Peter D. Spear

2.5k total citations
53 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Peter D. Spear is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter D. Spear has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Peter D. Spear's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (36 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (25 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (19 papers). Peter D. Spear is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (36 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (25 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (19 papers). Peter D. Spear collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Peter D. Spear's co-authors include Lillian Tong, J. Jay Braun, Kenneth E. Kratz, Aneeq Ahmad, Kao Liang Chow, Ronald E. Kalil, Theresa E. Hickey, Charles Cresson Wood, Jonathan B. Levitt and J. Anthony Movshon and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Comparative Neurology and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

Peter D. Spear

53 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter D. Spear United States 25 1.3k 811 740 400 191 53 2.0k
P. D. Spear United States 20 1.3k 1.0× 829 1.0× 969 1.3× 346 0.9× 156 0.8× 35 2.0k
Richard C. Van Sluyters United States 24 1.7k 1.3× 997 1.2× 1.2k 1.6× 430 1.1× 318 1.7× 46 2.6k
V. A. Casagrande United States 19 928 0.7× 638 0.8× 581 0.8× 256 0.6× 124 0.6× 27 1.5k
Kao Liang Chow United States 31 1.4k 1.1× 579 0.7× 990 1.3× 248 0.6× 130 0.7× 81 2.4k
K.J. Sanderson Australia 22 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 959 1.3× 408 1.0× 99 0.5× 44 2.2k
Ronald E. Kalil United States 29 1.2k 0.9× 845 1.0× 1.1k 1.5× 308 0.8× 98 0.5× 51 2.5k
C. Distler Germany 27 1.6k 1.2× 904 1.1× 688 0.9× 386 1.0× 119 0.6× 73 2.3k
Vivien A. Casagrande United States 30 1.6k 1.2× 632 0.8× 774 1.0× 161 0.4× 80 0.4× 62 2.1k
Takuji Kasamatsu United States 28 2.0k 1.5× 1.0k 1.3× 1.9k 2.6× 288 0.7× 139 0.7× 68 3.4k
Yuzo M. Chino United States 26 2.1k 1.6× 854 1.1× 840 1.1× 398 1.0× 660 3.5× 71 2.6k

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All Works

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Levitt, Jonathan B., Robert A. Schumer, S. Murray Sherman, Peter D. Spear, & J. Anthony Movshon. (2001). Visual Response Properties of Neurons in the LGN of Normally Reared and Visually Deprived Macaque Monkeys. Journal of Neurophysiology. 85(5). 2111–2129. 145 indexed citations
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Hoeve, James N. Ver, et al.. (1999). VEP and PERG acuity in anesthetized young adult rhesus monkeys. Visual Neuroscience. 16(4). 607–617. 19 indexed citations
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Illig, Kurt R., Von R. King, & Peter D. Spear. (1998). Monocular enucleation prevents retinal ganglion-cell loss following neonatal visual cortex damage in cats. Visual Neuroscience. 15(6). 1097–1105. 3 indexed citations
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Spear, Peter D., et al.. (1997). Effects of aging on numbers and sizes of neurons in histochemically defined subregions of monkey striate cortex. The Anatomical Record. 247(1). 119–128. 37 indexed citations
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Spear, Peter D.. (1996). Chapter 27 Neural plasticity after brain damage. Progress in brain research. 108. 391–408. 3 indexed citations
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Spear, Peter D., et al.. (1996). Effects of aging on the densities, numbers, and sizes of retinal ganglion cells in rhesus monkey. Neurobiology of Aging. 17(3). 431–438. 58 indexed citations
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Spear, Peter D., et al.. (1996). Relationship between numbers of retinal ganglion cells and lateral geniculate neurons in the rhesus monkey. Visual Neuroscience. 13(1). 199–203. 31 indexed citations
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Danilov, Yuri, Rodney J. Moore, Von R. King, & Peter D. Spear. (1995). Are neurons in cat posteromedial lateral suprasylvian visual cortex orientation sensitive? Tests with bars and gratings. Visual Neuroscience. 12(1). 141–151. 11 indexed citations
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Spear, Peter D.. (1995). Plasticity following neonatal visual cortex damage in cats. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 73(9). 1389–1397. 14 indexed citations
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Moore, Rodney J., et al.. (1994). Influence of the superior colliculus on responses of lateral geniculate neurons in the cat. Visual Neuroscience. 11(6). 1059–1076. 11 indexed citations
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Spear, Peter D.. (1993). Neural bases of visual deficits during aging. Vision Research. 33(18). 2589–2609. 313 indexed citations
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Tong, Lillian, Ronald E. Kalil, & Peter D. Spear. (1991). Development of the projections from the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus to the lateral suprasylvian visual area of cortex in the cat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 314(3). 526–533. 10 indexed citations
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Kalil, Ronald E., Lillian Tong, & Peter D. Spear. (1991). Thalamic projections to the lateral suprasylvian visual area in cats with neonatal or adult visual cortex damage. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 314(3). 512–525. 28 indexed citations
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Spear, Peter D. & Victor Hou. (1990). Retinal ganglion-cell densities and soma sizes are unaffected by long-term monocular deprivation in the cat. Brain Research. 522(2). 354–358. 5 indexed citations
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McCall, Maureen A., Lillian Tong, & Peter D. Spear. (1988). Development of neuronal responses in cat posteromedial lateral suprasylvian visual cortex. Brain Research. 447(1). 67–78. 21 indexed citations
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Spear, Peter D., Steven Penrod, & Timothy B. Baker. (1988). Psychology: Perspectives on Behavior. Andalas University Repository (Andalas University). 9 indexed citations
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McCall, Maureen A., Peter D. Spear, John W. Crabtree, & Steven E. Kornguth. (1987). Effects of reduced numbers of lateral geniculate Y-cells on development of ocular dominance in cat striate cortex. Developmental Brain Research. 34(2). 235–243. 2 indexed citations
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Chow, Kao Liang & Peter D. Spear. (1974). Morphological and functional effects of visual deprivation on the rabbit visual system. Experimental Neurology. 42(2). 429–447. 46 indexed citations

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