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Francine M. Benes

Francine M. Benes

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Neuroscience

D-Index
72
Citations
22508
World Ranking
2274
National Ranking
1082

Francine M. Benes 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 Francine M. Benes sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 210 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francine M. Benes 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 Francine M. Benes sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 72 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Francine M. Benes is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily spans neuroscience and related subfields, with a focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurology, clinical psychology, and cell biology. Additionally, their work touches on aspects of philosophy.

The scientist's recent scholarly contributions include the paper titled "Clinical evidence that a dysregulated master neural network modulator may aid in diagnosing schizophrenia," published in 2021 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This publication addresses topics related to schizophrenia research and treatment, with a clinical psychology and neuroscience perspective.

Their research interests and main topics of work can be summarized as follows:

  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment

Frequent collaborative partners in research include:

  • Munetaka Nomoto
  • Glenn Konopaske
  • Naoya Yamashita
  • Reina Aoki
  • Aoi Jitsuki-Takahashi

The primary venue for their publications is the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, where at least one paper has appeared. Their cumulative contributions to the academic landscape also extend to fields such as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, intersecting with their neuroscience research.

Francine M. Benes has been recognized for their work with the honor of being named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2004.

Best Publications

  • GABAergic Interneurons: Implications for Understanding Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

    Francine M Benes;Sabina Berretta;Sabina Berretta

  • Circuit-based framework for understanding neurotransmitter and risk gene interactions in schizophrenia

    John E. Lisman;Joseph T. Coyle;Robert W. Green;Daniel C. Javitt

  • Deficits in Small Interneurons in Prefrontal and Cingulate Cortices of Schizophrenic and Schizoaffective Patients

    Francine M. Benes;Jennifer McSparren;Edward D. Bird;John Paul SanGiovanni

  • Myelination of a Key Relay Zone in the Hippocampal Formation Occurs in the Human Brain During Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood

    Francine M. Benes;Mary Turtle;Yusuf Khan;Peter Farol

  • Quantitative cytoarchitectural studies of the cerebral cortex of schizophrenics

    Francine M. Benes;Jessica Davidson;Edward D. Bird

  • Myelination of Cortical-hippocampal Relays During Late Adolescence

    Francine M. Benes

  • Amygdalo-cortical sprouting continues into early adulthood: implications for the development of normal and abnormal function during adolescence.

    Miles Gregory Cunningham;Sujoy Bhattacharyya;Francine Mary Benes;Francine Mary Benes

  • Emerging principles of altered neural circuitry in schizophrenia.

    Francine M Benes;Francine M Benes

  • Molecular evidence for mitochondrial dysfunction in bipolar disorder.

    Christine Konradi;Molly Eaton;Matthew L. MacDonald;John Walsh

  • A reduction of nonpyramidal cells in sector CA2 of schizophrenics and manic depressives

    Francine M Benes;Esther W Kwok;Esther W Kwok;Stephen L Vincent;Stephen L Vincent;Mark S Todtenkopf;Mark S Todtenkopf

  • Regulation of the GABA cell phenotype in hippocampus of schizophrenics and bipolars

    Francine M. Benes;Benjamin Lim;David Matzilevich;John P. Walsh

  • Density of glutamic acid decarboxylase 67 messenger RNA-containing neurons that express the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit NR2A in the anterior cingulate cortex in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

    Tsung-Ung W. Woo;John P. Walsh;Francine M. Benes

  • Increased GABAA receptor binding in superficial layers of cingulate cortex in Schizophrenics

    Francine M. Benes;Stephen L. Vincent;Garnet Alsterberg;Edward D. Bird

  • Prefrontal Cortical Dendritic Spine Pathology in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

    Glenn T. Konopaske;Glenn T. Konopaske;Nicholas Lange;Nicholas Lange;Joseph T. Coyle;Joseph T. Coyle;Francine M. Benes;Francine M. Benes

  • Gene expression profiling of substantia nigra dopamine neurons: further insights into Parkinson's disease pathology

    Filip Simunovic;Ming Yi;Yulei Wang;Laurel Macey

  • The density of pyramidal and nonpyramidal neurons in anterior cingulate cortex of schizophrenic and bipolar subjects.

    Francine M Benes;Francine M Benes;Stephen L Vincent;Stephen L Vincent;Mark Todtenkopf;Mark Todtenkopf

  • Fear Conditioning Occludes LTP-Induced Presynaptic Enhancement of Synaptic Transmission in the Cortical Pathway to the Lateral Amygdala

    Evgeny Tsvetkov;William A. Carlezon;Francine M. Benes;Eric R. Kandel

  • Up-regulation of GABAA receptor binding on neurons of the prefrontal cortex in schizophrenic subjects

    F.M Benes;S.L Vincent;S.L Vincent;A Marie;A Marie;Y Khan;Y Khan

  • An Analysis of the Arrangement of Neurons in the Cingulate Cortex of Schizophrenic Patients

    Francine M. Benes;Edward D. Bird

  • Convergence and Plasticity of Monoaminergic Systems in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex during the Postnatal Period: Implications for the Development of Psychopathology

    Francine M. Benes;Jill Bolte Taylor;Miles C. Cunningham

Frequent Co-Authors

Sabina Berretta
Sabina Berretta Harvard University
Edward D. Bird
Edward D. Bird Harvard University
Joseph T. Coyle
Joseph T. Coyle Harvard University
Stephan Heckers
Stephan Heckers Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nicholas Lange
Nicholas Lange Harvard University
Vadim Y. Bolshakov
Vadim Y. Bolshakov Harvard University
Bruce M. Cohen
Bruce M. Cohen Harvard University
Alan F. Schatzberg
Alan F. Schatzberg Stanford University
Christine Konradi
Christine Konradi Vanderbilt University
Carol A. Tamminga
Carol A. Tamminga The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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