Nicholas W. Roberts

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Nicholas W. Roberts is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas W. Roberts has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 37 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 15 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Nicholas W. Roberts's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (41 papers), Plant and animal studies (18 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (15 papers). Nicholas W. Roberts is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (41 papers), Plant and animal studies (18 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (15 papers). Nicholas W. Roberts collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Nicholas W. Roberts's co-authors include Mark Dickinson, A. N. Grigorenko, Y. Zhang, Julian C. Partridge, N. Justin Marshall, Thomas W. Cronin, Martin J. How, Thomas Jordan, Shelby E. Temple and Helen F. Gleeson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas W. Roberts

88 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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Nanometric optical tweezers based on nanostructured substrates

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mutualisms within light microhabitats are associated with sensory convergence in a mimetic butterfly community 2025 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Joana I. Meier, Martin J. How, Nicholas W. Roberts, Jolyon Troscianko, Stephen H. Montgomery	2
2	Light pollution creates multiple threats to the movement ecology of nocturnal arthropod taxa 2025 ·Current Biology ·(unknown), Lauren Sumner‐Rooney, (unknown), (unknown), Richard Massy, Will L. S. Hawkes, (unknown), (unknown), Karl R. Wotton, Nicholas W. Roberts	0
3	Polarization and reflectance are linked to climate, size and mechanistic constraints in a group of scarab beetles 2024 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Iliana Medina, Andrew F. Hugall, Katrina J. Rankin, Nicholas W. Roberts, Ann Roberts, Andrew Mitchell, Chris A. M. Reid, Adnan Moussalli, Devi Stuart‐Fox	1
4	Evolution of Large Eyes in Stromboidea (Gastropoda): Impact of Photic Environment and Life History Traits 2024 ·Systematic Biology ·(unknown), Nicholas W. Roberts, Ellen E. Strong, Yasunori Kano, Daniel I. Speiser, Elizabeth M. Harper, Suzanne T. Williams	0
5	Multiple axes of visual system diversity in Ithomiini, an ecologically diverse tribe of mimetic butterflies 2023 ·Journal of Experimental Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Elizabeth Martin‐Silverstone, (unknown), Francesco Cicconardi, Martin J. How, Nicholas W. Roberts, Stephen H. Montgomery	5
6	Deconstructed beetles: Bilayered composite materials produce green coloration with remarkably high near-infrared reflectance 2023 ·Materials Today Advances ·(unknown), (unknown), James A. Hutchison, Allison van de Meene, Nicholas W. Roberts, Devi Stuart‐Fox, Ann Roberts	4
7	The marine gastropod Conomurex luhuanus (Strombidae) has high-resolution spatial vision and eyes with complex retinas 2022 ·Journal of Experimental Biology ·(unknown), Suzanne T. Williams, Daniel I. Speiser, Nicholas W. Roberts	5
8	Effects of multiple stressors on fish shoal collective motion are independent and vary with shoaling metric 2020 ·Animal Behaviour ·(unknown), (unknown), Harry R. Harding, Stephen D. Simpson, Nicholas W. Roberts, Andrew N. Radford, Christos C. Ioannou	32
9	Long-Wavelength Reflecting Filters Found in the Larval Retinas of One Mantis Shrimp Family (Nannosquillidae) 2019 ·Current Biology ·Kathryn D. Feller, David Wilby, Gianni Jacucci, Silvia Vignolini, Judith Mantell, Trevor J. Wardill, Thomas W. Cronin, Nicholas W. Roberts	10
10	Fundamental differences in patterns of retinal ageing between primates and mice 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·Jaimie Hoh Kam, (unknown), (unknown), Michael B. Powner, Nicholas W. Roberts, Asmaa Aboelnour, Glen Jeffery	14
11	The effects of surface structure mutations in Arabidopsis thaliana on the polarization of reflections from virus-infected leaves 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·David Maxwell, Julian C. Partridge, Nicholas W. Roberts, Neil Boonham, Gary D. Foster	2
12	Complementary shifts in photoreceptor spectral tuning unlock the full adaptive potential of ultraviolet vision in birds 2016 ·eLife ·Matthew B. Toomey, Olle Lind, Rikard Frederiksen, Robert W. Curley, Kenneth M. Riedl, David Wilby, Steven J. Schwartz, Christopher C. Witt, Earl H. Harrison, Nicholas W. Roberts, Misha Vorobyev, Kevin J. McGraw, M. Carter Cornwall, Almut Kelber, Joseph C. Corbo	47
13	Optics of cone photoreceptors in the chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) 2015 ·Journal of The Royal Society Interface ·David Wilby, Matthew B. Toomey, Peter Olsson, Rikard Frederiksen, M. Carter Cornwall, Ruth Oulton, Almut Kelber, Joseph C. Corbo, Nicholas W. Roberts	36
14	Non-polarizing broadband multilayer reflectors in fish 2012 ·Nature Photonics ·Thomas Jordan, Julian C. Partridge, Nicholas W. Roberts	133
15	A Novel Vertebrate Eye Using Both Refractive and Reflective Optics 2008 ·Current Biology ·Hans‐Joachim Wagner, R.H. Douglas, Tamara M. Frank, Nicholas W. Roberts, Julian C. Partridge	44
16	Continuously rotating chiral liquid crystal droplets in a linearly polarized laser trap 2008 ·Optics Express ·Yiming Yang, P. D. Brimicombe, Nicholas W. Roberts, Mark Dickinson, M. A. Osipov, Helen F. Gleeson	37
17	Deduction of the temperature-dependent structure of the four-layer intermediate smectic phase using resonant X-ray scattering 2007 ·The European Physical Journal E ·P. D. Brimicombe, Nicholas W. Roberts, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), C. C. Huang, Elaine DiMasi, R. Pindak, H. F. Gleeson	15
18	The optics of vertebrate photoreceptors: Anisotropy and form birefringence 2006 ·Vision Research ·Nicholas W. Roberts	9
19	The absorption of polarized light by vertebrate photoreceptors 2004 ·Vision Research ·Nicholas W. Roberts, Helen F. Gleeson	5
20	Design as materials research: building a cathedral to last 500 years 2003 ·Architectural Research Quarterly ·Nicholas W. Roberts	0

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