Christopher Wong

16.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
91 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Christopher Wong is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Wong has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 33 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 22 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Christopher Wong's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (43 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (16 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (15 papers). Christopher Wong is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (43 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (16 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (15 papers). Christopher Wong collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Christopher Wong's co-authors include Joanna S. Fowler, Nora D. Volkow, Jean Logan, Gene‐Jack Wang, Frank Telang, Millard Jayne, Yeming Ma, Kith Pradhan, Naomi Pappas and James M. Swanson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Wong

89 papers receiving 11.9k 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.

Brain dopamine and obesity

2001 1.4k citations Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow et al. The Lancet profile →
Cocaine Cues and Dopamine in Dorsal Striatum: Mechanism of Craving in Cocaine Addiction

2006 868 citations Nora D. Volkow, G.-J. Wang et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Low Level of Brain Dopamine D₂ Receptors in Methamphetamine Abusers: Association With Metabolism in the Orbitofrontal Cortex

2001 670 citations Nora D. Volkow, Linda Chang et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Wong

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	New Repeat Polymorphism in theAKT1Gene Predicts Striatal Dopamine D2/D3 Receptor Availability and Stimulant-Induced Dopamine Release in the Healthy Human Brain 2017 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Elena Shumay, Corinde E. Wiers, Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, Sung Won Kim, Colin A. Hodgkinson, Hui Sun, Dardo Tomasi, Christopher Wong, Daniel R. Weinberger, Gene‐Jack Wang, Joanna S. Fowler, Nora D. Volkow	13
2	Socioeconomic status is associated with striatal dopamine D2/D3 receptors in healthy volunteers but not in cocaine abusers 2016 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Corinde E. Wiers, Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, Elizabeth Cabrera, Samantha Cunningham, Christopher Wong, Dardo Tomasi, Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow	30
3	Long-Term Stimulant Treatment Affects Brain Dopamine Transporter Level in Patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow, Timothy Wigal, Scott H. Kollins, Jeffrey H. Newcorn, Frank Telang, Jean Logan, Millard Jayne, Christopher Wong, Hao Han, Joanna S. Fowler, Wei Zhu, James M. Swanson	101
4	Predominance of D2 Receptors in Mediating Dopamine's Effects in Brain Metabolism: Effects of Alcoholism 2013 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Nora D. Volkow, Dardo Tomasi, Gene‐Jack Wang, Frank Telang, Joanna S. Fowler, Jean Logan, (unknown), Christopher Wong	27
5	Decreased dopamine activity predicts relapse in methamphetamine abusers 2011 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·G J Wang, Lisa A. Smith, Nora D. Volkow, Frank Telang, Jean Logan, Dardo Tomasi, Christopher Wong, William F. Hoffman, Millard Jayne, Nelly Alia‐Klein, Panayotis K. Thanos, Joanna S. Fowler	164
6	Motivation deficit in ADHD is associated with dysfunction of the dopamine reward pathway 2010 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Nora D. Volkow, Gou‐Jen Wang, Jeffrey H. Newcorn, Scott H. Kollins, Timothy Wigal, Frank Telang, Joanna S. Fowler, Rita Z. Goldstein, Nigel Klein, Jean Logan, Christopher Wong, (unknown)	300
7	Cocaine Cues and Dopamine in Dorsal Striatum: Mechanism of Craving in Cocaine Addiction breakdown → 2006 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Nora D. Volkow, G.-J. Wang, Frank Telang, Joanna S. Fowler, Jean Logan, Anna Rose Childress, Millard Jayne, Yilong Ma, Christopher Wong	868
