Qinghu Yang

896 total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 617 citations indexed

About

Qinghu Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qinghu Yang has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 617 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Qinghu Yang's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (8 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (6 papers). Qinghu Yang is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (8 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (6 papers). Qinghu Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Qinghu Yang's co-authors include Hong Qing, Zhan‐Tao Bai, Zhenzhen Quan, Zhen Xie, Da Song, Fei Lan, Junjun Ni, Wei Kong, Rongji Dai and Patrick L. McGeer and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Qinghu Yang

28 papers receiving 611 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.

Cathepsin B in programmed cell death machinery: mechanisms of execution and regulatory pathways

2023 103 citations Zhen Xie, Mengyuan Zhao et al. Cell Death and Disease profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qinghu Yang China	15	205	159	154	103	68	29	617
Zhenzhen Quan China	17	414 2.0×	201 1.3×	148 1.0×	102 1.0×	68 1.0×	47	828
Yoori Choi South Korea	14	320 1.6×	227 1.4×	209 1.4×	186 1.8×	90 1.3×	31	872
Charles Marshall United States	13	175 0.9×	191 1.2×	153 1.0×	96 0.9×	41 0.6×	18	600
Chiara Falcicchia Italy	11	279 1.4×	94 0.6×	212 1.4×	106 1.0×	69 1.0×	21	642
Oksana Dmytriyeva Denmark	16	387 1.9×	261 1.6×	155 1.0×	83 0.8×	43 0.6×	32	883
Robyn L. O’Kane United States	7	230 1.1×	159 1.0×	253 1.6×	160 1.6×	45 0.7×	7	830
William T. Ralvenius United States	5	270 1.3×	233 1.5×	114 0.7×	170 1.7×	46 0.7×	6	596
Suresh B. Rangasamy United States	12	159 0.8×	152 1.0×	183 1.2×	172 1.7×	145 2.1×	21	578
Dhruba Pathak United States	9	303 1.5×	112 0.7×	109 0.7×	123 1.2×	44 0.6×	17	562
Timo Sarajärvi Finland	14	321 1.6×	324 2.0×	198 1.3×	162 1.6×	52 0.8×	21	680

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qinghu Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qinghu Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qinghu Yang 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 Qinghu Yang. Qinghu Yang 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

Xie, Zhen, Qinghu Yang, Fei Lan, et al.. (2025). Cathepsin B deficiency disrupts cortical development via PEG3, leading to depression-like behavior. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1097–1097. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Jingdan, Yanling He, Lingling Jiang, et al.. (2025). Microglial Rack1 Deficiency Alleviates Alzheimer's Disease Pathology through Enhancing IGF1‐Mediated Astrocytic Phagocytosis. Advanced Science. 13(3). e15877–e15877.

Yang, Qinghu, Zhen Xie, Liang Yang, et al.. (2024). Extracellular Matrix Remodeling Alleviates Memory Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease by Enhancing the Astrocytic Autophagy‐Lysosome Pathway. Advanced Science. 11(31). e2400480–e2400480. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Mengmeng, Yi Cui, Yujiang Chen, et al.. (2024). Establishment of a two-hit mouse model of environmental factor induced autism spectrum disorder. Heliyon. 10(9). e30617–e30617. 3 indexed citations

Sun, Feiyi, Hanchen Shen, Qinghu Yang, et al.. (2023). Dual Behavior Regulation: Tether‐Free Deep‐Brain Stimulation by Photothermal and Upconversion Hybrid Nanoparticles. Advanced Materials. 35(21). e2210018–e2210018. 27 indexed citations

Xie, Zhen, Mengyuan Zhao, Wei Kong, et al.. (2023). Cathepsin B in programmed cell death machinery: mechanisms of execution and regulatory pathways. Cell Death and Disease. 14(4). 255–255. 103 indexed citations breakdown →

Yang, Qinghu, Ming Jiang, Liang Yang, et al.. (2023). Mirror image pain mediated by D2 receptor regulation of astrocytic Cx43 phosphorylation and channel opening. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1869(4). 166657–166657. 4 indexed citations

Xie, Zhen, Jie Meng, Zhou Wu, et al.. (2022). The Dual Nature of Microglia in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Microglia-Neuron Crosstalk Perspective. The Neuroscientist. 29(5). 616–638. 15 indexed citations

Yang, Qinghu, Da Song, Zhen Xie, et al.. (2021). Optogenetic stimulation of CA3 pyramidal neurons restores synaptic deficits to improve spatial short-term memory in APP/PS1 mice. Progress in Neurobiology. 209. 102209–102209. 14 indexed citations

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Quan, Zhenzhen, Hong Qing, Kefu Liu, et al.. (2021). Neural stem cell transplantation alleviates functional cognitive deficits in a mouse model of tauopathy. Neural Regeneration Research. 17(1). 152–152. 23 indexed citations

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Jiang, Ming, et al.. (2021). Neural Circuits for Social Interactions: From Microcircuits to Input-Output Circuits. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 15. 768294–768294. 23 indexed citations

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Jiang, Ming, et al.. (2021). Role of the Extracellular Matrix in Alzheimer’s Disease. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 13. 707466–707466. 61 indexed citations

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Song, Da, Deheng Wang, Qinghu Yang, et al.. (2020). The lateralization of left hippocampal CA3 during the retrieval of spatial working memory. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2901–2901. 46 indexed citations

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Yang, Liang, Yuanyuan Ran, Zhenzhen Quan, et al.. (2019). Pterostilbene, an active component of the dragon’s blood extract, acts as an antidepressant in adult rats. Psychopharmacology. 236(4). 1323–1333. 25 indexed citations

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Li, Yanhui, Zixuan Chen, Zhiguo Lü, et al.. (2018). “Cell-addictive” dual-target traceable nanodrug for Parkinson's disease treatment via flotillins pathway. Theranostics. 8(19). 5469–5481. 41 indexed citations

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Song, Da, Qinghu Yang, Yiran Lang, et al.. (2018). Manipulation of hippocampal CA3 firing via luminopsins modulates spatial and episodic short-term memory, especially working memory, but not long-term memory. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 155. 435–445. 13 indexed citations

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Yang, Qinghu, Da Song, & Hong Qing. (2017). Neural changes in Alzheimer’s disease from circuit to molecule: Perspective of optogenetics. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 79. 110–118. 15 indexed citations

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Liang, Jian‐Hua, Liang Yang, Si Wu, et al.. (2017). Discovery of efficient stimulators for adult hippocampal neurogenesis based on scaffolds in dragon's blood. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 136. 382–392. 21 indexed citations

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Xu, Yan, Yanyan Zhang, Zhenzhen Quan, et al.. (2016). Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG) Inhibits Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation: A Potential Agent for Parkinson’s Disease. Neurochemical Research. 41(10). 2788–2796. 100 indexed citations

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Liu, Chunlian, et al.. (2014). [Relationship between ERCC2 single nucleotide polymorphisms and male idiopathic infertility in Ningxia].. PubMed. 20(5). 419–22. 1 indexed citations

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