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Roger T. Hanlon

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
16967
World Ranking
4646
National Ranking
2250

Roger T. Hanlon publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 283 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Roger T. Hanlon D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Roger T. Hanlon is affiliated with the Marine Biological Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on cephalopods and marine biology, with a significant footprint in agricultural and biological sciences, neuroscience, and environmental science. These intersecting fields support the broader scope of the scientist's work in marine animal studies and neurobiology.

The scientist's work spans topics such as:

  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms

Hanlon's publications appear frequently in notable venues, reflecting the focus and scope of their research. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Journal of Comparative Physiology A
  • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science

The scientist has collaborated with several co-authors over multiple projects. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Kendra C. Buresch (6 publications)
  • Stephen L. Senft (3 publications)
  • Anna Di Cosmo (3 publications)
  • Karina C. Hall (3 publications)
  • Graham J. Pierce (3 publications)

Among recent publications are the following papers:

  • "Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task", 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Octopus arms exhibit exceptional flexibility", 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "A synthesis of deimatic behaviour", 2022, Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "Semi-supervised Visual Tracking of Marine Animals Using Autonomous Underwater Vehicles", 2023, International Journal of Computer Vision
  • "Episodic-like memory is preserved with age in cuttlefish", 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Hanlon's work covers several subfields including ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, and social psychology. This diversity indicates a multidisciplinary approach to marine biological research, intersecting behavioral studies with neurobiology and ecological systems.

Best Publications

  • Cephalopod dynamic camouflage

    Roger Hanlon

  • Adaptive Coloration in Young Cuttlefish (Sepia Officinalis L.): The Morphology and Development of Body Patterns and Their Relation to Behaviour

    R. T. Hanlon;J. B. Messenger

  • Mechanisms and behavioural functions of structural coloration in cephalopods

    Lydia M Mäthger;Eric J Denton;N. Justin Marshall;Roger T Hanlon

  • Continuum Robot Arms Inspired by Cephalopods

    Ian D. Walker;Darren M. Dawson;Tamar Flash;Frank W. Grasso

  • A Review of the Laboratory Maintenance, Rearing and Culture of Cephalopod Molluscs

    S.v. Boletzky;Roger T. Hanlon

  • Stretchable surfaces with programmable 3D texture morphing for synthetic camouflaging skins

    J. H. Pikul;S. Li;H. Bai;R. T. Hanlon

  • Adaptive optoelectronic camouflage systems with designs inspired by cephalopod skins

    Cunjiang Yu;Yuhang Li;Yuhang Li;Xun Zhang;Xian Huang

  • Cephalopod dynamic camouflage: bridging the continuum between background matching and disruptive coloration

    R.T Hanlon;C.-C Chiao;L.M Mäthger;A Barbosa

  • Principal features of the mating system of a large spawning aggregation of the giant Australian cuttlefish Sepia apama (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)

    Karina Christine Hall;Roger T. Hanlon

  • Growth, reproduction and life span of Sepia officinalis (Cephalopoda: Mollusca) cultured through seven consecutive generations

    J. W. Forsythe;R. H. DeRusha;R. T. Hanlon

  • Polarization vision helps detect transparent prey

    Nadav Shashar;Roger T. Hanlon;Anne deM. Petz

  • Cuttlefish use polarization sensitivity in predation on silvery fish.

    Nadav Shashar;Roland Hagan;Jean G Boal;Jean G Boal;Roger T Hanlon

  • Effect of temperature on laboratory growth, reproduction and life span of Octopus bimaculoides

    J. W. Forsythe;R. T. Hanlon

  • Cuttlefish camouflage: the effects of substrate contrast and size in evoking uniform, mottle or disruptive body patterns.

    Alexandra Barbosa;Lydia M. Mäthger;Kendra C. Buresch;Jennifer Kelly

  • Crypsis, conspicuousness, mimicry and polyphenism as antipredator defences of foraging octopuses on Indo-Pacific coral reefs, with a method of quantifying crypsis from video tapes

    Roger T. Hanlon;John W. Forsythe;David E. Joneschild

  • Malleable skin coloration in cephalopods: selective reflectance, transmission and absorbance of light by chromatophores and iridophores

    Lydia M. Mäthger;Roger T. Hanlon

  • Nociceptive Sensitization Reduces Predation Risk

    Robyn J. Crook;Katharine Dickson;Roger T. Hanlon;Edgar T. Walters

  • Sound detection by the longfin squid (Loligo pealeii) studied with auditory evoked potentials: sensitivity to low-frequency particle motion and not pressure

    T. Aran Mooney;T. Aran Mooney;Roger T. Hanlon;Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard;Peter T. Madsen;Peter T. Madsen

  • Color blindness and contrast perception in cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) determined by a visual sensorimotor assay.

    Lydia M. Mäthger;Alexandra Barbosa;Simon Miner;Roger T. Hanlon

  • Foraging and associated behavior by Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849 on a coral atoll, French Polynesia

    John W. Forsythe;Roger T. Hanlon

Frequent Co-Authors

Nadav Shashar
Nadav Shashar Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Peter T. Madsen
Peter T. Madsen Aarhus University
Paul W. Shaw
Paul W. Shaw Aberystwyth University
Edgar T. Walters
Edgar T. Walters The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Jack A. Gilbert
Jack A. Gilbert University of California, San Diego
Thomas W. Cronin
Thomas W. Cronin University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Peter L. Tyack
Peter L. Tyack University of St Andrews
Rajesh R. Naik
Rajesh R. Naik United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Sönke Johnsen
Sönke Johnsen Duke University
Eric J. Warrant
Eric J. Warrant Lund University

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