Oscar W. Richards

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Oscar W. Richards is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Oscar W. Richards has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Ophthalmology, 5 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 5 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Oscar W. Richards's work include Impact of Light on Environment and Health (5 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (4 papers) and Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques (4 papers). Oscar W. Richards is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Light on Environment and Health (5 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (4 papers) and Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques (4 papers). Oscar W. Richards collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Canada. Oscar W. Richards's co-authors include Martha Windholz, George Clark, Ludwig von Bertalanffy, EDWARD GURR, August Ruthmann, George L. Wied, Ruth L. Willey, G. F. Bahr, H. Röckert and T. A. Hall and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physics Today and Journal of Bacteriology.

In The Last Decade

Oscar W. Richards

61 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Quantitative Microscopy 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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. Quantitative Microscopy
    1969 1.1k citations Oscar W. Richards et al. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Oscar W. Richards United States 15 542 436 280 227 190 72 2.2k
Fred W. Billmeyer United States 24 357 0.7× 506 1.2× 167 0.6× 274 1.2× 475 2.5× 140 3.7k
Patrick Echlin United Kingdom 23 474 0.9× 966 2.2× 438 1.6× 309 1.4× 531 2.8× 53 4.3k
Yasushi Yamämoto Japan 32 193 0.4× 833 1.9× 829 3.0× 121 0.5× 689 3.6× 329 3.9k
Christopher M. Martin United Kingdom 32 675 1.2× 327 0.8× 441 1.6× 147 0.6× 110 0.6× 64 3.8k
Hiroshi Kimura Japan 33 1.0k 1.9× 991 2.3× 504 1.8× 168 0.7× 1.0k 5.3× 244 3.5k
Kenji Sakurai Japan 34 297 0.5× 935 2.1× 408 1.5× 89 0.4× 501 2.6× 280 4.8k
Andrew Wright United States 31 595 1.1× 516 1.2× 524 1.9× 104 0.5× 94 0.5× 136 3.7k
William R. Cannon United States 25 470 0.9× 1.2k 2.9× 848 3.0× 235 1.0× 460 2.4× 87 3.4k
Ichiro Watanabe Japan 36 236 0.4× 855 2.0× 1.6k 5.9× 135 0.6× 417 2.2× 235 4.4k
Akira Ishida Japan 34 796 1.5× 1.8k 4.1× 475 1.7× 519 2.3× 434 2.3× 297 4.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Richards, Oscar W., et al.. (1983). VARIATION OF THE GREEN-RED RATIO WITH REFRACTIVE ERROR. Optometry and Vision Science. 60(2). 151–151. 2 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W., et al.. (1980). COOL WHITE, ULTRALUME, AND VITA-LITE FLUORESCENT LAMPS FOR USE IN COLOR VISION TESTING. Optometry and Vision Science. 57(6). 400–403. 6 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W.. (1978). Night Myopia at Night Automobile Luminances. Optometry and Vision Science. 55(7). 469–470. 7 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W.. (1977). Effects of Luminance and Contrast on Visual Acuity, Ages 16 to 90 Years. Optometry and Vision Science. 54(3). 178–184. 46 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W.. (1976). Instrument Myopia–Microscopy. Optometry and Vision Science. 53(10). 658–663. 13 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W., et al.. (1973). LIGHTING AN EXAMINATION ROOM TO AVOID ERROR. Optometry and Vision Science. 50(6). 452–457. 1 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W.. (1973). The Polanret variable densiphase microscope. Journal of Microscopy. 98(1). 67–77. 2 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W.. (1972). SOME SEEING PROBLEMS. Optometry and Vision Science. 49(7). 539–545. 8 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W.. (1971). SUNGLASSES FOR EYE PROTECTION. Optometry and Vision Science. 48(3). 200–203.
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Richards, Oscar W., et al.. (1971). FLUORESCENT LIGHTS FOR COLOR VISION TESTING. Optometry and Vision Science. 48(9). 747–753.
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Richards, Oscar W. & August Ruthmann. (1971). Methods in Cell Research. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 90(3). 384–384. 51 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W.. (1967). NIGHT MYOPIA AT NIGHT AUTOMOBILE DRIVING LUMINANCES. Optometry and Vision Science. 44(8). 517–523. 11 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W.. (1966). VISION AT LEVELS OF NIGHT ROAD ILLUMINATION* XII, CHANGES OF ACUITY AND CONTRAST SENSITIVITY WITH AGE. Optometry and Vision Science. 43(5). 313–319. 13 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W.. (1966). VISION AT LEVELS OF NIGHT ROAD ILLUMINATION. Highway research record. 43(5). 313–319. 1 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W.. (1965). A COMPARISON OF ACUITY TEST LETTERS WITH AND WITHOUT SERIFS. Optometry and Vision Science. 42(10). 589–592. 2 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W.. (1964). SEEING THROUGH SPECTACLES ???AN ANALYSIS OF ASTHENOPIA. Optometry and Vision Science. 41(9). 523–531. 1 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W.. (1964). AMERICAN MICROSCOPE MAKERS AND INTRODUCTION TO THE COLLECTION. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 83(1-2). 123–126. 1 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W.. (1963). TINTED CONTACT LENSES - A HANDICAP FOR NIGHT DRIVING. Highway Research Record. 2 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W.. (1958). NIGHT DRIVING SEEING PROBLEMS. Optometry and Vision Science. 35(11). 565–579. 2 indexed citations
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Richards, Oscar W.. (1956). Some Recent Advances in Microscopy II, Microtomy. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 75(1). 136–136. 1 indexed citations

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