Steven J. Cooper

14.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
392 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Steven J. Cooper is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven J. Cooper has authored 392 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 91 papers in Ecology and 84 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Steven J. Cooper's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (73 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (56 papers) and Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy (55 papers). Steven J. Cooper is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (73 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (56 papers) and Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy (55 papers). Steven J. Cooper collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Steven J. Cooper's co-authors include William F. Humphreys, Andrew D. Austin, Remko Leys, David B. Gilbert, Suzanne Higgs, Tim C. Kirkham, Colin T. Dourish, Michelle T. Guzik, C. Michael Bull and C. H. S. Watts and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Steven J. Cooper

386 papers receiving 11.0k citations

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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.

Birth of a biome: insights into the assembly and maintenance of the Australian arid zone biota

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	‘Lifting the lid’ on relationships among Australian spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Blakistonia Hogg (Araneae: Idiopidae: Arbanitinae) 2025 ·Invertebrate Systematics ·(unknown), Andy Austin, Steven J. Cooper, (unknown), Michael G. Rix, Jeremy D. Wilson, Mark S. Harvey	0
2	Unearthing the secrets of Australia’s most enigmatic and cryptic mammal, the marsupial mole 2025 ·Science Advances ·Stephen Frankenberg, Sarah Lucas, (unknown), Liliya Doronina, (unknown), Gabrielle A. Hartley, Patrick G. S. Grady, Brandon R. Menzies, Ricardo De Paoli‐Iseppi, Stephen C. Donnellan, (unknown), (unknown), J. Roy Black, Michael B. Clark, Steven J. Cooper, Rachel J. O’Neill, Nathan L Clark, Jürgen Schmitz, Andrew J. Pask	1
3	Simulating Genetic Mixing in Strongly Structured Populations of the Threatened Southern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus) 2024 ·Evolutionary Applications ·(unknown), Steven J. Cooper, Thomas L. Schmidt, Andrew R. Weeks	0
4	Chromosome-level genome assembly of the morabine grasshopper Vandiemenella viatica19 2024 ·Scientific Data ·Xuan Li, (unknown), Elísabet Einarsdóttir, Steven J. Cooper, Alexander Suh, Takeshi Kawakami, Octavio M. Palacios‐Gimenez	1
5	Evolution of endoglucanase genes in subterranean and surface isopod crustaceans from Central Western Australia 2023 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), Steven J. Cooper, (unknown), William F. Humphreys, Rachael A. King, Andrew D. Austin	1
6	An integrated approach to explore the monophyletic status of the cosmopolitan genus Hexabathynella (Crustacea, Bathynellacea, Parabathynellidae): two new species from Rottnest Island (Wadjemup), Western Australia 2023 ·Systematics and Biodiversity ·(unknown), Ana I. Camacho, Steven J. Cooper, (unknown), Alison J. Blyth, Mattia Saccò	9
7	The critical thermal maximum of diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae): a comparison of subterranean and surface-dwelling species 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), William F. Humphreys, Mattia Saccò, Terry Bertozzi, Andy Austin, Steven J. Cooper	11
8	Refining trophic dynamics through multi‐factor Bayesian mixing models: A case study of subterranean beetles 2020 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Mattia Saccò, Alison J. Blyth, William F. Humphreys, Steven J. Cooper, Andrew D. Austin, Josephine Hyde, Debashish Mazumder, Quan Hua, Nicole E. White, Kliti Grice	11
9	Stygofaunal community trends along varied rainfall conditions: Deciphering ecological niche dynamics of a shallow calcrete in Western Australia 2019 ·Ecohydrology ·Mattia Saccò, Alison J. Blyth, William F. Humphreys, (unknown), Karina Meredith, Alex Laini, Steven J. Cooper, Philip W. Bateman, Kliti Grice	21
10	Plio-Pleistocene diversification and biogeographic barriers in southern Australia reflected in the phylogeography of a widespread and common lizard species 2018 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·(unknown), Steven J. Cooper, Michael P. Schwarz, Mehregan Ebrahimi, Gaynor Dolman, (unknown), Kathleen M. Saint, Stephen C. Donnellan, C. Michael Bull, M. Gardner	18
11	Hybrid capture data unravel a rapid radiation of pimpliform parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimpliformes) 2018 ·Systematic Entomology ·Seraina Klopfstein, (unknown), Tamara Spasojevic, Gavin R. Broad, Steven J. Cooper, Andrew D. Austin, Oliver Niehuis	38
12	Across the Indian Ocean: A remarkable example of trans-oceanic dispersal in an austral mygalomorph spider 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Mark S. Harvey, Steven J. Cooper, Andrew D. Austin, Michael G. Rix	23
13	The Australasian spiny trapdoor spiders of the family Idiopidae (Mygalomorphae : Arbanitinae): a relimitation and revision at the generic level 2017 ·Invertebrate Systematics ·Michael G. Rix, Robert J. Raven, Barbara York Main, (unknown), Andrew D. Austin, Steven J. Cooper, Mark S. Harvey	30
14	Appetite and body weight : integrative systems and the development of anti-obesity drugs 2007 ·Elsevier eBooks ·Tim C. Kirkham, Steven J. Cooper	33
15	Islands under the desert: molecular systematics and evolutionary origins of stygobitic water beetles (Coleoptera : Dytiscidae) from central Western Australia 2002 ·Invertebrate taxonomy ·Steven J. Cooper, (unknown), Remko Leys, C. H. S. Watts, William F. Humphreys	105
16	Phylogenetics of gall-inducing thrips on Australian Acacia 2001 ·Biological Journal of the Linnean Society ·David C. Morris, Michael P. Schwarz, Bernard J. Crespi, Steven J. Cooper	31
17	A molecular and evolutionary study of the beta-globin gene family of the Australian marsupial Sminthopsis crassicaudata 1996 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Steven J. Cooper, Robert Murphy, Gaynor Dolman, Damian J. Hussey, Rory M. Hope	20
18	Drug receptor subtypes and ingestive behaviour 1996 ·Academic Press eBooks ·Peter G. Clifton, Steven J. Cooper	100
19	Endorphins, opiates, and behavioural processes 1988 ·Wiley eBooks ·R.J. Rodgers, Steven J. Cooper	79
20	Food-intake and locomotor activity: effects of mazindol and spiperone [proceedings]. 1978 ·PubMed Central ·Steven J. Cooper, K. F. Sweeney	3

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