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Stephen L. Macknik publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen L. Macknik sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 199 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Stephen L. Macknik D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen L. Macknik sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Stephen L. Macknik is affiliated with SUNY Downstate Medical Center in the United States. Their research encompasses several interconnected fields within neuroscience and medicine, with a particular emphasis on cognitive neuroscience and radiology-related topics.

The main areas of study covered in their publications include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Within these fields, Macknik's work delves deeper into subfields such as:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Family Practice

The research topics they have addressed are diverse and include:

  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology
  • Radiology practices and education
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
  • Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
  • Multisensory perception and integration

Stephen L. Macknik has coauthored extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Susana Martínez-Conde
  • Robert G. Alexander
  • Jorge Otero-Millan
  • Ashwin Venkatakrishnan
  • Ignace T. C. Hooge

Their research has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • Behavior Research Methods
  • Journal of Vision
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments
  • Journal of Eye Movement Research
  • Radiology

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Stephen L. Macknik include:

  • "RETRACTED ARTICLE: Eye tracking: empirical foundations for a minimal reporting guideline," 2022, Behavior Research Methods
  • "Mandating Limits on Workload, Duty, and Speed in Radiology," 2022, Radiology
  • "Minimal reporting guideline for research involving eye tracking (2023 edition)," 2023, Behavior Research Methods
  • "Spatiotemporal functional organization of excitatory synaptic inputs onto macaque V1 neurons," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "What do radiologists look for? Advances and limitations of perceptual learning in radiologic search," 2020, Journal of Vision

Best Publications

  • The role of fixational eye movements in visual perception

    Susana Martinez-Conde;Stephen L. Macknik;David H. Hubel

  • Microsaccades Counteract Visual Fading during Fixation

    Susana Martinez-Conde;Stephen L. Macknik;Xoana G. Troncoso;Thomas A. Dyar

  • The impact of microsaccades on vision: towards a unified theory of saccadic function

    Susana Martinez-Conde;Jorge Otero-Millan;Jorge Otero-Millan;Stephen L. Macknik

  • Saccades and microsaccades during visual fixation, exploration, and search: foundations for a common saccadic generator.

    Jorge Otero-Millan;Xoana G Troncoso;Stephen L Macknik;Ignacio Serrano-Pedraza

  • Neuronal correlates of visibility and invisibility in the primate visual system.

    Stephen L. Macknik;Margaret S. Livingstone

  • Microsaccades: a neurophysiological analysis

    Susana Martinez-Conde;Stephen L. Macknik;Xoana G. Troncoso;Xoana G. Troncoso;David H. Hubel

  • Microsaccadic eye movements and firing of single cells in the striate cortex of macaque monkeys

    Susana Martinez-Conde;Stephen L. Macknik;David H. Hubel

  • Task difficulty modulates the activity of specific neuronal populations in primary visual cortex.

    Yao Chen;Susana Martinez-Conde;Stephen L Macknik;Yulia Bereshpolova

  • The function of bursts of spikes during visual fixation in the awake primate lateral geniculate nucleus and primary visual cortex.

    Susana Martinez-Conde;Stephen L. Macknik;David H. Hubel

  • Attention and awareness in stage magic: turning tricks into research

    Stephen L. Macknik;Mac King;James Randi;Apollo Robbins

  • Saccadic velocity as an arousal index in naturalistic tasks

    Leandro L. Di Stasi;Andrés Catena;José J. Cañas;Stephen L. Macknik

  • Task difficulty in mental arithmetic affects microsaccadic rates and magnitudes

    Eva Siegenthaler;Francisco M. Costela;Francisco M. Costela;Michael B. McCamy;Leandro L. Di Stasi;Leandro L. Di Stasi

  • Microsaccades counteract perceptual filling-in.

    Xoana G. Troncoso;Stephen L. Macknik;Susana Martinez-Conde

  • Visibility, visual awareness, and visual masking of simple unattended targets are confined to areas in the occipital cortex beyond human V1/V2.

    Peter U Tse;Susanna Martinez-Conde;Alexander A Schlegel;Stephen L Macknik

  • Microsaccadic efficacy and contribution to foveal and peripheral vision

    Michael McCamy;Jorge Otero-Millan;Stephen Macknik;Yan Yang

  • Distinctive Features of Saccadic Intrusions and Microsaccades in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

    Jorge Otero-Millan;Jorge Otero-Millan;Alessandro Serra;Alessandro Serra;R. John Leigh;Xoana G. Troncoso;Xoana G. Troncoso

  • Analysis of Perceptual Expertise in Radiology - Current Knowledge and a New Perspective.

    Stephen Waite;Arkadij Grigorian;Robert G. Alexander;Stephen L. Macknik

  • An oculomotor continuum from exploration to fixation

    Jorge Otero-Millan;Stephen L. Macknik;Rachel E. Langston;Susana Martinez-Conde

  • Microsaccade and drift dynamics reflect mental fatigue.

    Leandro L. Di Stasi;Leandro L. Di Stasi;Michael B. McCamy;Andrés Catena;Stephen L. Macknik

  • The role of feedback in visual masking and visual processing.

    Stephen L. Macknik;Susana Martinez-Conde

  • Triggering mechanisms in microsaccade and saccade generation: a novel proposal.

    Jorge Otero-Millan;Jorge Otero-Millan;Stephen L. Macknik;Alessandro Serra;R. John Leigh

Frequent Co-Authors

Susana Martinez-Conde
Susana Martinez-Conde SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Jorge Otero-Millan
Jorge Otero-Millan Johns Hopkins University
Peter U. Tse
Peter U. Tse Dartmouth College
Andrés Catena
Andrés Catena University of Granada
Jose-Manuel Alonso
Jose-Manuel Alonso State University of New York College of Optometry
David H. Hubel
David H. Hubel Harvard University
David J. Heeger
David J. Heeger New York University
Marisa Carrasco
Marisa Carrasco New York University
Harvey A. Swadlow
Harvey A. Swadlow University of Connecticut
Stephen D. Goldinger
Stephen D. Goldinger Arizona State University

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