Mei Zhen

8.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Mei Zhen is a scholar working on Aging, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Mei Zhen has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Aging, 43 papers in Molecular Biology and 42 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Mei Zhen's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (63 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (30 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (25 papers). Mei Zhen is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (63 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (30 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (25 papers). Mei Zhen collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. Mei Zhen's co-authors include Yishi Jin, Shangbang Gao, Wesley Hung, Aravinthan D. T. Samuel, Taizo Kawano, Michelle D. Po, J. Gage Crump, Cornelia I. Bargmann, Edward H. Liao and Ben Mulcahy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Mei Zhen

91 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Connectomes across development reveal principles of brain maturation

2021 200 citations Daniel Witvliet, Ben Mulcahy et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	High antigen-presenting CAF levels correlate with reduced glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis-heparan sulfate/heparin metabolism in immune cells and poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: Insights from bulk and single-cell transcriptome profiling 2025 ·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·Siliang Wang, (unknown), Mei Zhen, Wen‐Lian Chen, Yu‐Shui Ma	2
2	A tonically active master neuron modulates mutually exclusive motor states at two timescales 2024 ·Science Advances ·Jun Meng, Tosif Ahamed, Bin Yu, Wesley Hung, (unknown), (unknown), Yongning Zhang, Quan Wen, Thomas Boulin, Shangbang Gao, Mei Zhen	6
3	Functional imaging and quantification of multineuronal olfactory responses in C. elegans 2023 ·Science Advances ·Albert Lin, Shanshan Qin, (unknown), Min Wu, Wesley Hung, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Vivek Venkatachalam, Cengiz Pehlevan, Mei Zhen, Aravinthan D. T. Samuel	19
4	Extrasynaptic signaling enables an asymmetric juvenile motor circuit to produce symmetric undulation 2022 ·Current Biology ·Yangning Lu, Tosif Ahamed, Ben Mulcahy, Jun Meng, Daniel Witvliet, Sihui Asuka Guan, Douglas Holmyard, Wesley Hung, Quan Wen, Andrew Chisholm, Aravinthan D. T. Samuel, Mei Zhen	10
5	Post-embryonic remodeling of the C. elegans motor circuit 2022 ·Current Biology ·Ben Mulcahy, Daniel Witvliet, James K. Mitchell, Richard Schalek, Daniel R. Berger, Yuelong Wu, Doug Holmyard, Yangning Lu, Tosif Ahamed, Aravinthan D. T. Samuel, Andrew Chisholm, Jeff W. Lichtman, Mei Zhen	13
6	Connectomes across development reveal principles of brain maturation breakdown → 2021 ·Nature ·Daniel Witvliet, Ben Mulcahy, James K. Mitchell, Yaron Meirovitch, Daniel R. Berger, Yuelong Wu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Douglas Holmyard, Richard Schalek, Nir Shavit, Andrew Chisholm, Jeff W. Lichtman, Aravinthan D. T. Samuel, Mei Zhen	200
7	Real-time volumetric reconstruction of biological dynamics with light-field microscopy and deep learning 2021 ·Nature Methods ·Zhaoqiang Wang, Lanxin Zhu, Hao Zhang, Guo Li, (unknown), Yi Li, Yicong Yang, Yichen Ding, Mei Zhen, Shangbang Gao, Tzung K. Hsiai, Peng Fei	145
8	Overexpression of an ALS-associated FUS mutation in C. elegans disrupts NMJ morphology and leads to defective neuromuscular transmission 2020 ·Biology Open ·Sebastian M. Markert, (unknown), Bin Yu, Ben Mulcahy, Mei Zhen, Shangbang Gao, Michael Sendtner, Christian Stigloher	25
