Andrew B. Watson

14.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
139 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Andrew B. Watson is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew B. Watson has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 66 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 35 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Andrew B. Watson's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (72 papers), Color Science and Applications (33 papers) and Image and Video Quality Assessment (28 papers). Andrew B. Watson is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (72 papers), Color Science and Applications (33 papers) and Image and Video Quality Assessment (28 papers). Andrew B. Watson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Sudan. Andrew B. Watson's co-authors include Denis G. Pelli, Albert J. Ahumada, Joshua A. Solomon, John Robson, A. J. Ahumada, John I. Yellott, Jacob Nachmias, John Villasenor, H. B. Barlow and Joyce Farrell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Andrew B. Watson

130 papers receiving 10.4k 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.

Quest: A Bayesian adaptive psychometric method

1983 1.9k citations Andrew B. Watson et al. profile →
Model of human visual-motion sensing

1985 911 citations Andrew B. Watson, Albert J. Ahumada Journal of the Optical Society of America A profile →
Digital images and human vision

1994 499 citations Andrew B. Watson et al. profile →
Probability summation over time

1979 493 citations Andrew B. Watson Vision Research profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Updating the Standard Spatial Observer for contrast detection 2011 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Albert J. Ahumada, Andrew B. Watson	1
2	14.2: Visible Motion Blur: A Perceptual Metric for Display Motion Blur 2010 ·SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers ·Andrew B. Watson, Albert J. Ahumada	4
3	14.1: Comparison of Blur Edge Time and Gaussian Edge Time as Measures of Motion Blur 2010 ·SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers ·(unknown), Kjell Brunnström, Andrew B. Watson, (unknown)	0
4	Spatial Integration and the Neural Transfer Function 2010 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·A. J. Ahumada, (unknown), Andrew B. Watson	1
5	JPEG2000 encoding with perceptual distortion control 2006 ·IEEE Transactions on Image Processing ·Zhen Liu, Lina J. Karam, Andrew B. Watson	95
6	Predicting Acuity From Aberrations With the Spatial Standard Observer 2005 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Andrew B. Watson, A. J. Ahumada	1
7	A spatial standard observer based on contrast energy 2004 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·A. J. Ahumada, Andrew B. Watson	1
8	Visual detection of spatial contrast patterns: Evaluation of five simple models 2000 ·Optics Express ·Andrew B. Watson	104
9	Transducer model produces facilitation from opposite-sign flanks 1999 ·Vision Research ·Joshua A. Solomon, Andrew B. Watson, Michael J. Morgan	64
10	Model of visual contrast gain control and pattern masking 1997 ·Journal of the Optical Society of America A ·Andrew B. Watson, Joshua A. Solomon	361
11	Object detection in natural backgrounds predicted by discrimination performance and models 1997 ·Vision Research ·Ann Marie Rohaly, Albert J. Ahumada, Andrew B. Watson	61
12	Psychophysica: Mathematica notebooks for psychophysical experiments 1997 ·Spatial Vision ·Andrew B. Watson, J. A. Solomon	30
13	Cinematica: A system for calibrated, Macintosh-driven displays from within Mathematica 1996 ·Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers ·Joshua A. Solomon, Andrew B. Watson	5
14	Perceptual Optimization of DCT Color Quantization Matrices 1994 ·Andrew B. Watson, (unknown)	2
15	A Modular, Portable Model of Image Fidelity 1994 ·NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·Andrew B. Watson, Albert J. Ahumada, (unknown)	1
16	<title>DCT quantization matrices visually optimized for individual images</title> 1993 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Andrew B. Watson	468
17	Optimal displacement in apparent motion and quadrature models of motion sensing 1990 ·Vision Research ·Andrew B. Watson	20
18	Effect of contrast on the perceived direction of a moving plaid 1990 ·Vision Research ·Leland S. Stone, Andrew B. Watson, (unknown)	107
19	Efficiency of a model human image code 1987 ·Journal of the Optical Society of America A ·Andrew B. Watson	154
20	A look at motion in the frequency domain 1983 ·Neonatology ·Andrew B. Watson, A. J. Ahumada	175

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