Li-Huei Tsai

19.9k total citations · 12 hit papers
48 papers, 14.4k citations indexed

About

Li-Huei Tsai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Li-Huei Tsai has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 14.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 10 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Li-Huei Tsai's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (7 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (7 papers). Li-Huei Tsai is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (7 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (7 papers). Li-Huei Tsai collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Li-Huei Tsai's co-authors include Ram Madabhushi, Jun Gao, Ling Pan, Ji‐Song Guan, Ying Zhou, Rudolf Jaenisch, Yingwei Mao, Stephen J. Haggarty, Anthony Wynshaw‐Boris and Young T. Kwon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Li-Huei Tsai

47 papers receiving 14.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

HDAC2 negatively regulates memory formation and synaptic plasticity

2009 1.3k citations Ji‐Song Guan, Stephen J. Haggarty et al. Nature profile →
A Syndrome of Multiorgan Hyperplasia with Features of Gigantism, Tumorigenesis, and Female Sterility in p27 -Deficient Mice

1996 1.3k citations Li-Huei Tsai et al. Cell profile →
SIRT1 deacetylase protects against neurodegeneration in models for Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2007 863 citations Do‐Hoon Kim, Minh Dang Nguyen et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
A novel pathway regulates memory and plasticity via SIRT1 and miR-134

2010 814 citations Jun Gao, Yingwei Mao et al. Nature profile →
Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 Regulates Neuronal Progenitor Proliferation via Modulation of GSK3β/β-Catenin Signaling

2009 635 citations Yingwei Mao, Xuecai Ge et al. Cell profile →
Noninvasive Deep Brain Stimulation via Temporally Interfering Electric Fields

2017 592 citations Nir Grossman, David Bono et al. Cell profile →
A Structural Basis for Substrate Specificities of Protein Ser/Thr Kinases: Primary Sequence Preference of Casein Kinases I and II, NIMA, Phosphorylase Kinase, Calmodulin-Dependent Kinase II, CDK5, and Erk1

1996 500 citations Young T. Kwon, Li-Huei Tsai et al. profile →
Activity-Induced DNA Breaks Govern the Expression of Neuronal Early-Response Genes

2015 489 citations Ram Madabhushi, Fan Gao et al. Cell profile →
Temporal Tracking of Microglia Activation in Neurodegeneration at Single-Cell Resolution

2017 486 citations Hansruedi Mathys, Chinnakkaruppan Adaikkan et al. Cell Reports profile →
Efficient derivation of microglia-like cells from human pluripotent stem cells

2016 481 citations Li-Huei Tsai, Richard M. Ransohoff et al. profile →
Multi-sensory Gamma Stimulation Ameliorates Alzheimer’s-Associated Pathology and Improves Cognition

2019 473 citations Ho-Jun Suk, Fatema Abdurrob et al. Cell profile →
DNA Damage and Its Links to Neurodegeneration

2014 456 citations Ram Madabhushi, Li-Huei Tsai et al. Neuron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Li-Huei Tsai United States	43	8.1k	3.4k	2.7k	2.0k	2.0k	48	14.4k
Stephen J. Haggarty United States	56	13.4k 1.6×	2.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	2.8k 1.4×	817 0.4×	140	19.0k
Wen‐Cheng Xiong United States	72	9.7k 1.2×	5.1k 1.5×	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	908 0.5×	241	15.9k
Mustafa Şahin United States	62	7.4k 0.9×	3.5k 1.0×	3.7k 1.4×	3.7k 1.9×	688 0.4×	314	15.9k
Leszek Kaczmarek Poland	65	7.1k 0.9×	5.8k 1.7×	1.4k 0.5×	1.9k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	295	15.3k
Illana Gozes Israel	70	7.7k 1.0×	8.2k 2.4×	3.2k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	379	16.7k
Mathias Bähr Germany	76	9.2k 1.1×	5.9k 1.7×	1.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	2.8k 1.4×	356	17.3k
Nancy Y. Ip Hong Kong	77	11.0k 1.4×	10.9k 3.2×	2.8k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	314	23.8k
Veerle Baekelandt Belgium	58	5.3k 0.7×	3.4k 1.0×	2.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	1.8k 0.9×	218	11.7k
Jacques Mallet France	73	9.6k 1.2×	7.2k 2.1×	2.2k 0.8×	4.1k 2.1×	1.2k 0.6×	367	18.7k
William C. Mobley United States	73	7.5k 0.9×	7.1k 2.1×	4.1k 1.5×	2.6k 1.3×	1.4k 0.7×	224	18.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li-Huei Tsai

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20 of 20 papers shown

Castanho, Isabel, Pourya Naderi Yeganeh, Carles A. Boix, et al.. (2025). Molecular hallmarks of excitatory and inhibitory neuronal resilience to Alzheimer’s disease. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 20(1). 103–103.

