James W. Tanaka

19.0k citations
135 papers · 14.1k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 52
Topics
Face Recognition and Perception (110 papers)Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (35 papers)Visual perception and processing mechanisms (31 papers)

In The Last Decade

James W. Tanaka

133 papers receiving 13.6k citations

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James W. Tanaka
Comparison fields: 5 of 161
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 11.8k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 5.9k
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2.9k
  • Social Psychology 2.1k
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 1.4k
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Unraveling the Time-course of Perceptual Categorization: Does Fastest Mean First?
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About James W. Tanaka

James W. Tanaka is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, having authored 135 papers that have together received 14.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Face Recognition and Perception (110 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (35 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (31 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cognitive Neuroscience (11.8k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (5.9k citations) and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (2.9k citations). James W. Tanaka has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Martha J. Farah, Tim Curran, Todd A. Hare, B.J. Casey, David J. Marcus, Nim Tottenham, Alissa Westerlund, Charles A. Nelson, Andrew C. Leon and Marjorie Taylor. Their work appears in journals such as PLoS ONE, NeuroImage and Child Development.

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