Ben A. Barres

99.5k total citations · 40 hit papers
175 papers, 62.6k citations indexed

About

Ben A. Barres is a scholar working on Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben A. Barres has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 62.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Developmental Neuroscience, 80 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 72 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ben A. Barres's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (85 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (65 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (36 papers). Ben A. Barres is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (85 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (65 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (36 papers). Ben A. Barres collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Ben A. Barres's co-authors include Shane A. Liddelow, Beth Stevens, Martin Raff, Karen S. Christopherson, Richard Daneman, Lu Zhou, Laura Clarke, Nicola J. Allen, Qingyun Li and Mariko L. Bennett and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ben A. Barres

171 papers receiving 62.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

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

2014 3.6k citations Steven A. Sloan, Mariko L. Bennett et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Microglia Sculpt Postnatal Neural Circuits in an Activity and Complement-Dependent Manner

2012 2.9k citations Ben A. Barres, Beth Stevens et al. Neuron profile →
A Transcriptome Database for Astrocytes, Neurons, and Oligodendrocytes: A New Resource for Understanding Brain Development and Function

2008 2.4k citations Jennifer Zamanian, Ben A. Barres et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
The Classical Complement Cascade Mediates CNS Synapse Elimination

2007 2.4k citations Beth Stevens, Gareth R. Howell et al. profile →
Complement and microglia mediate early synapse loss in Alzheimer mouse models

2016 2.2k citations Soyon Hong, Arnaud Frouin et al. Science profile →
Genomic Analysis of Reactive Astrogliosis

2012 1.8k citations Jennifer Zamanian, Navid Nouri et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Reactive Astrocytes: Production, Function, and Therapeutic Potential

2017 1.7k citations Shane A. Liddelow, Ben A. Barres profile →
Pericytes are required for blood–brain barrier integrity during embryogenesis

2010 1.6k citations Richard Daneman, Lu Zhou et al. Nature profile →
Purification and Characterization of Progenitor and Mature Human Astrocytes Reveals Transcriptional and Functional Differences with Mouse

2015 1.5k citations Steven A. Sloan, Christine Caneda et al. Neuron profile →
Microglia and macrophages in brain homeostasis and disease

2017 1.4k citations Ben A. Barres et al. profile →
Thrombospondins Are Astrocyte-Secreted Proteins that Promote CNS Synaptogenesis

2005 1.3k citations Erik M. Ullian, Ben A. Barres et al. profile →
New tools for studying microglia in the mouse and human CNS

2016 1.3k citations Mariko L. Bennett, F. Chris Bennett et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Cell death and control of cell survival in the oligodendrocyte lineage

1992 1.1k citations Ben A. Barres, William D. Richardson et al. profile →
Functional cortical neurons and astrocytes from human pluripotent stem cells in 3D culture

2015 1.1k citations Steven A. Sloan, Ben A. Barres et al. profile →
Control of Synapse Number by Glia

2001 1.1k citations Erik M. Ullian, Ben A. Barres et al. Science profile →
Astrocytes mediate synapse elimination through MEGF10 and MERTK pathways

2013 1000 citations Won‐Suk Chung, Chandrani Chakraborty et al. Nature profile →
Neuronal Activity Promotes Oligodendrogenesis and Adaptive Myelination in the Mammalian Brain

2014 999 citations Erin M. Gibson, David Purger et al. Science profile →
The Mystery and Magic of Glia: A Perspective on Their Roles in Health and Disease

2008 983 citations Ben A. Barres Neuron profile →
Normal aging induces A1-like astrocyte reactivity

2018 899 citations Shane A. Liddelow, Chandrani Chakraborty et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
A survey of human brain transcriptome diversity at the single cell level

2015 889 citations Steven A. Sloan, Christine Caneda et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The Complement System: An Unexpected Role in Synaptic Pruning During Development and Disease

2012 808 citations Alexander Stephan, Ben A. Barres et al. profile →
Emerging roles of astrocytes in neural circuit development

2013 713 citations Ben A. Barres et al. profile →
Gabapentin Receptor α2δ-1 Is a Neuronal Thrombospondin Receptor Responsible for Excitatory CNS Synaptogenesis

2009 704 citations Chandrani Chakraborty, Sara B. Mulinyawe et al. profile →
Developmental Heterogeneity of Microglia and Brain Myeloid Cells Revealed by Deep Single-Cell RNA Sequencing

2018 697 citations Lu Zhou, Mariko L. Bennett et al. Neuron profile →
Microglia: Scapegoat, Saboteur, or Something Else?

