2026 Geoffrey M. Boynton: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	53	5024	4616	2251	2032	194	14757

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Neuroscience

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Overview

Geoffrey M. Boynton is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and specializes in Neuroscience, with a significant focus on Cognitive Neuroscience. Their research contributions include a broad array of topics related to visual perception and processing mechanisms, neural and behavioral psychology studies, and neural dynamics and brain function.

Their scholarly output encompasses several main fields and subfields:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Epidemiology
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

The primary topics addressed in their work include:

Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Neural dynamics and brain function
Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies

Geoffrey M. Boynton has frequently published in notable venues such as:

Journal of Vision
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Scientific Reports
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
Frontiers in Neuroscience

Several co-authors have collaborated regularly with Boynton, including:

Ione Fine
John Palmer
Kimberly Meier
Cathleen M. Moore
Kristina Tarczy-Hornoch

Recent publications highlight a focus on visual processing and perceptual modeling. Notable recent papers include:

"Is there a serial bottleneck in visual object recognition?" (2021), published in Journal of Vision
"A virtual patient simulation modeling the neural and perceptual effects of human visual cortical stimulation, from pulse trains to percepts" (2024), published in Scientific Reports
"Factors affecting two-point discrimination in Argus II patients" (2022), published in Frontiers in Neuroscience
"Evidence from partially valid cueing that words are processed serially" (2022), published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
"PySilSub: An open-source Python toolbox for implementing the method of silent substitution in vision and nonvisual photoreception research" (2023), published in Journal of Vision

Best Publications

Linear Systems Analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Human V1

Geoffrey M. Boynton;Stephen A. Engel;Gary H. Glover;David J. Heeger

2819
Citations
Spatial attention affects brain activity in human primary visual cortex

Sunil P. Gandhi;David J. Heeger;Geoffrey M. Boynton

874
Citations
Global effects of feature-based attention in human visual cortex

Melissa Saenz;Giedrius T. Buracas;Geoffrey M. Boynton

811
Citations
Adaptation: from single cells to BOLD signals

Bart Krekelberg;Geoffrey M. Boynton;Richard J.A. van Wezel

621
Citations
Feature-Based Attentional Modulations in the Absence of Direct Visual Stimulation

John T. Serences;John T. Serences;Geoffrey M. Boynton;Geoffrey M. Boynton

497
Citations
Cortical Magnification within Human Primary Visual Cortex Correlates with Acuity Thresholds

Robert O. Duncan;Geoffrey M. Boynton

493
Citations
Individual Differences among Grapheme-Color Synesthetes: Brain-Behavior Correlations

Edward M. Hubbard;Edward M. Hubbard;A. Cyrus Arman;Vilayanur S. Ramachandran;Geoffrey M. Boynton

491
Citations
Neuronal basis of contrast discrimination.

Geoffrey M. Boynton;Jonathan B. Demb;Gary H. Glover;David J. Heeger

478
Citations
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Early Visual Pathways in Dyslexia

Jonathan B. Demb;Geoffrey M. Boynton;David J. Heeger

427
Citations
Motion Opponency in Visual Cortex

David J. Heeger;Geoffrey M. Boynton;Jonathan B. Demb;Eyal Seidemann

356
Citations
Long-term deprivation affects visual perception and cortex

Ione Fine;Alex R Wade;Alyssa A Brewer;Michael G May

353
Citations
Efficient design of event-related fMRI experiments using M-sequences.

Giedrius T. Buračas;Geoffrey M. Boynton

350
Citations
Comparing the Effects of Auditory Deprivation and Sign Language within the Auditory and Visual Cortex

Ione Fine;Eva M. Finney;Geoffrey M. Boynton;Karen R. Dobkins

320
Citations
Global feature-based attention for motion and color.

Melissa Sàenz;Giedrius T. Buraĉas;Geoffrey M. Boynton

319
Citations
Psychophysical evidence for a magnocellular pathway deficit in dyslexia

Jonathan B Demb;Geoffrey M Boynton;Mary Best;David J Heeger

307
Citations
Brain activity in visual cortex predicts individual differences in reading performance

Jonathan B. Demb;Geoffrey M. Boynton;David J. Heeger

262
Citations
The effect of spatial attention on contrast response functions in human visual cortex.

Giedrius T. Buracas;Geoffrey M. Boynton

253
Citations
Orientation-specific adaptation in human visual cortex

Geoffrey M. Boynton;Eva M. Finney

223
Citations
Frequency and amplitude modulation have different effects on the percepts elicited by retinal stimulation.

Devyani Nanduri;Ione Fine;Alan Horsager;Geoffrey M. Boynton

186
Citations
Attention and visual perception

Geoffrey M Boynton

175
Citations
Color signals in human motion-selective cortex.

Brian A. Wandell;Allen B. Poirson;William T. Newsome;Heidi A. Baseler

161
Citations