William T. Newsome

34.7k total citations · 15 hit papers
100 papers, 22.4k citations indexed

About

William T. Newsome is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, William T. Newsome has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 22.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in William T. Newsome's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (82 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (72 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (27 papers). William T. Newsome is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (82 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (72 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (27 papers). William T. Newsome collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. William T. Newsome's co-authors include Michael N. Shadlen, Kenneth H. Britten, John H. R. Maunsell, J. Anthony Movshon, Ehud Zohary, Robert H. Wurtz, Leo P. Sugrue, Greg S. Corrado, David C. Van Essen and C. Daniel Salzman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

William T. Newsome

99 papers receiving 21.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Variable Discharge of Cortical Neurons: Implications ... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1998 2001 2013 1994 1994 500 1000 1.5k
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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. The Variable Discharge of Cortical Neurons: Implications for Connectivity, Computation, and Information Coding
    1998 1.6k citations Michael N. Shadlen, William T. Newsome Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  2. Neural Basis of a Perceptual Decision in the Parietal Cortex (Area LIP) of the Rhesus Monkey
    2001 1.3k citations Michael N. Shadlen, William T. Newsome profile →
  3. Context-dependent computation by recurrent dynamics in prefrontal cortex
    2013 1.0k citations Valerio Mante, David Sussillo et al. Nature profile →
  4. Noise, neural codes and cortical organization
    1994 936 citations Michael N. Shadlen, William T. Newsome profile →
  5. Correlated neuronal discharge rate and its implications for psychophysical performance
    1994 913 citations Ehud Zohary, Michael N. Shadlen et al. Nature profile →
  6. Visual Processing in Monkey Extrastriate Cortex
    1987 876 citations William T. Newsome et al. profile →
  7. Neuronal correlates of a perceptual decision
    1989 810 citations William T. Newsome, Kenneth H. Britten et al. Nature profile →
  8. A relationship between behavioral choice and the visual responses of neurons in macaque MT
    1996 800 citations Kenneth H. Britten, William T. Newsome et al. profile →
  9. Matching Behavior and the Representation of Value in the Parietal Cortex
    2004 747 citations William T. Newsome et al. Science profile →
  10. The visual field representation in striate cortex of the macaque monkey: Asymmetries, anisotropies, and individual variability
    1984 746 citations William T. Newsome et al. profile →
  11. Cortical microstimulation influences perceptual judgements of motion direction
    1990 638 citations C. Daniel Salzman, Kenneth H. Britten et al. Nature profile →
  12. SENSE AND THE SINGLE NEURON: Probing the Physiology of Perception
    1998 580 citations William T. Newsome et al. profile →
  13. Relation of cortical areas MT and MST to pursuit eye movements. II. Differentiation of retinal from extraretinal inputs
    1988 549 citations William T. Newsome et al. profile →
  14. Motion perception: seeing and deciding.
    1996 510 citations Michael N. Shadlen, William T. Newsome Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  15. Task representations in neural networks trained to perform many cognitive tasks
    2019 249 citations William T. Newsome et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William T. Newsome United States 66 20.3k 6.7k 2.4k 1.1k 1.1k 100 22.4k
Peter König Germany 65 14.7k 0.7× 4.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 740 0.7× 1.5k 1.4× 351 19.4k
Michael N. Shadlen United States 58 23.4k 1.2× 5.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 992 0.9× 2.1k 1.9× 95 25.7k
J. Anthony Movshon United States 67 19.7k 1.0× 6.7k 1.0× 2.9k 1.2× 639 0.6× 941 0.9× 189 21.2k
Andreas K. Engel Germany 79 27.2k 1.3× 9.0k 1.4× 1.2k 0.5× 988 0.9× 2.8k 2.5× 309 31.7k
John H. R. Maunsell United States 70 21.6k 1.1× 5.6k 0.8× 2.7k 1.1× 589 0.5× 1.6k 1.5× 126 23.2k
Matteo Carandini United Kingdom 64 14.0k 0.7× 8.2k 1.2× 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 499 0.5× 126 15.9k
Ranulfo Romo Mexico 57 10.7k 0.5× 4.1k 0.6× 906 0.4× 646 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 154 12.8k
Yang Dan United States 59 10.9k 0.5× 8.3k 1.3× 2.0k 0.9× 2.7k 2.4× 774 0.7× 104 14.6k
Miguel A. L. Nicolelis United States 74 15.9k 0.8× 12.9k 1.9× 1.0k 0.4× 2.7k 2.4× 582 0.5× 226 21.2k
