Ranji Cui

7.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
117 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Ranji Cui is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biological Psychiatry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ranji Cui has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 24 papers in Biological Psychiatry. Recurrent topics in Ranji Cui's work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (24 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (21 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (20 papers). Ranji Cui is often cited by papers focused on Tryptophan and brain disorders (24 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (21 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (20 papers). Ranji Cui collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Ranji Cui's co-authors include Wei Yang, Yicun Wang, Bingjin Li, Xuewen Zhang, Tongtong Ge, Bingjin Li, Jiyao Sheng, Liu Shui, Jie Fan and Yinghao Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ranji Cui

112 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

The Link between Depression and Chronic Pain: Neural Mechanisms in the Brain

2017 516 citations Jiyao Sheng, Liu Shui et al. Neural Plasticity profile →
The Role of Neural Plasticity in Depression: From Hippocampus to Prefrontal Cortex

2017 469 citations Tongtong Ge, Jie Fan et al. Neural Plasticity profile →
Circulating MicroRNAs in Cancer: Potential and Challenge

2019 330 citations Ranji Cui, Xuewen Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ranji Cui China	41	1.7k	912	870	799	689	117	5.4k
Yong Cheng China	38	1.8k 1.0×	841 0.9×	630 0.7×	228 0.3×	738 1.1×	200	5.1k
Jun‐Li Cao China	38	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.7×	351 0.4×	434 0.5×	1.4k 2.0×	228	5.0k
Eléonore Beurel United States	40	3.4k 2.0×	1.0k 1.1×	2.0k 2.3×	584 0.7×	909 1.3×	68	7.9k
Robert H. Lipsky United States	44	2.6k 1.5×	2.5k 2.7×	596 0.7×	709 0.9×	743 1.1×	112	8.1k
Annamaria Cattaneo Italy	47	1.6k 0.9×	1.0k 1.1×	2.6k 3.0×	621 0.8×	859 1.2×	152	7.1k
Gabriel R. Fries United States	42	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	2.3k 2.7×	716 0.9×	542 0.8×	144	5.8k
Samuel S. Newton United States	36	1.3k 0.7×	1.8k 1.9×	1.0k 1.2×	521 0.7×	455 0.7×	79	4.6k
Yan Wu China	40	1.9k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	337 0.4×	662 0.8×	963 1.4×	170	5.5k
Insop Shim South Korea	44	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	919 1.1×	999 1.3×	1.1k 1.7×	237	6.4k
Fabrícia Petronilho Brazil	50	1.5k 0.9×	900 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	612 0.8×	800 1.2×	228	6.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Ranji Cui

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ranji Cui

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Cui, Ranji, et al.. (2025). Graphitization behavior and ablation resistance of phenolic resin modified in-situ with iron-intercalated montmorillonite. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 242. 111688–111688.

Cui, Ranji, et al.. (2024). AdipoRon exerts an antidepressant effect by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation in microglia via promoting mitophagy. International Immunopharmacology. 141. 113011–113011. 8 indexed citations

Zhao, Fangyi, et al.. (2024). Role of estrogen in treatment of female depression. Aging. 16(3). 3021–3042. 18 indexed citations

Liu, Yaqi, et al.. (2024). The role of exercise-related FNDC5/irisin in depression. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1461995–1461995. 4 indexed citations

Cui, Ranji, et al.. (2023). Mechanisms of paeoniaceae action as an antidepressant. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 934199–934199. 18 indexed citations

Cui, Ranji, et al.. (2023). Fasting produces antidepressant-like effects via activating mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 signaling pathway in ovariectomized mice. Neural Regeneration Research. 0(0). 0–0. 5 indexed citations

Li, Bingjin, Wei Yang, Tongtong Ge, Yao Wang, & Ranji Cui. (2022). Stress induced microglial activation contributes to depression. Pharmacological Research. 179. 106145–106145. 91 indexed citations

Zhu, Cuilin, Qing Liu, Xin Li, et al.. (2022). Hydrogen sulfide: A new therapeutic target in vascular diseases. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 934231–934231. 18 indexed citations

Xu, Songbai, et al.. (2022). Uncovering the Underlying Mechanisms of Ketamine as a Novel Antidepressant. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 740996–740996. 34 indexed citations

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Hou, Wei, et al.. (2020). Effects of Ginseng on Neurological Disorders. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 14. 55–55. 36 indexed citations

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Li, Bingjin, Guangxin Zhang, Ranji Cui, et al.. (2018). Integrated Oncogenomic Profiling of Copy Numbers and Gene Expression in Lung Adenocarcinomas without EGFR Mutations or ALK Fusion. Journal of Cancer. 9(6). 1096–1105. 6 indexed citations

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Fan, Jie, Kun Zhang, Yang Jin, et al.. (2018). Pharmacological effects of berberine on mood disorders. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 23(1). 21–28. 70 indexed citations

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Ge, Tongtong, Jie Fan, Wei Yang, Ranji Cui, & Bingjin Li. (2018). Leptin in depression: a potential therapeutic target. Cell Death and Disease. 9(11). 1096–1096. 75 indexed citations

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Sheng, Jiyao, Liu Shui, Yicun Wang, Ranji Cui, & Xuewen Zhang. (2017). The Link between Depression and Chronic Pain: Neural Mechanisms in the Brain. Neural Plasticity. 2017. 1–10. 516 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhong, Lili, Yinlong Zhao, Kun Zhang, et al.. (2017). Recent advances of immune checkpoint in breast cancer. Biomedical Research-tokyo. 28(16). 7268–7273.

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Wang, Xiusong, Lei Liu, Wendy K. Adams, et al.. (2015). Cocaine exposure alters dopaminergic modulation of prefronto-accumbens transmission. Physiology & Behavior. 145. 112–117. 1 indexed citations

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Ma, Yao‐Ying, Brian Lee, Xiusong Wang, et al.. (2014). Bidirectional Modulation of Incubation of Cocaine Craving by Silent Synapse-Based Remodeling of Prefrontal Cortex to Accumbens Projections. Neuron. 84(6). 1344–1345. 1 indexed citations

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Lee, Brian, Xiusong Wang, Changyong Guo, et al.. (2014). Bidirectional Modulation of Incubation of Cocaine Craving by Silent Synapse-Based Remodeling of Prefrontal Cortex to Accumbens Projections. Neuron. 83(6). 1453–1467. 265 indexed citations

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Cui, Ranji, et al.. (2009). Tropisetron attenuates naloxone-induced place aversion in single-dose morphine-treated rats: Role of α7 nicotinic receptors. European Journal of Pharmacology. 609(1-3). 74–77. 15 indexed citations

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Li, Bingjin, Katsuya Suemaru, Ranji Cui, & Hiroaki Araki. (2007). Repeated electroconvulsive stimuli have long-lasting effects on hippocampal BDNF and decrease immobility time in the rat forced swim test. Life Sciences. 80(16). 1539–1543. 51 indexed citations

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