W. Heron

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

W. Heron is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Heron has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 2 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 2 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in W. Heron's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (4 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (2 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (2 papers). W. Heron is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (4 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (2 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (2 papers). W. Heron collaborates with scholars based in Canada and Italy. W. Heron's co-authors include T. H. Scott, William R. Thompson, Giovanni Berlucchi, Giacomo Rizzolatti, Ray Hyman, Carlo Umiltà, Donald G. Forgays, D. O. Hebb, Bernice Grafstein and B. Delisle Burns and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Brain and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

W. Heron

14 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Effects of decreased variation in the sensory environment.

1954 330 citations W. Heron, T. H. Scott et al. Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. Heron Canada	11	695	271	249	160	132	14	1.4k
Donald G. Forgays United States	15	485 0.7×	232 0.9×	263 1.1×	151 0.9×	213 1.6×	41	1.2k
John P. Zubek Canada	20	525 0.8×	278 1.0×	276 1.1×	74 0.5×	145 1.1×	73	1.4k
Anthony Gale United Kingdom	23	1.0k 1.5×	533 2.0×	377 1.5×	189 1.2×	202 1.5×	73	1.8k
Judson S. Brown United States	15	501 0.7×	182 0.7×	316 1.3×	248 1.6×	150 1.1×	42	1.4k
Harry I. Kalish United States	12	589 0.8×	161 0.6×	224 0.9×	411 2.6×	121 0.9×	15	1.4k
Thomas J. Tighe United States	17	633 0.9×	209 0.8×	196 0.8×	477 3.0×	63 0.5×	56	1.4k
Paul Bakan United States	20	1.5k 2.1×	454 1.7×	313 1.3×	253 1.6×	94 0.7×	64	2.0k
Robert R. Zimmermann United States	12	199 0.3×	129 0.5×	488 2.0×	208 1.3×	170 1.3×	45	1.2k
G. W. Granger United Kingdom	10	1.1k 1.6×	593 2.2×	577 2.3×	318 2.0×	164 1.2×	22	2.0k
Denis Mitchell United States	22	750 1.1×	292 1.1×	342 1.4×	688 4.3×	159 1.2×	52	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Heron

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. Heron. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. Heron 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 W. Heron. W. Heron is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Heron, W., et al.. (1972). Sleep during perceptual deprivation. Brain Research. 40(2). 534–539. 9 indexed citations

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Heron, W., et al.. (1972). Effects of prolonged perceptual isolation on the human electroencephalogram. Brain Research. 43(1). 280–284. 8 indexed citations

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Berlucchi, Giovanni, W. Heron, Ray Hyman, Giacomo Rizzolatti, & Carlo Umiltà. (1971). SIMPLE REACTION TIMES OF IPSILATERAL AND CONTRALATERAL HAND TO LATERALIZED VISUAL STIMULI. Brain. 94(3). 419–430. 161 indexed citations

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Heron, W., et al.. (1964). Synchronous Sensory Bombardment of Young Rats: Effects on the Electroencephalogram. Science. 145(3635). 946–947. 7 indexed citations

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Burns, B. Delisle, W. Heron, & Bernice Grafstein. (1960). Responses of cerebral cortex to diffuse monocular and binocular stimulation. American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content. 198(1). 200–204. 24 indexed citations

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Scott, T. H., et al.. (1959). Cognitive effects of perceptual isolation.. Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie. 13(3). 200–209. 56 indexed citations

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Heron, W., et al.. (1959). Changes in perceptual function after isolation.. Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie. 13(3). 210–219. 65 indexed citations

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Heron, W.. (1957). The Pathology of Boredom. Scientific American. 196(1). 52–56. 129 indexed citations

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Heron, W.. (1957). Perception as a Function of Retinal Locus and Attention. The American Journal of Psychology. 70(1). 38–38. 347 indexed citations

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Heron, W., et al.. (1956). Visual disturbances after prolonged perceptual isolation.. Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie. 10(1). 13–18. 106 indexed citations

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Thompson, William R. & W. Heron. (1954). The effects of restricting early experience on the problem-solving capacity of dogs.. Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie. 8(1). 17–31. 78 indexed citations

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Thompson, William R. & W. Heron. (1954). The effects of early restriction on activity in dogs.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 47(1). 77–82. 76 indexed citations

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Heron, W., et al.. (1954). Effects of decreased variation in the sensory environment.. Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie. 8(2). 70–76. 330 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heron, W., et al.. (1951). Individual differences in dogs: preliminary report on the effects of early experience.. Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie. 5(4). 150–156. 52 indexed citations

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