Ning Quan

9.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
107 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Ning Quan is a scholar working on Neurology, Immunology and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Quan has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Neurology, 44 papers in Immunology and 23 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ning Quan's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (45 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (35 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (23 papers). Ning Quan is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (45 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (35 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (23 papers). Ning Quan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Sweden. Ning Quan's co-authors include Jonathan P. Godbout, Damon J. DiSabato, Miles Herkenham, William A. Banks, Michael Whiteside, Xiaoyu Liu, John F. Sheridan, Clark M. Blatteis, Wenmin Lai and Jay M. Weiss and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ning Quan

102 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

Neuroinflammation: the devil is in the details

2016 1.1k citations Damon J. DiSabato, Ning Quan et al. profile →
Traumatic Brain Injury Causes Chronic Cortical Inflammation and Neuronal Dysfunction Mediated by Microglia

2021 258 citations Kristina G. Witcher, Chelsea E. Bray et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ning Quan United States	44	2.6k	1.6k	1.6k	1.6k	1.3k	107	7.1k
Mary P. Stenzel‐Poore United States	43	2.1k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	623 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	106	7.1k
Giamal N. Luheshi Canada	54	1.9k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	1.9k 1.4×	97	7.4k
Lisa E. Goehler United States	38	2.1k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	1.7k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	695 0.5×	64	8.0k
John A. Olschowka United States	48	3.0k 1.2×	872 0.5×	2.0k 1.3×	942 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	106	7.8k
Ruth M. Barrientos United States	40	2.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	803 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	530 0.4×	74	5.8k
Jan Pieter Konsman France	28	1.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	517 0.4×	67	7.3k
Patricia Parnet France	37	1.5k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	91	5.8k
Carmen Guaza Spain	54	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	959 0.7×	160	8.5k
Consuelo Guerri Spain	55	2.3k 0.9×	696 0.4×	2.8k 1.8×	1.1k 0.7×	653 0.5×	184	9.7k
Melvyn P. Heyes United States	50	1.4k 0.6×	2.1k 1.3×	1.5k 1.0×	3.5k 2.2×	620 0.5×	144	7.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ning Quan

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Quan, Ning, et al.. (2025). 33. HIỆU QUẢ CỦA HOẠT ĐỘNG HỌC TẬP TỰ ĐỊNH HƯỚNG CHO SINH VIÊN Y KHOA TRÊN MÔI TRƯỜNG MÔ PHỎNG LÂM SÀNG. 66(1).

Nemeth, Daniel P., et al.. (2025). Flavins and Flavoproteins in the Neuroimmune Landscape of Stress Sensitization and Major Depressive Disorder. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 18. 681–699. 1 indexed citations

Nemeth, Daniel P., Xiaoyu Liu, Michael L. Hawkins, et al.. (2025). Temporally-regulated genetic access to IL-1β-expressing cellular networks in homeostasis and following peripheral or central immune stimuli. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 131. 106177–106177.

Harrison, Neil A. & Ning Quan. (2024). The sixth sense: a commentary on: A body–brain circuit that regulates body inflammatory responses. 7. 100074–100074.

Quan, Ning, et al.. (2023). Complex Neuroimmune Involvement in Neurodevelopment: A Mini-Review. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 16. 2979–2991. 10 indexed citations

Watson, James, et al.. (2021). Inflammatory Regulation of CNS Barriers After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Tale Directed by Interleukin-1. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 688254–688254. 34 indexed citations

Freria, Camila Marques, Faith H. Brennan, David R. Sweet, et al.. (2020). Serial Systemic Injections of Endotoxin (LPS) Elicit Neuroprotective Spinal Cord Microglia through IL-1-Dependent Cross Talk with Endothelial Cells. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(47). 9103–9120. 24 indexed citations

DiSabato, Damon J., Daniel P. Nemeth, Xiaoyu Liu, et al.. (2020). Correction: Interleukin-1 receptor on hippocampal neurons drives social withdrawal and cognitive deficits after chronic social stress. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(9). 4783–4783. 2 indexed citations

Zhu, Ling, Xiaoyu Liu, Daniel P. Nemeth, et al.. (2019). Interleukin-1 causes CNS inflammatory cytokine expression via endothelia-microglia bi-cellular signaling. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 81. 292–304. 37 indexed citations

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Tarr, A.J., Qun Chen, Xiaoyu Liu, et al.. (2013). Controlled progressive innate immune stimulation regimen prevents the induction of sickness behavior in the open field test. Journal of Inflammation Research. 6. 91–91. 7 indexed citations

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Gouin, Jean‐Philippe, James Connors, Janice K. Kiecolt‐Glaser, et al.. (2010). Altered expression of circadian rhythm genes among individuals with a history of depression. Journal of Affective Disorders. 126(1-2). 161–166. 55 indexed citations

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Chen, Qun, Hao Zhang, Qiming Li, et al.. (2009). Three Promoters Regulate Tissue- and Cell Type-specific Expression of Murine Interleukin-1 Receptor Type I. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(13). 8703–8713. 11 indexed citations

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Ching, San, Hao Zhang, Natalya Belevych, et al.. (2007). Endothelial-Specific Knockdown of Interleukin-1 (IL-1) Type 1 Receptor Differentially Alters CNS Responses to IL-1 Depending on Its Route of Administration. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(39). 10476–10486. 125 indexed citations

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Chen, Rong, Michael R. Tilley, Hua Wei, et al.. (2006). Abolished cocaine reward in mice with a cocaine-insensitive dopamine transporter. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(24). 9333–9338. 215 indexed citations

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Bilbo, Staci D., Deborah L. Drazen, Ning Quan, Lingli He, & Randy J. Nelson. (2002). Short day lengths attenuate the symptoms of infection in Siberian hamsters. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 269(1490). 447–454. 114 indexed citations

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Quan, Ning, Jama Mhlanga, Michael Whiteside, Krister Kristensson, & Miles Herkenham. (2000). Chronic sodium salicylate treatment exacerbates brain neurodegeneration in rats infected with Trypanosoma brucei. Neuroscience. 96(1). 181–194. 16 indexed citations

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Quan, Ning, Michael Whiteside, & Miles Herkenham. (1998). Time course and localization patterns of interleukin-1β messenger rna expression in brain and pituitary after peripheral administration of lipopolysaccharide. Neuroscience. 83(1). 281–293. 273 indexed citations

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Weiss, Jay M., et al.. (1994). Widespread Activation and Consequences of Interleukin-1 in the Brain. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 741(1 Neuroimmunomo). 338–357. 29 indexed citations

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Weiss, Jay M., et al.. (1994). Widespread Activation and Consequences of Interleukin-1 in the Brain. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 741(1 Neuroimmunomo). 338–357. 2 indexed citations

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Blatteis, Clark M., Ning Quan, & Rebecca Howell. (1989). The organum vasculosum laminae terminalis ovlt is critical for fever induced in guinea pigs by blood borne cytokines. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 15(1). 718. 9 indexed citations

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