Gene‐Jack Wang

38.3k total citations · 10 hit papers
304 papers, 28.1k citations indexed

About

Gene‐Jack Wang is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gene‐Jack Wang has authored 304 papers receiving a total of 28.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 131 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 47 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Gene‐Jack Wang's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (133 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (68 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (53 papers). Gene‐Jack Wang is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (133 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (68 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (53 papers). Gene‐Jack Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Spain. Gene‐Jack Wang's co-authors include Nora D. Volkow, Joanna S. Fowler, Jean Logan, Frank Telang, Dardo Tomasi, Christopher Wong, Rubén Baler, Yu‐Shin Ding, David Alexoff and Panayotis K. Thanos and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Gene‐Jack Wang

297 papers receiving 27.4k citations

Hit Papers

Brain dopamine and obesity 1996 2026 2006 2016 2001 1996 2010 2011 2003 400 800 1.2k
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. Brain dopamine and obesity
    2001 1.4k citations Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow et al. profile →
  2. Distribution Volume Ratios without Blood Sampling from Graphical Analysis of PET Data
    1996 1.2k citations Jean Logan, Joanna S. Fowler et al. profile →
  3. Reward, dopamine and the control of food intake: implications for obesity
    2010 950 citations Nora D. Volkow, Gene‐Jack Wang et al. profile →
  4. Addiction: Beyond dopamine reward circuitry
    2011 668 citations Nora D. Volkow, Gene‐Jack Wang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  5. The addicted human brain: insights from imaging studies
    2003 630 citations Nora D. Volkow, Joanna S. Fowler et al. profile →
  6. β-Amyloid accumulation in the human brain after one night of sleep deprivation
    2018 612 citations Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, Gene‐Jack Wang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Therapeutic Doses of Oral Methylphenidate Significantly Increase Extracellular Dopamine in the Human Brain
    2001 597 citations Nora D. Volkow, Gene‐Jack Wang et al. profile →
  8. Overlapping neuronal circuits in addiction and obesity: evidence of systems pathology
    2008 575 citations Nora D. Volkow, Gene‐Jack Wang et al. profile →
  9. Loss of Dopamine Transporters in Methamphetamine Abusers Recovers with Protracted Abstinence
    2001 540 citations Gene‐Jack Wang, Jean Logan et al. profile →
  10. Energetic cost of brain functional connectivity
    2013 415 citations Dardo Tomasi, Gene‐Jack Wang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Gene‐Jack Wang 11.2k 9.6k 5.2k 4.8k 4.0k 304 28.1k
Jean Logan 16.2k 1.4× 8.8k 0.9× 6.7k 1.3× 3.3k 0.7× 6.5k 1.6× 272 32.9k
Philip J. Cowen 8.3k 0.7× 7.9k 0.8× 5.2k 1.0× 4.1k 0.8× 3.8k 1.0× 608 29.2k
Edythe D. London 11.1k 1.0× 7.7k 0.8× 3.0k 0.6× 2.2k 0.4× 7.9k 2.0× 427 26.0k
Joanna S. Fowler 19.3k 1.7× 13.0k 1.4× 9.0k 1.7× 5.4k 1.1× 9.2k 2.3× 477 47.3k
Klaus‐Peter Lesch 18.0k 1.6× 8.1k 0.8× 7.8k 1.5× 7.3k 1.5× 10.4k 2.6× 635 42.3k
Joseph L. Price 14.7k 1.3× 19.9k 2.1× 8.2k 1.6× 1.8k 0.4× 4.5k 1.1× 179 41.9k
Stefan Borgwardt 4.6k 0.4× 6.7k 0.7× 7.7k 1.5× 4.3k 0.9× 2.2k 0.6× 352 23.7k
Siegfried Kasper 5.1k 0.5× 5.6k 0.6× 10.1k 1.9× 5.0k 1.0× 4.6k 1.2× 1.0k 34.8k
James L. Kennedy 7.9k 0.7× 5.0k 0.5× 9.1k 1.8× 5.8k 1.2× 6.2k 1.5× 678 26.7k
Rajita Sinha 7.1k 0.6× 6.1k 0.6× 2.1k 0.4× 7.5k 1.5× 2.0k 0.5× 349 26.5k

