Lauren A. O’Connell

5.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
90 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Lauren A. O’Connell is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Social Psychology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Lauren A. O’Connell has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 32 papers in Social Psychology and 23 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Lauren A. O’Connell's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (31 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (25 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (22 papers). Lauren A. O’Connell is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (31 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (25 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (22 papers). Lauren A. O’Connell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Lauren A. O’Connell's co-authors include Hans A. Hofmann, Wu Zheng, Catherine Dulac, Eva K. Fischer, Juan C. Santos, Bryan J. Matthews, Rebecca D. Tarvin, Alexandre B. Roland, Miles R. Fontenot and Luis A. Coloma and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Lauren A. O’Connell

84 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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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.

The Vertebrate mesolimbic reward system and social behavior network: A comparative synthesis

2011 734 citations Lauren A. O’Connell, Hans A. Hofmann profile →
Evolution of a Vertebrate Social Decision-Making Network

2012 436 citations Lauren A. O’Connell, Hans A. Hofmann Science profile →
Neural control of maternal and paternal behaviors

2014 295 citations Lauren A. O’Connell et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Tadpoles rely on mechanosensory stimuli for communication when visual capabilities are poor 2024 ·Developmental Biology ·Julie M. Butler, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Penelope Baker, (unknown), Scott V. Edwards, Lauren A. O’Connell	0
2	Physiological state matching in a pair bonded poison frog 2024 ·Royal Society Open Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Julia C. Lee, (unknown), Yang Chen, Thomas A. Cleland, Lauren A. O’Connell	1
3	Comparative analysis of amphibian genomes: An emerging resource for basic and applied research 2024 ·Molecular Ecology Resources ·Tiffany A. Kosch, Andrew J. Crawford, Rachel Lockridge Mueller, Katharina C. Wollenberg Valero, Megan L. Power, Ariel Rodríguez-Frandsen, Lauren A. O’Connell, Neil D. Young, Lee F. Skerratt	9
4	Alkaloids are associated with increased microbial diversity and metabolic function in poison frogs 2024 ·Current Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Elicio Tapia, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Peter Weber, Xavier Mayali, Luis A. Coloma, Megan M. Morris, Lauren A. O’Connell	1
5	Water Availability and Temperature as Modifiers of Evaporative Water Loss in Tropical Frogs 2024 ·Integrative and Comparative Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lauren A. O’Connell	1
6	Selection on Visual Opsin Genes in Diurnal Neotropical Frogs and Loss of the SWS2 Opsin in Poison Frogs 2023 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), Lauren A. O’Connell, Lawrence H. Uricchio, Alexandre B. Roland, Martine E. Maan, Santiago R. Ron, (unknown), Márcio R. Pie, (unknown), Corinne L. Richards‐Zawacki, Molly E. Cummings, David C. Cannatella, Juan C. Santos, Rebecca D. Tarvin	8
7	Definition of a saxitoxin (STX) binding code enables discovery and characterization of the anuran saxiphilin family 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Zhou Chen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Fayal Abderemane-Ali, (unknown), (unknown), Lauren A. O’Connell, J. Du Bois, Daniel L. Minor	9
8	Glassfrogs conceal blood in their liver to maintain transparency 2022 ·Science ·(unknown), Jesse Delia, Maomao Chen, Chenshuo Ma, (unknown), Xiaoyi Zhu, Laiming Jiang, Tri Vu, Qifa Zhou, Junjie Yao, Lauren A. O’Connell, Sönke Johnsen	31
9	Long distance homing in the cane toad ( Rhinella marina ) in its native range 2021 ·Journal of Experimental Biology ·(unknown), Andrius Pašukonis, Lauren A. O’Connell	10
10	Evidence that toxin resistance in poison birds and frogs is not rooted in sodium channel mutations and may rely on “toxin sponge” proteins 2021 ·The Journal of General Physiology ·Fayal Abderemane-Ali, Nathan D. Rossen, Megan E. Kobiela, Robert A. Craig, (unknown), Zhou Chen, (unknown), Lauren A. O’Connell, J. Du Bois, John P. Dumbacher, Daniel L. Minor	24
11	Gene expression correlates of social evolution in coral reef butterflyfishes 2020 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·(unknown), Morgan S. Pratchett, (unknown), Darren J. Coker, Lauren A. O’Connell	14
12	Studying convergent evolution to relate genotype to behavioral phenotype 2020 ·Journal of Experimental Biology ·Jason R. Gallant, Lauren A. O’Connell	20
13	Land use impacts poison frog chemical defenses through changes in leaf litter ant communities 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Charles Vidoudez, (unknown), (unknown), Eva K. Fischer, (unknown), Luis A. Coloma, David A. Donoso, Lauren A. O’Connell	17
14	Understanding the Loss of Maternal Care in Avian Brood Parasites Using Preoptic Area Transcriptome Comparisons in Brood Parasitic and Non-parasitic Blackbirds 2019 ·G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·Kathleen S. Lynch, Lauren A. O’Connell, Matthew I. M. Louder, Christopher N. Balakrishnan, Eva K. Fischer	7
15	Divergence in problem-solving skills is associated with differential expression of glutamate receptors in wild finches 2018 ·Science Advances ·Jean‐Nicolas Audet, (unknown), Simon Ducatez, (unknown), Laure Cauchard, Jason T. Howard, Lauren A. O’Connell, Erich D. Jarvis, Louis Lefebvre	22
16	Interacting amino acid replacements allow poison frogs to evolve epibatidine resistance 2017 ·Science ·Rebecca D. Tarvin, Cecilia M. Borghese, (unknown), Juan C. Santos, Ying Lu, Lauren A. O’Connell, David C. Cannatella, R. Adron Harris, Harold H. Zakon	52
17	Evolution of a Vertebrate Social Decision-Making Network breakdown → 2012 ·Science ·Lauren A. O’Connell, Hans A. Hofmann	436
18	Neural distribution of the nuclear progesterone receptor in the túngara frog, Physalaemus pustulosus 2011 ·Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy ·Lauren A. O’Connell, Julia Ding, Michael J. Ryan, Hans A. Hofmann	10
19	Characterization of the Dopamine System in the Brain of the Túngara Frog, <i>Physalaemus pustulosus</i> 2010 ·Brain Behavior and Evolution ·Lauren A. O’Connell, Bryan J. Matthews, Michael J. Ryan, Hans A. Hofmann	18
20	Cannabis supply and young people. 2008 ·Optics Express ·(unknown), Nadine Schaefer, Ross Coomber, Lauren A. O’Connell, Paul J. Turnbull	5

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