Guohong Cui

5.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
28 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Guohong Cui is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Guohong Cui has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 12 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Guohong Cui's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (7 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (5 papers). Guohong Cui is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (7 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (5 papers). Guohong Cui collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Portugal. Guohong Cui's co-authors include David M. Lovinger, Rui M. Costa, Michael Pham, Sang Beom Jun, Steven S. Vogel, Xin Jin, Jingheng Zhou, Yulong Li, Dayu Lin and Jiesi Feng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Guohong Cui

25 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Concurrent activation of striatal direct and indirect pathways during action initiation

2013 851 citations Guohong Cui, Sang Beom Jun et al. Nature profile →
A Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Sensor for Rapid and Specific In Vivo Detection of Norepinephrine

2019 357 citations Jiesi Feng, Changmei Zhang et al. Neuron profile →
Next-generation GRAB sensors for monitoring dopaminergic activity in vivo

2020 291 citations Fangmiao Sun, Jingheng Zhou et al. Nature Methods profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Guohong Cui United States	18	1.5k	1.0k	773	422	298	28	2.7k
Emily Ferenczi United States	17	2.2k 1.4×	1.4k 1.4×	662 0.9×	143 0.3×	197 0.7×	29	3.6k
Yajun Zhang United States	17	1.4k 0.9×	406 0.4×	1.0k 1.3×	133 0.3×	244 0.8×	34	2.4k
François Georges France	34	2.6k 1.7×	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	381 0.9×	338 1.1×	50	3.6k
Christophe D. Proulx Canada	16	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	707 0.9×	202 0.5×	293 1.0×	24	2.7k
Veronica A. Alvarez United States	35	3.1k 2.0×	1.1k 1.1×	2.0k 2.6×	295 0.7×	228 0.8×	65	4.5k
Tommaso Patriarchi United States	27	1.7k 1.1×	736 0.7×	1.4k 1.9×	154 0.4×	121 0.4×	48	2.8k
Sang Beom Jun South Korea	22	1.5k 1.0×	767 0.7×	468 0.6×	341 0.8×	111 0.4×	73	2.5k
Yuanye Ma China	24	738 0.5×	1.3k 1.3×	384 0.5×	96 0.2×	67 0.2×	148	2.5k
Balázs Lendvai Hungary	22	1.3k 0.9×	543 0.5×	1.0k 1.3×	74 0.2×	90 0.3×	72	2.2k
Kebreten F. Manaye United States	31	1.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	771 1.0×	847 2.0×	360 1.2×	55	3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guohong Cui

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Li, Ji‐Cheng, Jingheng Zhou, Bo He, et al.. (2025). Differential synaptic depression mediates the therapeutic effect of deep brain stimulation. Nature Neuroscience. 28(12). 2575–2587.

Papaneri, Amy B., Guohong Cui, & Shih‐Heng Chen. (2025). Next-Generation Nucleic Acid-Based Diagnostics for Viral Pathogens: Lessons Learned from the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. Microorganisms. 13(8). 1905–1905. 1 indexed citations

Li, Chia, Claire Gao, Laura E. Mickelsen, et al.. (2025). A hypothalamic circuit that modulates feeding and parenting behaviours. Nature. 645(8082). 981–990. 4 indexed citations

Feng, Jiesi, Hui Dong, Julieta E. Lischinsky, et al.. (2024). Monitoring norepinephrine release in vivo using next-generation GRABNE sensors. Neuron. 112(12). 1930–1942.e6. 29 indexed citations

Zhou, Jingheng, Ji‐Cheng Li, Amy B. Papaneri, & Guohong Cui. (2023). AJ76 and UH232 as potential agents for diagnosing early-stage Parkinson's disease. Neuropharmacology. 226. 109397–109397.

Oyarzabal, Esteban A., Li‐Ming Hsu, Manasmita Das, et al.. (2022). Chemogenetic stimulation of tonic locus coeruleus activity strengthens the default mode network. Science Advances. 8(17). eabm9898–eabm9898. 49 indexed citations

Sciolino, Natale R., Christopher M. Mazzone, Leslie R. Wilson, et al.. (2022). Natural locus coeruleus dynamics during feeding. Science Advances. 8(33). eabn9134–eabn9134. 26 indexed citations

Chao, Tzu-Hao Harry, et al.. (2022). Simultaneous recording of neuronal and vascular activity in the rodent brain using fiber-photometry. STAR Protocols. 3(3). 101497–101497. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Weiting, Tzu-Hao Harry Chao, Yue Yang, et al.. (2022). Spectral fiber photometry derives hemoglobin concentration changes for accurate measurement of fluorescent sensor activity. Cell Reports Methods. 2(7). 100243–100243. 34 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jingheng, et al.. (2021). Dopamine Neuron Challenge Test for early detection of Parkinson’s disease. npj Parkinson s Disease. 7(1). 116–116. 13 indexed citations

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Mazzone, Christopher M., Chia Li, Fangmiao Sun, et al.. (2020). High-fat food biases hypothalamic and mesolimbic expression of consummatory drives. Nature Neuroscience. 23(10). 1253–1266. 118 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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Cui, Guohong, et al.. (2020). 食物探索の持続的調節は迷走神経介在ドーパミンニューロン活性に依存する【JST・京大機械翻訳】. Neuron. 106(5). 778–788. 14 indexed citations

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Li, Chunxiao, Li Cui, Yimin Yang, et al.. (2019). Gut Microbiota Differs Between Parkinson’s Disease Patients and Healthy Controls in Northeast China. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 12. 171–171. 125 indexed citations

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Feng, Jiesi, Changmei Zhang, Julieta E. Lischinsky, et al.. (2019). A Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Sensor for Rapid and Specific In Vivo Detection of Norepinephrine. Neuron. 102(4). 745–761.e8. 357 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kupferschmidt, David A., Konrad Juczewski, Guohong Cui, Kari A. Johnson, & David M. Lovinger. (2017). Parallel, but Dissociable, Processing in Discrete Corticostriatal Inputs Encodes Skill Learning. Neuron. 96(2). 476–489.e5. 120 indexed citations

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Cui, Guohong, Sang Beom Jun, Guoxiang Luo, et al.. (2014). Deep brain optical measurements of cell type–specific neural activity in behaving mice. Nature Protocols. 9(6). 1213–1228. 98 indexed citations

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Sgobio, Carmelo, David A. Kupferschmidt, Guohong Cui, et al.. (2014). Optogenetic Measurement of Presynaptic Calcium Transients Using Conditional Genetically Encoded Calcium Indicator Expression in Dopaminergic Neurons. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e111749–e111749. 20 indexed citations

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Cui, Guohong, Xiaowei Ren, Liuzhen Wu, Ji‐Sheng Han, & Cai‐Lian Cui. (2004). Electroacupuncture Facilitates Recovery of Male Sexual Behavior in Morphine Withdrawal Rats. Neurochemical Research. 29(2). 397–401. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weiting, Zhen Jin, Guohong Cui, et al.. (2003). Relations between brain network activation and analgesic effect induced by low vs. high frequency electrical acupoint stimulation in different subjects: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Brain Research. 982(2). 168–178. 162 indexed citations

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