J. N. Lythgoe

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

J. N. Lythgoe is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, J. N. Lythgoe has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in J. N. Lythgoe's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (15 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (13 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (10 papers). J. N. Lythgoe is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (15 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (13 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (10 papers). J. N. Lythgoe collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Mexico. J. N. Lythgoe's co-authors include Julian C. Partridge, Julia Shand, H. J. A. Dartnall, Ellis R. Loew, SN Archer, N. W. Pankhurst, B. K. Follett, F. Foster, Simon Archer and W. R. A. Muntz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Physiology and Journal of Cell Science.

In The Last Decade

J. N. Lythgoe

56 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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The Ecology of vision

1979 918 citations J. N. Lythgoe Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Timothy H. Goldsmith United States

E. J. Denton United Kingdom

William N. McFarland United States

Ellis R. Loew United States

Harold H. Zakon United States

Craig W. Hawryshyn Canada

R.H. Douglas United Kingdom

D. C. Sandeman Australia

Ann B. Butler United States

Roger P. Croll Canada

Timothy H. Goldsmith United States

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1.6k ×1.6

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896 ×1.0

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Citations per year, relative to J. N. Lythgoe J. N. Lythgoe (= 1×) peers Timothy H. Goldsmith

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. N. Lythgoe

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All Works

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Lythgoe, J. N., W. R. A. Muntz, Julian C. Partridge, Julia Shand, & DM Williams. (1994). The ecology of the visual pigments of snappers (Lutjanidae) on the Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 174(4). 119 indexed citations

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Archer, Simon, J. N. Lythgoe, & L Hall. (1992). Rod opsin cDNA sequence from the sand goby ( Pomatoschistus minutus ) compared with those of other vertebrates. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 248(1321). 19–25. 33 indexed citations

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Ashcroft, Neville & J. N. Lythgoe. (1991). Ionic Basis for Color Changes in the Iridescent Cornea of the Sand Goby (Pomatoschistus minutus). Pigment Cell Research. 4(5-6). 209–215. 2 indexed citations

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Lythgoe, J. N. & Julian C. Partridge. (1991). The modelling of optimal visual pigments of dichromatic teleosts in green coastal waters. Vision Research. 31(3). 361–371. 54 indexed citations

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Archer, SN & J. N. Lythgoe. (1990). The visual pigment basis for cone polymorphism in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata. Vision Research. 30(2). 225–233. 146 indexed citations

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Partridge, Julian C., et al.. (1989). Interspecific variation in the visual pigments of deep-sea fishes. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 164(4). 513–529. 140 indexed citations

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Lythgoe, J. N. & Julian C. Partridge. (1989). Visual pigments and the acquisition of visual information. Journal of Experimental Biology. 146(1). 1–20. 160 indexed citations

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Shand, Julia, Julian C. Partridge, SN Archer, G. W. Potts, & J. N. Lythgoe. (1988). Spectral absorbance changes in the violet/blue sensitive cones of the juvenile pollack,Pollachius pollachius. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 163(5). 699–703. 47 indexed citations

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Foster, F., B. K. Follett, & J. N. Lythgoe. (1985). Rhodopsin-like sensitivity of extra-retinal photoreceptors mediating the photoperiodic response in quail. Nature. 313(5997). 50–52. 118 indexed citations

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Lythgoe, J. N.. (1984). Visual pigments and environmental light. Vision Research. 24(11). 1539–1550. 110 indexed citations

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Pankhurst, N. W. & J. N. Lythgoe. (1983). Changes in vision and olfaction during sexual maturation in the European eel Anguilla anguilla (L.). Journal of Fish Biology. 23(2). 229–240. 60 indexed citations

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Lythgoe, J. N.. (1983). Fish vision: … all the better for catching Daphnia with. Nature. 301(5902). 656–656. 1 indexed citations

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Loew, Ellis R. & J. N. Lythgoe. (1978). The ecology of cone pigments in teleost fishes. Vision Research. 18(6). 715–722. 227 indexed citations

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Lythgoe, J. N., et al.. (1977). A manual of underwater photography. 2 indexed citations

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Lythgoe, J. N.. (1975). The structure and function of iridescent corneas in teleost fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 188(1093). 437–457. 23 indexed citations

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Lythgoe, J. N., et al.. (1971). Fishes of the sea: The coastal waters of the British Isles, northern Europe and the Mediterranean. 28 indexed citations

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Lythgoe, J. N.. (1966). Visual pigments and underwater vision. 6. 375–391. 36 indexed citations

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Lythgoe, J. N.. (1962). Effect of light and temperature on sporangium development in Thamnidium elegans Link. Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 45(2). 161–168. 4 indexed citations

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Lythgoe, J. N. & Jeremy Woods. (1960). Symposium of the Underwater Association for Malta 1965. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations

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Lythgoe, J. N.. (1958). Taxonomic notes on the genera Helicostylum and Chaetostylum (Mucoraceae). Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 41(1). 135–141. 6 indexed citations

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