Canter, Rebecca G., Wen‐Chin Huang, Heejin Choi, et al.. (2019). 3D mapping reveals network-specific amyloid progression and subcortical susceptibility in mice. Communications Biology. 2(1). 360–360. 54 indexed citations

Meyer, Katharina, Heather Feldman, Tao Lu, et al.. (2019). REST and Neural Gene Network Dysregulation in iPSC Models of Alzheimer’s Disease. Cell Reports. 26(5). 1112–1127.e9. 146 indexed citations

Grossman, Nir, David Bono, Nina Dedic, et al.. (2017). Noninvasive Deep Brain Stimulation via Temporally Interfering Electric Fields. Cell. 169(6). 1029–1041.e16. 592 indexed citations breakdown →

Mathys, Hansruedi, Chinnakkaruppan Adaikkan, Fan Gao, et al.. (2017). Temporal Tracking of Microglia Activation in Neurodegeneration at Single-Cell Resolution. Cell Reports. 21(2). 366–380. 486 indexed citations breakdown →

Cholewa-Waclaw, Justyna, Adrian Bird, Anne Schaefer, et al.. (2016). The Role of Epigenetic Mechanisms in the Regulation of Gene Expression in the Nervous System. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(45). 11427–11434. 94 indexed citations

Seo, Jinsoo, Paola Giusti‐Rodríguez, Ying Zhou, et al.. (2014). Activity-Dependent p25 Generation Regulates Synaptic Plasticity and Aβ-Induced Cognitive Impairment. Cell. 157(2). 486–498. 66 indexed citations

Rudenko, Andrii, Meelad M. Dawlaty, Jinsoo Seo, et al.. (2013). Tet1 Is Critical for Neuronal Activity-Regulated Gene Expression and Memory Extinction. Neuron. 79(6). 1109–1122. 336 indexed citations

Anda, Froylán Calderón de, Omer Durak, Tracy S. Tran, et al.. (2012). Autism spectrum disorder susceptibility gene TAOK2 affects basal dendrite formation in the neocortex. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 128 indexed citations

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Gao, Jun, Yingwei Mao, Johannes Gräff, et al.. (2010). A novel pathway regulates memory and plasticity via SIRT1 and miR-134. Nature. 466(7310). 1105–1109. 814 indexed citations breakdown →

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Singh, Karun K., Xuecai Ge, Yingwei Mao, et al.. (2010). Dixdc1 Is a Critical Regulator of DISC1 and Embryonic Cortical Development. Neuron. 67(1). 33–48. 122 indexed citations

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Guan, Ji‐Song, Stephen J. Haggarty, Jan‐Hermen Dannenberg, et al.. (2009). HDAC2 negatively regulates memory formation and synaptic plasticity. Nature. 459(7243). 55–60. 1268 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kim, Do‐Hoon, Minh Dang Nguyen, Matthew M. Dobbin, et al.. (2007). SIRT1 deacetylase protects against neurodegeneration in models for Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The EMBO Journal. 26(13). 3169–3179. 863 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cruz, Jonathan C., Do‐Hoon Kim, Lily Y. Moy, et al.. (2006). p25/Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5 Induces Production and Intraneuronal Accumulation of Amyloid βIn Vivo. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(41). 10536–10541. 165 indexed citations

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Tarricone, Cataldo, Silvia Monzani, Lucia Massimiliano, et al.. (2004). Coupling PAF Signaling to Dynein Regulation. Neuron. 44(5). 809–821. 96 indexed citations

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Beffert, Uwe, Edwin J. Weeber, Gerardo Morfini, et al.. (2004). Reelin and Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5-Dependent Signals Cooperate in Regulating Neuronal Migration and Synaptic Transmission. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(8). 1897–1906. 87 indexed citations

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Toyo‐oka, Kazuhito, Michael J. Gambello, Carlos Cardoso, et al.. (2003). 14-3-3ε is important for neuronal migration by binding to NUDEL: a molecular explanation for Miller–Dieker syndrome. Nature Genetics. 34(3). 274–285. 316 indexed citations

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Kao, Shih-Chu, Cynthia A. Lemere, Weiming Xia, et al.. (2003). APP processing is regulated by cytoplasmic phosphorylation. The Journal of Cell Biology. 163(1). 83–95. 366 indexed citations

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Zhou, Ying, et al.. (2002). A survey of Cdk5 activator p35 and p25 levels in Alzheimer's disease brains. FEBS Letters. 523(1-3). 58–62. 152 indexed citations

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Patrick, Gentry N., Pengbo Zhou, Young T. Kwon, Peter M. Howley, & Li-Huei Tsai. (1998). p35, the Neuronal-specific Activator of Cyclin-dependent Kinase 5 (Cdk5) Is Degraded by the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(37). 24057–24064. 263 indexed citations

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