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Robert Fettiplace 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 Robert Fettiplace sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 119 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert Fettiplace 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 Robert Fettiplace sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 66 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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

  • 2020 - Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University
  • 2018 - Kavli Prize, The Kavli Foundation for their scientific discoveries of the molecular and neural mechanisms of hearing
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1990 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Robert Fettiplace is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a specialized emphasis on sensory systems. Their work covers a range of interconnected subfields, including cognitive neuroscience, biomedical engineering, developmental biology, and molecular biology.

Key topics in Fettiplace's research portfolio include hearing, cochlea function, tinnitus, and genetics. Other significant areas of investigation encompass hearing loss and rehabilitation, acoustic wave phenomena research, animal vocal communication and behavior, marine animal studies, erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, and bat biology and ecology.

Their scientific contributions are disseminated across multiple peer-reviewed venues. Frequently published outlets include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Trends in Neurosciences
  • The Journal of General Physiology
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • BioEssays

Fettiplace has collaborated regularly with a number of coauthors, most notably Maryline Beurg with seven shared publications. Other collaborators include David N. Furness, Lisa A. Schimmenti, Alaa Koleilat, and Sami S. Amr.

Recent papers authored by Fettiplace feature:

  • Diverse Mechanisms of Sound Frequency Discrimination in the Vertebrate Cochlea, 2020, Trends in Neurosciences
  • The conductance and organization of the TMC1-containing mechanotransducer channel complex in auditory hair cells, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Additional related publications coauthored with Maryline Beurg include:

  • New Tmc1 Deafness Mutations Impact Mechanotransduction in Auditory Hair Cells, 2021, Journal of Neuroscience
  • The speed of the hair cell mechanotransducer channel revealed by fluctuation analysis, 2021, The Journal of General Physiology
  • LHFPL5 is a key element in force transmission from the tip link to the hair cell mechanotransducer channel, 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Throughout their career, Fettiplace has received several awards and honors. These include the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University in 2020, the Kavli Prize awarded by The Kavli Foundation in 2018 for discoveries concerning the molecular and neural mechanisms of hearing, election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2012, and as a Fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom in 1990.

Best Publications

  • The mechanical properties of ciliary bundles of turtle cochlear hair cells.

    A C Crawford;R Fettiplace

  • The sensory and motor roles of auditory hair cells

    Robert Fettiplace;Carole M. Hackney

  • An electrical tuning mechanism in turtle cochlear hair cells

    A. C. Crawford;R. Fettiplace

  • Mechanisms of hair cell tuning.

    R. Fettiplace;P. A. Fuchs

  • Localization of inner hair cell mechanotransducer channels using high-speed calcium imaging

    Maryline Beurg;Robert Fettiplace;Jong-Hoon Nam;Anthony J Ricci

  • Force generation by mammalian hair bundles supports a role in cochlear amplification

    Helen J Kennedy;AC Crawford;R Fettiplace

  • The actions of calcium on the mechano-electrical transducer current of turtle hair cells.

    A C Crawford;M G Evans;R Fettiplace

  • Activation and adaptation of transducer currents in turtle hair cells.

    A C Crawford;M G Evans;R Fettiplace

  • Variation of membrane properties in hair cells isolated from the turtle cochlea.

    J J Art;R Fettiplace

  • Hair Cell Transduction, Tuning, and Synaptic Transmission in the Mammalian Cochlea.

    Robert Fettiplace

  • The Physiology of Mechanoelectrical Transduction Channels in Hearing

    Robert Fettiplace;Kyunghee X. Kim

  • Fast adaptation of mechanoelectrical transducer channels in mammalian cochlear hair cells

    Helen J Kennedy;Michael G Evans;Andrew C Crawford;Robert Fettiplace

  • The frequency selectivity of auditory nerve fibres and hair cells in the cochlea of the turtle

    A. C. Crawford;R. Fettiplace

  • The remarkable cochlear amplifier.

    J. Ashmore;P. Avan;W. E. Brownell;Peter Dallos

  • Prestin-driven cochlear amplification is not limited by the outer hair cell membrane time constant.

    Stuart L. Johnson;Maryline Beurg;Walter Marcotti;Robert Fettiplace

  • A Large-Conductance Calcium-Selective Mechanotransducer Channel in Mammalian Cochlear Hair Cells

    Maryline Beurg;Michael G. Evans;Carole M. Hackney;Robert Fettiplace

  • Active Hair Bundle Motion Linked to Fast Transducer Adaptation in Auditory Hair Cells

    A. J. Ricci;A. C. Crawford;R. Fettiplace

  • Tonotopic Variation in the Conductance of the Hair Cell Mechanotransducer Channel

    Anthony J Ricci;Andrew C Crawford;Robert Fettiplace

  • Confocal imaging of calcium microdomains and calcium extrusion in turtle hair cells

    Tom Tucker;Robert Fettiplace

  • The Concentrations of Calcium Buffering Proteins in Mammalian Cochlear Hair Cells

    Caroline M Hackney;Shanthini Mahendrasingam;Andrew Penn;Robert Fettiplace

  • The Endogenous Calcium Buffer and the Time Course of Transducer Adaptation in Auditory Hair Cells

    A J Ricci;Y C Wu;R Fettiplace

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony J. Ricci
Anthony J. Ricci Stanford University
Carole M. Hackney
Carole M. Hackney University of Sheffield
David N. Furness
David N. Furness Keele University
Walter Marcotti
Walter Marcotti University of Sheffield
Peter Dallos
Peter Dallos Northwestern University
Ulrich Müller
Ulrich Müller Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Paul Avan
Paul Avan University of Clermont Auvergne
Barbara Canlon
Barbara Canlon Karolinska Institute
Frank Jülicher
Frank Jülicher Max Planck Society
A. J. Hudspeth
A. J. Hudspeth Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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