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Carol A. Barnes 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 Carol A. Barnes sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 324 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carol A. Barnes 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 Carol A. Barnes sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 118 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Carol A. Barnes is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Neuroscience, with specific contributions to Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Molecular Biology.

Their work encompasses a variety of main research topics, including Memory and Neural Mechanisms; Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research; Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms; Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications; Neural Dynamics and Brain Function; Functional Brain Connectivity Studies; and Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies.

Recent papers include:

  • A framework for concepts of reserve and resilience in aging (2022, Neurobiology of Aging)
  • Cognitive Reserve in Model Systems for Mechanistic Discovery: The Importance of Longitudinal Studies (2021, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience)
  • Hypertension and Age-Related Cognitive Impairment: Common Risk Factors and a Role for Precision Aging (2020, Current Hypertension Reports)
  • Smoking is associated with impaired verbal learning and memory performance in women more than men (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • Age-Related Regional Network Covariance of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Gray Matter in the Rat (2020, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Carol A. Barnes include:

  • Kelsey McDermott
  • Matthew J. Huentelman
  • Daniel T. Gray
  • Meredith Hay
  • Roberta Díaz Brinton

Their findings are commonly published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Neurobiology of Aging, Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • Memory deficits associated with senescence: a neurophysiological and behavioral study in the rat.

    Carol A. Barnes

  • Theta phase precession in hippocampal neuronal populations and the compression of temporal sequences.

    William E. Skaggs;Bruce L. McNaughton;Matthew A. Wilson;Carol A. Barnes

  • Neural plasticity in the ageing brain

    Sara N. Burke;Carol A. Barnes

  • Expression of a mitogen-inducible cyclooxygenase in brain neurons: Regulation by synaptic activity and glucocorticoids

    Kanato Yamagata;Katrin I. Andreasson;Walter E. Kaufmann;Carol A. Barnes

  • Arc, a growth factor and activity-regulated gene, encodes a novel cytoskeleton-associated protein that is enriched in neuronal dendrites

    Gregory L Lyford;Kanato Yamagata;Walter E Kaufmann;Carol A Barnes

  • Homer: a protein that selectively binds metabotropic glutamate receptors.

    P. R. Brakeman;A. A. Lanahan;Richard O'Brien;K. Roche

  • Environment-specific expression of the immediate-early gene Arc in hippocampal neuronal ensembles.

    John F. Guzowski;Bruce L. McNaughton;Carol A. Barnes;Paul F. Worley

  • The contributions of position, direction, and velocity to single unit activity in the hippocampus of freely-moving rats.

    B. L. McNaughton;C. A. Barnes;J. O'Keefe

  • Inhibition of activity-dependent arc protein expression in the rat hippocampus impairs the maintenance of long-term potentiation and the consolidation of long-term memory

    John F. Guzowski;Gregory L. Lyford;Gail D. Stevenson;Frank P. Houston

  • DECIPHERING THE HIPPOCAMPAL POLYGLOT: THE HIPPOCAMPUS AS A PATH INTEGRATION SYSTEM

    B L McNaughton;C A Barnes;J L Gerrard;K Gothard

  • Independent Codes for Spatial and Episodic Memory in Hippocampal Neuronal Ensembles

    Stefan Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb;Carol A. Barnes;Carol A. Barnes;Edvard I. Moser;Edvard I. Moser

  • A pathophysiological framework of hippocampal dysfunction in ageing and disease

    Scott A. Small;Scott A. Schobel;Richard B. Buxton;Menno P. Witter

  • Impact of aging on hippocampal function: plasticity, network dynamics, and cognition.

    Ephron S Rosenzweig;Carol A Barnes

  • Reactivation of Hippocampal Cell Assemblies: Effects of Behavioral State, Experience, and EEG Dynamics

    Hemant S. Kudrimoti;Carol A. Barnes;Bruce L. McNaughton

  • Interactions between location and task affect the spatial and directional firing of hippocampal neurons

    Etan J. Markus;Yu Lin Qin;Brian Leonard;William E. Skaggs

  • Head-direction cells in the rat posterior cortex. I. Anatomical distribution and behavioral modulation.

    Longtang L. Chen;Lie Huey Lin;Edward J. Green;Carol A. Barnes

  • The stereotrode: A new technique for simultaneous isolation of several single units in the central nervous system from multiple unit records

    Bruce L. McNaughton;John O'Keefe;Carol A. Barnes

  • Spatial learning and memory processes: the search for their neurobiological mechanisms in the rat

    C.A. Barnes

  • Experience-dependent, asymmetric expansion of hippocampal place fields

    Mayank R. Mehta;Carol A. Barnes;Bruce L. McNaughton

  • Spatial memory deficit in senescent rats.

    C. A. Barnes;L. Nadel;Werner K. Honig

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce L. McNaughton
Bruce L. McNaughton University of California, Irvine
Paul F. Worley
Paul F. Worley Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Lee Ryan
Lee Ryan University of Arizona
Matthew J. Huentelman
Matthew J. Huentelman Translational Genomics Research Institute
Meredith Hay
Meredith Hay University of Arizona
Sheri J. Y. Mizumori
Sheri J. Y. Mizumori University of Washington
Thomas C. Foster
Thomas C. Foster University of Florida
Susanna Rosi
Susanna Rosi University of California, San Francisco
Gary L. Wenk
Gary L. Wenk The Ohio State University
Elizabeth L. Glisky
Elizabeth L. Glisky University of Arizona

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