2026 Mark F. Bear: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	112	499	451	294	260	296	66992

Mark F. Bear 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 Mark F. Bear sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 887+

This scientist: 296 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark F. Bear 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 Mark F. Bear sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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

2004 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1987 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Mark F. Bear is affiliated with MIT in the United States and is active in research related to neuroscience and related fields. Their work spans multiple areas, including neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on subfields such as cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, ophthalmology, and genetics.

Their main research topics include:

Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
Genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders
Neural dynamics and brain function
Retinal development and disorders
Glaucoma and retinal disorders
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Memory and neural mechanisms

Mark F. Bear has contributed to several recent papers, including:

Microglia enable mature perineuronal nets disassembly upon anesthetic ketamine exposure or 60-Hz light entrainment in the healthy brain (2021, Cell Reports)
Precision Calcium Imaging of Dense Neural Populations via a Cell-Body-Targeted Calcium Indicator (2020, Neuron)
Spatial Multiplexing of Fluorescent Reporters for Imaging Signaling Network Dynamics (2020, Cell)
Dissociation of functional and structural plasticity of dendritic spines during NMDAR and mGluR-dependent long-term synaptic depression in wild-type and fragile X model mice (2020, Molecular Psychiatry)
Selective inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase 3α corrects pathophysiology in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome (2020, Science Translational Medicine)

The scientist frequently publishes in outlets such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell Reports, Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, and Neuron. The volume of publications in these venues includes 13 in bioRxiv, 3 in Cell Reports, 3 in Journal of Neuroscience, 2 in Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, and 1 in Neuron.

Mark F. Bear has collaborated repeatedly with several researchers, including:

Samuel F. Cooke
Peter S.B. Finnie
Eric D. Gaier
Arnold J. Heynen
Aurore Thomazeau

The scientist has been recognized as a fellow by multiple organizations, including the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2004, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2003, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation starting in 1987.

Best Publications

LTP and LTD: an embarrassment of riches.

Robert C. Malenka;Mark F. Bear

4978
Citations
Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain

Mark F. Bear;Barry W. Connors;Michael A. Paradiso

4458
Citations
Learning Induces Long-Term Potentiation in the Hippocampus

Jonathan R. Whitlock;Jonathan R. Whitlock;Arnold J. Heynen;Marshall G. Shuler;Mark F. Bear

2352
Citations
Homosynaptic long-term depression in area CA1 of hippocampus and effects of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor blockade.

Serena M. Dudek;Mark F. Bear

2282
Citations
Metaplasticity: the plasticity of synaptic plasticity.

Wickliffe C. Abraham;Mark F. Bear

2055
Citations
The mGluR theory of fragile X mental retardation

Mark F Bear;Kimberly M Huber;Stephen T Warren

1875
Citations
Synaptic plasticity: LTP and LTD

Mark F. Bear;Robert C. Malenka

1745
Citations
Altered synaptic plasticity in a mouse model of fragile X mental retardation

Kimberly M. Huber;Kimberly M. Huber;Sean M. Gallagher;Stephen T. Warren;Mark F. Bear

1541
Citations
BDNF Regulates the Maturation of Inhibition and the Critical Period of Plasticity in Mouse Visual Cortex

Z. Josh Huang;Alfredo Kirkwood;Tommaso Pizzorusso;Vittorio Porciatti

1438
Citations
Regulation of distinct AMPA receptor phosphorylation sites during bidirectional synaptic plasticity.

Hey Kyoung Lee;Michaela Barbarosie;Kimihiko Kameyama;Mark F. Bear

1393
Citations
Role for rapid dendritic protein synthesis in hippocampal mGluR-dependent long-term depression.

Kimberly M. Huber;Matthew S. Kayser;Mark F. Bear

1159
Citations
Correction of fragile X syndrome in mice.

Gül Dölen;Emily Osterweil;B.S. Shankaranarayana Rao;Gordon B. Smith

1130
Citations
Modulation of visual cortical plasticity by acetylcholine and noradrenaline

Mark F. Bear;Mark F. Bear;Wolf Singer

1113
Citations
Blockade of "NMDA" receptors disrupts experience-dependent plasticity of kitten striate cortex

Andreas Kleinschmidt;Mark F. Bear;Wolf Singer

1033
Citations
NMDA Induces Long-Term Synaptic Depression and Dephosphorylation of the GluR1 Subunit of AMPA Receptors in Hippocampus

Hey Kyoung Lee;Kimihiko Kameyama;Richard L. Huganir;Mark F. Bear

877
Citations
Synaptic Dysfunction in Neurodevelopmental Disorders Associated with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities

Huda Y. Zoghbi;Mark F. Bear

840
Citations
Experience-dependent modification of synaptic plasticity in visual cortex.

Alfredo Kirkwood;Marika G. Rioult;Mark F. Bear

784
Citations
Long-Term Depression in Hippocampus

Mark F. Bear;Wickliffe C. Abraham

769
Citations
A unified model of NMDA receptor-dependent bidirectional synaptic plasticity

Harel Z. Shouval;Mark F. Bear;Leon N Cooper

743
Citations
Reward Timing in the Primary Visual Cortex

Marshall G. Shuler;Mark F. Bear

740
Citations
Learning and memory

Daniel L. Alkon;David G. Amaral;Mark F. Bear;Joel Black

216
Citations