Sijia Zhao

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Sijia Zhao is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Immunology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sijia Zhao has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 13 papers in Immunology and 11 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Sijia Zhao's work include Reproductive System and Pregnancy (10 papers), Neuroscience and Music Perception (9 papers) and Multisensory perception and integration (7 papers). Sijia Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive System and Pregnancy (10 papers), Neuroscience and Music Perception (9 papers) and Multisensory perception and integration (7 papers). Sijia Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Sijia Zhao's co-authors include Maria Chait, Aihua Liao, Gil Mor, Alice E. Milne, Masud Husain, Adam Hampshire, Kahindo P. Muyayalo, Donghui Huang, Frederic Dick and Ting Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and Trends in Neurosciences.

In The Last Decade

Sijia Zhao

57 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Long COVID is associated with severe cognitive slowing: a... 2024 2026 2025 2024 10 20 30 40
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.

  1. Long COVID is associated with severe cognitive slowing: a multicentre cross-sectional study
    2024 42 citations Sijia Zhao, Philipp A. Reuken et al. EClinicalMedicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sijia Zhao China 18 283 196 192 117 112 62 1.0k
Fong‐Ming Chang Taiwan 26 109 0.4× 50 0.3× 86 0.4× 60 0.5× 594 5.3× 102 2.2k
Jean‐François Knebel Switzerland 22 311 1.1× 87 0.4× 22 0.1× 166 1.4× 18 0.2× 67 1.4k
Luiz Henrique Martins Castro Brazil 22 325 1.1× 327 1.7× 81 0.4× 96 0.8× 6 0.1× 85 1.4k
Yuanyuan Gao China 21 74 0.3× 56 0.3× 93 0.5× 70 0.6× 15 0.1× 80 1.4k
Xun Zhang China 22 280 1.0× 88 0.4× 48 0.3× 161 1.4× 19 0.2× 82 1.9k
Sandra Rosini Italy 26 872 3.1× 156 0.8× 148 0.8× 57 0.5× 41 0.4× 61 2.2k
Jessica Galli Italy 19 186 0.7× 45 0.2× 204 1.1× 40 0.3× 19 0.2× 74 980
Kate Fisher United States 22 210 0.7× 247 1.3× 209 1.1× 94 0.8× 12 0.1× 44 2.3k
Grace S. Lee United States 22 319 1.1× 46 0.2× 67 0.3× 108 0.9× 10 0.1× 67 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Sijia Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sijia Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Sijia Zhao. 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 Sijia Zhao. The network helps show where Sijia Zhao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sijia Zhao

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

All Works

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Kafashan, MohammadMehdi, Ralph J. Greenspan, Sijia Zhao, et al.. (2025). Investigating the impact of electroconvulsive therapy on brain networks and sleep: an observational study protocol. BMJ Open. 15(3). e098859–e098859. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Sijia, Matthew A Rouse, Sofia Toniolo, et al.. (2025). Self- versus caregiver-reported apathy across neurological disorders. Brain Communications. 7(3). fcaf235–fcaf235.
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Zhang, Hongying, et al.. (2025). CDR-CARNet: Baggage re-identification based on cross-domain robust features and camera-aware re-ranking. Computers & Graphics. 132. 104377–104377.
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Zhao, Sijia, et al.. (2025). Defining brain fog across medical conditions. Trends in Neurosciences. 48(5). 330–348. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Sijia, et al.. (2024). A dual-functional Cu-BTC/COOH-MWCNTs ratiometric electrochemical sensing device for the detection of sunset yellow and tartrazine. Microchemical Journal. 200. 110349–110349. 13 indexed citations
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Zhao, Sijia, Philipp A. Reuken, Stefan Brodoehl, et al.. (2024). Long COVID is associated with severe cognitive slowing: a multicentre cross-sectional study. EClinicalMedicine. 68. 102434–102434. 42 indexed citations breakdown →
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Guo, Chunlan, Zhen Li, Xiaoyan Liu, et al.. (2024). Data-Independent Acquisition-Based Quantitative Proteomic Analysis Reveals Potential Salivary Biomarkers of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome. Chinese Medical Sciences Journal. 39(1). 19–28. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Sijia, et al.. (2024). Cross-Modal Interactions Between Auditory Attention and Oculomotor Control. Journal of Neuroscience. 44(11). e1286232024–e1286232024. 4 indexed citations
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Toniolo, Sofia, Sijia Zhao, Sian Thompson, et al.. (2023). Age differentially mediates the relationship between plasma biomarkers and cognition detected by digital screening. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S11).
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Zhao, Sijia, Christopher Brown, Lori L. Holt, & Frederic Dick. (2022). Robust and Efficient Online Auditory Psychophysics. Trends in Hearing. 26. 1861432136–1861432136. 15 indexed citations
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Zhao, Sijia, et al.. (2022). Pupil-Linked Arousal Response Reveals Aberrant Attention Regulation among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Neuroscience. 42(27). 5427–5437. 16 indexed citations
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Zhao, Sijia, Peter J. Hellyer, William Trender, et al.. (2021). Rapid vigilance and episodic memory decrements in COVID-19 survivors. Brain Communications. 4(1). fcab295–fcab295. 78 indexed citations
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Zhao, Sijia, Kai Zhang, Kaixi Ren, et al.. (2021). Clinical features, treatment and prognosis of MuSK antibody-associated myasthenia gravis in Northwest China: a single-centre retrospective cohort study. BMC Neurology. 21(1). 428–428. 10 indexed citations
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Ding, Jiaqi, Sijia Zhao, Kaixi Ren, et al.. (2020). Prediction of generalization of ocular myasthenia gravis under immunosuppressive therapy in Northwest China. BMC Neurology. 20(1). 238–238. 17 indexed citations
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Zhao, Sijia, et al.. (2019). Pupillometry as an Objective Measure of Sustained Attention in Young and Older Listeners. Trends in Hearing. 23. 2760899527–2760899527. 38 indexed citations
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Zhao, Sijia, Lucas Benjamin, Elia Benhamou, et al.. (2019). Rapid Ocular Responses Are Modulated by Bottom-up-Driven Auditory Salience. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(39). 7703–7714. 27 indexed citations

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