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Cynthia M. Schumann 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 Cynthia M. Schumann sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 56 publications — 1st percentile

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Cynthia M. Schumann 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 Cynthia M. Schumann sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Cynthia M. Schumann is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans multiple intersecting fields, primarily Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work notably focuses on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Biological Psychiatry, Neurology, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Social Psychology.

Themes central to Schumann's research include Tryptophan and brain disorders, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and RNA regulation and disease.

Recent scholarly contributions include:

  • Alterations in Retrotransposition, Synaptic Connectivity, and Myelination Implicated by Transcriptomic Changes Following Maternal Immune Activation in Nonhuman Primates (2020), published in Biological Psychiatry
  • Neuron-specific transcriptomic signatures indicate neuroinflammation and altered neuronal activity in ASD temporal cortex (2023), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Impact of Maternal Immune Activation on Nonhuman Primate Prefrontal Cortex Development: Insights for Schizophrenia (2022), published in Biological Psychiatry
  • Global metabolic profiles in a non-human primate model of maternal immune activation: implications for neurodevelopmental disorders (2022), published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • Serotonergic innervation of the amygdala is increased in autism spectrum disorder and decreased in Williams syndrome (2020), published in Molecular Autism

Frequent collaborators in their research include Melissa D. Bauman, Michael J. Gandal, A. Kimberley McAllister, Kari L. Hanson, and Karl D. Murray.

The scientist has published predominantly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biological Psychiatry, Molecular Autism, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Molecular Psychiatry.

Best Publications

  • Neuroanatomy of autism

    David G. Amaral;Cynthia Mills Schumann;Christine Wu Nordahl

  • The Amygdala Is Enlarged in Children But Not Adolescents with Autism; the Hippocampus Is Enlarged at All Ages

    Cynthia Mills Schumann;Julia Hamstra;Beth L. Goodlin-Jones;Linda J. Lotspeich

  • Mapping early brain development in autism.

    Eric Courchesne;Karen Pierce;Cynthia M. Schumann;Elizabeth Redcay

  • Longitudinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Cortical Development through Early Childhood in Autism

    Cynthia M Schumann;Cinnamon S Bloss;Cynthia Carter Barnes;Graham M Wideman

  • Stereological Analysis of Amygdala Neuron Number in Autism

    Cynthia Mills Schumann;David G. Amaral

  • Amygdala enlargement in toddlers with autism related to severity of social and communication impairments.

    Cynthia Mills Schumann;Cynthia Carter Barnes;Catherine Lord;Eric Courchesne

  • Cortical Folding Abnormalities in Autism Revealed by Surface-Based Morphometry

    Christine Wu Nordahl;Donna Dierker;Iman Mostafavi;Cynthia M Schumann;Cynthia M Schumann

  • Abnormal structure or function of the amygdala is a common component of neurodevelopmental disorders.

    Cynthia M. Schumann;Melissa D. Bauman;David G. Amaral

  • Maternal antibodies from mothers of children with autism alter brain growth and social behavior development in the rhesus monkey.

    M D Bauman;M D Bauman;A-M Iosif;P Ashwood;D Braunschweig

  • Investigation of Neuroanatomical Differences Between Autism and Asperger Syndrome

    Linda J. Lotspeich;Hower Kwon;Cynthia Schumann;Susanna L. Fryer

  • Neuron numbers increase in the human amygdala from birth to adulthood, but not in autism

    Thomas A. Avino;Nicole Barger;Martha V. Vargas;Erin L. Carlson

  • A comprehensive volumetric analysis of the cerebellum in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.

    Julia A. Scott;Cynthia Mills Schumann;Beth L. Goodlin-Jones;David G. Amaral

  • Stereological Estimation of the Number of Neurons in the Human Amygdaloid Complex

    Cynthia Mills Schumann;David G. Amaral

  • Stereological study of amygdala glial populations in adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder.

    John T. Morgan;Nicole Barger;David G. Amaral;Cynthia M. Schumann

  • Bridging the gap between MRI and postmortem research in autism

    Cynthia Mills Schumann;Christine Wu Nordahl

  • Longitudinal analysis of the developing rhesus monkey brain using magnetic resonance imaging: birth to adulthood.

    Julia A. Scott;David Grayson;Evan Fletcher;Aaron Lee

  • Neuropathologic features in the hippocampus and cerebellum of three older men with fragile X syndrome.

    Claudia M Greco;Celestine S Navarro;Michael R Hunsaker;Izumi Maezawa

  • Atypical miRNA expression in temporal cortex associated with dysregulation of immune, cell cycle, and other pathways in autism spectrum disorders

    Bradley P. Ander;Nicole Barger;Boryana Stamova;Frank R. Sharp

  • Preliminary evidence of neuropathology in nonhuman primates prenatally exposed to maternal immune activation.

    Ruth K. Weir;Reihaneh Forghany;Stephen E. P. Smith;Paul H. Patterson

  • Advances in nonhuman primate models of autism: Integrating neuroscience and behavior.

    Melissa D Bauman;Melissa D Bauman;Cynthia Schumann

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Amaral
David G. Amaral University of California, Davis
Joseph A. Buckwalter
Joseph A. Buckwalter University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
A. Kimberley McAllister
A. Kimberley McAllister University of California, Davis
Cameron S. Carter
Cameron S. Carter University of California, Irvine
Beth L. Goodlin-Jones
Beth L. Goodlin-Jones University of California, Davis
Patrick R. Hof
Patrick R. Hof Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Eric Courchesne
Eric Courchesne University of California, San Diego
Daniel H. Geschwind
Daniel H. Geschwind University of California, Los Angeles
Michael R. Hunsaker
Michael R. Hunsaker University of California, Davis
Meng-Chuan Lai
Meng-Chuan Lai Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

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