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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
13594
World Ranking
9747
National Ranking
170

Bernard L. Schneider publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 155 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Bernard L. Schneider D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernard L. Schneider sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bernard L. Schneider is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research output spans primarily across the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Within these broad fields, Schneider's work focuses on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics, and Physiology.

The main topics addressed in Schneider's research include Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research, RNA modifications and cancer, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology.

Schneider has contributed numerous publications to several prominent venues. The most frequent platform is bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with 15 publications. Other notable publication venues include the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (3 publications), Nature and Human Molecular Genetics (2 publications each), and Acta Neuropathologica Communications (2 publications).

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Schneider include Rashmi Kothary, Ariane Beauvais, Marc-Olivier Deguise, Cédric Raoul, and Thomas H. Gillingwater, reflecting a network of sustained scientific partnerships.

Representative recent papers from Schneider's research include:

  • "Mitofusin-2 in the Nucleus Accumbens Regulates Anxiety and Depression-like Behaviors Through Mitochondrial and Neuronal Actions," 2020, Biological Psychiatry
  • "Central anorexigenic actions of bile acids are mediated by TGR5," 2021, Nature Metabolism
  • "Recovery of walking after paralysis by regenerating characterized neurons to their natural target region," 2023, Science
  • "BindCraft: one-shot design of functional protein binders," 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Single and Dual Vector Gene Therapy with AAV9-PHP.B Rescues Hearing in Tmc1 Mutant Mice," 2020, Molecular Therapy

Best Publications

  • α-Synuclein in central nervous system and from erythrocytes, mammalian cells, and Escherichia coli exists predominantly as disordered monomer.

    Bruno Fauvet;Martial Kamdem Mbefo;Mohamed-Bilal Fares;Carole Desobry

  • α-Synucleinopathy and selective dopaminergic neuron loss in a rat lentiviral-based model of Parkinson's disease

    C. Lo Bianco;J. L. Ridet;B. L. Schneider;N. Deglon

  • In Vivo Evidence for a Lactate Gradient from Astrocytes to Neurons

    Philipp Mächler;Matthias T. Wyss;Maha Elsayed;Jillian Stobart

  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress is important for the manifestations of α-synucleinopathy in vivo

    Emanuela Colla;Philippe Coune;Ying Liu;Olga Pletnikova

  • Lentiviral vector delivery of parkin prevents dopaminergic degeneration in an α-synuclein rat model of Parkinson's disease

    Christophe Lo Bianco;Bernard L. Schneider;Matthias Bauer;Ali Sajadi

  • Phosphorylation at S87 Is Enhanced in Synucleinopathies, Inhibits α-Synuclein Oligomerization, and Influences Synuclein-Membrane Interactions

    Katerina E. Paleologou;Abid Oueslati;Gideon Shakked;Carla C. Rospigliosi

  • Behaviour-dependent recruitment of long-range projection neurons in somatosensory cortex

    Jerry L. Chen;Stefano Carta;Joana Soldado-Magraner;Bernard L. Schneider

  • Long-range connectivity of mouse primary somatosensory barrel cortex.

    Rachel Aronoff;Ferenc Matyas;Ferenc Matyas;Celine Mateo;Carine Ciron

  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Is Necessary for Neural Stem Cell Proliferation and Demonstrates Distinct Actions of Epidermal Growth Factor and Fibroblast Growth Factor-2

    Yvan Arsenijevic;Samuel Weiss;Bernard Schneider;Patrick Aebischer

  • Tmc gene therapy restores auditory function in deaf mice

    Charles Askew;Charles Askew;Cylia Rochat;Bifeng Pan;Yukako Asai

  • Cortico-reticulo-spinal circuit reorganization enables functional recovery after severe spinal cord contusion.

    Leonie Asboth;Lucia Friedli;Janine Beauparlant;Cristina Martinez-Gonzalez

  • Human neural progenitors deliver glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor to parkinsonian rodents and aged primates.

    S Behrstock;A Ebert;J McHugh;S Vosberg

  • Phosphorylation does not prompt, nor prevent, the formation of α-synuclein toxic species in a rat model of Parkinson's disease

    Samareh Azeredo da Silveira;Bernard L. Schneider;Carmen Cifuentes-Diaz;Daniel Sage

  • Efficient transduction of non-human primate motor neurons after intramuscular delivery of recombinant AAV serotype 6

    C Towne;B L Schneider;D Kieran;D E Redmond

  • Control of dopaminergic neuron survival by the unfolded protein response transcription factor XBP1

    Pamela Valdés;Gabriela Mercado;Rene L. Vidal;Claudia Molina

  • Channel-mediated lactate release by K⁺-stimulated astrocytes.

    Tamara Sotelo-Hitschfeld;María I Niemeyer;Philipp Mächler;Iván Ruminot

  • Polo-like kinase 2 regulates selective autophagic α-synuclein clearance and suppresses its toxicity in vivo

    Abid Oueslati;Bernard L. Schneider;Patrick Aebischer;Hilal A. Lashuel

  • Large-scale chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan digestion with chondroitinase gene therapy leads to reduced pathology and modulates macrophage phenotype following spinal cord contusion injury.

    Katalin Bartus;Nicholas D. James;Athanasios Didangelos;Karen D. Bosch

  • Wlds-Mediated Protection of Dopaminergic Fibers in an Animal Model of Parkinson Disease

    Ali Sajadi;Bernard L Schneider;Patrick Aebischer

  • Systemic AAV6 delivery mediating RNA interference against SOD1: neuromuscular transduction does not alter disease progression in fALS mice.

    Chris Towne;Cédric Raoul;Cédric Raoul;Bernard L Schneider;Patrick Aebischer

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Aebischer
Patrick Aebischer École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Johan Auwerx
Johan Auwerx École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Graham Knott
Graham Knott École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Carmen Sandi
Carmen Sandi École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Darren J. Moore
Darren J. Moore École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Nicole Déglon
Nicole Déglon University of Lausanne
Rolf Gruetter
Rolf Gruetter École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
James W. Fawcett
James W. Fawcett University of Cambridge
James A. Thomson
James A. Thomson University of California, Santa Barbara
Maria Grazia Spillantini
Maria Grazia Spillantini University of Cambridge

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