Robert M. Boynton

8.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
112 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Robert M. Boynton is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert M. Boynton has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 54 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 45 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Robert M. Boynton's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (68 papers), Color Science and Applications (53 papers) and Color perception and design (45 papers). Robert M. Boynton is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (68 papers), Color Science and Applications (53 papers) and Color perception and design (45 papers). Robert M. Boynton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Robert M. Boynton's co-authors include Donald I. A. MacLeod, Conrad X. Olson, Günther A. Wagner, Mitsuo Ikeda, James Gordon, Peter K. Kaiser, Keiji Uchikawa, William S. Baron, Brian W. Tansley and Robert N. Weinreb and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Psychological Bulletin and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Robert M. Boynton

111 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Chromaticity diagram showing cone excitation by stimuli o... 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 1979 250 500 750
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. Chromaticity diagram showing cone excitation by stimuli of equal luminance
    1979 757 citations Robert M. Boynton et al. Journal of the Optical Society of America profile →
  2. Human Color Vision
    1979 600 citations Robert M. Boynton 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 M. Boynton United States 42 4.4k 2.4k 2.4k 1.2k 917 112 6.4k
John Krauskopf United States 31 4.6k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 458 0.4× 776 0.8× 70 5.3k
Russell L. De Valois United States 38 6.7k 1.5× 1.6k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 574 0.5× 1.2k 1.3× 61 7.6k
Donald I. A. MacLeod United States 32 3.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 449 0.4× 897 1.0× 90 4.4k
Peter Lennie United States 41 8.4k 1.9× 2.0k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 646 0.5× 2.3k 2.5× 87 9.8k
Leo M. Hurvich United States 28 2.9k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 503 0.4× 385 0.4× 56 4.0k
J. D. Mollon United Kingdom 52 5.7k 1.3× 2.2k 0.9× 2.7k 1.1× 941 0.8× 2.7k 3.0× 184 9.3k
Vivianne C. Smith United States 43 5.8k 1.3× 2.3k 1.0× 1.7k 0.7× 436 0.4× 3.1k 3.4× 146 8.5k
Joel Pokorny United States 46 5.7k 1.3× 2.3k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 439 0.4× 3.0k 3.3× 174 8.5k
Davida Y. Teller United States 37 3.4k 0.8× 696 0.3× 906 0.4× 475 0.4× 862 0.9× 90 4.6k
Dorothea Jameson United States 26 2.6k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 419 0.3× 353 0.4× 51 3.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hardin, C. L., Paul Kay, B. R. Wooten, et al.. (1997). Color Categories in Thought and Language. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 266 indexed citations
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Boynton, Robert M.. (1996). History and current status of a physiologically based system of photometry and colorimetry. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 13(8). 1609–1609. 26 indexed citations
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Boynton, Robert M. & Conrad X. Olson. (1990). Salience of chromatic basic color terms confirmed by three measures. Vision Research. 30(9). 1311–1317. 138 indexed citations
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Uchikawa, Keiji, et al.. (1989). Influence of achromatic surrounds on categorical perception of surface colors. Vision Research. 29(7). 881–890. 38 indexed citations
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Sample, Pamela A., Robert M. Boynton, & Robert N. Weinreb. (1988). Isolating the Color Vision Loss in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 106(6). 686–691. 51 indexed citations
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Sample, Pamela A., et al.. (1988). The aging lens: in vivo assessment of light absorption in 84 human eyes.. PubMed. 29(8). 1306–11. 109 indexed citations
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Boynton, Robert M.. (1987). Evaluating Color Appearance Using the OSA Uniform Color Scales Samples and a Color-Naming Method. 6. MA2–MA2. 1 indexed citations
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Eskew, Rhea T. & Robert M. Boynton. (1987). Effects of field area and configuration on chromatic and border discriminations. Vision Research. 27(10). 1835–1844. 16 indexed citations
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Montag, Ethan D. & Robert M. Boynton. (1987). Rod influence in dichromatic surface color perception. Vision Research. 27(12). 2153–2162. 32 indexed citations
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Uchikawa, Keiji & Robert M. Boynton. (1987). Categorical color perception of Japanese observers: Comparison with that of Americans. Vision Research. 27(10). 1825–1833. 109 indexed citations
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Boynton, Robert M., Allen L. Nagy, & Rhea T. Eskew. (1986). Similarity of Normalized Discrimination Ellipses in the Constant-Luminance Chromaticity Plane. Perception. 15(6). 755–763. 23 indexed citations
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Montag, Ethan D. & Robert M. Boynton. (1986). Rod influence in dichromatic surface color perception. Annual Meeting Optical Society of America. MY2–MY2. 2 indexed citations
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Nagy, Allen L., Rhea T. Eskew, & Robert M. Boynton. (1985). Color discrimination contours in a cone excitation space. Annual Meeting Optical Society of America. TUJ4–TUJ4. 3 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Peter K. & Robert M. Boynton. (1985). Role of the blue mechanism in wavelength discrimination. Vision Research. 25(4). 523–529. 17 indexed citations
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Boynton, Robert M., et al.. (1979). On Knowing Books by Their Colors. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 48(2). 479–488. 4 indexed citations
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Baron, William S. & Robert M. Boynton. (1975). Response of primate cones to sinusoidally flickering homochromatic stimuli.. The Journal of Physiology. 246(2). 311–331. 55 indexed citations
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Boynton, Robert M.. (1963). Quantum- and Energy-Based Visual Sensitivity on a Single Plot. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 53(5). 641–641. 3 indexed citations
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Monty, Richard A. & Robert M. Boynton. (1962). Stimulus Overlap and Form Similarity under Suprathreshold Conditions. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 14(3). 487–498. 4 indexed citations
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Boynton, Robert M., et al.. (1962). Visual Responses to Equally Bright Stimuli of Unequal Luminance. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 52(8). 934–934. 22 indexed citations
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Boynton, Robert M. & John B. Siegfried. (1962). Psychophysical Estimates of On-Responses to Brief Light Flashes*. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 52(6). 720–720. 16 indexed citations

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