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Shane A. Liddelow 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 Shane A. Liddelow sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 103 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shane A. Liddelow 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 Shane A. Liddelow sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Shane A. Liddelow is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broad areas, their work spans several subfields, including neurology, molecular biology, immunology, physiology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist's recent publications include the following papers:

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • Neuroinflammatory astrocyte subtypes in the mouse brain, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes induce cell death via saturated lipids, 2021, Nature
  • Mild respiratory COVID can cause multi-lineage neural cell and myelin dysregulation, 2022, Cell
  • Functional roles of reactive astrocytes in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration, 2023, Nature Reviews Neurology

Liddelow frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Philip Hasel
  • Rachel D. Kim
  • Michael R. O'Dea
  • Paul W. Frazel
  • Kevin A. Guttenplan

Their work is often published in scientific venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Glia
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Cell Reports

The main topics covered in their research are:

  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders

Best Publications

  • Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes are induced by activated microglia

    Shane A. Liddelow;Kevin A. Guttenplan;Laura E. Clarke;Frederick C. Bennett

  • An RNA-Sequencing Transcriptome and Splicing Database of Glia, Neurons, and Vascular Cells of the Cerebral Cortex

    Ye Zhang;Kenian Chen;Steven A Sloan;Mariko L Bennett

  • Reactive Astrocytes: Production, Function, and Therapeutic Potential

    Shane A. Liddelow;Ben A. Barres

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

    Carole Escartin;Elena Galea;András Lakatos;James P. O’Callaghan

  • New tools for studying microglia in the mouse and human CNS.

    Mariko L. Bennett;F. Chris Bennett;Shane A. Liddelow;Shane A. Liddelow;Bahareh Ajami

  • Normal aging induces A1-like astrocyte reactivity

    Laura E. Clarke;Shane A. Liddelow;Chandrani Chakraborty;Alexandra E. Münch

  • ApoE4 markedly exacerbates tau-mediated neurodegeneration in a mouse model of tauopathy

    Yang Shi;Kaoru Yamada;Shane Antony Liddelow;Shane Antony Liddelow;Scott T. Smith

  • Block of A1 astrocyte conversion by microglia is neuroprotective in models of Parkinson's disease

    Seung Pil Yun;Tae In Kam;Nikhil Panicker;Sangmin Kim

  • Mild respiratory COVID can cause multi-lineage neural cell and myelin dysregulation

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  • Astrocyte-derived interleukin-33 promotes microglial synapse engulfment and neural circuit development.

    Ilia D. Vainchtein;Gregory Chin;Frances S. Cho;Kevin W. Kelley

  • Fragmented mitochondria released from microglia trigger A1 astrocytic response and propagate inflammatory neurodegeneration

    Amit U. Joshi;Paras S. Minhas;Shane A. Liddelow;Shane A. Liddelow;Shane A. Liddelow;Bereketeab Haileselassie

  • Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes induce cell death via saturated lipids

    Kevin A. Guttenplan;Maya K. Weigel;Priya Prakash;Prageeth R. Wijewardhane

  • Neuroinflammatory astrocyte subtypes in the mouse brain.

    Philip Hasel;Indigo V L Rose;Jessica S Sadick;Rachel D Kim

  • Barrier Mechanisms in the Developing Brain

    Norman R. Saunders;Shane A. Liddelow;Katarzyna M. Dziegielewska

  • Functional roles of reactive astrocytes in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

    Unknown

  • Astrocytes and oligodendrocytes undergo subtype-specific transcriptional changes in Alzheimer’s disease

    Unknown

  • Solving neurodegeneration: common mechanisms and strategies for new treatments

    Unknown

  • Methotrexate Chemotherapy Induces Persistent Tri-glial Dysregulation that Underlies Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Impairment

    Erin M. Gibson;Surya Nagaraja;Alfonso Ocampo;Lydia T. Tam

  • Knockout of reactive astrocyte activating factors slows disease progression in an ALS mouse model

    Kevin A. Guttenplan;Maya K. Weigel;Drew I. Adler;Julien Couthouis

  • Development of the choroid plexus and blood-CSF barrier.

    Shane A. Liddelow

  • Neurotoxic Reactive Astrocytes Drive Neuronal Death after Retinal Injury

    Kevin A. Guttenplan;Benjamin K. Stafford;Rana N. El-Danaf;Drew I. Adler

  • The blood–CSF barrier explained: when development is not immaturity

    Pia A. Johansson;Katarzyna M. Dziegielewska;Shane A. Liddelow;Norman R. Saunders

  • Microglia and Astrocytes in Disease: Dynamic Duo or Partners in Crime?

    Shane A. Liddelow;Samuel E. Marsh;Samuel E. Marsh;Samuel E. Marsh;Beth Stevens

  • PL-03-01: INGE GRUNDKE-IQBAL AWARD FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH: NEUROTOXIC REACTIVE ASTROCYTES ARE INDUCED BY ACTIVATED MICROGLIA

    Shane A. Liddelow

Frequent Co-Authors

Norman R. Saunders
Norman R. Saunders Monash University
Katarzyna M. Dziegielewska
Katarzyna M. Dziegielewska University of Melbourne
Ben A. Barres
Ben A. Barres Stanford University
Mark D. Habgood
Mark D. Habgood Monash University
Kjeld Møllgård
Kjeld Møllgård University of Copenhagen
Joseph S. Takahashi
Joseph S. Takahashi The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Sally Temple
Sally Temple Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
John L. VandeBerg
John L. VandeBerg The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Valina L. Dawson
Valina L. Dawson Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Bin Zhang
Bin Zhang Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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