Brian Zingg

6.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
18 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Brian Zingg is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Zingg has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 12 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Brian Zingg's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (11 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers). Brian Zingg is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (11 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers). Brian Zingg collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Switzerland. Brian Zingg's co-authors include Huizhong W. Tao, Li I. Zhang, Hong‐Wei Dong, Lukas Mesik, Feixue Liang, Xiao-lin Chou, Zhenggang Zhang, Houri Hintiryan, Monica Y. Song and Seita Yamashita and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Brian Zingg

18 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Neural Networks of the Mouse Neocortex

2014 518 citations Brian Zingg, Houri Hintiryan et al. Cell profile →
AAV-Mediated Anterograde Transsynaptic Tagging: Mapping Corticocollicular Input-Defined Neural Pathways for Defense Behaviors

2016 493 citations Brian Zingg, Xiao-lin Chou et al. Neuron profile →
Spatially resolved cell atlas of the mouse primary motor cortex by MERFISH

2021 235 citations Meng Zhang, Stephen W. Eichhorn et al. Nature profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Brian Zingg	1.6k	1.4k	769	316	290	18	2.8k
Ayumu Tashiro	769 0.5×	2.3k 1.6×	1.1k 1.5×	137 0.4×	436 1.5×	49	3.6k
H. Troy Ghashghaei	1.3k 0.8×	907 0.7×	815 1.1×	107 0.3×	225 0.8×	46	3.1k
Takahiro Furuta	1.6k 1.0×	2.6k 1.9×	1.0k 1.3×	293 0.9×	381 1.3×	89	4.2k
Adam W. Hantman	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	509 0.7×	132 0.4×	379 1.3×	22	2.1k
Bryan M. Hooks	1.5k 1.0×	1.7k 1.2×	703 0.9×	104 0.3×	379 1.3×	28	2.8k
Alan C. Rosenquist	2.8k 1.8×	1.8k 1.3×	1.1k 1.4×	255 0.8×	420 1.4×	35	4.2k
Takuji Iwasato	820 0.5×	2.4k 1.7×	1.8k 2.4×	75 0.2×	272 0.9×	65	4.1k
Akiya Watakabe	775 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	695 0.9×	97 0.3×	194 0.7×	59	2.0k
Denis Jabaudon	811 0.5×	1.9k 1.3×	2.0k 2.6×	73 0.2×	355 1.2×	66	4.0k
Caizhi Wu	1.9k 1.2×	2.3k 1.6×	785 1.0×	134 0.4×	368 1.3×	13	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Zingg

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18 of 18 papers shown

Zingg, Brian, Hong‐Wei Dong, Huizhong W. Tao, & Li I. Zhang. (2022). Application of AAV1 for Anterograde Transsynaptic Circuit Mapping and Input‐Dependent Neuronal Cataloging. Current Protocols. 2(1). e339–e339. 13 indexed citations

Zhang, Meng, Stephen W. Eichhorn, Brian Zingg, et al.. (2021). Spatially resolved cell atlas of the mouse primary motor cortex by MERFISH. Nature. 598(7879). 137–143. 235 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Zhong, Guangwei Zhang, Junxiang Huang, et al.. (2021). Corticostriatal control of defense behavior in mice induced by auditory looming cues. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1040–1040. 53 indexed citations

Hahn, Joel D., Larry W. Swanson, Ian Bowman, et al.. (2020). An open access mouse brain flatmap and upgraded rat and human brain flatmaps based on current reference atlases. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 529(3). 576–594. 17 indexed citations

Zingg, Brian, Bo Peng, Junxiang Huang, Huizhong W. Tao, & Li I. Zhang. (2020). Synaptic Specificity and Application of Anterograde Transsynaptic AAV for Probing Neural Circuitry. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(16). 3250–3267. 116 indexed citations

Chou, Xiao-lin, Xiyue Wang, Zhenggang Zhang, et al.. (2018). Inhibitory gain modulation of defense behaviors by zona incerta. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1151–1151. 103 indexed citations

Zingg, Brian, Hong‐Wei Dong, Huizhong W. Tao, & Li I. Zhang. (2018). Input–output organization of the mouse claustrum. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 526(15). 2428–2443. 76 indexed citations

Zhang, Guangwei, Wenjian Sun, Brian Zingg, et al.. (2017). A Non-canonical Reticular-Limbic Central Auditory Pathway via Medial Septum Contributes to Fear Conditioning. Neuron. 97(2). 406–417.e4. 61 indexed citations

Zingg, Brian, Xiao-lin Chou, Zhenggang Zhang, et al.. (2016). AAV-Mediated Anterograde Transsynaptic Tagging: Mapping Corticocollicular Input-Defined Neural Pathways for Defense Behaviors. Neuron. 93(1). 33–47. 493 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hintiryan, Houri, Nicholas N. Foster, Ian Bowman, et al.. (2016). The mouse cortico-striatal projectome. Nature Neuroscience. 19(8). 1100–1114. 328 indexed citations

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Ibrahim, Leena A., Lukas Mesik, Xuying Ji, et al.. (2016). Cross-Modality Sharpening of Visual Cortical Processing through Layer-1-Mediated Inhibition and Disinhibition. Neuron. 89(5). 1031–1045. 194 indexed citations

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Liang, Feixue, et al.. (2015). Sensory Cortical Control of a Visually Induced Arrest Behavior via Corticotectal Projections. Neuron. 86(3). 755–767. 99 indexed citations

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Ji, Xuying, Brian Zingg, Lukas Mesik, et al.. (2015). Thalamocortical Innervation Pattern in Mouse Auditory and Visual Cortex: Laminar and Cell-Type Specificity. Cerebral Cortex. 26(6). 2612–2625. 115 indexed citations

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Xiong, Xiaorui, Feixue Liang, Brian Zingg, et al.. (2015). Auditory cortex controls sound-driven innate defense behaviour through corticofugal projections to inferior colliculus. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7224–7224. 121 indexed citations

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Zingg, Brian, Houri Hintiryan, Lin Gou, et al.. (2014). Neural Networks of the Mouse Neocortex. Cell. 156(5). 1096–1111. 518 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hintiryan, Houri, Lin Gou, Brian Zingg, et al.. (2012). Comprehensive connectivity of the mouse main olfactory bulb: analysis and online digital atlas. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 6. 30–30. 39 indexed citations

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Ling, Karen, Ming-Yi Lin, Brian Zingg, Zhihua Feng, & Chien‐Ping Ko. (2010). Synaptic Defects in the Spinal and Neuromuscular Circuitry in a Mouse Model of Spinal Muscular Atrophy. PLoS ONE. 5(11). e15457–e15457. 166 indexed citations

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Bagnall, Martha W., et al.. (2009). Glycinergic Projection Neurons of the Cerebellum. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(32). 10104–10110. 96 indexed citations

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