E. Peterhans

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

E. Peterhans is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, E. Peterhans has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 7 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in E. Peterhans's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (18 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (14 papers) and Color Science and Applications (7 papers). E. Peterhans is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (18 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (14 papers) and Color Science and Applications (7 papers). E. Peterhans collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Australia. E. Peterhans's co-authors include R. von der Heydt, G. Baumgartner, F. Heitger, O. Kübler, L. Rosenthaler, Barbara Heider, Max Dürsteler, Rosolino Camarda, P. O. Bishop and Rick van der Zwan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Neuroscience and Trends in Neurosciences.

In The Last Decade

E. Peterhans

20 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Illusory Contours and Cor... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 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. Illusory Contours and Cortical Neuron Responses
    1984 772 citations R. von der Heydt, E. Peterhans et al. Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
E. Peterhans 2.2k 441 433 400 254 20 2.5k
Karen K. De Valois 2.2k 1.0× 325 0.7× 299 0.7× 732 1.8× 627 2.5× 42 2.4k
Lisa G. Thorell 1.4k 0.6× 344 0.8× 239 0.6× 336 0.8× 154 0.6× 9 1.5k
Norma Graham 3.0k 1.4× 323 0.7× 569 1.3× 1.0k 2.6× 370 1.5× 60 3.5k
Li Zhaoping 3.3k 1.5× 495 1.1× 1.2k 2.8× 283 0.7× 255 1.0× 112 3.9k
Albert J. Ahumada 2.0k 0.9× 329 0.7× 1.3k 3.0× 489 1.2× 204 0.8× 72 3.1k
W. A. van de Grind 1.7k 0.8× 528 1.2× 335 0.8× 172 0.4× 131 0.5× 97 2.0k
R. F. Hess 2.3k 1.0× 397 0.9× 368 0.8× 364 0.9× 232 0.9× 56 2.8k
C.F. Stromeyer 2.4k 1.1× 312 0.7× 279 0.6× 1.1k 2.8× 652 2.6× 70 2.6k
Lothar Spillmann 2.8k 1.2× 363 0.8× 338 0.8× 759 1.9× 688 2.7× 116 3.2k
Walter Makous 1.3k 0.6× 383 0.9× 211 0.5× 286 0.7× 143 0.6× 69 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. Peterhans

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of E. Peterhans. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of E. Peterhans 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 E. Peterhans. E. Peterhans 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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Peterhans, E., et al.. (2005). Neurons in monkey visual cortex detect lines defined by coherent motion of dots. European Journal of Neuroscience. 21(4). 1091–1100. 12 indexed citations
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Heider, Barbara, Lothar Spillmann, & E. Peterhans. (2002). Stereoscopic Illusory Contours—Cortical Neuron Responses and Human Perception. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 14(7). 1018–1029. 23 indexed citations
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Peterhans, E. & F. Heitger. (2001). Simulation of Neuronal Responses Defining Depth Order and Contrast Polarity at Illusory Contours in Monkey Area V2. Journal of Computational Neuroscience. 10(2). 195–211. 21 indexed citations
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Heider, Barbara, Virginia Meskenaïte, & E. Peterhans. (2000). Anatomy and physiology of a neural mechanism defining depth order and contrast polarity at illusory contours. European Journal of Neuroscience. 12(11). 4117–4130. 39 indexed citations
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Heitger, F., R. von der Heydt, E. Peterhans, L. Rosenthaler, & O. Kübler. (1998). Simulation of neural contour mechanisms: representing anomalous contours. Image and Vision Computing. 16(6-7). 407–421. 78 indexed citations
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Zwan, Rick van der, et al.. (1997). Figure‐Ground Segregation at Contours: a Neural Mechanism in the Visual Cortex of the Alert Monkey. European Journal of Neuroscience. 9(6). 1290–1303. 50 indexed citations
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Heitger, F. & E. Peterhans. (1996). A Neuronal Model Detecting Figure—Ground Direction and Contrast Polarity at Illusory Contours. Perception. 25(1_suppl). 66–66. 3 indexed citations
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Peterhans, E. & R. von der Heydt. (1993). Functional Organization of Area V2 in the Alert Macaque. European Journal of Neuroscience. 5(5). 509–524. 159 indexed citations
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Heydt, R. von der, F. Heitger, & E. Peterhans. (1993). Perception of occluding contours: Neural mechanisms and a computational model. 14. 1–6. 10 indexed citations
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Heitger, F., L. Rosenthaler, R. von der Heydt, E. Peterhans, & O. Kübler. (1992). Simulation of neural contour mechanisms: from simple to end-stopped cells. Vision Research. 32(5). 963–981. 199 indexed citations
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Heydt, R. von der, E. Peterhans, & Max Dürsteler. (1992). Periodic-pattern-selective cells in monkey visual cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 12(4). 1416–1434. 68 indexed citations
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Peterhans, E. & R. von der Heydt. (1991). Subjective contours - bridging the gap between psychophysics and physiology. Trends in Neurosciences. 14(3). 112–119. 136 indexed citations
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Peterhans, E. & R. von der Heydt. (1991). Elements of form perception in monkey prestriate cortex. 17 indexed citations
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Heydt, R. von der, E. Peterhans, & G. Baumgartner. (1990). Neuronal Processing of Contours. Physiology. 5(4). 152–155. 3 indexed citations
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Heydt, R. von der & E. Peterhans. (1989). Mechanisms of contour perception in monkey visual cortex. I. Lines of pattern discontinuity. Journal of Neuroscience. 9(5). 1731–1748. 430 indexed citations
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Peterhans, E. & R. von der Heydt. (1989). Mechanisms of contour perception in monkey visual cortex. II. Contours bridging gaps. Journal of Neuroscience. 9(5). 1749–1763. 387 indexed citations
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Camarda, Rosolino, E. Peterhans, & P. O. Bishop. (1985). Simple cells in cat striate cortex: responses to stationary flashing and to moving light bars. Experimental Brain Research. 60(1). 151–8. 13 indexed citations
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Peterhans, E., P. O. Bishop, & Rosolino Camarda. (1985). Direction selectivity of simple cells in cat striate cortex to moving light bars. Experimental Brain Research. 57(3). 512–22. 25 indexed citations
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Camarda, Rosolino, E. Peterhans, & P. O. Bishop. (1985). Spatial organization of subregions in receptive fields of simple cells in cat striate cortex as revealed by stationary flashing bars and moving edges. Experimental Brain Research. 60(1). 136–50. 16 indexed citations
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Heydt, R. von der, E. Peterhans, & G. Baumgartner. (1984). Illusory Contours and Cortical Neuron Responses. Science. 224(4654). 1260–1262. 772 indexed citations breakdown →

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