Simon LeVay
Impact in
- Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Papers in
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- Visual perception and processing mechanisms 18
- Neural dynamics and brain function 16
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- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 12
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research 7
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 4
- Co-authors
- David H. Hubel (5 shared papers)Torsten N. Wiesel (3 shared papers)Helen Sherk (6 shared papers)Horace Barlow (1 shared paper)R. M. Gaze (1 shared paper)Charles D. Gilbert (1 shared paper)Carla J. Shatz (2 shared papers)Michael P. Stryker (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- The Journal of Comparative Neurology (10 papers)Journal of Neuroscience (6 papers)Science (6 papers)Brain Research (5 papers)Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesNetherlandsGermany
In The Last Decade
Simon LeVay
44 papers receiving 6.1k citations
Simon LeVay's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 159
- Cognitive Neuroscience 3.8k
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3.0k
- Developmental Neuroscience 276
- Ophthalmology 472
- Sensory Systems 240
Countries citing papers authored by Simon LeVay
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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon LeVay
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Co-authors
The 23 scholars most cited alongside Simon LeVay, 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 44 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plasticity of ocular dominance columns in monkey striate cortex Hit paper breakdown → | 1977 | 1411 |
| 2 | A Difference in Hypothalamic Structure Between Heterosexual and Homosexual Men Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 820 |
| 3 | Ocular dominance columns and their development in layer IV of the cat's visual cortex: A quantitative study Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 581 |
| 4 | 1976 | 484 | |
| 5 | The pattern of ocular dominance columns in macaque visual cortex revealed by a reduced silver stain Hit paper breakdown → | 1975 | 344 |
| 6 | 1973 | 307 | |
| 7 | 1981 | 300 | |
| 8 | 1985 | 237 | |
| 9 | 1977 | 219 | |
| 10 | 1975 | 214 | |
| 11 | The Sexual Brain | 1993 | 187 |
| 12 | 1976 | 160 | |
| 13 | 1988 | 154 | |
| 14 | 1996 | 106 | |
| 15 | 1993 | 104 | |
| 16 | 1986 | 99 | |
| 17 | 1994 | 92 | |
| 18 | 1979 | 84 | |
| 19 | 1981 | 83 | |
| 20 | 1988 | 81 |
About Simon LeVay
Simon LeVay is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology and Epidemiology, having authored 44 papers that have together received 6.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (18 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (16 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (12 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (7 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (5 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers) and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cognitive Neuroscience (3.8k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (3.0k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (276 citations), Ophthalmology (472 citations) and Sensory Systems (240 citations). Simon LeVay has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Frequent co-authors include David H. Hubel, Torsten N. Wiesel, Helen Sherk, Horace Barlow, R. M. Gaze, Charles D. Gilbert, Carla J. Shatz, Michael P. Stryker, David Ferster and Thomas Voigt. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Journal of Neuroscience, Science, Brain Research and Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology.
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