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Joseph J. Torres is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in related subfields such as Ophthalmology, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Epidemiology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Older Adults Driving Studies
  • Traffic and Road Safety
  • Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
  • Glaucoma and Retinal Disorders
  • Visual Perception and Processing Mechanisms
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Impact of Age-Related Vision Changes on Driving," 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Contrast Sensitivity and Retinal Straylight after Alcohol Consumption: Effects on Driving Performance," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Risk Prediction Model Using Eye Movements during Simulated Driving with Logistic Regressions and Neural Networks," 2020, Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • "Effects of Smoking Cannabis on Visual Function and Driving Performance. A Driving-Simulator Based Study," 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Deterioration of Binocular Vision after Alcohol Intake Influences Driving Performance," 2021, Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborators in their research include Sonia Ortiz-Peregrina, Miriam Casares-López, Francesco Martino, Rosario G. Anera, and Carolina Ortíz. These coauthors have contributed extensively to related topics within the scientist's areas of study.

Their publications are commonly found in several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Scientific Reports
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
  • Biomedical Optics Express
  • Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Best Publications

  • N-15/N-14 and C-13/C-12 in Weddell Sea Birds, Seals, and Fish: Implications for Diet and Trophic Structure

    Greg H. Rau;David G. Ainley;John L. Bengston;Joseph J. Torres

  • Midwater food web in the vicinity of a marginal ice zone in the western Weddell Sea

    Thomas L. Hopkins;Joseph J. Torres

  • High Latitude Changes in Ice Dynamics and Their Impact on Polar Marine Ecosystems

    Mark A. Moline;Nina J. Karnovsky;Zachary Brown;George J. Divoky

  • Oxygen consumption rates of midwater fishes as a function of depth of occureence

    J.J. Torres;B.W. Belman;J.J. Childress

  • Direct sampling and in situ observation of a persistent copepod aggregation in the mesopelagic zone of the Santa Barbara Basin

    A. L. Alldredge;B. H. Robison;A. Fleminger;J. J. Torres

  • Metabolism, enzymic activities and cold adaptation in Antarctic mesopelagic fishes

    J. J. Torres;G. N. Somero

  • Community structure and trophic ecology of zooplankton in the scotia sea marginal ice zone in winter (1988)

    Thomas L. Hopkins;Thomas M. Lancraft;Joseph J. Torres;Joseph Donnelly

  • The zooplankton community in the vicinity of the ice edge, western Weddell Sea, March 1986

    T. L. Hopkins;J. J. Torres

  • Micronekton and macrozooplankton in the open waters near Antarctic ice edge zones (AMERIEZ 1983 and 1986)

    Thomas M. Lancraft;Joseph J. Torres;Thomas L. Hopkins

  • Relationship of oxygen consumption to swimming speed in Euphausia pacifica

    J. J. Torres;J. J. Childress

  • Antarctic mesopelagic micronekton: evidence from seabirds that pack ice affects community structure.

    D. G. Ainley;W. R. Fraser;C. W. Sullivan;J. J. Torres

  • Oceanic micronektonic/macrozooplanktonic community structure and feeding in ice covered Antarctic waters during the winter (AMERIEZ 1988)

    Thomas M. Lancraft;Thomas L. Hopkins;Joseph J. Torres;Joseph Donnelly

  • Trophic structure in open waters of the marginal ice zone in the Scotia-Weddell confluence region during spring (1983)

    Thomas L. Hopkins;David G. Ainley;José J. Torres;Thomas M. Lancraft

  • Age and growth of Electrona antarctica (Pisces : Myctophidae), the dominant mesopelagic fish of the Southern Ocean

    T. M. Greely;J. V. Gartner;J. J. Torres

  • Proximate composition and overwintering strategies of Antarctic micronektonic Crustacea

    J. J. Torres;J. Donnelly;T. L. Hopkins;T. M. Lancraft

  • 15 N/ 14 N and 13 C/ 12 C in Weddell Sea Invertebrates: Implications for Feeding Diversity

    Greg H. Rau;Thomas L. Hopkins;Joseph J. Torres

  • Metabolism of Antarctic Micronektonic Crustacea as a Function of Depth of Occurrence and Season

    Joseph J. Torres;A. V. Aarset;J. Donnelly;Thomas L. Hopkins

  • Propulsion efficiency and cost of transport for copepods: a hydromechanical model of crustacean swimming

    M. J. Morris;G. Gust;J. J. Torres

  • Structure and Trophic Ecology of a Low Latitude Midwater Decapod and Mysid Assemblage

    Thomas L. Hopkins;Mark E. Flock;John V. Gartner Jr;Joseph J. Torres

  • The structure of upper level pelagic food webs in the Antarctic: Effect of phytoplankton distribution

    D.G. Ainley;W.R. Fraser;W.O. Smith;T.L. Hopkins

  • Vertical distribution and metabolism in Antarctic mesopelagic fishes

    J.J. Torres;G.N. Somero

  • Bioluminescence in the Monterey submarine Canyon: image analysis of video recordings from a midwater submersible

    E. A. Widder;S. A. Bernstein;D. F. Bracher;J. F. Case

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas L. Hopkins
Thomas L. Hopkins University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Peter H. Wiebe
Peter H. Wiebe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Daniel P. Costa
Daniel P. Costa University of California, Santa Cruz
Eileen E. Hofmann
Eileen E. Hofmann Old Dominion University
Kendra L. Daly
Kendra L. Daly University of South Florida
Steve W. Ross
Steve W. Ross University of North Carolina Wilmington
David J. Hollander
David J. Hollander University of South Florida
William R. Fraser
William R. Fraser Montana State University
James J. Childress
James J. Childress University of California, Santa Barbara
Bruce H. Robison
Bruce H. Robison Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

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