2013 665 citations Ben A. Barres, Mariko L. Bennett et al. Science profile →
Glia — more than just brain glue

2009 621 citations Ben A. Barres et al. Nature profile →
Multiple extracellular signals are required for long-term oligodendrocyte survival

1993 616 citations Ben A. Barres et al. profile →
Single-Cell RNA-Seq Analysis of Infiltrating Neoplastic Cells at the Migrating Front of Human Glioblastoma

2017 603 citations Steven A. Sloan, Christine Caneda et al. profile →
Regulation of synaptic connectivity by glia

2010 598 citations Ben A. Barres et al. Nature profile →
Wnt/β-catenin signaling is required for CNS, but not non-CNS, angiogenesis

2009 579 citations Richard Daneman, Dritan Agalliu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Notch Receptor Activation Inhibits Oligodendrocyte Differentiation

1998 561 citations Ben A. Barres et al. Neuron profile →
Astrocyte glypicans 4 and 6 promote formation of excitatory synapses via GluA1 AMPA receptors

2012 558 citations Mariko L. Bennett, Chandrani Chakraborty et al. Nature profile →
Astrocytes and disease: a neurodevelopmental perspective

2012 519 citations Anna V. Molofsky, Erik M. Ullian et al. Genes & Development profile →
Proliferation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells depends on electrical activity in axons

1993 515 citations Ben A. Barres et al. Nature profile →
Stepwise Recruitment of Transcellular and Paracellular Pathways Underlies Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown in Stroke

2014 496 citations Ben A. Barres et al. Neuron profile →
Astrocyte-derived interleukin-33 promotes microglial synapse engulfment and neural circuit development

2018 464 citations Ilia D. Vainchtein, Gregory Chin et al. Science profile →
Control of excitatory CNS synaptogenesis by astrocyte-secreted proteins Hevin and SPARC

2011 464 citations Chandrani Chakraborty, Ben A. Barres et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Diverse Requirements for Microglial Survival, Specification, and Function Revealed by Defined-Medium Cultures

2017 458 citations Christopher J. Bohlen, F. Chris Bennett et al. Neuron profile →
Human Astrocyte Maturation Captured in 3D Cerebral Cortical Spheroids Derived from Pluripotent Stem Cells

2017 397 citations Steven A. Sloan, Christine Caneda et al. Neuron profile →
Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes induce cell death via saturated lipids

