Hongzhen Hu

9.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
157 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Hongzhen Hu is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongzhen Hu has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Sensory Systems, 42 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 40 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hongzhen Hu's work include Ion Channels and Receptors (56 papers), Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (28 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (23 papers). Hongzhen Hu is often cited by papers focused on Ion Channels and Receptors (56 papers), Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (28 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (23 papers). Hongzhen Hu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Hongzhen Hu's co-authors include Jackie D. Wood, Nick J. Spencer, Michael X. Zhu, Jialie Luo, Sumei Liu, Yun Xia, Chunbo Wang, Jing Feng, Na Gao and Ardem Patapoutian and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Hongzhen Hu

150 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Enteric nervous system: sensory transduction, neural circuits and gastrointestinal motility

2020 387 citations Nick J. Spencer, Hongzhen Hu profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hongzhen Hu United States	42	1.8k	1.7k	1.2k	1.2k	944	157	5.6k
Lori A. Birder United States	53	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	745 0.6×	1.7k 1.4×	335 0.4×	205	9.0k
Christophe Altier Canada	37	1.1k 0.6×	2.3k 1.4×	1.6k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	395 0.4×	87	4.5k
Zsuzsanna Helyes Hungary	47	1.8k 1.0×	2.1k 1.2×	2.9k 2.3×	2.7k 2.2×	213 0.2×	283	7.8k
Uhtaek Oh South Korea	39	3.7k 2.0×	3.3k 1.9×	2.1k 1.7×	2.7k 2.2×	190 0.2×	104	7.6k
James A. McRoberts United States	36	430 0.2×	1.8k 1.1×	980 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	978 1.0×	70	4.7k
Sang Don Koh United States	41	1.5k 0.8×	2.6k 1.5×	790 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	2.3k 2.4×	108	5.6k
Gerard P. Ahern United States	35	1.9k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	117 0.1×	57	4.8k
Kevin Chapman United States	38	633 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	728 0.6×	575 0.6×	90	5.1k
Joel Castro Australia	30	558 0.3×	1.4k 0.8×	515 0.4×	937 0.8×	909 1.0×	81	3.6k
Riccardo Patacchini Italy	57	2.6k 1.4×	4.0k 2.4×	4.7k 3.8×	3.4k 2.8×	416 0.4×	209	9.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Hongzhen Hu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hongzhen Hu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongzhen Hu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jiang, Yuehua, et al.. (2025). Ginger ( Zingiber officinale Roscoe) Bioactive Components: Potential Resources for Kidney Health. Journal of Food Biochemistry. 2025(1).

Hibberd, Timothy J., Yue Wang, Mingzheng Wu, et al.. (2025). Optogenetic activation of the gut-brain axis in freely moving mice using a fully implantable wireless battery-free device. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 328(5). G545–G557. 3 indexed citations

Lü, Ping, Yonghui Zhao, Zili Xie, et al.. (2023). MrgprA3-expressing pruriceptors drive pruritogen-induced alloknesis through mechanosensitive Piezo2 channel. Cell Reports. 42(4). 112283–112283. 10 indexed citations

Archambault, Angela S., Fabia Filipello, Lixia Du, et al.. (2023). Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 4-Dependent Microglial Function in Myelin Injury and Repair. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(23). 17097–17097. 5 indexed citations

Jiao, Han, et al.. (2023). A Survey of an Evaluation Index of Teaching Ability for Financial Literacy Education Based on TPACK for Primary and Secondary School Teachers. 2018. 54–59.

He, Zhihui, Yonghui Zhao, Michael Rau, et al.. (2023). Structural and functional analysis of human pannexin 2 channel. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1712–1712. 15 indexed citations

Hibberd, Timothy J., Kelsi N. Dodds, Zili Xie, et al.. (2022). Quantification of CGRP‐immunoreactive myenteric neurons in mouse colon. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 530(18). 3209–3225. 9 indexed citations

Java, Anuja, Nicola Pozzi, Molly C. Schroeder, et al.. (2022). Functional analysis of rare genetic variants in complement factor I in advanced age-related macular degeneration. Human Molecular Genetics. 31(21). 3683–3693. 8 indexed citations

Xie, Zili, Jing Feng, Tao Cai, et al.. (2022). Estrogen metabolites increase nociceptor hyperactivity in a mouse model of uterine pain. JCI Insight. 7(10). 15 indexed citations

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Yu, Yanbo, Hao Jiang, Qianwa Liang, et al.. (2022). Radiosynthesis and Evaluation of a C-11 Radiotracer for Transient Receptor Potential Canonical 5 in the Brain. Molecular Imaging and Biology. 25(2). 334–342. 2 indexed citations

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González-Pérez, Vivian, Monica Sala‐Rabanal, Xiaoming Xia, et al.. (2021). Goblet cell LRRC26 regulates BK channel activation and protects against colitis in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(3). 16 indexed citations

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Deng, Zengqin, Yonghui Zhao, Jing Feng, et al.. (2021). Cryo-EM structure of a proton-activated chloride channel TMEM206. Science Advances. 7(9). 37 indexed citations

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Spencer, Nick J., Lee Edward Travis, Lukasz Wiklendt, et al.. (2021). Long range synchronization within the enteric nervous system underlies propulsion along the large intestine in mice. Communications Biology. 4(1). 955–955. 15 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yonghui, Lixia Du, Zili Xie, et al.. (2021). Mechanisms of Broad-Band UVB Irradiation‒Induced Itch in Mice. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 141(10). 2499–2508.e3. 7 indexed citations

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Deng, Zengqin, Grigory Maksaev, Michael Rau, et al.. (2020). Gating of human TRPV3 in a lipid bilayer. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 27(7). 635–644. 52 indexed citations

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Yu, Yanbo, Qianwa Liang, Hui Liu, et al.. (2019). Development of a carbon-11 PET radiotracer for imaging TRPC5 in the brain. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 17(22). 5586–5594. 10 indexed citations

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Feng, Jing, Jialie Luo, Yang Pu, et al.. (2018). Piezo2 channel–Merkel cell signaling modulates the conversion of touch to itch. Science. 360(6388). 530–533. 141 indexed citations

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Spencer, Nick J., Timothy J. Hibberd, Lee Edward Travis, et al.. (2018). Identification of a Rhythmic Firing Pattern in the Enteric Nervous System That Generates Rhythmic Electrical Activity in Smooth Muscle. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(24). 5507–5522. 66 indexed citations

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Hibberd, Timothy J., Lee Edward Travis, Lukasz Wiklendt, et al.. (2017). Synaptic activation of putative sensory neurons by hexamethonium-sensitive nerve pathways in mouse colon. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 314(1). G53–G64. 18 indexed citations

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Hu, Hongzhen, et al.. (1997). Modulation of nicotinic ACh‐, GABA_A‐ and 5‐HT₃‐receptor functions by external H‐7, a protein kinase inhibitor, in rat sensory neurones. British Journal of Pharmacology. 122(6). 1195–1201. 12 indexed citations

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