Heng Du

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
73 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Heng Du is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Heng Du has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Physiology and 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Heng Du's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (28 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (26 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers). Heng Du is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (28 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (26 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers). Heng Du collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Heng Du's co-authors include Lan Guo, Shirley ShiDu Yan, Guy M. McKhann, Alexander A. Sosunov, Shiqiang Yan, Jing Tian, John Xi Chen, Fang Fang, Frank J. Gunn‐Moore and Ottavio Arancio and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Heng Du

72 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Cyclophilin D deficiency attenuates mitochondrial and neuronal perturbation and ameliorates learning and memory in Alzheimer's disease

2008 785 citations Heng Du, Lan Guo et al. profile →
Early deficits in synaptic mitochondria in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model

2010 586 citations Heng Du, Lan Guo et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heng Du United States	31	2.7k	2.3k	756	591	514	73	4.4k
Bo Su China	26	3.3k 1.2×	2.6k 1.1×	920 1.2×	643 1.1×	485 0.9×	56	5.2k
Lan Guo United States	22	2.0k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	607 0.8×	457 0.8×	329 0.6×	48	3.1k
Peizhong Mao United States	24	2.4k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.0k 1.3×	409 0.7×	389 0.8×	35	4.0k
Shirley ShiDu Yan United States	41	2.9k 1.1×	2.8k 1.2×	716 0.9×	759 1.3×	751 1.5×	72	5.3k
Rodrigo A. Quintanilla Chile	36	2.4k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	1.0k 1.4×	484 0.8×	655 1.3×	80	4.2k
Marcus J. Calkins United States	27	4.5k 1.7×	2.0k 0.9×	1.0k 1.3×	509 0.9×	568 1.1×	39	6.2k
Gyeong Jae Cho South Korea	36	2.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.4×	603 0.8×	402 0.7×	592 1.2×	122	4.3k
Wan Sung Choi South Korea	37	2.2k 0.8×	1.0k 0.4×	886 1.2×	405 0.7×	646 1.3×	163	4.9k
Elena Tamagno Italy	34	1.3k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	447 0.6×	642 1.1×	427 0.8×	64	3.7k
Joanna B. Strosznajder Poland	36	2.4k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.0k 1.3×	566 1.0×	721 1.4×	165	4.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heng Du

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Jia, Kun, Jing Tian, Lan Guo, et al.. (2023). Mitochondria-sequestered Aβ renders synaptic mitochondria vulnerable in the elderly with a risk of Alzheimer disease. JCI Insight. 8(22). 5 indexed citations

Tian, Jing, Lan Guo, Kun Jia, et al.. (2023). Liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 elevation contributes to age-associated cognitive decline. JCI Insight. 8(10). 11 indexed citations

Liu, Shuiping, Weili Kang, Xinru Mao, et al.. (2022). Low dose of arsenic exacerbates toxicity to mice and IPEC-J2 cells exposed with deoxynivalenol: Aryl hydrocarbon receptor and autophagy might be novel therapeutic targets. The Science of The Total Environment. 832. 155027–155027. 22 indexed citations

Du, Heng, et al.. (2022). Ochratoxin A induced differentiation nephrotoxicity in renal tubule and glomeruli via autophagy differential regulation. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 95. 103973–103973. 10 indexed citations

Li, Xiaosu, Guoping Liu, Lin Yang, et al.. (2021). Decoding Cortical Glial Cell Development. Neuroscience Bulletin. 37(4). 440–460. 75 indexed citations

Xue, Feng, et al.. (2021). Type I interferon response-related microglial Mef2c deregulation at the onset of Alzheimer's pathology in 5×FAD mice. Neurobiology of Disease. 152. 105272–105272. 21 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuze, Xiaoyan Lin, Xiaohong Chen, et al.. (2021). Dapagliflozin: a sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, attenuates angiotensin II-induced cardiac fibrotic remodeling by regulating TGFβ1/Smad signaling. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 20(1). 121–121. 69 indexed citations

Chen, Hao, Jing Tian, Lan Guo, & Heng Du. (2020). Caspase inhibition rescues F1Fo ATP synthase dysfunction-mediated dendritic spine elimination. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 17589–17589. 10 indexed citations

Tian, Jing, Lan Guo, Aarron Phensy, et al.. (2019). Disrupted hippocampal growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1α interaction with dopamine receptor D1 plays a role in Alzheimer′s disease. Science Translational Medicine. 11(505). 51 indexed citations

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Li, Zhenmeiyu, Yan Wen, Xiaolei Song, et al.. (2019). Transcription Factors Sp8 and Sp9 Regulate Medial Ganglionic Eminence-Derived Cortical Interneuron Migration. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 12. 75–75. 9 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaojing, Heng Du, Dan Chen, et al.. (2018). Cyclophilin D deficiency protects against the development of mitochondrial ROS and cellular inflammation in aorta. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 508(4). 1202–1208. 18 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaojing, Heng Du, Qiang Chai, et al.. (2018). Blocking mitochondrial cyclophilin D ameliorates TSH-impaired defensive barrier of artery. Redox Biology. 15. 418–434. 26 indexed citations

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Phensy, Aarron, et al.. (2017). Antioxidant Treatment in Male Mice Prevents Mitochondrial and Synaptic Changes in an NMDA Receptor Dysfunction Model of Schizophrenia. eNeuro. 4(4). ENEURO.0081–17.2017. 32 indexed citations

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Guo, Lan, Aarron Phensy, Jing Tian, et al.. (2016). Deregulation of mitochondrial F1FO-ATP synthase via OSCP in Alzheimer’s disease. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11483–11483. 136 indexed citations

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Guo, Lan, Heng Du, Shiqiang Yan, et al.. (2013). Cyclophilin D Deficiency Rescues Axonal Mitochondrial Transport in Alzheimer’s Neurons. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e54914–e54914. 104 indexed citations

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Du, Heng, Lan Guo, Xiaoping Wu, et al.. (2013). Cyclophilin D deficiency rescues Aβ-impaired PKA/CREB signaling and alleviates synaptic degeneration. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1842(12). 2517–2527. 74 indexed citations

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Yao, Jun, Heng Du, Shiqiang Yan, et al.. (2011). Inhibition of Amyloid-β (Aβ) Peptide-Binding Alcohol Dehydrogenase-Aβ Interaction Reduces Aβ Accumulation and Improves Mitochondrial Function in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(6). 2313–2320. 152 indexed citations

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Du, Heng & Shirley ShiDu Yan. (2010). Mitochondrial medicine for neurodegenerative diseases. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 42(5). 560–572. 67 indexed citations

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Takuma, Kazuhiro, Fang Fang, Wensheng Zhang, et al.. (2009). RAGE-mediated signaling contributes to intraneuronal transport of amyloid-β and neuronal dysfunction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(47). 20021–20026. 250 indexed citations

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Du, Heng & Shirley ShiDu Yan. (2009). Mitochondrial permeability transition pore in Alzheimer's disease: Cyclophilin D and amyloid beta. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1802(1). 198–204. 201 indexed citations

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