Mingshan Xue

6.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
36 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Mingshan Xue is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mingshan Xue has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 12 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Mingshan Xue's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (11 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers). Mingshan Xue is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (11 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers). Mingshan Xue collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Mingshan Xue's co-authors include Massimo Scanziani, Carsten K. Pfeffer, Miao He, Z. Josh Huang, Christian Rosenmund, Bassam V. Atallah, Huda Y. Zoghbi, Kerstin Reim, Jeffrey L. Neul and Rodney C. Samaco and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Mingshan Xue

34 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Inhibition of inhibition in visual cortex: the logic of connections between molecularly distinct interneurons

2013 918 citations Mingshan Xue, Massimo Scanziani et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Dysfunction in GABA signalling mediates autism-like stereotypies and Rett syndrome phenotypes

2010 901 citations Hsiao-Tuan Chao, Hongmei Chen et al. Nature profile →
Equalizing excitation–inhibition ratios across visual cortical neurons

2014 497 citations Mingshan Xue, Bassam V. Atallah et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mingshan Xue United States	26	2.2k	1.9k	1.7k	901	821	36	4.3k
Michael A. Sutton United States	31	3.0k 1.4×	2.5k 1.3×	1.1k 0.6×	651 0.7×	615 0.7×	50	4.6k
Yann Humeau France	26	2.4k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	520 0.6×	411 0.5×	49	3.8k
Pietro Baldelli Italy	40	2.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	562 0.3×	685 0.8×	427 0.5×	83	3.9k
Tianyi Mao United States	21	3.1k 1.4×	1.5k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	480 0.5×	219 0.3×	37	4.6k
Masamichi Ohkura Japan	28	2.3k 1.1×	2.6k 1.4×	999 0.6×	547 0.6×	310 0.4×	66	5.2k
Zhanyan Fu United States	33	2.0k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	395 0.4×	1.4k 1.7×	44	4.2k
Reed C. Carroll United States	26	3.8k 1.7×	3.2k 1.7×	1.3k 0.7×	701 0.8×	624 0.8×	34	5.3k
Hiroyuki Okuno Japan	33	2.7k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	350 0.4×	458 0.6×	81	4.7k
Laura Cancedda Italy	34	2.5k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	912 0.5×	446 0.5×	544 0.7×	73	4.4k
Gavin Rumbaugh United States	40	3.4k 1.6×	3.6k 1.9×	1.5k 0.9×	724 0.8×	1.3k 1.6×	71	6.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xue, Mingshan, et al.. (2025). Breaking the Synaptic Vesicle Cycle: Mechanistic Insights into Presynaptic Dysfunctions in Epilepsy. Epiliepsy currents. 25(2). 119–124.

Saber, Saber H., Benjamin J. Matthews, Rachel S. Gormal, et al.. (2024). The DDHD2-STXBP1 interaction mediates long-term memory via generation of saturated free fatty acids. The EMBO Journal. 43(4). 533–567. 15 indexed citations

Kim, Joo Hyun, Wu Chen, Armando Rivera, et al.. (2024). GABAergic/Glycinergic and Glutamatergic Neurons Mediate Distinct Neurodevelopmental Phenotypes ofSTXBP1Encephalopathy. Journal of Neuroscience. 44(14). e1806232024–e1806232024. 3 indexed citations

Lee, Dongwon, Wu Chen, Armand Soriano, et al.. (2023). Antisense oligonucleotide therapy rescues disturbed brain rhythms and sleep in juvenile and adult mouse models of Angelman syndrome. eLife. 12. 12 indexed citations

Schultz, Rebecca, Elaine Seto, William J. Craigen, et al.. (2023). PAK1 c.1409 T > a (p. Leu470Gln) de novo variant affects the protein kinase domain, leading to epilepsy, macrocephaly, spastic quadriplegia, and hydrocephalus: Case report and review of the literature. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 191(6). 1619–1625. 4 indexed citations

Govorunova, Elena G., Oleg A. Sineshchekov, Hai Li, et al.. (2022). Kalium channelrhodopsins are natural light-gated potassium channels that mediate optogenetic inhibition. Nature Neuroscience. 25(7). 967–974. 74 indexed citations

Fan, Shengjie, Yuanzhong Xu, Yungang Lu, et al.. (2021). A neural basis for brain leptin action on reducing type 1 diabetic hyperglycemia. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2662–2662. 18 indexed citations

Ogawa, Yuki, Anithachristy S. Arumanayagam, Juan A. Osés-Prieto, et al.. (2021). Ankyrin-R regulates fast-spiking interneuron excitability through perineuronal nets and Kv3.1b K+ channels. eLife. 10. 36 indexed citations

Xu, Yuanzhong, Ryan M. Cassidy, Yungang Lu, et al.. (2020). Paraventricular hypothalamus mediates diurnal rhythm of metabolism. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3794–3794. 43 indexed citations

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Zhu, Canjun, Zhiying Jiang, Yuanzhong Xu, et al.. (2020). Profound and redundant functions of arcuate neurons in obesity development. Nature Metabolism. 2(8). 763–774. 79 indexed citations

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Yang, Haichuan, Yu Zhao, Wu Chen, et al.. (2018). A Robust AUC Maximization Framework With Simultaneous Outlier Detection and Feature Selection for Positive-Unlabeled Classification. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. 30(10). 3072–3083. 27 indexed citations

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Yin, Jiani, Wu Chen, Sirena Soriano, et al.. (2018). Otud7a Knockout Mice Recapitulate Many Neurological Features of 15q13.3 Microdeletion Syndrome. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 102(2). 296–308. 53 indexed citations

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Xue, Mingshan, et al.. (2017). Inhibition of α5 subunit‐containing GABA_A receptors facilitated spinal nociceptive transmission and plasticity. European Journal of Pain. 21(6). 1061–1071. 11 indexed citations

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Yin, Jiani, Wu Chen, Hongxing Yang, Mingshan Xue, & Christian P. Schaaf. (2017). Chrna7 deficient mice manifest no consistent neuropsychiatric and behavioral phenotypes. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 39941–39941. 36 indexed citations

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Xue, Mingshan, Bassam V. Atallah, & Massimo Scanziani. (2014). Equalizing excitation–inhibition ratios across visual cortical neurons. Nature. 511(7511). 596–600. 497 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xue, Mingshan, Timothy K. Craig, Ok-Ho Shin, et al.. (2010). Structural and Mutational Analysis of Functional Differentiation between Synaptotagmins-1 and -7. PLoS ONE. 5(9). e12544–e12544. 25 indexed citations

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Chao, Hsiao-Tuan, Hongmei Chen, Rodney C. Samaco, et al.. (2010). Dysfunction in GABA signalling mediates autism-like stereotypies and Rett syndrome phenotypes. Nature. 468(7321). 263–269. 901 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xue, Mingshan, Hongmei Chen, Nils Brose, et al.. (2008). Complexins facilitate neurotransmitter release at excitatory and inhibitory synapses in mammalian central nervous system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(22). 7875–7880. 108 indexed citations

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Bao, Hong, Monica L. Berlanga, Mingshan Xue, et al.. (2007). The atypical cadherin flamingo regulates synaptogenesis and helps prevent axonal and synaptic degeneration in Drosophila. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 34(4). 662–678. 25 indexed citations

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Sherwood, Nina Tang, Qi Sun, Mingshan Xue, Bing Zhang, & Kai Zinn. (2004). Drosophila Spastin Regulates Synaptic Microtubule Networks and Is Required for Normal Motor Function. PLoS Biology. 2(12). e429–e429. 199 indexed citations

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