Robert L. Fantz

4.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
22 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Robert L. Fantz is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Automotive Engineering and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert L. Fantz has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 4 papers in Automotive Engineering and 3 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Robert L. Fantz's work include Spatial Cognition and Navigation (4 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (3 papers) and Child and Animal Learning Development (3 papers). Robert L. Fantz is often cited by papers focused on Spatial Cognition and Navigation (4 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (3 papers) and Child and Animal Learning Development (3 papers). Robert L. Fantz collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert L. Fantz's co-authors include Simón B. Miranda, Joseph F. Fagan, J. Orbach, J. M. Ordy, Bernard Greenberg, Austin H. Riesen, Marshall H. Klaus, Avroy A. Fanaroff and Maureen Hack and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Child Development and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert L. Fantz

22 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Visual Experience in Infants: Decreased Attention to Fami... 1961 2026 1982 2004 1964 1963 1961 200 400 600
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. Visual Experience in Infants: Decreased Attention to Familiar Patterns Relative to Novel Ones
    1964 638 citations Robert L. Fantz Science profile →
  2. Pattern Vision in Newborn Infants
    1963 380 citations Robert L. Fantz Science profile →
  3. The Origin of Form Perception
    1961 377 citations Robert L. Fantz Scientific American profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert L. Fantz United States 18 1.3k 987 525 448 247 22 2.6k
T. G. R. Bower United States 28 1.0k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 461 0.9× 403 0.9× 78 0.3× 58 2.2k
Joseph F. Fagan United States 29 1.1k 0.8× 1.3k 1.3× 775 1.5× 358 0.8× 587 2.4× 69 2.9k
Philip Salapatek United States 21 1.3k 1.0× 499 0.5× 420 0.8× 329 0.7× 76 0.3× 28 1.9k
Frances Degen Horowitz United States 22 596 0.5× 828 0.8× 442 0.8× 260 0.6× 393 1.6× 87 1.8k
Marshall M. Haith United States 37 2.2k 1.7× 2.5k 2.5× 925 1.8× 742 1.7× 316 1.3× 113 4.4k
Emily W. Bushnell United States 19 714 0.5× 924 0.9× 322 0.6× 338 0.8× 149 0.6× 35 1.5k
Gerald Turkewitz United States 25 990 0.8× 728 0.7× 544 1.0× 454 1.0× 403 1.6× 80 2.0k
Darwin W. Muir Canada 32 1.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 567 1.1× 887 2.0× 463 1.9× 63 3.0k
Albert Yonas United States 32 1.6k 1.3× 768 0.8× 471 0.9× 536 1.2× 43 0.2× 108 2.5k
Sandra F. Witelson Canada 25 3.2k 2.5× 997 1.0× 868 1.7× 498 1.1× 745 3.0× 41 4.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fantz, Robert L., et al.. (1979). Configurational selectivities: Critical for development of visual perception and attention.. Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie. 33(4). 277–287. 10 indexed citations
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Miranda, Simón B., Maureen Hack, Robert L. Fantz, Avroy A. Fanaroff, & Marshall H. Klaus. (1977). Neonatal pattern vision: A predictor of future mental performance?. The Journal of Pediatrics. 91(4). 642–647. 24 indexed citations
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Fantz, Robert L. & Simón B. Miranda. (1975). Newborn Infant Attention to Form of Contour. Child Development. 46(1). 224–224. 70 indexed citations
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Fantz, Robert L. & Joseph F. Fagan. (1975). Visual Attention to Size and Number of Pattern Details by Term and Preterm Infants during the First Six Months. Child Development. 46(1). 3–3. 67 indexed citations
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Fantz, Robert L. & Simón B. Miranda. (1975). Newborn Infant Attention to Form of Contour. Child Development. 46(1). 224–228. 57 indexed citations
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Fantz, Robert L. & Joseph F. Fagan. (1975). Visual Attention to Size and Number of Pattern Details by Term and Preterm Infants during the First Six Months. Child Development. 46(1). 3–18. 89 indexed citations
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Miranda, Simón B. & Robert L. Fantz. (1974). Recognition Memory in Down's Syndrome and Normal Infants. Child Development. 45(3). 651–651. 73 indexed citations
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Miranda, Simón B. & Robert L. Fantz. (1973). Visual Preferences of Down's Syndrome and Normal Infants. Child Development. 44(3). 555–555. 36 indexed citations
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Miranda, Simón B. & Robert L. Fantz. (1973). Visual Preferences of Down's Syndrome and Normal Infants. Child Development. 44(3). 555–561. 39 indexed citations
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Fantz, Robert L.. (1965). VISUAL PERCEPTION FROM BIRTH AS SHOWN BY PATTERN SELECTIVITY*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 118(21). 793–814. 120 indexed citations
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Fantz, Robert L.. (1964). Visual Experience in Infants: Decreased Attention to Familiar Patterns Relative to Novel Ones. Science. 146(3644). 668–670. 638 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fantz, Robert L.. (1961). A method for studying depth perception in infants under six months of age. The Psychological Record. 11(1). 27–32. 25 indexed citations
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Fantz, Robert L.. (1961). The Origin of Form Perception. Scientific American. 204(5). 66–73. 377 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fantz, Robert L. & J. M. Ordy. (1959). A visual acuity test for infants under six months of age. The Psychological Record. 9(4). 159–164. 17 indexed citations
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Orbach, J. & Robert L. Fantz. (1958). Differential effects of temporal neo-cortical resections on overtrained and non-overtrained visual habits in monkeys.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 51(1). 126–129. 69 indexed citations
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Fantz, Robert L.. (1958). Depth Discrimination in Dark-Hatched Chicks. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 8(1). 47–50. 7 indexed citations
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Fantz, Robert L.. (1958). Pattern vision in young infants. The Psychological Record. 8(2). 43–47. 273 indexed citations
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Fantz, Robert L.. (1957). Form preferences in newly hatched chicks.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 50(5). 422–430. 64 indexed citations
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Fantz, Robert L.. (1956). A Method for Studying Early Visual Development. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 6(1). 13–15. 83 indexed citations
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Riesen, Austin H., et al.. (1953). Solutions of patterned string problems by young gorillas.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 46(1). 19–22. 24 indexed citations

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