Frances A. Champagne

28.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
136 papers, 19.5k citations indexed

About

Frances A. Champagne is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Frances A. Champagne has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 19.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Social Psychology, 44 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience and 42 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Frances A. Champagne's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (62 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (44 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (38 papers). Frances A. Champagne is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (62 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (44 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (38 papers). Frances A. Champagne collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frances A. Champagne's co-authors include Michael J. Meaney, Shakti Sharma, Ian C.G. Weaver, Moshe Szyf, James P. Curley, Sergiy Dymov, Nadia Cervoni, Ana C. D’Alessio, Jonathan R. Seckl and Darlene Francis and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Frances A. Champagne

131 papers receiving 18.9k citations

Hit Papers

Epigenetic programming by maternal behavior 2001 2026 2009 2017 2004 2014 2003 2005 2004 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Epigenetic programming by maternal behavior
    2004 4.2k citations Frances A. Champagne, Michael J. Meaney et al. profile →
  2. Loss of mTOR-Dependent Macroautophagy Causes Autistic-like Synaptic Pruning Deficits
    2014 827 citations Frances A. Champagne et al. profile →
  3. Variations in maternal care in the rat as a mediating influence for the effects of environment on development
    2003 784 citations Frances A. Champagne, Michael J. Meaney et al. profile →
  4. Reversal of Maternal Programming of Stress Responses in Adult Offspring through Methyl Supplementation: Altering Epigenetic Marking Later in Life
    2005 655 citations Frances A. Champagne, Michael J. Meaney et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  5. Dopamine Release in Response to a Psychological Stress in Humans and Its Relationship to Early Life Maternal Care: A Positron Emission Tomography Study Using [11C]Raclopride
    2004 556 citations Frances A. Champagne, Michael J. Meaney et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  6. Naturally occurring variations in maternal behavior in the rat are associated with differences in estrogen-inducible central oxytocin receptors
    2001 536 citations Frances A. Champagne, Michael J. Meaney et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Beyond DNA: integrating inclusive inheritance into an extended theory of evolution
    2011 435 citations Frances A. Champagne et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frances A. Champagne United States 60 6.9k 4.9k 4.6k 4.5k 3.3k 136 19.5k
Moshe Szyf Canada 89 4.5k 0.6× 4.8k 1.0× 7.1k 1.5× 16.0k 3.6× 4.2k 1.3× 327 31.1k
Shakti Sharma Canada 22 5.3k 0.8× 5.4k 1.1× 3.3k 0.7× 2.4k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 33 12.1k
Tracy L. Bale United States 61 3.9k 0.6× 5.1k 1.0× 3.6k 0.8× 3.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 128 14.2k
Jonathan R. Seckl United Kingdom 99 5.8k 0.8× 11.4k 2.3× 12.8k 2.8× 6.9k 1.5× 2.6k 0.8× 448 43.6k
Josie Diorio Canada 37 5.9k 0.9× 5.4k 1.1× 2.7k 0.6× 1.5k 0.3× 1.8k 0.5× 55 11.4k
Christine Heim Germany 61 5.9k 0.9× 10.4k 2.1× 3.7k 0.8× 1.9k 0.4× 9.9k 3.0× 217 26.5k
Tallie Z. Baram United States 83 5.1k 0.7× 7.8k 1.6× 5.0k 1.1× 4.2k 0.9× 2.2k 0.6× 277 22.1k
Jonathan Mill United Kingdom 76 2.5k 0.4× 2.2k 0.5× 2.9k 0.6× 10.2k 2.3× 5.5k 1.7× 260 25.8k
Margaret M. McCarthy United States 72 4.8k 0.7× 3.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.4× 3.0k 0.7× 617 0.2× 259 16.7k
Alan S. Brown United States 62 2.6k 0.4× 2.0k 0.4× 2.8k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 1.8k 0.5× 216 16.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Champagne, Frances A., et al.. (2025). Physical Activity Frequency Patterns Influence Sleep Architecture in Young Adults. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 22(8). 1042–1050.
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Josephs, Robert, et al.. (2024). CO2 challenge-evoked hormonal changes predicting TSST changes in cortisol and subjective distress. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 171. 107187–107187. 1 indexed citations
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Lapp, Hannah E., et al.. (2024). Postnatal rearing environment alters pup cues for caregiver-offspring interactions. Hormones and Behavior. 165. 105630–105630. 2 indexed citations
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Wijenayake, Sanoji, et al.. (2023). The contributions of parental lactation on offspring development: It's not udder nonsense!. Hormones and Behavior. 153. 105375–105375. 7 indexed citations
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Curley, James P. & Frances A. Champagne. (2023). Shaping the development of complex social behavior. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1530(1). 46–63. 2 indexed citations
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Champagne, Frances A.. (2019). Interplay between paternal germline and maternal effects in shaping development: The overlooked importance of behavioural ecology. Functional Ecology. 34(2). 401–413. 15 indexed citations
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Peter, Cyril, Laura Fischer, Marija Kundaković, et al.. (2016). DNA Methylation Signatures of Early Childhood Malnutrition Associated With Impairments in Attention and Cognition. Biological Psychiatry. 80(10). 765–774. 101 indexed citations
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Braithwaite, Elizabeth, Marija Kundaković, Paul Ramchandani, Susannah E. Murphy, & Frances A. Champagne. (2015). Maternal Self-Reported Antenatal Depressive Symptoms Predict Infant NR3C1 1F And BDNF IV Methylation. Biological Psychiatry. 77. 1 indexed citations
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Franks, Becca, Frances A. Champagne, & James P. Curley. (2015). Postnatal maternal care predicts divergent weaning strategies and the development of social behavior. Developmental Psychobiology. 57(7). 809–817. 18 indexed citations
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Champagne, Frances A.. (2015). Epigenetics of the Developing Brain.. Zero to three. 35(3). 2–8. 1 indexed citations
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Peña, Catherine J. & Frances A. Champagne. (2013). Implications of temporal variation in maternal care for the prediction of neurobiological and behavioral outcomes in offspring.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 127(1). 33–46. 48 indexed citations
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Karatsoreos, Ilia N., Joshua P. Thaler, Stephanie L. Borgland, et al.. (2013). Food for Thought: Hormonal, Experiential, and Neural Influences on Feeding and Obesity. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(45). 17610–17616. 25 indexed citations
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Champagne, Frances A.. (2011). Beyond Nature vs. Nurture: Philosophical Insights From Molecular Biology. APS observer. 22(4).
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Champagne, Frances A., James P. Curley, William T. Swaney, Nina S. Hasen, & Eric B. Keverne. (2009). Paternal influence on female behavior: The role of Peg3 in exploration, olfaction, and neuroendocrine regulation of maternal behavior of female mice.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 123(3). 469–480. 70 indexed citations
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Swaney, William T., James P. Curley, Frances A. Champagne, & E.B. Keverne. (2007). Genomic imprinting mediates sexual experience-dependent olfactory learning in male mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(14). 6084–6089. 69 indexed citations
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Champagne, Frances A. & Michael J. Meaney. (2007). Transgenerational effects of social environment on variations in maternal care and behavioral response to novelty.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 121(6). 1353–1363. 236 indexed citations
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Champagne, Frances A. & Michael J. Meaney. (2006). Stress During Gestation Alters Postpartum Maternal Care and the Development of the Offspring in a Rodent Model. Biological Psychiatry. 59(12). 1227–1235. 342 indexed citations

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