2026 Rae Silver: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	76	1949	1780	933	832	240	18076

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Neuroscience

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832

240

18076

Research.com Recognitions

2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1997 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Rae Silver is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their research primarily focuses on circadian rhythms, neuroendocrine regulation, and cellular and molecular neuroscience, with a strong emphasis on endocrine and autonomic systems.

The main research topics covered by Silver include:

Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
Spaceflight effects on biology
Neural dynamics and brain function
Sleep and Wakefulness Research

Silver's publication record features a number of recent papers in respected scientific journals, including:

"The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus at 50: Looking Back, Then Looking Forward," 2024, Journal of Biological Rhythms
"Identification of the suprachiasmatic nucleus venous portal system in the mammalian brain," 2021, Nature Communications
"PPARγ Acetylation Orchestrates Adipose Plasticity and Metabolic Rhythms," 2022, Advanced Science
"Arginine Vasopressin-Containing Neurons of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Project to CSF," 2021, eNeuro
"Phase Gradients and Anisotropy of the Suprachiasmatic Network: Discovery of Phaseoids," 2021, eNeuro

The frequent venues where Silver publishes include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Biological Rhythms
eNeuro
Journal of Neuroendocrinology
Frontiers in Neuroscience

Collaborations play a significant role in Silver's research output, with frequent coauthors such as:

Yifan Yao
Alana Taub
Joseph LeSauter
Ken-ichi Honma
Sato Honma

Silver's research spans multiple subfields, including the endocrine and autonomic systems, cellular and molecular neuroscience, social psychology, physiology, and cognitive neuroscience.

Among the recognitions received by Silver are fellowships from notable organizations:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1997
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2003

Best Publications

A diffusible coupling signal from the transplanted suprachiasmatic nucleus controlling circadian locomotor rhythms

Rae Silver;Joseph LeSauter;Patrick A. Tresco;Michael N. Lehman

962
Citations
Circadian rhythmicity restored by neural transplant. Immunocytochemical characterization of the graft and its integration with the host brain

MN Lehman;R Silver;WR Gladstone;RM Kahn

706
Citations
Identification and characterization of a gonadotropin-inhibitory system in the brains of mammals

Lance J. Kriegsfeld;Dan Feng Mei;George E. Bentley;Takayoshi Ubuka

636
Citations
Orchestrating time: arrangements of the brain circadian clock

Michael C. Antle;Rae Silver;Rae Silver

575
Citations
Sex differences in circadian timing systems: implications for disease.

Matthew Bailey;Rae Silver

371
Citations
Stomach ghrelin-secreting cells as food-entrainable circadian clocks

Joseph LeSauter;Nawshin Hoque;Michael Weintraub;Donald W. Pfaff

345
Citations
Mathematics Anxiety and Science Careers Among Able College Women

Susan F Chipman;David H Krantz;Rae Silver

320
Citations
Sleep, Rhythms, and the Endocrine Brain: Influence of Sex and Gonadal Hormones

Jessica A. Mong;Fiona C. Baker;Fiona C. Baker;Megan M. Mahoney;Ketema N. Paul

310
Citations
Is Cognitive Functioning Impaired in Methamphetamine Users? A Critical Review

Carl L Hart;Caroline B Marvin;Rae Silver;Edward E Smith

295
Citations
Mast cells in the brain: evidence and functional significance

Rae Silver;Ann-Judith Silverman;Ljubiša Vitković;Israel I Lederhendler

284
Citations
Expression of Period Genes: Rhythmic and Nonrhythmic Compartments of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Pacemaker

Toshiyuki Hamada;Joseph LeSauter;Judith M. Venuti;Rae Silver;Rae Silver

270
Citations
Mast Cells Migrate from Blood to Brain

Ann Judith Silverman;Anne K. Sutherland;Marta Wilhelm;Rae Silver;Rae Silver

267
Citations
Coexpression of opsin- and VIP-like-immunoreactivity in CSF-contacting neurons of the avian brain

Rae Silver;P. Witkovsky;P. Horvath;V. Alones

261
Citations
Differential induction and localization of mPer1 and mPer2 during advancing and delaying phase shifts.

Lily Yan;Rae Silver;Rae Silver

245
Citations
Mast cells on the mind: new insights and opportunities.

Rae Silver;Rae Silver;Rae Silver;James P. Curley

245
Citations
Brain mast cells link the immune system to anxiety-like behavior

Katherine M. Nautiyal;Ana C. Ribeiro;Donald W. Pfaff;Rae Silver

234
Citations
Suprachiasmatic nucleus organization.

Robert Y. Moore;Rae Silver

218
Citations
Parental Care in an Ecological Perspective: A Quantitative Analysis of Avian Subfamilies

Rae Silver;Howard Andrews;Gregory F. Ball

208
Citations
The regulation of neuroendocrine function: Timing is everything

Lance J. Kriegsfeld;Rae Silver;Rae Silver

191
Citations
Brain mast cell degranulation regulates blood-brain barrier.

X. Zhuang;A.-J. Silverman;R. Silver;R. Silver

179
Citations
Chronobiology: biological timekeeping

I.N. Karatsoreos;R. Silver

36
Citations