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Silvia Arber

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Neuroscience

D-Index
67
Citations
21567
World Ranking
2840
National Ranking
74

Silvia Arber 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 Silvia Arber sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 108 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Silvia Arber 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 Silvia Arber sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 67 D-Index — 71st percentile

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

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2014 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Silvia Arber is a neuroscientist affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland. Their research is chiefly focused on the neural mechanisms underlying movement and brain function, with significant contributions across cognitive, cellular, and developmental neuroscience. The main field of study is neuroscience, complemented by subfields including cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cell biology, developmental neuroscience, and neurology.

The research topics addressed by Silvia Arber span several areas relevant to understanding neural systems and their applications. These include:

  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

Among recent key publications are:

  • "Networking brainstem and basal ganglia circuits for movement," 2022, published in Nature reviews. Neuroscience
  • "A functional map for diverse forelimb actions within brainstem circuitry," 2021, published in Nature
  • "Functional diversity for body actions in the mesencephalic locomotor region," 2021, published in Cell
  • "Structural and functional map for forelimb movement phases between cortex and medulla," 2023, published in Cell
  • "Absence of familiarity triggers hallmarks of autism in mouse model through aberrant tail-of-striatum and prelimbic cortex signaling," 2022, published in Neuron

Silvia Arber has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Fred Kop, Yukiko Goda, Kenneth D. Harris, Meyer B. Jackson, and Robert C. Malenka. Each of these collaborators has been involved in at least ten joint publications.

The scientist's research appears regularly in prominent neuroscience journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Trends in Neurosciences
  • Nature
  • Cell
  • Neuron
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Silvia Arber's professional recognition includes election to multiple scientific academies and societies. Awards and honors include:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2014
  • Member of Academia Europaea, 2014

Best Publications

  • Regulation of actin dynamics through phosphorylation of cofilin by LIM-kinase

    Silvia Arber;Freda A. Barbayannis;Hartwig Hanser;Corinna Schneider

  • A Developmental Switch in the Response of DRG Neurons to ETS Transcription Factor Signaling

    Simon Hippenmeyer;Eline Vrieseling;Markus Sigrist;Thomas Portmann

  • MLP-Deficient Mice Exhibit a Disruption of Cardiac Cytoarchitectural Organization, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Failure

    Silvia Arber;John J Hunter;John Ross;Minoru Hongo

  • Overexpression of the neural growth-associated protein GAP-43 induces nerve sprouting in the adult nervous system of transgenic mice.

    Ludwig Aigner;Silvia Arber;Josef P. Kapfhammer;Thorsten Laux

  • Midbrain circuits for defensive behaviour

    Philip Tovote;Maria Soledad Esposito;Maria Soledad Esposito;Paolo Botta;Fabrice Chaudun

  • Requirement for the homeobox gene Hb9 in the consolidation of motor neuron identity.

    Silvia Arber;Barbara Han;Monica Mendelsohn;Michael Smith

  • ETS Gene Er81 Controls the Formation of Functional Connections between Group Ia Sensory Afferents and Motor Neurons

    Silvia Arber;David R Ladle;Jonathan H Lin;Eric Frank

  • Patterning of muscle acetylcholine receptor gene expression in the absence of motor innervation

    Xia Yang;Silvia Arber;Christopher William;Li Li

  • Muscle LIM protein, a novel essential regulator of myogenesis, promotes myogenic differentiation

    Silvia Arber;Georg Halder;Pico Caroni

  • Hemojuvelin is essential for dietary iron sensing, and its mutation leads to severe iron overload

    Vera Niederkofler;Rishard Salie;Silvia Arber

  • Multiple origins of Cajal-Retzius cells at the borders of the developing pallium.

    Franck Bielle;Amélie Griveau;Nicolas Narboux-Nême;Sébastien Vigneau;Sébastien Vigneau

  • Selective agenesis of the dorsal pancreas in mice lacking homeobox gene Hlxb9.

    Hao Li;Silvia Arber;Thomas M. Jessell;Helena Edlund

  • Motor circuits in action: specification, connectivity, and function

    Silvia Arber;Silvia Arber

  • ERM is required for transcriptional control of the spermatogonial stem cell niche

    Chen Chen;Wenjun Ouyang;Vadim Grigura;Qing Zhou

  • Functionally Related Motor Neuron Pool and Muscle Sensory Afferent Subtypes Defined by Coordinate ETS Gene Expression

    Jonathan H Lin;Tetsuichiro Saito;David J Anderson;Cynthia Lance-Jones

  • MUSCLE SPINDLE FEEDBACK DIRECTS LOCOMOTOR RECOVERY AND CIRCUIT REORGANIZATION AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY

    Aya Takeoka;Isabel Vollenweider;Gregoire Courtine;Silvia Arber

  • Brainstem nucleus MdV mediates skilled forelimb motor tasks

    Maria Soledad Esposito;Paolo Capelli;Silvia Arber

  • A Role for Runx Transcription Factor Signaling in Dorsal Root Ganglion Sensory Neuron Diversification

    Ina Kramer;Markus Sigrist;Joriene C. de Nooij;Ichiro Taniuchi

  • Locomotor speed control circuits in the caudal brainstem

    Paolo Capelli;Paolo Capelli;Chiara Pivetta;Chiara Pivetta;Maria Soledad Esposito;Maria Soledad Esposito;Silvia Arber;Silvia Arber

  • Specificity of single LIM motifs in targeting and LIM/LIM interactions in situ.

    S Arber;P Caroni

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas M. Jessell
Thomas M. Jessell Columbia University
Pico Caroni
Pico Caroni Friedrich Miescher Institute
Andreas Lüthi
Andreas Lüthi Friedrich Miescher Institute
Marco Tripodi
Marco Tripodi Sapienza University of Rome
Herman van der Putten
Herman van der Putten Novartis (Switzerland)
Eric Frank
Eric Frank Tufts University
Yutaka Yoshida
Yutaka Yoshida Cornell University
Filippo M. Rijli
Filippo M. Rijli Friedrich Miescher Institute
Steven J. Burden
Steven J. Burden New York University
Alessandra Pierani
Alessandra Pierani Inserm

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