Alan Hein

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Alan Hein is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Hein has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 4 papers in Social Psychology and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Alan Hein's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (4 papers), Human-Animal Interaction Studies (4 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (3 papers). Alan Hein is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (4 papers), Human-Animal Interaction Studies (4 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (3 papers). Alan Hein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Alan Hein's co-authors include Richard Held, Marc Jeannerod, Rhea Diamond, Nancy E.J. Berman, Max S. Cynader, Richard C. Van Sluyters, Colin Blakemore, Carol K. Peck, François Vital‐Durand and Walter L. Salinger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Alan Hein

13 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Movement-produced stimulation in the development of visually guided behavior.

1963 629 citations Richard Held, Alan Hein Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan Hein United States	12	887	276	219	170	134	14	1.4k
William Schiff United States	15	880 1.0×	349 1.3×	183 0.8×	408 2.4×	73 0.5×	34	1.5k
Richard Langton Gregory United Kingdom	10	1.1k 1.2×	298 1.1×	134 0.6×	325 1.9×	102 0.8×	15	1.6k
Eugene R. Wist Germany	20	1.1k 1.3×	179 0.6×	93 0.4×	86 0.5×	120 0.9×	49	1.4k
Kathleen A. Macko United States	8	1.8k 2.0×	250 0.9×	131 0.6×	247 1.5×	247 1.8×	8	2.2k
Robert A. Butler United States	30	1.8k 2.1×	241 0.9×	158 0.7×	722 4.2×	94 0.7×	73	2.7k
Derek P. Hendry United States	11	694 0.8×	111 0.4×	164 0.7×	148 0.9×	122 0.9×	20	936
Maurice Hershenson United States	16	1.0k 1.1×	296 1.1×	155 0.7×	554 3.3×	47 0.4×	40	1.5k
Erich v. Holst Germany	10	695 0.8×	242 0.9×	76 0.3×	96 0.6×	97 0.7×	20	1.1k
Hermann von Helmholtz France	6	1.1k 1.3×	249 0.9×	59 0.3×	251 1.5×	72 0.5×	18	1.7k
Ethel Matin United States	13	1.2k 1.4×	145 0.5×	235 1.1×	347 2.0×	53 0.4×	24	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Hein

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All Works

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Hein, Alan & Marc Jeannerod. (1983). Spatially Oriented Behavior. 242 indexed citations

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Wolgin, David L., Alan Hein, & Philip Teitelbaum. (1980). Recovery of forelimb placing after lateral hypothalamic lesions in the cat: Parallels and contrasts with development.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 94(5). 795–807. 7 indexed citations

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Hein, Alan, François Vital‐Durand, Walter L. Salinger, & Rhea Diamond. (1979). Eye Movements Initiate Visual-Motor Development in the Cat. Science. 204(4399). 1321–1322. 26 indexed citations

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Cynader, Max S., Nancy E.J. Berman, & Alan Hein. (1975). Cats raised in a one-directional world: Effects on receptive fields in visual cortex and superior colliculus. Experimental Brain Research. 22(3). 267–80. 44 indexed citations

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Blakemore, Colin, Richard C. Van Sluyters, Carol K. Peck, & Alan Hein. (1975). Development of cat visual cortex following rotation of one eye. Nature. 257(5527). 584–586. 37 indexed citations

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Hein, Alan. (1974). Prerequisite for development of visually guided reaching in the kitten. Brain Research. 71(2-3). 259–263. 22 indexed citations

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Hein, Alan & Rhea Diamond. (1972). Locomotory space as a prerequisite for acquiring visually guided reaching in kittens.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 81(3). 394–398. 27 indexed citations

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Hein, Alan. (1972). Visually Coordinated Behavior. Physical Therapy. 52(9). 926–934.

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Hein, Alan & Rhea Diamond. (1971). Contrasting development of visually triggered and guided movements in kittens with respect to interocular and interlimb equivalence.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 76(2). 219–224. 12 indexed citations

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Hein, Alan & Rhea Diamond. (1971). Independence of the cat's scotopic and photopic systems in acquiring control of visually guided behavior.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 76(1). 31–38. 17 indexed citations

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Hein, Alan, et al.. (1970). Development and segmentation of visually controlled movement by selective exposure during rearing.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 73(2). 181–187. 66 indexed citations

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Hein, Alan, et al.. (1970). Exposure requirements for developing the triggered component of the visual-placing response.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 73(2). 188–192. 29 indexed citations

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Held, Richard & Alan Hein. (1963). Movement-produced stimulation in the development of visually guided behavior.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 56(5). 872–876. 629 indexed citations breakdown →

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Held, Richard & Alan Hein. (1958). Adaptation of Disarranged Hand-Eye Coordination Contingent upon Re-Afferent Stimulation. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 8(3). 87–90. 217 indexed citations

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