Chunyang Dong

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 601 citations indexed

About

Chunyang Dong is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chunyang Dong has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 601 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Chunyang Dong's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (4 papers) and Psychedelics and Drug Studies (3 papers). Chunyang Dong is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (4 papers) and Psychedelics and Drug Studies (3 papers). Chunyang Dong collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Switzerland. Chunyang Dong's co-authors include Lin Tian, Maxemiliano V. Vargas, David E. Olson, Lee E. Dunlap, Junqing Sun, Lindsay P. Cameron, Shekib A. Jami, Hannah N. Saeger, J.A. Gray and Robert J. Tombari and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Chunyang Dong

8 papers receiving 595 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Psychedelics promote neuroplasticity through the activation of intracellular 5-HT2A receptors

2023 250 citations Maxemiliano V. Vargas, Lee E. Dunlap et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chunyang Dong United States	7	374	272	195	175	57	9	601
Ling-Xiao Shao United States	11	358 1.0×	394 1.4×	122 0.6×	262 1.5×	91 1.6×	12	753
Lee E. Dunlap United States	8	412 1.1×	504 1.9×	142 0.7×	296 1.7×	88 1.5×	12	697
Andreas B. Wulff United States	9	303 0.8×	252 0.9×	99 0.5×	155 0.9×	65 1.1×	11	507
Laura Albizu France	9	482 1.3×	118 0.4×	512 2.6×	53 0.3×	30 0.5×	9	782
Pasha A. Davoudian United States	10	388 1.0×	408 1.5×	65 0.3×	258 1.5×	93 1.6×	15	600
Hannah N. Saeger United States	5	226 0.6×	273 1.0×	114 0.6×	167 1.0×	51 0.9×	6	456
Robert J. Tombari United States	7	216 0.6×	250 0.9×	69 0.4×	178 1.0×	45 0.8×	10	388
Tristan McClure‐Begley United States	14	558 1.5×	113 0.4×	790 4.1×	86 0.5×	46 0.8×	21	1.0k
Alfred P. Kaye United States	7	176 0.5×	115 0.4×	92 0.5×	55 0.3×	34 0.6×	17	317
Lukáš Rambousek Czechia	10	255 0.7×	66 0.2×	121 0.6×	24 0.1×	21 0.4×	14	491

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chunyang Dong

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chunyang Dong

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

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Sun, Qingtao, Mingzhe Liu, Wuqiang Guan, et al.. (2025). Dynorphin modulates reward-seeking actions through a pallido-amygdala cholinergic circuit. Neuron. 113(11). 1823–1840.e8.

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Sayar, Nilüfer, Yavuz Yavuz, Chunyang Dong, et al.. (2024). Opioidergic signaling contributes to food-mediated suppression of AgRP neurons. Cell Reports. 43(1). 113630–113630. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Huikun, Rodolfo J. Flores, Aaron Limoges, et al.. (2024). Prefrontal cortical dynorphin peptidergic transmission constrains threat-driven behavioral and network states. Neuron. 112(12). 2062–2078.e7. 13 indexed citations

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Vargas, Maxemiliano V., Lee E. Dunlap, Chunyang Dong, et al.. (2023). Psychedelics promote neuroplasticity through the activation of intracellular 5-HT2A receptors. Science. 379(6633). 700–706. 250 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dong, Chunyang, et al.. (2022). Fluorescence Imaging of Neural Activity, Neurochemical Dynamics, and Drug-Specific Receptor Conformation with Genetically Encoded Sensors. Annual Review of Neuroscience. 45(1). 273–294. 52 indexed citations

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Dong, Chunyang, Calvin Ly, Lee E. Dunlap, et al.. (2021). Psychedelic-inspired drug discovery using an engineered biosensor. Cell. 184(10). 2779–2792.e18. 136 indexed citations

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Patriarchi, Tommaso, Ali Mohebi, Junqing Sun, et al.. (2020). An expanded palette of dopamine sensors for multiplex imaging in vivo. Nature Methods. 17(11). 1147–1155. 127 indexed citations

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Dong, Chunyang, Calvin Ly, Lee E. Dunlap, et al.. (2020). Psychedelic-Inspired Drug Discovery Using an Engineered Biosensor. SSRN Electronic Journal. 15 indexed citations

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Dong, Chunyang. (2008). Energy consumption structure of air-separation products in steel plants. 2 indexed citations

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