9	Efficient and cost‐effective 3D cellular imaging by sub‐voxel‐resolving light‐sheet add‐on microscopy 2020 ·Journal of Biophotonics ·Fang Zhao, Yicong Yang, Yi Li, Hao Jiang, (unknown), Tingting Yu, Xuechun Wang, (unknown), Hao Zhang, (unknown), Sheng Liu, Mei Zhen, Dan Zhu, Shangbang Gao, Peng Fei	12
10	Open syntaxin overcomes exocytosis defects of diverse mutants in C. elegans 2020 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Bin Yu, (unknown), Karolina P. Stepien, (unknown), Xiaoyu Xie, Liping Han, Philippe P. Monnier, Mei Zhen, Josep Rizo, Shangbang Gao, Shuzo Sugita	15
11	C. elegans neurons have functional dendritic spines 2019 ·eLife ·(unknown), Ben Mulcahy, (unknown), Sierra Palumbos, Mei Zhen, David M. Miller	23
12	A 3D culture model of innervated human skeletal muscle enables studies of the adult neuromuscular junction 2019 ·eLife ·Mohsen Afshar Bakooshli, Ethan S. Lippmann, Ben Mulcahy, Nisha Iyer, Christine T. O. Nguyen, Kayee Tung, Bryan A. Stewart, (unknown), Tobias Fuehrmann, Molly S. Shoichet, Anne Bigot, Elena Pegoraro, Henry Ahn, Howard J. Ginsberg, Mei Zhen, Randolph S. Ashton, Penney M. Gilbert	187
13	Gain-of-function mutations in the UNC-2/CaV2α channel lead to excitation-dominant synaptic transmission in Caenorhabditis elegans 2019 ·eLife ·(unknown), Jennifer K. Pirri, Diego Rayes, Shangbang Gao, Ben Mulcahy, Jeff Grant, Yasunori Saheki, Michael M. Francis, Mei Zhen, Mark J. Alkema	22
14	Descending pathway facilitates undulatory wave propagation in Caenorhabditis elegans through gap junctions 2018 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Jing Huo, (unknown), Michelle D. Po, Taizo Kawano, Yangning Lu, Min Wu, Mei Zhen, Quan Wen	41
15	Conformational states of syntaxin-1 govern the necessity of N-peptide binding in exocytosis of PC12 cells and Caenorhabditis elegans 2015 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·(unknown), Na‐Ryum Bin, Maaran Michael Rajah, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Matthew J. Smith, Philippe P. Monnier, Mitsuhiko Ikura, Mei Zhen, Shuzo Sugita	10
16	A Caenorhabditis elegans developmental decision requires insulin signaling-mediated neuron-intestine communication 2014 ·Development ·Wesley Hung, Ying Wang, Jyothsna Chitturi, Mei Zhen	74
17	NLF-1 Delivers a Sodium Leak Channel to Regulate Neuronal Excitability and Modulate Rhythmic Locomotion 2013 ·Neuron ·Lin Xie, Shangbang Gao, (unknown), Kyota Aoyagi, Ying Wang, Jennifer K. Griffin, Igor Štagljar, Shinya Nagamatsu, Mei Zhen	66
18	Caenorhabditis elegansFlamingo Cadherinfmi-1Regulates GABAergic Neuronal Development 2012 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Elvis Huarcaya Najarro, (unknown), Mei Zhen, (unknown), Alexandr Goncharov, Gian Garriga, Erik A. Lundquist, Yishi Jin, Brian D. Ackley	37
19	ALS mutations in FUS cause neuronal dysfunction and death in Caenorhabditis elegans by a dominant gain-of-function mechanism 2011 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Tetsuro Murakami, Seung‐Pil Yang, Lin Xie, Taizo Kawano, (unknown), (unknown), Christopher Böhm, Fusheng Chen, Janice Robertson, Hiroshi Suzuki, Gian Gaetano Tartaglia, Michele Vendruscolo, Gabriele S. Kaminski Schierle, Fiona T.S. Chan, Aileen M. Moloney, Damian C. Crowther, Clemens F. Kaminski, Mei Zhen, Peter St George‐Hyslop	102
20	Enhancing Effect of Monosialoganglioside GM1 on Learning and Memory in Aged Rats 1993 ·科学通报(英文版) ·Jin Zheng, Mei Zhen	1

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