Mario Zanforlin

1.1k total citations
28 papers, 796 citations indexed

About

Mario Zanforlin is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Animal Science and Zoology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mario Zanforlin has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 796 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 10 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Mario Zanforlin's work include Animal Nutrition and Physiology (10 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (8 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (7 papers). Mario Zanforlin is often cited by papers focused on Animal Nutrition and Physiology (10 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (8 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (7 papers). Mario Zanforlin collaborates with scholars based in Italy and United Kingdom. Mario Zanforlin's co-authors include Giorgio Vallortígara, Lucia Regolin and Paola Bressan and has published in prestigious journals such as Animal Behaviour, Vision Research and Behavioural Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Mario Zanforlin

28 papers receiving 761 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mario Zanforlin Italy 14 378 260 201 169 159 28 796
Cinzia Chiandetti Italy 20 732 1.9× 301 1.2× 196 1.0× 116 0.7× 280 1.8× 56 1.3k
Lorenzo von Fersen Germany 18 375 1.0× 243 0.9× 217 1.1× 181 1.1× 404 2.5× 56 1.2k
Rosa Rugani Italy 27 768 2.0× 275 1.1× 213 1.1× 231 1.4× 773 4.9× 62 2.1k
Suzanne E. MacDonald Canada 20 338 0.9× 352 1.4× 128 0.6× 47 0.3× 358 2.3× 59 1.3k
Patricia M. Blough United States 17 342 0.9× 102 0.4× 192 1.0× 173 1.0× 189 1.2× 36 767
Brett M. Gibson United States 16 342 0.9× 198 0.8× 140 0.7× 46 0.3× 140 0.9× 51 695
Kim Kirkpatrick‐Steger United States 12 250 0.7× 167 0.6× 129 0.6× 130 0.8× 207 1.3× 17 539
Brian Timney Canada 23 796 2.1× 191 0.7× 130 0.6× 51 0.3× 46 0.3× 62 1.3k
Olga F. Lazareva United States 17 351 0.9× 245 0.9× 204 1.0× 93 0.6× 358 2.3× 44 862
Andrew Robins Australia 15 706 1.9× 239 0.9× 195 1.0× 115 0.7× 78 0.5× 25 963

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mario Zanforlin

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zanforlin, Mario, et al.. (2008). Modelling stereokinetic phenomena by a minimum relative motion assumption: the tilted disk, the ellipsoid and the tilted bar. Biological Cybernetics. 99(2). 115–123. 3 indexed citations
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Zanforlin, Mario. (2003). Stereokinetic Anomalous Contours: Demonstrations. Axiomathes. 13(3-4). 389–398. 1 indexed citations
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Regolin, Lucia, Giorgio Vallortígara, & Mario Zanforlin. (1995). Object and spatial representations in detour problems by chicks. Animal Behaviour. 49(1). 195–199. 89 indexed citations
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Regolin, Lucia, Giorgio Vallortígara, & Mario Zanforlin. (1995). Detour behaviour in the domestic chick: searching for a disappearing prey or a disappearing social partner. Animal Behaviour. 50(1). 203–211. 54 indexed citations
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Regolin, Lucia, Giorgio Vallortígara, & Mario Zanforlin. (1994). Perceptual and motivational aspects of detour behaviour in young chicks. Animal Behaviour. 47(1). 123–131. 67 indexed citations
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Vallortígara, Giorgio, Lucia Regolin, & Mario Zanforlin. (1994). The development of responses to novel-coloured objects in male and female domestic chicks. Behavioural Processes. 31(2-3). 219–229. 9 indexed citations
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Vallortígara, Giorgio, et al.. (1990). Geometric modules in animals' spatial representations: A test with chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus).. Journal of comparative psychology. 104(3). 248–254. 203 indexed citations
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Vallortígara, Giorgio, et al.. (1990). Sex differences in social reinstatement motivation of the domestic chick (Gallus gallus) revealed by runway tests with social and nonsocial reinforcement.. Journal of comparative psychology. 104(4). 361–367. 78 indexed citations
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Vallortígara, Giorgio, et al.. (1990). Geometric modules in animals' spatial representations: A test with chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus).. Journal of comparative psychology. 104(3). 248–254. 13 indexed citations
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Zanforlin, Mario & Giorgio Vallortígara. (1990). The Magic Wand: A New Stereokinetic Anomalous Surface. Perception. 19(4). 447–457. 9 indexed citations
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Vallortígara, Giorgio & Mario Zanforlin. (1989). Place and object learning in chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus).. Journal of comparative psychology. 103(2). 201–209. 13 indexed citations
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Vallortígara, Giorgio, et al.. (1988). Right-left asymmetry in position learning of male chicks. Behavioural Brain Research. 27(2). 189–191. 25 indexed citations
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Zanforlin, Mario & Giorgio Vallortígara. (1988). Depth effect from a rotating line of constant length. Perception & Psychophysics. 44(5). 493–499. 19 indexed citations
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Vallortígara, Giorgio & Mario Zanforlin. (1988). Simultaneous Discrimination Learning in Chicks: Spatial Representations and Object Characteristics. Ethology. 79(3). 248–256. 8 indexed citations
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Zanforlin, Mario, et al.. (1988). Open-field behavior of young chicks (Gallus gallus): Antipredatory responses, social reinstatement motivation, and gender effects. Animal Learning & Behavior. 16(3). 359–362. 40 indexed citations
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Zanforlin, Mario & Giorgio Vallortígara. (1987). Efectos de las preferencias de formasy tamaños sobre el proceso degeneralizacion en pollos. Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología. 19(3). 421–439. 2 indexed citations
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Vallortígara, Giorgio, Paola Bressan, & Mario Zanforlin. (1986). The saturn illusion: A new stereokinetic effect. Vision Research. 26(5). 811–813. 13 indexed citations
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Zanforlin, Mario, et al.. (1980). Ocelli, dark adaptation and landing reaction in a flesh fly (Calliphoridae). Bolletino di zoologia. 47(1-2). 87–91. 4 indexed citations
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Zanforlin, Mario. (1969). Perception of spatial relationships and pupation delay in fly larvae (Sarcophaga barbata). Animal Behaviour. 17. 323–329. 1 indexed citations
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Zanforlin, Mario. (1967). Some Observations on Gregory's Theory of Perceptual Illusions. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 19(3). 193–197. 17 indexed citations

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