Clare Porac

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
93 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Clare Porac is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Genetics and Geometry and Topology. According to data from OpenAlex, Clare Porac has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 16 papers in Genetics and 9 papers in Geometry and Topology. Recurrent topics in Clare Porac's work include Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience (50 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (32 papers) and Dermatoglyphics and Human Traits (16 papers). Clare Porac is often cited by papers focused on Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience (50 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (32 papers) and Dermatoglyphics and Human Traits (16 papers). Clare Porac collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Brazil. Clare Porac's co-authors include Stanley Coren, Lawrence M. Ward, Alan Searleman, Pam Duncan, Joan S. Girgus, Pamela W. Duncan, Robert Fraser, William L. Martin, James H. Steiger and Michael A. Peters and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Clare Porac

93 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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Lateral Preferences and Human Behavior

1981 713 citations Clare Porac, Stanley Coren profile →
Sensation and Perception

1979 412 citations Stanley Coren, Clare Porac et al. Optometry and Vision Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Hand preference and skilled hand performance among individuals with successful rightward conversions of the writing hand 2008 ·Laterality Asymmetries of Body Brain and Cognition ·Clare Porac	9
2	Patterns of Handedness and Footedness in Switched and Nonswitched Brazilian Left-Handers: Cultural Effects on the Development of Lateral Preferences 2007 ·Developmental Neuropsychology ·William L. Martin, Clare Porac	19
3	The relationship between hand preference consistency, health, and accidents in a sample of adults over the age of 65 years 2006 ·Laterality Asymmetries of Body Brain and Cognition ·Clare Porac, Alan Searleman	8
4	Lateral preference profiles and right shift attempt histories of consistent and inconsistent left-handers 2003 ·Brain and Cognition ·Alan Searleman, Clare Porac	19
5	The effects of hand preference side and hand preference switch history on measures of psychological and physical well-being and cognitive performance in a sample of older adult right-and left-handers 2002 ·Neuropsychologia ·Clare Porac, Alan Searleman	32
6	Hand Preference Side and Its Relation to Hand Preference Switch History Among Old and Oldest-Old Adults 2000 ·Developmental Neuropsychology ·Clare Porac, (unknown)	29
7	Eye Preference Patterns Among Left-handed Adults 1997 ·Laterality Asymmetries of Body Brain and Cognition ·Clare Porac	20
8	Genetic vs. environmental contributions to human handedness: Insights gained from studying individuals with unilateral hand injuries 1995 ·Behavior Genetics ·Clare Porac	5
9	Hand preference and the incidence of accidental unilateral hand injury 1993 ·Neuropsychologia ·Clare Porac	32
10	Overt attempts to change hand preference: A study of group and individual characteristics. 1990 ·Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie ·Clare Porac, (unknown)	17
11	Central and Peripheral Sensitivity to Temporally Modulated Stimuli Presented to the Sighting and Nonsighting Eyes 1989 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Stanley Coren, Clare Porac	3
12	Monocular Asymmetries in Visual Latency as a Function of Sighting Dominance 1982 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Stanley Coren, Clare Porac	22
13	Lateral Preference Behaviors in Preschool Children and Young Adults 1981 ·Child Development ·Stanley Coren, Clare Porac, Pamela W. Duncan	66
14	Lateral preference in retardates: Relationships between hand, eye, foot, and ear preference 1980 ·Clare Porac, Stanley Coren, Pam Duncan	30
15	Birth factors and laterality: Effects of birth order, parental age, and birth stress on four indices of lateral preference 1980 ·Behavior Genetics ·Stanley Coren, Clare Porac	62
16	Sensation and Perception breakdown → 1979 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Stanley Coren, Clare Porac, Lawrence M. Ward	412
17	Normative Data on Hand Position During Writing 1979 ·Cortex ·Stanley Coren, Clare Porac	31
18	Sighting Dominance and Binocular Rivalry 1978 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Clare Porac, Stanley Coren	18
19	The Relationship between Eye Dominance and Monocular Acuity 1976 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Clare Porac, Fred Whitford, Stanley Coren	20
20	SUPPRESSIVE PROCESSES IN BINOCULAR VISION 1975 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Clare Porac, Stanley Coren	22

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