Melissa Sàenz

2.2k total citations
27 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Melissa Sàenz is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Sensory Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Sàenz has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 3 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 3 papers in Sensory Systems. Recurrent topics in Melissa Sàenz's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (13 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (11 papers) and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (6 papers). Melissa Sàenz is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (13 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (11 papers) and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (6 papers). Melissa Sàenz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Melissa Sàenz's co-authors include Geoffrey M. Boynton, Giedrius T. Buračas, Ione Fine, Dave R.M. Langers, Wietske van der Zwaag, Stéphanie Clarke, Sandra Da Costa, José P. Marques, R. S. J. Frackowiak and Lindsay B. Lewis and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Nature Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Sàenz

25 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melissa Sàenz United States 15 1.4k 268 121 117 117 27 1.5k
Guido Hesselmann Germany 26 2.0k 1.5× 327 1.2× 71 0.6× 89 0.8× 94 0.8× 69 2.2k
Brian E. Russ United States 17 1.0k 0.7× 258 1.0× 158 1.3× 58 0.5× 52 0.4× 43 1.2k
Jascha D. Swisher United States 14 1.3k 1.0× 276 1.0× 82 0.7× 122 1.0× 61 0.5× 19 1.4k
Manfred MacKeben United States 16 1.5k 1.1× 259 1.0× 154 1.3× 152 1.3× 57 0.5× 45 1.9k
Justin M. Ales United States 18 1.4k 1.0× 163 0.6× 63 0.5× 77 0.7× 54 0.5× 35 1.6k
R B Tootell United States 8 1.9k 1.4× 272 1.0× 153 1.3× 171 1.5× 68 0.6× 10 2.0k
José E. Náñez United States 13 1.3k 0.9× 234 0.9× 64 0.5× 35 0.3× 80 0.7× 20 1.5k
Stephanie A. McMains United States 12 1.3k 1.0× 214 0.8× 73 0.6× 136 1.2× 47 0.4× 18 1.4k
Johannes Burge United States 17 1.1k 0.8× 244 0.9× 42 0.3× 177 1.5× 58 0.5× 48 1.3k
Chang‐Bing Huang China 23 1.5k 1.1× 134 0.5× 108 0.9× 85 0.7× 46 0.4× 54 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa Sàenz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Sàenz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melissa Sàenz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melissa Sàenz based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Melissa Sàenz. Melissa Sàenz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smith, Kristine A., et al.. (2025). Evaluation of Practice Patterns for 6-Sinus Balloon Sinus Dilation. JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. 152(1). 47–47.
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Zwaag, Wietske van der, et al.. (2017). High-Resolution fMRI of Auditory Cortical Map Changes in Unilateral Hearing Loss and Tinnitus. Brain Topography. 30(5). 685–697. 17 indexed citations
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Sàenz, Melissa, Eleonora Fornari, John O. Prior, et al.. (2016). Study of tonotopic brain changes with functional MRI and FDG-PET in a patient with unilateral objective cochlear tinnitus. Hearing Research. 341. 232–239. 6 indexed citations
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Costa, Sandra Da, et al.. (2015). Representation of Sound Objects within Early-Stage Auditory Areas: A Repetition Effect Study Using 7T fMRI. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0124072–e0124072. 5 indexed citations
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Sàenz, Melissa, et al.. (2014). Gross topographic organization in the corpus callosum is preserved despite abnormal visual input.. Journal of Vision. 14(10). 1462–1462. 3 indexed citations
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Thomas, J. M., Elizabeth Huber, G. Christopher Stecker, et al.. (2014). Population receptive field estimates of human auditory cortex. NeuroImage. 105. 428–439. 41 indexed citations
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Costa, Sandra Da, Melissa Sàenz, Stéphanie Clarke, & Wietske van der Zwaag. (2014). Tonotopic Gradients in Human Primary Auditory Cortex: Concurring Evidence From High-Resolution 7 T and 3 T fMRI. Brain Topography. 28(1). 66–69. 21 indexed citations
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Bock, Andrew S., et al.. (2013). Visual callosal topography in the absence of retinal input. NeuroImage. 81. 325–334. 22 indexed citations
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Weaver, Kurt E., Todd L. Richards, Melissa Sàenz, Helen Petropoulos, & Ione Fine. (2013). Neurochemical changes within human early blind occipital cortex. Neuroscience. 252. 222–233. 28 indexed citations
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Costa, Sandra Da, Wietske van der Zwaag, Lee M. Miller, Stéphanie Clarke, & Melissa Sàenz. (2013). Tuning In to Sound: Frequency-Selective Attentional Filter in Human Primary Auditory Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(5). 1858–1863. 75 indexed citations
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Sàenz, Melissa & Dave R.M. Langers. (2013). Tonotopic mapping of human auditory cortex. Hearing Research. 307. 42–52. 134 indexed citations
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Sàenz, Melissa, Wietske van der Zwaag, João Pedro Marques, et al.. (2011). Striking parallel between Tonotopy in Auditory Cortex and Retinotopy in Visual Cortex: A human fMRI study at 7 Tesla. Journal of Vision. 11(11). 778–778. 1 indexed citations
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Costa, Sandra Da, Wietske van der Zwaag, José P. Marques, et al.. (2011). Human Primary Auditory Cortex Follows the Shape of Heschl's Gyrus. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(40). 14067–14075. 209 indexed citations
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Sàenz, Melissa & Ione Fine. (2010). Topographic organization of V1 projections through the corpus callosum in humans. NeuroImage. 52(4). 1224–1229. 58 indexed citations
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Lewis, Lindsay B., Melissa Sàenz, & Ione Fine. (2010). Patterns of cross-modal plasticity in the visual cortex of early blind human subjects across a variety of tasks and input modalities. Journal of Vision. 7(9). 875–875. 2 indexed citations
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Sàenz, Melissa, Giedrius T. Buračas, & Geoffrey M. Boynton. (2010). Global effects of eature-based attention to direction of motion and color. Journal of Vision. 2(7). 588–588. 6 indexed citations
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Sàenz, Melissa, Giedrius T. Buračas, & Geoffrey M. Boynton. (2010). Feature-based attentional effects in early human visual cortex. Journal of Vision. 1(3). 344–344.
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Sàenz, Melissa, Lindsay B. Lewis, Alexander G. Huth, Ione Fine, & Christof Koch. (2008). Visual Motion Area MT+/V5 Responds to Auditory Motion in Human Sight-Recovery Subjects. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(20). 5141–5148. 98 indexed citations
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Sàenz, Melissa, Giedrius T. Buračas, & Geoffrey M. Boynton. (2003). Global feature-based attention for motion and color. Vision Research. 43(6). 629–637. 175 indexed citations
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Sàenz, Melissa, Giedrius T. Buračas, & Geoffrey M. Boynton. (2002). Global effects of feature-based attention in human visual cortex. Nature Neuroscience. 5(7). 631–632. 460 indexed citations

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