Chunxia Yang

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Chunxia Yang is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Biological Psychiatry. According to data from OpenAlex, Chunxia Yang has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 30 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Biological Psychiatry. Recurrent topics in Chunxia Yang's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (28 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (15 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (9 papers). Chunxia Yang is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (28 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (15 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (9 papers). Chunxia Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Chunxia Yang's co-authors include Kerang Zhang, Ning Sun, Zhifen Liu, Ai‐Xia Zhang, Penghong Liu, Yong Xu, Xinrong Li, Gaizhi Li, Yanfang Wang and Bagrat Abazyan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Chunxia Yang

114 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

  1. Immunoregulatory role of the gut microbiota in inflammatory depression
    2024 110 citations Penghong Liu, Zhifen Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chunxia Yang China 28 829 575 485 264 261 120 2.6k
Zhifen Liu China 27 555 0.7× 772 1.3× 346 0.7× 125 0.5× 252 1.0× 99 2.4k
James J. Crowley United States 30 993 1.2× 304 0.5× 287 0.6× 562 2.1× 227 0.9× 145 3.4k
Ying Han China 30 827 1.0× 884 1.5× 329 0.7× 553 2.1× 276 1.1× 142 3.8k
Dong Liu China 26 863 1.0× 280 0.5× 241 0.5× 265 1.0× 88 0.3× 85 4.2k
João Carlos Sousa Portugal 36 913 1.1× 317 0.6× 295 0.6× 551 2.1× 96 0.4× 67 3.7k
Paresh D. Patel United States 25 799 1.0× 376 0.7× 278 0.6× 849 3.2× 168 0.6× 60 3.1k
Lenin Pavón Mexico 27 473 0.6× 196 0.3× 738 1.5× 197 0.7× 465 1.8× 105 3.1k
Dirk Wedekind Germany 34 742 0.9× 369 0.6× 169 0.3× 447 1.7× 523 2.0× 149 4.6k
Jinsong Tang China 35 807 1.0× 1.2k 2.1× 483 1.0× 389 1.5× 500 1.9× 181 3.7k
Claudia Lange Germany 34 912 1.1× 1.2k 2.1× 132 0.3× 262 1.0× 756 2.9× 86 4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Chunxia Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chunxia Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chunxia Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chunxia Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chunxia Yang 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 Chunxia Yang. Chunxia Yang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Chen, Bingbing, Zhenglong Guo, H. Zhang, et al.. (2025). Efficacy of Magnetic Seizure Therapy in Patients with Schizophrenia and Combined fMRI-EEG to Explore the Regulatory Mechanisms of Brain Networks. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Volume 21. 323–334. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Penghong, Zhifen Liu, Jizhi Wang, et al.. (2024). Immunoregulatory role of the gut microbiota in inflammatory depression. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3003–3003. 110 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Ai‐Xia, Dan Qiao, Yuchen Wang, et al.. (2023). Distinguishing between bipolar depression and unipolar depression based on the reward circuit activities and clinical characteristics: A machine learning analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders. 327. 46–53. 12 indexed citations
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Wu, Ping, Yi Wang, Yi Ye, et al.. (2022). Serum Fetuin-A and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: An Observational Study and Mendelian Randomization Analysis. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 107(9). e3841–e3849. 4 indexed citations
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Lei, Lei, Zhifen Liu, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2022). EEG microstates as markers of major depressive disorder and predictors of response to SSRIs therapy. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 116. 110514–110514. 55 indexed citations
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Li, Hong, Caiguo Zhang, Li Bian, et al.. (2021). Inhibition of CtBP-Regulated Proinflammatory Gene Transcription Attenuates Psoriatic Skin Inflammation. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 142(2). 390–401. 4 indexed citations
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Hu, Ping, Yi Ye, Yi Wang, et al.. (2021). Association of Gut Microbiota during Early Pregnancy with Risk of Incident Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 106(10). e4128–e4141. 36 indexed citations
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Yang, Chunxia, Xin He, Shu Liu, et al.. (2020). Impact of Expression and Genetic Variation of microRNA-34b/c on Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Penghong, Ai‐Xia Zhang, Zhifen Liu, et al.. (2020). <p>Similar and Different Regional Homogeneity Changes Between Bipolar Disorder and Unipolar Depression: A Resting-State fMRI Study</p>. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Volume 16. 1087–1093. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuchen, Ai‐Xia Zhang, Chunxia Yang, et al.. (2020). Altered dynamic functional connectivity across mood states in bipolar disorder. Brain Research. 1750. 147143–147143. 24 indexed citations
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Liu, Penghong, Gaizhi Li, Ai‐Xia Zhang, et al.. (2020). Brain structural and functional alterations in MDD patient with gastrointestinal symptoms: A resting-state MRI study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 273. 95–105. 23 indexed citations
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Sun, Ning, Ai‐Xia Zhang, Chunxia Yang, et al.. (2020). Fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations and gray matter volume alterations in patients with bipolar depression. Neuroscience Letters. 730. 135030–135030. 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ai‐Xia, Gaizhi Li, Chunxia Yang, et al.. (2019). <p>Alterations of amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation in treatment-resistant versus non-treatment-resistant depression patients</p>. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Volume 15. 2119–2128. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Penghong, Gaizhi Li, Ai‐Xia Zhang, et al.. (2019). <p>The prognosis and changes of regional brain gray matter volume in MDD with gastrointestinal symptoms</p>. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Volume 15. 1181–1191. 16 indexed citations
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Yang, Chunxia, Ning Sun, Zhifen Liu, et al.. (2016). The interaction of combined effects of the BDNF and PRKCG genes and negative life events in major depressive disorder. Psychiatry Research. 237. 72–77. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhifen, Hao Guo, Xiaohua Cao, et al.. (2014). A combined study of GSK3β polymorphisms and brain network topological metrics in major depressive disorder. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging. 223(3). 210–217. 25 indexed citations
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Abazyan, Bagrat, Kegang Hua, Chunxia Yang, et al.. (2013). Chronic Exposure of Mutant DISC1 Mice to Lead Produces Sex-Dependent Abnormalities Consistent With Schizophrenia and Related Mental Disorders: A Gene-Environment Interaction Study. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 40(3). 575–584. 43 indexed citations

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