David H. Brainard

38.7k citations
174 papers · 29.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 46

Impact in

    • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
    • Neural dynamics and brain function
    • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
    • Face Recognition and Perception
    • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
    • Multisensory perception and integration

Papers in

David H. Brainard

164 papers receiving 28.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Psychophysics Toolbox 1997 · 15.1k citations
15.1k19972026200620165.0k10.0k15.0k

Peers

David H. Brainard
Comparison fields: 5 of 204
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 24.5k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4.9k
  • Sensory Systems 1.4k
  • General Decision Sciences 501
  • Social Psychology 4.9k
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All Works

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Cellular-scale assessment of visual function in Choroideremia
20181
13 201778
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Multi-modal Automatic Montaging of Adaptive Optics Retinal Images
201620
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16 201024
17 200796
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19 199512
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Analysis of the retinex theory of color vision
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About David H. Brainard

David H. Brainard is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Ophthalmology and Sensory Systems, having authored 174 papers that have together received 29.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (116 papers), Color Science and Applications (85 papers), Color perception and design (60 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (36 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (16 papers), Retinal Imaging and Analysis (14 papers), Image Enhancement Techniques (12 papers) and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cognitive Neuroscience (24.5k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (4.9k citations), Sensory Systems (1.4k citations), General Decision Sciences (501 citations) and Social Psychology (4.9k citations). David H. Brainard has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Brian A. Wandell, William T. Freeman, Geoffrey K. Aguirre, David R. Williams, James M. Kraft, Peter B. Delahunt, Jon M. Speigle, Manuel Spitschan, Maria Olkkonen and Ana Radonjić. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Vision, Journal of the Optical Society of America A, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Current Biology and Vision Research.

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