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Michael C. Crair

Michael C. Crair

Yale University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
50
Citations
9533
World Ranking
5730
National Ranking
2529

Michael C. Crair 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 Michael C. Crair sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 96 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael C. Crair 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 Michael C. Crair sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Michael C. Crair is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their subfields of study include Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Sensory Systems.

Their main topics of work involve neural dynamics and brain function, functional brain connectivity studies, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, retinal development and disorders, advanced MRI techniques and applications, and hearing, cochlea, tinnitus, and genetics.

Crair has published extensively in several notable scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Methods, Neuron, Science, and Nature Neuroscience.

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Methods
  • Neuron
  • Science
  • Nature Neuroscience

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Crair are:

  • Simultaneous cortex-wide fluorescence Ca2+ imaging and whole-brain fMRI, 2020, Nature Methods
  • Preservation of vision after CaMKII-mediated protection of retinal ganglion cells, 2021, Cell
  • Mesoscopic Imaging: Shining a Wide Light on Large-Scale Neural Dynamics, 2020, Neuron
  • Retinal waves prime visual motion detection by simulating future optic flow, 2021, Science
  • Rapid fluctuations in functional connectivity of cortical networks encode spontaneous behavior, 2023, Nature Neuroscience

Crair has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Evelyn Lake, Xinxin Ge, Péter Hermán, Xenophon Papademetris, and R. Todd Constable.

  • Evelyn Lake
  • Xinxin Ge
  • Péter Hermán
  • Xenophon Papademetris
  • R. Todd Constable

The scientist was awarded the title of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1998.

Best Publications

  • A critical period for long-term potentiation at thalamocortical synapses

    Michael C. Crair;Robert C. Malenka

  • The Role of Visual Experience in the Development of Columns in Cat Visual Cortex

    Michael C. Crair;Deda C. Gillespie;Michael P. Stryker

  • Silent Synapses during Development of Thalamocortical Inputs

    John T.R. Isaac;Michael C. Crair;Roger A. Nicoll;Robert C. Malenka

  • Retinal waves coordinate patterned activity throughout the developing visual system

    James B. Ackman;Timothy J. Burbridge;Michael C. Crair

  • Architecture, Function, and Assembly of the Mouse Visual System.

    Tania A Seabrook;Timothy J Burbridge;Michael C Crair;Andrew D Huberman

  • Restoration of vision after de novo genesis of rod photoreceptors in mammalian retinas

    Kai Yao;Suo Qiu;Suo Qiu;Yanbin V. Wang;Silvia J. H. Park

  • Role of emergent neural activity in visual map development

    James B Ackman;Michael C Crair

  • Neuronal activity during development: permissive or instructive?

    Michael C Crair

  • Evidence for an Instructive Role of Retinal Activity in Retinotopic Map Refinement in the Superior Colliculus of the Mouse

    Anand R. Chandrasekaran;Daniel T. Plas;Ernesto Gonzalez;Michael C. Crair

  • Barrel cortex critical period plasticity is independent of changes in NMDA receptor subunit composition.

    Hui-Chen Lu;Ernesto Gonzalez;Michael C Crair

  • An instructive role for patterned spontaneous retinal activity in mouse visual map development

    Hong ping Xu;Moran Furman;Yann S. Mineur;Hui Chen

  • The Nuclear Orphan Receptor COUP-TFI Is Required for Differentiation of Subplate Neurons and Guidance of Thalamocortical Axons

    Cheng Zhou;Yuhong Qiu;Fred A Pereira;Michael C Crair

  • Brn3b/Brn3c double knockout mice reveal an unsuspected role for Brn3c in retinal ganglion cell axon outgrowth

    Steven Wen Wang;Xiuqian Mu;William J. Bowers;Dong Seob Kim

  • Emergence of ocular dominance columns in cat visual cortex by 2 weeks of age.

    Michael C. Crair;Jonathan C. Horton;Antonella Antonini;Michael P. Stryker

  • Laminar and Columnar Development of Barrel Cortex Relies on Thalamocortical Neurotransmission

    Hong Li;Sofia Fertuzinhos;Ethan Mohns;Thomas S. Hnasko

  • Simultaneous cortex-wide fluorescence Ca2+ imaging and whole-brain fMRI.

    Evelyn M. R. Lake;Xinxin Ge;Xilin Shen;Peter Herman

  • Mutations in Drosophila sec15 Reveal a Function in Neuronal Targeting for a Subset of Exocyst Components

    Sunil Q. Mehta;P. Robin Hiesinger;Slobodan Beronja;R. Grace Zhai

  • Preservation of vision after CaMKII-mediated protection of retinal ganglion cells.

    Xinzheng Guo;Jing Zhou;Christopher Starr;Ethan J. Mohns

  • Homeostatic Control of Spontaneous Activity in the Developing Auditory System.

    Travis A. Babola;Sally Li;Alexandra Gribizis;Brian J. Lee

  • Visual map development depends on the temporal pattern of binocular activity in mice

    Jiayi Zhang;James B Ackman;Hong-Ping Xu;Michael C Crair

  • Development of Single Retinofugal Axon Arbors in Normal and β2 Knock-Out Mice

    Onkar S. Dhande;Ethan W. Hua;Emily Guh;Jonathan Yeh

  • Development of Cortical Maps: Perspectives From the Barrel Cortex:

    Melis Inan;Michael C. Crair

Frequent Co-Authors

Jessica A. Cardin
Jessica A. Cardin Yale University
Michael J. Higley
Michael J. Higley Yale University
Hui-Chen Lu
Hui-Chen Lu Indiana University
Michael P. Stryker
Michael P. Stryker University of California, San Francisco
Z. Josh Huang
Z. Josh Huang Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Zoltán Molnár
Zoltán Molnár University of Oxford
Nenad Sestan
Nenad Sestan Yale University
Dustin Scheinost
Dustin Scheinost Yale University
Edward S. Ruthazer
Edward S. Ruthazer Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Fahmeed Hyder
Fahmeed Hyder Yale University

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