196. 15 indexed citations
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Walker, Ian D., D.M. Dawson, Tamar Flash, et al.. (2005). Continuum robot arms inspired by cephalopods. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5804. 303–303. 230 indexed citations
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Grasso, Frank W. & Jelle Atema. (2002). Integration of Flow and Chemical Sensing for Guidance of Autonomous Marine Robots in Turbulent Flows. Environmental Fluid Mechanics. 2(1-2). 95–114. 63 indexed citations
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Grasso, Frank W. & Jennifer Basil. (2002). How lobsters, crayfishes, and crabs locate sources of odor: current perspectives and future directions. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 12(6). 721–727. 70 indexed citations
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Grasso, Frank W.. (2001). Invertebrate-Inspired Sensory-Motor Systems and Autonomous, Olfactory-Guided Exploration. Biological Bulletin. 200(2). 160–168. 54 indexed citations
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Pohlmann, Kirsten, Frank W. Grasso, & Thomas Breithaupt. (2001). Tracking wakes: The nocturnal predatory strategy of piscivorous catfish. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(13). 7371–7374. 122 indexed citations
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Grasso, Frank W., et al.. (2001). Introduction. Biological Bulletin. 200(2). 147–149. 5 indexed citations
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Grasso, Frank W., Thomas R. Consi, David C. Mountain, & Jelle Atema. (2000). Biomimetic robot lobster performs chemo-orientation in turbulence using a pair of spatially separated sensors: Progress and challenges. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 30(1-2). 115–131. 145 indexed citations

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