M. H. Pirenne

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

M. H. Pirenne is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, M. H. Pirenne has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 4 papers in Ophthalmology and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in M. H. Pirenne's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (4 papers), Ocular and Laser Science Research (4 papers) and Color Science and Applications (3 papers). M. H. Pirenne is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (4 papers), Ocular and Laser Science Research (4 papers) and Color Science and Applications (3 papers). M. H. Pirenne collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. M. H. Pirenne's co-authors include John M. Kennedy, E. J. Denton, Henri Piéron, F. H. C. Marriott, Valerie B. Morris, D. Wilkie, Samuel Y. Edgerton and James J. Gibson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Physiology and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

M. H. Pirenne

27 papers receiving 834 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.

Optics, Painting and Photography

1972 162 citations John M. Kennedy, M. H. Pirenne Leonardo profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. H. Pirenne United Kingdom	15	586	158	135	129	110	29	1.0k
C. H. Graham United States	15	619 1.1×	67 0.4×	71 0.5×	124 1.0×	189 1.7×	35	1.1k
Neil R. Bartlett United States	11	592 1.0×	72 0.5×	90 0.7×	66 0.5×	129 1.2×	26	860
Thorne Shipley United States	15	674 1.2×	70 0.4×	200 1.5×	56 0.4×	143 1.3×	61	875
Barbara Sakitt United States	19	827 1.4×	128 0.8×	230 1.7×	143 1.1×	117 1.1×	26	1.0k
Grahame F. Cooper United Kingdom	5	949 1.6×	356 2.3×	76 0.6×	177 1.4×	94 0.9×	7	1.2k
Gordon L. Walls United States	16	497 0.8×	97 0.6×	56 0.4×	189 1.5×	133 1.2×	27	846
Mark A. Berkley United States	18	987 1.7×	337 2.1×	68 0.5×	238 1.8×	99 0.9×	38	1.2k
Carroll T. White United States	15	576 1.0×	69 0.4×	146 1.1×	53 0.4×	95 0.9×	33	828
Ethel Matin United States	13	1.2k 2.1×	53 0.3×	347 2.6×	101 0.8×	145 1.3×	24	1.5k
Stephen Lehmkuhle United States	23	1.1k 1.9×	295 1.9×	109 0.8×	264 2.0×	134 1.2×	45	1.4k

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Kennedy, John M. & M. H. Pirenne. (1972). Optics, Painting and Photography. Leonardo. 5(3). 285–285. 162 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kennedy, John M. & M. H. Pirenne. (1971). Optics, Painting and Photography. Leonardo. 4(4). 397–397. 41 indexed citations

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Pirenne, M. H.. (1970). Optics, painting & photography. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 62 indexed citations

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Pirenne, M. H.. (1967). Vision and the Eye. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 89 indexed citations

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Marriott, F. H. C., Valerie B. Morris, & M. H. Pirenne. (1959). The minimum flux of energy detectable by the human eye. The Journal of Physiology. 145(2). 369–373. 4 indexed citations

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Pirenne, M. H., et al.. (1959). Perspectiva Artificialis; per la storia della prospettiva; spigolature e appunti. The Art Bulletin. 41(2). 213–213. 5 indexed citations

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Pirenne, M. H.. (1958). Moving Visual Images produced by Regular Stationary Patterns. Nature. 181(4605). 362–362. 106 indexed citations

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Pirenne, M. H., et al.. (1958). Individual Differences in Night Vision Efficiency.. Archives of Ophthalmology. 59(6). 980–981. 23 indexed citations

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Pirenne, M. H. & F. H. C. Marriott. (1955). Light Sensitivity of the Aquatic Flatworm Dendrocoelum lacteum. Nature. 175(4458). 642–642. 14 indexed citations

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Denton, E. J. & M. H. Pirenne. (1954). The visual sensitivity of the toad Xenopus laevis. The Journal of Physiology. 125(1). 181–207. 40 indexed citations

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Denton, E. J. & M. H. Pirenne. (1954). The absolute sensitivity and functional stability of the human eye. The Journal of Physiology. 123(3). 417–442. 74 indexed citations

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Pirenne, M. H. & F. H. C. Marriott. (1954). Quantum Theories of the Absolute Threshold: The Influence of Retinal Position and Area. Optica Acta International Journal of Optics. 1(3). 151–155. 5 indexed citations

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Pirenne, M. H.. (1953). THE ABSOLUTE SENSITIVITY OF THE EYE AND THE VARIATION OF VISUAL ACUITY WITH INTENSITY. British Medical Bulletin. 9(1). 61–67. 11 indexed citations

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Pirenne, M. H.. (1953). PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS IN THE PERCEPTION OF DISTANCE BY SIGHT AND BERKELEY'S THEORY OF VISION. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 4(13). 13–21.

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Piéron, Henri, et al.. (1952). The sensations : their functions, processes and mechanisms. Yale University Press eBooks. 156 indexed citations

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Pirenne, M. H. & E. J. Denton. (1952). Accuracy and Sensitivity of the Human Eye. Nature. 170(4338). 1039–1042. 59 indexed citations

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Pirenne, M. H.. (1952). THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI'S THEORY OF PERSPECTIVE. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 3(10). 169–185. 33 indexed citations

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Pirenne, M. H.. (1952). Mind-Like Behaviour in Artefacts and the Concept of Mind. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 2(8). 315–317. 2 indexed citations

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Pirenne, M. H. & E. J. Denton. (1951). Quanta and Visual Thresholds. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 41(6). 426–426. 7 indexed citations

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Pirenne, M. H.. (1951). Quantum Physics of Vision Theoretical Discussion. 2. 193–223. 8 indexed citations

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