Qingchun Tong

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Qingchun Tong is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Qingchun Tong has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 32 papers in Physiology and 31 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Qingchun Tong's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (52 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (29 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (23 papers). Qingchun Tong is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (52 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (29 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (23 papers). Qingchun Tong collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Qingchun Tong's co-authors include Bradford B. Lowell, Yong Xu, Yuanzhong Xu, Joel K. Elmquist, Juli E. Jones, Benjamin R. Arenkiel, Annette L. Kirchgessner, Chianping Ye, Ryan M. Cassidy and Zhaofei Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Qingchun Tong

99 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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 release of GABA by AgRP neurons is required for normal regulation of energy balance

2008 533 citations Qingchun Tong, Joel K. Elmquist et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qingchun Tong United States	38	2.1k	1.5k	935	803	796	101	4.5k
David Spanswick United Kingdom	29	2.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	807 0.9×	857 1.1×	813 1.0×	76	3.6k
Young‐Hwan Jo United States	30	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	758 0.8×	707 0.9×	792 1.0×	63	3.5k
Gina M. Leinninger United States	31	1.9k 0.9×	970 0.6×	671 0.7×	758 0.9×	801 1.0×	56	3.3k
Xin‐Yun Lu United States	36	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	913 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	883 1.1×	72	4.6k
Yong Xu United States	41	2.9k 1.4×	2.2k 1.4×	1.2k 1.3×	669 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	135	5.9k
Catherine B. Lawrence United Kingdom	40	2.7k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	1.6k 2.1×	111	5.7k
Chun‐Xia Yi Netherlands	43	3.5k 1.7×	2.7k 1.8×	1.2k 1.3×	639 0.8×	905 1.1×	92	6.7k
Jenni Harvey United Kingdom	39	2.1k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	1.4k 1.8×	1.4k 1.8×	75	4.6k
Werner Kern Germany	29	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	687 0.7×	570 0.7×	696 0.9×	50	4.4k
Marcelo O. Dietrich United States	36	3.0k 1.4×	2.9k 1.9×	2.0k 2.1×	788 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	63	7.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cao, Yang & Qingchun Tong. (2024). Hunting for heroes: Brain neurons mediating GLP-1R agonists in obesity treatment. Obesity Medicine. 52. 100569–100569. 2 indexed citations

Jiang, Zhiying, Claire Young, Yuanzhong Xu, et al.. (2024). Dopaminergic Neurons in Zona Incerta Drives Appetitive Self‐Grooming. Advanced Science. 11(36). e2308974–e2308974. 3 indexed citations

Xu, Yuanzhong, Yuanzhong Xu, Zhiying Jiang, et al.. (2023). Lateral septum as a melanocortin downstream site in obesity development. Cell Reports. 42(5). 112502–112502. 7 indexed citations

Jiang, Zhiying & Qingchun Tong. (2022). Hypothalamic CRH neurons: A crossroad between stress and metabolism. Current Opinion in Endocrine and Metabolic Research. 26. 100384–100384. 4 indexed citations

Zhao, Peng, Yuanzhong Xu, Lu-Lin Jiang, et al.. (2022). A tetravalent TREM2 agonistic antibody reduced amyloid pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Science Translational Medicine. 14(661). eabq0095–eabq0095. 92 indexed citations

Zhao, Peng, Yuanzhong Xu, Xuejun Fan, et al.. (2022). Discovery and engineering of an anti-TREM2 antibody to promote amyloid plaque clearance by microglia in 5XFAD mice. mAbs. 14(1). 2107971–2107971. 25 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

Wang, Chunmei, Wenjun Zhou, Yang He, et al.. (2021). AgRP neurons trigger long-term potentiation and facilitate food seeking. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 11–11. 29 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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Xu, Yuanzhong, Yungang Lu, Ryan M. Cassidy, et al.. (2019). Identification of a neurocircuit underlying regulation of feeding by stress-related emotional responses. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3446–3446. 58 indexed citations

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Cassidy, Ryan M., Yungang Lu, Jinbin Tian, et al.. (2019). A lateral hypothalamus to basal forebrain neurocircuit promotes feeding by suppressing responses to anxiogenic environmental cues. Science Advances. 5(3). eaav1640–eaav1640. 41 indexed citations

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Mangieri, Leandra R., Yungang Lu, Yuanzhong Xu, et al.. (2017). A neural basis for antagonistic control of feeding and compulsive behaviors. Nature Communications. 9(1). 52–52. 55 indexed citations

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Cassidy, Ryan M. & Qingchun Tong. (2017). Hunger and Satiety Gauge Reward Sensitivity. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 8. 104–104. 55 indexed citations

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Gu, Ming, Jinwen Huang, Yuanyuan Zhao, et al.. (2016). Silymarin Ameliorates Metabolic Dysfunction Associated with Diet-Induced Obesity via Activation of Farnesyl X Receptor. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 7. 345–345. 62 indexed citations

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Zheng, Hongzhi, Jingqi Fu, Peng Xue, et al.. (2015). CNC-bZIP Protein Nrf1-Dependent Regulation of Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 22(10). 819–831. 56 indexed citations

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Yan, Chunling, Yongjie Yang, Kenji Saito, et al.. (2015). Meta‐chlorophenylpiperazine enhances leptin sensitivity in diet‐induced obese mice. British Journal of Pharmacology. 172(14). 3510–3521. 15 indexed citations

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Yan, Chunling, Yanlin He, Yuanzhong Xu, et al.. (2015). Apolipoprotein A-IV Inhibits AgRP/NPY Neurons and Activates Pro-Opiomelanocortin Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus. Neuroendocrinology. 103(5). 476–488. 20 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhaofei, Hao Sun, Yuanzhong Xu, et al.. (2015). GABAergic Projections from Lateral Hypothalamus to Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus Promote Feeding. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(8). 3312–3318. 79 indexed citations

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Xu, Yuanzhong, Zhaofei Wu, Hao Sun, et al.. (2013). Glutamate Mediates the Function of Melanocortin Receptor 4 on Sim1 Neurons in Body Weight Regulation. Cell Metabolism. 18(6). 860–870. 86 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhaofei, Yuanzhong Xu, Yaming Zhu, et al.. (2012). An Obligate Role of Oxytocin Neurons in Diet Induced Energy Expenditure. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e45167–e45167. 142 indexed citations

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