Su‐Chun Zhang

9.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Su‐Chun Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Su‐Chun Zhang has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 22 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Su‐Chun Zhang's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (50 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (23 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (22 papers). Su‐Chun Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (50 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (23 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (22 papers). Su‐Chun Zhang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Singapore. Su‐Chun Zhang's co-authors include James A. Thomson, Ian D. Duncan, Oliver Brüstle, Marius Wernig, Zhongwei Du, Baoyang Hu, Huisheng Liu, Yunlong Tao, Jianfeng Lü and Robert Krencik and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Su‐Chun Zhang

68 papers receiving 6.7k 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.

In vitro differentiation of transplantable neural precursors from human embryonic stem cells

2001 1.5k citations Su‐Chun Zhang, Ian D. Duncan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Su‐Chun Zhang United States	38	5.4k	2.4k	1.9k	944	774	69	6.8k
Jun Takahashi Japan	38	6.1k 1.1×	2.5k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	598 0.8×	112	8.2k
Oliver Brüstle Germany	41	5.9k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	2.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	858 1.1×	113	7.9k
Malin Parmar Sweden	48	6.0k 1.1×	3.6k 1.5×	2.0k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	486 0.6×	123	8.1k
Asuka Morizane Japan	31	4.7k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	965 0.5×	715 0.8×	549 0.7×	62	5.9k
Mark Tomishima United States	29	5.4k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	438 0.6×	44	7.0k
Yohei Okada Japan	32	4.1k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	612 0.6×	897 1.2×	69	5.6k
Oliver Brüstle Germany	34	3.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	451 0.5×	690 0.9×	77	4.8k
Philip J. Horner United States	41	2.9k 0.5×	2.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	401 0.4×	556 0.7×	96	6.4k
Cindi M. Morshead Canada	44	3.6k 0.7×	3.3k 1.4×	4.4k 2.3×	958 1.0×	1.4k 1.8×	127	8.8k
Maeve A. Caldwell United Kingdom	38	2.9k 0.5×	1.9k 0.8×	2.1k 1.1×	316 0.3×	700 0.9×	86	5.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Su‐Chun Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Su‐Chun Zhang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xiong, Ding, Yuan Fang, Yinglu Li, et al.. (2025). The intermediate filament protein GFAP regulates mitochondrial fission in astrocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(48). e2524111122–e2524111122.

Knaack, Sara, Stuart MacGregor, Masoumeh Hosseini, et al.. (2025). Single‐nucleus analysis reveals oxidative stress in Down syndrome basal forebrain neurons at birth. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(7). e70445–e70445. 1 indexed citations

August, Benjamin K., et al.. (2023). Robotic Optimization of Specimen Preparation Protocol for Astrocytes Seeded on Coverslips for Imaging by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). Microscopy and Microanalysis. 29(Supplement_1). 1106–1110. 1 indexed citations

Fathi, Ali, Sakthikumar Mathivanan, Linghai Kong, et al.. (2021). Chemically induced senescence in human stem cell‐derived neurons promotes phenotypic presentation of neurodegeneration. Aging Cell. 21(1). e13541–e13541. 17 indexed citations

Tao, Yunlong, Jingyuan Cao, Mingxing Li, et al.. (2020). PAX 6D instructs neural retinal specification from human embryonic stem cell‐derived neuroectoderm. EMBO Reports. 21(9). 8 indexed citations

Li, Xiang, Yezheng Tao, Zhongwei Du, et al.. (2018). Fast Generation of Functional Subtype Astrocytes from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reports. 11(4). 998–1008. 80 indexed citations

Vermilyea, Scott, Michaël Meyer, Kim Smuga-Otto, et al.. (2017). Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Dopaminergic Neurons from Adult Common Marmoset Fibroblasts. Stem Cells and Development. 26(17). 1225–1235. 25 indexed citations

Chen, Yuejun, Man Xiong, Yi Dong, et al.. (2016). Chemical Control of Grafted Human PSC-Derived Neurons in a Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease. Cell stem cell. 18(6). 817–826. 118 indexed citations

Huang, Cindy, Yunlong Tao, Jianfeng Lü, et al.. (2016). Time-Course Gene Expression Profiling Reveals a Novel Role of Non-Canonical WNT Signaling During Neural Induction. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 32600–32600. 15 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuejun, Jingyuan Cao, Man Xiong, et al.. (2015). Engineering Human Stem Cell Lines with Inducible Gene Knockout using CRISPR/Cas9. Cell stem cell. 17(2). 233–244. 131 indexed citations

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Chen, Hong, Kun Qian, Zhongwei Du, et al.. (2014). Modeling ALS with iPSCs Reveals that Mutant SOD1 Misregulates Neurofilament Balance in Motor Neurons. Cell stem cell. 14(6). 796–809. 245 indexed citations

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Lü, Jianfeng, Huisheng Liu, Cindy Huang, et al.. (2013). Generation of Integration-free and Region-Specific Neural Progenitors from Primate Fibroblasts. Cell Reports. 3(5). 1580–1591. 90 indexed citations

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Du, Zhongwei, Baoyang Hu, Melvin Ayala, Brian Sauer, & Su‐Chun Zhang. (2009). Cre Recombination-Mediated Cassette Exchange for Building Versatile Transgenic Human Embryonic Stem Cells Lines. Stem Cells. 27(5). 1032–1041. 32 indexed citations

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Hu, Baoyang, Zhongwei Du, & Su‐Chun Zhang. (2009). Differentiation of human oligodendrocytes from pluripotent stem cells. Nature Protocols. 4(11). 1614–1622. 203 indexed citations

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Lo, Neng‐Wen, Su‐Chun Zhang, Hong‐Lin Su, et al.. (2009). Characterization of Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Derived from New Zealand White Rabbit Embryos. Cloning and Stem Cells. 11(1). 27–38. 39 indexed citations

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Du, Zhongwei & Su‐Chun Zhang. (2009). Lentiviral Vector-Mediated Transgenesis in Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Methods in molecular biology. 614. 127–134. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Su‐Chun. (2003). Embryonic Stem Cells for Neural Replacement Therapy: Prospects and Challenges. Journal of Hematotherapy & Stem Cell Research. 12(6). 625–634. 28 indexed citations

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Zhang, Su‐Chun, Brian D. Goetz, Jean‐Luc Carré, & Ian D. Duncan. (2001). Reactive microglia in dysmyelination and demyelination. Glia. 34(2). 101–109. 38 indexed citations

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Zhang, Su‐Chun & S. Fedoroff. (1999). Expression of stem cell factor and c-kit receptor in neural cells after brain injury. Acta Neuropathologica. 97(4). 393–398. 44 indexed citations

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Zhang, Su‐Chun & S. Fedoroff. (1998). Modulation of microglia by stem cell factor. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 53(1). 29–37. 37 indexed citations

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