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Robert H. LaMotte

Robert H. LaMotte

Yale University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
79
Citations
21796
World Ranking
1689
National Ranking
823

Robert H. LaMotte 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 H. LaMotte sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 141 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert H. LaMotte 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 H. LaMotte sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert H. LaMotte is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant focus on Dermatology, Physiology, Sensory Systems, Immunology and Allergy, as well as Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics including Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Ion Channels and Receptors, Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies, Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling, and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology.

LaMotte has contributed to multiple publication venues. Frequent venues include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • eLife
  • Cell Reports
  • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent publications by LaMotte include:

  • Pruriception and neuronal coding in nociceptor subtypes in human and nonhuman primates, 2021, eLife
  • TMEM163 Regulates ATP-Gated P2X Receptor and Behavior, 2020, Cell Reports
  • Topical Capsaicin in Poly(lactic-co-glycolic)acid (PLGA) Nanoparticles Decreases Acute Itch and Heat Pain, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Punctate Administration of Ficin as a human and animal model of non-histaminergic itch, 2022, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • Pruriception and neuronal coding in nociceptor subtypes in human and nonhuman primates, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Collaboration features prominently in LaMotte's work. Frequent co-authors include Nathalie M. Malewicz, Steven G. Shimada, Hada Fong-ha Ieong, Amanda H. Klein, and Hans Jürgen Solinski.

Best Publications

  • Neurogenic hyperalgesia: psychophysical studies of underlying mechanisms.

    R. H. LaMotte;C. N. Shain;Donald A Simone;E. F.P. Tsai

  • Central changes in processing of mechanoreceptive input in capsaicin-induced secondary hyperalgesia in humans.

    H. E. Torebjörk;L. E. R. Lundberg;R. H. Lamotte

  • Pain, hyperalgesia and activity in nociceptive C units in humans after intradermal injection of capsaicin.

    R. H. Lamotte;L. E. R. Lundberg;H. E. Torebjörk

  • Neurogenic hyperalgesia: central neural correlates in responses of spinothalamic tract neurons

    D. A. Simone;L. S. Sorkin;U. Oh;J. M. Chung

  • Tactual discrimination of softness

    M. A. Srinivasan;R. H. LaMotte

  • A subpopulation of nociceptors specifically linked to itch

    Liang Han;Chao Ma;Qin Liu;Hao Jui Weng

  • Comparison of responses of warm and nociceptive C-fiber afferents in monkey with human judgments of thermal pain.

    Robert H. LaMotte;James N. Campbell

  • Dose-dependent pain and mechanical hyperalgesia in humans after intradermal injection of capsaicin.

    Donald A. Simone;Thomas K. Baumann;Robert H. LaMotte

  • Neurogenic hyperalgesia: the search for the primary cutaneous afferent fibers that contribute to capsaicin-induced pain and hyperalgesia.

    T. K. Baumann;D. A. Simone;C. N. Shain;R. H. LaMotte

  • Behavioral differentiation between itch and pain in mouse

    Steven G. Shimada;Robert H. LaMotte

  • Excitatory monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 signaling is up-regulated in sensory neurons after chronic compression of the dorsal root ganglion.

    Fletcher A. White;Jihu Sun;Stephen M. Waters;Chao Ma

  • Detection thresholds for stimuli in humans and monkeys: comparison with threshold events in mechanoreceptive afferent nerve fibers innervating the monkey hand.

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  • Peripheral neural mechanisms of cutaneous hyperalgesia following mild injury by heat.

    RH LaMotte;JG Thalhammer;HE Torebjork;CJ Robinson

  • Tactile detection of slip: surface microgeometry and peripheral neural codes.

    M. A. Srinivasan;J. M. Whitehouse;R. H. LaMotte

  • Mechanical and Thermal Hyperalgesia and Ectopic Neuronal Discharge After Chronic Compression of Dorsal Root Ganglia

    Xue-Jun Song;San-Jue Hu;Kenneth W. Greenquist;Jun-Ming Zhang

  • Mechanisms of Itch Evoked by β-Alanine

    Qin Liu;Parul Sikand;Chao Ma;Zongxiang Tang

  • Peripheral neural correlates of magnitude of cutaneous pain and hyperalgesia: simultaneous recordings in humans of sensory judgments of pain and evoked responses in nociceptors with C-fibers.

    H. E. Torebjork;R. H. LaMotte;C. J. Robinson

  • Plasticity of sodium channel expression in DRG neurons in the chronic constriction injury model of neuropathic pain.

    Sulayman D. Dib-Hajj;Jenny Fjell;Jenny Fjell;Jenny Fjell;Theodore R. Cummins;Theodore R. Cummins;Zheng Zheng

  • Sensory neurons and circuits mediating itch

    Robert H. LaMotte;Xinzhong Dong;Matthias Ringkamp

  • Cowhage evoked itch is mediated by a novel cysteine protease - a ligand of protease activated receptors

    Vemuri B. Reddy;Aurel O. Iuga;Steve G. Shimada;Robert H. LaMotte

  • Similar Electrophysiological Changes in Axotomized and Neighboring Intact Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons

    Chao Ma;Yousheng Shu;Zheng Zheng;Yong Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Mandayam A. Srinivasan
Mandayam A. Srinivasan University College London
Jun-Ming Zhang
Jun-Ming Zhang University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Donald A. Simone
Donald A. Simone University of Minnesota
Xinzhong Dong
Xinzhong Dong Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Robert M. Friedman
Robert M. Friedman Oregon Health & Science University
Matthias Ringkamp
Matthias Ringkamp Johns Hopkins University
Richard A. Meyer
Richard A. Meyer Johns Hopkins University
James N. Campbell
James N. Campbell Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Barry G. Green
Barry G. Green Yale University
Fletcher A. White
Fletcher A. White Indiana University

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