Darlene Francis

15.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
51 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Darlene Francis is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Biological Psychiatry. According to data from OpenAlex, Darlene Francis has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 31 papers in Social Psychology and 11 papers in Biological Psychiatry. Recurrent topics in Darlene Francis's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (38 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (30 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (11 papers). Darlene Francis is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (38 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (30 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (11 papers). Darlene Francis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Darlene Francis's co-authors include Michael J. Meaney, Josie Diorio, Paul M. Plotsky, Dong Liu, Christian Caldji, Shakti Sharma, Frances A. Champagne, Beth Tannenbaum, Michael J. Meaney and Dong Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Darlene Francis

51 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Maternal Care, Hippocampal Glucocorticoid Receptors, and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Responses to Stress

1997 2.4k citations Josie Diorio, Beth Tannenbaum et al. profile →
Nongenomic Transmission Across Generations of Maternal Behavior and Stress Responses in the Rat

1999 1.3k citations Darlene Francis, Josie Diorio et al. profile →
Maternal care during infancy regulates the development of neural systems mediating the expression of fearfulness in the rat

1998 1.1k citations Christian Caldji, Beth Tannenbaum et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Maternal care, hippocampal synaptogenesis and cognitive development in rats

2000 890 citations Josie Diorio, Darlene Francis et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Variations in maternal care in the rat as a mediating influence for the effects of environment on development

2003 784 citations Frances A. Champagne, Darlene Francis et al. Physiology & Behavior profile →
Early Environmental Regulation of Forebrain Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Expression: Implications for Adrenocortical Responses to Stress; pp. 49–60

1996 726 citations Michael J. Meaney, Josie Diorio et al. Developmental Neuroscience profile →
Environmental Enrichment Reverses the Effects of Maternal Separation on Stress Reactivity

2002 527 citations Darlene Francis, Josie Diorio et al. profile →
Maternal care and the development of stress responses

1999 506 citations Darlene Francis et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Darlene Francis United States	34	6.7k	6.1k	2.5k	2.0k	1.2k	51	12.0k
Josie Diorio Canada	37	5.9k 0.9×	5.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	55	11.4k
Shakti Sharma Canada	22	5.3k 0.8×	5.4k 0.9×	3.3k 1.3×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	33	12.1k
Stefania Maccari France	54	4.9k 0.7×	6.9k 1.1×	3.2k 1.3×	822 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	139	11.9k
Mary F. Dallman United States	81	5.5k 0.8×	10.5k 1.7×	1.2k 0.5×	2.4k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	244	22.3k
Tracy L. Bale United States	61	3.9k 0.6×	5.1k 0.8×	3.6k 1.4×	1.4k 0.7×	1.7k 1.4×	128	14.2k
Christian Caldji Canada	14	3.7k 0.6×	3.9k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	862 0.7×	17	6.7k
Stephen J. Suomi United States	70	8.9k 1.3×	4.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	3.1k 1.6×	934 0.8×	372	16.9k
Paul M. Plotsky United States	65	10.1k 1.5×	13.0k 2.1×	3.5k 1.4×	3.0k 1.5×	3.0k 2.4×	122	22.1k
Inga D. Neumann Germany	87	17.6k 2.6×	8.9k 1.4×	1.1k 0.4×	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	266	22.7k
Regina M. Sullivan United States	60	5.0k 0.7×	3.3k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	2.4k 1.2×	516 0.4×	191	10.8k

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John‐Henderson, Neha A., Jennifer E. Stellar, Rodolfo Mendoza‐Denton, & Darlene Francis. (2015). Socioeconomic Status and Social Support. Psychological Science. 26(10). 1620–1629. 39 indexed citations

Saxton, Katherine, et al.. (2015). The influence of early maternal care on perceptual attentional set shifting and stress reactivity in adult rats. Developmental Psychobiology. 58(1). 39–51. 4 indexed citations

Francis, Darlene, et al.. (2013). Influence of housing variables on the development of stress-sensitive behaviors in the rat. Physiology & Behavior. 120. 156–163. 19 indexed citations

