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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 49 5935 5462 2602 2349 90 10103

Bruce D. Carter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bruce D. Carter between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bruce D. Carter published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2023. 1 of the 110 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2023. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 4 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1988 2025

110 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bruce D. Carter: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 2
1994 1
1995 2
1996 5
1997 1
1998 3
1999 1
2000 2
2001 0
2002 3
2003 1
2004 3
2005 3
2006 3
2007 0
2008 5
2009 5
2010 6
2011 4
2012 4
2013 4
2014 9
2015 3
2016 1
2017 4
2018 3
2019 2
2020 4
2021 3
2022 3
2023 16
2024 0
2025 1
Total 110
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Bruce D. Carter 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 Bruce D. Carter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 88–97 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 90 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452 90
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Bruce D. Carter 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 Bruce D. Carter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48–49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435 49
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Bruce D. Carter is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with focused contributions in related subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's work is characterized by investigations into several key topics, including:

  • Hereditary Neurological Disorders
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Immune cells in cancer

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Bruce D. Carter include:

  • "Reovirus uses macropinocytosis-mediated entry and fast axonal transport to infect neurons," 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • "Direct relationship between increased expression and mistrafficking of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth-associated protein PMP22," 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Metabolic Control of Sensory Neuron Survival by the p75 Neurotrophin Receptor in Schwann Cells," 2021, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Long-distance regressive signaling in neural development and disease," 2020, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Developmental Biology
  • "How T118M peripheral myelin protein 22 predisposes humans to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease," 2022, Journal of Biological Chemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Carter include:

  • Vivianne E. Morrison
  • Justin T. Marinko
  • Charles R. Sanders
  • Alexandra J. Trevisan
  • Asa A. Brockman

Their work has been published repeatedly in venues such as:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (3 publications)
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • The Journal of Pathology
  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Developmental Biology

In 2011, Bruce D. Carter was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Death of oligodendrocytes mediated by the interaction of nerve growth factor with its receptor p75

    Patrizia Casaccia-Bonnefil;Bruce D. Carter;Rick T. Dobrowsky;Moses V. Chao

  • Selective Activation of NF-κB by Nerve Growth Factor Through the Neurotrophin Receptor p75

    Bruce D. Carter;Christian Kaltschmidt;Barbara Kaltschmidt;Nina Offenhäuser

  • Neuronal apoptosis linked to EglN3 prolyl hydroxylase and familial pheochromocytoma genes: developmental culling and cancer.

    Sungwoo Lee;Eijiro Nakamura;Haifeng Yang;Wenyi Wei

  • Competitive Signaling Between TrkA and p75 Nerve Growth Factor Receptors Determines Cell Survival

    Sung Ok Yoon;Patrizia Casaccia-Bonnefil;Bruce Carter;Moses V. Chao

  • Selective binding and internalisation by truncated receptors restrict the availability of BDNF during development

    Stefano Biffo;Nina Offenhäuser;Bruce D. Carter;Yves-Alain Barde

  • Neurotrophins Live or Let Die: Does p75NTR Decide?

    Bruce D. Carter;Gary R. Lewin

  • Glial precursors clear sensory neuron corpses during development via Jedi-1, an engulfment receptor

    Hsiao-Huei Wu;Hsiao-Huei Wu;Elena Bellmunt;Jami L Scheib;Victor Venegas

  • THE ZINC FINGER PROTEIN NRIF INTERACTS WITH THE NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR P75NTR AND PARTICIPATES IN PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH

    Elisabeth Casademunt;Bruce D. Carter;Isabel Benzel;José M. Frade

  • Ligand-dependent cleavage of the P75 neurotrophin receptor is necessary for NRIF nuclear translocation and apoptosis in sympathetic neurons.

    Rajappa S. Kenchappa;Niccolò Zampieri;Moses V. Chao;Philip A. Barker

  • Neurotrophin receptors: mediators of life and death.

    Moses Chao;Patrizia Casaccia-Bonnefil;Bruce Carter;Alexandra Chittka

  • Activation of the transcription factor NF-kappaB in Schwann cells is required for peripheral myelin formation.

    Joshua C. Nickols;William Valentine;Sujata Kanwal;Bruce D. Carter

  • Activation of the p75 neurotrophin receptor through conformational rearrangement of disulphide-linked receptor dimers

    Marçal Vilar;Ioannis Charalampopoulos;Rajappa S. Kenchappa;Anastasia Simi

  • Induction of proneurotrophins and activation of p75NTR-mediated apoptosis via neurotrophin receptor-interacting factor in hippocampal neurons after seizures.

    Marta Volosin;Christy Trotter;Andrea Cragnolini;Rajappa S. Kenchappa

  • The p75 neurotrophin receptor: multiple interactors and numerous functions.

    Jennifer J. Gentry;Philip A. Barker;Bruce D. Carter

  • A splice variant of the neurotrophin receptor trkB with increased specificity for brain-derived neurotrophic factor.

    C. Strohmaier;B. D. Carter;R. Urfer;Y. A. Barde

  • Characterization of TrkB receptor-mediated signaling pathways in rat cerebellar granule neurons: involvement of protein kinase C in neuronal survival.

    Ute Zirrgiebel;Yoko Ohga;Bruce Carter;Benedikt Berninger

  • Nerve Growth Factor Activation of Nuclear Factor κB through Its p75 Receptor Is an Anti-apoptotic Signal in RN22 Schwannoma Cells

    Jennifer J. Gentry;Patrizia Casaccia-Bonnefil;Bruce D. Carter

  • Go mediates the coupling of the mu opioid receptor to adenylyl cyclase in cloned neural cells and brain.

    Bruce D. Carter;Fedor Medzihradsky

  • p75 Neurotrophin Receptor-mediated Apoptosis in Sympathetic Neurons Involves a Biphasic Activation of JNK and Up-regulation of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-converting Enzyme/ADAM17

    Rajappa S. Kenchappa;Chhavy Tep;Zeljka Korade;Soledad Urra

  • c-jun is essential for sympathetic neuronal death induced by NGF withdrawal but not by p75 activation

    M. Palmada;S. Kanwal;N.J. Rutkoski;C. Gustafson-Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Yves-Alain Barde
Yves-Alain Barde Cardiff University
Charles R. Sanders
Charles R. Sanders Vanderbilt University
William G. Kaelin
William G. Kaelin Harvard University
Moses V. Chao
Moses V. Chao New York University
Philip A. Barker
Philip A. Barker University of British Columbia
Ambra Pozzi
Ambra Pozzi Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Barbara L. Hempstead
Barbara L. Hempstead Cornell University
Christian Kaltschmidt
Christian Kaltschmidt Bielefeld University
Terence S. Dermody
Terence S. Dermody University of Pittsburgh
Gary R. Lewin
Gary R. Lewin Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine

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