Matthew D. Shawkey

9.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
170 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Matthew D. Shawkey is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cell Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew D. Shawkey has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 40 papers in Cell Biology and 37 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Matthew D. Shawkey's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (78 papers), Plant and animal studies (43 papers) and melanin and skin pigmentation (40 papers). Matthew D. Shawkey is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (78 papers), Plant and animal studies (43 papers) and melanin and skin pigmentation (40 papers). Matthew D. Shawkey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Netherlands. Matthew D. Shawkey's co-authors include Liliana D’Alba, Geoffrey E. Hill, Chad M. Eliason, Rafael Maia, Ali Dhinojwala, Ming Xiao, Stéphanie M. Doucet, Pierre‐Paul Bitton, Nathan C. Gianneschi and Shreekumar Pillai and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Matthew D. Shawkey

163 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

pavo: an R package for the analysis, visualization and organization of spectral data

2013 540 citations Rafael Maia, Chad M. Eliason et al. profile →
Unraveling the Structure and Function of Melanin through Synthesis

2021 264 citations Wei Cao, Xuhao Zhou et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matthew D. Shawkey United States	46	3.1k	1.6k	1.1k	882	861	170	7.1k
Michel C. Milinkovitch Switzerland	46	1.5k 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	309 0.3×	404 0.5×	1.4k 1.6×	125	7.0k
Wilhelm Barthlott Germany	65	6.4k 2.1×	1.6k 1.0×	367 0.3×	435 0.5×	1.2k 1.4×	216	24.9k
Thomas W. Cronin United States	54	3.2k 1.0×	2.6k 1.7×	165 0.1×	419 0.5×	1.6k 1.9×	195	8.7k
Dan‐Eric Nilsson Sweden	41	1.4k 0.5×	734 0.5×	254 0.2×	84 0.1×	550 0.6×	133	5.4k
John M. Gosline Canada	46	589 0.2×	609 0.4×	821 0.7×	310 0.4×	225 0.3×	98	7.6k
Julian C. Partridge United Kingdom	48	3.5k 1.1×	2.5k 1.6×	186 0.2×	195 0.2×	1.5k 1.7×	181	7.7k
Fritz Vollrath United Kingdom	78	2.0k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	187 0.2×	317 0.4×	336 0.4×	285	18.7k
David M. Hunt United Kingdom	67	1.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	107 0.1×	670 0.8×	318	15.5k
Doekele G. Stavenga Netherlands	51	4.1k 1.3×	535 0.3×	239 0.2×	1.5k 1.7×	289 0.3×	207	8.4k
Daniel Osorio United Kingdom	46	5.5k 1.8×	1.6k 1.0×	302 0.3×	385 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	131	8.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew D. Shawkey

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Xie, Wanjie, et al.. (2024). Facile fabrication of stable core/shell photonic microspheres with temperature and NIR responsiveness via vortex mixing. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 708. 136051–136051.

Bok, Michael J., et al.. (2024). The function and consequences of fluorescence in tetrapods. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(24). e2318189121–e2318189121. 4 indexed citations

Xie, Wanjie, Ali Dhinojwala, Nathan C. Gianneschi, & Matthew D. Shawkey. (2024). Interactions of Melanin with Electromagnetic Radiation: From Fundamentals to Applications. Chemical Reviews. 124(11). 7165–7213. 20 indexed citations

Geltmeyer, Jozefien, Ella Schoolaert, Wanjie Xie, et al.. (2023). Hydric Environment and Chemical Composition Shape Non-avian Reptile Eggshell Absorption. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 64(1). 107–119. 4 indexed citations

Zhou, Xuhao, Bram Vanthournout, Ziying Hu, et al.. (2022). Hydrophobic Melanin via Post-Synthetic Modification for Controlled Self-Assembly. ACS Nano. 16(11). 19087–19095. 12 indexed citations

D’Alba, Liliana, et al.. (2021). Untangling the structural and molecular mechanisms underlying colour and rapid colour change in a lizard, Agama atra. Molecular Ecology. 30(10). 2262–2284. 11 indexed citations

Cao, Wei, Xuhao Zhou, Naneki C. McCallum, et al.. (2021). Unraveling the Structure and Function of Melanin through Synthesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(7). 2622–2637. 264 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhou, Xuhao, Xinyi Gong, Wei Cao, et al.. (2021). Anisotropic Synthetic Allomelanin Materials via Solid‐State Polymerization of Self‐Assembled 1,8‐Dihydroxynaphthalene Dimers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(32). 17464–17471. 25 indexed citations

Hu, Ziying, Hao Sun, Matthew P. Thompson, et al.. (2020). Structurally Colored Inks from Synthetic Melanin-Based Crosslinked Supraparticles. ACS Materials Letters. 3(1). 50–55. 16 indexed citations

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Cao, Wei, Naneki C. McCallum, Qing Zhe Ni, et al.. (2020). Selenomelanin: An Abiotic Selenium Analogue of Pheomelanin. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(29). 12802–12810. 51 indexed citations

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Xiao, Ming, Matthew D. Shawkey, & Ali Dhinojwala. (2020). Bioinspired Melanin‐Based Optically Active Materials. Advanced Optical Materials. 8(19). 94 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xuhao, Zhao Wang, Ming Xiao, et al.. (2020). Characterization of broadband complex refractive index of synthetic melanin coatings and their changes after ultraviolet irradiation. Applied Physics Letters. 117(20). 28 indexed citations

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Xiao, Ming, et al.. (2019). Developing Noniridescent Structural Color on Flexible Substrates with High Bending Resistance. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(23). 21159–21165. 29 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhao, Ming Xiao, Toshikazu Miyoshi, et al.. (2019). Mechanism of UVA Degradation of Synthetic Eumelanin. Biomacromolecules. 20(12). 4593–4601. 23 indexed citations

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Xiao, Ming, Ziying Hu, Thomas E. Gartner, et al.. (2019). Experimental and theoretical evidence for molecular forces driving surface segregation in photonic colloidal assemblies. Science Advances. 5(9). eaax1254–eaax1254. 22 indexed citations

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Xiao, Ming, Yiwen Li, Dimitri D. Deheyn, et al.. (2015). Bio-inspired Structural Colors from Deposition of Synthetic Melanin Nanoparticles by Evaporative Self-assembly. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2015. 1 indexed citations

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D’Alba, Liliana, et al.. (2013). Antimicrobial properties of a nanostructured eggshell from a compost-nesting bird. Journal of Experimental Biology. 217(Pt 7). 1116–21. 49 indexed citations

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Eliason, Chad M. & Matthew D. Shawkey. (2012). A photonic heterostructure produces diverse iridescent colours in duck wing patches. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 9(74). 2279–2289. 58 indexed citations

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Maia, Rafael, et al.. (2011). What makes a feather shine? : a nanostructural basis for glossy black colors in feathers. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Li, Quanguo, Ke‐Qin Gao, Jakob Vinther, et al.. (2010). Plumage Color Patterns of an Extinct Dinosaur. Science. 327(5971). 1369–1372. 186 indexed citations

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