Maya Frankfurt

7.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
88 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Maya Frankfurt is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Maya Frankfurt has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 29 papers in Social Psychology and 22 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Maya Frankfurt's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (27 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (22 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (22 papers). Maya Frankfurt is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (27 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (22 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (22 papers). Maya Frankfurt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Maya Frankfurt's co-authors include Elizabeth Gould, Catherine S. Woolley, Victoria N. Luine, BS McEwen, Bruce S. McEwen, Efrain C. Azmitia, Rachel Bowman, Anita Westlind‐Danielsson, Neil J. MacLusky and Michaël Schumacher and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Maya Frankfurt

87 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Gonadal steroids regulate dendritic spine density in hippocampal pyramidal cells in adulthood

1990 1.1k citations Elizabeth Gould, Catherine S. Woolley et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Naturally occurring fluctuation in dendritic spine density on adult hippocampal pyramidal neurons

1990 906 citations Catherine S. Woolley, Elizabeth Gould et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maya Frankfurt United States	41	2.1k	2.1k	1.8k	1.5k	1.5k	88	6.3k
Janice M. Juraska United States	51	2.4k 1.1×	2.7k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	941 0.6×	1.7k 1.2×	119	7.5k
BS McEwen United States	20	3.3k 1.6×	2.8k 1.3×	2.3k 1.2×	2.1k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	29	8.7k
Nancy G. Weiland United States	29	1.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	784 0.5×	51	3.9k
Karyn M. Frick United States	52	2.8k 1.3×	1.9k 0.9×	2.7k 1.5×	1.9k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	114	7.4k
Nicholas Barden Canada	46	3.2k 1.5×	1.5k 0.7×	842 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	127	6.5k
William G.M. Janssen United States	48	1.9k 0.9×	3.6k 1.7×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	770 0.5×	108	7.9k
Dean E. Dluzen United States	42	864 0.4×	2.8k 1.3×	905 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	155	6.0k
Daniel M. Dorsa United States	49	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.4×	113	7.8k
Cynthia L. Bethea United States	48	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	154	6.6k
Richard E. Harlan United States	37	1.3k 0.6×	2.6k 1.2×	735 0.4×	921 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	95	5.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Maya Frankfurt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maya Frankfurt

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bowman, Rachel, Maya Frankfurt, & Victoria N. Luine. (2025). Sex differences in anxiety and depression: insights from adult rodent models of chronic stress and neural plasticity. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 19. 1591973–1591973. 4 indexed citations

Luine, Victoria N., et al.. (2022). Androgens Enhance Recognition Memory and Dendritic Spine Density in the Hippocampus and Prefrontal Cortex of Ovariectomized Female Rats. Neuroscience. 568. 465–475. 8 indexed citations

Frankfurt, Maya, Victoria N. Luine, & Rachel Bowman. (2020). A potential role for dendritic spines in bisphenol-A induced memory impairments during adolescence and adulthood. Vitamins and hormones. 114. 307–329. 2 indexed citations

Frankfurt, Maya, et al.. (2018). A Student‐Centered, Active Learning Approach to Teaching Spinal Cord Anatomy. The FASEB Journal. 32(S1). 1 indexed citations

Tabansky, Inna, Yupu Liang, Maya Frankfurt, et al.. (2018). Molecular profiling of reticular gigantocellularis neurons indicates that eNOS modulates environmentally dependent levels of arousal. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(29). E6900–E6909. 12 indexed citations

Tuscher, Jennifer J., Victoria N. Luine, Maya Frankfurt, & Karyn M. Frick. (2016). Estradiol-Mediated Spine Changes in the Dorsal Hippocampus and Medial Prefrontal Cortex of Ovariectomized Female Mice Depend on ERK and mTOR Activation in the Dorsal Hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(5). 1483–1489. 113 indexed citations

Volpe, Bruce T., et al.. (2015). The brain at risk: the sepsis syndrome and lessons from preclinical experiments. Immunologic Research. 63(1-3). 70–74. 9 indexed citations

Frankfurt, Maya, Kaliris Y. Salas-Ramirez, Eitan Friedman, & Victoria N. Luine. (2011). Cocaine alters dendritic spine density in cortical and subcortical brain regions of the postpartum and virgin female rat. Synapse. 65(9). 955–961. 47 indexed citations

Wang, Hoau-Yan, Kalindi Bakshi, Changpeng Shen, et al.. (2009). S 24795 Limits β-Amyloid–α7 Nicotinic Receptor Interaction and Reduces Alzheimer's Disease-Like Pathologies. Biological Psychiatry. 67(6). 522–530. 38 indexed citations

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Luine, Victoria N., et al.. (2006). Ovariectomized rats show decreased recognition memory and spine density in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. Brain Research. 1126(1). 176–182. 201 indexed citations

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Frankfurt, Maya, et al.. (2001). Estrogens differentially enhance spatial and non-spatial memory. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 27(1). 1413. 1 indexed citations

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Lewis, Carole, Bruce S. McEwen, & Maya Frankfurt. (1995). Estrogen-induction of dendritic spines in ventromedial hypothalamus and hippocampus: effects of neonatal aromatase blockade and adult GDX. Developmental Brain Research. 87(1). 91–95. 73 indexed citations

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Frankfurt, Maya, Christina R. McKittrick, Scott D. Mendelson, & Bruce S. McEwen. (1994). Effect of 5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine, Ovariectomy and Gonadal Steroids on Serotonin Receptor Binding in Rat Brain. Neuroendocrinology. 59(3). 245–250. 70 indexed citations

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Gould, Elizabeth, Maya Frankfurt, Anita Westlind‐Danielsson, & Bruce S. McEwen. (1990). Developing forebrain astrocytes are sensitive to thyroid hormone. Glia. 3(4). 283–292. 60 indexed citations

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Frankfurt, Maya, Elizabeth Gould, Catherine S. Woolley, & Bruce S. McEwen. (1990). Gonadal Steroids Modify Dendritic Spine Density in Ventromedial Hypothalamic Neurons: A Golgi Study in the Adult Rat. Neuroendocrinology. 51(5). 530–535. 202 indexed citations

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Frankfurt, Maya & Alain Beaudet. (1988). Reinnervation of dopamine neurons by regenerating serotonin axons in the rat medial zona incerta. Experimental Brain Research. 72(3). 473–80. 7 indexed citations

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Frankfurt, Maya, Donald L. Allen, Victoria N. Luine, & Alain Beaudet. (1987). Temporal effects of intrahypothalamic 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine: relationship between serotonin levels and [3H]serotonin binding. Brain Research. 419(1-2). 216–222. 7 indexed citations

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Frankfurt, Maya, R.A. Siegel, Ida Sim, & W. Wuttke. (1986). Estrous Cycle Variations in Cholecystokinin and Substance P Concentrations in Discrete Areas of the Rat Brain. Neuroendocrinology. 42(3). 226–231. 45 indexed citations

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Frankfurt, Maya, Eberhard Fuchs, & W. Wuttke. (1984). Sex differences in γ-aminobutyric acid and glutamate concentrations in discrete rat brain nuclei. Neuroscience Letters. 50(1-3). 245–250. 82 indexed citations

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Frankfurt, Maya. (1982). Strategies and Techniques in Family Therapy. Family Process. 21(4). 491–493. 3 indexed citations

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