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70
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2550
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Carol A. Mason 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. Mason sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 165 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carol A. Mason 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. Mason sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% 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

  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1946 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Carol A. Mason is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research spans several fields within biological and neurological sciences, focusing primarily on molecular biology and neuroscience. The main fields of study covered by their work include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with 17 publications, and Neuroscience with 10 publications.

The subfields of Carol A. Mason's research include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cell Biology
  • Biophysics
  • Developmental Neuroscience

The scientist's work addresses significant topics such as:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Carol A. Mason has contributed to multiple scientific papers, including:

  • Retinal Ganglion Cell Axon Wiring Establishing the Binocular Circuit, 2020, Annual Review of Vision Science
  • CyclinD2-mediated regulation of neurogenic output from the retinal ciliary margin is perturbed in albinism, 2022, Neuron
  • Tools for efficient analysis of neurons in a 3D reference atlas of whole mouse spinal cord, 2021, Cell Reports Methods
  • SpineRacks and SpinalJ for efficient analysis of neurons in a 3D reference atlas of the mouse spinal cord, 2021, STAR Protocols
  • Semaphorin-6D and Plexin-A1 Act in a Non-Cell-Autonomous Manner to Position and Target Retinal Ganglion Cell Axons, 2023, Journal of Neuroscience

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Carol A. Mason include:

  • Felix Fiederling
  • Luke A. Hammond
  • Jane Dodd
  • Nefeli Slavi
  • David Ng

The scientist has published repeatedly in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Annual Review of Vision Science
  • STAR Protocols
  • Neuron
  • Cell Reports Methods

Carol A. Mason has received several distinctions, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2011
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2006
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1946

Best Publications

  • ClearT: a detergent- and solvent-free clearing method for neuronal and non-neuronal tissue

    Takaaki Kuwajima;Austen A. Sitko;Punita Bhansali;Chris Jurgens

  • Slit1 and Slit2 Cooperate to Prevent Premature Midline Crossing of Retinal Axons in the Mouse Visual System

    Andrew S. Plump;Lynda Erskine;Christelle Sabatier;Katja Brose

  • Developmental regulation of spine motility in the mammalian central nervous system

    Anna Dunaevsky;Ayumu Tashiro;Ania Majewska;Carol Ann Mason

  • Ephrin-B2 and EphB1 Mediate Retinal Axon Divergence at the Optic Chiasm

    Scott E. Williams;Fanny Mann;Lynda Erskine;Lynda Erskine;Takeshi Sakurai

  • Dispersion of neural progenitors within the germinal zones of the forebrain

    Gord Fishell;Gord Fishell;Carol A. Mason;Mary E. Hatten;Mary E. Hatten

  • Cell-cell interactions influence survival and differentiation of purified Purkinje cells in vitro.

    Baptista Ca;Hatten Me;Blazeski R;Mason Ca

  • Retinal Ganglion Cell Axon Guidance in the Mouse Optic Chiasm: Expression and Function of Robos and Slits

    Lynda Erskine;Scott E. Williams;Katja Brose;Thomas Kidd

  • Zic2 Patterns Binocular Vision by Specifying the Uncrossed Retinal Projection

    Eloı́sa Herrera;Lucia Brown;Jun Aruga;Rivka A. Rachel

  • Retinal axon pathfinding in the optic chiasm: Divergence of crossed and uncrossed fibers

    Pierre Godement;Josselyne Salaün;Carol A. Mason

  • Development of cerebellar astroglia: transitions in form and cytoskeletal content

    Paola Bovolenta;Ronald K.H. Liem;Carol Ann Mason

  • Retinal axon divergence in the optic chiasm: dynamics of growth cone behavior at the midline

    Pierre Godement;Li-Chong Wang;Carol A. Mason

  • Cellular Strategies of Axonal Pathfinding

    Jonathan Raper;Carol Mason

  • GRANULE NEURON REGULATION OF PURKINJE CELL DEVELOPMENT : STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN NEUROTROPHIN AND GLUTAMATE SIGNALING

    Mary E. Morrison;Carol A. Mason

  • TrkB Signaling Modulates Spine Density and Morphology Independent of Dendrite Structure in Cultured Neonatal Purkinje Cells

    Atsuyoshi Shimada;Carol A. Mason;Mary E. Morrison

  • Bidirectional regulation of hippocampal mossy fiber filopodial motility by kainate receptors: a two-step model of synaptogenesis.

    Ayumu Tashiro;Anna Dunaevsky;Richard Blazeski;Carol A. Mason

  • Retinal axon divergence in the optic chiasm: uncrossed axons diverge from crossed axons within a midline glial specialization.

    RC Marcus;R Blazeski;P Godement;CA Mason

  • Retinal Axon Growth at the Optic Chiasm: To Cross or Not to Cross

    Timothy J. Petros;Alexandra Rebsam;Carol A. Mason

  • Eph family receptors and their ligands distribute in opposing gradients in the developing mouse retina.

    Riva C. Marcus;Nicholas W. Gale;Mary E. Morrison;Carol A. Mason

  • Early climbing fiber interactions with Purkinje cells in the postnatal mouse cerebellum.

    Carol A. Mason;Sylvia Christakos;Susan M. Catalano

  • The first retinal axon growth in the mouse optic chiasm: axon patterning and the cellular environment.

    RC Marcus;CA Mason

  • Mechanisms of glial-guided neuronal migration in vitro and in vivo

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Frequent Co-Authors

Mary E. Hatten
Mary E. Hatten Rockefeller University
Friedrich Beermann
Friedrich Beermann École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Gord Fishell
Gord Fishell Harvard Medical School
Andrew J. Copp
Andrew J. Copp University College London
Nicholas W. Gale
Nicholas W. Gale Regeneron (United States)
Martin Grumet
Martin Grumet Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Rafael Yuste
Rafael Yuste Columbia University
Robert E. Burke
Robert E. Burke Columbia University
Peter Scheiffele
Peter Scheiffele University of Basel
Philip Stanier
Philip Stanier University College London

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