John Ngai

24.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
78 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

John Ngai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Sensory Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, John Ngai has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 30 papers in Sensory Systems. Recurrent topics in John Ngai's work include Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (30 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (28 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (24 papers). John Ngai is often cited by papers focused on Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (30 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (28 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (24 papers). John Ngai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Australia. John Ngai's co-authors include Davide Risso, Sandrine Dudoit, Terence P. Speed, Richard Axel, Russell B. Fletcher, Robert Vassar, Diya Das, Elizabeth Purdom, Nir Yosef and Kelly Street and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John Ngai

76 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

Slingshot: cell lineage and pseudotime inference for single-cell transcriptomics

2018 1.5k citations Davide Risso, Russell B. Fletcher et al. BMC Genomics profile →
Normalization of RNA-seq data using factor analysis of control genes or samples

2014 1.2k citations Davide Risso, John Ngai et al. profile →
Spatial segregation of odorant receptor expression in the mammalian olfactory epithelium

1993 692 citations Robert Vassar, John Ngai et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Ngai United States	42	3.7k	2.9k	2.8k	2.1k	855	78	8.6k
Iván Rodríguez Switzerland	39	3.1k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	2.8k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	587 0.7×	68	7.5k
Randall R. Reed United States	59	7.2k 1.9×	5.0k 1.8×	3.9k 1.4×	2.8k 1.3×	560 0.7×	112	13.2k
Misao Suzuki Japan	41	2.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	979 0.3×	795 0.4×	1.4k 1.7×	91	6.4k
Hitoshi Sakano Japan	38	2.4k 0.7×	2.3k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	1.9k 2.2×	66	6.9k
Stavros Lomvardas United States	36	3.9k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	836 0.4×	652 0.8×	53	6.2k
Ricardo E. Dolmetsch United States	42	9.4k 2.5×	5.0k 1.7×	2.3k 0.8×	316 0.2×	1.5k 1.8×	69	14.6k
Bradley A. Schulte United States	53	4.1k 1.1×	672 0.2×	4.0k 1.4×	476 0.2×	962 1.1×	199	8.7k
Jonathan Pevsner United States	50	5.2k 1.4×	1.4k 0.5×	637 0.2×	639 0.3×	452 0.5×	120	9.6k
Rainer W. Friedrich Germany	43	1.4k 0.4×	3.5k 1.2×	2.5k 0.9×	879 0.4×	177 0.2×	94	6.4k
Frank Müller Germany	50	6.2k 1.7×	3.5k 1.2×	634 0.2×	408 0.2×	244 0.3×	166	8.9k

Countries citing papers authored by John Ngai

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Ngai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Ngai

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Kramer, Daniel J., Polina Kosillo, Drew Friedmann, et al.. (2021). Generation of a DAT-P2A-Flpo mouse line for intersectional genetic targeting of dopamine neuron subpopulations. Cell Reports. 35(6). 109123–109123. 14 indexed citations

Naka, Alexander, Julia Veit, Rebecca K. Chance, et al.. (2019). Complementary networks of cortical somatostatin interneurons enforce layer specific control. eLife. 8. 75 indexed citations

Kramer, Daniel J., Davide Risso, Polina Kosillo, John Ngai, & Helen S. Bateup. (2018). Combinatorial Expression ofGrpandNeurod6Defines Dopamine Neuron Populations with Distinct Projection Patterns and Disease Vulnerability. eNeuro. 5(3). ENEURO.0152–18.2018. 47 indexed citations

Mukamel, Eran A. & John Ngai. (2018). Perspectives on defining cell types in the brain. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 56. 61–68. 26 indexed citations

Fletcher, Russell B., Melanie S. Prasol, José L. Estrada, et al.. (2011). p63 Regulates Olfactory Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Differentiation. Neuron. 72(5). 748–759. 99 indexed citations

Cameron, Peter, Makoto Hiroi, John Ngai, & Kristin Scott. (2010). The molecular basis for water taste in Drosophila. Nature. 465(7294). 91–95. 214 indexed citations

Vranizan, Karen, et al.. (2008). Early Anti-Oxidative and Anti-Proliferative Curcumin Effects on Neuroglioma Cells Suggest Therapeutic Targets. Neurochemical Research. 33(9). 1701–1710. 52 indexed citations

Duggan, Cynthia, et al.. (2008). Foxg1Is Required for Development of the Vertebrate Olfactory System. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(20). 5229–5239. 83 indexed citations

Alioto, Tyler & John Ngai. (2006). The repertoire of olfactory C family G protein-coupled receptors in zebrafish: candidate chemosensory receptors for amino acids. BMC Genomics. 7(1). 309–309. 72 indexed citations

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Ngai, John, et al.. (2005). Using Microarrays to Facilitate Positional Cloning: Identification of Tomosyn as an Inhibitor of Neurosecretion. PLoS Genetics. 1(1). e2–e2. 39 indexed citations

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Weidinger, Gilbert, et al.. (2005). The Sp1-Related Transcription Factors sp5 and sp5-like Act Downstream of Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling in Mesoderm and Neuroectoderm Patterning. Current Biology. 15(6). 489–500. 169 indexed citations

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Alioto, Tyler & John Ngai. (2005). The odorant receptor repertoire of teleost fish. BMC Genomics. 6(1). 173–173. 122 indexed citations

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Acher, Francine, et al.. (2004). Molecular Determinants of Ligand Selectivity in a Vertebrate Odorant Receptor. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(45). 10128–10137. 65 indexed citations

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Dı́az, Elva, Yongchao Ge, Jean Yang, et al.. (2002). Molecular Analysis of Gene Expression in the Developing Pontocerebellar Projection System. Neuron. 36(3). 417–434. 75 indexed citations

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Kratz, Erica, Jason C. Dugas, & John Ngai. (2002). Odorant receptor gene regulation: implications from genomic organization. Trends in Genetics. 18(1). 29–34. 47 indexed citations

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Fan, Jinhong & John Ngai. (2001). Onset of Odorant Receptor Gene Expression during Olfactory Sensory Neuron Regeneration. Developmental Biology. 229(1). 119–127. 6 indexed citations

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Dynes, Joseph L. & John Ngai. (1998). Pathfinding of Olfactory Neuron Axons to Stereotyped Glomerular Targets Revealed by Dynamic Imaging in Living Zebrafish Embryos. Neuron. 20(6). 1081–1091. 106 indexed citations

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Barth, Alison L., Jason C. Dugas, & John Ngai. (1997). Noncoordinate Expression of Odorant Receptor Genes Tightly Linked in the Zebrafish Genome. Neuron. 19(2). 359–369. 57 indexed citations

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Vassar, Robert, John Ngai, & Richard Axel. (1993). Spatial segregation of odorant receptor expression in the mammalian olfactory epithelium. Cell. 74(2). 309–318. 692 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chess, Andrew, et al.. (1992). Molecular Biology of Smell: Expression of the Multigene Family Encoding Putative Odorant Receptors. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 57(0). 505–516. 27 indexed citations

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