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Ben A. Barres

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Neuroscience

D-Index
136
Citations
116657
World Ranking
221
National Ranking
143

Ben A. Barres 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 Ben A. Barres sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 253 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ben A. Barres 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 Ben A. Barres sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 136 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ben A. Barres was affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields with a strong focus on Neuroscience, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work engaged deeply with subfields such as Neurology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Genetics, and Developmental Neuroscience.

The major topics addressed in their research included Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Immune cells in cancer, Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Neural dynamics and brain function, and Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics.

Ben A. Barres published frequently in several prominent scientific venues, such as:

  • Nature
  • Nature Neuroscience
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Communications
  • Cell

Their most recent papers included:

  • "A single-cell transcriptomic atlas characterizes ageing tissues in the mouse," 2020, Nature
  • "Ageing hallmarks exhibit organ-specific temporal signatures," 2020, Nature
  • "Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes induce cell death via saturated lipids," 2021, Nature
  • "Knockout of reactive astrocyte activating factors slows disease progression in an ALS mouse model," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Astrocytic trans-Differentiation Completes a Multicellular Paracrine Feedback Loop Required for Medulloblastoma Tumor Growth," 2020, Cell

The scientist collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Daniela Berdnik
  • Oliver Hãhn
  • Shayan Hosseinzadeh
  • Davis P. Lee
  • Song Eun Lee

Throughout their career, Ben A. Barres received recognition from the scientific community with several awards and honors such as:

  • Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience (2016)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (2014)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2013)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2011)

Best Publications

  • Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes are induced by activated microglia

    Shane A. Liddelow;Kevin A. Guttenplan;Laura E. Clarke;Frederick C. Bennett

  • An RNA-Sequencing Transcriptome and Splicing Database of Glia, Neurons, and Vascular Cells of the Cerebral Cortex

    Ye Zhang;Kenian Chen;Steven A Sloan;Mariko L Bennett

  • Microglia sculpt postnatal neural circuits in an activity and complement-dependent manner.

    Dorothy P. Schafer;Emily K. Lehrman;Amanda G. Kautzman;Ryuta Koyama

  • The classical complement cascade mediates CNS synapse elimination.

    Beth Stevens;Nicola J. Allen;Luis E. Vazquez;Gareth R. Howell

  • A transcriptome database for astrocytes, neurons, and oligodendrocytes: a new resource for understanding brain development and function.

    John D. Cahoy;Ben Emery;Amit Kaushal;Lynette C. Foo

  • Complement and microglia mediate early synapse loss in Alzheimer mouse models

    Soyon Hong;Victoria F. Beja-Glasser;Bianca M. Nfonoyim;Arnaud Frouin

  • Genomic Analysis of Reactive Astrogliosis

    Jennifer L. Zamanian;Lijun Xu;Lynette C. Foo;Navid Nouri

  • Purification and Characterization of Progenitor and Mature Human Astrocytes Reveals Transcriptional and Functional Differences with Mouse.

    Ye Zhang;Steven A. Sloan;Laura E. Clarke;Christine Caneda

  • Reactive Astrocytes: Production, Function, and Therapeutic Potential

    Shane A. Liddelow;Ben A. Barres

  • Pericytes are required for blood–brain barrier integrity during embryogenesis

    Richard Daneman;Lu Zhou;Amanuel A. Kebede;Ben A. Barres

  • Thrombospondins Are Astrocyte-Secreted Proteins that Promote CNS Synaptogenesis

    Karen S. Christopherson;Erik M. Ullian;Caleb C.A. Stokes;Christine E. Mullowney

  • Microglia and macrophages in brain homeostasis and disease

    Qingyun Li;Ben A. Barres

  • New tools for studying microglia in the mouse and human CNS.

    Mariko L. Bennett;F. Chris Bennett;Shane A. Liddelow;Shane A. Liddelow;Bahareh Ajami

  • Programmed cell death and the control of cell survival: lessons from the nervous system

    Raff Mc;Barres Ba;Burne Jf;Coles Hs

  • Control of synapse number by glia.

    Erik M. Ullian;Stephanie K. Sapperstein;Karen S. Christopherson;Ben A. Barres

  • The Mystery and Magic of Glia: A Perspective on Their Roles in Health and Disease

    Ben A. Barres

  • Functional cortical neurons and astrocytes from human pluripotent stem cells in 3D culture

    Anca M Paşca;Steven A Sloan;Laura E Clarke;Yuan Tian

  • A survey of human brain transcriptome diversity at the single cell level

    Spyros Darmanis;Steven A. Sloan;Ye Zhang;Martin Enge

  • Neuronal Activity Promotes Oligodendrogenesis and Adaptive Myelination in the Mammalian Brain

    Erin M. Gibson;David Purger;Christopher W. Mount;Andrea K. Goldstein

  • Astrocytes mediate synapse elimination through MEGF10 and MERTK pathways

    Won-Suk Chung;Laura E. Clarke;Gordon X. Wang;Benjamin K. Stafford

  • PL-03-01: INGE GRUNDKE-IQBAL AWARD FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH: NEUROTOXIC REACTIVE ASTROCYTES ARE INDUCED BY ACTIVATED MICROGLIA

    Shane A. Liddelow

Frequent Co-Authors

Shane A. Liddelow
Shane A. Liddelow New York University
Beth Stevens
Beth Stevens Boston Children's Hospital
Nicola J. Allen
Nicola J. Allen Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Martin Raff
Martin Raff University College London
Erik M. Ullian
Erik M. Ullian University of California, San Francisco
Andrew D. Huberman
Andrew D. Huberman Stanford University
Ben Emery
Ben Emery Oregon Health & Science University
David H. Rowitch
David H. Rowitch University of Cambridge
Cagla Eroglu
Cagla Eroglu Duke University
Jeffrey L. Goldberg
Jeffrey L. Goldberg Stanford University

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