Mu‐ming Poo

42.0k total citations · 10 hit papers
219 papers, 30.1k citations indexed

About

Mu‐ming Poo is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Mu‐ming Poo has authored 219 papers receiving a total of 30.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 91 papers in Molecular Biology and 61 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Mu‐ming Poo's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (90 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (50 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (46 papers). Mu‐ming Poo is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (90 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (50 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (46 papers). Mu‐ming Poo collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Italy. Mu‐ming Poo's co-authors include Guo‐Qiang Bi, Yang Dan, Hyungju Park, Huizhong W. Tao, Qiang Zhou, Karunesh Ganguly, Richard A. Cone, Koichi J. Homma, Nancy Y. Ip and James Q. Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Mu‐ming Poo

214 papers receiving 29.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Synaptic Modifications in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons: Dependence on Spike Timing, Synaptic Strength, and Postsynaptic Cell Type

1998 3.3k citations Mu‐ming Poo et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Neurotrophin regulation of neural circuit development and function

2012 1.6k citations Hyungju Park, Mu‐ming Poo profile →
Neurotrophins as synaptic modulators

2001 1.5k citations Mu‐ming Poo profile →
Synaptic Modification by Correlated Activity: Hebb's Postulate Revisited

2001 1.1k citations Mu‐ming Poo et al. profile →
Shrinkage of Dendritic Spines Associated with Long-Term Depression of Hippocampal Synapses

2004 826 citations Qiang Zhou, Mu‐ming Poo et al. Neuron profile →
Spike Timing-Dependent Plasticity of Neural Circuits

2004 749 citations Yang Dan, Mu‐ming Poo Neuron profile →
Potentiation of developing neuromuscular synapses by the neurotrophins NT-3 and BDNF

1993 665 citations Mu‐ming Poo et al. Nature profile →
A critical window for cooperation and competition among developing retinotectal synapses

1998 663 citations Huizhong W. Tao, Mu‐ming Poo et al. Nature profile →
GABA Itself Promotes the Developmental Switch of Neuronal GABAergic Responses from Excitation to Inhibition

2001 555 citations Karunesh Ganguly, Scott T. Wong et al. Cell profile →
Lateral diffusion of rhodopsin in the photoreceptor membrane

1974 465 citations Mu‐ming Poo, Richard A. Cone Nature profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mu‐ming Poo

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mesoscopic mapping of the brain: From rodents to primates 2025 ·Cell ·(unknown), Qingming Luo, Mu‐ming Poo	0
2	Biphasic regulation of epigenetic state by matrix stiffness during cell reprogramming 2024 ·Science Advances ·Yang Song, Jennifer Soto, (unknown), (unknown), Tyler Hoffman, (unknown), Sam C. P. Norris, Julia Chu, Hyungju Park, (unknown), Cheen Euong Ang, Marius Wernig, Andrea M. Kasko, Timothy L. Downing, Mu‐ming Poo, Song Li	18
3	Large language models and brain-inspired general intelligence 2023 ·National Science Review ·Bo Xu, Mu‐ming Poo	14
4	Reduction of Intracellular Tension and Cell Adhesion Promotes Open Chromatin Structure and Enhances Cell Reprogramming 2023 ·Advanced Science ·Jennifer Soto, Yang Song, (unknown), (unknown), Hyungju Park, (unknown), Peng‐Yuan Wang, Tyler Hoffman, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Julia Chu, Mu‐ming Poo, Timothy L. Downing, Amy C. Rowat, Song Li	18
5	Stability and dynamics of dendritic spines in macaque prefrontal cortex 2022 ·National Science Review ·Ming Chen, (unknown), Mu‐ming Poo, Yang Yang	11
6	Local homogeneity of tonotopic organization in the primary auditory cortex of marmosets 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Huanhuan Zeng, Junfeng Huang, Ming Chen, Yunqing Wen, Zhiming Shen, Mu‐ming Poo	15
7	Mirror-Induced Self-Directed Behaviors in Rhesus Monkeys after Visual-Somatosensory Training 2015 ·Current Biology ·(unknown), Fang Qin, Shikun Zhang, Mu‐ming Poo, Neng Gong	63
8	Axon position within the corpus callosum determines contralateral cortical projection 2013 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jing Zhou, Yunqing Wen, Liang She, Yanan Sui, Lu Liu, Linda J. Richards, Mu‐ming Poo	74
9	Activity-Dependent Neural Plasticity from Bench to Bedside 2013 ·Neuron ·Karunesh Ganguly, Mu‐ming Poo	137
10	Semaphorin3A Regulates Neuronal Polarization by Suppressing Axon Formation and Promoting Dendrite Growth 2011 ·Neuron ·Maya Shelly, Laura Cancedda, Byung Kook Lim, Andrei T. Popescu, Pei‐Lin Cheng, Hongfeng Gao, Mu‐ming Poo	171
11	Burst Spiking of a Single Cortical Neuron Modifies Global Brain State 2009 ·Science ·(unknown), Mu‐ming Poo, Yang Dan	172
12	Long-range retrograde spread of LTP and LTD from optic tectum to retina 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jiulin Du, Hongping Wei, Zuoren Wang, Scott T. Wong, Mu‐ming Poo	34
13	Axon Initiation and Growth Cone Turning on Bound Protein Gradients 2009 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Jianning Mai, (unknown), Huijun Gao, Xiang Zhang, Mu‐ming Poo	102
14	Ca²⁺-Dependent Regulation of Rho GTPases Triggers Turning of Nerve Growth Cones 2005 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Ming Jin, (unknown), (unknown), Gang Chen, Chuntao Zhao, Kai Cui, Yuanquan Song, Chien-ping Wu, Mu‐ming Poo, Xiao‐bing Yuan	101
15	Reversal and Stabilization of Synaptic Modifications in a Developing Visual System 2003 ·Science ·Qiang Zhou, Huizhong W. Tao, Mu‐ming Poo	117
16	Potentiation of Developing Synapses by Postsynaptic Release of Neurotrophin-4 1997 ·Neuron ·Xinhao Wang, Mu‐ming Poo	160
17	Turning of nerve growth cones induced by neurotransmitters 1994 ·Nature ·James Q. Zheng, (unknown), John A. Connor, Mu‐ming Poo	483
18	Protein Diffusion in Cell Membranes: Some Biological Implications 1984 ·International review of cytology ·Michael A. McCloskey, Mu‐ming Poo	95
19	Relations between ameboid movement and membrane-controlled electrical currents. 1977 ·The Journal of General Physiology ·Richard Nuccitelli, Mu‐ming Poo, L. F. Jaffe	62
20	Lateral diffusion of rhodopsin in the photoreceptor membrane breakdown → 1974 ·Nature ·Mu‐ming Poo, Richard A. Cone	465

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