Barbara L. Finlay

11.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
121 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Barbara L. Finlay is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara L. Finlay has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 49 papers in Molecular Biology and 35 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Barbara L. Finlay's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (38 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (32 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (29 papers). Barbara L. Finlay is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (38 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (32 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (29 papers). Barbara L. Finlay collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Australia. Barbara L. Finlay's co-authors include Richard B. Darlington, Barbara Clancy, Susan F. Volman, Peter H. Schiller, Dale R. Sengelaub, Christine J. Charvet, K.J.S. Anand, Alan D. Workman, Michael M. Slattery and Nicholas Nicastro and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Barbara L. Finlay

120 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Translating developmental time across mammalian species

2001 962 citations Barbara Clancy, Richard B. Darlington et al. profile →
Linked Regularities in the Development and Evolution of Mammalian Brains

1995 845 citations Barbara L. Finlay, Richard B. Darlington profile →
Extrapolating brain development from experimental species to humans

2007 646 citations Barbara Clancy, Barbara L. Finlay et al. NeuroToxicology profile →
Modeling Transformations of Neurodevelopmental Sequences across Mammalian Species

2013 578 citations Christine J. Charvet, Barbara Clancy et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barbara L. Finlay United States	46	3.2k	2.6k	2.3k	1.4k	1.3k	121	8.7k
Dale Purves United States	59	3.9k 1.2×	4.5k 1.7×	2.3k 1.0×	805 0.6×	895 0.7×	280	9.8k
Margaret T.T. Wong‐Riley United States	50	3.2k 1.0×	5.0k 1.9×	4.4k 1.9×	821 0.6×	472 0.4×	153	11.4k
Takao K. Hensch United States	58	5.5k 1.7×	7.7k 3.0×	4.7k 2.1×	928 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	119	14.5k
Nicoletta Berardi Italy	48	3.6k 1.1×	5.2k 2.0×	3.0k 1.3×	563 0.4×	1.7k 1.3×	117	10.3k
Paul R. Manger South Africa	44	3.0k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	862 0.7×	258	8.0k
L.J. Garey United Kingdom	41	3.2k 1.0×	3.0k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	317 0.2×	487 0.4×	132	6.3k
Lamberto Maffei Italy	62	5.3k 1.7×	8.4k 3.2×	4.8k 2.1×	778 0.6×	2.6k 2.0×	146	15.1k
Lawrence Kruger United States	53	2.2k 0.7×	4.5k 1.7×	2.0k 0.9×	365 0.3×	811 0.6×	160	8.9k
Suzana Herculano‐Houzel Brazil	42	3.0k 0.9×	2.6k 1.0×	2.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	83	10.3k
Lennart Heimer United States	60	5.1k 1.6×	8.7k 3.3×	3.1k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	966 0.8×	92	13.8k

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Imam, Nabil & Barbara L. Finlay. (2020). Self-organization of cortical areas in the development and evolution of neocortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(46). 29212–29220. 12 indexed citations

Finlay, Barbara L.. (2020). Focusing the eyes and recognizing objects: evo-devo and the sensitive period. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. 36. 36–41. 1 indexed citations

Anderson, Michael L. & Barbara L. Finlay. (2014). Allocating structure to function: the strong links between neuroplasticity and natural selection. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7. 918–918. 61 indexed citations

Charvet, Christine J., Richard B. Darlington, & Barbara L. Finlay. (2013). Variation in Human Brains May Facilitate Evolutionary Change toward a Limited Range of Phenotypes. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 81(2). 74–85. 24 indexed citations

Bloom, Paul, et al.. (2010). BBS volume 33 issue 4 Cover and Front matter. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 33(4). f1–f4. 1 indexed citations

Silveira, Luiz Carlos L., et al.. (2010). Distribution and Topography of the Ganglion Cells and Displaced Amacrine Cells in the Howler Monkey Retina (Alouatta Caraya). Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 888–888. 1 indexed citations

Syal, Supriya & Barbara L. Finlay. (2010). Thinking outside the cortex: social motivation in the evolution and development of language. Developmental Science. 14(2). 417–430. 55 indexed citations

Bloom, Paul, et al.. (2009). BBS volume 32 issue 2 Cover and Front matter. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 32(2). f1–f4. 1 indexed citations

Bloom, Paul, et al.. (2009). BBS volume 32 issue 1 Cover and Front matter. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 32(1). f1–f4. 1 indexed citations

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Clancy, Barbara, Barbara L. Finlay, Richard B. Darlington, & K.J.S. Anand. (2007). Extrapolating brain development from experimental species to humans. NeuroToxicology. 28(5). 931–937. 646 indexed citations breakdown →

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Finlay, Barbara L.. (2006). Endless minds most beautiful. Developmental Science. 10(1). 30–34. 28 indexed citations

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Silveira, Luiz Carlos L., et al.. (2005). Scaling of the Visual Thalamus in Primates. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(13). 5683–5683. 1 indexed citations

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Silveira, Luiz Carlos L., et al.. (2004). Unusual retinal organization in the howler monkey, Alouatta caraya. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 44–44. 3 indexed citations

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Finlay, Barbara L., et al.. (1998). Patterns of Vertebrate Neurogenesis and the Paths of Vertebrate Evolution. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 52(4-5). 232–242. 77 indexed citations

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Nagy, Dóra, et al.. (1993). Consequences of Reduced Cerebral Blood Flow in Brain Development. Experimental Neurology. 124(2). 326–342. 23 indexed citations

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Finlay, Barbara L., et al.. (1993). Changes in synaptic density after developmental compression or expansion of retinal input to the superior colliculus. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 330(4). 455–463. 7 indexed citations

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Finlay, Barbara L., Giorgio M. Innocenti, & Henning Scheich. (1991). The neocortex : ontogeny and phylogeny. Plenum Press eBooks. 69 indexed citations

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Woo, Timothy, et al.. (1991). Dual Fate of Subplate Neurons in a Rodent. Cerebral Cortex. 1(5). 433–443. 94 indexed citations

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Finlay, Barbara L. & Dale R. Sengelaub. (1989). Development of the Vertebrate Retina. 90 indexed citations

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Wikler, Kenneth C., John R. Kirn, Martha S. Windrem, & Barbara L. Finlay. (1986). Control of cell number in the developing visual system. II. Effects of partial tectal ablation. Developmental Brain Research. 28(1). 11–21. 20 indexed citations

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