Robert Shapley
Impact in
- Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.05%
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.1%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Papers in
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- Visual perception and processing mechanisms 146
- Neural dynamics and brain function 116
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- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research 37
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 17
- Co-authors
- Michael J. Hawken (29 shared papers)Dario L. Ringach (19 shared papers)E. Kaplan (14 shared papers)Jonathan D. Victor (18 shared papers)Christina Enroth‐Cugell (5 shared papers)R. Clay Reid (11 shared papers)Shaul Hochstein (3 shared papers)Dajun Xing (21 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Neuroscience (23 papers)Vision Research (21 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (14 papers)The Journal of Physiology (13 papers)Journal of Neurophysiology (12 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomChina
In The Last Decade
Robert Shapley
188 papers receiving 16.4k citations
Robert Shapley's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 158
- Cognitive Neuroscience 15.0k
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 6.2k
- Biophysics 676
- Sensory Systems 562
- Ophthalmology 891
Countries citing papers authored by Robert Shapley
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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Shapley
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Robert Shapley, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 194 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | Chapter 9 Visual adaptation and retinal gain controls Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 698 |
| 2 | The primate retina contains two types of ganglion cells, with high and low contrast sensitivity. Hit paper breakdown → | 1986 | 584 |
| 3 | 1999 | 480 | |
| 4 | 1982 | 474 | |
| 5 | 2002 | 464 | |
| 6 | 1978 | 442 | |
| 7 | 1986 | 429 | |
| 8 | 1997 | 424 | |
| 9 | 1976 | 422 | |
| 10 | 1976 | 369 | |
| 11 | 2005 | 326 | |
| 12 | 1993 | 302 | |
| 13 | 2001 | 293 | |
| 14 | 1990 | 253 | |
| 15 | 1985 | 239 | |
| 16 | 1996 | 237 | |
| 17 | 2011 | 232 | |
| 18 | 1990 | 230 | |
| 19 | 2001 | 229 | |
| 20 | 1988 | 225 |
About Robert Shapley
Robert Shapley is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biophysics, having authored 194 papers that have together received 17.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (146 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (116 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (39 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (37 papers), Color Science and Applications (29 papers), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (20 papers), Color perception and design (17 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cognitive Neuroscience (15.0k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (6.2k citations), Biophysics (676 citations), Sensory Systems (562 citations) and Ophthalmology (891 citations). Robert Shapley has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Frequent co-authors include Michael J. Hawken, Dario L. Ringach, E. Kaplan, Jonathan D. Victor, Christina Enroth‐Cugell, R. Clay Reid, Shaul Hochstein, Dajun Xing, Michael P. Sceniak and V. Hugh Perry. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Vision Research, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Physiology and Journal of Neurophysiology.
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