Longzhen Cheng

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Longzhen Cheng is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Longzhen Cheng has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Physiology, 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Longzhen Cheng's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (12 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (5 papers). Longzhen Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (12 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (5 papers). Longzhen Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Bulgaria. Longzhen Cheng's co-authors include Qiufu Ma, Bo Duan, Lidia García‐Campmany, Martyn Goulding, Olivier Britz, Yun Wang, Steeve Bourane, Yu‐Qiu Zhang, Xiangyu Ren and Bradford B. Lowell and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Longzhen Cheng

20 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Identification of Spinal Circuits Transmitting and Gating... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Identification of Spinal Circuits Transmitting and Gating Mechanical Pain
    2014 405 citations Bo Duan, Longzhen Cheng et al. Cell profile →

Peers

Longzhen Cheng
Kieran A. Boyle United Kingdom
Daisuke Uta Japan
Shao-Qiu He United States
Takeshi Kaneko Japan
Rita Bardoni Italy
Sergey G. Khasabov United States
Pablo R. Brumovsky Argentina
Alla Khodorova United States
Keiichiro Okamoto Japan
Renée R. Donahue United States
Kieran A. Boyle United Kingdom
Longzhen Cheng
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Longzhen Cheng

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dong, Dong, Feng Du, Chao Guo, et al.. (2024). Central control of opioid-induced mechanical hypersensitivity and tolerance in mice. Neuron. 112(23). 3897–3923.e10. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Xi, Quan Ma, Dong Dong, et al.. (2023). Identification of brain-to-spinal circuits controlling the laterality and duration of mechanical allodynia in mice. Cell Reports. 42(4). 112300–112300. 8 indexed citations
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Ma, Quan, Dong Dong, Huiling Xu, et al.. (2023). Microglial Depletion does not Affect the Laterality of Mechanical Allodynia in Mice. Neuroscience Bulletin. 39(8). 1229–1245. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yifan, Qian Li, Yiming Shao, et al.. (2019). Developmental exposure to mercury chloride impairs social behavior in male offspring dependent on genetic background and maternal autoimmune environment. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 370. 1–13. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Qian, Peng Zhang, Yifan Zhao, et al.. (2018). Mercury impact on hematopoietic stem cells is regulated by IFNγ-dependent bone marrow-resident macrophages in mice. Toxicology Letters. 295. 54–63. 17 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yifan, Qian Li, Yiming Shao, et al.. (2018). Cadmium Activates Noncanonical Wnt Signaling to Impair Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function in Mice. Toxicological Sciences. 165(1). 254–266. 23 indexed citations
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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
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Duan, Bo, Longzhen Cheng, & Qiufu Ma. (2017). Spinal Circuits Transmitting Mechanical Pain and Itch. Neuroscience Bulletin. 34(1). 186–193. 88 indexed citations
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Bourane, Steeve, Bo Duan, Stephanie C. Koch, et al.. (2015). Gate control of mechanical itch by a subpopulation of spinal cord interneurons. Science. 350(6260). 550–554. 211 indexed citations
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Wan, Li, Xu Liu, Zheng Wu, et al.. (2014). Activation of extrasynaptic GABAA receptors inhibits cyclothiazide-induced epileptiform activity in hippocampal CA1 neurons. Neuroscience Bulletin. 30(5). 866–876. 15 indexed citations
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Duan, Bo, Longzhen Cheng, Steeve Bourane, et al.. (2014). Identification of Spinal Circuits Transmitting and Gating Mechanical Pain. Cell. 159(6). 1417–1432. 405 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Weiwei, Longzhen Cheng, Zui Zou, et al.. (2014). (R)‐alpha‐methylhistamine Suppresses Inhibitory Neurotransmission in Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neurons Counteracting Propofol‐Induced Amnesia in Rats. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 20(9). 851–859. 9 indexed citations
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Lü, Ning, et al.. (2012). Involvement of ryanodine receptors in tetanic sciatic stimulation‐induced long‐term potentiation of spinal dorsal horn and persistent pain in rats. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 90(5). 1096–1104. 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Meng‐Ling, Hong Cao, Yu‐Xia Chu, et al.. (2012). Role of P2X7 Receptor-Mediated IL-18/IL-18R Signaling in Morphine Tolerance: Multiple Glial-Neuronal Dialogues in the Rat Spinal Cord. Journal of Pain. 13(10). 945–958. 75 indexed citations
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Cheng, Longzhen, et al.. (2011). Enhanced Inhibitory Synaptic Transmission in the Spinal Dorsal Horn Mediates Antinociceptive Effects of TC-2559. Molecular Pain. 7. 56–56. 14 indexed citations
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Cheng, Longzhen, Ning Lü, Yu‐Qiu Zhang, & Zhi‐Qi Zhao. (2010). Ryanodine Receptors Contribute to the Induction of Nociceptive Input-Evoked Long-Term Potentiation in the Rat Spinal Cord Slice. Molecular Pain. 6. 1–1. 92 indexed citations
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Li, Tingting, Wen-Hua Ren, Xiao Xiao, et al.. (2009). NMDA NR2A and NR2B receptors in the rostral anterior cingulate cortex contribute to pain-related aversion in male rats. Pain. 146(1). 183–193. 53 indexed citations

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