Dayu Lin

8.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
48 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Dayu Lin is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Dayu Lin has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Social Psychology, 24 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 16 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Dayu Lin's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (29 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (14 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (11 papers). Dayu Lin is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (29 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (14 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (11 papers). Dayu Lin collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Dayu Lin's co-authors include Piotr Dollár, David J. Anderson, Annegret L. Falkner, Lawrence C Katz, Julieta E. Lischinsky, Pietro Perona, Hyosang Lee, Yulong Li, Koichi Hashikawa and Maureen P. Boyle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Dayu Lin

45 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Functional identification of an aggression locus in the m... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2019 2020 2022 200 400 600
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. Functional identification of an aggression locus in the mouse hypothalamus
    2011 653 citations Dayu Lin, Hyosang Lee et al. Nature profile →
  2. A Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Sensor for Rapid and Specific In Vivo Detection of Norepinephrine
    2019 357 citations Jiesi Feng, Julieta E. Lischinsky et al. Neuron profile →
  3. Next-generation GRAB sensors for monitoring dopaminergic activity in vivo
    2020 291 citations Fangmiao Sun, Jingheng Zhou et al. Nature Methods profile →
  4. Pushing the frontiers: tools for monitoring neurotransmitters and neuromodulators
    2022 130 citations Zhaofa Wu, Dayu Lin et al. Nature reviews. Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dayu Lin United States 31 1.9k 1.9k 1.2k 846 835 48 4.4k
Markus Fendt Germany 42 3.1k 1.7× 1.5k 0.8× 2.8k 2.4× 1.1k 1.3× 620 0.7× 151 6.0k
Robert C. Froemke United States 45 3.8k 2.1× 1.8k 1.0× 4.0k 3.4× 992 1.2× 707 0.8× 88 7.5k
Jeffrey Burgdorf United States 35 1.4k 0.8× 3.2k 1.7× 1.2k 1.0× 530 0.6× 365 0.4× 62 5.4k
Stefan M. Brudzyński Canada 37 1.2k 0.6× 2.8k 1.5× 1.1k 1.0× 441 0.5× 497 0.6× 83 4.3k
Rainer K.W. Schwarting Germany 50 3.8k 2.1× 3.0k 1.6× 2.1k 1.8× 1.6k 1.9× 492 0.6× 208 9.1k
Carlos Tomaz Brazil 35 1.5k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 1.7k 1.5× 667 0.8× 171 0.2× 200 4.2k
Larry S. Zweifel United States 43 3.8k 2.0× 942 0.5× 1.9k 1.7× 2.3k 2.8× 969 1.2× 102 6.5k
Gorica D. Petrovich United States 30 1.9k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 2.5k 2.1× 450 0.5× 1.6k 1.9× 55 5.1k
J. Wayne Aldridge United States 28 2.2k 1.2× 742 0.4× 2.1k 1.8× 657 0.8× 478 0.6× 46 4.9k
Brandon J. Aragona United States 31 1.9k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 902 1.1× 369 0.4× 45 3.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dayu Lin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dayu Lin

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dai, Bing, X. Dai, X. F. Cui, et al.. (2025). Experience-dependent dopamine modulation of male aggression. Nature. 639(8054). 430–437. 11 indexed citations
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Lin, Dayu, et al.. (2025). Estrogen Control of Social Behaviors. Annual Review of Neuroscience. 48(1). 125–147.
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Yamaguchi, Takashi, et al.. (2025). Estrogen modulates reward prediction errors and reinforcement learning. Nature Neuroscience. 28(12). 2502–2514. 2 indexed citations
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Dai, Bing & Dayu Lin. (2025). Dopamine modulation of aggression. Psychopharmacology.
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Lin, Dayu, et al.. (2024). Stress and parental behaviors. Neuroscience Research. 216. 104866–104866.
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Yin, Luping & Dayu Lin. (2023). Neural control of female sexual behaviors. Hormones and Behavior. 151. 105339–105339. 13 indexed citations
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Wei, Dongyu, Takuya Osakada, Takashi Yamaguchi, et al.. (2023). A hypothalamic pathway that suppresses aggression toward superior opponents. Nature Neuroscience. 26(5). 774–787. 23 indexed citations
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Lischinsky, Julieta E., et al.. (2023). Transcriptionally defined amygdala subpopulations play distinct roles in innate social behaviors. Nature Neuroscience. 26(12). 2131–2146. 17 indexed citations
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Yin, Luping, Veronica Diaz, Bing Dai, et al.. (2023). Neural dynamics in the limbic system during male social behaviors. Neuron. 111(20). 3288–3306.e4. 29 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhaofa, Dayu Lin, & Yulong Li. (2022). Pushing the frontiers: tools for monitoring neurotransmitters and neuromodulators. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 23(5). 257–274. 130 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yamaguchi, Takashi, Dongyu Wei, Soomin C. Song, et al.. (2020). Posterior amygdala regulates sexual and aggressive behaviors in male mice. Nature Neuroscience. 23(9). 1111–1124. 64 indexed citations
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Sun, Fangmiao, Jingheng Zhou, Bing Dai, et al.. (2020). Next-generation GRAB sensors for monitoring dopaminergic activity in vivo. Nature Methods. 17(11). 1156–1166. 291 indexed citations breakdown →
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Diaz, Veronica & Dayu Lin. (2019). Neural circuits for coping with social defeat. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 60. 99–107. 29 indexed citations
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Hashikawa, Yoshiko, Koichi Hashikawa, Annegret L. Falkner, & Dayu Lin. (2017). Ventromedial Hypothalamus and the Generation of Aggression. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. 11. 94–94. 87 indexed citations
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Hashikawa, Koichi, Yoshiko Hashikawa, Robin Tremblay, et al.. (2017). Esr1+ cells in the ventromedial hypothalamus control female aggression. Nature Neuroscience. 20(11). 1580–1590. 188 indexed citations
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Wong, Li Chin, Li Wang, James A. D’amour, et al.. (2016). Effective Modulation of Male Aggression through Lateral Septum to Medial Hypothalamus Projection. Current Biology. 26(5). 593–604. 130 indexed citations
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Falkner, Annegret L., Logan Grosenick, Thomas J. Davidson, Karl Deisseroth, & Dayu Lin. (2016). Hypothalamic control of male aggression-seeking behavior. Nature Neuroscience. 19(4). 596–604. 156 indexed citations
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Hashikawa, Koichi, Yoshiko Hashikawa, Annegret L. Falkner, & Dayu Lin. (2016). The neural circuits of mating and fighting in male mice. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 38. 27–37. 109 indexed citations
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Wang, Li, et al.. (2015). Collateral Pathways from the Ventromedial Hypothalamus Mediate Defensive Behaviors. Neuron. 85(6). 1344–1358. 205 indexed citations
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Lin, Dayu, Stephen D. Shea, & Lawrence C Katz. (2006). Representation of Natural Stimuli in the Rodent Main Olfactory Bulb. Neuron. 50(6). 937–949. 109 indexed citations

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