Simon LeVay

8.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
43 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Simon LeVay is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon LeVay has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Simon LeVay's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (17 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (16 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers). Simon LeVay is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (17 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (16 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers). Simon LeVay collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Simon LeVay's co-authors include David H. Hubel, Torsten N. Wiesel, Helen Sherk, Horace Barlow, R. M. Gaze, Charles D. Gilbert, Carla J. Shatz, Michael P. Stryker, David Ferster and Thomas Voigt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Simon LeVay

43 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Plasticity of ocular dominance columns in monkey striate ... 1975 2026 1992 2009 1977 1991 1978 1975 400 800 1.2k
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. Plasticity of ocular dominance columns in monkey striate cortex
    1977 1.3k citations David H. Hubel, Torsten N. Wiesel et al. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences profile →
  2. A Difference in Hypothalamic Structure Between Heterosexual and Homosexual Men
    1991 704 citations Simon LeVay Science profile →
  3. Ocular dominance columns and their development in layer IV of the cat's visual cortex: A quantitative study
    1978 523 citations Simon LeVay et al. The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →
  4. The pattern of ocular dominance columns in macaque visual cortex revealed by a reduced silver stain
    1975 293 citations Simon LeVay, David H. Hubel et al. The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon LeVay United States 30 3.5k 2.8k 1.9k 626 471 43 5.9k
William Hodos United States 40 2.4k 0.7× 2.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 2.1× 527 1.1× 106 7.0k
Barbara L. Finlay United States 46 3.2k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 2.3k 1.2× 1.4k 2.2× 472 1.0× 121 8.7k
Jonathan T. Erichsen United Kingdom 38 1.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 467 0.7× 490 1.0× 102 5.1k
L.J. Garey United Kingdom 41 3.2k 0.9× 3.0k 1.1× 1.9k 1.0× 317 0.5× 392 0.8× 132 6.3k
Walle J. H. Nauta United States 43 5.7k 1.7× 7.6k 2.7× 2.3k 1.2× 1.3k 2.1× 168 0.4× 73 13.5k
Peter Sterling United States 66 4.2k 1.2× 6.9k 2.5× 6.8k 3.6× 622 1.0× 564 1.2× 151 12.3k
Andreas Burkhalter United States 43 4.1k 1.2× 3.2k 1.2× 1.4k 0.7× 202 0.3× 204 0.4× 76 5.8k
Rae Silver United States 61 2.7k 0.8× 3.7k 1.3× 1.2k 0.6× 1.8k 3.0× 101 0.2× 208 12.1k
I.T. Diamond United States 47 3.7k 1.1× 2.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 306 0.5× 267 0.6× 93 5.4k
Arnold B. Scheibel United States 54 4.3k 1.3× 3.9k 1.4× 1.5k 0.8× 434 0.7× 85 0.2× 120 9.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Baldwin, Janice I., Simon LeVay, & John R. Baldwin. (2009). Discovering Human Sexuality. 2 indexed citations
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LeVay, Simon & Sharon M. Valente. (2005). Human Sexuality, Second Edition. 1 indexed citations
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LeVay, Simon. (1995). El cerebro sexual. Psicothema. 7(2). 463–466. 3 indexed citations
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LeVay, Simon. (1993). The Sexual Brain. The MIT Press eBooks. 93 indexed citations
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LeVay, Simon. (1991). Response : Biology and Homosexuality. Science. 254(5032). 630–630. 1 indexed citations
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LeVay, Simon. (1991). Response : Biology and Homosexuality. Science. 254(5032). 630–630. 1 indexed citations
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LeVay, Simon & Thomas Voigt. (1990). Retrograde transneuronal transport of wheat-germ agglutinin to the retina from visual cortex in the cat. Experimental Brain Research. 82(1). 77–81. 15 indexed citations
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LeVay, Simon & Thomas Voigt. (1988). Ocular dominance and disparity coding in cat visual cortex. Visual Neuroscience. 1(4). 395–414. 149 indexed citations
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LeVay, Simon. (1988). Chapter 14: The patchy intrinsic projections of visual cortex. Progress in brain research. 75. 147–161. 39 indexed citations
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Voigt, Thomas, Simon LeVay, & Mark A. Stamnes. (1988). Morphological and immunocytochemical observations on the visual callosal projections in the cat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 272(3). 450–460. 76 indexed citations
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LeVay, Simon. (1988). Patchy intrinsic projections in visual cortex, area 18, of the cat: Morphological and immunocytochemical evidence for an excitatory function. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 269(2). 265–274. 53 indexed citations
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LeVay, Simon, Susan K. McConnell, & Marla B. Luskin. (1987). Functional organization of primary visual cortex in the mink (Mustela vison) and a comparison with the cat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 257(3). 422–441. 30 indexed citations
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LeVay, Simon. (1986). Synaptic organization of claustral and geniculate afferents to the visual cortex of the cat. Journal of Neuroscience. 6(12). 3564–3575. 87 indexed citations
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LeVay, Simon. (1986). Visual cortex: What layer 6 tells layer 4. Nature. 320(6060). 310–311. 3 indexed citations
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Perkel, David J. & Simon LeVay. (1984). Effects of strabismus and monocular deprivation on the eye preference of neurons in the visual claustrum of the cat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 230(2). 269–277. 3 indexed citations
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Sherk, Helen & Simon LeVay. (1981). Visual Claustrum: Topography and Receptive Field Properties in the Cat. Science. 212(4490). 87–89. 54 indexed citations
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Sherk, Helen & Simon LeVay. (1981). The visual claustrum of the cat. III. Receptive field properties. Journal of Neuroscience. 1(9). 993–1002. 71 indexed citations
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Hubel, David H., Torsten N. Wiesel, Simon LeVay, Horace Barlow, & R. M. Gaze. (1977). Plasticity of ocular dominance columns in monkey striate cortex. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 278(961). 377–409. 1253 indexed citations breakdown →
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LeVay, Simon. (1977). Effects of visual deprivation on polyribosome aggregation in visual cortex of the cat. Brain Research. 119(1). 73–86. 6 indexed citations
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Hubel, David H., Simon LeVay, & Torsten N. Wiesel. (1975). Mode of termination of retinotectal fibers in macaque monkey: An autoradiographic study. Brain Research. 96(1). 25–40. 195 indexed citations

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