Fernando Nottebohm

28.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
155 papers, 22.0k citations indexed

About

Fernando Nottebohm is a scholar working on Developmental Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fernando Nottebohm has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 22.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Developmental Biology, 101 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 92 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Fernando Nottebohm's work include Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (135 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (93 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (83 papers). Fernando Nottebohm is often cited by papers focused on Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (135 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (93 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (83 papers). Fernando Nottebohm collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Japan. Fernando Nottebohm's co-authors include Arturo Álvarez-Buylla, Christiana M. Leonard, Constance Scharff, Arthur P. Arnold, Marta E. Nottebohm, Erich D. Jarvis, Steven A. Goldman, Claudio V. Mello, Anat Barnea and Ofer Tchernichovski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Fernando Nottebohm

153 papers receiving 21.3k citations

Hit Papers

Central control of song in the canary, Serinus canarius 1973 2026 1990 2008 1976 1976 1991 1983 1981 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Central control of song in the canary, Serinus canarius
    1976 1.3k citations Fernando Nottebohm et al. The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →
  2. Sexual Dimorphism in Vocal Control Areas of the Songbird Brain
    1976 857 citations Fernando Nottebohm et al. profile →
  3. 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, Fernando Nottebohm Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  4. Neuronal production, migration, and differentiation in a vocal control nucleus of the adult female canary brain.
    1983 707 citations Fernando Nottebohm et al. profile →
  5. A Brain for All Seasons: Cyclical Anatomical Changes in Song Control Nuclei of the Canary Brain
    1981 587 citations Fernando Nottebohm profile →
  6. A procedure for an automated measurement of song similarity
    2000 579 citations Fernando Nottebohm et al. profile →
  7. Primate Communication and the Gestural Origin of Language [and Comments and Reply]
    1973 455 citations Fernando Nottebohm et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fernando Nottebohm United States 83 15.6k 14.2k 10.6k 2.9k 2.3k 155 22.0k
Gregory F. Ball United States 71 7.0k 0.4× 10.9k 0.8× 5.9k 0.6× 3.9k 1.3× 229 0.1× 325 17.7k
Jacques Balthazart Belgium 72 5.3k 0.3× 7.7k 0.5× 3.2k 0.3× 4.5k 1.5× 333 0.1× 398 15.9k
John R. Krebs United Kingdom 61 2.7k 0.2× 7.4k 0.5× 6.3k 0.6× 1.8k 0.6× 155 0.1× 148 14.4k
Nicola S. Clayton United Kingdom 68 3.2k 0.2× 5.7k 0.4× 2.6k 0.2× 6.8k 2.3× 263 0.1× 311 14.9k
Erich D. Jarvis United States 55 4.1k 0.3× 3.8k 0.3× 3.2k 0.3× 1.3k 0.4× 142 0.1× 176 10.6k
Richard Mooney United States 53 3.3k 0.2× 2.9k 0.2× 2.3k 0.2× 769 0.3× 204 0.1× 165 7.7k
Barney A. Schlinger United States 55 3.1k 0.2× 5.0k 0.4× 2.2k 0.2× 1.7k 0.6× 235 0.1× 174 8.2k
Harvey J. Karten United States 71 2.8k 0.2× 3.0k 0.2× 1.4k 0.1× 2.3k 0.8× 699 0.3× 184 14.8k
Andrew H. Bass United States 58 3.2k 0.2× 3.3k 0.2× 4.3k 0.4× 2.0k 0.7× 105 0.0× 184 9.4k
Julia Fischer Germany 49 3.9k 0.3× 2.8k 0.2× 1.4k 0.1× 4.0k 1.4× 132 0.1× 201 8.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Wan‐Chun, Kazuhiro Wada, Erich D. Jarvis, & Fernando Nottebohm. (2013). Rudimentary substrates for vocal learning in a suboscine. Nature Communications. 4(1). 2082–2082. 58 indexed citations
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Nottebohm, Fernando, et al.. (2008). The Relationship between Nature of Social Change, Age, and Position of New Neurons and Their Survival in Adult Zebra Finch Brain. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(20). 5394–5400. 31 indexed citations
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Agate, Robert J., Moritz Hertel, & Fernando Nottebohm. (2007). FnTm2, a novel brain‐specific transcript, is dynamically expressed in the song learning circuit of the zebra finch. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 504(2). 127–148. 8 indexed citations
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Wilbrecht, Linda, et al.. (2006). High Levels of New Neuron Addition Persist When the Sensitive Period for Song Learning Is Experimentally Prolonged. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(36). 9135–9141. 32 indexed citations
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Nottebohm, Fernando. (2004). The Road We Travelled: Discovery, Choreography, and Significance of Brain Replaceable Neurons. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1016(1). 628–658. 111 indexed citations
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Wilbrecht, Linda & Fernando Nottebohm. (2003). Vocal learning in birds and humans. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews. 9(3). 135–148. 65 indexed citations
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Wilbrecht, Linda, Thomas Petersen, & Fernando Nottebohm. (2002). Bilateral LMAN lesions cancel differences in HVC neuronal recruitment induced by unilateral syringeal denervation. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 188(11-12). 909–915. 7 indexed citations
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Lipkind, Dina, Fernando Nottebohm, R. Rado, & Anat Barnea. (2002). Social change affects the survival of new neurons in the forebrain of adult songbirds. Behavioural Brain Research. 133(1). 31–43. 96 indexed citations
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Denisenko-Nehrbass, Natalia, Erich D. Jarvis, Constance Scharff, Fernando Nottebohm, & Claudio V. Mello. (2000). Site-Specific Retinoic Acid Production in the Brain of Adult Songbirds. Neuron. 27(2). 359–370. 79 indexed citations
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Rousselot, P. & Fernando Nottebohm. (1995). Expression of polysialylated N‐CAM in the central nervous system of adult canaries and its possible relation to function. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 356(4). 629–640. 21 indexed citations
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Álvarez-Buylla, Arturo, Changying Ling, & Fernando Nottebohm. (1992). High vocal center growth and its relation to neurogenesis, neuronal replacement and song acquisition in juvenile canaries. Journal of Neurobiology. 23(4). 396–406. 62 indexed citations
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Nottebohm, Fernando. (1991). Reassessing the mechanisms and origins of vocal learning in birds. Trends in Neurosciences. 14(5). 206–211. 101 indexed citations
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DeVoogd, Timothy J., et al.. (1991). Lateral asymmetries and testosterone‐induced changes in the gross morphology of the hypoglossal nucleus in adult canaries. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 307(1). 65–76. 35 indexed citations
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Nottebohm, Fernando, Arturo Álvarez-Buylla, Jeffrey Cynx, et al.. (1990). Song learning in birds: the relation between perception and production. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 329(1253). 115–124. 96 indexed citations
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Williams, Heather, Jeffrey Cynx, & Fernando Nottebohm. (1989). Timbre control in zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) song syllables.. Journal of comparative psychology. 103(4). 366–380. 65 indexed citations
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Nottebohm, Fernando. (1989). From Bird Song to Neurogenesis. Scientific American. 260(2). 74–79. 129 indexed citations
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Nottebohm, Fernando. (1985). Hope for a new neurology. New York Academy of Sciences eBooks. 18 indexed citations
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Nottebohm, Fernando, et al.. (1985). Glial fibers in adult canary brain are thought to act as pathways for putative migrating neuroblasts. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 11(2). 964. 2 indexed citations
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Nottebohm, Fernando. (1976). Phonation in the Orange-winged Amazon parrot,Amazona amazonica. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 108(2). 157–170. 86 indexed citations

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