Clinton N. Woolsey

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Clinton N. Woolsey is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Clinton N. Woolsey has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Clinton N. Woolsey's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (4 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (3 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (3 papers). Clinton N. Woolsey is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (4 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (3 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (3 papers). Clinton N. Woolsey collaborates with scholars based in United States. Clinton N. Woolsey's co-authors include Harry F. Harlow, Theodore C. Erickson, W. E. Gilson, Donald R. Meyer, R. W. Guillery, Vicente M. Montero, John W. Barnard, Richard A. Lende, G. Schaltenbrand and Wally Welker and has published in prestigious journals such as Brain, Neurology and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Clinton N. Woolsey

20 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Biological and biochemica... 1958 2026 1980 2003 1958 1979 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Biological and biochemical bases of behavior
    1958 867 citations Harry F. Harlow, Clinton N. Woolsey University of Wisconsin Press eBooks profile →
  2. Localization in somatic sensory and motor areas of human cerebral cortex as determined by direct recording of evoked potentials and electrical stimulation
    1979 490 citations Clinton N. Woolsey, Theodore C. Erickson et al. Journal of neurosurgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Clinton N. Woolsey United States 18 1.5k 675 453 246 234 20 2.4k
Kinziro Kubota Japan 26 1.9k 1.3× 781 1.2× 439 1.0× 179 0.7× 139 0.6× 97 3.2k
P Buser France 28 1.9k 1.3× 1.1k 1.6× 230 0.5× 160 0.7× 108 0.5× 150 2.8k
Jaime R. Villablanca United States 31 1.3k 0.9× 989 1.5× 236 0.5× 291 1.2× 209 0.9× 89 2.8k
Heinrich Klüver United States 10 644 0.4× 688 1.0× 260 0.6× 202 0.8× 116 0.5× 13 2.1k
C. G. Cusick United States 26 1.9k 1.3× 787 1.2× 606 1.3× 175 0.7× 224 1.0× 29 2.5k
C. Asanuma United States 16 1.8k 1.2× 863 1.3× 753 1.7× 259 1.1× 187 0.8× 17 2.6k
Alan L. Leiner United States 12 1.3k 0.9× 468 0.7× 1.4k 3.0× 455 1.8× 259 1.1× 19 2.7k
Chia‐Sheng Lin United States 13 1.5k 1.0× 1.0k 1.5× 374 0.8× 106 0.4× 149 0.6× 16 2.0k
C. G. Phillips United Kingdom 24 1.8k 1.2× 1.3k 2.0× 1.0k 2.3× 176 0.7× 147 0.6× 37 3.2k
Otto Löwenstein United Kingdom 26 688 0.5× 378 0.6× 439 1.0× 128 0.5× 143 0.6× 58 2.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Woolsey, Clinton N.. (1982). Multiple auditory areas. Humana Press eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Woolsey, Clinton N.. (1982). Cortical Sensory Organization. Humana Press eBooks. 89 indexed citations
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Woolsey, Clinton N.. (1981). Multiple somatic areas. Humana Press eBooks. 36 indexed citations
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Woolsey, Clinton N.. (1981). Cortical Sensory Organization. Humana Press eBooks. 156 indexed citations
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Woolsey, Clinton N., Theodore C. Erickson, & W. E. Gilson. (1979). Localization in somatic sensory and motor areas of human cerebral cortex as determined by direct recording of evoked potentials and electrical stimulation. Journal of neurosurgery. 51(4). 476–506. 490 indexed citations breakdown →
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Montero, Vicente M., R. W. Guillery, & Clinton N. Woolsey. (1977). Retinotopic organization within the thalamic reticular nucleus demonstrated by a double label autoradiographic technique. Brain Research. 138(3). 407–421. 118 indexed citations
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Woolsey, Clinton N., et al.. (1973). Neural activity with cardiac periodicity in medulla oblongata of cat. Brain Research. 50(2). 297–314. 18 indexed citations
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Woolsey, Clinton N., et al.. (1972). Complete unilateral section of the pyramidal tract at the medullary level in Macaca mulatta. Brain Research. 40(1). 119–123. 38 indexed citations
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Woolsey, Clinton N., et al.. (1971). Projection of visual field on superior colliculus of ground squirrel ( Citellus tridecemlineatus). Vision Research. 11(2). 115–IN3. 17 indexed citations
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Woolsey, Clinton N.. (1971). Comparative studies on cortical representation of vision. Vision Research. 11. 365–IN53. 61 indexed citations
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Schaltenbrand, G. & Clinton N. Woolsey. (1965). Cerebral Localization and Organization. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 249(5). 606–606. 45 indexed citations
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Akert, K., et al.. (1961). KLÜVER-BUCY SYNDROME IN MONKEYS WITH NEOCORTICAL ABLATIONS OF TEMPORAL LOBE. Brain. 84(3). 480–498. 59 indexed citations
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Woolsey, Clinton N.. (1960). Some observations on brain fissuration in relation to cortical localization of function. 24 indexed citations
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Harlow, Harry F. & Clinton N. Woolsey. (1958). Biological and biochemical bases of behavior. University of Wisconsin Press eBooks. 867 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lassek, A. M., et al.. (1957). The Pyramidal Tract. Neurology. 7(7). 496–496. 34 indexed citations
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Welker, Wally, Robert M. Benjamin, Raymond C. Miles, & Clinton N. Woolsey. (1957). MOTOR EFFECTS OF STIMULATION OF CEREBRAL CORTEX OF SQUIRREL MONKEY (SAIMIRI SCIUREUS). Journal of Neurophysiology. 20(4). 347–364. 78 indexed citations
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Barnard, John W. & Clinton N. Woolsey. (1956). A study of localization in the corticospinal tracts of monkey and rat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 105(1). 25–50. 72 indexed citations
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Lende, Richard A. & Clinton N. Woolsey. (1956). SENSORY AND MOTOR LOCALIZATION IN CEREBRAL CORTEX OF PORCUPINE (ERETHIZON DORSATUM). Journal of Neurophysiology. 19(6). 544–563. 50 indexed citations
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Woolsey, Clinton N., et al.. (1956). SOMATIC AFFERENT AREAS I AND II OF DOG'S CEREBRAL CORTEX. Journal of Neurophysiology. 19(6). 485–499. 90 indexed citations
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Meyer, Donald R. & Clinton N. Woolsey. (1952). EFFECTS OF LOCALIZED CORTICAL DESTRUCTION ON AUDITORY DISCRIMINATIVE CONDITIONING IN CAT. Journal of Neurophysiology. 15(2). 149–162. 61 indexed citations

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