8	High Levels of Dopamine D2 Receptors in Unaffected Members of Alcoholic Families 2006 ·Archives of General Psychiatry ·Nora D. Volkow, Gene‐Jack Wang, Henri Begleiter, Bernice Porjesz, (unknown), Frank Telang, Christopher Wong, Yilin Ma, Jean Logan, Rita Z. Goldstein, (unknown), Peter K. Thanos	2
9	Low doses of alcohol substantially decrease glucose metabolism in the human brain 2005 ·NeuroImage ·Nora D. Volkow, Gene‐Jack Wang, Dinko Franceschi, Joanna S. Fowler, Panayotis K. Thanos, Laurence Maynard, S. John Gatley, Christopher Wong, Richard L. Veech, George Kunos, Ting Kai Li	85
10	Alcohol Intoxication Induces Greater Reductions in Brain Metabolism in Male Than in Female Subjects 2003 ·Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research ·Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow, Joanna S. Fowler, Dinko Franceschi, Christopher Wong, Naomi Pappas, Noelwah Netusil, Wei Zhu, Christoph Felder, Yeming Ma	51
11	Brain dopamine is associated with eating behaviors in humans 2003 ·International Journal of Eating Disorders ·Nora D. Volkow, Gene‐Jack Wang, Laurence Maynard, Millard Jayne, Joanna S. Fowler, Wei Zhu, Jean Logan, S. John Gatley, Yu‐Shin Ding, Christopher Wong, Naomi Pappas	191
12	Cardiovascular effects of methylphenidate in humans are associated with increases of dopamine in brain and of epinephrine in plasma 2003 ·Psychopharmacology ·Nora D. Volkow, Gene‐Jack Wang, Joanna S. Fowler, Patricia E. Molina, Jean Logan, S. John Gatley, Andrew J. Gifford, Yu‐Shin Ding, Christopher Wong, Naomi Pappas, Wei Zhu, James M. Swanson	80
13	Effects of alcohol detoxification on dopamine D2 receptors in alcoholics: a preliminary study 2002 ·Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging ·Nora D. Volkow, Gene‐Jack Wang, (unknown), Joanna S. Fowler, (unknown), Frank Telang, Jean Logan, Yu‐Shin Ding, S. John Gatley, Robert Hitzemann, Christopher Wong, (unknown)	139
14	Brain dopamine and obesity breakdown → 2001 ·The Lancet ·Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow, Jean Logan, (unknown), Christopher Wong, (unknown), (unknown), Joanna S. Fowler	1444
15	Low Level of Brain Dopamine D₂ Receptors in Methamphetamine Abusers: Association With Metabolism in the Orbitofrontal Cortex breakdown → 2001 ·American Journal of Psychiatry ·Nora D. Volkow, Linda Chang, (unknown), Joanna S. Fowler, (unknown), Mark J. Sedler, Jean Logan, Dinko Franceschi, John Gatley, Robert Hitzemann, Andrew J. Gifford, Christopher Wong, Naomi Pappas	670
16	PET studies of the effects of aerobic exercise on human striatal dopamine release. 2000 ·PubMed ·G J Wang, Nora D. Volkow, Joanna S. Fowler, Dinko Franceschi, Jean Logan, N. Pappas, Christopher Wong, Noelwah Netusil	111
17	Behavioral and Cardiovascular Effects of Intravenous Methylphenidate in Normal Subjects and Cocaine Abusers 1997 ·European Addiction Research ·Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow, Robert Hitzemann, Christopher Wong, Burton Angrist, Gail Burr, (unknown), Naomi Pappas, Angela Lu, Thomas B. Cooper, Jeffrey A. Lieberman	63
18	Quantitative 123I IMP and 99mTc HMPAO imaging in the dog following cocaine administration 1996 ·Nuclear Medicine and Biology ·H. Susskind, David A. Weber, Marija Ivanović, Christopher Wong, C. E. DeHaan, Patrick R. Gavin	6
19	Methylphenidate decreases regional cerebral blood flow in normal human subjects 1994 ·Life Sciences ·Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow, Joanna S. Fowler, Richard A. Ferrieri, David J. Schlyer, David Alexoff, Naomi Pappas, Jeffrey A. Lieberman, Payton King, D.D. Warner, Christopher Wong, Robert Hitzemann, Alfred P. Wolf	24
20	Abscess scintigraphy with 99mTc-human immunoglobulin (IgG) using a one-step labeling method 1993 ·Nuclear Medicine and Biology ·Z.H. Oster, P. Som, B.A. Rhodes, Christopher Wong, (unknown), D.F. Sacker, (unknown), G.E. Meinken	1

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