Lijun Heng

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Lijun Heng is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Lijun Heng has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 11 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Lijun Heng's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers), Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (11 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (5 papers). Lijun Heng is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers), Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (11 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (5 papers). Lijun Heng collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Lijun Heng's co-authors include Kuei Y. Tseng, Yavin Shaham, Kelly L. Conrad, Jamie L. Uejima, Michela Marinelli, Marina E. Wolf, Jeremy M. Reimers, Joel A. Beverley, Heinz Steiner and Guodong Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Biological Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Lijun Heng

25 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Formation of accumbens GluR2-lacking AMPA receptors mediates incubation of cocaine craving
    2008 673 citations Kelly L. Conrad, Kuei Y. Tseng 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
Lijun Heng China 13 839 397 282 179 87 27 1.2k
Hilarie C. Tomasiewicz United States 9 570 0.7× 361 0.9× 105 0.4× 129 0.7× 80 0.9× 10 915
Ahmed Hasbi Canada 21 1.2k 1.4× 1.1k 2.7× 150 0.5× 130 0.7× 112 1.3× 35 1.6k
Eric Erbs France 15 772 0.9× 694 1.7× 160 0.6× 73 0.4× 209 2.4× 19 1.3k
Daniela Calvigioni Sweden 16 413 0.5× 370 0.9× 236 0.8× 411 2.3× 90 1.0× 24 1.1k
Ruslan Damadzic United States 19 861 1.0× 416 1.0× 196 0.7× 86 0.5× 205 2.4× 26 1.3k
Jennifer M. Wenzel United States 12 362 0.4× 186 0.5× 208 0.7× 198 1.1× 101 1.2× 27 693
Andrea L.O. Hebb Canada 16 395 0.5× 520 1.3× 109 0.4× 209 1.2× 103 1.2× 44 1.1k
Alberto J. López United States 21 519 0.6× 510 1.3× 311 1.1× 39 0.2× 141 1.6× 45 1.1k
Tiejun Xu China 12 522 0.6× 410 1.0× 113 0.4× 71 0.4× 110 1.3× 14 992
Anne M. Landau Denmark 21 494 0.6× 288 0.7× 117 0.4× 112 0.6× 276 3.2× 81 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Lijun Heng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lijun Heng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lijun Heng. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Lijun Heng. The network helps show where Lijun Heng may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lijun Heng

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

All Works

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Gong, Li, Wendong Zhang, Xiaoyan Liu, et al.. (2022). Primary collision tumors of the sellar region: Experience from a single center. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 100. 204–211. 5 indexed citations
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Heng, Lijun, et al.. (2022). Pretreating cavernous sinus with hemostatic agent injection molding during endoscopic endonasal pituitary surgery: technical note. Acta Neurochirurgica. 164(8). 2105–2114. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Chenxi, Lijun Heng, Yu Han, et al.. (2021). Usefulness of the Texture Signatures Based on Multiparametric MRI in Predicting Growth Hormone Pituitary Adenoma Subtypes. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 640375–640375. 11 indexed citations
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Zhao, Lei, Shuo Zhang, Li Gong, Yan Qu, & Lijun Heng. (2020). Endonasal interdural pituitary transposition for resection of a posterior clinoid process enchondroma in a patient with Maffucci syndrome. Neurosurgical Focus Video. 2(2). V10–V10. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Jing, et al.. (2020). Antibiotic-induced black hairy tongue: two case reports and a review of the literature. Journal of International Medical Research. 48(10). 1220760831–1220760831. 26 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haitao, Dong Jia, Yuan Wang, et al.. (2017). Enhanced ability of TRPV1 channels in regulating glutamatergic transmission after repeated morphine exposure in the nucleus accumbens of rat. Brain Research. 1660. 47–57. 7 indexed citations
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Heng, Lijun, et al.. (2015). Docosahexaenoic acid inhibits mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia in diabetic rats by decreasing the excitability of DRG neurons. Experimental Neurology. 271. 291–300. 20 indexed citations
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Ma, Jie, Wei Cui, Gang Zhu, et al.. (2014). The endocannabinoid system regulates synaptic transmission in nucleus accumbens by increasing DAGL‐α expression following short‐term morphine withdrawal. British Journal of Pharmacology. 173(7). 1143–1153. 13 indexed citations
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Heng, Lijun, Jie Ma, Lijuan Qu, et al.. (2013). Increased expression of cannabinoid receptor 1 in the nucleus accumbens core in a rat model with morphine withdrawal. Brain Research. 1531. 102–112. 13 indexed citations
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Flores-Barrera, Edén, Daniel R. Thomases, Lijun Heng, et al.. (2013). Late Adolescent Expression of GluN2B Transmission in the Prefrontal Cortex Is Input-Specific and Requires Postsynaptic Protein Kinase A and D1 Dopamine Receptor Signaling. Biological Psychiatry. 75(6). 508–516. 70 indexed citations
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Ma, Jie, Shiming He, Yonghong Duan, et al.. (2012). Human U87 Astrocytoma Cell Invasion Induced by Interaction of βig-h3 with Integrin α5β1 Involves Calpain-2. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e37297–e37297. 27 indexed citations
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Heng, Lijun, et al.. (2011). Diabetes impairs learning performance through affecting membrane excitability of hippocampal pyramidal neurons. Behavioural Brain Research. 224(2). 250–258. 14 indexed citations
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Heng, Lijun, Joel A. Beverley, Heinz Steiner, & Kuei Y. Tseng. (2010). Differential developmental trajectories for CB1 cannabinoid receptor expression in limbic/associative and sensorimotor cortical areas. Synapse. 65(4). 278–286. 126 indexed citations
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Heng, Lijun, et al.. (2008). Repeated morphine exposure decreased the nucleus accumbens excitability during short‐term withdrawal. Synapse. 62(10). 775–782. 13 indexed citations
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Conrad, Kelly L., Kuei Y. Tseng, Jamie L. Uejima, et al.. (2008). Formation of accumbens GluR2-lacking AMPA receptors mediates incubation of cocaine craving. Nature. 454(7200). 118–121. 673 indexed citations breakdown →

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