David Whitaker

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
146 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

David Whitaker is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Epidemiology and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Whitaker has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 26 papers in Epidemiology and 25 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in David Whitaker's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (63 papers), Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (25 papers) and Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species (23 papers). David Whitaker is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (63 papers), Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (25 papers) and Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species (23 papers). David Whitaker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. David Whitaker's co-authors include David B. Elliott, Paul V. McGraw, Michael L. Kent, James Heron, Barry Winn, N.J. Phillips, J. D. W. Moran, Keziah Latham, Neil W. Roach and Z. Kabata and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

David Whitaker

146 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Factors affecting light-adapted pupil size in normal human subjects.

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Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
David Whitaker	2.2k	1.0k	985	752	713	146	4.7k
Jonas Larsson	2.1k 1.0×	224 0.2×	48 0.0×	211 0.3×	293 0.4×	89	5.4k
William C. Hall	1.2k 0.5×	560 0.5×	91 0.1×	52 0.1×	203 0.3×	90	3.9k
Josh Wallman	2.0k 0.9×	4.7k 4.4×	5.4k 5.5×	66 0.1×	5.0k 7.0×	101	9.6k
Frank Schaeffel	1.8k 0.8×	6.0k 5.7×	4.7k 4.8×	44 0.1×	5.0k 7.0×	240	9.4k
Thomas T. Norton	1.6k 0.7×	3.6k 3.4×	3.2k 3.3×	102 0.1×	3.8k 5.3×	133	6.8k
R. A. Weale	1.6k 0.7×	988 0.9×	1.6k 1.6×	8 0.0×	987 1.4×	202	4.9k
Andrew Stockman	1.9k 0.9×	300 0.3×	1.1k 1.2×	11 0.0×	406 0.6×	94	4.9k
John R. Phillips	1.6k 0.7×	953 0.9×	859 0.9×	21 0.0×	1.0k 1.4×	90	3.7k
Janette Atkinson	5.1k 2.3×	1.9k 1.8×	877 0.9×	20 0.0×	1.3k 1.8×	187	8.5k
Frank W. Newell	567 0.3×	329 0.3×	1.2k 1.2×	17 0.0×	519 0.7×	215	4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by David Whitaker

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Whitaker

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Whitaker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Whitaker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Whitaker 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 David Whitaker. David Whitaker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Heron, James, et al.. (2020). Temporal rate is not a distinct perceptual metric. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 8654–8654. 5 indexed citations

Heron, James, et al.. (2019). Adaptation reveals multi-stage coding of visual duration. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 3016–3016. 6 indexed citations

Roach, Neil W., Paul V. McGraw, David Whitaker, & James Heron. (2016). Generalization of prior information for rapid Bayesian time estimation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(2). 412–417. 75 indexed citations

Green, Alison, et al.. (2016). A Comparison of Spectacles Purchased Online and in UK Optometry Practice. Optometry and Vision Science. 93(10). 1196–1202. 10 indexed citations

Whitaker, David, et al.. (2011). Multiple spatial frequency channels in human visual perceptual memory. Vision Research. 51(23-24). 2331–2339. 21 indexed citations

Whitaker, David, et al.. (2003). Pulling the other one: 1st- and 2nd-order visual information interact to determine perceived location. Vision Research. 44(3). 279–286. 9 indexed citations

McKeefry, Declan J., Paul V. McGraw, & David Whitaker. (2002). The influence of chromatic adaptation on perceived location. Perception. 31. 0–0. 1 indexed citations

Whitaker, David, Arthur Bradley, Brendan T. Barrett, & Paul V. McGraw. (2002). Isolation of stimulus characteristics contributing to Weber's law for position. Vision Research. 42(9). 1137–1148. 23 indexed citations

McGraw, Paul V., et al.. (2002). Motion Adaptation Distorts Perceived Visual Position. Current Biology. 12(23). 2042–2047. 60 indexed citations

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Tiippana, Kaisa, Jyrki Rovamo, Risto Näsänen, David Whitaker, & Pia Mäkelä. (2000). Contrast matching across spatial frequencies for isoluminant chromatic gratings. Vision Research. 40(16). 2159–2165. 12 indexed citations

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Barrett, Brendan T., David Whitaker, Paul V. McGraw, & Andrew M. Herbert. (1999). Discriminating mirror symmetry in foveal and extra-foveal vision. Vision Research. 39(22). 3737–3744. 20 indexed citations

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Whitaker, David & Paul V. McGraw. (1998). The effect of suprathreshold contrast on stimulus centroid and its implications for the perceived location of objects. Vision Research. 38(22). 3591–3599. 10 indexed citations

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Whitaker, David & Paul V. McGraw. (1998). Geometric representation of the mechanisms underlying human curvature detection. Vision Research. 38(24). 3843–3848. 16 indexed citations

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Whitaker, David & Keziah Latham. (1997). Disentangling the Role of Spatial Scale, Separation and Eccentricity in Weber's Law for Position. Vision Research. 37(5). 515–524. 34 indexed citations

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Whitaker, David, Paul V. McGraw, & Dennis M. Levi. (1997). The influence of adaptation on perceived visual location. Vision Research. 37(16). 2207–2216. 41 indexed citations

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Whitaker, David, Paul V. McGraw, Ian E. Pacey, & Brendan T. Barrett. (1996). Centroid Analysis Predicts Visual Localization of First- and Second-order Stimuli. Vision Research. 36(18). 2957–2970. 44 indexed citations

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Latham, Keziah & David Whitaker. (1996). A Comparison of Word Recognition and Reading Performance in Foveal and Peripheral Vision * *Presented in part at the British College of Optometrists Centenary Conference, Cambridge, U.K., April 1995, and at the meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A., May 1995.. Vision Research. 36(17). 2665–2674. 84 indexed citations

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Elliot, David B., et al.. (1995). Visual Acuity Changes Throughout Adulthood in Normal, Healthy Eyes: Seeing Beyond 6/6. Optometry and Vision Science. 72(3). 186–191. 199 indexed citations

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Whitaker, David. (1992). The hockey workshop : a complete game guide. 1 indexed citations

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Whitaker, David, et al.. (1991). Spatial scaling of absolute and relative movement discrimination. Optical Society of America Annual Meeting. WL40–WL40. 1 indexed citations

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