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William D. Snider

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
84
Citations
31754
World Ranking
1374
National Ranking
693

William D. Snider 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 William D. Snider sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 134 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William D. Snider 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 William D. Snider sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

William D. Snider is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on neuroscience, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work covers several subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, biophysics, developmental neuroscience, and cell biology.

Their frequent publication venues include UNC Libraries, where they have published 30 papers, as well as contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Science Advances, Cerebral Cortex, and Cell Reports.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by William D. Snider include:

  • The biophysical, molecular, and anatomical landscape of pigeon CRY4: A candidate light-based quantal magnetosensor (2020, Science Advances)
  • GSK-3 is a master regulator of neural progenitor homeostasis (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Hyperactive MEK1 Signaling in Cortical GABAergic Neurons Promotes Embryonic Parvalbumin Neuron Loss and Defects in Behavioral Inhibition (2020, Cerebral Cortex)
  • NuMorph: Tools for cortical cellular phenotyping in tissue-cleared whole-brain images (2021, Cell Reports)
  • Different Signaling Pathways Mediate Regenerative versus Developmental Sensory Axon Growth (2021, UNC Libraries)

Frequent collaborators of William D. Snider include Jason M. Newbern, Xiaoyan Li, Yaohong Wu, Mark J. Zylka, and Woo-Yang Kim.

The main topics covered in their research are:

  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Cell image analysis techniques
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques

Best Publications

  • Functions of the neurotrophins during nervous system development: What the knockouts are teaching us

    William D. Snider

  • Neurological complications of acquired immune deficiency syndrome: analysis of 50 patients

    William D. Snider;David M. Simpson;Surl Nielsen;W. M. Jonathan Gold;W. M. Jonathan Gold

  • Motor neurons in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase-deficient mice develop normally but exhibit enhanced cell death after axonal injury.

    Andrew. G. Reaume;Jeffrey L. Elliott;Eric K. Hoffman;Neil W. Kowall;Neil W. Kowall

  • BAX is required for neuronal death after trophic factor deprivation and during development

    Thomas L. Deckwerth;Jeffrey L. Elliott;C. Michael Knudson;Eugene M. Johnson

  • Tackling pain at the source: new ideas about nociceptors.

    William D Snider;Stephen B McMahon

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor rescues spinal motor neurons from axotomy-induced cell death

    Qiao Yan;Jeffrey Elliott;William D. Snider

  • IB4-Binding DRG Neurons Switch from NGF to GDNF Dependence in Early Postnatal Life

    D.C Molliver;D.E Wright;M.L Leitner;A.Sh Parsadanian

  • The Laminin α Chains: Expression, Developmental Transitions, and Chromosomal Locations of α1-5, Identification of Heterotrimeric Laminins 8–11, and Cloning of a Novel α3 Isoform

    Jeffrey H. Miner;Bruce L. Patton;Stephen I. Lentz;Debra J. Gilbert

  • Disruption of the neurotrophin-3 receptor gene trkC eliminates la muscle afferents and results in abnormal movements

    Rüdiger Klein;Inmaculada Silos-Santiago;Richard J. Smeyne;Sergio A. Lira

  • NGF-Induced Axon Growth Is Mediated by Localized Inactivation of GSK-3β and Functions of the Microtubule Plus End Binding Protein APC

    Feng Quan Zhou;Jiang Zhou;Shoukat Dedhar;Yao Hong Wu

  • GFRα1-Deficient Mice Have Deficits in the Enteric Nervous System and Kidneys

    Hideki Enomoto;Toshiyuki Araki;Alana Jackman;Robert O Heuckeroth

  • Restricted Expression of G86R Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase in Astrocytes Results in Astrocytosis But Does Not Cause Motoneuron Degeneration

    Yun H. Gong;Alexander S. Parsadanian;Albina Andreeva;William D. Snider

  • Development of Sensory Neurons in the Absence of NGF/TrkA Signaling In Vivo

    Tushar D. Patel;Alana Jackman;Frank L. Rice;Jan Kucera

  • Widespread elimination of naturally occurring neuronal death in Bax-deficient mice.

    Fletcher A. White;Cynthia R. Keller-Peck;C. Michael Knudson;Stanley J. Korsmeyer

  • Trophic regulation of nerve cell morphology and innervation in the autonomic nervous system

    Dale Purves;William D. Snider;James T. Voyvodic

  • PDGF A-chain gene is expressed by mammalian neurons during development and in maturity.

    Hsiu Jeng Yeh;Kenneth G. Ruit;Ya Xian Wang;Ya Xian Wang;William C. Parks

  • Raf and Akt Mediate Distinct Aspects of Sensory Axon Growth

    Annette Markus;Jian Zhong;William D. Snider

  • Neurotrophin receptor genes are expressed in distinct patterns in developing dorsal root ganglia

    Xiaojun Mu;Inmaculada Silos-Santiago;Steven L. Carroll;William D. Snider

  • Neurotrophic factors and axonal growth

    Annette Markus;Tushar D Patel;William D Snider

  • GSK-3 is a master regulator of neural progenitor homeostasis.

    Woo Yang Kim;Xinshuo Wang;Yaohong Wu;Bradley W. Doble

  • Gene Targeting Reveals a Critical Role for Neurturin in the Development and Maintenance of Enteric, Sensory, and Parasympathetic Neurons

    Robert O Heuckeroth;Hideki Enomoto;John R Grider;Judith P Golden

Frequent Co-Authors

Fletcher A. White
Fletcher A. White Indiana University
Stephen B. McMahon
Stephen B. McMahon King's College London
Dale Purves
Dale Purves Duke University
Jeff W. Lichtman
Jeff W. Lichtman Harvard University
Joshua R. Sanes
Joshua R. Sanes Harvard University
Hideki Enomoto
Hideki Enomoto Kobe University
Robert J. Ferrante
Robert J. Ferrante Boston University
Debra J. Gilbert
Debra J. Gilbert National Institutes of Health
Neal G. Copeland
Neal G. Copeland The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Nancy A. Jenkins
Nancy A. Jenkins The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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