Benjamin Heng

2.4k total citations
66 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Heng is a scholar working on Biological Psychiatry, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Heng has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Biological Psychiatry, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Heng's work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (26 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (10 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers). Benjamin Heng is often cited by papers focused on Tryptophan and brain disorders (26 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (10 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers). Benjamin Heng collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Indonesia and Brazil. Benjamin Heng's co-authors include Gilles J. Guillemin, James S. Lawson, Noel J. Whitaker, Wendy K. Glenn, Warick Delprado, Vanessa Tan, Chai K. Lim, Mona Dehhaghi, Louise Lutze‐Mann and Ananda Staats Pires and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Heng

59 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin Heng Australia 24 561 428 394 357 223 66 1.6k
Svetlana M. Stamatovic United States 27 1.2k 2.1× 475 1.1× 391 1.0× 86 0.2× 535 2.4× 37 3.7k
Jacek Losy Poland 24 482 0.9× 254 0.6× 269 0.7× 82 0.2× 653 2.9× 94 2.0k
Ursula Ganter Germany 19 629 1.1× 331 0.8× 205 0.5× 228 0.6× 554 2.5× 26 2.2k
Julia J. Inglis United Kingdom 22 594 1.1× 314 0.7× 89 0.2× 104 0.3× 804 3.6× 27 2.4k
Fabio Benigni Italy 25 610 1.1× 304 0.7× 176 0.4× 57 0.2× 792 3.6× 73 2.0k
Helle Bach Søndergaard Denmark 26 500 0.9× 277 0.6× 114 0.3× 92 0.3× 424 1.9× 76 1.7k
Christina Coughlan United States 24 800 1.4× 171 0.4× 142 0.4× 69 0.2× 222 1.0× 61 1.7k
Ada Yeste United States 18 768 1.4× 259 0.6× 130 0.3× 189 0.5× 1.4k 6.2× 20 2.6k
Kjetil Bjørnevik United States 22 497 0.9× 471 1.1× 351 0.9× 106 0.3× 550 2.5× 62 2.7k
Bonny Patel United States 14 771 1.4× 493 1.2× 149 0.4× 171 0.5× 1.6k 7.0× 18 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Pires, Ananda Staats, Samridhi Sharma, Sharron Chow, et al.. (2025). Dysregulation of the Kynurenine Pathway in Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis and Its Correlations With Progressive Neurodegeneration. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 12(2). e200372–e200372. 6 indexed citations
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Mohamedali, Abidali, Benjamin Heng, Ardeshir Amirkhani, et al.. (2024). A Proteomic Examination of Plasma Extracellular Vesicles Across Colorectal Cancer Stages Uncovers Biological Insights That Potentially Improve Prognosis. Cancers. 16(24). 4259–4259. 2 indexed citations
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Annesley, Sarah J., Daniel Missailidis, Benjamin Heng, Elisha K. Josev, & Christopher W. Armstrong. (2024). Unravelling shared mechanisms: insights from recent ME/CFS research to illuminate long COVID pathologies. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 30(5). 443–458. 16 indexed citations
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Lidbury, Brett A., Paul R. Fisher, Daniel Missailidis, et al.. (2022). Could the kynurenine pathway be the key missing piece of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) complex puzzle?. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 79(8). 412–412. 16 indexed citations
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Panahi, Hamed Kazemi Shariat, Mona Dehhaghi, Benjamin Heng, et al.. (2022). Neuropathological Mechanisms of β-N-Methylamino-L-Alanine (BMAA) with a Focus on Iron Overload and Ferroptosis. Neurotoxicity Research. 40(2). 614–635. 6 indexed citations
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Guller, Anna, Sandhya Clement, Benjamin Heng, et al.. (2021). Potential anticancer and immunomodulatory effects of TMS magnetic fields. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 17. 44–45. 1 indexed citations
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Bhat, Abid, Vanessa Tan, Benjamin Heng, et al.. (2021). Papaverine, a Phosphodiesterase 10A Inhibitor, Ameliorates Quinolinic Acid-Induced Synaptotoxicity in Human Cortical Neurons. Neurotoxicity Research. 39(4). 1238–1250. 17 indexed citations
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Gilot, David, Seong Beom Ahn, Vincent K. Lam, et al.. (2021). Involvement of Kynurenine Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancers. 13(20). 5180–5180. 17 indexed citations
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Pires, Ananda Staats, et al.. (2021). Recent advances in clinical trials targeting the kynurenine pathway. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 236. 108055–108055. 50 indexed citations
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Bhat, Abid, Vanessa Tan, Benjamin Heng, et al.. (2020). Roflumilast, a cAMP-Specific Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibitor, Reduces Oxidative Stress and Improves Synapse Functions in Human Cortical Neurons Exposed to the Excitotoxin Quinolinic Acid. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 11(24). 4405–4415. 19 indexed citations
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Dehhaghi, Mona, Hamed Kazemi Shariat Panahi, Benjamin Heng, & Gilles J. Guillemin. (2020). The Gut Microbiota, Kynurenine Pathway, and Immune System Interaction in the Development of Brain Cancer. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 562812–562812. 73 indexed citations
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Russo, Marc, Peter Georgius, Ananda Staats Pires, et al.. (2020). Novel immune biomarkers in complex regional pain syndrome. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 347. 577330–577330. 23 indexed citations
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Pires, Ananda Staats, Vanessa Tan, Benjamin Heng, Gilles J. Guillemin, & Alexandra Latini. (2020). Kynurenine and Tetrahydrobiopterin Pathways Crosstalk in Pain Hypersensitivity. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14. 620–620. 33 indexed citations
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Halloran, Mark A., Audrey Ragagnin, Marta Vidal, et al.. (2019). Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-linked UBQLN2 mutants inhibit endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi transport, leading to Golgi fragmentation and ER stress. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 77(19). 3859–3873. 28 indexed citations
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Dehhaghi, Mona, Vanessa Tan, Benjamin Heng, et al.. (2018). Neuroprotective Effect of Myxobacterial Extracts on Quinolinic Acid-Induced Toxicity in Primary Human Neurons. Neurotoxicity Research. 35(2). 281–290. 11 indexed citations
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Dehhaghi, Mona, Vanessa Tan, Benjamin Heng, Fatemeh Mohammadipanah, & Gilles J. Guillemin. (2018). Protective Effects of Myxobacterial Extracts on Hydrogen Peroxide-induced Toxicity on Human Primary Astrocytes. Neuroscience. 399. 1–11. 20 indexed citations
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Richardson, Alexander, Kelly Mai, Benjamin Heng, et al.. (2016). Keratin 14 Expression in Epithelial Progenitor Cells of the Developing Human Cornea. Stem Cells and Development. 25(9). 699–711. 16 indexed citations
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Yeung, Yiu To, Benjamin Heng, Michael E. Buckland, et al.. (2014). The p38-MK2-HuR pathway potentiates EGFRvIII–IL-1β-driven IL-6 secretion in glioblastoma cells. Oncogene. 34(22). 2934–2942. 65 indexed citations
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Lawson, James S., Wendy K. Glenn, Brian Salmons, et al.. (2010). Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus–like Sequences in Human Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 70(9). 3576–3585. 52 indexed citations

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