Robert Sekuler

14.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
218 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Robert Sekuler is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Sekuler has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 38 papers in Social Psychology and 32 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Robert Sekuler's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (108 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (56 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (35 papers). Robert Sekuler is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (108 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (56 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (35 papers). Robert Sekuler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Robert Sekuler's co-authors include Karlene Ball, Douglas Williams, Cynthia Owsley, Michael J. Kahana, Eugene Levinson, Dennis W. Siemsen, Allison B. Sekuler, Scott Watamaniuk, Allan Pantle and Donald Kline and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Robert Sekuler

212 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

Contrast sensitivity throughout adulthood 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 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. Contrast sensitivity throughout adulthood
    1983 632 citations Cynthia Owsley, Robert Sekuler et al. Vision Research 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 Sekuler United States 56 8.6k 1.4k 1.4k 1.2k 1.2k 218 11.0k
Dov Sagi Israel 50 9.2k 1.1× 825 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 986 0.8× 136 10.4k
George Sperling United States 48 10.5k 1.2× 1.4k 1.0× 2.8k 2.0× 1.3k 1.1× 764 0.6× 153 12.5k
Oliver Braddick United Kingdom 60 7.8k 0.9× 790 0.5× 853 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 2.4k 2.0× 279 11.4k
Zhong‐Lin Lu United States 64 10.9k 1.3× 967 0.7× 1.8k 1.3× 1.0k 0.8× 1.9k 1.6× 397 13.3k
Patrick Cavanagh United States 64 14.5k 1.7× 2.0k 1.4× 2.7k 1.9× 1.1k 0.9× 761 0.6× 341 16.3k
Maria Concetta Morrone Italy 57 9.9k 1.2× 986 0.7× 1.8k 1.3× 1.5k 1.2× 656 0.5× 259 11.8k
Martin S. Banks United States 56 10.6k 1.2× 1.9k 1.3× 3.0k 2.1× 534 0.4× 1.7k 1.4× 226 14.3k
Ken Nakayama United States 68 13.0k 1.5× 1.8k 1.2× 3.3k 2.3× 995 0.8× 918 0.8× 142 15.3k
Gordon E. Legge United States 54 8.4k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 428 0.3× 3.2k 2.6× 236 11.8k
Randolph Blake United States 73 15.9k 1.9× 3.6k 2.5× 2.9k 2.0× 1.7k 1.4× 2.3k 1.9× 323 18.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Sekuler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Sekuler

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Sekuler. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Sekuler based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Robert Sekuler. Robert Sekuler is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sekuler, Robert, et al.. (2014). Oddball distractors demand attention: Neural and behavioral responses to predictability in the flanker task. Neuropsychologia. 65. 18–24. 10 indexed citations
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Sekuler, Robert, et al.. (2014). Violations of newly-learned predictions elicit two distinct P3 components. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 8. 374–374. 3 indexed citations
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Aizenman, Avi, James M. Gold, & Robert Sekuler. (2013). Multisensory Integration in Visual Pattern Recognition: Music Training Matters. Journal of Vision. 13(9). 1082–1082. 1 indexed citations
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Payne, Lisa, Sylvia Guillory, & Robert Sekuler. (2013). Attention-modulated Alpha-band Oscillations Protect against Intrusion of Irrelevant Information. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 25(9). 1463–1476. 92 indexed citations
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Gold, Jason M., et al.. (2013). Memory and incidental learning for visual frozen noise sequences. Vision Research. 99. 19–36. 15 indexed citations
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Agam, Yigal, et al.. (2011). EEG Correlates of Attentional Load during Multiple Object Tracking. PLoS ONE. 6(7). e22660–e22660. 13 indexed citations
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Noyce, Alastair J. & Robert Sekuler. (2011). Surprises are mistakes: An EEG source localization study of prediction errors. Journal of Vision. 11(11). 182–182. 1 indexed citations
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Sekuler, Robert, et al.. (2010).  -oscillations and the fidelity of visual memory. Journal of Vision. 10(7). 715–715. 5 indexed citations
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Kuhlman, A., Deborah M. Little, & Robert Sekuler. (2006). An Interactive Test of Serial Behavior: Ageand Practice Alter Executive Function. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 28(1). 126–144. 7 indexed citations
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Kahana, Michael J. & Robert Sekuler. (2002). Recognizing spatial patterns: a noisy exemplar approach. Vision Research. 42(18). 2177–2192. 97 indexed citations
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Nawrot, Mark & Robert Sekuler. (1990). Assimilation and contrast in motion perception: Explorations in cooperativity. Vision Research. 30(10). 1439–1451. 97 indexed citations
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Williams, Douglas & Robert Sekuler. (1986). Coherent global motion percepts from stochastic local motions. 105–106. 192 indexed citations
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Sekuler, Robert, Donald Kline, & Key Dismukes. (1983). AGING AND HUMAN VISUAL FUNCTION. Optometry and Vision Science. 60(6). 547–547. 195 indexed citations
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Sekuler, Robert, et al.. (1983). Contrast sensitivity of hemodialysis patients.. PubMed. 7(4). 201–6. 2 indexed citations
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Sekuler, Robert, Cynthia Owsley, & L. P. Hutman. (1982). Assessing Spatial Vision of Older People. Optometry and Vision Science. 59(12). 961–968. 34 indexed citations
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MacArthur, Rodger D., et al.. (1982). Thresholds for Seeing Visual Phantoms and Moving Gratings. Perception. 11(1). 35–46. 10 indexed citations
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Ginsburg, Arthur P., et al.. (1981). Large-population spatiotemporal contrast sensitivity functions (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 71. 1618. 1 indexed citations
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Sekuler, Robert, et al.. (1980). Eye Movements and Choice Times in Mirror Image Pattern Discrimination. The American Journal of Psychology. 93(4). 665–665. 3 indexed citations
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Sekuler, Robert & Paul Tynan. (1977). Rapid Measurement of Contrast-Sensitivity Functions. Optometry and Vision Science. 54(8). 573–575. 28 indexed citations
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Sekuler, Robert, et al.. (1976). Mirror-Image Confusions in Adults and Children: A Nonperceptual Explanation. The American Journal of Psychology. 89(2). 253–253. 9 indexed citations

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