David C. Knill

11.5k citations

72 papers · 6.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 36

Impact in

Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.2%
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Motor Control and Adaptation
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology top 1%
- Multisensory perception and integration

Papers in

Cognitive Neuroscience 60
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms 47
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions 20
- Motor Control and Adaptation 19
- Neural dynamics and brain function 6
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 6
- Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques 6

Co-authors: Alexandre Pouget Jeffrey A. Saunders Daniel Kersten Pascal Mamassian Dennis M. Levi Daphné Bavelier Robert A. Jacobs Anne-Marie Brouwer
Journals: Journal of Vision (21 papers)Vision Research (11 papers)Journal of the Optical Society of America A (6 papers)Perception (5 papers)Journal of Neuroscience (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany Switzerland

In The Last Decade

David C. Knill

70 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

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The Bayesian brain: the role of uncertainty in neural coding and computation 2004 · 1.5k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2004 Trends in Neurosciences
1996 Cambridge University Press eBooks

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work
1	Stereopsis and amblyopia: A mini-review Vision Research ·Dennis M. Levi, David C. Knill, Daphné Bavelier	2015	268
2	Recovery of stereopsis in adults through training in a virtual reality task Journal of Vision ·Indu Vedamurthy, Samuel J. Huang, Dennis M. Levi, Daphné Bavelier, David C. Knill	2012	3
3	Cue integration outside central fixation: A study of grasping in depth Journal of Vision ·文雄平林, David C. Knill	2009	13
4	A comparison of visuomotor cue integration strategies for object placement and prehension Visual Neuroscience ·文雄平林, David C. Knill	2008	25
5	Learning Bayesian priors for depth perception Journal of Vision ·David C. Knill	2007	66
6	The role of memory in visually guided reaching Journal of Vision ·Anne-Marie Brouwer, David C. Knill	2007	87
7	Robust cue integration: A Bayesian model and evidence from cue-conflict studies with stereoscopic and figure cues to slant Journal of Vision ·David C. Knill	2007	118
8	Humans use continuous visual feedback from the hand to control both the direction and distance of pointing movements Experimental Brain Research ·Jeffrey A. Saunders, David C. Knill	2005	119
9	Reaching for visual cues to depth: The brain combines depth cues differently for motor control and perception Journal of Vision ·David C. Knill	2005	74
10	Do humans optimally integrate stereo and texture information for judgments of surface slant? Vision Research ·David C. Knill, Jeffrey A. Saunders	2003	314
11	Mixture models and the probabilistic structure of depth cues Vision Research ·David C. Knill	2003	65
12	Humans use continuous visual feedback from the hand to control fast reaching movements Experimental Brain Research ·Jeffrey A. Saunders, David C. Knill	2003	246
13	How is visual feedback from the hand used to control reaching movements Perception ·Jeffrey A. Saunders, David C. Knill	2002	1
14	Perceiving visual expansion without optic flow Nature ·전지탁, David C. Knill, Eero P. Simoncelli	2001	39
15	Contour into texture: information content of surface contours and texture flow Journal of the Optical Society of America A ·David C. Knill	2001	47
16	Discrimination of planar surface slant from texture: human and ideal observers compared Vision Research ·David C. Knill	1998	106
17	Surface orientation from texture: ideal observers, generic observers and the information content of texture cues Vision Research ·David C. Knill	1998	89
18	Introduction: a Bayesian formulation of visual perception Cambridge University Press eBooks ·David C. Knill, Daniel Kersten, Alan Yuille	1996	42
19	Perception as Bayesian Inference Cambridge University Press eBooks ·David C. Knill, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown) Hit paper breakdown →	1996	914
20	Estimating illuminant direction and degree of surface relief Journal of the Optical Society of America A ·David C. Knill	1990	12

About David C. Knill

David C. Knill is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology and Geology, having authored 72 papers that have together received 6.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (47 papers), Tactile and Sensory Interactions (20 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (19 papers), Color Science and Applications (9 papers), Color perception and design (9 papers), Multisensory perception and integration (7 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (6 papers) and Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cognitive Neuroscience (5.1k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (1.1k citations), General Decision Sciences (116 citations), Sensory Systems (295 citations) and Social Psychology (1.0k citations). David C. Knill has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Alexandre Pouget, Jeffrey A. Saunders, Daniel Kersten, Pascal Mamassian, Dennis M. Levi, Daphné Bavelier, Robert A. Jacobs, Anne-Marie Brouwer, Oh‐Sang Kwon and David Field. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Vision, Vision Research, Journal of the Optical Society of America A, Perception and Journal of Neuroscience.

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