Rubing Zhao-Shea

1.5k total citations
25 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Rubing Zhao-Shea is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rubing Zhao-Shea has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Rubing Zhao-Shea's work include Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (17 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (12 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (12 papers). Rubing Zhao-Shea is often cited by papers focused on Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (17 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (12 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (12 papers). Rubing Zhao-Shea collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Finland. Rubing Zhao-Shea's co-authors include Andrew R. Tapper, Paul Gardner, Liwang Liu, Xue-Yan Pang, Linzy M. Hendrickson, J. Michael McIntosh, Steven R. DeGroot, Susanna Molas, Jennifer Ngolab and Oliver J. Rando and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Rubing Zhao-Shea

24 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rubing Zhao-Shea United States 18 829 667 156 148 107 25 1.1k
Helen M. Kamens United States 20 575 0.7× 638 1.0× 179 1.1× 89 0.6× 108 1.0× 45 972
Stéphanie Pons France 18 1.3k 1.6× 826 1.2× 205 1.3× 156 1.1× 111 1.0× 34 1.6k
Sarah E. McCallum United States 20 952 1.1× 756 1.1× 245 1.6× 63 0.4× 97 0.9× 32 1.3k
Fabio Marti France 15 536 0.6× 544 0.8× 121 0.8× 169 1.1× 154 1.4× 27 994
Alessio Zanardi Italy 14 1.2k 1.4× 776 1.2× 155 1.0× 129 0.9× 61 0.6× 17 1.5k
Martha I. Dávila‐García United States 20 1.3k 1.6× 665 1.0× 168 1.1× 119 0.8× 135 1.3× 25 1.7k
Olivia Engmann Germany 17 449 0.5× 375 0.6× 195 1.3× 97 0.7× 76 0.7× 31 959
Carole Morel United States 15 461 0.6× 529 0.8× 136 0.9× 185 1.3× 225 2.1× 27 1.0k
Gaynor A. Larson United States 18 737 0.9× 1.1k 1.7× 81 0.5× 153 1.0× 71 0.7× 20 1.5k
Thierry Deltheil France 15 295 0.4× 584 0.9× 140 0.9× 109 0.7× 53 0.5× 15 961

Countries citing papers authored by Rubing Zhao-Shea

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Rubing Zhao-Shea's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Rubing Zhao-Shea with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Rubing Zhao-Shea more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Rubing Zhao-Shea

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Rubing Zhao-Shea. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Rubing Zhao-Shea. The network helps show where Rubing Zhao-Shea may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rubing Zhao-Shea

