James W. Tanaka

197 total papers · 18.9k total citations
135 papers, 14.0k citations indexed

About

James W. Tanaka is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, James W. Tanaka has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 14.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 48 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 39 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in James W. Tanaka's work include Face Recognition and Perception (109 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (35 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (31 papers). James W. Tanaka is often cited by papers focused on Face Recognition and Perception (109 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (35 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (31 papers). James W. Tanaka collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. James W. Tanaka's co-authors include Martha J. Farah, Tim Curran, Nim Tottenham, Todd A. Hare, B.J. Casey, Alissa Westerlund, David J. Marcus, Charles A. Nelson, Andrew C. Leon and Marjorie Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, NeuroImage and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

James W. Tanaka

133 papers receiving 13.6k citations

Hit Papers

The NimStim set of facial... 1993 2026 2004 2015 2009 1993 2010 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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The NimStim set of facial expressions: Judgments from untrained research participants
    2009 2.7k citations Nim Tottenham, James W. Tanaka et al. Psychiatry Research profile →
  2. Parts and Wholes in Face Recognition
    1993 1.7k citations James W. Tanaka, Martha J. Farah The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A profile →
  3. Controlling low-level image properties: The SHINE toolbox
    2010 795 citations Verena Willenbockel, Javid Sadr et al. Behavior Research Methods profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
James W. Tanaka 11.8k 5.9k 2.9k 2.1k 1.3k 135 14.0k
L. Gauthier 13.6k 1.2× 5.2k 0.9× 3.4k 1.2× 1.7k 0.8× 1.9k 1.5× 244 15.5k
Alan Kingstone 12.0k 1.0× 4.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 3.1k 1.5× 1.6k 1.2× 368 15.7k
Philippe G. Schyns 10.1k 0.9× 4.2k 0.7× 2.5k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 943 0.7× 180 12.9k
Bruno Rossion 18.7k 1.6× 7.1k 1.2× 4.5k 1.5× 1.9k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 339 20.2k
Vicki Bruce 13.1k 1.1× 6.4k 1.1× 6.4k 2.2× 2.6k 1.2× 1.0k 0.8× 182 16.5k
Marvin M. Chun 23.9k 2.0× 6.1k 1.0× 2.5k 0.9× 2.4k 1.1× 2.0k 1.5× 169 26.7k
Shlomo Bentin 13.8k 1.2× 4.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 2.3k 1.1× 3.7k 2.8× 170 16.1k
Andrew J. Calder 12.3k 1.0× 5.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.4× 3.4k 1.6× 895 0.7× 135 16.7k
A. Mike Burton 12.2k 1.0× 6.2k 1.0× 6.4k 2.2× 2.0k 0.9× 914 0.7× 235 15.1k
Daphne Maurer 8.9k 0.8× 4.6k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 1.5k 1.1× 210 11.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James W. Tanaka

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