Chong Chen

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Chong Chen is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Chong Chen has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Chong Chen's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (4 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (4 papers). Chong Chen is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (4 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (4 papers). Chong Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Austria. Chong Chen's co-authors include Susumu Tonegawa, Allan I. Basbaum, Annika B. Malmberg, Asa Abeliovich, Jeansok J. Kim, Jeanne M. Wehner, Richard Paylor, Kouichi Hashimoto, Hideo Kurihara and Yoshiro Inoue and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Chong Chen

20 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Preserved Acute Pain and Reduced Neuropathic Pain in Mice Lacking PKCγ

1997 561 citations Annika B. Malmberg, Chong Chen et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chong Chen United States	15	1.2k	892	645	473	433	20	2.2k
C. Strazielle France	28	985 0.8×	689 0.8×	626 1.0×	367 0.8×	382 0.9×	99	2.2k
Daniel A. Nicholson United States	28	1.4k 1.2×	693 0.8×	563 0.9×	908 1.9×	525 1.2×	51	2.6k
Jakob von Engelhardt Germany	25	1.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.4×	311 0.5×	552 1.2×	352 0.8×	45	2.5k
Fusao Kato Japan	26	1.2k 1.0×	523 0.6×	782 1.2×	683 1.4×	264 0.6×	84	2.6k
Luis J. Santín Spain	31	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	330 0.5×	586 1.2×	267 0.6×	109	2.5k
Nan‐Jie Xu China	23	1.2k 1.0×	794 0.9×	351 0.5×	355 0.8×	191 0.4×	63	2.0k
Peter R. Patrylo United States	29	1.4k 1.2×	816 0.9×	695 1.1×	522 1.1×	360 0.8×	60	2.5k
Satoko Hattori Japan	25	793 0.7×	868 1.0×	392 0.6×	418 0.9×	252 0.6×	69	2.1k
Xian‐Min Yu Canada	18	1.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.4×	722 1.1×	303 0.6×	207 0.5×	30	2.5k
Thomas McMahon United States	31	1.6k 1.3×	1.5k 1.7×	640 1.0×	480 1.0×	188 0.4×	45	3.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chong Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bao, Cuiping, Hongbin Luo, Jiao Wang, et al.. (2025). Poor glymphatic function is associated with mild cognitive impairment and its progression to Alzheimer's disease: A DTI-ALPS study. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease. 12(7). 100156–100156. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Chong, Jesse K. Niehaus, S. Andrew Shuster, et al.. (2024). Neural circuit basis of placebo pain relief. Nature. 632(8027). 1092–1100. 25 indexed citations

Chen, Jingjing, Walter A. Kaufmann, Chong Chen, et al.. (2024). Developmental transformation of Ca2+ channel-vesicle nanotopography at a central GABAergic synapse. Neuron. 112(5). 755–771.e9. 10 indexed citations

Chen, Chong, et al.. (2023). Graph theory analysis reveals an assortative pain network vulnerable to attacks. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 21985–21985. 4 indexed citations

Li, Shi‐Bin, Valentina Martínez Damonte, Chong Chen, et al.. (2022). Hyperexcitable arousal circuits drive sleep instability during aging. Science. 375(6583). eabh3021–eabh3021. 103 indexed citations

Jia, Xiaoli, Wenwei Shao, Nan Hu, et al.. (2022). Learning populations with hubs govern the initiation and propagation of spontaneous bursts in neuronal networks after learning. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 16. 854199–854199. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Chong, et al.. (2021). Brain circuits for pain and its treatment. Science Translational Medicine. 13(619). eabj7360–eabj7360. 126 indexed citations

Wang, Yi, Rui Liu, Xiaoli Jia, et al.. (2020). Rutaecarpine Ameliorated High Sucrose-Induced Alzheimer's Disease Like Pathological and Cognitive Impairments in Mice. Rejuvenation Research. 24(3). 181–190. 17 indexed citations

Chen, Chong, et al.. (2018). Governor vessel-unblocking and mind-regulating acupuncture therapy for sensory and motor dysfunction after spinal cord injury. World Journal of Acupuncture - Moxibustion. 28(2). 71–74. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Chong & Péter Jónás. (2017). Synaptotagmins: That’s Why So Many. Neuron. 94(4). 694–696. 18 indexed citations

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Chen, Chong, Rachel Satterfield, Samuel Young, & Péter Jónás. (2017). Triple Function of Synaptotagmin 7 Ensures Efficiency of High-Frequency Transmission at Central GABAergic Synapses. Cell Reports. 21(8). 2082–2089. 50 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaohong, Chong Chen, Xiping Yang, et al.. (2017). Acupuncture Improved Neurological Recovery after Traumatic Brain Injury by Activating BDNF/TrkB Pathway. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017(1). 8460145–8460145. 27 indexed citations

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Chen, Chong, Itaru Arai, Rachel Satterfield, Samuel Young, & Péter Jónás. (2017). Synaptotagmin 2 Is the Fast Ca2+ Sensor at a Central Inhibitory Synapse. Cell Reports. 18(3). 723–736. 55 indexed citations

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Wang, Jingjing, Chao Xu, Huajiang Dong, et al.. (2017). Establishment of an ideal time window model in hypothermic-targeted temperature management after traumatic brain injury in rats. Brain Research. 1669. 141–149. 20 indexed citations

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Chen, Chong, et al.. (2015). Low-Dose Sevoflurane Promotes Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Facilitates the Development of Dentate Gyrus-Dependent Learning in Neonatal Rats. ASN NEURO. 7(2). 28 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhiyu, et al.. (2015). Alleviation of Neuropathic Pain by Regulating T-Type Calcium Channels in Rat Anterior Cingulate Cortex. Molecular Pain. 11. 7–7. 24 indexed citations

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Malmberg, Annika B., Chong Chen, Susumu Tonegawa, & Allan I. Basbaum. (1997). Preserved Acute Pain and Reduced Neuropathic Pain in Mice Lacking PKCγ. Science. 278(5336). 279–283. 561 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shibuki, Katsuei, Hiroshi Gomi, Lu Chen, et al.. (1996). Deficient Cerebellar Long-Term Depression, Impaired Eyeblink Conditioning, and Normal Motor Coordination in GFAP Mutant Mice. Neuron. 16(3). 587–599. 335 indexed citations

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Kano, Masanobu, Kouichi Hashimoto, Chong Chen, et al.. (1995). Impaired synapse elimination during cerebellar development in PKCγ mutant mice. Cell. 83(7). 1223–1231. 338 indexed citations

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Abeliovich, Asa, Richard Paylor, Chong Chen, et al.. (1993). PKCγ mutant mice exhibit mild deficits in spatial and contextual learning. Cell. 75(7). 1263–1271. 437 indexed citations

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