Carla J. Shatz

28.3k total citations · 10 hit papers
122 papers, 22.1k citations indexed

About

Carla J. Shatz is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carla J. Shatz has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 22.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 70 papers in Molecular Biology and 25 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Carla J. Shatz's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (71 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (62 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (27 papers). Carla J. Shatz is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (71 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (62 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (27 papers). Carla J. Shatz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Carla J. Shatz's co-authors include Lawrence C Katz, Michael P. Stryker, Corey S. Goodman, Anirvan Ghosh, Rachel Wong, Markus Meister, Patrick O. Kanold, Marla B. Feller, Susan K. McConnell and Gene S. Huh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Carla J. Shatz

121 papers receiving 21.7k citations

Hit Papers

Synaptic Activity and the Construction of Cortical Cir... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1996 1993 1991 1990 2000 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Synaptic Activity and the Construction of Cortical Circuits
    1996 2.4k citations Carla J. Shatz et al. Science profile →
  2. Developmental mechanisms that generate precise patterns of neuronal connectivity
    1993 1.2k citations Carla J. Shatz et al. profile →
  3. Synchronous Bursts of Action Potentials in Ganglion Cells of the Developing Mammalian Retina
    1991 869 citations Markus Meister, Rachel Wong et al. Science profile →
  4. Impulse activity and the patterning of connections during cns development
    1990 647 citations Carla J. Shatz Neuron profile →
  5. Functional Requirement for Class I MHC in CNS Development and Plasticity
    2000 645 citations Carla J. Shatz et al. Science profile →
  6. Ocular dominance in layer IV of the cat's visual cortex and the effects of monocular deprivation.
    1978 559 citations Carla J. Shatz et al. profile →
  7. Ocular dominance columns and their development in layer IV of the cat's visual cortex: A quantitative study
    1978 523 citations Carla J. Shatz et al. profile →
  8. Subplate Neurons Pioneer the First Axon Pathway from the Cerebral Cortex
    1989 511 citations Carla J. Shatz et al. Science profile →
  9. Inhibition of Ocular Dominance Column Formation by Infusion of NT-4/5 or BDNF
    1995 505 citations Carla J. Shatz et al. Science profile →
  10. The Subplate, A Transient Neocortical Structure: Its Role in the Development of Connections between Thalamus and Cortex
    1994 503 citations Carla J. Shatz et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Carla J. Shatz United States 70 15.3k 8.5k 6.1k 4.8k 3.0k 122 22.1k
Oswald Steward United States 84 15.8k 1.0× 9.6k 1.1× 5.9k 1.0× 5.2k 1.1× 2.5k 0.8× 292 24.9k
Michael Frotscher Germany 86 18.6k 1.2× 7.9k 0.9× 8.9k 1.5× 7.7k 1.6× 3.1k 1.0× 339 25.8k
Gord Fishell United States 80 10.9k 0.7× 11.5k 1.4× 5.2k 0.8× 9.1k 1.9× 2.6k 0.9× 172 22.8k
Alcino J. Silva United States 84 15.7k 1.0× 12.5k 1.5× 10.5k 1.7× 2.4k 0.5× 3.3k 1.1× 234 29.5k
Hannah Monyer Germany 83 21.2k 1.4× 14.7k 1.7× 8.5k 1.4× 3.0k 0.6× 3.7k 1.2× 211 29.2k
Arnold R. Kriegstein United States 81 11.1k 0.7× 17.1k 2.0× 3.5k 0.6× 11.7k 2.4× 2.9k 1.0× 186 30.1k
Menahem Segal Israel 81 13.0k 0.9× 7.5k 0.9× 5.2k 0.8× 2.8k 0.6× 2.4k 0.8× 286 19.9k
Philip G. Haydon United States 71 15.6k 1.0× 7.8k 0.9× 4.7k 0.8× 3.0k 0.6× 7.0k 2.3× 167 23.4k
Nathaniel Heintz United States 80 7.9k 0.5× 18.2k 2.1× 3.1k 0.5× 3.0k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 193 28.4k
William Cowan United States 89 16.5k 1.1× 8.3k 1.0× 10.8k 1.8× 5.5k 1.2× 2.7k 0.9× 235 28.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Albarran, Eddy, et al.. (2021). Enhancing motor learning by increasing the stability of newly formed dendritic spines in the motor cortex. Neuron. 109(20). 3298–3311.e4. 38 indexed citations
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Nguyen-Vu, TD Barbara, Grace Zhao, Subhaneil Lahiri, et al.. (2017). A saturation hypothesis to explain both enhanced and impaired learning with enhanced plasticity. eLife. 6. 15 indexed citations
