2026 Ben A. Barres: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	136	221	143	253	116657

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Neuroscience

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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

7813
Citations
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

5393
Citations
Microglia sculpt postnatal neural circuits in an activity and complement-dependent manner.

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

4239
Citations
The classical complement cascade mediates CNS synapse elimination.

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

3578
Citations
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

3502
Citations
Complement and microglia mediate early synapse loss in Alzheimer mouse models

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

3297
Citations
Genomic Analysis of Reactive Astrogliosis

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

2529
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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

2408
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Reactive Astrocytes: Production, Function, and Therapeutic Potential

Shane A. Liddelow;Ben A. Barres

2267
Citations
Pericytes are required for blood–brain barrier integrity during embryogenesis

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

2241
Citations
Thrombospondins Are Astrocyte-Secreted Proteins that Promote CNS Synaptogenesis

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

1982
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Microglia and macrophages in brain homeostasis and disease

Qingyun Li;Ben A. Barres

1939
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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

1908
Citations
Programmed cell death and the control of cell survival: lessons from the nervous system

Raff Mc;Barres Ba;Burne Jf;Coles Hs

1905
Citations
Control of synapse number by glia.

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

1831
Citations
The Mystery and Magic of Glia: A Perspective on Their Roles in Health and Disease

Ben A. Barres

1781
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Functional cortical neurons and astrocytes from human pluripotent stem cells in 3D culture

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

1627
Citations
A survey of human brain transcriptome diversity at the single cell level

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

1532
Citations
Neuronal Activity Promotes Oligodendrogenesis and Adaptive Myelination in the Mammalian Brain

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

1470
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Astrocytes mediate synapse elimination through MEGF10 and MERTK pathways

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

1422
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PL-03-01: INGE GRUNDKE-IQBAL AWARD FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH: NEUROTOXIC REACTIVE ASTROCYTES ARE INDUCED BY ACTIVATED MICROGLIA

Shane A. Liddelow

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