Ho Ko

6.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
63 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Ho Ko is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ho Ko has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 14 papers in Neurology and 12 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ho Ko's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (11 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (8 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (7 papers). Ho Ko is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (11 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (8 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (7 papers). Ho Ko collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United Kingdom. Ho Ko's co-authors include Thomas D. Mrsic‐Flogel, Sonja B. Hofer, Bruno Pichler, Lee Cossell, P. Jesper Sjöström, Katherine A. Buchanan, M. Florencia Iacaruso, Danny Cheuk Wing Chan, Dylan R. Muir and Ján Antolík and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ho Ko

59 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Functional specificity of local synaptic connections in neocortical networks

2011 572 citations Ho Ko, Sonja B. Hofer et al. Nature profile →
Endoscopy-assisted magnetic navigation of biohybrid soft microrobots with rapid endoluminal delivery and imaging

2021 275 citations Ben Wang, Kai Fung Chan et al. Science Robotics profile →
Tracking and navigation of a microswarm under laser speckle contrast imaging for targeted delivery

2024 61 citations Qinglong Wang, Qianqian Wang et al. Science Robotics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ho Ko Hong Kong	24	1.8k	1.7k	435	428	386	63	3.4k
Shoogo Ueno Japan	32	1.6k 0.8×	627 0.4×	918 2.1×	405 0.9×	58 0.2×	273	4.5k
Hiroyuki Miyamoto Japan	29	671 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	137 0.3×	1.0k 2.4×	791 2.0×	83	3.2k
J. Yamamoto Japan	22	609 0.3×	611 0.4×	535 1.2×	262 0.6×	254 0.7×	154	2.1k
Alessandra Griffa Switzerland	32	2.2k 1.2×	385 0.2×	452 1.0×	341 0.8×	35 0.1×	80	4.0k
Marko Popović United States	24	356 0.2×	748 0.4×	231 0.5×	503 1.2×	150 0.4×	57	1.9k
Xiaobin He China	24	616 0.3×	673 0.4×	323 0.7×	350 0.8×	37 0.1×	90	2.1k
Hongbo Jia China	25	785 0.4×	977 0.6×	420 1.0×	307 0.7×	33 0.1×	82	2.6k
Joseph J. Pancrazio United States	39	854 0.5×	2.7k 1.5×	1.5k 3.4×	1.3k 3.0×	23 0.1×	167	4.8k
Lin Chen China	29	1.2k 0.6×	500 0.3×	157 0.4×	594 1.4×	84 0.2×	149	2.9k
Leonardo Sacconi Italy	32	247 0.1×	780 0.5×	758 1.7×	936 2.2×	51 0.1×	124	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ho Ko

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ho Ko

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

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Wang, Qianjin, Wai‐Wang Chau, Senlin Chai, et al.. (2025). Glucagon Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists for Sarcopenia and Muscle Wasting Disorders: A Systematic Review of Efficacy and Mechanisms. Aging and Disease.

Wang, Qinglong, Ben Wang, Kai Fung Chan, et al.. (2025). Rapid Blood Clot Removal via Remote Delamination and Magnetization of Clot Debris. Advanced Science. 12(17). e2415305–e2415305. 6 indexed citations

Chan, Victor T.T., An Ran Ran, Siegfried K. Wagner, et al.. (2024). Value proposition of retinal imaging in Alzheimer's disease screening: A review of eight evolving trends. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 103. 101290–101290. 4 indexed citations

Lo, Anthony W.I., Ho Ko, Dora L.�W. Kwong, et al.. (2024). Shift in Tissue-Specific Immune Niches and CD137 Expression in Tuberculoma of Pembrolizumab-Treated Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients. Cancers. 16(2). 268–268.

Wang, Qinglong, Qianqian Wang, Zhipeng Ning, et al.. (2024). Tracking and navigation of a microswarm under laser speckle contrast imaging for targeted delivery. Science Robotics. 9(87). eadh1978–eadh1978. 61 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Ben, Qinglong Wang, Kai Fung Chan, et al.. (2024). tPA-anchored nanorobots for in vivo arterial recanalization at submillimeter-scale segments. Science Advances. 10(5). eadk8970–eadk8970. 41 indexed citations

Ip, Bonaventure, Terry Cheuk‐Fung Yip, Ho Ko, et al.. (2024). Lipid control and stroke risk in atrial fibrillation patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants and statins. European Stroke Journal. 10(1). 137–144. 1 indexed citations

Sy, Samuel K. H., Danny Cheuk Wing Chan, Jing Lyu, et al.. (2023). An optofluidic platform for interrogating chemosensory behavior and brainwide neural representation in larval zebrafish. Nature Communications. 14(1). 227–227. 7 indexed citations

Lai, H. M., et al.. (2023). Principles of deep immunohistochemistry for 3D histology. Cell Reports Methods. 3(5). 100458–100458. 13 indexed citations

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Ip, Bonaventure, Kui Kai Lau, Ho Ko, et al.. (2023). Association of Alternative Anticoagulation Strategies and Outcomes in Patients With Ischemic Stroke While Taking a Direct Oral Anticoagulant. Neurology. 101(4). e358–e369. 22 indexed citations

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Lai, H. M., et al.. (2022). Direct Room Temperature Synthesis of α-CsPbI₃ Perovskite Nanocrystals with High Photoluminescence Quantum Yields: Implications for Lighting and Photovoltaic Applications. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 5(9). 12366–12373. 11 indexed citations

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Ip, Bonaventure, Ho Ko, Grace Lai–Hung Wong, et al.. (2022). Thromboembolic Risks with Concurrent Direct Oral Anticoagulants and Antiseizure Medications: A Population-Based Analysis. CNS Drugs. 36(12). 1313–1324. 15 indexed citations

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Lai, H. M., Robert A. A. Campbell, Danny Cheuk Wing Chan, et al.. (2022). Antibody stabilization for thermally accelerated deep immunostaining. Nature Methods. 19(9). 1137–1146. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Qianqian, Dongdong Jin, Ben Wang, et al.. (2021). Reconfigurable Magnetic Microswarm for Accelerating tPA-Mediated Thrombolysis Under Ultrasound Imaging. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 27(4). 2267–2277. 44 indexed citations

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Wang, Qianqian, Yuan Tian, Xingzhou Du, et al.. (2021). Magnetic Navigation of Collective Cell Microrobots in Blood Under Ultrasound Doppler Imaging. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 27(5). 3174–3185. 24 indexed citations

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Abrigo, Jill, Chunlei Liu, Wanting Liu, et al.. (2020). Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping of the Hippocampal Fimbria in Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 53(6). 1823–1832. 17 indexed citations

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Li, Qian, Ho Ko, Zhong‐Ming Qian, et al.. (2017). Refinement of learned skilled movement representation in motor cortex deep output layer. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15834–15834. 44 indexed citations

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Cossell, Lee, M. Florencia Iacaruso, Dylan R. Muir, et al.. (2015). Functional organization of excitatory synaptic strength in primary visual cortex. Nature. 518(7539). 399–403. 333 indexed citations

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Okun, Michael, Nicholas A. Steinmetz, Lee Cossell, et al.. (2015). Diverse coupling of neurons to populations in sensory cortex. Nature. 521(7553). 511–515. 267 indexed citations

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Li, Qian, Ya Ke, Danny Cheuk Wing Chan, et al.. (2012). Therapeutic Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinsonian Rats Directly Influences Motor Cortex. Neuron. 76(5). 1030–1041. 243 indexed citations

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