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Visual perception and processing mechanisms

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
L. Gauthier
Vanderbilt University
48

Rising Stars Papers

1
Measuring object recognition ability: Reliability, validity, and the aggregate z-score approach
Behavior Research Methods|2024
11 cit.
2
Distinct but related abilities for visual and haptic object recognition
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review|2024
3 cit.
3
Measuring visual ability in linguistically diverse populations
Behavior Research Methods|2024
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Jan Tünnermann
Philipps University of Marburg
99
2
Celine Aubuchon
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
99
3
Manoj K. Manoharan
University of Houston
58
4
Xiang Che
Northwest Normal University
54
5
Amy Siobhan Millard
La Trobe University
37
6
Alexander Egea-Weiss
University of Basel
34
7
Annika Agrawal
Unknown
34

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Orientation fields predict human perception of 3D shape from shading
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2025
2 cit.
2
Attention directs actions in visual foraging
Scientific Reports|2025
1 cit.
3
The size-distance scaling of real objects and afterimages is equivalent in typical but not reduced visual environments
Experimental Brain Research|2025
1 cit.
4
Interaction Between Near Work and Narrowband Light on Choroidal Thickness
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science|2026
1 cit.
5
Eyes wide open: Object-scene congruency and the pupillary response
Unknown Journal|2025
0 cit.
6
Binocular vs. monocular 3D cues in multiple object tracking: expertise differences between soccer players and non-athletes
Cognitive Research Principles and Implications|2025
0 cit.
7
Topographic alignment of auditory inputs to the visual cortex
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2025
0 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Floris P. de Lange
Radboud University Nijmegen
99
2
Kalanit Grill‐Spector
Neurosciences Institute
94
3
Peter Kok
Yale University
94
4
Stanislas Dehaene
Inserm
87
5
Bruno Rossion
UCLouvain
83
6
Matteo Carandini
University College London
80
7
Sander Nieuwenhuis
Leiden University
78
8
Aude Oliva
Unknown
77
9
Alexandre Pouget
University of Geneva
75
10
Maria Chait
University College London
73

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
The steady-state visual evoked potential in vision research: A review
Journal of Vision|2015
1.2k cit.
2
How Do Expectations Shape Perception?
Trends in Cognitive Sciences|2018
1.1k cit.
3
Comparison of deep neural networks to spatio-temporal cortical dynamics of human visual object recognition reveals hierarchical correspondence
Scientific Reports|2016
785 cit.
4
The Cost of Accumulating Evidence in Perceptual Decision Making
Journal of Neuroscience|2012
621 cit.
5
Reappraisal modulates the electrocortical response to unpleasant pictures
Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience|2006
610 cit.
6
Great Expectations: Is there Evidence for Predictive Coding in Auditory Cortex?
Neuroscience|2017
468 cit.
7
Selective Activation of the Deep Layers of the Human Primary Visual Cortex by Top-Down Feedback
Current Biology|2016
466 cit.
8
The emergence of the visual word form: Longitudinal evolution of category-specific ventral visual areas during reading acquisition
PLoS Biology|2018
382 cit.
9
Ongoing Spontaneous Activity Controls Access to Consciousness: A Neuronal Model for Inattentional Blindness
PLoS Biology|2005
329 cit.
10
Locomotion Controls Spatial Integration in Mouse Visual Cortex
Current Biology|2013
283 cit.

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