2026 Shaun P. Collin: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	69	2681	2450	72	67	319	13360
Biology and Biochemistry	72	6445	5948	157	155	370	14819

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Neuroscience

2681

2450

319

13360

Biology and Biochemistry

6445

5948

157

155

370

14819

Neuroscience

D-Index

Citations

13360

World Ranking

2681

National Ranking

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index

Citations

14819

World Ranking

6445

National Ranking

157

Overview

Shaun P. Collin is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia and has a research focus mainly in Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

Ichthyology and Marine Biology
Marine animal studies overview
Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
Retinal Development and Disorders
Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
Animal Behavior and Reproduction

Frequent collaborators in their research include Lucille Chapuis, Jan M. Hemmi, Victoria Camilieri-Asch, Caroline C. Kerr, and Nathan S. Hart. These coauthors have contributed extensively alongside Collin, supporting diverse investigations in related scientific areas.

Publication venues where Shaun P. Collin has frequently published are:

The Journal of Comparative Neurology
Journal of Morphology
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Recent papers by Collin illustrate the scope of their research interests and include the following:

The soundscape of the Anthropocene ocean, 2021, Science
Regional Movements of Reef Manta Rays (Mobula alfredi) in Seychelles Waters, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
diceCT: A Valuable Technique to Study the Nervous System of Fish, 2020, eNeuro
The auditory system of cartilaginous fishes, 2022, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
Perceptual rivalry across animal species, 2020, The Journal of Comparative Neurology

These publications reflect a multidisciplinary approach combining marine biology, neurobiology, and sensory systems to understand aquatic species and their environments.

Best Publications

The soundscape of the Anthropocene ocean.

Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte;Lucille Chapuis;Shaun P. Collin;Daniel P. Costa

788
Citations
Evolution of the vertebrate eye: opsins, photoreceptors, retina and eye cup

Trevor D. Lamb;Shaun P. Collin;Edward N. Pugh

657
Citations
Sensory Processing in Aquatic Environments

Shaun P. Collin;N. Justin Marshall

326
Citations
Iso-luminance counterillumination drove bioluminescent shark radiation

Julien M. Claes;Dan-Eric Nilsson;Nicolas Straube;Shaun P. Collin

308
Citations
Retinal topography in reef teleosts. I. Some species with well-developed areae but poorly-developed streaks

Shaun Patrick Collin;J. D. Pettigrew

246
Citations
Molecular ecology and adaptation of visual photopigments in craniates

Wayne I. L. Davies;Wayne I. L. Davies;Shaun P. Collin;David M. Hunt

219
Citations
A conserved pattern of brain scaling from sharks to primates

Kara E. Yopak;Thomas J. Lisney;Richard B. Darlington;Shaun P. Collin

209
Citations
Quantitative comparison of the limits on visual spatial resolution set by the ganglion cell layer in twelve species of reef teleosts.

Shaun P. Collin;John D. Pettigrew

209
Citations
Retinal topography in reef teleosts. II. Some species with prominent horizontal streaks and high-density areae.

Shaun P. Collin;John D. Pettigrew

208
Citations
Ancient colour vision: multiple opsin genes in the ancestral vertebrates.

Shaun P. Collin;Maree A. Knight;Wayne L. Davies;Ian C. Potter

194
Citations
Communication in Fishes

Friedrich Ladich;Shaun P. Collin;Peter Moller;B. G. Kapoor

193
Citations
The eyes of deep-sea fish II. Functional morphology of the retina

H.J. Wagner;E. Frohlich;K. Negishi;Shaun Collin;Shaun Collin

188
Citations
Behavioural ecology and retinal cell topography

S. P. Collin

187
Citations
Variation in Brain Organization and Cerebellar Foliation in Chondrichthyans: Sharks and Holocephalans

Kara E. Yopak;Thomas J. Lisney;Shaun P. Collin;John C. Montgomery

167
Citations
The influence of ontogeny and light environment on the expression of visual pigment opsins in the retina of the black bream, Acanthopagrus butcheri.

Julia Shand;Wayne L. Davies;Nicole Thomas;Lois Balmer

167
Citations
Breakdown of brain-body allometry and the encephalization of birds and mammals.

Masahito Tsuboi;Masahito Tsuboi;Masahito Tsuboi;Wouter van der Bijl;Bjørn Tore Kopperud;Johannes Erritzøe

161
Citations
The evolution of early vertebrate photoreceptors

Shaun P. Collin;Wayne L. Davies;Nathan S. Hart;David M. Hunt

139
Citations
Eyes in the sea: Unlocking the mysteries of the ocean using industrial, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).

Peter I. Macreadie;Dianne L. McLean;Paul G. Thomson;Julian C. Partridge

130
Citations
The retinal wholemount technique: a window to understanding the brain and behaviour.

Jeremy F.P. Ullmann;Bret A. Moore;Shelby E. Temple;Esteban Fernández-Juricic

127
Citations
Not all sharks are "swimming noses": variation in olfactory bulb size in cartilaginous fishes.

Kara E Yopak;Thomas J Lisney;Shaun P Collin

119
Citations
A Comparison of Spatial Analysis Methods for the Construction of Topographic Maps of Retinal Cell Density

Eduardo Garza-Gisholt;Jan M. Hemmi;Nathan S. Hart;Shaun P. Collin

66
Citations