Andi Wangzhou

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Andi Wangzhou is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andi Wangzhou has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 15 papers in Physiology and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Andi Wangzhou's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (13 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (7 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (4 papers). Andi Wangzhou is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (13 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (7 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (4 papers). Andi Wangzhou collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Andi Wangzhou's co-authors include Theodore J. Price, Gregory Dussor, Pradipta Ray, Stephanie Shiers, Ishwarya Sankaranarayanan, Armen N. Akopian, Paulino Barragán‐Iglesias, Patrick M. Dougherty, Robert W. Gereau and Michael Q. Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Andi Wangzhou

25 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Spatial transcriptomics of dorsal root ganglia identifies molecular signatures of human nociceptors

2022 217 citations Diana Tavares‐Ferreira, Stephanie Shiers et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andi Wangzhou United States	16	547	357	345	147	138	28	1.2k
Stephanie Shiers United States	21	750 1.4×	447 1.3×	385 1.1×	231 1.6×	121 0.9×	41	1.5k
Alexander Chamessian United States	12	884 1.6×	491 1.4×	398 1.2×	116 0.8×	164 1.2×	18	1.5k
Vijayan Gangadharan Germany	14	638 1.2×	417 1.2×	285 0.8×	73 0.5×	113 0.8×	16	1.1k
Pradipta Ray United States	22	921 1.7×	607 1.7×	644 1.9×	197 1.3×	158 1.1×	37	1.8k
Christoforos Tsantoulas United Kingdom	16	708 1.3×	521 1.5×	560 1.6×	159 1.1×	68 0.5×	19	1.3k
Steve Davidson United States	21	660 1.2×	402 1.1×	305 0.9×	72 0.5×	70 0.5×	44	1.6k
Patrick L. Stemkowski Canada	18	783 1.4×	512 1.4×	564 1.6×	126 0.9×	55 0.4×	25	1.3k
Renée R. Donahue United States	23	839 1.5×	526 1.5×	519 1.5×	94 0.6×	71 0.5×	42	1.5k
Ryuji Terayama Japan	20	654 1.2×	484 1.4×	231 0.7×	144 1.0×	49 0.4×	53	1.1k

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Álvarez-Arguedas, Samuel, Andi Wangzhou, Ishwarya Sankaranarayanan, et al.. (2025). Single cell transcriptional analysis of human adenoids identifies molecular features of airway microfold cells. Mucosal Immunology. 18(5). 1199–1217.

Yu, Diankun, Andi Wangzhou, Mercedes F. Paredes, et al.. (2025). Microglia regulate GABAergic neurogenesis in prenatal human brain through IGF1. Nature. 646(8085). 676–686. 2 indexed citations

Wangzhou, Andi & Theodore J. Price. (2025). Reinvigorating drug development around NGF signaling for pain. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(4).

Wangzhou, Andi, Diankun Yu, Tao Li, et al.. (2025). G-protein-coupled receptor ADGRG1 drives a protective microglial state in Alzheimer's disease through MYC activation. Neuron. 113(19). 3224–3242.e7. 2 indexed citations

Wangzhou, Andi, et al.. (2024). Microglial ADGRG1/GPR56 regulates amyloid clearance in Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(S1). e084250–e084250.

McIlvried, Lisa A., John Smith Del Rosario, Melanie Y. Pullen, et al.. (2024). Intrinsic adaptive plasticity in mouse and human sensory neurons. The Journal of General Physiology. 157(1). 4 indexed citations

Tavares‐Ferreira, Diana, Stephanie Shiers, Pradipta Ray, et al.. (2022). Spatial transcriptomics of dorsal root ganglia identifies molecular signatures of human nociceptors. Science Translational Medicine. 14(632). eabj8186–eabj8186. 217 indexed citations breakdown →

Mecklenburg, Jennifer, Andi Wangzhou, Sergey A. Shein, et al.. (2022). Sex-dependent pain trajectories induced by prolactin require an inflammatory response for pain resolution. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 101. 246–263. 14 indexed citations

Wangzhou, Andi, Lisa A. McIlvried, Candler Paige, et al.. (2020). Pharmacological target-focused transcriptomic analysis of native vs cultured human and mouse dorsal root ganglia. Pain. 161(7). 1497–1517. 63 indexed citations

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Shiers, Stephanie, Pradipta Ray, Andi Wangzhou, et al.. (2020). ACE2 and SCARF expression in human dorsal root ganglion nociceptors: implications for SARS-CoV-2 virus neurological effects. Pain. 161(11). 2494–2501. 82 indexed citations

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Hassler, Shayne, Juliet M. Mwirigi, Ayesha Ahmad, et al.. (2020). The cellular basis of protease activated receptor type 2 (PAR2) evoked mechanical and affective pain. JCI Insight. 5(11). 16 indexed citations

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Ray, Pradipta, Ishwarya Sankaranarayanan, Galo L. Mejia, et al.. (2020). Sex Differences in Nociceptor Translatomes Contribute to Divergent Prostaglandin Signaling in Male and Female Mice. Biological Psychiatry. 91(1). 129–140. 45 indexed citations

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Ray, Pradipta, Andi Wangzhou, Muhammad Saad Yousuf, et al.. (2020). A pharmacological interactome between COVID-19 patient samples and human sensory neurons reveals potential drivers of neurogenic pulmonary dysfunction. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 89. 559–568. 30 indexed citations

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Mecklenburg, Jennifer, Yi Zou, Andi Wangzhou, et al.. (2020). Transcriptomic sex differences in sensory neuronal populations of mice. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 15278–15278. 59 indexed citations

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Barragán‐Iglesias, Paulino, Stephanie Shiers, Andi Wangzhou, et al.. (2020). Type I Interferons Act Directly on Nociceptors to Produce Pain Sensitization: Implications for Viral Infection-Induced Pain. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(18). 3517–3532. 67 indexed citations

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Patil, Mayur, Andi Wangzhou, Jennifer Mecklenburg, et al.. (2019). Prolactin receptor expression in mouse dorsal root ganglia neuronal subtypes is sex‐dependent. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 31(8). e12759–e12759. 34 indexed citations

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Wangzhou, Andi, Kumud Kunjilwar, Jamie K. Moy, et al.. (2019). MNK-eIF4E signalling is a highly conserved mechanism for sensory neuron axonal plasticity: evidence from Aplysia californica. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 374(1785). 20190289–20190289. 14 indexed citations

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Ray, Pradipta, et al.. (2019). Transcriptome Analysis of the Human Tibial Nerve Identifies Sexually Dimorphic Expression of Genes Involved in Pain, Inflammation, and Neuro-Immunity. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 12. 37–37. 34 indexed citations

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Megat, Salim, Pradipta Ray, Jamie K. Moy, et al.. (2019). Differences between Dorsal Root and Trigeminal Ganglion Nociceptors in Mice Revealed by Translational Profiling. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(35). 6829–6847. 66 indexed citations

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Ray, Pradipta, Andrew Torck, Lilyana D. Quigley, et al.. (2018). Comparative transcriptome profiling of the human and mouse dorsal root ganglia: an RNA-seq–based resource for pain and sensory neuroscience research. Pain. 159(7). 1325–1345. 226 indexed citations

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