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Vidal, George S., et al.. (2016). Cell-Autonomous Regulation of Dendritic Spine Density by PirB. eNeuro. 3(5). ENEURO.0089–16.2016. 22 indexed citations
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Shatz, Carla J.. (2012). Dynamic Interplay between Nature and Nurture in Brain Wiring. OpenEdition (OpenEdition). 111. 894–896.
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Shatz, Carla J.. (2009). MHC Class I: An Unexpected Role in Neuronal Plasticity. Neuron. 64(1). 40–45. 273 indexed citations
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McConnell, Michael J., Yanhua H. Huang, Akash Datwani, & Carla J. Shatz. (2009). H2-K b and H2-D b regulate cerebellar long-term depression and limit motor learning. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(16). 6784–6789. 96 indexed citations
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Butts, Daniel A., Patrick O. Kanold, & Carla J. Shatz. (2007). A Burst-Based “Hebbian” Learning Rule at Retinogeniculate Synapses Links Retinal Waves to Activity-Dependent Refinement. PLoS Biology. 5(3). e61–e61. 162 indexed citations
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GrandPré, Tadzia, et al.. (2006). PirB Restricts Ocular-Dominance Plasticity in Visual Cortex. Science. 313(5794). 1795–1800. 273 indexed citations
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Majdan, Marta & Carla J. Shatz. (2006). Effects of visual experience on activity-dependent gene regulation in cortex. Nature Neuroscience. 9(5). 650–659. 139 indexed citations
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Kanold, Patrick O. & Carla J. Shatz. (2006). Subplate Neurons Regulate Maturation of Cortical Inhibition and Outcome of Ocular Dominance Plasticity. Neuron. 51(5). 627–638. 168 indexed citations
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Tagawa, Yoshiaki, Patrick O. Kanold, Marta Majdan, & Carla J. Shatz. (2005). Multiple periods of functional ocular dominance plasticity in mouse visual cortex. Nature Neuroscience. 8(3). 380–388. 194 indexed citations
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Stellwagen, David & Carla J. Shatz. (2002). An Instructive Role for Retinal Waves in the Development of Retinogeniculate Connectivity. Neuron. 33(3). 357–367. 258 indexed citations
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Butts, Daniel A., Marla B. Feller, Carla J. Shatz, & Daniel S. Rokhsar. (1999). Retinal Waves Are Governed by Collective Network Properties. Journal of Neuroscience. 19(9). 3580–3593. 70 indexed citations
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Carew, Thomas, Randolf Menzel, & Carla J. Shatz. (1998). Mechanistic relationships between development and learning : report of the Dahlem Workshop on Mechanistic Relationships between Development and Learning, Berlin, January 19-25, 1997. Wiley eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Mooney, Richard, Anna A. Penn, Roberto Gallego, & Carla J. Shatz. (1996). Thalamic Relay of Spontaneous Retinal Activity Prior to Vision. Neuron. 17(5). 863–874. 178 indexed citations
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Penn, Anna A., et al.. (1995). Periodic synaptic currents in the neonatal LGN are generated by retinal activity. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 21. 1504. 3 indexed citations
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Wong, Rachel, Markus Meister, & Carla J. Shatz. (1993). Transient period of correlated bursting activity during development of the mammalian retina. Neuron. 11(5). 923–938. 416 indexed citations
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Lam, Dominic Man‐Kit & Carla J. Shatz. (1991). Development of the visual system. MIT Press eBooks. 11 indexed citations
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Antonini, Antonella & Carla J. Shatz. (1990). Relation Between Putative Transmitter Phenotypes and Connectivity of Subplate Neurons During Cerebral Cortical Development. European Journal of Neuroscience. 2(9). 744–761. 95 indexed citations
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Shatz, Carla J.. (1990). Impulse activity and the patterning of connections during cns development. Neuron. 5(6). 745–756. 647 indexed citations breakdown →

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