What is she best known for?
The fields of study she is best known for:
- Optics
- Retina
- Color vision
Vivianne C. Smith spends much of her time researching Optics, Color vision, Chromatic scale, Luminance and Retina.
By researching both Optics and Photometry, Vivianne C. Smith produces research that crosses academic boundaries.
In general Color vision, her work in Trichromacy is often linked to Rod linking many areas of study.
Her study on Retina is covered under Neuroscience.
Vivianne C. Smith combines subjects such as Rhodopsin and Photopigment with her study of Spectral sensitivity.
Her Retinal ganglion research incorporates elements of Electroretinography and Atrophy.
Her most cited work include:
- Spectral sensitivity of the foveal cone photopigments between 400 and 500 nm (1124 citations)
- Melanopsin-expressing ganglion cells in primate retina signal colour and irradiance and project to the LGN. (953 citations)
- Luminance and chromatic modulation sensitivity of macaque ganglion cells and human observers. (412 citations)
What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?
Her scientific interests lie mostly in Optics, Color vision, Chromatic scale, Luminance and Chromaticity.
In general Optics study, her work on Spectral sensitivity, Illuminance and Wavelength often relates to the realm of Photometry, thereby connecting several areas of interest.
Her research in Color vision intersects with topics in Ophthalmology, Visual acuity and Photopigment.
In her research on the topic of Chromatic scale, Stimulus is strongly related with Artificial intelligence.
Her Luminance research also works with subjects such as
- Contrast which intersects with area such as Spatial frequency,
- Retinal together with Retina.
The Trichromacy study combines topics in areas such as Rhodopsin and Absorption spectroscopy.
She most often published in these fields:
- Optics (54.55%)
- Color vision (33.33%)
- Chromatic scale (25.76%)
What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2002-2020)?
- Optics (54.55%)
- Neuroscience (10.61%)
- Luminance (25.25%)
In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:
Vivianne C. Smith mainly focuses on Optics, Neuroscience, Luminance, Chromatic scale and Color vision.
Her Optics study combines topics in areas such as Perception and Color space.
Her studies deal with areas such as Chromaticity and Photopigment as well as Luminance.
Vivianne C. Smith has researched Chromatic scale in several fields, including Communication, Temporal contrast, Artificial intelligence and Pattern recognition.
Her Color vision study which covers Chromatic adaptation that intersects with Weighting.
She has included themes like Anatomy and Ganglion in her Retina study.
Between 2002 and 2020, her most popular works were:
- Melanopsin-expressing ganglion cells in primate retina signal colour and irradiance and project to the LGN. (953 citations)
- Human and macaque pupil responses driven by melanopsin-containing retinal ganglion cells (389 citations)
- Rod contributions to color perception: Linear with rod contrast (74 citations)
In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
Vivianne C. Smith spends much of her time researching Neuroscience, Retina, Optics, Spatial frequency and Contrast.
Her study in the fields of Giant retinal ganglion cells, Melanopsin, Retinal ganglion and Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells under the domain of Neuroscience overlaps with other disciplines such as Sensitivity.
Her Retina study incorporates themes from Steady state, Adaptation and Sinusoid.
Her work on Chromatic scale, Color vision, Luminance and Chromaticity as part of general Optics research is often related to Pedestal, thus linking different fields of science.
Her research integrates issues of Psychophysics and Visual acuity in her study of Spatial frequency.
She interconnects Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells and Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells in the investigation of issues within Contrast.
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