Edwin H. Land

9.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Edwin H. Land is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Edwin H. Land has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 5 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 3 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Edwin H. Land's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (7 papers), Color Science and Applications (5 papers) and Color perception and design (3 papers). Edwin H. Land is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (7 papers), Color Science and Applications (5 papers) and Color perception and design (3 papers). Edwin H. Land collaborates with scholars based in United States. Edwin H. Land's co-authors include John J. McCann, Michael M. Burns, Margaret S. Livingstone, David H. Hubel, Nigel W. Daw, David S. Grey and Elkan Blout and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Edwin H. Land

18 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Lightness and Retinex Theory 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 1977 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Lightness and Retinex Theory
    1971 2.8k citations Edwin H. Land, John J. McCann Journal of the Optical Society of America profile →
  2. The Retinex Theory of Color Vision
    1977 1.9k citations Edwin H. Land Scientific American profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Edwin H. Land United States 13 4.4k 2.5k 1.8k 1.7k 1.0k 20 6.6k
Mark D. Fairchild United States 31 2.4k 0.5× 2.8k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 599 0.4× 1.4k 1.4× 247 4.6k
Michael H. Brill United States 27 1.6k 0.4× 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 357 0.2× 1.2k 1.2× 138 4.4k
Brian Funt Canada 35 3.6k 0.8× 3.1k 1.2× 687 0.4× 970 0.6× 771 0.8× 147 4.5k
F. W. Campbell United Kingdom 49 1.7k 0.4× 2.4k 1.0× 10.2k 5.7× 1.0k 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 101 13.8k
Wilson S. Geisler United States 50 3.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 6.5k 3.6× 970 0.6× 697 0.7× 160 9.7k
Andrea J. van Doorn Netherlands 45 3.8k 0.9× 703 0.3× 3.9k 2.2× 510 0.3× 585 0.6× 138 7.9k
W. D. Wright United Kingdom 15 829 0.2× 1.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.8× 237 0.1× 730 0.7× 36 4.1k
Graham D. Finlayson United Kingdom 36 4.8k 1.1× 3.4k 1.4× 662 0.4× 1.3k 0.8× 855 0.8× 232 6.0k
Roy S. Berns United States 33 1.4k 0.3× 2.8k 1.1× 619 0.3× 447 0.3× 1.2k 1.2× 183 3.8k
J. G. Robson United States 24 1.1k 0.2× 1.2k 0.5× 6.0k 3.3× 429 0.3× 576 0.6× 38 9.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Edwin H. Land

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Edwin H. Land

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Edwin H. Land. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Edwin H. Land 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 Edwin H. Land. Edwin H. Land 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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Land, Edwin H.. (1986). An alternative technique for the computation of the designator in the retinex theory of color vision.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 83(10). 3078–3080. 461 indexed citations
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Land, Edwin H.. (1986). Recent advances in retinex theory. Vision Research. 26(1). 7–21. 353 indexed citations
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Land, Edwin H.. (1983). Recent advances in retinex theory and some implications for cortical computations: color vision and the natural image.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 80(16). 5163–5169. 397 indexed citations
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Land, Edwin H., et al.. (1983). Colour-generating interactions across the corpus callosum. Nature. 303(5918). 616–618. 76 indexed citations
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Land, Edwin H.. (1981). OUR “POLAR PARTNERSHIP” WITH THE WORLD AROUND US. Zygon®. 16(1). 35 indexed citations
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Land, Edwin H.. (1977). The Retinex Theory of Color Vision. Scientific American. 237(6). 108–128. 1922 indexed citations breakdown →
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McCann, John J., et al.. (1977). Color Mondrian experiments: the study of average spectral distributions (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 67. 1380. 8 indexed citations
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Land, Edwin H., et al.. (1972). On Edwin H. Land's Retinex Theory. Leonardo. 5(3). 284–284.
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Land, Edwin H. & John J. McCann. (1971). Lightness and Retinex Theory. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 61(1). 1–1. 2762 indexed citations breakdown →
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Land, Edwin H.. (1971). Addiction as a Necessity and Opportunity. Science. 171(3967). 151–153. 2 indexed citations
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McCann, John J., et al.. (1970). A TECHNIQUE FOR COMPARING HUMAN VISUAL RESPONSES WITH A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR LIGHTNESS. Optometry and Vision Science. 47(11). 845–855. 20 indexed citations
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Land, Edwin H.. (1968). Frederic Ives Medalist for 1967. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 58(5). 597–597. 2 indexed citations
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Land, Edwin H. & Nigel W. Daw. (1962). Binocular Combination of Projected Images. Science. 138(3540). 589–590. 9 indexed citations
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Land, Edwin H. & Nigel W. Daw. (1962). COLORS SEEN IN A FLASH OF LIGHT. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 48(6). 1000–1008. 17 indexed citations
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Land, Edwin H.. (1960). Some Comments on Dr Judd’s Paper. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 50(3). 268–268. 7 indexed citations
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Land, Edwin H.. (1959). Experiments in Color Vision. Scientific American. 200(5). 84–96. 104 indexed citations
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Land, Edwin H.. (1959). COLOR VISION AND THE NATURAL IMAGE. PART I. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 45(1). 115–129. 131 indexed citations
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Land, Edwin H.. (1959). COLOR VISION AND THE NATURAL IMAGE PART II. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 45(4). 636–644. 172 indexed citations
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Grey, David S., et al.. (1954). Properties of Polarizers for Filters and Viewers for 3-D Motion Pictures. Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. 62(2). 120–124. 2 indexed citations
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Land, Edwin H.. (1951). Some Aspects of the Development of Sheet Polarizers*. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 41(12). 957–957. 137 indexed citations

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