Stephen Sinclair

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 932 citations indexed

About

Stephen Sinclair is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Sinclair has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 932 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 13 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 6 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Stephen Sinclair's work include Tactile and Sensory Interactions (12 papers), Music Technology and Sound Studies (10 papers) and Teleoperation and Haptic Systems (6 papers). Stephen Sinclair is often cited by papers focused on Tactile and Sensory Interactions (12 papers), Music Technology and Sound Studies (10 papers) and Teleoperation and Haptic Systems (6 papers). Stephen Sinclair collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and Chile. Stephen Sinclair's co-authors include Vincent Hayward, Claudio Pacchierotti, Massimiliano Solazzi, Domenico Prattichizzo, Antonio Frisoli, Stuart F. White, James Blair, Marcelo M. Wanderley, Soonjo Hwang and Sarah J. Brislin and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Sinclair

28 papers receiving 899 citations

Hit Papers

Wearable Haptic Systems for the Fingertip and the Hand: T... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Wearable Haptic Systems for the Fingertip and the Hand: Taxonomy, Review, and Perspectives
    2017 500 citations Claudio Pacchierotti, Stephen Sinclair et al. IEEE Transactions on Haptics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Sinclair Canada 12 617 278 223 170 143 29 932
Laehyun Kim South Korea 18 553 0.9× 209 0.8× 143 0.6× 280 1.6× 12 0.1× 89 1.1k
Mark B. Colton United States 14 422 0.7× 231 0.8× 126 0.6× 74 0.4× 55 0.4× 31 835
Edmund LoPresti United States 18 355 0.6× 412 1.5× 38 0.2× 103 0.6× 41 0.3× 39 1.1k
Hanafiah Yussof Malaysia 17 606 1.0× 107 0.4× 101 0.5× 347 2.0× 98 0.7× 121 1.2k
Masayuki Hara Japan 15 311 0.5× 146 0.5× 145 0.7× 159 0.9× 23 0.2× 96 691
Dangxiao Wang China 21 758 1.2× 526 1.9× 587 2.6× 498 2.9× 14 0.1× 160 1.7k
Meghan E. Huber United States 16 257 0.4× 151 0.5× 58 0.3× 232 1.4× 43 0.3× 44 998
Bruce B. Blasch United States 16 496 0.8× 226 0.8× 28 0.1× 71 0.4× 21 0.1× 36 1.1k
Sebastian Koenig United States 14 163 0.3× 353 1.3× 23 0.1× 59 0.3× 64 0.4× 29 1.1k
M. Manivannan India 14 293 0.5× 202 0.7× 270 1.2× 320 1.9× 10 0.1× 91 988

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Sinclair

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Sinclair

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Sinclair

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen Sinclair. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen Sinclair 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 Stephen Sinclair. Stephen Sinclair 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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Sinclair, Stephen, et al.. (2018). Perceptual Constancy in the Reproduction of Virtual Tactile Textures With Surface Displays. ACM Transactions on Applied Perception. 15(2). 1–12. 12 indexed citations
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Pacchierotti, Claudio, Stephen Sinclair, Massimiliano Solazzi, et al.. (2017). Wearable Haptic Systems for the Fingertip and the Hand: Taxonomy, Review, and Perspectives. IEEE Transactions on Haptics. 10(4). 580–600. 500 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hwang, Soonjo, et al.. (2016). Dual neurocircuitry dysfunctions in disruptive behavior disorders: emotional responding and response inhibition. Psychological Medicine. 46(7). 1485–1496. 66 indexed citations
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Fabry, Johan & Stephen Sinclair. (2016). Interactive Visualizations for Testing Physics Engines in Robotics. 106–110. 3 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Stephen, et al.. (2015). Looking for physical invariants in the mechanical response of a tactually scanned Braille dot. 16. 119–124. 8 indexed citations
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Hwang, Soonjo, Stuart F. White, Zachary T. Nolan, Stephen Sinclair, & James Blair. (2014). Neurodevelopmental changes in the responsiveness of systems involved in top down attention and emotional responding. Neuropsychologia. 62. 277–285. 19 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Stephen, Marcelo M. Wanderley, & Vincent Hayward. (2014). Velocity Estimation Algorithms for Audio-Haptic Simulations Involving Stick-Slip. IEEE Transactions on Haptics. 7(4). 533–544. 4 indexed citations
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Malloch, Joseph, Stephen Sinclair, & Marcelo M. Wanderley. (2014). Distributed tools for interactive design of heterogeneous signal networks. Multimedia Tools and Applications. 74(15). 5683–5707. 11 indexed citations
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Wallace, Gregory L., Stuart F. White, Briana L. Robustelli, et al.. (2013). Cortical and Subcortical Abnormalities in Youths With Conduct Disorder and Elevated Callous-Unemotional Traits. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 53(4). 456–465.e1. 86 indexed citations
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White, Stuart F., Sarah J. Brislin, Stephen Sinclair, & James Blair. (2013). Punishing unfairness: Rewarding or the organization of a reactively aggressive response?. Human Brain Mapping. 35(5). 2137–2147. 62 indexed citations
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Giordano, M., Stephen Sinclair, & Marcelo M. Wanderley. (2012). Bowing a vibration-enhanced force feedback device. New Interfaces for Musical Expression. 2 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Stephen, Gary Scavone, & Marcelo M. Wanderley. (2009). Audio-Haptic Interaction with the Digital Waveguide Bowed String.. The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 3 indexed citations
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Malloch, Joseph, et al.. (2009). The CIRMMT/McGill Digital Orchestra Project. The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 2009.
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Sinclair, Stephen. (2007). Force-Feedback Hand Controllers for Musical Interaction. eScholarship@McGill (McGill). 1 indexed citations
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Malloch, Joseph, Stephen Sinclair, & Marcelo M. Wanderley. (2007). FROM CONTROLLER TO SOUND: TOOLS FOR COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 2007. 13 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Stephen & Marcelo M. Wanderley. (2007). Using PureData to control a haptically-enabled virtual environment. 2 indexed citations
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Schoonderwaldt, Erwin, Stephen Sinclair, & Marcelo M. Wanderley. (2007). Why do we need 5-DOF force feedback? : An analysis of violin bowing. 397–400. 4 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Stephen, et al.. (2006). Surgical debridement of craniocervical necrotizing fasciitis: the window of opportunity. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 120(8). 702–704. 7 indexed citations
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