Chaoran Ren

1.8k total citations
41 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Chaoran Ren is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Chaoran Ren has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Chaoran Ren's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (16 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (14 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (13 papers). Chaoran Ren is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (16 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (14 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (13 papers). Chaoran Ren collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Chaoran Ren's co-authors include Kwok‐Fai So, Xiaodan Huang, Qian Tao, Lu Huang, Mingliang Pu, Yue Xi, Yunwei Fu, Yan Yang, Fuqiang Xu and Patricia J. Sollars and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Neuron and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Chaoran Ren

39 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Chaoran Ren 489 415 336 313 151 41 1.3k
Hongbin Yang 620 1.3× 400 1.0× 126 0.4× 331 1.1× 323 2.1× 35 1.3k
Jing‐Ning Zhu 391 0.8× 352 0.8× 583 1.7× 499 1.6× 165 1.1× 71 1.8k
Kyriaki Sidiropoulou 766 1.6× 485 1.2× 329 1.0× 508 1.6× 172 1.1× 42 1.7k
Fabienne de Bilbao 462 0.9× 701 1.7× 144 0.4× 307 1.0× 330 2.2× 39 1.9k
Tetsuro Kayahara 601 1.2× 361 0.9× 99 0.3× 446 1.4× 114 0.8× 34 1.4k
Toshiko Tsumori 516 1.1× 210 0.5× 399 1.2× 506 1.6× 152 1.0× 62 1.3k
Lu Huang 350 0.7× 230 0.6× 209 0.6× 240 0.8× 111 0.7× 39 875
Zhian Hu 530 1.1× 273 0.7× 635 1.9× 947 3.0× 224 1.5× 62 1.6k
Xiaodan Huang 306 0.6× 191 0.5× 183 0.5× 200 0.6× 104 0.7× 26 739
Peng Cao 739 1.5× 583 1.4× 236 0.7× 595 1.9× 150 1.0× 54 1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chaoran Ren

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chaoran Ren. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chaoran Ren based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chaoran Ren. Chaoran Ren is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Meng, Jianjun, et al.. (2025). Non-Image-Forming Functions of Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells. Annual Review of Neuroscience. 48(1). 211–229. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Jinhui, Chunliang Feng, Wenjie Fang, et al.. (2025). Reduced neural suppression at occipital cortex in subthreshold depression. Translational Psychiatry. 15(1). 220–220. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiaodan, Ziyang Wang, Yue Xi, et al.. (2024). A visual circuit related to the parabrachial nucleus for the antipruritic effects of bright light treatment. Cell Reports. 43(6). 114356–114356. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Xian‐Wei, Han Li, Xiaodan Huang, et al.. (2024). Burst firing in Output‐Defined Parallel Habenula Circuit Underlies the Antidepressant Effects of Bright Light Treatment. Advanced Science. 11(30). e2401059–e2401059. 6 indexed citations
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Yuan, Man, Xue Luo, Qinqin Deng, et al.. (2024). GABAergic Retinal Ganglion Cells Projecting to the Superior Colliculus Mediate the Looming-Evoked Flight Response. Neuroscience Bulletin. 40(12). 1886–1900. 3 indexed citations
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Du, Minghui, Jiajun Zheng, Xiaoli Wang, et al.. (2023). Closed‐Loop Optogenetic Modulation of Neural Activities in Freely Moving Mice with Multimodal Fibers. Advanced Optical Materials. 12(9). 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiaodan, Qian Tao, & Chaoran Ren. (2023). A Comprehensive Overview of the Neural Mechanisms of Light Therapy. Neuroscience Bulletin. 40(3). 350–362. 27 indexed citations
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Fu, Yunwei, Yan Yang, Lu Huang, et al.. (2023). A visual circuit related to the habenula mediates the prevention of cocaine relapse by bright light treatment. Science Bulletin. 68(18). 2063–2076. 4 indexed citations
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Huang, Lu, Xi Chen, Qian Tao, et al.. (2023). Bright light treatment counteracts stress-induced sleep alterations in mice, via a visual circuit related to the rostromedial tegmental nucleus. PLoS Biology. 21(9). e3002282–e3002282. 12 indexed citations
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Dai, Yi, Minghui Du, Lu Huang, et al.. (2022). Multimaterial Glass Fiber Probe for Deep Neural Stimulation and Detection. Advanced Optical Materials. 11(2). 7 indexed citations
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Huang, Lu, Yuqing Hu, Yan Yang, et al.. (2022). A visual circuit related to the periaqueductal gray area for the antinociceptive effects of bright light treatment. Neuron. 110(10). 1712–1727.e7. 40 indexed citations
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Lin, Song, Lang Huang, Zhou-Cai Luo, et al.. (2022). The ATP Level in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Regulates Depressive-like Behavior via the Medial Prefrontal Cortex-Lateral Habenula Pathway. Biological Psychiatry. 92(3). 179–192. 92 indexed citations
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Du, Minghui, Lu Huang, Jiajun Zheng, et al.. (2020). Flexible Fiber Probe for Efficient Neural Stimulation and Detection. Advanced Science. 7(15). 2001410–2001410. 43 indexed citations
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Du, Minghui, Lu Huang, Jiajun Zheng, et al.. (2020). Functional Probes: Flexible Fiber Probe for Efficient Neural Stimulation and Detection (Adv. Sci. 15/2020). Advanced Science. 7(15). 2 indexed citations
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Jiang, Lijun, Shu Zhang, Ying Wang, et al.. (2020). Efficacy of light therapy for a college student sample with non-seasonal subthreshold depression: An RCT study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 277. 443–449. 25 indexed citations
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Chen, Kai, Yuhan Zheng, Ji‐an Wei, et al.. (2019). Exercise training improves motor skill learning via selective activation of mTOR. Science Advances. 5(7). eaaw1888–eaaw1888. 120 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaoming, Yi Lv, Lu Huang, et al.. (2019). Pro-inflammatory cytokines serve as communicating molecules between the liver and brain for hepatic encephalopathy pathogenesis and Lycium barbarum polysaccharides protection. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 248. 112357–112357. 25 indexed citations
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Zhang, Li, et al.. (2017). Treadmill exercise suppressed stress-induced dendritic spine elimination in mouse barrel cortex and improved working memory via BDNF/TrkB pathway. Translational Psychiatry. 7(3). e1069–e1069. 59 indexed citations
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Wu, Wutian, Zhikai Zhao, Shuangxi Chen, et al.. (2017). Time-lapse changes of in vivo injured neuronal substructures in the central nervous system after low energy two-photon nanosurgery. Neural Regeneration Research. 12(5). 751–751. 4 indexed citations
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Xiao, Chunxia, Nan Yu, Donghui Zhang, et al.. (2008). Impacts of Diabetes on Retinal Neurocircuitry: Investigating Physiological Responses of ON and OFF Pathways in Db/db Mice Retinas. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(13). 175–175. 1 indexed citations

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