The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nigel R. Franks sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 253 publications — 85th percentile
85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nigel R. Franks sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 74 D-Index — 87th percentile
87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Nigel R. Franks is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research spans a variety of topics within agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular focus on ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. This includes work in subfields such as genetics, global and planetary change, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and biomedical engineering.
The scientist's research covers multiple main topics including animal behavior and reproduction, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, amphibian and reptile biology, plant and animal studies, neurobiology and insect physiology research, primate behavior and ecology, and diffusion and search dynamics.
Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nigel R. Franks illustrate their contributions to the study of insect cognition and behavior as well as biological communication mechanisms. These include:
Frequent collaborators include Ana Sendova-Franks, A. Worley, George T. Fortune, Raymond E. Goldstein, and Anna Dornhaus. These partnerships reflect recurring co-authorship especially within studies of animal behavior and ecological interactions.
Publishing venues for their work emphasize biological and ecological sciences, including:
Iain D. Couzin;Jens Krause;Nigel R. Franks;Simon Asher Levin
Iain D. Couzin;Jens Krause;Richard James;Graeme D. Ruxton
Andrew F.G. Bourke;Nigel R. Franks
Nigel R. Franks;Tom Richardson
Iain D. Couzin;Nigel R. Franks
Stephen C. Pratt;Eamonn B. Mallon;David J. T. Sumpter;Nigel R. Franks
Nigel R. Franks;Stephen C. Pratt;Eamonn B. Mallon;Nicholas F. Britton
Nigel R. Franks;Anna Dornhaus;Jon P. Fitzsimmons;Martin Stevens
Jean-Louis Deneubourg;Simon Goss;Nigel Franks;Jacques Pasteels
James A. R. Marshall;Rafal Bogacz;Anna Dornhaus;Robert Planqué
E. B. Mallon;S. C. Pratt;N. R. Franks
Nigel R Franks;Eamonn B Mallon;Eamonn B Mallon;Helen E Bray;Mathew J Hamilton
Carl Anderson;Nigel R. Franks
Sally C. Levings;Nigel R. Franks
Andrew F. G. Bourke;Nigel R. Franks
N. R. Franks;A. B. Sendova-Franks
Eric Bonabeau;Guy Theraulaz;Jean-Louis Deneubourg;Nigel R. Franks
N.R. Franks;A. Wilby;B.W. Silverman;C. Tofts
John H. Sudd;Nigel R. Franks
Stephen C. Pratt;David J.T. Sumpter;Eamonn B. Mallon;Nigel R. Franks
Nigel R Franks;Jean-Louis Deneubourg
Nigel R. Franks;N. Gomez;Simon Goss;Jean-Louis Deneubourg
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