Mark W. Hankins

8.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
103 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Mark W. Hankins is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark W. Hankins has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 69 papers in Molecular Biology and 55 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Mark W. Hankins's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (66 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (62 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (55 papers). Mark W. Hankins is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (66 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (62 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (55 papers). Mark W. Hankins collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Mark W. Hankins's co-authors include F. Foster, Robert J. Lucas, Stuart N. Peirson, Samer Hattar, Steven Hughes, King‐Wai Yau, James Bellingham, Emma E. Tarttelin, Alun R. Barnard and Stewart Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Mark W. Hankins

102 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Melanopsin and rod–cone photoreceptive systems account for all major accessory visual functions in mice

2003 926 citations Samer Hattar, Robert J. Lucas et al. profile →
Melanopsin cells are the principal conduits for rod–cone input to non-image-forming vision

2008 652 citations Alun R. Barnard, Tudor C. Badea et al. profile →

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Mark W. Hankins

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Motoharu Takao Japan

Ignacio Provencio United States

Gianluca Tosini United States

Felice A. Dunn United States

Howard M. Cooper France

Samer Hattar United States

Mark D. Rollag United States

Paul D. Gamlin United States

Douglas G. McMahon United States

Gary E. Pickard United States

Motoharu Takao Japan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark W. Hankins

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark W. Hankins

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Hughes, Steven, et al.. (2025). Interaction between native and prosthetic visual responses in optogenetic visual restoration. JCI Insight. 10(11). 2 indexed citations

Rodgers, Jessica, Steven Hughes, Annette E. Allen, et al.. (2025). Enhanced restoration of visual code after targeting ON bipolar cells compared with retinal ganglion cells with optogenetic therapy. Molecular Therapy. 33(3). 1264–1281. 4 indexed citations

Gilhooley, Michael James, et al.. (2022). A systematic comparison of optogenetic approaches to visual restoration. Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development. 25. 111–123. 17 indexed citations

Hughes, Steven, Jessica K. Edwards, Carina A. Pothecary, et al.. (2021). Zfhx3 modulates retinal sensitivity and circadian responses to light. The FASEB Journal. 35(9). e21802–e21802. 5 indexed citations

Lindner, Moritz, Michael James Gilhooley, Stuart N. Peirson, Steven Hughes, & Mark W. Hankins. (2020). The functional characteristics of optogenetic gene therapy for vision restoration. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 78(4). 1597–1613. 11 indexed citations

Hankins, Mark W. & Curtis E. Margo. (2019). Histopathological evaluation of scleritis. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 72(5). 386–390. 13 indexed citations

Gilhooley, Michael James, Doron G. Hickey, Steven Hughes, & Mark W. Hankins. (2018). Retinal bipolar cell gene changes in the rd1 model of inherited retinal degeneration. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 59(9). 1007–1007. 1 indexed citations

Gilhooley, Michael James, et al.. (2018). Melanopsin: photoreceptors, physiology and potential. Current Opinion in Physiology. 5. 68–74. 8 indexed citations

Silva, Samantha R. De, Alun R. Barnard, Steven Hughes, et al.. (2017). Long-term restoration of visual function in end-stage retinal degeneration using subretinal human melanopsin gene therapy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(42). 11211–11216. 64 indexed citations

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Tam, Shu K. E., Sibah Hasan, Harry Choi, et al.. (2017). Constant Light Desynchronizes Olfactory versus Object and Visuospatial Recognition Memory Performance. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(13). 3555–3567. 14 indexed citations

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Tam, Shu K. E., Sibah Hasan, Steven Hughes, et al.. (2016). Modulation of recognition memory performance by light requires both melanopsin and classical photoreceptors. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 283(1845). 20162275–20162275. 28 indexed citations

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Hughes, Steven, F. Foster, Stuart N. Peirson, & Mark W. Hankins. (2016). Inhibitory effects of fluoxetine on photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12). 4660–4660. 1 indexed citations

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Rodgers, Jessica, Steven Hughes, Carina A. Pothecary, et al.. (2015). Characterisation of a novel ENU-induced spectral tuning mutation in melanopsin. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(7). 5574–5574. 1 indexed citations

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Hickey, Doron G., Steven Hughes, Wayne I. L. Davies, Robert E. MacLaren, & Mark W. Hankins. (2014). Human opsin-G-protein fusion proteins as potential light sensitizers. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 55(13). 5768–5768. 1 indexed citations

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Momiji, Hiroshi, Mark W. Hankins, Anil A. Bharath, & Christopher Kennard. (2007). A numerical study of red–green colour opponent properties in the primate retina. European Journal of Neuroscience. 25(4). 1155–1165. 6 indexed citations

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Barnard, Alun R., Samer Hattar, Mark W. Hankins, & Robert J. Lucas. (2006). Melanopsin Regulates Visual Processing in the Mouse Retina. Current Biology. 16(4). 389–395. 132 indexed citations

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Sekaran, Sumathi, R G Foster, Robert J. Lucas, & Mark W. Hankins. (2004). Early development of intrinsic photosensitivity of inner retinal neurones in the marine retina.. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 2263–2263. 2 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Aaron, M. Muñoz, Emma E. Tarttelin, et al.. (2003). VA Opsin, Melanopsin, and an Inherent Light Response within Retinal Interneurons. Current Biology. 13(15). 1269–1278. 66 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Aaron, et al.. (2001). Novel depolarising responses in a population of horizontal cells in the cyprinid retina.. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 42. 2 indexed citations

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Hankins, Mark W., Simon R. Jones, Aaron Jenkins, & Antony B. Morland. (2001). Diurnal daylight phase affects the temporal properties of both the b-wave and d-wave of the human electroretinogram. Brain Research. 889(1-2). 339–343. 18 indexed citations

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