Wilson P. Tanner

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Wilson P. Tanner is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wilson P. Tanner has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 4 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 2 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wilson P. Tanner's work include Neural Networks and Applications (4 papers), Cognitive Science and Education Research (3 papers) and Complex Systems and Decision Making (1 paper). Wilson P. Tanner is often cited by papers focused on Neural Networks and Applications (4 papers), Cognitive Science and Education Research (3 papers) and Complex Systems and Decision Making (1 paper). Wilson P. Tanner collaborates with scholars based in United States. Wilson P. Tanner's co-authors include John A. Swets, Theodore G. Birdsall, David M. Green, Frank R. Clarke, Theodore E. Cohn and Richard S. Norman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Psychological Review and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wilson P. Tanner

20 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Decision processes in perception.

1961 977 citations John A. Swets, Wilson P. Tanner et al. Psychological Review profile →
A decision-making theory of visual detection.

1954 847 citations Wilson P. Tanner, John A. Swets Psychological Review profile →

Peers

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Julian Hochberg United States

Robert Teghtsoonian United States

Ray Hyman United States

Gregory R. Lockhead United States

Edward C. Carterette United States

Gösta Ekman Sweden

Morton P. Friedman United States

Harold W. Hake United States

Edwin G. Boring United States

Fred L. Royer United States

Julian Hochberg United States

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1.8k ×1.1

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781 ×1.6

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749 ×1.6

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211 ×0.8

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384 ×1.8

DEP

Citations per year, relative to Wilson P. Tanner Wilson P. Tanner (= 1×) peers Julian Hochberg

Countries citing papers authored by Wilson P. Tanner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wilson P. Tanner

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wilson P. Tanner

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Cohn, Theodore E., et al.. (1975). Receiver operating characteristic analysis. Application to the study of quantum fluctuation effects in optic nerve of Rana pipiens.. The Journal of General Physiology. 66(5). 583–616. 50 indexed citations

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Tanner, Wilson P.. (1967). Acquisition of Sensory Capabilities. Science. 158(3800). 536–536. 1 indexed citations

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Tanner, Wilson P., et al.. (1964). Experimental Study of “Tone Deafness”. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 36(8). 1465–1467. 18 indexed citations

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Tanner, Wilson P., et al.. (1963). Learning in Psychophysical Experiments. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 35(11_Supplement). 1896–1896. 5 indexed citations

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Swets, John A., David M. Green, & Wilson P. Tanner. (1962). On the Width of Critical Bands. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 34(1). 108–113. 34 indexed citations

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Tanner, Wilson P.. (1961). PHYSIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PSYCHOPHYSICAL DATA*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 89(5). 752–765. 144 indexed citations

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Tanner, Wilson P.. (1961). Application of the Theory of Signal Detectability to Amplitude Discrimination. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 33(9). 1233–1244. 11 indexed citations

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Swets, John A., Wilson P. Tanner, & Theodore G. Birdsall. (1961). Decision processes in perception.. Psychological Review. 68(5). 301–340. 977 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tanner, Wilson P.. (1960). Theory of Signal Detectability as an Interpretive Tool for Psychophysical Data. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 32(9). 1140–1147. 12 indexed citations

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Clarke, Frank R., Theodore G. Birdsall, & Wilson P. Tanner. (1959). Two Types of ROC Curves and Definitions of Parameters. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 31(5). 629–630. 112 indexed citations

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Tanner, Wilson P.. (1959). Graphical Presentation of Data in the Framework of the Theory of Signal Detectability. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 31(2). 243–244. 2 indexed citations

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Tanner, Wilson P.. (1958). What is Masking?. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 30(10). 919–921. 21 indexed citations

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Tanner, Wilson P. & Theodore G. Birdsall. (1958). Definitions of d′ and η as Psychophysical Measures. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 30(10). 922–928. 198 indexed citations

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Green, David M., Theodore G. Birdsall, & Wilson P. Tanner. (1957). Signal Detection as a Function of Signal Intensity and Duration. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 29(4). 523–531. 109 indexed citations

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Tanner, Wilson P.. (1956). Theory of Recognition. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 28(5). 882–888. 131 indexed citations

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Tanner, Wilson P., et al.. (1956). Some general properties of the hearing mechanism. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 53 indexed citations

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Tanner, Wilson P. & John A. Swets. (1954). The human use of information--I: Signal detection for the case of the signal known exactly. 4(4). 213–221. 36 indexed citations

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Tanner, Wilson P. & Richard S. Norman. (1954). The human use of information--II: Signal detection for the case of an unknown signal parameter. 4(4). 222–227. 14 indexed citations

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Tanner, Wilson P. & John A. Swets. (1954). A decision-making theory of visual detection.. Psychological Review. 61(6). 401–409. 847 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tanner, Wilson P., et al.. (1953). A NEW THEORY OF VISUAL DETECTION. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 6 indexed citations

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