Constance Scharff

8.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Constance Scharff is a scholar working on Developmental Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Constance Scharff has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Developmental Biology, 59 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 41 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Constance Scharff's work include Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (65 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (48 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (38 papers). Constance Scharff is often cited by papers focused on Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (65 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (48 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (38 papers). Constance Scharff collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Constance Scharff's co-authors include Fernando Nottebohm, Simon E. Fisher, Sebastian Haesler, Erich D. Jarvis, Kazuo Okanoya, Johan J. Bolhuis, Christelle Rochefort, Iris Adam, Matthew R. Grossman and Fiona Doetsch and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Constance Scharff

79 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

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

1991 749 citations Constance Scharff et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Constance Scharff Germany	34	3.1k	2.6k	2.0k	807	521	81	5.1k
Kurt Hammerschmidt Germany	42	2.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	991 0.5×	467 0.6×	822 1.6×	100	5.1k
Claudio V. Mello United States	37	3.8k 1.2×	3.5k 1.4×	2.8k 1.4×	534 0.7×	303 0.6×	103	5.3k
Julia Fischer Germany	49	3.9k 1.3×	2.8k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	622 0.8×	1.1k 2.1×	201	8.3k
Johan J. Bolhuis Netherlands	40	2.7k 0.9×	2.4k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	247 0.3×	251 0.5×	120	5.7k
Kazuo Okanoya Japan	37	3.4k 1.1×	2.6k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	250 0.3×	286 0.5×	361	6.3k
Darcy B. Kelley United States	38	2.0k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	609 0.8×	588 1.1×	113	4.8k
Andrew N. Iwaniuk Canada	41	761 0.2×	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	313 0.4×	323 0.6×	139	4.7k
Andrew H. Bass United States	58	3.2k 1.0×	3.3k 1.3×	4.3k 2.1×	499 0.6×	929 1.8×	184	9.4k
Richard G. Coss United States	38	681 0.2×	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	271 0.3×	693 1.3×	102	4.4k
Barney A. Schlinger United States	55	3.1k 1.0×	5.0k 1.9×	2.2k 1.1×	629 0.8×	2.0k 3.8×	174	8.2k

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Scharff, Constance, et al.. (2024). Auditory discrimination learning and acoustic cue weighing in female zebra finches with localized FoxP1 knockdowns. Journal of Neurophysiology. 131(5). 950–963. 1 indexed citations

Simon, Ralph, et al.. (2023). RoboFinch: A versatile audio‐visual synchronised robotic bird model for laboratory and field research on songbirds. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 14(4). 1092–1103. 9 indexed citations

Fisher, Simon E., et al.. (2023). Effects of Cortical FoxP1 Knockdowns on Learned Song Preference in Female Zebra Finches. eNeuro. 10(3). ENEURO.0328–22.2023. 1 indexed citations

Haverkamp, Silke, Anja Günther, Ezequiel Mendoza, et al.. (2022). Immunohistochemical characterization of bipolar cells in four distantly related avian species. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 531(4). 561–581. 4 indexed citations

Mendoza, Ezequiel, et al.. (2022). Multimodality during live tutoring is relevant for vocal learning in zebra finches. Animal Behaviour. 187. 263–280. 10 indexed citations

Simon, Ralph, Ezequiel Mendoza, Martin J. How, et al.. (2021). Adding colour-realistic video images to audio playbacks increases stimulus engagement but does not enhance vocal learning in zebra finches. Animal Cognition. 25(2). 249–274. 7 indexed citations

Scharff, Constance, et al.. (2020). Dynamic FoxP2 levels in male zebra finches are linked to morphology of adult-born Area X medium spiny neurons. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 4787–4787. 7 indexed citations

Norton, Philipp, et al.. (2019). General isochronous rhythm in echolocation calls and social vocalizations of the batSaccopteryx bilineata. Royal Society Open Science. 6(1). 181076–181076. 22 indexed citations

Norton, Philipp, et al.. (2019). Differential Song Deficits after Lentivirus-Mediated Knockdown of FoxP1, FoxP2, or FoxP4 in Area X of Juvenile Zebra Finches. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(49). 9782–9796. 22 indexed citations

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Halfwerk, Wouter, et al.. (2019). Toward Testing for Multimodal Perception of Mating Signals. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7. 47 indexed citations

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Mendoza, Ezequiel, et al.. (2018). FoxP in bees: A comparative study on the developmental and adult expression pattern in three bee species considering isoforms and circuitry. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 526(9). 1589–1610. 4 indexed citations

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Mead, Andrew F., Nerea Osinalde, Niels Ørtenblad, et al.. (2017). Fundamental constraints in synchronous muscle limit superfast motor control in vertebrates. eLife. 6. 38 indexed citations

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Adam, Iris, Ezequiel Mendoza, Ursula Kobalz, Sandra Wohlgemuth, & Constance Scharff. (2017). CNTNAP2 is a direct FoxP2 target in vitro and in vivo in zebra finches: complex regulation by age and activity. Genes Brain & Behavior. 16(6). 635–642. 17 indexed citations

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Scharff, Constance, et al.. (2016). Temporal regularity increases with repertoire complexity in the Australian pied butcherbird's song. Royal Society Open Science. 3(9). 160357–160357. 16 indexed citations

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Wiggins, Geraínt A., Peter L. Tyack, Constance Scharff, & Martin Rohrmeier. (2015). The evolutionary roots of creativity: mechanisms and motivations. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 370(1664). 20140099–20140099. 34 indexed citations

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Boender, Arjen J., et al.. (2015). Young, active and well-connected: adult-born neurons in the zebra finch are activated during singing. Brain Structure and Function. 221(4). 1833–1843. 7 indexed citations

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Fisher, Simon E. & Constance Scharff. (2009). FOXP2 as a molecular window into speech and language. Trends in Genetics. 25(4). 166–177. 355 indexed citations

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Scharff, Constance & Sebastian Haesler. (2005). An evolutionary perspective on FoxP2: strictly for the birds?. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 15(6). 694–703. 59 indexed citations

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Scharff, Constance & Stephanie A. White. (2004). Genetic Components of Vocal Learning. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1016(1). 325–347. 19 indexed citations

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Doetsch, Fiona & Constance Scharff. (2001). Challenges for Brain Repair: Insights from Adult Neurogenesis in Birds and Mammals. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 58(5). 306–322. 117 indexed citations

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