Alan Robertson

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Alan Robertson is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Social Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Robertson has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 15 papers in Social Psychology and 6 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Alan Robertson's work include Color Science and Applications (22 papers), Color perception and design (15 papers) and Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (6 papers). Alan Robertson is often cited by papers focused on Color Science and Applications (22 papers), Color perception and design (15 papers) and Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (6 papers). Alan Robertson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Alan Robertson's co-authors include Noboru Ohta, David L. MacAdam, W. D. Wright, Peter G. Kevan, Gerald A. Mulligan, M. von Grünau, Tarow Indow, Ming Ronnier Luo, Katsunori Okajima and Hermann Korte and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Physics Today and Reports on Progress in Physics.

In The Last Decade

Alan Robertson

31 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

The CIE 1976 Color‐Difference Formulae 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. The CIE 1976 Color‐Difference Formulae
    1977 611 citations Alan Robertson Color Research & Application profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Robertson Canada 14 631 366 284 281 95 35 1.5k
Deane B. Judd United States 13 853 1.4× 489 1.3× 529 1.9× 291 1.0× 65 0.7× 28 1.8k
Françoise Viénot France 17 458 0.7× 517 1.4× 595 2.1× 216 0.8× 49 0.5× 57 1.8k
David L. MacAdam United States 17 1.2k 1.9× 717 2.0× 674 2.4× 431 1.5× 71 0.7× 59 2.3k
B. Rigg United Kingdom 15 1.5k 2.4× 959 2.6× 539 1.9× 610 2.2× 34 0.4× 58 2.6k
Manuel Melgosa Spain 28 1.2k 1.9× 816 2.2× 465 1.6× 401 1.4× 64 0.7× 133 2.6k
Michael Pointer United Kingdom 23 1.6k 2.5× 1.1k 3.1× 750 2.6× 526 1.9× 65 0.7× 147 2.7k
Wendy Davis United States 20 488 0.8× 309 0.8× 197 0.7× 146 0.5× 118 1.2× 75 1.4k
Changjun Li China 18 1.1k 1.8× 620 1.7× 423 1.5× 615 2.2× 52 0.5× 129 1.6k
J. J. Vos Netherlands 24 651 1.0× 421 1.2× 1.1k 3.8× 115 0.4× 30 0.3× 49 2.2k
Yoshi Ohno United States 15 556 0.9× 284 0.8× 172 0.6× 141 0.5× 139 1.5× 52 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Alan Robertson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Robertson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Robertson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alan Robertson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alan Robertson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alan Robertson. Alan Robertson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Luo, Ming Ronnier, et al.. (2008). Effect of observer metamerism on colour matching of display and surface colours. Color Research & Application. 33(5). 346–359. 22 indexed citations
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Luo, Ronnier, et al.. (2006). Observer metamerism and colorimetric additivity failures in soft-proofing. Color and Imaging Conference. 14(1). 24–30. 2 indexed citations
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Ohta, Noboru & Alan Robertson. (2005). Colorimetry. NPARC. 155 indexed citations
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Okajima, Katsunori, et al.. (2002). A quantitative network model for color categorization. Color Research & Application. 27(4). 225–232. 11 indexed citations
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Robertson, Alan. (1994). Comments on Two Articles by William A. Thornton. Color Research & Application. 19(5). 394–395. 1 indexed citations
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Indow, Tarow, et al.. (1992). Discrimination ellipsoids of aperture and simulated surface colors by Matching and paired comparison. Color Research & Application. 17(1). 6–23. 27 indexed citations
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Robertson, Alan. (1990). Historical development of CIE recommended color difference equations. Color Research & Application. 15(3). 167–170. 119 indexed citations
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Robertson, Alan. (1988). CIE 21st Session, Venice. Color Research & Application. 13(3). 199–200. 1 indexed citations
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Robertson, Alan. (1987). Comparison of chromaticity discrimination ellipses. Annual Meeting Optical Society of America. FC2–FC2. 2 indexed citations
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Robertson, Alan. (1983). Critical review of definitions of metamerism. Color Research & Application. 8(3). 189–191. 8 indexed citations
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Robertson, Alan. (1980). Color Error Formulas. SMPTE Journal. 89(12). 947–947. 1 indexed citations
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Robertson, Alan. (1978). Colorimetry. Reports on Progress in Physics. 41(4). 469–510. 6 indexed citations
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Robertson, Alan. (1977). The CIE 1976 Color‐Difference Formulae. Color Research & Application. 2(1). 7–11. 611 indexed citations breakdown →
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Robertson, Alan, et al.. (1977). Corrosion Inhibition Of Gas Pipelines By Chemical Treatment. 1 indexed citations
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Robertson, Alan. (1977). Conrad Hal Waddington, 8 November 1905 - 26 September 1975. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 23(23). 575–622. 32 indexed citations
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Robertson, Alan. (1976). Standardization in transmission spectrophotometry in the visible and ultraviolet spectral regions. Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards Section A Physics and Chemistry. 80A(4). 625–625. 4 indexed citations
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Korte, Hermann, et al.. (1975). International comparison of measurements of luminance factor and reflectance of white diffusing samples. Applied Optics. 14(11). 2694–2694. 13 indexed citations
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Robertson, Alan, et al.. (1973). Correction of Wavelength Errors in a Digitally Recording Spectrophotometer. Applied Optics. 12(12). 2872–2872.
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Kevan, Peter G., et al.. (1973). A Gray‐Scale For Measuring Reflectance and Color in the Insect and Human Visual Spectra. Ecology. 54(4). 924–926. 40 indexed citations
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Phillips, Debra, et al.. (1963). High‐accuracy Colorimetry— A Review of Some Recent Work. Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists. 79(12). 731–739. 4 indexed citations

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