Todd H. Oakley

9.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
108 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Todd H. Oakley is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Todd H. Oakley has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 29 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Todd H. Oakley's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (22 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (20 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (20 papers). Todd H. Oakley is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (22 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (20 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (20 papers). Todd H. Oakley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Canada. Todd H. Oakley's co-authors include Marc W. Cadotte, Cliff Cunningham, Bradley J. Cardinale, Kevin E. Omland, David Tilman, Jeannine Cavender‐Bares, David C. Plachetzki, Markos A. Alexandrou, Ruth B. Phillips and Annie R. Lindgren and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Bioinformatics.

In The Last Decade

Todd H. Oakley

105 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

Using Phylogenetic, Functional and Trait Diversity to Understand Patterns of Plant Community Productivity

2009 523 citations Marc W. Cadotte, Todd H. Oakley et al. profile →
Evolutionary history and the effect of biodiversity on plant productivity

2008 485 citations Marc W. Cadotte, Bradley J. Cardinale et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Visual information in the dark: Bioluminescence and perceptual design through evolution 2025 ·Functional Ecology ·Todd H. Oakley	0
2	Functional Characterization of Luciferase in a Brittle Star Indicates Parallel Evolution Influenced by Genomic Availability of Haloalkane Dehalogenase 2025 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Arnab Mukherjee, (unknown), (unknown), Jiřı́ Damborský, Zbyněk Prokop, Jérôme Delroisse, (unknown), Elise Parey, Paola Oliveri, Ferdinand Marlétaz, Martin Marek, Todd H. Oakley	1
3	Emerging frontiers in visual ecology 2025 ·Journal of Experimental Biology ·Eleanor M. Caves, Karen L. Cheney, Marie Dacke, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nathan S. Hart, Natalie Hempel de Ibarra, Nathan I. Morehouse, Rachael Morgan, (unknown), Todd H. Oakley, Daniel I. Speiser, Mary Caswell Stoddard, Eric J. Warrant, Sönke Johnsen, (unknown)	0
4	Comparative Analysis of Convergent Jellyfish Eyes Reveals Extensive Differences in Expression of Vision‐Related Genes 2025 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jacob M. Musser, (unknown), (unknown), Detlev Arendt, Anders Garm, Todd H. Oakley	0
5	Ancient Secretory Pathways Contributed to the Evolutionary Origin of an Ecologically Impactful Bioluminescence System 2024 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jessica A. Goodheart, Stephen R. Proulx, Todd H. Oakley	1
6	Building, Maintaining, and (re-)Deploying Genetic Toolkits during Convergent Evolution 2024 ·Integrative and Comparative Biology ·Todd H. Oakley	4
7	Similar enzymatic functions in distinct bioluminescence systems: evolutionary recruitment of sulfotransferases in ostracod light organs 2024 ·Biology Letters ·(unknown), Jessica A. Goodheart, (unknown), (unknown), Arnab Mukherjee, Todd H. Oakley	4
8	Discovering genotype–phenotype relationships with machine learning and the Visual Physiology Opsin Database ( VPOD ) 2024 ·GigaScience ·(unknown), (unknown), Ali Rahnavard, Keith A. Crandall, Todd H. Oakley	4
9	Collective synchrony of mating signals modulated by ecological cues and social signals in bioluminescent sea fireflies 2023 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·(unknown), Trevor J. Rivers, Gretchen A. Gerrish, (unknown), Todd H. Oakley	5
10	Deep Diversity: Extensive Variation in the Components of Complex Visual Systems across Animals 2022 ·Cells ·(unknown), Aide Macias-Muñoz, (unknown), Todd H. Oakley	10
11	Different phylogenomic methods support monophyly of enigmatic ‘Mesozoa’ (Dicyemida + Orthonectida, Lophotrochozoa) 2022 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·(unknown), Kevin M. Kocot, Kenneth M. Halanych, Todd H. Oakley, Leonid L. Moroz, Johanna T. Cannon, Armand M. Kuris, Ana E. Garcia‐Vedrenne, M. Sabrina Pankey, E. Ann Ellis, (unknown), Jan Štefka, Jan Zrzavý	8
12	Sexual Signals Persist over Deep Time: Ancient Co-option of Bioluminescence for Courtship Displays in Cypridinid Ostracods 2022 ·Systematic Biology ·E. Ann Ellis, Jessica A. Goodheart, (unknown), Vanessa L. González, (unknown), Trevor J. Rivers, James G. Morin, Elizabeth Torres, Gretchen A. Gerrish, Todd H. Oakley	9
13	Light modulated cnidocyte discharge predates the origins of eyes in Cnidaria 2021 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David A. Gold, Todd H. Oakley	11
14	Selection, drift, and constraint in cypridinid luciferases and the diversification of bioluminescent signals in sea fireflies 2020 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown), E. Ann Ellis, Nicole Y. Leung, (unknown), Alexander Mikhailovsky, (unknown), Michael Tessler, David F. Gruber, Anthony W. De Tomaso, Yasuo Mitani, Trevor J. Rivers, Gretchen A. Gerrish, Elizabeth Torres, Todd H. Oakley	15
15	Phenotypic evolution shaped by current enzyme function in the bioluminescent courtship signals of sea fireflies 2019 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·(unknown), E. Ann Ellis, Gretchen A. Gerrish, Elizabeth Torres, John P. Frawley, Todd H. Oakley, Trevor J. Rivers	9
16	Context‐dependent evolution of ostracod morphology along the ecogeographical gradient of ocean depth 2019 ·Evolution ·(unknown), Daniel I. Speiser, Todd H. Oakley	8
17	Light-induced stress as a primary evolutionary driver of eye origins 2019 ·Integrative and Comparative Biology ·Austin D. Swafford, Todd H. Oakley	11
18	Multimodal sensorimotor system in unicellular zoospores of a fungus 2017 ·Journal of Experimental Biology ·(unknown), Todd H. Oakley	13
19	Evolutionary history and the effect of biodiversity on plant productivity breakdown → 2008 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Marc W. Cadotte, Bradley J. Cardinale, Todd H. Oakley	485
20	Repression and loss of gene expression outpaces activation and gain in recently duplicated fly genes 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Todd H. Oakley, Bjørn Østman, (unknown)	45

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