Shengjin Xu

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 980 citations indexed

About

Shengjin Xu is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Shengjin Xu has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 980 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 4 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Shengjin Xu's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (4 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (3 papers) and Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (2 papers). Shengjin Xu is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (4 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (3 papers) and Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (2 papers). Shengjin Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Switzerland. Shengjin Xu's co-authors include Scott M. Sternson, Rong Gong, Yang Yu, J. Nicholas Betley, Zhen Fang Huang Cao, Christopher Magnus, Mu‐ming Poo, Yang Dan, Eoin C. O’Connor and Gwenaël Labouèbe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Shengjin Xu

7 papers receiving 967 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.

Neurons for hunger and thirst transmit a negative-valence teaching signal

2015 485 citations J. Nicholas Betley, Shengjin Xu et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shengjin Xu United States	7	518	360	292	255	206	7	980
Joel D. Hahn United States	21	817 1.6×	803 2.2×	493 1.7×	275 1.1×	217 1.1×	42	1.8k
Pranish A. Kantak United States	11	390 0.8×	643 1.8×	617 2.1×	135 0.5×	148 0.7×	17	1.3k
Rohan N. Ramesh United States	10	305 0.6×	376 1.0×	270 0.9×	181 0.7×	114 0.6×	10	723
Yael Mandelblat-Cerf United States	11	375 0.7×	302 0.8×	129 0.4×	165 0.6×	161 0.8×	15	814
Romy Wichmann United States	13	381 0.7×	826 2.3×	730 2.5×	122 0.5×	131 0.6×	24	1.7k
Christopher M. Mazzone United States	12	279 0.5×	353 1.0×	589 2.0×	87 0.3×	155 0.8×	17	1.1k
Emily S. Webber United States	9	394 0.8×	174 0.5×	169 0.6×	190 0.7×	174 0.8×	10	732
Alexander W. Johnson United States	19	299 0.6×	428 1.2×	463 1.6×	215 0.8×	117 0.6×	47	1.1k
Kara N. Presbrey United States	5	312 0.6×	473 1.3×	368 1.3×	113 0.4×	76 0.4×	7	798

Countries citing papers authored by Shengjin Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shengjin Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shengjin Xu

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

All Works

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Xu, Shengjin, et al.. (2022). Hippocampal representations of foraging trajectories depend upon spatial context. Nature Neuroscience. 25(12). 1693–1705. 8 indexed citations

2.

Xu, Shengjin, Hui Yang, Vilas Menon, et al.. (2020). Behavioral state coding by molecularly defined paraventricular hypothalamic cell type ensembles. Science. 370(6514). 111 indexed citations

3.

Gong, Rong, Shengjin Xu, Ann M. Hermundstad, Yang Yu, & Scott M. Sternson. (2020). Hindbrain Double-Negative Feedback Mediates Palatability-Guided Food and Water Consumption. Cell. 182(6). 1589–1605.e22. 53 indexed citations

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Ferrario, Carrie R., Gwenaël Labouèbe, Shuai Liu, et al.. (2016). Homeostasis Meets Motivation in the Battle to Control Food Intake. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(45). 11469–11481. 169 indexed citations

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Sternson, Scott M., Deniz Atasoy, J. Nicholas Betley, Fredrick E. Henry, & Shengjin Xu. (2015). An Emerging Technology Framework for the Neurobiology of Appetite. Cell Metabolism. 23(2). 234–253. 43 indexed citations

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Betley, J. Nicholas, Shengjin Xu, Zhen Fang Huang Cao, et al.. (2015). Neurons for hunger and thirst transmit a negative-valence teaching signal. Nature. 521(7551). 180–185. 485 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xu, Shengjin, et al.. (2012). Activity recall in a visual cortical ensemble. Nature Neuroscience. 15(3). 449–455. 111 indexed citations

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