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Max S. Cynader 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 Max S. Cynader sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 233 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Max S. Cynader 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 Max S. Cynader sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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

  • 2014 - Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
  • 1987 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Max S. Cynader is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research focuses on the fields of Health Professions and Medicine, with subfields including General Health Professions and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The primary topics in Max S. Cynader's work include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
  • Health, Medicine and Society

Their recent publication is:

  • Impact of a national dementia research consortium: The Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), 2024, Journal of Alzheimer s Disease

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations have included:

  • Howard Chertkow
  • Natalie A. Phillips
  • Kenneth Rockwood
  • Nicole D. Anderson
  • Melissa K. Andrew

The Journal of Alzheimer s Disease is a notable venue where Max S. Cynader has published.

Awards received by Max S. Cynader include:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1987, Academy of Science
  • Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, 2014

Best Publications

  • Somatosensory cortical map changes following digit amputation in adult monkeys

    Michael M. Merzenich;Randall J. Nelson;Michael P. Stryker;Max S. Cynader

  • Receptive-field organization of monkey superior colliculus.

    Max Cynader;Nancy Berman

  • Prolonged sensitivity to monocular deprivation in dark-reared cats.

    M. Cynader;D. E. Mitchell

  • Endstopped neurons in the visual cortex as a substrate for calculating curvature.

    Allan Dobbins;Steven W. Zucker;Max S. Cynader

  • Quantitative Distribution of GABA-immunopositive and-immunonegative Neurons and Synapses in the Monkey Striate Cortex (Area 17)

    C. Beaulieu;Z. Kisvarday;P. Somogyi;M. Cynader

  • Variability in hand surface representations in areas 3b and 1 in adult owl and squirrel monkeys.

    Michael M. Merzenich;Michael M. Merzenich;Randall J. Nelson;Randall J. Nelson;Jon H. Kaas;Jon H. Kaas;Michael P. Stryker;Michael P. Stryker

  • Astrocytes Provide Cysteine to Neurons by Releasing Glutathione

    Xue Feng Wang;Max S. Cynader

  • Pyruvate Released by Astrocytes Protects Neurons from Copper-Catalyzed Cysteine Neurotoxicity

    Xue Feng Wang;Max S. Cynader

  • Bilirubin Possesses Powerful Immunomodulatory Activity and Suppresses Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

    Yingru Liu;Ping Li;Jie Lu;Wei Xiong

  • Organization of cat striate cortex: a correlation of receptive-field properties with afferent and efferent connections.

    W. Singer;F. Tretter;M. Cynader

  • Response characteristics of single cells in the monkey superior colliculus following ablation or cooling of visual cortex.

    P H Schiller;M Stryker;M Cynader;N Berman

  • Basic functional organization of second auditory cortical field (AII) of the cat.

    C. E. Schreiner;M. S. Cynader

  • Comparison of receptive-field organization of the superior colliculus in Siamese and normal cats.

    Nancy Berman;Max Cynader

  • Surface organization of orientation and direction selectivity in cat area 18

    N V Swindale;J A Matsubara;M S Cynader

  • Sensitivity of cat primary auditory cortex (Al) neurons to the direction and rate of frequency modulation

    J.R. Mendelson;M.S. Cynader

  • The visual perception of motion in depth.

    David Regan;Kenneth Beverley;Max Cynader

  • Neurones in cat parastriate cortex sensitive to the direction of motion in three-dimensional space

    Max Cynader;D. Regan

  • Recovery of function in cat visual cortex following prolonged deprivation.

    M. Cynader;N. Berman;A. Hein

  • DNA methylation signature of human fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

    Elodie Portales-Casamar;Alexandre A. Lussier;Meaghan J. Jones;Julia L. MacIsaac

  • Bilirubin as a potent antioxidant suppresses experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis: implications for the role of oxidative stress in the development of multiple sclerosis.

    Yingru Liu;Bing Zhu;Xuefeng Wang;Liqing Luo

  • Abolition of direction selectivity in the visual cortex of the cat

    Max Cynader;Garry Chernenko

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas V. Swindale
Nicholas V. Swindale University of British Columbia
Michael Wilkinson
Michael Wilkinson Dalhousie University
Glen T. Prusky
Glen T. Prusky Cornell University
Richard H. Dyck
Richard H. Dyck University of Calgary
Yu Tian Wang
Yu Tian Wang University of British Columbia
Nancy E.J. Berman
Nancy E.J. Berman University of Kansas
Michael P. Stryker
Michael P. Stryker University of California, San Francisco
Donald E. Mitchell
Donald E. Mitchell Dalhousie University
Ping Li
Ping Li Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Laurence R. Harris
Laurence R. Harris York University

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