Lorrin A. Riggs

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Lorrin A. Riggs is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lorrin A. Riggs has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 23 papers in Ophthalmology and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Lorrin A. Riggs's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (35 papers), Ocular and Laser Science Research (16 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (12 papers). Lorrin A. Riggs is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (35 papers), Ocular and Laser Science Research (16 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (12 papers). Lorrin A. Riggs collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Lorrin A. Riggs's co-authors include Frances C. Volkmann, Floyd Ratliff, Robert K. Moore, Tom N. Cornsweet, E. Parker Johnson, John C. Armington, Keith D. White, John Krauskopf, Robert M. Boynton and Karen Manning and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Lorrin A. Riggs

69 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Disappearance of Steadily Fixated Visual Test Objects* 1953 2026 1977 2001 1953 100 200 300
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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.

  1. The Disappearance of Steadily Fixated Visual Test Objects*
    1953 399 citations Lorrin A. Riggs, Tom N. Cornsweet et al. Journal of the Optical Society of America profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lorrin A. Riggs United States 30 2.2k 726 655 440 280 74 3.2k
Tom N. Cornsweet United States 17 2.2k 1.0× 598 0.8× 315 0.5× 246 0.6× 347 1.2× 29 3.6k
Veijo Virsu Finland 27 2.8k 1.3× 343 0.5× 492 0.8× 377 0.9× 267 1.0× 60 3.2k
Floyd Ratliff United States 27 2.2k 1.0× 407 0.6× 641 1.0× 892 2.0× 226 0.8× 48 3.4k
Robert M. Steinman United States 36 2.8k 1.3× 694 1.0× 462 0.7× 197 0.4× 244 0.9× 53 3.6k
Jyrki Rovamo Finland 28 2.9k 1.3× 540 0.7× 526 0.8× 381 0.9× 327 1.2× 93 3.4k
B. Fischer Germany 35 4.6k 2.1× 314 0.4× 468 0.7× 548 1.2× 329 1.2× 56 5.2k
K. I. Beverley Canada 26 2.3k 1.0× 321 0.4× 222 0.3× 342 0.8× 235 0.8× 37 2.5k
D. H. Kelly United States 30 2.3k 1.0× 609 0.8× 479 0.7× 331 0.8× 382 1.4× 56 2.9k
Leland S. Stone United States 33 2.5k 1.1× 495 0.7× 394 0.6× 501 1.1× 284 1.0× 102 3.1k
D.A. Robinson United States 6 1.7k 0.8× 492 0.7× 323 0.5× 429 1.0× 86 0.3× 7 2.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Riggs, Lorrin A., John P. Kelly, Karen Manning, & Robert K. Moore. (1985). Blink-related eye movements. Annual Meeting Optical Society of America. 28(2). WF6–WF6. 54 indexed citations
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Manning, Karen & Lorrin A. Riggs. (1984). Vergence eye movements and visual suppression. Vision Research. 24(6). 521–526. 20 indexed citations
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Autrum, Hansjochem, Hallowell Davis, Hans Engström, et al.. (1984). Foundations of Sensory Science. 4 indexed citations
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Manning, Karen, et al.. (1983). Reflex eyeblinks and visual suppression. Perception & Psychophysics. 34(3). 250–256. 53 indexed citations
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Petry, Heywood M., et al.. (1982). Changes in the human visually evoked cortical potential in response to chromatic modulation of a sinusoidal grating. Vision Research. 22(7). 745–755. 4 indexed citations
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Riggs, Lorrin A., et al.. (1982). Saccadic suppression under conditions of whiteout.. PubMed. 23(1). 138–43. 18 indexed citations
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Riggs, Lorrin A., Frances C. Volkmann, & Robert K. Moore. (1981). Suppression of the blackout due to blinks. Vision Research. 21(7). 1075–1079. 48 indexed citations
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Riggs, Lorrin A., Frances C. Volkmann, & Robert K. Moore. (1979). Evidence for neural suppression of vision during an eye blink (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 69. 373. 1 indexed citations
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White, Keith D., Heywood M. Petry, Lorrin A. Riggs, & Joanne L. Miller. (1978). Binocular interactions during establishment of McCollough effects. Vision Research. 18(9). 1201–1215. 48 indexed citations
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Moore, Robert K., Lorrin A. Riggs, & Heywood M. Petry. (1977). Signals evoked in the human cortex by chromatic modulation of a sinusoidal grating (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 67. 1408. 1 indexed citations
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King‐Smith, P. Ewen, et al.. (1977). Temporal properties of the human visual nervous system. Vision Research. 17(9). 1101–1106. 12 indexed citations
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Dobson, Velma, Richard M. Cowett, & Lorrin A. Riggs. (1975). Long-term effect of phototherapy on visual function. The Journal of Pediatrics. 86(4). 555–559. 17 indexed citations
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Riggs, Lorrin A.. (1974). RESPONSES OF THE VISUAL SYSTEM TO FLUCTUATING PATTERNS. Optometry and Vision Science. 51(10). 725–735. 2 indexed citations
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White, Keith D. & Lorrin A. Riggs. (1974). Angle-contingent color aftereffects. Vision Research. 14(11). 1147–1154. 31 indexed citations
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Sokol, Samuel & Lorrin A. Riggs. (1971). Electrical and psychophysical responses of the human visual system to periodic variation of luminance.. PubMed. 10(3). 171–80. 22 indexed citations
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Riggs, Lorrin A.. (1969). Progress in the Recording of Human Retinal and Occipital Potentials*. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 59(12). 1558–1558. 5 indexed citations
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Riggs, Lorrin A.. (1967). The “looks” of Helmholtz. Perception & Psychophysics. 2(1). 1–13. 1 indexed citations
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Krauskopf, John, Tom N. Cornsweet, & Lorrin A. Riggs. (1960). Analysis of Eye Movements during Monocular and Binocular Fixation*. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 50(6). 572–572. 142 indexed citations
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Riggs, Lorrin A.. (1958). HUMAN RETINAL RESPONSES. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 74(2). 372–376. 5 indexed citations
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Riggs, Lorrin A.. (1958). The Human Electroretinogram. Archives of Ophthalmology. 60(4). 739–754. 22 indexed citations

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