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Carla J. Shatz 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 Carla J. Shatz sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 172 publications — 52nd percentile

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

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

Carla J. Shatz 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 Carla J. Shatz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Kavli Prize, The Kavli Foundation for the discovery of mechanisms that allow experience and neural activity to remodel brain function
  • 2015 - Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 2013 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
  • 2011 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1996 - W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1979 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Carla J. Shatz is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has an extensive body of research primarily within the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cell Biology, Neurology, Developmental Neuroscience, and Immunology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms, Immune Response and Inflammation, and Chemokine Receptors and Signaling.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Aram Raissi, Eddy Albarran, Omar Jáidar, Jun B. Ding, and Jun Ding.

Notable publication venues where this scientist has contributed multiple works are:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Neuron
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Selected recent papers include:

  • Enhancing motor learning by increasing the stability of newly formed dendritic spines in the motor cortex, 2021, Neuron
  • The nonclassical MHC class I Qa-1 expressed in layer 6 neurons regulates activity-dependent plasticity via microglial CD94/NKG2 in the cortex, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Enhancing motor learning by increasing stability of newly formed dendritic spines in motor cortex, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • C4d, a high-affinity LilrB2 ligand, is elevated in Alzheimer's disease and mediates synapse pruning, 2025, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Enhancing Motor Learning by Increasing Stability of Newly Formed Dendritic Spines in Motor Cortex, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal

Carla J. Shatz has been recognized with multiple awards, including the Kavli Prize from The Kavli Foundation in 2016 for the discovery of mechanisms that allow experience and neural activity to remodel brain function, the Gruber Prize in Neuroscience from the Society for Neuroscience in 2015, and the Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award in 2013.

They have also been elected as a Fellow of several prestigious organizations, including the Royal Society (United Kingdom), the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Memberships in the National Academy of Sciences (1995) and the National Academy of Medicine (1999) are also part of their career milestones. Additionally, the scientist is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

  • Synaptic Activity and the Construction of Cortical Circuits

    L. C. Katz;C. J. Shatz

  • Developmental mechanisms that generate precise patterns of neuronal connectivity

    Corey S. Goodman;Carla J. Shatz

  • Synchronous Bursts of Action Potentials in Ganglion Cells of the Developing Mammalian Retina

    Markus Meister;Rachel O. L. Wong;Denis A. Baylor;Carla J. Shatz

  • Functional requirement for class I MHC in CNS development and plasticity.

    Gene S. Huh;Lisa M. Boulanger;Hongping Du;Patricio A. Riquelme

  • Impulse activity and the patterning of connections during cns development

    Carla J. Shatz

  • Ocular dominance in layer IV of the cat's visual cortex and the effects of monocular deprivation.

    C J Shatz;M P Stryker

  • The subplate, a transient neocortical structure: its role in the development of connections between thalamus and cortex

    Karen L. Allendoerfer;Carla J. Shatz

  • Ocular dominance columns and their development in layer IV of the cat's visual cortex: a quantitative study.

    Simon Levay;Michael P. Stryker;Carla J. Shatz

  • Inhibition of ocular dominance column formation by infusion of NT-4/5 or BDNF.

    Robert J. Cabelli;Andreas Hohn;Carla J. Shatz

  • Subplate neurons pioneer the first axon pathway from the cerebral cortex

    Susan K. McConnell;Anirvan Ghosh;Carla J. Shatz

  • Transient period of correlated bursting activity during development of the mammalian retina.

    R.O.L. Wong;M. Meister;C.J. Shatz

  • Prenatal Tetrodotoxin Infusion Blocks Segregation of Retinogeniculate Afferents

    Carla J. Shatz;Michael P. Stryker

  • Requirement for cholinergic synaptic transmission in the propagation of spontaneous retinal waves.

    Marla B. Feller;David P. Wellis;David Stellwagen;Frank S. Werblin

  • Regulation of Class I MHC Gene Expression in the Developing and Mature CNS by Neural Activity

    Roderick A Corriveau;Gene S Huh;Carla J Shatz

  • Sernaphorin III can function as a selective chemorepellent to pattern sensory projections in the spinal cord

    Elizabeth K Messersmith;E.David Leonardo;Carla J Shatz;Marc Tessier-Lavigne

  • Competition in Retinogeniculate Patterning Driven by Spontaneous Activity

    Anna A. Penn;Patricio A. Riquelme;Marla B. Feller;Carla J. Shatz

  • Requirement for subplate neurons in the formation of thalamocortical connections

    Anirvan Ghosh;Antonella Antonini;Susan K. McConnell;Carla J. Shatz

  • The developing brain.

    Carla J. Shatz

  • PirB Is a Functional Receptor for Myelin Inhibitors of Axonal Regeneration

    Jasvinder K. Atwal;Julie Pinkston-Gosse;Josh Syken;Scott Stawicki

  • Studies of the earliest generated cells of the cat's visual cortex: cogeneration of subplate and marginal zones

    MB Luskin;CJ Shatz

Frequent Co-Authors

Anirvan Ghosh
Anirvan Ghosh Unity Biotechnology
David W. Sretavan
David W. Sretavan University of California, San Francisco
Marla B. Feller
Marla B. Feller University of California, Berkeley
Rachel O.L. Wong
Rachel O.L. Wong University of Washington
Patrick O. Kanold
Patrick O. Kanold Johns Hopkins University
Jerold Chun
Jerold Chun Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Susan K. McConnell
Susan K. McConnell Stanford University
Michael P. Stryker
Michael P. Stryker University of California, San Francisco
Corey S. Goodman
Corey S. Goodman University of California, Berkeley
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Marc Tessier-Lavigne Xaira Therapeutics

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