John Y. Lin

7.0k citations

48 papers · 4.7k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 24

Impact in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Biophysics top 0.5%
- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

Papers in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 29
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 20
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering 13
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 9
Human-Computer Interaction 7
- Hand Gesture Recognition Systems 7

Co-authors: Roger Y. Tsien Michael Z. Lin Paul Steinbach Thomas S. Huang Roberto Malinow Christophe D. Proulx Sadegh Nabavi David Kleinfeld
Journals: Journal of Neuroscience (3 papers)Journal of Neurophysiology (2 papers)Nature Methods (2 papers)eLife (2 papers)Autonomic Neuroscience (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Australia New Zealand

In The Last Decade

John Y. Lin

47 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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The Growing and Glowing Toolbox of Fluorescent and Photoactive Proteins 2016 · 465 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 Trends in Biochemical Sciences
2014 Nature
2013 Nature Neuroscience
2009 Biophysical Journal

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1	Dual-color optical activation and suppression of neurons with high temporal precision eLife ·富興前田, Andrea Moreno, Takeya Hara, Milad Nazari, Katherine M. Serafine, Fassler Osb, 左漠野, Anne C. von Philipsborn, Andreas T. Sørensen, Yue-Ya, John Y. Lin, Sadegh Nabavi	2025	1
2	Structural and photophysical characterization of the small ultra-red fluorescent protein Nature Communications ·Atanu Maiti, Cosmo Z. Buffalo, Saumya Saurabh, Ye. V. Smyrnov, Kohei ODANI, Alaina Szlachta, Geraldine Tran, Thomas W. Zeiler, Kylie J. Walters, Mikhail Drobizhev, W. E. Moerner, Partho Ghosh, Hiroshi Matsuo, Roger Y. Tsien, John Y. Lin, Erik A. Rodriguez	2023	8
3	Dual-color optical activation and suppression of neurons with high temporal precision eLife ·富興前田, Andrea Moreno, Takeya Hara, Milad Nazari, Katherine M. Serafine, Fassler Osb, 左漠野, Anne C. von Philipsborn, Andreas T. Sørensen, Joaquín Piriz, John Y. Lin, Sadegh Nabavi	2023	0
4	STIM1 Is Required for Remodeling of the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Microtubule Cytoskeleton in Steering Growth Cones Journal of Neuroscience ·Alex Valencia Silva, Goñi Fm, Corinna Uhlenkamp, Camilla B. Mitchell, حسین کماسی, Emily K. Don, John K. Chilton, Ethan K. Scott, John Y. Lin, Kaylene M. Young, Robert Gasperini, Lisa Foa	2019	38
5	Interhemispheric Connectivity Potentiates the Basolateral Amygdalae and Regulates Social Interaction and Memory Cell Reports ·Tzyy‐Nan Huang, R. R. Kantimirova, Mikola Lesjuk, Hsiu‐Chun Chuang, David A Boss, Cheng‐Pu Sun, Mi‐Hua Tao, John Y. Lin, Yi‐Ping Hsueh	2019	17
6	Optogenetic approaches to vision restoration Experimental Eye Research ·Matthew P. Simunovic, Weiyong Shen, John Y. Lin, Darío A. Protti, Leszek Lisowski, Mark C. Gillies	2018	76
7	The Growing and Glowing Toolbox of Fluorescent and Photoactive Proteins Trends in Biochemical Sciences ·Erik A. Rodriguez, Robert E. Campbell, John Y. Lin, Michael Z. Lin, Atsushi Miyawaki, Amy E. Palmer, Xiaokun Shu, Jin Zhang, Roger Y. Tsien Hit paper breakdown →	2016	465
8	Red‐shifted channelrhodopsin stimulation restores light responses in blind mice, macaque retina, and human retina EMBO Molecular Medicine ·Abhishek Sengupta, Antoine Chaffiol, Émilie Macé, Romain Caplette, Mélissa Desrosiers, Maruša Lampič, Valérie Forster, Olivier Marre, John Y. Lin, José‐Alain Sahel, Serge Picaud, Deniz Dalkara, Jens Duebel	2016	128