Beery, Annaliese K. & Darlene Francis. (2011). Adaptive significance of natural variations in maternal care in rats: A translational perspective. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 35(7). 1552–1561. 56 indexed citations

Chae, David H., Amani Nuru‐Jeter, Karen D. Lincoln, & Darlene Francis. (2011). CONCEPTUALIZING RACIAL DISPARITIES IN HEALTH. Du Bois Review Social Science Research on Race. 8(1). 63–77. 36 indexed citations

Francis, Darlene. (2009). Conceptualizing Child Health Disparities: A Role for Developmental Neurogenomics. PEDIATRICS. 124(Supplement 3). S196–S202. 27 indexed citations

Francis, Darlene & M. J. Kuhar. (2008). Frequency of maternal licking and grooming correlates negatively with vulnerability to cocaine and alcohol use in rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 90(3). 497–500. 49 indexed citations

Vicentic, Aleksandra, Darlene Francis, Mark C. Moffett, et al.. (2006). Maternal separation alters serotonergic transporter densities and serotonergic 1A receptors in rat brain. Neuroscience. 140(1). 355–365. 82 indexed citations

Jaworski, Jason N., et al.. (2005). Effects of early maternal separation on ethanol intake, GABA receptors and metabolizing enzymes in adult rats. Psychopharmacology. 181(1). 8–15. 82 indexed citations

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Brake, Wayne G., Russell D. Romeo, Helene M. Sisti, et al.. (2005). Maternal influences on adult stress and anxiety‐like behavior in C57BL/6J and BALB/cJ mice: A cross‐fostering study. Developmental Psychobiology. 47(4). 398–407. 137 indexed citations

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Francis, Darlene, Kathleen Szegda, Gregory Campbell, William Martin, & Thomas R. Insel. (2003). Epigenetic sources of behavioral differences in mice. Nature Neuroscience. 6(5). 445–446. 263 indexed citations

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Francis, Darlene, Christian Caldji, Frances A. Champagne, Paul M. Plotsky, & Michael J. Meaney. (1999). 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. Biological Psychiatry. 46(9). 1153–1166. 276 indexed citations

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Caldji, Christian, Beth Tannenbaum, Shakti Sharma, et al.. (1998). Maternal care during infancy regulates the development of neural systems mediating the expression of fearfulness in the rat. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95(9). 5335–5340. 1085 indexed citations breakdown →

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Meaney, Michael J., Josie Diorio, Darlene Francis, et al.. (1996). Early Environmental Regulation of Forebrain Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Expression: Implications for Adrenocortical Responses to Stress; pp. 61–72. Developmental Neuroscience. 18(1-2). 61–72. 33 indexed citations

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Meaney, Michael J., Josie Diorio, Darlene Francis, et al.. (1996). Early Environmental Regulation of Forebrain Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Expression: Implications for Adrenocortical Responses to Stress; pp. 49–60. Developmental Neuroscience. 18(1-2). 49–60. 726 indexed citations breakdown →

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Francis, Darlene, Josie Diorio, Patricia LaPlante, et al.. (1996). The Role of Early Environmental Events in Regulating Neuroendocrine Development: Moms, Pups, Stress, and Glucocorticoid Receptors. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 794(1). 136–152. 87 indexed citations

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Francis, Darlene. (1995). Stress-induced disturbances in Morris water-maze performance: Interstrain variability. Physiology & Behavior. 58(1). 57–65. 128 indexed citations

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O’Donnell, Dajan, Darlene Francis, Shelley Weaver, & Michael J. Meaney. (1995). Effects of adrenalectomy and corticosterone replacement on glucocorticoid receptor levels in rat brain tissue: a comparison between Western blotting and receptor binding assays. Brain Research. 687(1-2). 133–142. 33 indexed citations

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Shanks, Nola, Darlene Francis, Steve Zalcman, Michael J. Meaney, & Hymie Anisman. (1994). Alterations in central catecholamines associated with immune responding in adult and aged mice. Brain Research. 666(1). 77–87. 17 indexed citations

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Nichols, Alex V., et al.. (1964). Lipid transfer by high density lipoproteins of human serum invitro. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 17(5). 512–516. 8 indexed citations

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