ArticlePhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2015
The biological impacts of artificial light at night: the research challenge.
Article in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 121 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
121 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Artificial Light at Night Consistently Impacts Avian Physiology and Behaviour: A Meta-Analysis.Ecology letters · 2026Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of biological impacts of artificial light at night.Nature ecology & evolution · 2021Pooled it
- Impact of Dim Light at Night on Urinary 6-Sulphatoxymelatonin Concentrations and Sleep in Healthy Humans.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Trial
- Altered photoperiod affects behaviour in a key fish grazer, the thinlip grey mullet, Chelon ramada.Journal of fish biology · 2026Article
- Artificial Light at Night Alters Both of Nocturnal and Diurnal Pollination Networks in Alpine Meadows.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Citizen science reveals temporally structured insect attraction and mitigation efficacy under artificial light at night.Communications biology · 2026Article
- Mitigating artificial light at night: effectiveness of policies and implications for plant phenology.PNAS nexus · 2026Article
- Local Infrastructure Induces Edge Effect in Nocturnal Insects-A Case Study in the Donau-Auen National Park (Austria).Insects · 2026Article
- The diversity of lepidopteran spatial orientation strategies - neuronal mechanisms and emerging challenges in a changing world.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2026Review
- Light pollution: environmental and health impacts at high latitudes.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2026Review
- Mitigating light pollution impacts on arthropods based on light-emitting diode properties.Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2026Article
- Increased artificial illumination delays urban autumnal foliar senescence.Nature communications · 2026Article
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- The Effects of Light on Vertebrate Welfare: A Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Artificial Light at Night, Sleep Disruption, and Liver Health: Implications for MASLD Pathogenesis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Artificial Light at Night Affects Larval Growth Without Altering Survival or Pupation in Spongy Moth (Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Artificial light at night intensifies effects of a parasitic flatworm on the water fleaBiology letters · 2025Article
- Eco-evolutionary feedbacks under artificial light at night.iScience · 2025Review
- Impact of domestic white LED light on cognitive functions and amelioration of blue light blocking lens (BBL) on healthy adults.Neurobiology of sleep and circadian rhythms · 2025Article
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