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All Works

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Tomasi, Dardo, Peter Manza, Jean Logan, et al.. (2023). Time-varying SUVr reflects the dynamics of dopamine increases during methylphenidate challenges in humans. Communications Biology. 6(1). 166–166. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Rui, Weizheng Yan, Peter Manza, et al.. (2023). Disrupted brain state dynamics in opioid and alcohol use disorder: attenuation by nicotine use. Neuropsychopharmacology. 49(5). 876–884. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Guanya, Yang Hu, Wenchao Zhang, et al.. (2023). Brain functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging of obesity and weight loss interventions. Molecular Psychiatry. 28(4). 1466–1479. 66 indexed citations
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Manza, Peter, Dardo Tomasi, Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, et al.. (2023). Neural circuit selective for fast but not slow dopamine increases in drug reward. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6408–6408. 7 indexed citations
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Manza, Peter, et al.. (2023). Neuroimaging in Adolescents: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Risk for Substance Use Disorders. Genes. 14(12). 2113–2113. 3 indexed citations
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Manza, Peter, et al.. (2023). Neurological, Behavioral, and Pathophysiological Characterization of the Co-Occurrence of Substance Use and HIV: A Narrative Review. Brain Sciences. 13(10). 1480–1480. 2 indexed citations
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Dennis, Evan, et al.. (2022). Ketamine use disorder: preclinical, clinical, and neuroimaging evidence to support proposed mechanisms of actions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 61–68. 9 indexed citations
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Mahoney, James J., Marc W. Haut, Sally Hodder, et al.. (2021). Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens/ventral capsule for severe and intractable opioid and benzodiazepine use disorder.. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 29(2). 210–215. 21 indexed citations
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Manza, Peter, Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, Corinde E. Wiers, et al.. (2021). Sex differences in methylphenidate-induced dopamine increases in ventral striatum. Molecular Psychiatry. 27(2). 939–946. 24 indexed citations
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Biegon, Anat, Nelly Alia‐Klein, David Alexoff, et al.. (2020). Relationship of estrogen synthesis capacity in the brain with obesity and self-control in men and women. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(37). 22962–22966. 13 indexed citations
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Hu, Yang, Gang Ji, Guanya Li, et al.. (2020). Brain Connectivity, and Hormonal and Behavioral Correlates of Sustained Weight Loss in Obese Patients after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Cerebral Cortex. 31(2). 1284–1295. 23 indexed citations
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Ramirez, Veronica, Corinde E. Wiers, Gene‐Jack Wang, & Nora D. Volkow. (2020). Personality traits in substance use disorders and obesity when compared to healthy controls. Addiction. 115(11). 2130–2139. 6 indexed citations
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Manza, Peter, Corinde E. Wiers, Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, et al.. (2020). Brain Network Segregation and Glucose Energy Utilization: Relevance for Age-Related Differences in Cognitive Function. Cerebral Cortex. 30(11). 5930–5942. 30 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wenchao, Gang Ji, Peter Manza, et al.. (2020). Connectome-Based Prediction of Optimal Weight Loss Six Months After Bariatric Surgery. Cerebral Cortex. 31(5). 2561–2573. 16 indexed citations
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Tomasi, Dardo, Corinde E. Wiers, Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, et al.. (2019). Association Between Reduced Brain Glucose Metabolism and Cortical Thickness in Alcoholics: Evidence of Neurotoxicity. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 22(9). 548–559. 20 indexed citations
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Shokri‐Kojori, Ehsan, Gene‐Jack Wang, Corinde E. Wiers, et al.. (2018). β-Amyloid accumulation in the human brain after one night of sleep deprivation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(17). 4483–4488. 612 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ramirez, Veronica, Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, Elizabeth Cabrera, et al.. (2018). Physical activity measured with wrist and ankle accelerometers: Age, gender, and BMI effects. PLoS ONE. 13(4). e0195996–e0195996. 9 indexed citations
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Demiral, Şükrü Barış, Dardo Tomasi, Corinde E. Wiers, et al.. (2018). Methylphenidate’s effects on thalamic metabolism and functional connectivity in cannabis abusers and healthy controls. Neuropsychopharmacology. 44(8). 1389–1397. 9 indexed citations
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Volkow, Nora D., Gene‐Jack Wang, Robert Hitzemann, et al.. (1995). Depression of Thalamic Metabolism by Lorazepam Is Associated with Sleepiness. Neuropsychopharmacology. 12(2). 123–132. 14 indexed citations

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