D. Whitteridge

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

D. Whitteridge is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Whitteridge has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 30 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in D. Whitteridge's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (26 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (23 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (11 papers). D. Whitteridge is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (26 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (23 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (11 papers). D. Whitteridge collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Hungary and United States. D. Whitteridge's co-authors include Kevan A Martin, P. M. Daniel, Péter Somogyi, Rodney J. Douglas, Tamás F. Freund, Z. F. Kisvárday, P. G. H. Clarke, Sybil Cooper, Moyra E.J. Wilson and Bijan Choudhury and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Brain.

In The Last Decade

D. Whitteridge

87 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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 representation of the visual field on the cerebral cortex in monkeys
    1961 878 citations P. M. Daniel, D. Whitteridge The Journal of Physiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Whitteridge United Kingdom 37 4.1k 2.7k 1.1k 362 296 89 5.5k
O. Creutzfeldt Germany 48 5.3k 1.3× 2.9k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 585 1.6× 223 0.8× 126 6.8k
Jennifer S. Lund United States 42 6.0k 1.5× 3.7k 1.4× 1.9k 1.7× 372 1.0× 371 1.3× 57 8.2k
J. Bullier France 51 8.4k 2.0× 3.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 399 1.1× 155 0.5× 84 9.5k
P. O. Bishop Australia 44 5.7k 1.4× 3.4k 1.2× 2.0k 1.8× 141 0.4× 724 2.4× 75 6.8k
M. Cynader Canada 44 3.7k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 1.6k 1.4× 349 1.0× 504 1.7× 94 5.2k
WT Newsome United States 8 4.6k 1.1× 1.3k 0.5× 556 0.5× 332 0.9× 257 0.9× 8 4.9k
L. Maffei Italy 47 3.8k 0.9× 3.3k 1.2× 2.5k 2.3× 448 1.2× 1.0k 3.4× 142 6.9k
Adriana Fiorentini Spain 37 4.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.5× 1.5k 1.4× 241 0.7× 1.0k 3.4× 100 5.6k
Henk Spekreijse Netherlands 49 7.0k 1.7× 2.3k 0.8× 2.1k 1.9× 168 0.5× 749 2.5× 184 9.2k
D. Regan Canada 48 5.4k 1.3× 887 0.3× 946 0.9× 123 0.3× 651 2.2× 152 6.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Whitteridge

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D. Whitteridge. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D. Whitteridge 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 D. Whitteridge. D. Whitteridge 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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Ahmed, Bashir, John C. Anderson, Rodney J. Douglas, Kathleen A. Martin, & D. Whitteridge. (1998). Estimates of the net excitatory currents evoked by visual stimulation of identified neurons in cat visual cortex. Cerebral Cortex. 8(5). 462–476. 84 indexed citations
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Anderson, John C., Kevan A Martin, & D. Whitteridge. (1993). Form, Function, and Intracortical Projections of Neurons in the Striate Cortex of the Monkey Macacus nemestrinus. Cerebral Cortex. 3(5). 412–420. 48 indexed citations
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Whitteridge, D.. (1993). The Controversy Over Synaptic Transmission. Physiology. 8(3). 135–136. 1 indexed citations
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Berman, Neil J., Rodney J. Douglas, Kevan A Martin, & D. Whitteridge. (1991). Mechanisms of inhibition in cat visual cortex.. The Journal of Physiology. 440(1). 697–722. 88 indexed citations
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Gabbott, P.L.A., Kevan A Martin, & D. Whitteridge. (1988). Evidence for the connections between a clutch cell and a corticotectal neuron in area 17 of the cat visual cortex. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 233(1273). 385–391. 18 indexed citations
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Douglas, Rodney J., Kevan A Martin, & D. Whitteridge. (1988). Selective responses of visual cortical cells do not depend on shunting inhibition. Nature. 332(6165). 642–644. 85 indexed citations
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Whitteridge, D., et al.. (1984). Charles Skinner Hallpike, 19 July 1900 - 26 September 1979. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 30(30). 282–295. 2 indexed citations
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Martin, Kevan A & D. Whitteridge. (1984). The relationship of receptive field properties to the dendritic shape of neurones in the cat striate cortex.. The Journal of Physiology. 356(1). 291–302. 44 indexed citations
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Whitteridge, D.. (1983). THE ORIGIN OF THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Physiology. 68(4). 521–523. 2 indexed citations
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Kennedy, Henry, Kevan A Martin, & D. Whitteridge. (1982). Treating monocularly deprived lambs with 4-aminopyridine produces rapid changes in ocular dominance only after short periods of deprivation. Experimental Brain Research. 47(2). 313–6. 1 indexed citations
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Clarke, Robert, V. S. Ramachandran, & D. Whitteridge. (1979). The development of the binocular depth cells in the secondary visual cortex of the lamb. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 204(1157). 455–465. 6 indexed citations
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Whitteridge, D.. (1978). Control of eye movement. Nature. 276(5689). 741–741. 4 indexed citations
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Whitteridge, D.. (1976). The myotatic reflex [proceedings].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 263(1). 78P–79P. 1 indexed citations
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Whitteridge, D., et al.. (1974). Proceedings: Spatial arrangement of cells sensitive to binocular depth in the secondary visual area of the sheep.. PubMed. 242(2). 125P–126P. 5 indexed citations
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Draper, Mark H., Peter Ladefoged, & D. Whitteridge. (1960). Expiratory Pressures and Air Flow During Speech. BMJ. 1(5189). 1837–1843. 65 indexed citations
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Whitteridge, D.. (1959). LEARNING AND RELEARNING. The Lancet. 274(7096). 191–192. 42 indexed citations
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Whitteridge, D.. (1959). PHYSIOLOGICAL BASES OF PSYCHIATRY. Edited by W. H. Gantt. American Lecture Series. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. Pp. xiii + 344. 80s. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Physiology and Cognate Medical Sciences. 44(2). 211–212. 1 indexed citations
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Whitteridge, D.. (1958). THE PHYSIOLOGY OF NERVE CELLS. By J. C. Eccles. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press. 1957. Pp. ix+270. 30s. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Physiology and Cognate Medical Sciences. 43(1). 133–134. 1 indexed citations
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Whitteridge, D.. (1957). TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY. By Arthur C. Guyton. Philadelphia and London: W. B. Saunders Company. 1956. Pp. xiv + 1030. 91s. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Physiology and Cognate Medical Sciences. 42(1). 146–146. 1 indexed citations
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Cooper, Sybil, P. M. Daniel, & D. Whitteridge. (1953). Nerve impulses in the brainstem of the goat. Short latency responses obtained by stretching the extrinsic eye muscles and the jaw muscles. The Journal of Physiology. 120(4). 471–490. 74 indexed citations

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