R. Clay Reid

21.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
92 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

R. Clay Reid is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Clay Reid has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 48 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 24 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in R. Clay Reid's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (61 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (44 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (24 papers). R. Clay Reid is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (61 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (44 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (24 papers). R. Clay Reid collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Saudi Arabia. R. Clay Reid's co-authors include José‐Manuel Alonso, W. Martin Usrey, Robert Shapley, Prakash Kara, Pamela Reinagel, Mark L. Andermann, Vincent Bonin, Kenichi Ohki, Aaron Kerlin and Sooyoung Chung and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

R. Clay Reid

89 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Functional imaging with cellular resolution reveals precise micro-architecture in visual cortex

2005 848 citations Kenichi Ohki, R. Clay Reid et al. Nature profile →
Network anatomy and in vivo physiology of visual cortical neurons

2011 587 citations Davi D. Bock, Wei-Chung Allen Lee et al. Nature profile →
Specificity of monosynaptic connections from thalamus to visual cortex

1995 565 citations R. Clay Reid et al. Nature profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. Clay Reid United States	55	9.5k	6.9k	2.4k	976	964	92	11.8k
Matteo Carandini United Kingdom	64	14.0k 1.5×	8.2k 1.2×	1.9k 0.8×	554 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	126	15.9k
J. Anthony Movshon United States	67	19.7k 2.1×	6.7k 1.0×	2.9k 1.2×	639 0.7×	639 0.7×	189	21.2k
Robert Shapley United States	75	15.0k 1.6×	6.2k 0.9×	4.1k 1.7×	676 0.7×	648 0.7×	194	17.0k
Charles D. Gilbert United States	60	14.3k 1.5×	6.5k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	558 0.6×	603 0.6×	97	16.9k
David Ferster United States	42	7.7k 0.8×	5.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	308 0.3×	723 0.8×	60	8.5k
Simon B. Laughlin United Kingdom	50	5.8k 0.6×	6.8k 1.0×	2.8k 1.2×	220 0.2×	1.1k 1.2×	98	12.7k
Edward M. Callaway United States	71	10.1k 1.1×	10.3k 1.5×	4.5k 1.9×	885 0.9×	566 0.6×	155	17.3k
John H. R. Maunsell United States	70	21.6k 2.3×	5.6k 0.8×	2.7k 1.1×	244 0.3×	589 0.6×	126	23.2k
Markus Meister United States	58	7.3k 0.8×	8.9k 1.3×	5.9k 2.5×	366 0.4×	1.2k 1.3×	93	15.2k
Jeffrey C. Magee United States	56	8.6k 0.9×	10.9k 1.6×	3.7k 1.5×	359 0.4×	1.6k 1.7×	85	13.6k

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Reid, R. Clay, et al.. (2025). Using Flowline Digital Twin to Plan for Inspections and Remediation. Offshore Technology Conference. 1 indexed citations

Takasaki, Kevin, Adam K. Glaser, Steven Cook, et al.. (2025). Light-Sheet Microscopy Pipelines for Mammalian Brain Connectivity Mapping Across Spatial Scales. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 31(Supplement_1).

Zhuang, Jun, Yun Wang, Rylan S. Larsen, et al.. (2021). Laminar distribution and arbor density of two functional classes of thalamic inputs to primary visual cortex. Cell Reports. 37(2). 109826–109826. 4 indexed citations

Bumbarger, Daniel J., et al.. (2018). Transport and trapping of nanosheets via hydrodynamic forces and curvature-induced capillary quadrupolar interactions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 531. 352–359. 3 indexed citations

Kumar, Aditi, Derrick Brittain, Sam Kinn, et al.. (2018). Large-scale neuroanatomy using LASSO: Loop-based Automated Serial Sectioning Operation. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0206172–e0206172. 7 indexed citations

Lee, Wei-Chung Allen, Vincent Bonin, Michael F. Reed, et al.. (2016). Anatomy and function of an excitatory network in the visual cortex. Nature. 532(7599). 370–374. 316 indexed citations

Ohki, Kenichi & R. Clay Reid. (2014). In Vivo Two-Photon Calcium Imaging in the Visual System. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2014(4). pdb.prot081455–pdb.prot081455. 9 indexed citations

Glickfeld, Lindsey L., R. Clay Reid, & Mark L. Andermann. (2013). A mouse model of higher visual cortical function. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 24(1). 28–33. 51 indexed citations

Reid, R. Clay. (2012). From Functional Architecture to Functional Connectomics. Neuron. 75(2). 209–217. 57 indexed citations

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Koch, Christof & R. Clay Reid. (2012). Observatories of the mind. Nature. 483(7390). 397–398. 64 indexed citations

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Andermann, Mark L., Aaron Kerlin, Demetris K. Roumis, Lindsey L. Glickfeld, & R. Clay Reid. (2011). Functional Specialization of Mouse Higher Visual Cortical Areas. Neuron. 72(6). 1025–1039. 289 indexed citations

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Histed, Mark H., Vincent Bonin, & R. Clay Reid. (2009). Direct Activation of Sparse, Distributed Populations of Cortical Neurons by Electrical Microstimulation. Neuron. 63(4). 508–522. 417 indexed citations

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Dauguet, Julien, Davi D. Bock, R. Clay Reid, & Simon K. Warfield. (2007). Alignment of Large Image Series Using Cubic B-Splines Tessellation: Application to Transmission Electron Microscopy Data. Lecture notes in computer science. 10(Pt 2). 710–717. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ying & R. Clay Reid. (2005). Single-neuron responses and neuronal decisions in a vernier task. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(9). 3507–3512. 5 indexed citations

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McAdams, Carrie J. & R. Clay Reid. (2005). Attention Modulates the Responses of Simple Cells in Monkey Primary Visual Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(47). 11023–11033. 138 indexed citations

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Reppas, John B., W. Martin Usrey, & R. Clay Reid. (2002). Saccadic Eye Movements Modulate Visual Responses in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus. Neuron. 35(5). 961–974. 166 indexed citations

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Dan, Yang, et al.. (1998). Coding of visual information by precisely correlated spikes in the lateral geniculate nucleus. 1(6). 501–507. 1 indexed citations

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Reid, R. Clay, Jonathan D. Victor, & Robert Shapley. (1997). The use of m-sequences in the analysis of visual neurons: Linear receptive field properties. Visual Neuroscience. 14(6). 1015–1027. 198 indexed citations

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Reid, R. Clay. (1988). Brightness induction by local contrast and the spatial dependence of assimilation. Vision Research. 28(1). 115–132. 61 indexed citations

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Reid, R. Clay, R. E. Soodak, & Robert Shapley. (1987). Linear mechanisms of directional selectivity in simple cells of cat striate cortex.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 84(23). 8740–8744. 120 indexed citations

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