Michael J. Bok

1.2k total citations
29 papers, 762 citations indexed

About

Michael J. Bok is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Bok has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 762 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 12 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Bok's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (17 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (8 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (6 papers). Michael J. Bok is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (17 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (8 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (6 papers). Michael J. Bok collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and United Kingdom. Michael J. Bok's co-authors include Thomas W. Cronin, Megan L. Porter, Phyllis R. Robinson, Joseph R. Blasic, Thomas H. Pringle, Evan G. Cameron, Dan-Eric Nilsson, María Capa, Dan‐Eric Nilsson and Allen R. Place and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Current Biology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Bok

28 papers receiving 752 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael J. Bok United States 15 437 266 202 201 85 29 762
Laure Bonnaud France 17 256 0.6× 436 1.6× 191 0.9× 126 0.6× 60 0.7× 34 655
Csaba Verasztó Germany 11 273 0.6× 102 0.4× 156 0.8× 93 0.5× 45 0.5× 17 495
Tigran P. Norekian United States 17 431 1.0× 220 0.8× 111 0.5× 191 1.0× 59 0.7× 44 687
Rudi Loesel Germany 17 559 1.3× 420 1.6× 145 0.7× 174 0.9× 135 1.6× 23 854
Eric Edsinger United States 10 210 0.5× 337 1.3× 236 1.2× 125 0.6× 67 0.8× 15 898
M. A. Ali Egypt 13 330 0.8× 149 0.6× 200 1.0× 220 1.1× 28 0.3× 22 872
Leonard Kass United States 17 461 1.1× 126 0.5× 251 1.2× 196 1.0× 73 0.9× 32 889
Axel Schmid Austria 17 365 0.8× 275 1.0× 149 0.7× 116 0.6× 18 0.2× 42 744
Enrique Arboleda Austria 10 230 0.5× 113 0.4× 144 0.7× 216 1.1× 177 2.1× 11 695
Caroline B. Albertin United States 13 257 0.6× 480 1.8× 384 1.9× 144 0.7× 60 0.7× 18 974

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael J. Bok

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael J. Bok

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bok, Michael J., et al.. (2026). Evolution of the vertebrate retina by repurposing of a composite ancestral median eye. Current Biology. 36(4). R153–R170.
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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
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Bok, Michael J., Armando Macali, & Anders Garm. (2024). High-resolution vision in pelagic polychaetes. Current Biology. 34(7). R269–R270. 4 indexed citations
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Jiang, Wei, et al.. (2023). Rapid manoeuvre of fan worms (Annelida: Sabellidae) through tubes. Journal of Experimental Biology. 226(9). 2 indexed citations
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Armstrong, Karen, et al.. (2022). Colour vision in thrips (Thysanoptera). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 377(1862). 20210282–20210282. 16 indexed citations
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Marshall, N. Justin, et al.. (2020). Differences in signal contrast and camouflage among different colour variations of a stomatopod crustacean, Neogonodactylus oerstedii. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 1236–1236. 5 indexed citations
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Bok, Michael J., Dan‐Eric Nilsson, & Anders Garm. (2019). Photoresponses in the radiolar eyes of the fan worm, Acromegalomma vesiculosum (Montagu). Journal of Experimental Biology. 222(Pt 23). 11 indexed citations
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Helm, Conrad, Michael J. Bok, Pat Hutchings, Elena K. Kupriyanova, & María Capa. (2018). Developmental studies provide new insights into the evolution of sense organs in Sabellariidae (Annelida). BMC Evolutionary Biology. 18(1). 149–149. 13 indexed citations
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Bok, Michael J., et al.. (2018). Sequence, Structure, and Expression of Opsins in the Monochromatic Stomatopod Squilla empusa. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 58(3). 386–397. 8 indexed citations
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Bok, Michael J., Nicholas W. Roberts, & Thomas W. Cronin. (2018). Behavioural evidence for polychromatic ultraviolet sensitivity in mantis shrimp. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 285(1884). 20181384–20181384. 17 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Dan‐E. & Michael J. Bok. (2017). Low-Resolution Vision—at the Hub of Eye Evolution. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57(5). 1066–1070. 11 indexed citations
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Cronin, Thomas W., et al.. (2017). Crustacean Larvae—Vision in the Plankton. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57(5). 1139–1150. 16 indexed citations
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Bok, Michael J., Megan L. Porter, Harry A. ten Hove, Richard S. Smith, & Dan-Eric Nilsson. (2017). Radiolar Eyes of Serpulid Worms (Annelida, Serpulidae): Structures, Function, and Phototransduction. Biological Bulletin. 233(1). 39–57. 21 indexed citations
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Bok, Michael J. & Dan-Eric Nilsson. (2016). Fan worm eyes. Current Biology. 26(20). R907–R908. 10 indexed citations
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Bok, Michael J., María Capa, & Dan-Eric Nilsson. (2016). Here, There and Everywhere: The Radiolar Eyes of Fan Worms (Annelida, Sabellidae). Integrative and Comparative Biology. 56(5). 784–795. 41 indexed citations
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Bok, Michael J., et al.. (2014). Biological Sunscreens Tune Polychromatic Ultraviolet Vision in Mantis Shrimp. Current Biology. 24(14). 1636–1642. 55 indexed citations
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Cronin, Thomas W., Michael J. Bok, N. Justin Marshall, & Roy L. Caldwell. (2014). Filtering and polychromatic vision in mantis shrimps: themes in visible and ultraviolet vision. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 369(1636). 20130032–20130032. 32 indexed citations
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Porter, Megan L., Joseph R. Blasic, Michael J. Bok, et al.. (2011). Shedding new light on opsin evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 279(1726). 3–14. 198 indexed citations
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Cronin, Thomas W., et al.. (2010). The molecular genetics and evolution of colour and polarization vision in stomatopod crustaceans. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 30(5). 460–469. 16 indexed citations
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Porter, Megan L., Michael J. Bok, Phyllis R. Robinson, & Thomas W. Cronin. (2009). Molecular diversity of visual pigments in Stomatopoda (Crustacea). Visual Neuroscience. 26(3). 255–265. 53 indexed citations

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