2021 361 citations Kevin A. Guttenplan, Maya K. Weigel et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Diversity of microglial transcriptional responses during opioid exposure and neuropathic pain 2024 ·Pain ·Elizabeth I. Sypek, (unknown), Hannah Y. Collins, Karen Huang, (unknown), Alexandra T. Bourdillon, Ben A. Barres, Christopher J. Bohlen, Grégory Scherrer	4
2	An RNA-sequencing transcriptome of the rodent Schwann cell response to peripheral nerve injury 2022 ·Journal of Neuroinflammation ·Amanda Brosius Lutz, (unknown), (unknown), Christine Caneda, Lu Zhou, Ben A. Barres, Marion S. Buckwalter, Steven A. Sloan	42
3	Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes induce cell death via saturated lipids breakdown → 2021 ·Nature ·Kevin A. Guttenplan, Maya K. Weigel, Priya Prakash, Prageeth R. Wijewardhane, Philip Hasel, (unknown), Alexandra E. Münch, Jacob A. Blum, Jonathan Fine, (unknown), Kimberley D. Bruce, Aaron D. Gitler, Gaurav Chopra, Shane A. Liddelow, Ben A. Barres	361
4	Astrocyte-derived interleukin-33 promotes microglial synapse engulfment and neural circuit development breakdown → 2018 ·Science ·Ilia D. Vainchtein, Gregory Chin, Frances S. Cho, Kevin W. Kelley, (unknown), (unknown), Shane A. Liddelow, Phi T. Nguyen, Hiromi Nakao-Inoue, Leah C. Dorman, Omar Akil, Satoru Joshita, Ben A. Barres, Jeanne T. Paz, Ari B. Molofsky, Anna V. Molofsky	464
5	A Small Molecule TrkB Neurotrophin Receptor Partial Agonist as Possible Treatment for Experimental Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy 2018 ·Current Eye Research ·Mohammad Ali Shariati, Varun Kumar, Tao Yang, Chandrani Chakraborty, Ben A. Barres, Frank M. Longo, Yaping Joyce Liao	12
6	New tools for studying microglia in the mouse and human CNS breakdown → 2016 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Mariko L. Bennett, F. Chris Bennett, Shane A. Liddelow, Bahareh Ajami, Jennifer Zamanian, Nathaniel B. Fernhoff, Sara B. Mulinyawe, Christopher J. Bohlen, (unknown), Andrew F. Tucker, Irving L. Weissman, Edward F. Chang, Gordon Li, Gerald A. Grant, Melanie Hayden Gephart, Ben A. Barres	1298
7	Complement and microglia mediate early synapse loss in Alzheimer mouse models breakdown → 2016 ·Science ·Soyon Hong, (unknown), (unknown), Arnaud Frouin, Shaomin Li, Saranya Ramakrishnan, (unknown), Qiaoqiao Shi, Arnon Rosenthal, Ben A. Barres, Cynthia A. Lemere, Dennis J. Selkoe, Beth Stevens	2223
8	Do glia drive synaptic and cognitive impairment in disease? 2015 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Won‐Suk Chung, Christina A. Welsh, Ben A. Barres, Beth Stevens	293
9	Glia : a subject collection from Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology 2015 ·Ben A. Barres, Marc Freeman, (unknown)	1
10	Neuronal Activity Promotes Oligodendrogenesis and Adaptive Myelination in the Mammalian Brain breakdown → 2014 ·Science ·Erin M. Gibson, David Purger, Christopher Mount, Andrea Goldstein, Grant L. Lin, Lauren Wood, (unknown), Sarah E. Miller, Gregor Bieri, J. Bradley Zuchero, Ben A. Barres, Pamelyn J. Woo, Hannes Vogel, Michelle Monje	999
11	A Dramatic Increase of C1q Protein in the CNS during Normal Aging 2013 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Alexander Stephan, Daniel V. Madison, José Marı́a Mateos, Deborah A. Fraser, (unknown), Laurence Coutellier, Leo A. Kim, Hui‐Hsin Tsai, Eric J. Huang, David H. Rowitch, Dominic S. Berns, Andrea J. Tenner, Mehrdad Shamloo, Ben A. Barres	329
12	Astrocytes and disease: a neurodevelopmental perspective breakdown → 2012 ·Genes & Development ·Anna V. Molofsky, (unknown), Erik M. Ullian, Hui‐Hsin Tsai, Benjamin Deneen, William D. Richardson, Ben A. Barres, David H. Rowitch	519
13	The Down Syndrome Critical Region Regulates Retinogeniculate Refinement 2011 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Martina Blank, Peter G. Fuerst, Beth Stevens, Navid Nouri, Lowry A. Kirkby, (unknown), Ben A. Barres, Marla B. Feller, Andrew D. Huberman, Robert W. Burgess, Craig C. Garner	40
14	Molecular clustering identifies complement and endothelin induction as early events in a mouse model of glaucoma 2011 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Gareth R. Howell, Danilo G. Macalinao, Gregory L. Sousa, Michael L. Walden, Ileana Soto, Stephen C. Kneeland, (unknown), Benjamin L. King, Jeffrey K. Marchant, Matthew Hibbs, Beth Stevens, Ben A. Barres, Abbot F. Clark, Richard T. Libby, Simon W. M. John	364
15	Enhanced synaptic connectivity and epilepsy in C1q knockout mice 2010 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Yunxiang Chu, Xiaoming Jin, Isabel Parada, (unknown), Beth Stevens, Ben A. Barres, David A. Prince	296
16	Wnt/β-catenin signaling is required for CNS, but not non-CNS, angiogenesis breakdown → 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Richard Daneman, Dritan Agalliu, Lu Zhou, Frank Kuhnert, Calvin J. Kuo, Ben A. Barres	579
17	A Novel Purification Method for CNS Projection Neurons Leads to the Identification of Brain Vascular Cells as a Source of Trophic Support for Corticospinal Motor Neurons 2008 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Jason C. Dugas, Wim Mandemakers, (unknown), Adiljan Ibrahim, Richard Daneman, Ben A. Barres	82
18	Axon Regeneration: It’s Getting Crowded at the Gates of TROY 2005 ·Current Biology ·Wim Mandemakers, Ben A. Barres	24
19	Mammalian Inscuteable Regulates Spindle Orientation and Cell Fate in the Developing Retina 2005 ·Neuron ·Mihaela Žigman, Michel Cayouette, C. Charalambous, Alexander Schleiffer, Oliver Hoeller, Dara J. Dunican, Christopher R. McCudden, (unknown), Ben A. Barres, David P. Siderovski, Juergen A. Knoblich	101
20	Nerve Regeneration: Regrowth Stumped by Shared Receptor 2002 ·Current Biology ·Trent A. Watkins, Ben A. Barres	12

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