Robert H. Wurtz

24.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
135 papers, 18.1k citations indexed

About

Robert H. Wurtz is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert H. Wurtz has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 18.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 38 papers in Molecular Biology and 33 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Robert H. Wurtz's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (106 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (81 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (38 papers). Robert H. Wurtz is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (106 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (81 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (38 papers). Robert H. Wurtz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Robert H. Wurtz's co-authors include Michael E. Goldberg, Marc A. Sommer, Okihide Hikosaka, Hidehiko Komatsu, Michele A. Basso, Douglas P. Munoz, William T. Newsome, C. J. Duffy, Joanne E. Albano and Akichika Mikami and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert H. Wurtz

134 papers receiving 17.5k citations

Hit Papers

Sensitivity of MST neurons to optic flow stimuli. I. A c... 1972 2026 1990 2008 1991 1980 1988 1983 1989 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Sensitivity of MST neurons to optic flow stimuli. I. A continuum of response selectivity to large-field stimuli
    1991 724 citations Robert H. Wurtz et al. Journal of Neurophysiology profile →
  2. Visual-Motor Function of the Primate Superior Colliculus
    1980 630 citations Robert H. Wurtz et al. profile →
  3. Relation of cortical areas MT and MST to pursuit eye movements. II. Differentiation of retinal from extraretinal inputs
    1988 549 citations Robert H. Wurtz et al. Journal of Neurophysiology profile →
  4. Visual and oculomotor functions of monkey substantia nigra pars reticulata. III. Memory-contingent visual and saccade responses
    1983 534 citations Robert H. Wurtz et al. Journal of Neurophysiology profile →
  5. The neurobiology of saccadic eye movements.
    1989 532 citations Robert H. Wurtz et al. PubMed profile →
  6. Activity of superior colliculus in behaving monkey. 3. Cells discharging before eye movements.
    1972 512 citations Robert H. Wurtz et al. Journal of Neurophysiology profile →

Peers

Robert H. Wurtz
Alan Cowey United Kingdom
Michael E. Goldberg United States
Peter H. Schiller United States
William T. Newsome United States
John H. R. Maunsell United States
Guy A. Orban Belgium
Richard A. Andersen United States
Roger B. H. Tootell United States
Torsten N. Wiesel United States
Albert F. Fuchs United States
Alan Cowey United Kingdom
Robert H. Wurtz
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Joiner, Wilsaan M., James Cavanaugh, & Robert H. Wurtz. (2013). Compression and Suppression of Shifting Receptive Field Activity in Frontal Eye Field Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(46). 18259–18269. 16 indexed citations
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Cavanaugh, James R., Wilsaan M. Joiner, & Robert H. Wurtz. (2012). Suppressive Surrounds of Receptive Fields In Monkey Frontal Eye Field. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(35). 12284–12293. 24 indexed citations
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Berman, Rebecca A. & Robert H. Wurtz. (2010). Functional Identification of a Pulvinar Path from Superior Colliculus to Cortical Area MT. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(18). 6342–6354. 143 indexed citations
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Berman, Rebecca A., Wilsaan M. Joiner, James Cavanaugh, & Robert H. Wurtz. (2009). Modulation of Presaccadic Activity in the Frontal Eye Field by the Superior Colliculus. Journal of Neurophysiology. 101(6). 2934–2942. 26 indexed citations
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Wurtz, Robert H.. (2009). Recounting the impact of Hubel and Wiesel. The Journal of Physiology. 587(12). 2817–2823. 40 indexed citations
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Wurtz, Robert H.. (2008). Neuronal mechanisms of visual stability. Vision Research. 48(20). 2070–2089. 437 indexed citations
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Cavanaugh, James R., et al.. (2006). Enhanced Performance with Brain Stimulation: Attentional Shift or Visual Cue?. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(44). 11347–11358. 43 indexed citations
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Nakahara, Hiroyuki, Kenji Morita, Robert H. Wurtz, & Lance M. Optican. (2006). Saccade-Related Spread of Activity Across Superior Colliculus May Arise From Asymmetry of Internal Connections. Journal of Neurophysiology. 96(2). 765–774. 20 indexed citations
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McAlonan, Kerry, James Cavanaugh, & Robert H. Wurtz. (2006). Attentional Modulation of Thalamic Reticular Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(16). 4444–4450. 176 indexed citations
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Sommer, Marc A. & Robert H. Wurtz. (2004). What the Brain Stem Tells the Frontal Cortex. II. Role of the SC-MD-FEF Pathway in Corollary Discharge. Journal of Neurophysiology. 91(3). 1403–1423. 180 indexed citations
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Sommer, Marc A. & Robert H. Wurtz. (2004). What the Brain Stem Tells the Frontal Cortex. I. Oculomotor Signals Sent From Superior Colliculus to Frontal Eye Field Via Mediodorsal Thalamus. Journal of Neurophysiology. 91(3). 1381–1402. 255 indexed citations
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Wurtz, Robert H. & Marc A. Sommer. (2004). Identifying corollary discharges for movement in the primate brain. Progress in brain research. 144. 47–60. 68 indexed citations
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Hanes, Doug P., et al.. (2004). Recovery of saccadic dysmetria following localized lesions in monkey superior colliculus. Experimental Brain Research. 160(3). 312–325. 21 indexed citations
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Sommer, Marc A. & Robert H. Wurtz. (2002). A Pathway in Primate Brain for Internal Monitoring of Movements. Science. 296(5572). 1480–1482. 426 indexed citations
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Wurtz, Robert H., Marc A. Sommer, Martin Paré, & Stefano Ferraina. (2001). Signal transformations from cerebral cortex to superior colliculus for the generation of saccades. Vision Research. 41(25-26). 3399–3412. 95 indexed citations
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Sommer, Marc A., et al.. (1998). A screw microdrive for adjustable chronic unit recording in monkeys. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 81(1-2). 185–188. 16 indexed citations
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Basso, Michele A. & Robert H. Wurtz. (1997). Modulation of neuronal activity by target uncertainty. Nature. 389(6646). 66–69. 279 indexed citations
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Wurtz, Robert H.. (1996). Vision for the control of movement. The Friedenwald Lecture.. PubMed. 37(11). 2130–45. 53 indexed citations
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Duffy, Charles J. & Robert H. Wurtz. (1995). Mechanism of the illusory transformation of optic flow fields. Vision Research. 35(7). 985–IN1. 2 indexed citations
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Duffy, Charles J. & Robert H. Wurtz. (1993). An illusory transformation of optic flow fields. Vision Research. 33(11). 1481–1490. 53 indexed citations

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