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

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Brain dopamine and obesity

2001 1.4k citations Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow et al. profile →
Distribution Volume Ratios without Blood Sampling from Graphical Analysis of PET Data

1996 1.2k citations Jean Logan, Joanna S. Fowler et al. profile →
Reward, dopamine and the control of food intake: implications for obesity

2010 950 citations Nora D. Volkow, Gene‐Jack Wang et al. profile →
Addiction: Beyond dopamine reward circuitry

2011 668 citations Nora D. Volkow, Gene‐Jack Wang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The addicted human brain: insights from imaging studies

2003 630 citations Nora D. Volkow, Joanna S. Fowler et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
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 →
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 →
Overlapping neuronal circuits in addiction and obesity: evidence of systems pathology

2008 575 citations Nora D. Volkow, Gene‐Jack Wang et al. profile →
Loss of Dopamine Transporters in Methamphetamine Abusers Recovers with Protracted Abstinence

2001 540 citations Gene‐Jack Wang, Jean Logan et al. profile →
Energetic cost of brain functional connectivity

2013 415 citations Dardo Tomasi, Gene‐Jack Wang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	FTO variant is associated with changes in BMI, ghrelin, and brain function following bariatric surgery 2024 ·JCI Insight ·Guanya Li, Yang Hu, Wenchao Zhang, Jia‐Yi Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Peter Manza, Nora D. Volkow, (unknown), Gene‐Jack Wang, (unknown)	0
2	Brain connectivity changes to fast versus slow dopamine increases 2024 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Peter Manza, Dardo Tomasi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow	4
3	The Limbic System in Co-Occurring Substance Use and Anxiety Disorders: A Narrative Review Using the RDoC Framework 2024 ·Brain Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Peter Manza, (unknown), (unknown), Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow	2
4	Neuroimaging in Adolescents: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Risk for Substance Use Disorders 2023 ·Genes ·(unknown), (unknown), Peter Manza, Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow	3
5	Neurological, Behavioral, and Pathophysiological Characterization of the Co-Occurrence of Substance Use and HIV: A Narrative Review 2023 ·Brain Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Peter Manza, Nora D. Volkow, Gene‐Jack Wang	2
6	Neural circuit selective for fast but not slow dopamine increases in drug reward 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Peter Manza, Dardo Tomasi, Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, Rui Zhang, Danielle S. Kroll, Dana E. Feldman, Katherine McPherson, (unknown), Evan Dennis, Allison Johnson, Kai Yuan, Wen‐Tung Wang, (unknown), Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow	7
7	Time-varying SUVr reflects the dynamics of dopamine increases during methylphenidate challenges in humans 2023 ·Communications Biology ·Dardo Tomasi, Peter Manza, Jean Logan, Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, (unknown), Danielle S. Kroll, Dana E. Feldman, Katherine McPherson, (unknown), Evan Dennis, Allison Johnson, Kai Yuan, Wen‐Tung Wang, John A. Butman, Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow	6
8	Ketamine use disorder: preclinical, clinical, and neuroimaging evidence to support proposed mechanisms of actions 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Evan Dennis, Peter Manza, Nora D. Volkow, Gene‐Jack Wang	9
9	Cortical D1 and D2 dopamine receptor availability modulate methylphenidate-induced changes in brain activity and functional connectivity 2022 ·Communications Biology ·Peter Manza, Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, Şükrü Barış Demiral, Corinde E. Wiers, Rui Zhang, (unknown), Katherine McPherson, (unknown), Evan Dennis, Allison Johnson, Dardo Tomasi, Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow	8
10	Sex differences in methylphenidate-induced dopamine increases in ventral striatum 2021 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Peter Manza, Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, Corinde E. Wiers, Danielle S. Kroll, Dana E. Feldman, Katherine McPherson, (unknown), Evan Dennis, Allison Johnson, (unknown), (unknown), Dardo Tomasi, Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow	24
11	Dopamine D1 and D2 receptors are distinctly associated with rest-activity rhythms and drug reward 2021 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Rui Zhang, Peter Manza, Dardo Tomasi, Sung Won Kim, Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, Şükrü Barış Demiral, Danielle S. Kroll, Dana E. Feldman, Katherine McPherson, (unknown), Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow	22
12	Relationship of estrogen synthesis capacity in the brain with obesity and self-control in men and women 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Anat Biegon, Nelly Alia‐Klein, David Alexoff, Joanna S. Fowler, Sung Won Kim, Jean Logan, Deborah Pareto, (unknown), Gene‐Jack Wang, Tom Hildebrandt	13
13	Connectome-Based Prediction of Optimal Weight Loss Six Months After Bariatric Surgery 2020 ·Cerebral Cortex ·Wenchao Zhang, Gang Ji, Peter Manza, Guanya Li, Yang Hu, Jia Wang, (unknown), Yang He, Karen M. von Deneen, Yu Han, Guangbin Cui, Dardo Tomasi, Nora D. Volkow, Yongzhan Nie, Gene‐Jack Wang, Yi Zhang	16
14	Brain Network Segregation and Glucose Energy Utilization: Relevance for Age-Related Differences in Cognitive Function 2020 ·Cerebral Cortex ·Peter Manza, Corinde E. Wiers, Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, Danielle S. Kroll, Dana E. Feldman, Melanie L. Schwandt, Gene‐Jack Wang, Dardo Tomasi, Nora D. Volkow	30
15	Personality traits in substance use disorders and obesity when compared to healthy controls 2020 ·Addiction ·Veronica Ramirez, Corinde E. Wiers, Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow	6
16	Neuroimaging of Sex/Gender Differences in Obesity: A Review of Structure, Function, and Neurotransmission 2020 ·Nutrients ·Danielle S. Kroll, Dana E. Feldman, (unknown), Katherine McPherson, Peter Manza, Paule V. Joseph, Nora D. Volkow, Gene‐Jack Wang	40
17	Association Between Reduced Brain Glucose Metabolism and Cortical Thickness in Alcoholics: Evidence of Neurotoxicity 2019 ·The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology ·Dardo Tomasi, Corinde E. Wiers, Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, Amna Zehra, Veronica Ramirez, Clara Freeman, Jamie Burns, Christopher Kure Liu, Peter Manza, Sung Woo Kim, Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow	20
18	β-Amyloid accumulation in the human brain after one night of sleep deprivation breakdown → 2018 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, Gene‐Jack Wang, Corinde E. Wiers, Şükrü Barış Demiral, Min Guo, Sung Won Kim, Elsa Lindgren, Veronica Ramirez, Amna Zehra, Clara Freeman, Gregg Miller, Peter Manza, (unknown), Susan De Santi, Dardo Tomasi, Helene Benveniste, Nora D. Volkow	612
19	Physical activity measured with wrist and ankle accelerometers: Age, gender, and BMI effects 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·Veronica Ramirez, Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori, Elizabeth Cabrera, Corinde E. Wiers, Kathleen R. Merikangas, Dardo Tomasi, Gene‐Jack Wang, Nora D. Volkow	9
20	Depression of Thalamic Metabolism by Lorazepam Is Associated with Sleepiness 1995 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Nora D. Volkow, Gene‐Jack Wang, Robert Hitzemann, Joanna S. Fowler, (unknown), (unknown), Gail Burr, (unknown), John E. Overall, Alfred P. Wolf	14

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