Stefano Panzeri Italy 63 10.6k 0.5× 5.3k 0.8× 821 0.3× 1.3k 1.2× 740 0.7× 218 12.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Peixoto, Diogo, Roozbeh Kiani, Jonathan C. Kao, et al.. (2021). Decoding and perturbing decision states in real time. Nature. 591(7851). 604–609. 52 indexed citations
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Feng, Guoping, Frances E. Jensen, Henry T. Greely, et al.. (2020). Opportunities and limitations of genetically modified nonhuman primate models for neuroscience research. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(39). 24022–24031. 66 indexed citations
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Lui, Jan H., Nghia D. Nguyen, Sophie M. Grutzner, et al.. (2020). Differential Encoding in Prefrontal Cortex Projection Neuron Classes Across Cognitive Tasks. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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McGinty, Vincent B., Antonio Rangel, & William T. Newsome. (2016). Orbitofrontal Cortex Value Signals Depend on Fixation Location during Free Viewing. Neuron. 90(6). 1299–1311. 65 indexed citations
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Jorgenson, Lyric A., William T. Newsome, David J. Anderson, et al.. (2015). The BRAIN Initiative: developing technology to catalyse neuroscience discovery.. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
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Mante, Valerio, David Sussillo, Krishna V. Shenoy, & William T. Newsome. (2013). Context-dependent computation by recurrent dynamics in prefrontal cortex. Nature. 503(7474). 78–84. 1011 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cohen, Marlene R. & William T. Newsome. (2009). Estimates of the Contribution of Single Neurons to Perception Depend on Timescale and Noise Correlation. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(20). 6635–6648. 157 indexed citations
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Liu, Jing & William T. Newsome. (2005). Correlation between Speed Perception and Neural Activity in the Middle Temporal Visual Area. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(3). 711–722. 153 indexed citations
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Newsome, William T., et al.. (2005). A general mechanism for decision-making in the human brain?. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 9(2). 41–43. 57 indexed citations
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Philiastides, Marios G., et al.. (2004). Microstimulation of the superior colliculus focuses attention without moving the eyes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(3). 524–529. 276 indexed citations
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Liu, Jing & William T. Newsome. (2000). Somatosensation: Touching the mind’s fingers. Current Biology. 10(16). R598–R600. 5 indexed citations
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Batista, Aaron P. & William T. Newsome. (2000). Visuo-motor control: Giving the brain a hand. Current Biology. 10(4). R145–R148. 5 indexed citations
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Newsome, William T., et al.. (1999). Nonhuman Primate Models of Visually Based Cognition. ILAR Journal. 40(2). 78–91. 13 indexed citations
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DeAngelis, Gregory C. & William T. Newsome. (1999). Organization of Disparity-Selective Neurons in Macaque Area MT. Journal of Neuroscience. 19(4). 1398–1415. 269 indexed citations
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DeAngelis, Gregory C., Bruce G. Cumming, & William T. Newsome. (1998). Cortical area MT and the perception of stereoscopic depth. Nature. 394(6694). 677–680. 318 indexed citations
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Horwitz, Gregory D. & William T. Newsome. (1998). Neurophysiology: Sensing and categorizing. Current Biology. 8(11). R376–R378. 7 indexed citations
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Zohary, Ehud, Simona Celebrini, Kenneth H. Britten, & William T. Newsome. (1994). Neuronal Plasticity That Underlies Improvement in Perceptual Performance. Science. 263(5151). 1289–1292. 214 indexed citations
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Zohary, Ehud, Michael N. Shadlen, & William T. Newsome. (1994). Correlated neuronal discharge rate and its implications for psychophysical performance. Nature. 370(6485). 140–143. 913 indexed citations breakdown →
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Movshon, J. Anthony & William T. Newsome. (1992). Neural Foundations of Visual Motion Perception. Current Directions in Psychological Science. 1(1). 35–39. 15 indexed citations
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Newsome, William T., C. Daniel Salzman, Chieko M. Murasugi, & Kenneth H. Britten. (1991). Manipulating perceptual decisions by microstimulation of extrastriate visual cortex. VirusDisease. 33(2). 208–214. 5 indexed citations

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