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.
Improvement in visual sensitivity by changes in local context: Parallel studies in human observers and in V1 of alert monkeys
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Countries citing papers authored by Gerald Westheimer
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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerald Westheimer
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Gerald Westheimer. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Gerald Westheimer. The network helps show where Gerald Westheimer may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerald Westheimer
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gerald Westheimer.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gerald Westheimer based on the total number of
citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges
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Sayim, Bilge, Michael H. Herzog, & Gerald Westheimer. (2008). Grouping explains contextual modulation in low level vision. Perception. 37. 81.1 indexed citations
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Westheimer, Gerald. (1999). Introducing Brian Boycott and Heinz Wassle, the 1999 recipients of the proctor medal.. PubMed. 40(7). 1311–2.1 indexed citations
Wehrhahn, C, et al.. (1994). Extracting stimulus position from ganglion-cell responses in vernier performance. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 35(4). 2064–2064.3 indexed citations
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Westheimer, Gerald, et al.. (1992). MACAQUE GANGLION-CELL RESPONSES TO A STIMULUS THAT ELICITS HYPERACUITY IN MAN. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 33(4). 1343–1343.2 indexed citations
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Lee, BB, et al.. (1991). The spatial precision of macaque ganglion cells.. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 32(4). 1090–1090.2 indexed citations
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Westheimer, Gerald. (1978). Vertical disparity detection: is there an induced size effect?. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 17(6). 545–51.21 indexed citations
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Westheimer, Gerald. (1978). Spatial vision and geometrical principles (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 68. 1370.1 indexed citations
Westheimer, Gerald. (1953). The response of the oculomotor system to visual stimuli in the horizontal plane /. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network).2 indexed citations
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