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Williams, Elora, et al.. (2025). Interpeduncular GABAergic neuron function controls threat processing and innate defensive adaptive learning. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(11). 5427–5436.
2.
Molas, Susanna, et al.. (2024). Dopamine control of social novelty preference is constrained by an interpeduncular-tegmentum circuit. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2891–2891. 14 indexed citations
3.
4.
Vinne, Vincent van der, et al.. (2021). Binge Alcohol Drinking Alters Synaptic Processing of Executive and Emotional Information in Core Nucleus Accumbens Medium Spiny Neurons. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 15. 742207–742207. 4 indexed citations
5.
Klenowski, Paul M., et al.. (2021). Dynamic activity of interpeduncular nucleus GABAergic neurons controls expression of nicotine withdrawal in male mice. Neuropsychopharmacology. 47(3). 641–651. 22 indexed citations
6.
DeGroot, Steven R., Rubing Zhao-Shea, Leeyup Chung, et al.. (2020). Midbrain Dopamine Controls Anxiety-like Behavior by Engaging Unique Interpeduncular Nucleus Microcircuitry. Biological Psychiatry. 88(11). 855–866. 45 indexed citations
7.
Tsuji, Junko, Rubing Zhao-Shea, Ciearra B. Smith, et al.. (2020). Integrated miRNA-/mRNA-Seq of the Habenulo-Interpeduncular Circuit During Acute Nicotine Withdrawal. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 813–813. 9 indexed citations
8.
Kearney, Patrick J., Nicholas C. Bolden, Rubing Zhao-Shea, et al.. (2019). Conditional, inducible gene silencing in dopamine neurons reveals a sex-specific role for Rit2 GTPase in acute cocaine response and striatal function. Neuropsychopharmacology. 45(2). 384–393. 21 indexed citations
9.
Vallaster, Markus, Shweta Kukreja, Xinyang Bing, et al.. (2017). Paternal nicotine exposure alters hepatic xenobiotic metabolism in offspring. eLife. 6. 54 indexed citations
10.
Molas, Susanna, Rubing Zhao-Shea, Liwang Liu, et al.. (2017). A circuit-based mechanism underlying familiarity signaling and the preference for novelty. Nature Neuroscience. 20(9). 1260–1268. 48 indexed citations
11.
Molas, Susanna, Steven R. DeGroot, Rubing Zhao-Shea, & Andrew R. Tapper. (2016). Anxiety and Nicotine Dependence: Emerging Role of the Habenulo-Interpeduncular Axis. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 38(2). 169–180. 78 indexed citations
12.
Ngolab, Jennifer, Liwang Liu, Rubing Zhao-Shea, et al.. (2015). Functional Upregulation of α4* Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in VTA GABAergic Neurons Increases Sensitivity to Nicotine Reward. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(22). 8570–8578. 27 indexed citations
13.
Zhao-Shea, Rubing, Steven R. DeGroot, Liwang Liu, et al.. (2015). Increased CRF signalling in a ventral tegmental area-interpeduncular nucleus-medial habenula circuit induces anxiety during nicotine withdrawal. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6770–6770. 124 indexed citations
14.
Zhao-Shea, Rubing, Liwang Liu, Xue-Yan Pang, Paul Gardner, & Andrew R. Tapper. (2013). Activation of GABAergic Neurons in the Interpeduncular Nucleus Triggers Physical Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms. Current Biology. 23(23). 2327–2335. 98 indexed citations
15.
Liu, Liwang, Rubing Zhao-Shea, J. Michael McIntosh, & Andrew R. Tapper. (2013). Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors containing the α6 subunit contribute to ethanol activation of ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neurons. Biochemical Pharmacology. 86(8). 1194–1200. 34 indexed citations
16.
Liu, Liwang, Linzy M. Hendrickson, Melissa Guildford, et al.. (2012). Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Containing the α4 Subunit Modulate Alcohol Reward. Biological Psychiatry. 73(8). 738–746. 47 indexed citations
17.
Liu, Liwang, Rubing Zhao-Shea, J. Michael McIntosh, Paul Gardner, & Andrew R. Tapper. (2012). Nicotine Persistently Activates Ventral Tegmental Area Dopaminergic Neurons via Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Containing α4 and α6 Subunits. Molecular Pharmacology. 81(4). 541–548. 94 indexed citations
18.
Zhao-Shea, Rubing, Liwang Liu, Ma. Reina Improgo, et al.. (2011). Nicotine-Mediated Activation of Dopaminergic Neurons in Distinct Regions of the Ventral Tegmental Area. Neuropsychopharmacology. 36(5). 1021–1032. 91 indexed citations
19.
Improgo, Ma. Reina, et al.. (2010). ASCL1 Regulates the Expression of the CHRNA5/A3/B4 Lung Cancer Susceptibility Locus. Molecular Cancer Research. 8(2). 194–203. 25 indexed citations
20.
Hendrickson, Linzy M., Rubing Zhao-Shea, & Andrew R. Tapper. (2009). Modulation of ethanol drinking-in-the-dark by mecamylamine and nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists in C57BL/6J mice. Psychopharmacology. 204(4). 563–572. 86 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Helen M. Kamens Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Stéphanie Pons Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Sarah E. McCallum Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Fabio Marti Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Alessio Zanardi Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Martha I. Dávila‐García Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Olivia Engmann Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Carole Morel Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Gaynor A. Larson Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Thierry Deltheil
Rankless by CCL
2026