Ningfei Li

5.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
51 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Ningfei Li is a scholar working on Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ningfei Li has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Neurology, 17 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ningfei Li's work include Neurological disorders and treatments (32 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (13 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (10 papers). Ningfei Li is often cited by papers focused on Neurological disorders and treatments (32 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (13 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (10 papers). Ningfei Li collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and China. Ningfei Li's co-authors include Andreas Horn, Andrea A. Kühn, Todd M. Herrington, Siobhán Ewert, Qianqian Fang, Johannes Vorwerk, Gregor Wenzel, Wolf‐Julian Neumann, D. Louis Collins and M. Mallar Chakravarty and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Ningfei Li

48 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Lead-DBS v2: Towards a comprehensive pipeline for deep brain stimulation imaging

2018 474 citations Andreas Horn, Ningfei Li et al. NeuroImage profile →
Connectivity Predicts deep brain stimulation outcome in Parkinson disease

2017 442 citations Andreas Horn, Martin M. Reich et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
Toward defining deep brain stimulation targets in MNI space: A subcortical atlas based on multimodal MRI, histology and structural connectivity

2017 403 citations Siobhán Ewert, Ningfei Li et al. NeuroImage profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ningfei Li Germany	22	2.1k	924	823	565	499	51	2.8k
Bomin Sun China	31	1.6k 0.8×	747 0.8×	624 0.8×	498 0.9×	220 0.4×	192	2.8k
Yongjie Li China	20	853 0.4×	528 0.6×	401 0.5×	335 0.6×	167 0.3×	127	1.7k
Jean‐Philippe Azulay France	31	2.0k 0.9×	858 0.9×	437 0.5×	315 0.6×	170 0.3×	107	2.8k
Pramod Kumar Pal India	33	3.0k 1.5×	1.3k 1.4×	651 0.8×	517 0.9×	556 1.1×	316	4.2k
Beom S. Jeon South Korea	33	2.3k 1.1×	867 0.9×	340 0.4×	421 0.7×	185 0.4×	99	3.0k
Tanja Schmitz‐Hübsch Germany	21	1.1k 0.5×	927 1.0×	320 0.4×	278 0.5×	195 0.4×	80	2.2k
Alan Whone United Kingdom	26	2.0k 1.0×	1.0k 1.1×	373 0.5×	285 0.5×	110 0.2×	66	2.8k
Leo Verhagen Metman United States	35	2.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.7×	379 0.5×	319 0.6×	168 0.3×	95	3.4k
Juan Pablo Romero Spain	23	705 0.3×	568 0.6×	371 0.5×	143 0.3×	151 0.3×	84	1.6k
Steven B. Wilkinson United States	30	2.5k 1.2×	1.6k 1.8×	694 0.8×	450 0.8×	119 0.2×	48	3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ningfei Li

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Ningfei, Zixiao Yin, Zehua Zhao, et al.. (2025). Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for cranial-cervical dystonia: optimal stimulation sites and networks. Brain stimulation. 18(5). 1539–1550.

Li, Dong, Yuling Zhang, Xiaosi Su, Jili Wang, & Ningfei Li. (2025). Seasonal freeze-thaw significantly alters the distinct aquifers solute transport, microbial community assembly patterns, and molecular ecological networks in the hyporheic zone. Water Research. 281. 123555–123555. 1 indexed citations

Elias, Gavin J.B., Jürgen Germann, Suresh E. Joel, et al.. (2024). A large normative connectome for exploring the tractographic correlates of focal brain interventions. Scientific Data. 11(1). 353–353. 10 indexed citations

Rorden, Chris, Matthew Webster, Christopher L. Drake, et al.. (2024). niimath and fslmaths: replication as a method to enhance popular neuroimaging tools. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 4 indexed citations

Li, Ningfei, et al.. (2023). Hydrogeochemical changes during artificial groundwater well recharge. The Science of The Total Environment. 900. 165778–165778. 16 indexed citations

Butenko, Konstantin, Ningfei Li, Clemens Neudorfer, et al.. (2022). Linking profiles of pathway activation with clinical motor improvements – A retrospective computational study. NeuroImage Clinical. 36. 103185–103185. 4 indexed citations

Sisterson, Nathaniel, Vasileios Kokkinos, Alexandra Urban, Ningfei Li, & R. Mark Richardson. (2022). Responsive neurostimulation of the thalamus improves seizure control in idiopathic generalised epilepsy: initial case series. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 93(5). 491–498. 49 indexed citations

Goede, Lukas L., Vincent J.J. Odekerken, Qiang Wang, et al.. (2021). Subthalamic and pallidal deep brain stimulation: are we modulating the same network?. Brain. 145(1). 251–262. 39 indexed citations

Zhao, Tong, et al.. (2021). Magnetorheological damper temperature characteristics and control-oriented temperature-revised model. Smart Materials and Structures. 30(12). 125005–125005. 16 indexed citations

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Li, Ningfei, Barbara Hollunder, Juan Carlos Baldermann, et al.. (2021). A Unified Functional Network Target for Deep Brain Stimulation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry. 90(10). 701–713. 41 indexed citations

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Wang, Yan, Ping Li, Jing Fu, et al.. (2020). Stress aggravates and prolongs imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like epidermal hyperplasis and IL-1β/IL-23p40 production. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 108(1). 267–281. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Ningfei, Juan Carlos Baldermann, Astrid Kibleur, et al.. (2020). A unified connectomic target for deep brain stimulation in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3364–3364. 195 indexed citations

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Wang, Qiang, Harith Akram, Muthuraman Muthuraman, et al.. (2020). Normative vs. patient-specific brain connectivity in deep brain stimulation. NeuroImage. 224. 117307–117307. 77 indexed citations

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Wang, Yan, Lu Zhang, Jing Fu, et al.. (2019). Acupuncture Needling, Electroacupuncture, and Fire Needling Improve Imiquimod-Induced Psoriasis-Like Skin Lesions through Reducing Local Inflammatory Responses. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2019. 1–9. 18 indexed citations

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Dembek, Till A., Jan Roediger, Andreas Horn, et al.. (2019). Probabilistic sweet spots predict motor outcome for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson disease. Annals of Neurology. 86(4). 527–538. 130 indexed citations

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Horn, Andreas, Ningfei Li, Till A. Dembek, et al.. (2018). Lead-DBS v2: Towards a comprehensive pipeline for deep brain stimulation imaging. NeuroImage. 184. 293–316. 474 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Yao, Andreas Horn, Ningfei Li, et al.. (2018). Post-operative electrode location and clinical efficacy of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in Meige syndrome. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 58. 40–45. 34 indexed citations

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Meng, Yujiao, Mingxing Wang, Tingting Di, et al.. (2017). Paeonol ameliorates imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like skin lesions in BALB/c mice by inhibiting the maturation and activation of dendritic cells. International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 39(5). 1101–1110. 58 indexed citations

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Foster, Katherine T., Ningfei Li, Erin A. McClure, Susan C. Sonne, & Kevin M. Gray. (2016). Gender Differences in Internalizing Symptoms and Suicide Risk Among Men and Women Seeking Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder from Late Adolescence to Middle Adulthood. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 66. 16–22. 41 indexed citations

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Li, Guangfu, Dai Liu, Timothy K. Cooper, et al.. (2016). Successful chemoimmunotherapy against hepatocellular cancer in a novel murine model. Journal of Hepatology. 66(1). 75–85. 41 indexed citations

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