Ian D. Thompson

10.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
136 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Ian D. Thompson is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian D. Thompson has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 42 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 35 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ian D. Thompson's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (30 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (29 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (27 papers). Ian D. Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (30 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (29 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (27 papers). Ian D. Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Ian D. Thompson's co-authors include D.J. Tolhurst, J. Anthony Movshon, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Larry L. Hench, Matthew S. Grubb, Timothy F. Watson, Salvatore Sauro, Avijit Banerjee, Darragh Smyth and Colin J. Akerman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Ian D. Thompson

135 papers receiving 7.6k citations

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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.

45S5 Bioglass®-derived glass–ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

2005 989 citations Ian D. Thompson et al. profile →
Spatial summation in the receptive fields of simple cells in the cat's striate cortex.

1978 719 citations Ian D. Thompson, D.J. Tolhurst et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
Spatial and temporal contrast sensitivity of neurones in areas 17 and 18 of the cat's visual cortex.

1978 569 citations Ian D. Thompson, D.J. Tolhurst et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →

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Ian D. Thompson

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Naoyuki Matsumoto Japan

Etienne Olivier Belgium

John Dunlop United States

Patrick A. Tresco United States

Robert Becker United States

Virgilio Mattoli Italy

Jari Hyttinen Finland

Hiroo Iwata Japan

Kenichi Shinomiya Japan

Chien‐Chung Chen Taiwan

Naoyuki Matsumoto Japan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Festy, Frederic, et al.. (2015). Surface pre-conditioning with bioactive glass air-abrasion can enhance enamel white spot lesion remineralization. Dental Materials. 31(5). 522–533. 44 indexed citations

Gharibi, Borzo, Giuseppe Cama, M. Capurro, et al.. (2013). Gene Expression Responses to Mechanical Stimulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Seeded on Calcium Phosphate Cement. Tissue Engineering Part A. 19(21-22). 2426–2438. 31 indexed citations

Lowe, Andrew, Nikolas Nikolaou, Paul R. Hunter, Ian D. Thompson, & Martin P. Meyer. (2013). A Systems-Based Dissection of Retinal Inputs to the Zebrafish Tectum Reveals Different Rules for Different Functional Classes during Development. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(35). 13946–13956. 32 indexed citations

Hunter, Paul R., Andrew Lowe, Ian D. Thompson, & Martin P. Meyer. (2013). Emergent Properties of the Optic Tectum Revealed by Population Analysis of Direction and Orientation Selectivity. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(35). 13940–13945. 55 indexed citations

Nikolaou, Nikolas, Andrew Lowe, Alison Walker, et al.. (2012). Parametric Functional Maps of Visual Inputs to the Tectum. Neuron. 76(2). 317–324. 111 indexed citations

Upton, A. Louise, Patricia M. Cordery, & Ian D. Thompson. (2007). Emergence of topography in the developing hamster retinocollicular projection: axial differences and the role of cell death. European Journal of Neuroscience. 25(8). 2319–2328. 3 indexed citations

Koller, Garrit, Richard J. Cook, Ian D. Thompson, Timothy F. Watson, & L. Di Silvio. (2007). Surface modification of titanium implants using bioactive glasses with air abrasion technologies. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 18(12). 2291–2296. 24 indexed citations

Grubb, Matthew S. & Ian D. Thompson. (2004). Biochemical and anatomical subdivision of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus in normal mice and in mice lacking the β2 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Vision Research. 44(28). 3365–3376. 35 indexed citations

Akerman, Colin J., Darragh Smyth, & Ian D. Thompson. (2002). Visual Experience before Eye-Opening and the Development of the Retinogeniculate Pathway. Neuron. 36(5). 869–879. 86 indexed citations

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Krug, Kristine, Colin J. Akerman, & Ian D. Thompson. (2001). Responses of Neurons in Neonatal Cortex and Thalamus to Patterned Visual Stimulation Through the Naturally Closed Lids. Journal of Neurophysiology. 85(4). 1436–1443. 66 indexed citations

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Cook, Richard J., et al.. (2001). Real‐time confocal imaging, during active air abrasion – substrate cutting. Journal of Microscopy. 203(2). 199–207. 13 indexed citations

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Akerman, Colin J., et al.. (2000). Role for visual experience before eye-opening in the development of the retinogeniculate pathway.. European Journal of Neuroscience. 12. 299–299. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, Adam L. & Ian D. Thompson. (1999). Spatiotemporal patterning of glutamate receptors in developing ferret striate cortex. European Journal of Neuroscience. 11(3). 923–934. 13 indexed citations

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Baker, Gary E., Ian D. Thompson, Kristine Krug, Darragh Smyth, & D.J. Tolhurst. (1998). Geniculo-cortical projections and spatial-frequency tuning in area 17 and area 18 of adult ferret visual cortex. European Journal of Neuroscience. 10. 242–242. 1 indexed citations

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Krug, Kristine & Ian D. Thompson. (1998). Orientation- and phase-specific neuronal responses in primary visual cortex of ferret kits through the unopened eye-lids. European Journal of Neuroscience. 10. 325–325. 2 indexed citations

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Thompson, Ian D., Gary E. Baker, D.G. Smyth, Kristine Krug, & D.J. Tolhurst. (1997). Spatial-frequency tuning of neurons in area 17 and area 18 of the anaesthetized ferret. The Journal of Physiology. 1 indexed citations

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Thompson, Ian D., Kristine Krug, & D.J. Tolhurst. (1997). The spatial frequency tuning of neurons in area 17 of the anaesthetized ferret. The Journal of Physiology. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, Adam L. & Ian D. Thompson. (1994). Distinct laminar differences in the distribution of excitatory amino acid receptors in adult ferret primary visual cortex. Neuroscience. 61(3). 467–479. 9 indexed citations

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Kelsall, G. H., et al.. (1993). Redox chemistry of H2S oxidation by the British Gas Stretford process part IV: V-S-H2O thermodynamics and aqueous vanadium (v) reduction in alkaline solutions. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry. 23(5). 417–426. 26 indexed citations

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Tolhurst, D.J. & Ian D. Thompson. (1981). On the variety of spatial frequency selectivities shown by neurons in area 17 of the cat. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 213(1191). 183–199. 122 indexed citations

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