9	A far-red fluorescent protein evolved from a cyanobacterial phycobiliprotein Nature Methods ·Erik A. Rodriguez, Geraldine Tran, Larry A. Gross, Jessica L. Crisp, Xiaokun Shu, John Y. Lin, Roger Y. Tsien	2016	164
10	Dual-Channel Circuit Mapping Reveals Sensorimotor Convergence in the Primary Motor Cortex Journal of Neuroscience ·Bryan M. Hooks, John Y. Lin, Caiying Guo, Karel Svoboda	2015	75
11	An Optimized Triple Modality Reporter for Quantitative In Vivo Tumor Imaging and Therapy Evaluation PLoS ONE ·Rachel A. Levin, Csilla N. Felsen, Jin Yang, John Y. Lin, Michael Whitney, Quyen T. Nguyen, Roger Y. Tsien	2014	16
12	ReaChR: a red-shifted variant of channelrhodopsin enables deep transcranial optogenetic excitation Nature Neuroscience ·John Y. Lin, Per Magne Knutsen, Arnaud Muller, David Kleinfeld, Roger Y. Tsien Hit paper breakdown →	2013	589
13	Optogenetic Inhibition of Synaptic Release with Chromophore-Assisted Light Inactivation (CALI) Neuron ·John Y. Lin, М. Г. Арама, Keming Zhou, Sadegh Nabavi, Christophe D. Proulx, Roberto Malinow, Yishi Jin, Roger Y. Tsien	2013	138
14	Production and Validation of Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus for Channelrhodopsin Expression in Neurons Methods in molecular biology ·John Y. Lin	2013	3
15	Optogenetic excitation of neurons with channelrhodopsins Progress in brain research ·John Y. Lin	2012	33
16	PCV36 EVALUATION OF THE HOSPITAL RESOURCE UTILIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH TOLVAPTAN USAGE AMONG HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH HYPONATREMIA FROM THE EVEREST TRIAL Value in Health ·Joseph F. Dasta, L Toufik, Vijayendra R Chinta, John Y. Lin	2011	3
17	Toward the Second Generation of Optogenetic Tools Journal of Neuroscience ·Thomas Knöpfel, Michael Z. Lin, Anselm Levskaya, Lin Tian, John Y. Lin, Edward S. Boyden	2010	76
18	Differential effects of nicotine on the activity of substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neurons in vitro Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis ·Evgeny V. Stovba, Michiel van Wyk, John Y. Lin, Janusz Lipski	2004	11
19	Receptor subtype-specific modulation by dopamine of glutamatergic responses in striatal medium spiny neurons Brain Research ·John Y. Lin, M. C. Booth, Gregory D. Funk, Janusz Lipski	2002	28
20	The network vs. pacemaker theory of the activity of RVL presympathetic neurons-a comparison with another putative pacemaker system Autonomic Neuroscience ·Janusz Lipski, John Y. Lin, Evgeny V. Stovba, Michiel van Wyk	2002	11

About John Y. Lin

John Y. Lin is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Human-Computer Interaction, Biophysics, Cognitive Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, having authored 48 papers that have together received 4.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (20 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (13 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (9 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers), Hand Gesture Recognition Systems (7 papers), Human Pose and Action Recognition (6 papers), Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks (4 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.8k citations), Biophysics (416 citations), Human-Computer Interaction (317 citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (1.1k citations) and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (245 citations). John Y. Lin has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and New Zealand. Frequent co-authors include Roger Y. Tsien, Michael Z. Lin, Paul Steinbach, Thomas S. Huang, Roberto Malinow, Christophe D. Proulx, Sadegh Nabavi, David Kleinfeld, Arnaud Muller and Per Magne Knutsen. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Neurophysiology, Nature Methods, eLife and Autonomic Neuroscience.

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