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James C. Saunders

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Neuroscience

D-Index
47
Citations
6598
World Ranking
6533
National Ranking
2832

James C. Saunders 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 James C. Saunders sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 169 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James C. Saunders 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 James C. Saunders sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • The anatomical consequences of acoustic injury: A review and tutorial.

    James C. Saunders;Steven P. Dear;Mark E. Schneider

  • Targeted mutagenesis of the POU-domain gene Brn4/Pou3f4 causes developmental defects in the inner ear.

    Deborah Phippard;Lihui Lu;Daniel Lee;James C. Saunders

  • Hearing in the parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus): absolute thresholds, critical ratios, frequency difference limens, and vocalizations.

    Robert J. Dooling;James C. Saunders

  • The structural and functional consequences of acoustic injury in the cochlea and peripheral auditory system: a five year update.

    James C. Saunders;Yale E. Cohen;Yvonne M. Szymko

  • Middle-ear development V: Development of umbo sensitivity in the gerbil

    Yale E Cohen;Daryl E Doan;David M Rubin;James C Saunders

  • Recovery of auditory function following intense sound exposure in the neonatal chick

    Edith A. McFadden;James C. Saunders

  • Hair cell damage produced by acoustic trauma in the chick cochlea.

    Douglas A. Cotanche;James C. Saunders;Lewis G. Tilney

  • The Role of Central Nervous System Plasticity in Tinnitus.

    James C. Saunders

  • A Comparative Analysis of Middle-Ear Function in Non-Mammalian Vertebrates

    J C Saunders;B M Johnstone

  • Evidence That Rapid Vesicle Replenishment of the Synaptic Ribbon Mediates Recovery from Short-Term Adaptation at the Hair Cell Afferent Synapse

    Maria A. Spassova;Michael Avissar;Adam C. Furman;Mark A. Crumling

  • The Middle Ear of Reptiles and Birds

    James C. Saunders;R. Keith Duncan;Daryl E. Doan;Yehudah L. Werner

  • The structural and functional aspects of hair cell regeneration in the chick as a result of exposure to intense sound

    James C. Saunders;Henry J. Adler;Frederic A. Pugliano

  • Sound transmission through the avian interaural pathways

    John J. Rosowski;James C. Saunders

  • Recovery of the basilar papilla following intense sound exposure in the chick.

    R. R. Marsh;Lerong Xu;J. P. Moy;J. C. Saunders

  • The maturation of frequency selectivity in C57BL/6J mice studied with auditory evoked response tuning curves.

    James C. Saunders;Kim G. Dolgin;Louis D. Lowry

  • A critical period for acoustic trauma in the hamster and its relation to cochlear development

    Gregory R. Bock;James C. Saunders

  • Chick cochlear hair cell exocytosis mediated by dihydropyridine-sensitive calcium channels.

    Maria Spassova;James C. Saunders;Thomas D. Parsons

  • Tip-link integrity on chick tall hair cell stereocilia following intense sound exposure.

    Julian M. Husbands;Sheldon A. Steinberg;Rachel Kurian;James C. Saunders

  • Changes in cochlear microphonic sensitivity after priming C57BL/6j mice at various ages for audiogenic seizures.

    James C. Saunders;Kenneth A. Hirsch

  • Displacement of the malleus in neonatal golden hamsters.

    Evan M. Relkin;James C. Saunders

Frequent Co-Authors

Yale E. Cohen
Yale E. Cohen University of Pennsylvania
David T. Rubin
David T. Rubin University of Chicago
Franz M. Matschinsky
Franz M. Matschinsky University of Pennsylvania
Christopher A. Shera
Christopher A. Shera University of Southern California
Lewis G. Tilney
Lewis G. Tilney University of Pennsylvania
Jonathan Lifshitz
Jonathan Lifshitz University of Arizona
Joel H. Greenberg
Joel H. Greenberg University of Pennsylvania
Didier Dulon
Didier Dulon Inserm
Barbara Canlon
Barbara Canlon Karolinska Institute
Edward H. Egelman
Edward H. Egelman University of Virginia

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