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Cornelia I. Bargmann

Cornelia I. Bargmann

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120
Citations
57047
World Ranking
560
National Ranking
335

Biology and Biochemistry

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121
Citations
59391
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National Ranking
386

Cornelia I. Bargmann publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cornelia I. Bargmann sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 220 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Cornelia I. Bargmann D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cornelia I. Bargmann sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 121 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2015 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 2013 - Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for the genetics of neural circuits and behavior, and synaptic guidepost molecules.
  • 2012 - Kavli Prize, The Kavli Foundation for elucidating basic neuronal mechanisms underlying perception and decision
  • 2009 - Richard Lounsbery Award, National Academy of Sciences and the French Academy of Sciences for her extraordinarily inventive and successful use of molecular and classical genetics to probe the individual nerve cell basis of behavior in C. elegans.
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2003 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1997 - W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Overview

Cornelia I. Bargmann is affiliated with Rockefeller University in the United States. Their research primarily spans neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding neural mechanisms and behavior.

Their recent publications include:

  • Context-dependent reversal of odorant preference is driven by inversion of the response in a single sensory neuron type, 2022, PLoS Biology
  • Behavioral control by depolarized and hyperpolarized states of an integrating neuron, 2021, eLife
  • An oxytocin/vasopressin-related neuropeptide modulates social foraging behavior in the clonal raider ant, 2021, PLoS Biology
  • Insulin/IGF signaling regulates presynaptic glutamate release in aversive olfactory learning, 2022, Cell Reports
  • Antagonism between neuropeptides and monoamines in a distributed circuit for pathogen avoidance, 2024, Cell Reports

The scientist's work addresses various topics, including genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms; circadian rhythm and melatonin; neurobiology and insect physiology research; photoreceptor and optogenetics research; insect and arachnid ecology and behavior; plant and animal studies; and tryptophan and brain disorders.

Main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of specialization are:

  • Aging
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Genetics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • PLoS Biology
  • Cell Reports
  • Current Biology

Regular collaborators include Margaret S. Ebert, Maximillian Brown, Javier Marquina-Solis, Likui Feng, and Daniel A. Colón-Ramos.

Awards received by the scientist encompass a range of recognitions from multiple scientific organizations and institutions:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (2017)
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute (2015)
  • Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013) for the genetics of neural circuits and behavior, and synaptic guidepost molecules
  • Kavli Prize, The Kavli Foundation (2012) for elucidating basic neuronal mechanisms underlying perception and decision
  • Richard Lounsbery Award, National Academy of Sciences and the French Academy of Sciences (2009) for inventive use of molecular and classical genetics to probe nerve cell basis of behavior in C. elegans
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2006)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2003)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2002)
  • W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons (1997)

Best Publications

  • Genes that act downstream of DAF-16 to influence the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans

    Coleen T. Murphy;Steven A. McCarroll;Cornelia I. Bargmann;Andrew Fraser

  • Imaging neural activity in worms, flies and mice with improved GCaMP calcium indicators

    Lin Tian;S Andrew Hires;Tianyi Mao;Daniel Huber

  • Mechanism of activation of a human oncogene.

    Clifford J. Tabin;Scott M. Bradley;Cornelia I. Bargmann;Robert A. Weinberg

  • The neu oncogene encodes an epidermal growth factor receptor-related protein.

    Cornelia I. Bargmann;Mien Chie Hung;Robert A. Weinberg

  • Optimization of a GCaMP calcium indicator for neural activity imaging.

    Jasper Akerboom;Tsai Wen Chen;Trevor J. Wardill;Lin Tian;Lin Tian

  • Odorant-selective genes and neurons mediate olfaction in C. elegans

    Cornelia I. Bargmann;Cornelia I. Bargmann;Erika Hartwieg;H. Robert Horvitz

  • Multiple independent activations of the neu oncogene by a point mutation altering the transmembrane domain of p185.

    Cornelia I. Bargmann;Mien Chie Hung;Robert A. Weinberg

  • Neurobiology of the Caenorhabditis elegans Genome

    Cornelia I. Bargmann

  • Sensitive red protein calcium indicators for imaging neural activity

    Hod Dana;Boaz Mohar;Boaz Mohar;Yi Sun;Sujatha Narayan

  • An optimized fluorescent probe for visualizing glutamate neurotransmission

    Jonathan S. Marvin;Bart G. Borghuis;Bart G. Borghuis;Lin Tian;Lin Tian;Joseph Cichon

  • Natural Variation in a Neuropeptide Y Receptor Homolog Modifies Social Behavior and Food Response in C. elegans

    Mario de Bono;Cornelia I Bargmann

  • Chemosensation in C. elegans.

    Cornelia I Bargmann

  • Divergent seven transmembrane receptors are candidate chemosensory receptors in C. elegans

    Emily R. Troemel;Joseph H. Chou;Noelle D. Dwyer;Heather A. Colbert

  • Pathogenic bacteria induce aversive olfactory learning in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Yun Zhang;Hang Lu;Cornelia I. Bargmann

  • Genetically encoded calcium indicators for multi-color neural activity imaging and combination with optogenetics.

    Jasper Akerboom;Nicole Carreras Calderón;Nicole Carreras Calderón;Nicole Carreras Calderón;Lin Tian;Lin Tian;Sebastian Wabnig

  • A circuit for navigation in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Jesse M. Gray;Joseph J. Hill;Cornelia I. Bargmann

  • Chemosensory neurons with overlapping functions direct chemotaxis to multiple chemicals in C. elegans

    Cornelia I. Bargmann;H.Robert Horvitz

  • GFP Reconstitution Across Synaptic Partners (GRASP) Defines Cell Contacts and Synapses in Living Nervous Systems

    Evan H. Feinberg;Miri K. VanHoven;Andres Bendesky;George Wang

  • Dissecting a circuit for olfactory behaviour in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Sreekanth H. Chalasani;Nikos Chronis;Makoto Tsunozaki;Jesse M. Gray

  • OSM-9, a novel protein with structural similarity to channels, is required for olfaction, mechanosensation, and olfactory adaptation in Caenorhabditis elegans.

    Heather A. Colbert;Tracy L. Smith;Cornelia I. Bargmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Marc Tessier-Lavigne Xaira Therapeutics
Loren L. Looger
Loren L. Looger Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Michael A. Marletta
Michael A. Marletta University of California, Berkeley
Piali Sengupta
Piali Sengupta Brandeis University
Timothy W. Yu
Timothy W. Yu Boston Children's Hospital
Kang Shen
Kang Shen Stanford University
Karel Svoboda
Karel Svoboda Allen Institute
Vivek Jayaraman
Vivek Jayaraman Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Ikue Mori
Ikue Mori Nagoya University

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