Mark A. Townley

1.1k total citations
30 papers, 828 citations indexed

About

Mark A. Townley is a scholar working on Genetics, Biomaterials and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark A. Townley has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 828 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Genetics, 19 papers in Biomaterials and 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Mark A. Townley's work include Silk-based biomaterials and applications (17 papers), Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies (15 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (11 papers). Mark A. Townley is often cited by papers focused on Silk-based biomaterials and applications (17 papers), Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies (15 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (11 papers). Mark A. Townley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Mark A. Townley's co-authors include Edward K. Tillinghast, Christopher D. Neefus, Wayne J. Fairbrother, Fritz Vollrath, Robert J. P. Williams, Susan F. Chase, James R. Groome, G. Uhlenbruck, Thomas N. Wight and Mary Ann Rankin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Chemistry of Materials.

In The Last Decade

Mark A. Townley

30 papers receiving 805 citations

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mark A. Townley United States 16 534 519 196 181 152 30 828
Edward K. Tillinghast United States 21 817 1.5× 760 1.5× 301 1.5× 218 1.2× 231 1.5× 52 1.3k
Myung‐Jin Moon South Korea 13 199 0.4× 266 0.5× 171 0.9× 129 0.7× 74 0.5× 87 493
Robert W. Work United States 11 706 1.3× 207 0.4× 155 0.8× 43 0.2× 275 1.8× 13 770
Chen‐Pan Liao Taiwan 15 185 0.3× 343 0.7× 152 0.8× 295 1.6× 70 0.5× 51 596
Matthew A. Collin United States 13 529 1.0× 152 0.3× 114 0.6× 33 0.2× 375 2.5× 15 675
Linden Higgins United States 18 207 0.4× 628 1.2× 95 0.5× 540 3.0× 136 0.9× 32 887
Jacqueline Kovoor France 13 163 0.3× 268 0.5× 101 0.5× 165 0.9× 52 0.3× 26 376
Sandra M. Correa-Garhwal United States 10 285 0.5× 177 0.3× 67 0.3× 25 0.1× 241 1.6× 17 405
Elise Hennebert Belgium 17 230 0.4× 90 0.2× 25 0.1× 110 0.6× 104 0.7× 36 874
Tamás Szűts Hungary 9 133 0.2× 499 1.0× 32 0.2× 308 1.7× 101 0.7× 31 708

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yip, Eric C., István Mikó, Mark A. Townley, et al.. (2021). Giant polyploid epidermal cells and male pheromone production in the tephritid fruit fly Eurosta solidaginis (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Insect Physiology. 130. 104210–104210. 4 indexed citations
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Townley, Mark A. & Danilo Harms. (2020). Hers and his: Silk glands used in egg sac construction by female spiders potentially repurposed by a ‘modern’ male spider. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 6663–6663. 3 indexed citations
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Townley, Mark A., Danilo Harms, & Suresh P. Benjamin. (2013). Phylogenetic affinities of Phobetinus to other pirate spider genera (Araneae: Mimetidae) as indicated by spinning field morphology. Arthropod Structure & Development. 42(5). 407–423. 6 indexed citations
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Townley, Mark A., et al.. (2012). Small Organic Solutes in Sticky Droplets from Orb Webs of the SpiderZygiella atrica(Araneae; Araneidae):β‐Alaninamide Is a Novel and Abundant Component. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 9(10). 2159–2174. 14 indexed citations
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Townley, Mark A. & Edward K. Tillinghast. (2009). Developmental changes in spider spinning fields: a comparison between Mimetus and Araneus (Araneae: Mimetidae, Araneidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 98(2). 343–383. 16 indexed citations
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Tillinghast, Edward K. & Mark A. Townley. (2008). Free amino acids in spider hemolymph. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 151(3). 286–295. 6 indexed citations
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Tillinghast, Edward K., et al.. (2006). Astacin family metallopeptidases and serine peptidase inhibitors in spider digestive fluid. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 143(3). 257–268. 18 indexed citations
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Townley, Mark A., Edward K. Tillinghast, & Christopher D. Neefus. (2006). Changes in composition of spider orb web sticky droplets with starvation and web removal, and synthesis of sticky droplet compounds. Journal of Experimental Biology. 209(8). 1463–1486. 66 indexed citations
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Townley, Mark A. & Edward K. Tillinghast. (2003). ON THE USE OF AMPULLATE GLAND SILKS BY WOLF SPIDERS (ARANEAE, LYCOSIDAE) FOR ATTACHING THE EGG SAC TO THE SPINNERETS AND A PROPOSAL FOR DEFINING NUBBINS AND TARTIPORES. Journal of Arachnology. 31(2). 209–245. 27 indexed citations
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Groome, James R., et al.. (1994). Excitatory Actions of FMRFamide-Related Peptides (FaRPs) on the Neurogenic Limulus Heart. Biological Bulletin. 186(3). 309–318. 12 indexed citations
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Townley, Mark A., et al.. (1993). Moult-related changes in ampullate silk gland morphology and usage in the araneid spider Araneus cavaticus. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 340(1291). 25–38. 23 indexed citations
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Tillinghast, Edward K. & Mark A. Townley. (1993). Silk glands of araneid spiders: Selected morphological and physiological aspects. University of New Hampshire Scholars Repository (University of New Hampshire at Manchester). 29–44. 11 indexed citations
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Tillinghast, Edward K., et al.. (1992). The Adhesive Glycoprotein of the Orb Web ofArgiope Aurantia(Araneae, Araneidae). MRS Proceedings. 292. 50 indexed citations
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Townley, Mark A., et al.. (1991). Selected aspects of spinning apparatus development in Araneus cavaticus (Araneae, Araneidae). Journal of Morphology. 208(2). 175–191. 21 indexed citations
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Townley, Mark A., et al.. (1991). Comparative study of orb web hygroscopicity and adhesive spiral composition in three araneid spiders. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 259(2). 154–165. 96 indexed citations
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Groome, James R., Edward K. Tillinghast, Mark A. Townley, et al.. (1990). Identification of proctolin in the central nervous system of the horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. Peptides. 11(2). 205–211. 16 indexed citations
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Vollrath, Fritz, et al.. (1990). Compounds in the droplets of the orb spider's viscid spiral. Nature. 345(6275). 526–528. 171 indexed citations
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Townley, Mark A. & Edward K. Tillinghast. (1988). Orb Web Recycling in Araneus cavaticus (Araneae, Araneidae) with an Emphasis on the Adhesive Spiral Component, Gabamide. Journal of Arachnology. 26 indexed citations

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