Linh Vong

5.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
21 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Linh Vong is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Linh Vong has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 8 papers in Physiology and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Linh Vong's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (8 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (6 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers). Linh Vong is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (8 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (6 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers). Linh Vong collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Linh Vong's co-authors include Bradford B. Lowell, Naoshige Uchida, Chianping Ye, Sebastian Haesler, Jeremiah Y. Cohen, Brian Choi, Zongfang Yang, Streamson C. Chua, David P. Olson and Michael J. Krashes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Linh Vong

20 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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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.

Neuron-type-specific signals for reward and punishment in the ventral tegmental area

2012 946 citations Jeremiah Y. Cohen, Sebastian Haesler et al. Nature profile →
Leptin Action on GABAergic Neurons Prevents Obesity and Reduces Inhibitory Tone to POMC Neurons

2011 910 citations Linh Vong, Chianping Ye et al. Neuron profile →
An excitatory paraventricular nucleus to AgRP neuron circuit that drives hunger

2014 473 citations Michael J. Krashes, Bhavik P. Shah et al. Nature profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Linh Vong United States	20	1.7k	1.5k	1.5k	993	968	21	4.1k
Pierre‐Yves Risold France	30	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	484 0.5×	600 0.6×	80	4.2k
Thomas S. Hnasko United States	35	1.2k 0.7×	3.0k 2.0×	1.3k 0.9×	745 0.8×	1.9k 2.0×	64	5.1k
Clifford B. Saper United States	17	2.8k 1.6×	1.3k 0.8×	2.3k 1.6×	802 0.8×	465 0.5×	19	5.2k
Joseph C. Madara United States	22	1.8k 1.0×	659 0.4×	847 0.6×	793 0.8×	358 0.4×	29	2.8k
Denis Burdakov United Kingdom	44	3.8k 2.2×	1.2k 0.8×	4.0k 2.7×	659 0.7×	672 0.7×	107	5.9k
Baoji Xu United States	44	927 0.5×	3.4k 2.2×	771 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	2.8k 2.9×	65	7.1k
Zongfang Yang United States	11	1.4k 0.8×	546 0.4×	578 0.4×	736 0.7×	349 0.4×	12	2.3k
Simon M. Luckman United Kingdom	39	2.7k 1.6×	1.6k 1.0×	509 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	750 0.8×	87	4.5k
John N. Campbell United States	20	1.3k 0.8×	471 0.3×	449 0.3×	879 0.9×	493 0.5×	34	2.5k
Denise Salvert France	30	1.7k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	2.0k 1.4×	544 0.5×	612 0.6×	51	3.9k

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Pleil, Kristen E., Garret D. Stuber, Thomas L. Kash, et al.. (2020). Presynaptic Inhibition of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Release in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis by Kappa Opioid Receptor Signaling. UNC Libraries.

DeChristopher, Brian A., Linh Vong, Allison Fedolak, et al.. (2019). Discovery of a small molecule RXFP3/4 agonist that increases food intake in rats upon acute central administration. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 29(8). 991–994. 20 indexed citations

Cheng, Longzhen, Bo Duan, Tianwen Huang, et al.. (2017). Identification of spinal circuits involved in touch-evoked dynamic mechanical pain. Nature Neuroscience. 20(6). 804–814. 149 indexed citations

Berglund, Eric D., Tiemin Liu, Xingxing Kong, et al.. (2014). Melanocortin 4 receptors in autonomic neurons regulate thermogenesis and glycemia. Nature Neuroscience. 17(7). 911–913. 104 indexed citations

Martin, Cecilia, Víctor M. Navarro, Serap Simavlı, et al.. (2014). Leptin-Responsive GABAergic Neurons Regulate Fertility through Pathways That Result in Reduced Kisspeptinergic Tone. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(17). 6047–6056. 67 indexed citations

Krashes, Michael J., Bhavik P. Shah, Joseph C. Madara, et al.. (2014). An excitatory paraventricular nucleus to AgRP neuron circuit that drives hunger. Nature. 507(7491). 238–242. 473 indexed citations breakdown →

Shah, Bhavik P., Linh Vong, David P. Olson, et al.. (2014). MC4R-expressing glutamatergic neurons in the paraventricular hypothalamus regulate feeding and are synaptically connected to the parabrachial nucleus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(36). 13193–13198. 170 indexed citations

Sohn, Jong‐Woo, Eric D. Berglund, Tiemin Liu, et al.. (2013). Melanocortin 4 Receptors Reciprocally Regulate Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Preganglionic Neurons. Cell. 152(3). 612–619. 175 indexed citations

Fujikawa, Teppei, Eric D. Berglund, Vishal R. Patel, et al.. (2013). Leptin Engages a Hypothalamic Neurocircuitry to Permit Survival in the Absence of Insulin. Cell Metabolism. 18(3). 431–444. 106 indexed citations

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Xu, Pin, Brad A. Grueter, Jeremiah K. Britt, et al.. (2013). Double deletion of melanocortin 4 receptors and SAPAP3 corrects compulsive behavior and obesity in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(26). 10759–10764. 39 indexed citations

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Lou, Shan, Bo Duan, Linh Vong, Bradford B. Lowell, & Qiufu Ma. (2013). Runx1 Controls Terminal Morphology and Mechanosensitivity of VGLUT3-expressing C-Mechanoreceptors. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(3). 870–882. 115 indexed citations

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Li, Chia, Kristen E. Pleil, Alice M. Stamatakis, et al.. (2012). Presynaptic Inhibition of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Release in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis by Kappa Opioid Receptor Signaling. Biological Psychiatry. 71(8). 725–732. 112 indexed citations

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Kong, Dong, Qingchun Tong, Chianping Ye, et al.. (2012). GABAergic RIP-Cre Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus Selectively Regulate Energy Expenditure. Cell. 151(3). 645–657. 181 indexed citations

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Anaclet, Christelle, Jian‐Sheng Lin, Ramalingam Vetrivelan, et al.. (2012). Identification and Characterization of a Sleep-Active Cell Group in the Rostral Medullary Brainstem. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(50). 17970–17976. 86 indexed citations

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Cohen, Jeremiah Y., Sebastian Haesler, Linh Vong, Bradford B. Lowell, & Naoshige Uchida. (2012). Neuron-type-specific signals for reward and punishment in the ventral tegmental area. Nature. 482(7383). 85–88. 946 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xu, Zhenhua, Junsong Gong, Debasish Maiti, et al.. (2012). MEF2C Ablation in Endothelial Cells Reduces Retinal Vessel Loss and Suppresses Pathologic Retinal Neovascularization in Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy. American Journal Of Pathology. 180(6). 2548–2560. 42 indexed citations

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Anaclet, Christelle, Ramalingam Vetrivelan, Linh Vong, et al.. (2011). Brainstem and Spinal Cord Circuitry Regulating REM Sleep and Muscle Atonia. PLoS ONE. 6(10). e24998–e24998. 107 indexed citations

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Vong, Linh, Chianping Ye, Zongfang Yang, et al.. (2011). Leptin Action on GABAergic Neurons Prevents Obesity and Reduces Inhibitory Tone to POMC Neurons. Neuron. 71(1). 142–154. 910 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vong, Linh, et al.. (2006). MEF2C is required for the normal allocation of cells between the ventricular and sinoatrial precursors of the primary heart field. Developmental Dynamics. 235(7). 1809–1821. 38 indexed citations

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Vong, Linh, Michael J. Ragusa, & John J. Schwarz. (2005). Generation of conditionalMef2cloxP/loxP mice for temporal- and tissue-specific analyses. genesis. 43(1). 43–48. 50 indexed citations

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