Fang Ba

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Fang Ba is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fang Ba has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Neurology, 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Fang Ba's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (21 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (19 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (8 papers). Fang Ba is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (21 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (19 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (8 papers). Fang Ba collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and Senegal. Fang Ba's co-authors include W. R. Wayne Martin, Christina G. Benishin, Richard Camicioli, Peter K.T. Pang, Dongming Zheng, Saurabh Garg, Aiping Liu, Martin J. McKeown, Marguerite Wieler and Ting Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Neurology, Advanced Science and Neuroreport.

In The Last Decade

Fang Ba

52 papers receiving 978 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.

  1. Diffusion along perivascular spaces as marker for impairment of glymphatic system in Parkinson’s disease
    2022 112 citations Fang Ba et al. npj Parkinson s Disease profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fang Ba Canada 16 459 265 210 190 127 54 1.0k
Lirong Jin China 16 583 1.3× 169 0.6× 200 1.0× 144 0.8× 94 0.7× 32 1.0k
Guoqiang Fei China 15 433 0.9× 130 0.5× 222 1.1× 152 0.8× 67 0.5× 31 958
Chon‐Haw Tsai Taiwan 20 389 0.8× 225 0.8× 152 0.7× 252 1.3× 44 0.3× 80 1.2k
Svetlana Pundik United States 18 289 0.6× 148 0.6× 191 0.9× 225 1.2× 64 0.5× 42 1.2k
Annette Janzen Germany 17 896 2.0× 192 0.7× 300 1.4× 152 0.8× 60 0.5× 40 1.3k
Renpei Sengoku Japan 17 600 1.3× 206 0.8× 146 0.7× 175 0.9× 35 0.3× 52 1.1k
Peter Valkovič Slovakia 20 786 1.7× 160 0.6× 131 0.6× 149 0.8× 48 0.4× 78 1.3k
Lucia Batzu United Kingdom 13 831 1.8× 209 0.8× 155 0.7× 159 0.8× 49 0.4× 42 1.2k
Federico Paolini Paoletti Italy 20 462 1.0× 172 0.6× 143 0.7× 136 0.7× 39 0.3× 69 1.0k
Jacob Horsager Denmark 17 793 1.7× 234 0.9× 98 0.5× 132 0.7× 116 0.9× 34 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Fang Ba

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fang Ba

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fang Ba

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

All Works

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Li, Xiang, et al.. (2025). Maternal urinary levels of PAH metabolites, umbilical cord blood telomere length and anthropometric indices in newborns. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 291. 117767–117767.
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Gee, Myrlene, Fang Ba, Mahsa Dadar, et al.. (2023). Gray matter loss relates to dual task gait in Lewy body disorders and aging. Journal of Neurology. 271(2). 962–975. 6 indexed citations
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Nathoo, Nabeela, Myrlene Gee, Hongfu Sun, et al.. (2022). Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping Changes Relate to Gait Issues in Parkinson’s Disease. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 50(6). 853–860. 4 indexed citations
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Cai, Jiayue, Aiping Liu, Yuheng Wang, et al.. (2022). Walking exercise alters pedunculopontine nucleus connectivity in Parkinson’s disease in a dose-dependent manner. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 16. 930810–930810. 3 indexed citations
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Joza, Stephen, et al.. (2021). Subcortical microstructural diffusion changes correlate with gait impairment in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 87. 111–118. 11 indexed citations
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Miyasaki, Janis M., et al.. (2021). The Trajectory of Motor Deterioration to Death in Parkinson's Disease. Frontiers in Neurology. 12. 670567–670567. 6 indexed citations
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Mi, Taomian, Saurabh Garg, Fang Ba, et al.. (2020). Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation improves Parkinson’s freezing of gait via normalizing brain connectivity. npj Parkinson s Disease. 6(1). 16–16. 37 indexed citations
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Ba, Fang, et al.. (2019). Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation protects mice against 6-OHDA-induced Parkinson’s disease symptoms by regulating brain amyloid β1–42 level. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 458(1-2). 71–78. 14 indexed citations
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Joza, Stephen, Richard Camicioli, & Fang Ba. (2019). Falls in Synucleinopathies. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 47(1). 30–43. 10 indexed citations
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Cai, Jiayue, Soojin Lee, Fang Ba, et al.. (2018). Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation (GVS) Augments Deficient Pedunculopontine Nucleus (PPN) Connectivity in Mild Parkinson's Disease: fMRI Effects of Different Stimuli. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 12. 101–101. 41 indexed citations
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Ba, Fang. (2015). On Changing Trends of China's Education of ASEAN Students in the Past 15 Years——An Analysis of the Related Statistical Data of 1999～2013. Comparative Education Review. 2 indexed citations
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Ba, Fang & W. R. Wayne Martin. (2014). Dopamine transporter imaging as a diagnostic tool for parkinsonism and related disorders in clinical practice. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 21(2). 87–94. 109 indexed citations
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Ndiaye, Mouhamadou Bamba, Fang Ba, Malick Bodian, et al.. (2013). Faux anévrisme du ventricule gauche du sujet jeune : à propos de trois cas. Annales de Cardiologie et d Angéiologie. 64(4). 300–304. 1 indexed citations
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Ba, Fang, Peter K.T. Pang, Sandra T. Davidge, & Christina G. Benishin. (2003). The neuroprotective effects of estrogen in SK-N-SH neuroblastoma cell cultures. Neurochemistry International. 44(6). 401–411. 27 indexed citations
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Ba, Fang, Peter K.T. Pang, & Christina G. Benishin. (2003). The establishment of a reliable cytotoxic system with SK-N-SH neuroblastoma cell culture. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 123(1). 11–22. 41 indexed citations
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Ba, Fang, et al.. (2001). Neurotrophic and Neuroprotective Actions of Ginsenosides Rb1 and Rg1 . Planta Medica. 67(6). 533–537. 109 indexed citations
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Ba, Fang, et al.. (2000). Rapid susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by the Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGITAST SIRE). Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 6(7). 361–365. 13 indexed citations

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