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Fernando Nottebohm

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Neuroscience

D-Index
96
Citations
35063
World Ranking
856
National Ranking
462

Fernando Nottebohm publications per year

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1969 2016

164 publications in total across all disciplines

Fernando Nottebohm 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 Fernando Nottebohm sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 150 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fernando Nottebohm 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 Fernando Nottebohm sits on this spectrum.

30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 2004 - Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society In recognition of their fundamental contributions in identifying the organization and function of the avian brain systems for learning and executing birdsong
  • 1988 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1983 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1983 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Fernando Nottebohm is affiliated with Rockefeller University in the United States. Their academic career is distinguished by contributions that have been recognized by multiple honors and memberships in prestigious organizations.

Among the awards received is the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Franklin Institute, awarded in 2006. In 2004, they were honored with the Karl Spencer Lashley Award by The American Philosophical Society, specifically acknowledging their fundamental contributions in identifying the organization and function of the avian brain systems for learning and executing birdsong.

They were elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1988. Additionally, Nottebohm has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1983 and also as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since the same year.

Their work focuses primarily on the neurological and biological mechanisms related to birdsong, a subject relevant to neurobiology and ethology. The specific focus on avian brain systems highlights an interdisciplinary approach involving neuroscience, animal behavior, and learning processes.

Best Publications

  • Central control of song in the canary, Serinus canarius

    Fernando Nottebohm;Fernando Nottebohm;Tegner M. Stokes;Tegner M. Stokes;Christiana M. Leonard;Christiana M. Leonard

  • Neuronal production, migration, and differentiation in a vocal control nucleus of the adult female canary brain

    Steven A. Goldman;Fernando Nottebohm

  • Sexual dimorphism in vocal control areas of the songbird brain

    Fernando Nottebohm;Arthur P. Arnold

  • A comparative study of the behavioral deficits following lesions of various parts of the zebra finch song system: implications for vocal learning.

    Constance Scharff;Fernando Nottebohm

  • A brain for all seasons: cyclical anatomical changes in song control nuclei of the canary brain

    Fernando Nottebohm

  • A procedure for an automated measurement of song similarity

    Ofer Tchernichovski;Fernando Nottebohm;Ching Elizabeth Ho;Bijan Pesaran

  • Connections of vocal control nuclei in the canary telencephalon.

    Fernando Nottebohm;John A. Paton;Darcy B. Kelley

  • Seasonal recruitment of hippocampal neurons in adult free-ranging black-capped chickadees

    Anat Barnea;Fernando Nottebohm

  • Ontogeny of bird song.

    Fernando Nottebohm

  • Auditory pathways of caudal telencephalon and their relation to the song system of adult male zebra finches (Taenopygia guttata)

    G. Edward Vates;Bede M. Broome;Claudio V. Mello;Fernando Nottebohm

  • Neurons generated in the adult brain are recruited into functional circuits

    John A. Paton;Fernando N. Nottebohm

  • The Origins of Vocal Learning

    Fernando Nottebohm

  • Dynamics of the Vocal Imitation Process: How a Zebra Finch Learns Its Song

    Ofer Tchernichovski;Partha P. Mitra;Thierry Lints;Fernando Nottebohm

  • For Whom The Bird Sings: Context-Dependent Gene Expression

    Erich D Jarvis;Constance Scharff;Matthew R Grossman;Joana A Ramos

  • Testosterone triggers growth of brain vocal control nuclei in adult female canaries.

    Fernando Nottebohm

  • The telencephalon, diencephalon, and mesencephalon of the canary, Serinus canaria, in stereotaxic coordinates

    Tegner M. Stokes;Christiana M. Leonard;Fernando Nottebohm

  • Migration of young neurons in adult avian brain

    Arturo Alvarez-Buylla;Fernando Nottebohm

  • Developmental and seasonal changes in canary song and their relation to changes in the anatomy of song-control nuclei

    Fernando Nottebohm;Marta E. Nottebohm;Linda Crane

  • Neural lateralization of vocal control in a passerine bird. I. Song

    Fernando Nottebohm

  • Gonadal Hormones Induce Dendritic Growth in the Adult Avian Brain

    Timothy DeVoogd;Fernando Nottebohm

Frequent Co-Authors

Arturo Alvarez-Buylla
Arturo Alvarez-Buylla University of California, San Francisco
Erich D. Jarvis
Erich D. Jarvis Rockefeller University
Constance Scharff
Constance Scharff Freie Universität Berlin
Claudio V. Mello
Claudio V. Mello Oregon Health & Science University
Linda Wilbrecht
Linda Wilbrecht University of California, Berkeley
Arthur P. Arnold
Arthur P. Arnold University of California, Los Angeles
Christiana M. Leonard
Christiana M. Leonard University of Florida
David F. Clayton
David F. Clayton Clemson University
Steven A. Goldman
Steven A. Goldman University of Rochester Medical Center
Donald W. Pfaff
Donald W. Pfaff Rockefeller University

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