2026 Robert C. Froemke: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	52	5246	4820	2348	2122	125	12670

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Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Robert C. Froemke is affiliated with New York University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in neuroscience and psychology. Their work primarily encompasses neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, with significant input in the neuroscience of respiration and sleep as well as neural dynamics and brain function.

The scientist's research spans multiple subfields including social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, endocrine and autonomic systems, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and neurology. This diverse expertise is reflected in the range of topics addressed throughout their published work.

Robert C. Froemke has authored and co-authored numerous papers, with some of the recent ones being:

Oxytocin, Neural Plasticity, and Social Behavior (2021, Annual Review of Neuroscience)
Oxytocin neurons enable social transmission of maternal behaviour (2021, Nature)
Innate and plastic mechanisms for maternal behaviour in auditory cortex (2020, Nature)
The Temporal Association Cortex Plays a Key Role in Auditory-Driven Maternal Plasticity (2020, Neuron)
Heterosynaptic Plasticity Determines the Set Point for Cortical Excitatory-Inhibitory Balance (2020, Neuron)

Their frequent collaborators include Silvana Valtcheva, Chloe J. Bair-Marshall, Soomin C. Song, Kathleen A. Martin, and Moses V. Chao.

Publication venues where Robert C. Froemke's work is commonly found include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature, Neuron, and Nature Communications.

In terms of subject matter, the main topics addressed in their research are:

Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
Neural dynamics and brain function
Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Infant Health and Development
Stress Responses and Cortisol
Advanced Memory and Neural Computing

Robert C. Froemke was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2012.

Best Publications

Spike-timing-dependent synaptic modification induced by natural spike trains

Robert C. Froemke;Yang Dan

1020
Citations
Oxytocin enables maternal behaviour by balancing cortical inhibition

Bianca J. Marlin;Mariela Mitre;James A. D’amour;Moses V. Chao

805
Citations
A synaptic memory trace for cortical receptive field plasticity

Robert C. Froemke;Michael M. Merzenich;Christoph E. Schreiner

708
Citations
Plasticity of Cortical Excitatory-Inhibitory Balance

Robert C. Froemke

509
Citations
Spike-timing-dependent synaptic plasticity depends on dendritic location

Robert C. Froemke;Mu-ming Poo;Yang Dan

504
Citations
A new population of parvocellular oxytocin neurons controlling magnocellular neuron activity and inflammatory pain processing

Marina Eliava;Meggane Melchior;H. Sophie Knobloch-Bollmann;H. Sophie Knobloch-Bollmann;Jérôme Wahis

411
Citations
Parallel processing by cortical inhibition enables context-dependent behavior

Kishore V Kuchibhotla;Jonathan V Gill;Jonathan V Gill;Grace W Lindsay;Eleni S Papadoyannis;Eleni S Papadoyannis

407
Citations
Intrinsically determined cell death of developing cortical interneurons

Derek G. Southwell;Mercedes F. Paredes;Rui P. Galvao;Rui P. Galvao;Daniel L. Jones

403
Citations
Oxytocin, Neural Plasticity, and Social Behavior.

Robert C Froemke;Robert C Froemke;Larry J Young;Larry J Young;Larry J Young

391
Citations
Dynamics of spontaneous activity in neocortical slices.

Bu-Qing Mao;Farid Hamzei-Sichani;Dmitriy Aronov;Robert C Froemke

373
Citations
Oxytocin Enhances Social Recognition by Modulating Cortical Control of Early Olfactory Processing

Lars Lennart Oettl;Namasivayam Ravi;Miriam Schneider;Max F. Scheller

362
Citations
Developmental sensory experience balances cortical excitation and inhibition

Anja L. Dorrn;Kexin Yuan;Alison J. Barker;Christoph E. Schreiner

355
Citations
A Distributed Network for Social Cognition Enriched for Oxytocin Receptors.

Mariela Mitre;Bianca J. Marlin;Jennifer K. Schiavo;Egzona Morina

336
Citations
Cortical Plasticity Induced by Inhibitory Neuron Transplantation

Derek G. Southwell;Robert C. Froemke;Arturo Alvarez-Buylla;Michael P. Stryker

306
Citations
Coordinated forms of noradrenergic plasticity in the locus coeruleus and primary auditory cortex

Ana Raquel O Martins;Robert C Froemke

288
Citations
Activation of corticostriatal circuitry relieves chronic neuropathic pain.

Michelle Lee;Toby R. Manders;Sarah E. Eberle;Chen Su

273
Citations
Oxytocin neurons enable social transmission of maternal behaviour

Ioana Carcea;Naomi López Caraballo;Bianca J. Marlin;Rumi Ooyama

248
Citations
Contribution of Individual Spikes in Burst-Induced Long-Term Synaptic Modification

Robert C. Froemke;Ishan A. Tsay;Mohamad Raad;John D. Long

245
Citations
Inhibitory and Excitatory Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity in the Auditory Cortex

James A. D’amour;James A. D’amour;Robert C. Froemke;Robert C. Froemke

243
Citations
Long-term modification of cortical synapses improves sensory perception

Robert C Froemke;Ioana Carcea;Ioana Carcea;Alison J Barker;Kexin Yuan

243
Citations
Dendritic Synapse Location and Neocortical Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity

Robert C Froemke;Johannes J Letzkus;Björn M Kampa;Giao B Hang;Giao B Hang

109
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