Hong-jun Song

7.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
15 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Hong-jun Song is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Hong-jun Song has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Hong-jun Song's work include Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (11 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (5 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (5 papers). Hong-jun Song is often cited by papers focused on Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (11 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (5 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (5 papers). Hong-jun Song collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. Hong-jun Song's co-authors include Mu-ming Poo, Guo‐li Ming, Fred H. Gage, Marc Tessier‐Lavigne, Zhigang He, Mu‐ming Poo, Charles F. Stevens, Edward S. Lein, Sebastian Jessberger and Laurent Désiré and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Hong-jun Song

15 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Wnt signalling regulates adult hippocampal neurogenesis 1997 2026 2006 2016 2005 1999 1998 1997 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. Wnt signalling regulates adult hippocampal neurogenesis
    2005 1.2k citations D. Chichung Lie, Sophia A. Colamarino et al. Nature profile →
  2. Plexins Are a Large Family of Receptors for Transmembrane, Secreted, and GPI-Anchored Semaphorins in Vertebrates
    1999 950 citations Luca Tamagnone, Stefania Artigiani et al. Cell profile →
  3. Conversion of Neuronal Growth Cone Responses from Repulsion to Attraction by Cyclic Nucleotides
    1998 679 citations Hong-jun Song, Guo‐li Ming et al. Science profile →
  4. cAMP-induced switching in turning direction of nerve growth cones
    1997 518 citations Hong-jun Song, Guo‐li Ming et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hong-jun Song United States 15 4.3k 2.8k 2.2k 1.3k 393 15 6.0k
Roman J. Giger United States 45 5.1k 1.2× 3.2k 1.1× 2.3k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 379 1.0× 88 7.3k
Mu-ming Poo United States 31 5.5k 1.3× 3.1k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 1.8k 1.3× 172 0.4× 33 6.9k
Patricia F. Maness United States 46 3.3k 0.8× 3.8k 1.3× 1.5k 0.7× 1.9k 1.4× 611 1.6× 129 6.9k
Alyson E. Fournier Canada 36 4.4k 1.0× 2.7k 1.0× 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 182 0.5× 80 6.5k
Christine E. Bandtlow Austria 31 3.7k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.9× 938 0.7× 207 0.5× 56 5.3k
David Prevette United States 42 3.4k 0.8× 2.8k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 481 0.4× 274 0.7× 61 5.9k
Josef P. Kapfhammer Switzerland 31 2.9k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 648 0.5× 240 0.6× 80 4.4k
Tito Serafini United States 18 4.7k 1.1× 4.8k 1.7× 2.1k 0.9× 3.5k 2.6× 314 0.8× 21 7.8k
Jeffery L. Twiss United States 45 3.0k 0.7× 4.5k 1.6× 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 419 1.1× 98 6.9k
Peter Shrager United States 41 3.8k 0.9× 3.0k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 971 0.7× 404 1.0× 77 6.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hong-jun Song

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hong-jun Song

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

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Lie, D. Chichung, Sophia A. Colamarino, Hong-jun Song, et al.. (2005). Wnt signalling regulates adult hippocampal neurogenesis. Nature. 437(7063). 1370–1375. 1221 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ren, Xiu-Rong, Guo‐li Ming, Yi Xie, et al.. (2004). Focal adhesion kinase in netrin-1 signaling. Nature Neuroscience. 7(11). 1204–1212. 176 indexed citations
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Dickinson-Anson, Heather, Jürgen Winkler, Lisa J. Fisher, et al.. (2003). Acetylcholine-secreting cells improve age-induced memory deficits. Molecular Therapy. 8(1). 51–61. 25 indexed citations
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Kao, Hung‐Teh, Hong-jun Song, Barbara Porton, et al.. (2002). A protein kinase A–dependent molecular switch in synapsins regulates neurite outgrowth. Nature Neuroscience. 5(5). 431–437. 125 indexed citations
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Ming, Guo‐li, Scott T. Wong, John R. Henley, et al.. (2002). Adaptation in the chemotactic guidance of nerve growth cones. Nature. 417(6887). 411–418. 331 indexed citations
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Song, Hong-jun, Charles F. Stevens, & Fred H. Gage. (2002). Neural stem cells from adult hippocampus develop essential properties of functional CNS neurons. Nature Neuroscience. 5(5). 438–445. 494 indexed citations
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He, Zhigang, Ke Wang, Vuk Koprivica, Guo‐li Ming, & Hong-jun Song. (2002). Knowing How to Navigate: Mechanisms of Semaphorin Signaling in the Nervous System. Science s STKE. 2002(119). re1–re1. 114 indexed citations
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Ming, Guo‐li, John R. Henley, Marc Tessier‐Lavigne, Hong-jun Song, & Mu-ming Poo. (2001). Electrical Activity Modulates Growth Cone Guidance by Diffusible Factors. Neuron. 29(2). 441–452. 214 indexed citations
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Song, Hong-jun & Mu‐ming Poo. (1999). Signal transduction underlying growth cone guidance by diffusible factors. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 9(3). 355–363. 382 indexed citations
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Tamagnone, Luca, Stefania Artigiani, Hang Chen, et al.. (1999). Plexins Are a Large Family of Receptors for Transmembrane, Secreted, and GPI-Anchored Semaphorins in Vertebrates. Cell. 99(1). 71–80. 950 indexed citations breakdown →
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Song, Hong-jun, Guo‐li Ming, Zhigang He, et al.. (1998). Conversion of Neuronal Growth Cone Responses from Repulsion to Attraction by Cyclic Nucleotides. Science. 281(5382). 1515–1518. 679 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sternfeld, Meira, Guo‐li Ming, Hong-jun Song, et al.. (1998). Acetylcholinesterase Enhances Neurite Growth and Synapse Development through Alternative Contributions of Its Hydrolytic Capacity, Core Protein, and Variable C Termini. Journal of Neuroscience. 18(4). 1240–1249. 174 indexed citations
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Song, Hong-jun, Guo‐li Ming, & Mu-ming Poo. (1997). cAMP-induced switching in turning direction of nerve growth cones. Nature. 388(6639). 275–279. 518 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ming, Guo‐li, Hong-jun Song, Benedikt Berninger, et al.. (1997). cAMP-Dependent Growth Cone Guidance by Netrin-1. Neuron. 19(6). 1225–1235. 472 indexed citations
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Fitzsimonds, Reiko Maki, Hong-jun Song, & Mu-ming Poo. (1997). Propagation of activity-dependent synaptic depression in simple neural networks. Nature. 388(6641). 439–448. 142 indexed citations

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