Gregory Francis

4.9k total citations
139 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Gregory Francis is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Gregory Francis has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 31 papers in Social Psychology and 19 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Gregory Francis's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (63 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (29 papers) and Color Science and Applications (19 papers). Gregory Francis is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (63 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (29 papers) and Color Science and Applications (19 papers). Gregory Francis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Gregory Francis's co-authors include Michael H. Herzog, A. Wormall, Aaron Clarke, W. Mulligan, Frouke Hermens, Susan Hunston, Stephen Grossberg, Talis Bachmann, Hyungjun Kim and Lukasz Grzeczkowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Psychological Review.

In The Last Decade

Gregory Francis

131 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gregory Francis United States 25 1.2k 325 320 223 195 139 2.4k
Miguel A. Garcı́a-Pérez Spain 25 1.1k 0.9× 534 1.6× 193 0.6× 244 1.1× 96 0.5× 103 2.2k
Alex O. Holcombe Australia 27 2.0k 1.6× 628 1.9× 372 1.2× 219 1.0× 292 1.5× 104 2.7k
Ray Over Australia 31 1.1k 0.9× 521 1.6× 585 1.8× 250 1.1× 94 0.5× 169 2.9k
Donald Laming United Kingdom 27 1.8k 1.4× 552 1.7× 309 1.0× 98 0.4× 51 0.3× 67 3.0k
Nicholas Wade United Kingdom 31 2.1k 1.7× 412 1.3× 422 1.3× 56 0.3× 409 2.1× 457 4.3k
W. J. McGill South Africa 27 623 0.5× 180 0.6× 93 0.3× 77 0.3× 100 0.5× 141 3.0k
Jeffrey R. Spies United States 11 494 0.4× 652 2.0× 394 1.2× 611 2.7× 86 0.4× 18 2.9k
Ray Hyman United States 15 898 0.7× 362 1.1× 558 1.7× 39 0.2× 75 0.4× 44 2.3k
Roger Johansson Sweden 21 573 0.5× 195 0.6× 142 0.4× 26 0.1× 251 1.3× 82 1.6k
Thomas Hill United Kingdom 27 662 0.5× 377 1.2× 421 1.3× 65 0.3× 34 0.2× 84 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Gregory Francis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gregory Francis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gregory Francis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gregory Francis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gregory Francis 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 Gregory Francis. Gregory Francis 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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Francis, Gregory, et al.. (2023). Perceptual grouping strategies and texture segmentation: Strategic connections and selection. Vision Research. 210. 108263–108263.
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Francis, Gregory, et al.. (2023). COVID-19 infection does not seem to affect cognition in college students. Consciousness and Cognition. 108. 103464–103464. 4 indexed citations
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Francis, Gregory, et al.. (2022). Excess success in articles on object-based attention. Attention Perception & Psychophysics. 84(3). 700–714. 9 indexed citations
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Doerig, Adrien, et al.. (2021). Shrinking Bouma’s window: How to model crowding in dense displays. PLoS Computational Biology. 17(7). e1009187–e1009187. 14 indexed citations
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You, Xuqun, et al.. (2021). The black hole illusion: A neglected source of aviation accidents. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 87. 103235–103235. 6 indexed citations
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Francis, Gregory, et al.. (2019). Retinal spatiotemporal dynamics on emergence of visual persistence and afterimages.. Psychological Review. 126(3). 374–394. 11 indexed citations
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Francis, Gregory, Mauro Manassi, & Michael H. Herzog. (2017). Neural dynamics of grouping and segmentation explain properties of visual crowding.. Psychological Review. 124(4). 483–504. 40 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiao, Kan Fang, & Gregory Francis. (2016). How to optimize switch virtual keyboards to trade off speed and accuracy. Cognitive Research Principles and Implications. 1(1). 6–6. 1 indexed citations
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Heene, Moritz, James Coyne, Gregory Francis, Phil Maguire, & Rebecca Maguire. (2014). Crisis in Cognitive Science? Rise of the Undead Theories. Cognitive Science. 36(36). 1 indexed citations
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Hermens, Frouke, Michael H. Herzog, & Gregory Francis. (2009). Combining simultaneous with temporal masking.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance. 35(4). 977–988. 7 indexed citations
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Francis, Gregory & Yang Seok Cho. (2008). Effects of temporal integration on the shape of visual backward masking functions.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance. 34(5). 1116–1128. 24 indexed citations
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Francis, Gregory. (2008). Cortical dynamics of figure-ground segmentation: Shine-through. Vision Research. 49(1). 140–163. 12 indexed citations
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Francis, Gregory, et al.. (2007). Attentional effects on afterimages: Theory and data. Vision Research. 47(17). 2249–2258. 17 indexed citations
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Francis, Gregory. (2007). What should a quantitative model of masking look like and why would we want it?. Advances in Cognitive Psychology. 3(1). 21–31. 10 indexed citations
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Pizlo, Zygmunt, Yunfeng Li, & Gregory Francis. (2005). A new look at binocular stereopsis. Vision Research. 45(17). 2244–2255. 17 indexed citations
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Francis, Gregory, et al.. (2005). Using afterimages for orientation and color to explore mechanisms of visual filling-in. Perception & Psychophysics. 67(3). 383–397. 9 indexed citations
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Francis, Gregory & Michael H. Herzog. (2004). Testing quantitative models of backward masking. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 11(1). 104–112. 33 indexed citations
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Francis, Gregory, et al.. (2003). Interactions of afterimages for orientation and color: Experimental data and model simulations. Perception & Psychophysics. 65(4). 508–522. 16 indexed citations
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Francis, Gregory, et al.. (1956). A windowless flow-type Geiger counter for the assay of solid materials containing soft β-emitting isotopes. Biochemical Journal. 64(3). 408–411. 9 indexed citations

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