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Visual Neuroscience
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Visual Neuroscience

0952-5238

Published by: Cambridge University Press

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/visual-neuroscience

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Neuroscience 424 9 8 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 12
Documents by Best Scientists*: 12
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 90
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.515
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Visual Neuroscience?

Visual Neuroscience mostly deals with topics like Retina, Neuroscience, Anatomy, Biophysics and Retinal. The studies on Retina discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Internal medicine, Ganglion and Cell biology. Topics in Cell biology were tackled in line with various other fields like Endocrinology and Inner nuclear layer.

Research on Neuroscience presented in the journal focuses, in particular, on Visual cortex, Electrophysiology, Receptive field, Stimulus (physiology) and Lateral geniculate nucleus. The research on Visual cortex featured in Visual Neuroscience combines topics in other fields like Visual field, Central nervous system, Cortex (anatomy) and Macaque. The journal explores research in Stimulus (physiology) alongside concepts in Communication and other areas of study in Optics, Chromatic scale, Spatial frequency, Artificial intelligence and Luminance.

In addition to Anatomy research, the journal aims to explore topics under Nucleus, Electroretinography and Spectral sensitivity. While work presented in Visual Neuroscience provided substantial information on Biophysics, it also covered topics in Glutamate receptor and Patch clamp. Visual Neuroscience focuses on Inner plexiform layer but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Amacrine cell, Ganglion cell layer and Outer plexiform layer.

  • Retina (40.92%)
  • Neuroscience (39.21%)
  • Anatomy (25.13%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Normalization of cell responses in cat striate cortex (1589 citations)
  • A relationship between behavioral choice and the visual responses of neurons in macaque MT (916 citations)
  • In search of the visual pigment template. (822 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Visual Neuroscience:

The most cited articles focus largely on the fields of Neuroscience, Retina, Visual cortex, Anatomy and Receptive field. The published papers hold forums on Retina that merge themes from other disciplines such as Biophysics, Retinal and Cell biology. The Visual cortex research tackled in the journal papers is interrelated with Communication which concerns subjects like Artificial intelligence.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Gene
  • Internal medicine
  • Retina

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Retinal, Neuroscience, Retina, Cell biology and Amacrine cell. While it focused on Retinal, it was also able to explore topics like Extracellular, Biophysics and Phosphorylation. The studies in Neuroscience featured incorporate elements of Diabetic retinopathy, Blockade and Microglia.

The Retina works, particularly on Erg are tackled in the journal. It tackles studies in Gap junction and the interrelated subject of Endocrinology to gain insights into Amacrine cell. Visual Neuroscience explores topics in Electrophysiology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells, Melanopsin, Excitatory postsynaptic potential and Volucella pellucens.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Functional connexin35 increased in the myopic chicken retina (1 citations)
  • Retinal microglia polarization in diabetic retinopathy (1 citations)
  • The neuroscience of diabetic retinopathy. (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Visual Neuroscience (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Luiz Carlos L. Silveira (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David W. Marshak (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Franklin R. Amthor (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gerald H. Jacobs (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jay Neitz (17 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Visual Neuroscience (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (71 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Washington (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Boston University (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham (51 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Vanderbilt University (50 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 21.43% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.09% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 27.27% of all publications and 63.64% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Contributions to Speech Therapy

While Visual Neuroscience primarily focuses on topics such as the retina, neuroscience, anatomy, and biophysics, it is crucial to note that the findings in these fields could be beneficial to other disciplines such as speech therapy. For instance, advancements in understanding the neurobiology of communication disorders can be instrumental in the field of speech pathology. Additionally, the exploration of artificial intelligence in communication that is studied under Stimulus (physiology) can bring about innovations in therapeutic techniques for treating speech and language disorders. Aspiring speech therapists can greatly benefit from understanding these connections. For instance, if you're interested in pursuing a career in this field, you might find our guide on how to be a speech therapist in Colorado helpful. It provides an in-depth discussion on the link between neuroscience and speech pathology, and how cutting-edge research in Visual Neuroscience can be applied for beneficial outcomes in speech therapy.

Top Publications

  • Regulation of blood flow in diabetic retinopathy.

    Amy R. Nippert;Eric A. Newman

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Two mechanisms for direction selectivity in a model of the primate starburst amacrine cell

    (2023)
    10 Citations
  • Cerebellar projections to the macaque midbrain tegmentum: Possible near response connections.

    Martin O. Bohlen;Paul D. Gamlin;Susan Warren;Paul J. May

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Superior colliculus projections to target populations in the supraoculomotor area of the macaque monkey

    Paul J. May;Martin O. Bohlen;Eddie Perkins;Niping Wang

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Overall patterns of eye-specific retino-geniculo-cortical projections to layers III, IV, and VI in primary visual cortex of the greater galago (Otolemur crassicudatus), and correlation with cytochrome oxidase blobs

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Synaptotagmin-9 in mouse retina

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • Blockade of retinal or cortical activity does not prevent the development of callosal patches normally associated with ocular dominance columns in primary visual cortex

    Hsueh Chung Lu;Robyn J. Laing;Jaime F. Olavarria

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • Visual Field Asymmetries in Responses to ON and OFF Pathway Biasing Stimuli

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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