Frances A. Champagne

Frances A. Champagne publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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Frances A. Champagne D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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Best Publications

• Epigenetic programming by maternal behavior.

  Ian C G Weaver;Nadia Cervoni;Frances A Champagne;Ana C D'Alessio

  7426
  Citations

• Loss of mTOR-Dependent Macroautophagy Causes Autistic-like Synaptic Pruning Deficits

  Guomei Tang;Kathryn Gudsnuk;Sheng-Han Kuo;Marisa L. Cotrina;Marisa L. Cotrina

  1296
  Citations

• Variations in maternal care in the rat as a mediating influence for the effects of environment on development.

  Frances A Champagne;Darlene D Francis;Adam Mar;Michael J Meaney

  1242
  Citations

• Reversal of Maternal Programming of Stress Responses in Adult Offspring through Methyl Supplementation: Altering Epigenetic Marking Later in Life

  Ian C. G. Weaver;Frances A. Champagne;Shelley E. Brown;Sergiy Dymov

  1089
  Citations

• Epigenetic mechanisms and the transgenerational effects of maternal care.

  Frances A. Champagne

  940
  Citations

• Dopamine Release in Response to a Psychological Stress in Humans and Its Relationship to Early Life Maternal Care: A Positron Emission Tomography Study Using [11C]Raclopride

  Jens C. Pruessner;Frances Champagne;Michael J. Meaney;Alain Dagher

  926
  Citations

• Naturally occurring variations in maternal behavior in the rat are associated with differences in estrogen-inducible central oxytocin receptors

  Frances Champagne;Josie Diorio;Shakti Sharma;Michael J. Meaney

  858
  Citations

• Maternal Care Associated with Methylation of the Estrogen Receptor-α1b Promoter and Estrogen Receptor-α Expression in the Medial Preoptic Area of Female Offspring

  Frances A. Champagne;Ian C. G. Weaver;Josie Diorio;Sergiy Dymov

  809
  Citations

• Variations in Maternal Behaviour are Associated with Differences in Oxytocin Receptor Levels in the Rat

  D. D. Francis;F. C. Champagne;M. J. Meaney

  616
  Citations

• Epigenetic mechanisms mediating the long-term effects of maternal care on development.

  Frances A. Champagne;James P. Curley

  613
  Citations

• Stress during gestation alters postpartum maternal care and the development of the offspring in a rodent model.

  Frances A. Champagne;Michael J. Meaney

  595
  Citations

• Like mother, like daughter: evidence for non-genomic transmission of parental behavior and stress responsivity.

  Frances Champagne;Michael J. Meaney

  584
  Citations

• Sex-specific epigenetic disruption and behavioral changes following low-dose in utero bisphenol A exposure

  Marija Kundakovic;Kathryn Gudsnuk;Becca Franks;Jesus Madrid

  538
  Citations

• The role of corticotropin-releasing factor--norepinephrine systems in mediating the effects of early experience on the development of behavioral and endocrine responses to stress.

  Darlene D Francis;Christian Caldji;Frances Champagne;Paul M Plotsky

  527
  Citations

• Candidate Endophenotypes for Genetic Studies of Suicidal Behavior

  J. John Mann;Victoria A. Arango;Shelli Avenevoli;David A. Brent

  464
  Citations

• Variations in Nucleus Accumbens Dopamine Associated with Individual Differences in Maternal Behavior in the Rat

  Frances A. Champagne;Pablo Chretien;Carl W. Stevenson;Tie Yuan Zhang

  454
  Citations

• Maternal programming of steroid receptor expression and phenotype through DNA methylation in the rat

  Moshe Szyf;Ian C.G. Weaver;Francis A. Champagne;Josie Diorio

  454
  Citations

• Epigenetic Influences on Brain Development and Plasticity

  Michela Fagiolini;Catherine L Jensen;Frances A Champagne

  440
  Citations

• Epigenetic Effects of Prenatal Stress on 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase-2 in the Placenta and Fetal Brain

  Catherine Jensen Peña;Catherine Monk;Frances A. Champagne

  438
  Citations

• DNA methylation of BDNF as a biomarker of early-life adversity

  Marija Kundakovic;Kathryn Gudsnuk;Julie B. Herbstman;Deliang Tang

  397
  Citations