Steven Yantis

24.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
132 papers, 19.1k citations indexed

About

Steven Yantis is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven Yantis has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 19.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 17 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 14 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Steven Yantis's work include Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (92 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (81 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (45 papers). Steven Yantis is often cited by papers focused on Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (92 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (81 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (45 papers). Steven Yantis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Singapore. Steven Yantis's co-authors include John Jonides, Howard E. Egeth, Brian A. Anderson, John T. Serences, Anne P. Hillstrom, Patryk A. Laurent, Sarah Shomstein, J. Toby Mordkoff, James C. Johnston and Michael Esterman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Steven Yantis

129 papers receiving 18.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Abrupt visual onsets and selective attention: Evidence from visual search.
    1984 1.2k citations Steven Yantis, John Jonides Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance profile →
  2. Abrupt visual onsets and selective attention: Voluntary versus automatic allocation.
    1990 1.0k citations Steven Yantis, John Jonides Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance profile →
  3. VISUAL ATTENTION: Control, Representation, and Time Course
    1997 923 citations Steven Yantis et al. profile →
  4. Value-driven attentional capture
    2011 804 citations Brian A. Anderson, Patryk A. Laurent et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  5. Abrupt visual onsets and selective attention: Evidence from visual search.
    1984 781 citations Steven Yantis, John Jonides Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance profile →
  6. Uniqueness of abrupt visual onset in capturing attention
    1988 771 citations John Jonides, Steven Yantis Perception & Psychophysics profile →
  7. Transient neural activity in human parietal cortex during spatial attention shifts
    2002 569 citations Steven Yantis, Jens Schwarzbach et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Steven Yantis United States 73 16.6k 4.1k 2.2k 2.0k 1.2k 132 19.1k
Howard E. Egeth United States 57 12.0k 0.7× 4.2k 1.0× 2.7k 1.2× 1.4k 0.7× 665 0.6× 155 16.4k
Shinsuke Shimojo United States 60 10.0k 0.6× 4.4k 1.1× 2.4k 1.1× 967 0.5× 1.5k 1.3× 240 12.8k
Jan Theeuwes Netherlands 78 20.8k 1.3× 6.0k 1.5× 3.3k 1.5× 2.6k 1.3× 2.6k 2.2× 435 24.7k
Denis G. Pelli United States 38 16.0k 1.0× 3.4k 0.8× 2.3k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 845 0.7× 130 19.2k
Jon Driver United Kingdom 87 19.6k 1.2× 5.8k 1.4× 2.7k 1.2× 1.8k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 185 22.1k
Jeremy M. Wolfe United States 71 16.5k 1.0× 4.2k 1.0× 3.0k 1.3× 5.6k 2.9× 1.0k 0.9× 369 22.1k
Marvin M. Chun United States 73 24.0k 1.4× 6.1k 1.5× 2.4k 1.1× 2.5k 1.3× 1.0k 0.9× 169 26.8k
Nilli Lavie United Kingdom 59 13.1k 0.8× 4.2k 1.0× 2.2k 1.0× 723 0.4× 646 0.5× 130 15.4k
Marisa Carrasco United States 57 12.1k 0.7× 2.3k 0.6× 1.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 903 0.8× 238 13.6k
Jon Driver United Kingdom 64 13.6k 0.8× 5.6k 1.3× 2.8k 1.3× 495 0.3× 1.5k 1.3× 124 15.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gmeindl, Leon, Lisa N. Jefferies, & Steven Yantis. (2018). Attention scaling modulates the effective capacity of visual sensory memory. Psychological Research. 84(4). 881–889. 3 indexed citations
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Anderson, Brian A., Hiroto Kuwabara, Dean F. Wong, et al.. (2016). The Role of Dopamine in Value-Based Attentional Orienting. Current Biology. 26(4). 550–555. 101 indexed citations
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Harris, Ashley D., Nicolaas A.J. Puts, Brian A. Anderson, et al.. (2015). Multi-Regional Investigation of the Relationship between Functional MRI Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD) Activation and GABA Concentration. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0117531–e0117531. 34 indexed citations
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Anderson, Brian A., et al.. (2014). Attentional Bias for Non-drug Reward is Magnified in Addiction. Journal of Vision. 14(10). 508–508. 2 indexed citations
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Anderson, Brian A., et al.. (2014). The attribution of value-based attentional priority in individuals with depressive symptoms. Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience. 14(4). 1221–1227. 55 indexed citations
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Jefferies, Lisa N., Leon Gmeindl, & Steven Yantis. (2014). Attending to illusory differences in object size. Attention Perception & Psychophysics. 76(5). 1393–1402. 11 indexed citations
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Anderson, Brian A., Paul Laurent, & Steven Yantis. (2013). Neural Mechanisms of Value-Driven Attentional Capture. Journal of Vision. 13(9). 906–906. 2 indexed citations
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Anderson, Brian A., et al.. (2013). The Role of Predictable and Unpredictable Reward in the Control of Attention. Journal of Vision. 13(9). 892–892. 1 indexed citations
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Greenberg, Adam S., Timothy Verstynen, Yu‐Chin Chiu, et al.. (2012). Visuotopic Cortical Connectivity Underlying Attention Revealed with White-Matter Tractography. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(8). 2773–2782. 84 indexed citations
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Anderson, Brian A., et al.. (2012). Reinforcement learning modulates preparatory states of cognitive flexibility. Visual Cognition. 20(9). 1039–1043. 1 indexed citations
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Tamber-Rosenau, Benjamin J., Michael Esterman, Yu‐Chin Chiu, & Steven Yantis. (2011). Cortical Mechanisms of Cognitive Control for Shifting Attention in Vision and Working Memory. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 23(10). 2905–2919. 88 indexed citations
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Anderson, Brian A., Patryk A. Laurent, & Steven Yantis. (2011). Value-driven attentional capture. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(25). 10367–10371. 804 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gmeindl, Leon, Lisa N. Jefferies, & Steven Yantis. (2011). Individual differences in the ability to restrict the breadth of attention are correlated with visuospatial working memory capacity. Journal of Vision. 11(11). 1261–1261. 1 indexed citations
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Rauschenberger, Robert & Steven Yantis. (2006). Perceptual encoding efficiency in visual search.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 135(1). 116–131. 45 indexed citations
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Serences, John T., et al.. (2004). Preparatory Activity in Visual Cortex Indexes Distractor Suppression During Covert Spatial Orienting. Journal of Neurophysiology. 92(6). 3538–3545. 140 indexed citations
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Slotnick, Scott D., Jens Schwarzbach, & Steven Yantis. (2003). Attentional inhibition of visual processing in human striate and extrastriate cortex. NeuroImage. 19(4). 1602–1611. 117 indexed citations
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Shomstein, Sarah & Steven Yantis. (2002). Object-based attention: Sensory modulation or priority setting?. Perception & Psychophysics. 64(1). 41–51. 133 indexed citations
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Yantis, Steven. (2000). Visual perception : essential readings. Psychology Press eBooks. 35 indexed citations
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Mordkoff, J. Toby & Steven Yantis. (1991). An interactive race model of divided attention.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance. 17(2). 520–538. 156 indexed citations
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Yantis, Steven & John Jonides. (1990). Abrupt visual onsets and selective attention: Voluntary versus automatic allocation.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance. 16(1). 121–134. 1015 indexed citations breakdown →

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