Ning Qian

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
82 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Ning Qian is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Qian has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 21 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ning Qian's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (48 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (30 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (14 papers). Ning Qian is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (48 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (30 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (14 papers). Ning Qian collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Ning Qian's co-authors include RA Andersen, A.A. Schoups, Guy A. Orban, Rufin Vogels, T. J. Sejnowski, Andrew F. Teich, Yudong Zhu, Nestor Matthews, Richard A. Andersen and David C. Bradley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Ning Qian

78 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

On the momentum term in gradient descent learning algorithms

1999 1.4k citations Ning Qian profile →
Practising orientation identification improves orientation coding in V1 neurons

2001 660 citations Ning Qian et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ning Qian United States	28	3.0k	978	898	709	441	82	4.8k
David J. Field United States	24	4.0k 1.3×	3.3k 3.4×	706 0.8×	1.4k 2.0×	451 1.0×	45	8.7k
Jagath C. Rajapakse Singapore	37	2.4k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	424 0.5×	1.0k 1.5×	1.4k 3.2×	214	7.7k
Marc M. Van Hulle Belgium	35	2.1k 0.7×	730 0.7×	671 0.7×	819 1.2×	166 0.4×	258	4.0k
Ennio Mingolla United States	34	3.9k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	493 0.5×	456 0.6×	216 0.5×	107	4.9k
Felix A. Wichmann Germany	32	4.6k 1.5×	1.2k 1.3×	303 0.3×	847 1.2×	268 0.6×	119	6.6k
Tom T. Hartley United States	42	3.7k 1.2×	484 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	411 0.6×	119 0.3×	190	8.7k
John H. Reynolds United States	32	8.7k 2.9×	919 0.9×	2.6k 2.9×	1.6k 2.3×	729 1.7×	128	11.9k
D.H. Ballard United States	23	2.9k 1.0×	3.3k 3.3×	307 0.3×	946 1.3×	974 2.2×	64	9.1k
Yuanqing Li China	45	3.7k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	1.6k 1.8×	834 1.2×	150 0.3×	230	6.8k
Alexander Kraskov United Kingdom	30	3.5k 1.2×	365 0.4×	1.0k 1.1×	999 1.4×	532 1.2×	45	6.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Ning Qian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ning Qian

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ning Qian

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

All Works

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Wang, Xiao, et al.. (2025). A circuit model for transsaccadic space updating and mislocalization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(21). e2422911122–e2422911122. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Dandan, et al.. (2025). A comparative analysis of three risk assessment scales for predicting venous thromboembolism in traumatic brain injury patients. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 11623–11623.

Li, Yao, et al.. (2024). Active-passive hybrid feed rate control systems in CNC machining: Mitigating force fluctuations and enhancing tool life. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 77. 184–195. 7 indexed citations

He, Min, Kejing Li, Ning Qian, et al.. (2023). Novel insights into the effects of 5-hydroxymethfurural on genomic instability and phenotypic evolution using a yeast model. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 90(1). e0164923–e0164923. 4 indexed citations

Qian, Ning, et al.. (2022). Interaction of aging and Immunosenescence: New therapeutic targets of aging. International Immunopharmacology. 113(Pt A). 109397–109397. 6 indexed citations

Qian, Ning, Weisheng Dong, Xin Li, Jinjian Wu, & Guangming Shi. (2021). Uncertainty-Driven Loss for Single Image Super-Resolution. Neural Information Processing Systems. 34. 28 indexed citations

Qian, Ning, Weisheng Dong, Guangming Shi, Leida Li, & Xin Li. (2020). Accurate and Lightweight Image Super-Resolution With Model-Guided Deep Unfolding Network. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing. 15(2). 240–252. 46 indexed citations

Wu, Jianhua, Hong Xu, Peter Dayan, & Ning Qian. (2009). The Role of Background Statistics in Face Adaptation. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(39). 12035–12044. 7 indexed citations

Qian, Ning, et al.. (2007). Solving da Vinci stereopsis with depth-edge-selective V2 cells. Vision Research. 47(20). 2585–2602. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuzhi, et al.. (2004). Effects of attention on motion repulsion. Vision Research. 45(10). 1329–1339. 19 indexed citations

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Delicato, Louise & Ning Qian. (2004). Is depth perception of stereo plaids predicted by intersection of constraints, vector average or second-order feature?. Vision Research. 45(1). 75–89. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Y, Nestor Matthews, & Ning Qian. (2002). Attention Affects Motion Repulsion. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 43(13). 3870–3870. 1 indexed citations

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Matthews, Nestor, et al.. (2002). Model for stochastic-resonance-type behavior in sensory perception. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 65(3). 31904–31904. 18 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuzhi, et al.. (2001). Motion rivalry impairs motion repulsion. Vision Research. 41(27). 3639–3647. 15 indexed citations

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Qian, Ning, et al.. (2000). A physiologically-based explanation of disparity attraction and repulsion. Vision Research. 40(21). 2999–3016. 17 indexed citations

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Matthews, Nestor, Bard J. Geesaman, & Ning Qian. (2000). The dependence of motion repulsion and rivalry on the distance between moving elements. Vision Research. 40(15). 2025–2036. 6 indexed citations

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Matthews, Nestor, Zili Liu, Bard J. Geesaman, & Ning Qian. (1999). Perceptual learning on orientation and direction discrimination. Vision Research. 39(22). 3692–3701. 55 indexed citations

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Geesaman, Bard J. & Ning Qian. (1998). The effect of complex motion pattern on speed perception. Vision Research. 38(9). 1223–1231. 26 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yudong & Ning Qian. (1996). Binocular Receptive Field Models, Disparity Tuning, and Characteristic Disparity. Neural Computation. 8(8). 1611–1641. 55 indexed citations

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Geesaman, Bard J. & Ning Qian. (1996). A Novel Speed Illusion Involving Expansion and Rotation Patterns. Vision Research. 36(20). 3281–3292. 31 indexed citations

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