Dong‐Ya Zhu

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
90 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Dong‐Ya Zhu is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dong‐Ya Zhu has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 33 papers in Molecular Biology and 30 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Dong‐Ya Zhu's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (26 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (17 papers). Dong‐Ya Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (26 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (17 papers). Dong‐Ya Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Dong‐Ya Zhu's co-authors include Chun‐Xia Luo, Li Zhou, Hai‐Yin Wu, Li‐Juan Zhu, Xian‐Hui Zhu, Qi‐Gang Zhou, Xu Chu, Qi‐Gang Zhou, Chunyu Yin and Mengying Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Dong‐Ya Zhu

86 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Sucrose preference test for measurement of stress-induced anhedonia in mice

2018 681 citations Chunyu Yin, Li‐Juan Zhu et al. profile →
Neuronal nitric oxide synthase: Structure, subcellular localization, regulation, and clinical implications

2009 521 citations Dong‐Ya Zhu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dong‐Ya Zhu China	36	1.7k	1.5k	1.1k	946	761	90	4.8k
Chun‐Xia Luo China	29	958 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	691 0.6×	717 0.8×	665 0.9×	64	3.4k
Tadahiro Numakawa Japan	41	1.9k 1.1×	2.1k 1.4×	742 0.7×	501 0.5×	984 1.3×	87	5.3k
Carlos Alexandre Netto Brazil	50	1.7k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	1.4k 1.5×	711 0.9×	257	7.5k
Władysław Lasoń Poland	43	2.3k 1.4×	2.7k 1.8×	1.1k 1.0×	679 0.7×	1.3k 1.7×	278	6.9k
Piyarat Govitrapong Thailand	43	1.8k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	656 0.7×	326 0.4×	230	6.2k
Kazuhiro Takuma Japan	45	2.7k 1.6×	2.8k 1.8×	1.1k 1.0×	877 0.9×	769 1.0×	159	6.7k
Hongxin Dong United States	35	956 0.6×	916 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	535 0.6×	730 1.0×	91	4.0k
Bogusława Budziszewska Poland	38	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	529 0.5×	494 0.5×	1.3k 1.7×	197	4.8k
Thomas C. Foster United States	47	1.8k 1.1×	2.7k 1.7×	1.4k 1.3×	1.6k 1.7×	786 1.0×	109	6.4k
Hiroshi Katsuki Japan	48	3.0k 1.8×	2.4k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	553 0.7×	248	7.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Dong‐Ya Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dong‐Ya Zhu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Quanyou, et al.. (2025). Diamondoids evolution in various phase states of ultra-deep hydrocarbons in Tarim Basin, NW China. Petroleum Science. 22(4). 1446–1464.

Wang, Lei, Zhenhong Wang, Dong‐Ya Zhu, et al.. (2025). Application value of central venous-arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure difference in postoperative cognitive dysfunction in patients with acute aortic dissection. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 20(1). 32–32.

Lin, Yu‐Hui, Na Li, Wei Chen, et al.. (2025). Nos1+ neurons are critical for motor learning and post-stroke motor recovery. Cell Reports. 44(10). 116322–116322. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Li‐Juan, Fei Li, & Dong‐Ya Zhu. (2023). nNOS and Neurological, Neuropsychiatric Disorders: A 20-Year Story. Neuroscience Bulletin. 39(9). 1439–1453. 24 indexed citations

Yang, Di, Yu‐Hui Lin, Hai‐Yin Wu, et al.. (2023). Cerebral organoids transplantation repairs infarcted cortex and restores impaired function after stroke. npj Regenerative Medicine. 8(1). 27–27. 46 indexed citations

Sun, Nan, Yajuan Qin, Xu Chu, et al.. (2022). Design of fast-onset antidepressant by dissociating SERT from nNOS in the DRN. Science. 378(6618). 390–398. 64 indexed citations

Hong, Yuan, Mengdan Tao, Luping Shen, et al.. (2022). Depressive patient‐derived GABA interneurons reveal abnormal neural activity associated with HTR2C. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 15(1). e16364–e16364. 37 indexed citations

Zeng, Jiaqi, Ping Su, Haiying Liang, et al.. (2022). An Injectable Hydrogel for Treatment of Chronic Neuropathic Pain. Macromolecular Bioscience. 22(6). e2100529–e2100529. 6 indexed citations

Yin, Chunyu, Shuying Huang, Ling Gao, et al.. (2021). Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase in Nucleus Accumbens Specifically Mediates Susceptibility to Social Defeat Stress through Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5. Journal of Neuroscience. 41(11). 2523–2539. 16 indexed citations

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Liang, Haiying, Zhijin Chen, Hui Xiao, et al.. (2020). nNOS-expressing neurons in the vmPFC transform pPVT-derived chronic pain signals into anxiety behaviors. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2501–2501. 55 indexed citations

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Qin, Cheng‐Feng, Hai‐Yin Wu, Cheng-Yun Cai, et al.. (2020). Dorsal Hippocampus to Infralimbic Cortex Circuit is Essential for the Recall of Extinction Memory. Cerebral Cortex. 31(3). 1707–1718. 21 indexed citations

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Qin, Cheng‐Feng, Cheng-Yun Cai, Chen Chen, et al.. (2019). Uncoupling nNOS-PSD-95 in the ACC can inhibit contextual fear generalization. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 513(1). 248–254. 8 indexed citations

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Qin, Cheng‐Feng, Cheng-Yun Cai, Ying Zhou, et al.. (2019). Anterior Cingulate Cortex to Ventral Hippocampus Circuit Mediates Contextual Fear Generalization. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(29). 5728–5739. 81 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yu, Zhu Zhu, Haiying Liang, et al.. (2018). nNOS–CAPON interaction mediates amyloid‐β‐induced neurotoxicity, especially in the early stages. Aging Cell. 17(3). e12754–e12754. 28 indexed citations

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Zhou, Qi‐Gang, Xian‐Hui Zhu, Ashley D. Nemes, & Dong‐Ya Zhu. (2018). Neuronal nitric oxide synthase and affective disorders. IBRO Reports. 5. 116–132. 74 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fengyun, Cheng‐Feng Qin, Yu‐Hui Lin, et al.. (2016). Phosphofructokinase-1 Negatively Regulates Neurogenesis from Neural Stem Cells. Neuroscience Bulletin. 32(3). 205–216. 16 indexed citations

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Zhou, Han, Liyan Gao, Yu‐Hui Lin, et al.. (2016). Neuroprotection of taurine against reactive oxygen species is associated with inhibiting NADPH oxidases. European Journal of Pharmacology. 777. 129–135. 38 indexed citations

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Zhu, Li‐Juan, Tingyou Li, Chun‐Xia Luo, et al.. (2014). CAPON-nNOS coupling can serve as a target for developing new anxiolytics. Nature Medicine. 20(9). 1050–1054. 79 indexed citations

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Meng, Zhuo‐Xian, Jia Nie, Ling Jing, et al.. (2008). Activation of liver X receptors inhibits pancreatic islet beta cell proliferation through cell cycle arrest. Diabetologia. 52(1). 125–135. 62 indexed citations

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Xu, Jin, Zheng Zhu, Jie Wu, et al.. (2007). Immunization with a recombinant GnRH vaccine conjugated to heat shock protein 65 inhibits tumor growth in orthotopic prostate cancer mouse model. Cancer Letters. 259(2). 240–250. 16 indexed citations

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