W. R. Levick

10.0k citations

69 papers · 8.0k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 35

Impact in

Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.2%
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Neural dynamics and brain function
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.2%
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Papers in

Cognitive Neuroscience 40
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms 32
- Neural dynamics and brain function 24
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 35
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 20
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering 9
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 8
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research 6

Co-authors: H. B. Barlow B. G. Cleland Mark W. Dubin Larry N. Thibos Richard M. Hill Heinz Wässle P. O. Bishop K.J. Sanderson
Journals: The Journal of Physiology (18 papers)Vision Research (9 papers)Journal of Neurophysiology (4 papers)Science (4 papers)Experimental Brain Research (4 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States Slovakia

In The Last Decade

W. R. Levick

69 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Sustained and transient neurones in the cat's retina and lateral geniculate nucleus 1971 · 870 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1971 The Journal of Physiology
1965 The Journal of Physiology
1964 The Journal of Physiology

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work
1	ON direction‐selective ganglion cells in the mouse retina The Journal of Physiology ·Wenzhi Sun, Qiudong Deng, W. R. Levick, Shigang He	2006	68
2	Is amino methyl phosphonic acid an endogenous gaba ligand in adult rabbit horizontal cells Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·David V. Pow, W. R. Levick	1997	1
3	Lesion topography and new histological features in feline taurine deficiency retinopathy Experimental Eye Research ·Sérgio Ari Ribeiro, W. R. Levick, Marc Sarossy	1995	22
4	Neurophysiology of central retinal degeneration in cat Visual Neuroscience ·W. R. Levick, Larry N. Thibos	1993	4
5	Nonlinear measurement and classification of receptive fields in cat retinal ganglion cells Annals of Biomedical Engineering ·Mark C. Citron, Robert C. Emerson, W. R. Levick	1988	18
6	Retinotopic organization in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·F. O. Lanting, W. R. Levick, R. F. Mark	1987	17
7	Performance of cat retinal ganglion cells at low light levels. The Journal of General Physiology ·W. R. Levick, Larry N. Thibos, Theodore E. Cohn, J. Ruiz, H. B. Barlow	1983	20
8	Chapter 11 Receptive fields of cat ganglion cells: Classification and construction W. R. Levick, Larry N. Thibos	1983	22
9	Rabbit retinal ganglion cells Experimental Brain Research ·David I. Vaney, W. R. Levick, Larry N. Thibos	1981	78
10	Orientation bias of cat retinal ganglion cells Nature ·W. R. Levick, Larry N. Thibos	1980	97
11	Crossed and uncrossed representation of the visual field by brisk-sustained and brisk-transient cat retinal ganglion cells Vision Research ·D.L. Kirk, W. R. Levick, B. G. Cleland, Heinz Wässle	1976	60
12	The crossed or uncrossed destination of axons of sluggish-concentric and non-concentric cat retinal ganglion cells, with an overall synthesis of the visual field representation Vision Research ·D.L. Kirk, W. R. Levick, B. G. Cleland	1976	52
13	Axonal conduction latencies of gat retinal ganglion cells in central and peripheral retina Experimental Brain Research ·D.L. Kirk, B. G. Cleland, H. W�ssle, W. R. Levick	1975	10
14	Axonal conduction velocity and perikaryal size Experimental Neurology ·Heinz Wässle, W. R. Levick, D.L. Kirk, B. G. Cleland	1975	19
15	The distribution of the alpha type of ganglion cells in the cat's retina The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·Heinz Wässle, W. R. Levick, B. G. Cleland	1975	229
16	Responses to single quanta of light in retinal ganglion cells of the cat Vision Research ·H. B. Barlow, W. R. Levick, Alcebíades José dos Santos-Neto	1971	208
17	Receptive fields and trigger features of ganglion cells in the visual streak of the rabbit's retina The Journal of Physiology ·W. R. Levick	1967	313
18	RECEPTIVE FIELDS OF RABBIT RETINAL GANGLION CELLS Optometry and Vision Science ·W. R. Levick	1965	22
19	EVIDENCE THAT McILWAIN'S PERIPHERY EFFECT IS NOT A STRAY LIGHT ARTIFACT Journal of Neurophysiology ·W. R. Levick, Yoonsoo Lee, Donald L. Davis	1965	60
20	Probability Distribution Analyser Programmed for Neurophysiological Research Nature ·W. R. Levick, P. O. Bishop, WT Williams, D. G. Lampard	1961	3

About W. R. Levick

W. R. Levick is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, Molecular Biology and Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, having authored 69 papers that have together received 8.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Retinal Development and Disorders (43 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (32 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (24 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (20 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (9 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (8 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cognitive Neuroscience (5.4k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (4.4k citations), Ophthalmology (934 citations), Molecular Biology (4.3k citations) and Biophysics (229 citations). W. R. Levick has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and Slovakia. Frequent co-authors include H. B. Barlow, B. G. Cleland, Mark W. Dubin, Larry N. Thibos, Richard M. Hill, Heinz Wässle, P. O. Bishop, K.J. Sanderson, James L. Zacks and Shigang He. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Physiology, Vision Research, Journal of Neurophysiology, Science and Experimental Brain Research.

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