James J. Gibson

44.1k total citations · 12 hit papers
145 papers, 24.3k citations indexed

About

James J. Gibson is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, James J. Gibson has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 24.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 20 papers in Infectious Diseases and 18 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in James J. Gibson's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (16 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (14 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (12 papers). James J. Gibson is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (16 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (14 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (12 papers). James J. Gibson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Tanzania and Canada. James J. Gibson's co-authors include Charles K. West, Edwin G. Boring, Eleanor J. Gibson, E. H. Gombrich, Anne D. Pick, James A. Caviness, William Schiff, Wayne A. Duffus, Harry Osser and Rudolf Arnheim and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, JAMA and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

James J. Gibson

142 papers receiving 21.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Senses Considered as Perceptual Systems 1951 2026 1976 2001 1969 2014 1967 1977 1969 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. The Senses Considered as Perceptual Systems
    1969 4.4k citations James J. Gibson et al. profile →
  2. The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception
    2014 3.4k citations James J. Gibson profile →
  3. The Senses Considered as Perceptual Systems
    1967 1.9k citations James J. Gibson et al. profile →
  4. The theory of affordances
    1977 1.9k citations James J. Gibson profile →
  5. The Senses Considered as Perceptual Systems
    1969 1.7k citations James J. Gibson et al. profile →
  6. Observations on active touch.
    1962 898 citations James J. Gibson profile →
  7. Perceptual learning: Differentiation or enrichment?
    1955 733 citations James J. Gibson et al. profile →
  8. The Perception of the Visual World
    1951 729 citations James J. Gibson profile →
  9. Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation
    1960 600 citations James J. Gibson et al. profile →
  10. VISUALLY CONTROLLED LOCOMOTION AND VISUAL ORIENTATION IN ANIMALS*
    1958 572 citations James J. Gibson profile →
  11. The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception: Classic Edition
    2014 496 citations James J. Gibson profile →
  12. A developmental study of the discrimination of letter-like forms.
    1962 326 citations James J. Gibson et al. profile →

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James J. Gibson
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Donald A. Norman United States
Daniel J. Simons United States
George Miller United States
Ulric Neisser United States
Eleanor Rosch United States
John Jonides United States
Roger N. Shepard United States
Stephen M. Kosslyn United States
Anne Treisman United States
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All Works

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Tripathi, Avnish, et al.. (2012). Delivering Laboratory Results by Text Message and E-Mail: A Survey of Factors Associated with Conceptual Acceptability Among STD Clinic Attendees. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 18(7). 500–506. 10 indexed citations
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Duffus, Wayne A., et al.. (2012). Repeat Western Blot Testing After Receiving an HIV Diagnosis and Its Association with Engagement in Care. The Open AIDS Journal. 6(1). 196–204. 3 indexed citations
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Tripathi, Avnish, et al.. (2011). Demographic Characteristics and Behavioral Risk Factors of HIV Infection and Association with Survival Among Individuals 50 Years or Older. Southern Medical Journal. 104(10). 669–675. 4 indexed citations
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svendsen, erik, et al.. (2010). GRACE: Public Health Recovery Methods Following an Environmental Disaster. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health. 65(2). 77–85. 21 indexed citations
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Duffus, Wayne A., et al.. (2009). Missed Opportunities for Early HIV Diagnosis in Correctional Facilities. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 23(12). 1025–1032. 11 indexed citations
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Weis, Kristina E., Angela D. Liese, James R. Hussey, et al.. (2009). A Routine HIV Screening Program in a South Carolina Community Health Center in an Area of Low HIV Prevalence. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 23(4). 251–258. 40 indexed citations
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Duffus, Wayne A., et al.. (2009). Risk-Based HIV Testing in South Carolina Health Care Settings Failed to Identify the Majority of Infected Individuals. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 23(5). 339–345. 52 indexed citations
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Sickle, David Van, Jill M. Ferdinands, Fernando Holguín, et al.. (2008). Acute health effects after exposure to chlorine gas released after a train derailment. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 27(1). 1–7. 138 indexed citations
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Duffus, Wayne A., et al.. (2007). Missed Opportunities for Earlier Diagnosis of HIV Infection—South Carolina, 1997-2005. JAMA. 297(2). 149–149. 63 indexed citations
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McMullin, J. P., Jan Brożek, Roman Jaeschke, et al.. (2004). Glycemic control in the ICU: a multicenter survey. Intensive Care Medicine. 30(5). 798–803. 47 indexed citations
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Gibson, James J., et al.. (2003). The Global Distribution of Mesospheric Ozone Measured by the Infrared Sensors on the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX). EAEJA. 13970.
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Gibson, James J., et al.. (2003). Laboratory Survey of Antibiotic Nonsusceptibility among Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates in South Carolina, 1998 versus 2000. Southern Medical Journal. 96(10). 960–967. 1 indexed citations
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Buratti, B. J., R. S. Dunbar, E. F. Tedesco, et al.. (1992). Pluto-Charon Mutual Eclipses: CCD Observations and Modelling. 24. 1 indexed citations
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Gibson, James J.. (1988). The perception of visual surfaces. By James J. Gibson, 1950.. PubMed. 100(3-4). 646–64. 2 indexed citations
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Williams, J. G. & James J. Gibson. (1985). Small Solar System Bodies. 72–73. 1 indexed citations
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Hagen, Margaret A. & James J. Gibson. (1980). Alberti's window : the projective model of pictorial information. Academic Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Gibson, James J., et al.. (1977). Vibrational Excitation of Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide by High Velocity Collision with Molecular Oxygen.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations
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Gibson, James J., Robert B. MacLeod, & Herbert L. Pick. (1974). Perception : essays in honor of James J. Gibson. Cornell University Press eBooks. 180 indexed citations
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Gibson, James J., et al.. (1973). Die Sinne und der Prozeß der Wahrnehmung. 1 indexed citations

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