Timothy Y. Huang

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Timothy Y. Huang is a scholar working on Physiology, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Timothy Y. Huang has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Physiology, 17 papers in Cell Biology and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Timothy Y. Huang's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (22 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (9 papers). Timothy Y. Huang is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (22 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (9 papers). Timothy Y. Huang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Timothy Y. Huang's co-authors include Huaxi Xu, Yingjun Zhao, Gary Bokoch, Denghong Zhang, Tiantian Guo, Céline DerMardirossian, Guojun Bu, Xin Wang, Qiuyang Zheng and Bing Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Timothy Y. Huang

43 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the pathogen... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2020 2018 200 400 600
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. Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease
    2020 636 citations Denghong Zhang, Timothy Y. Huang et al. Molecular Neurodegeneration profile →
  2. TREM2 Is a Receptor for β-Amyloid that Mediates Microglial Function
    2018 519 citations Yingjun Zhao, Xilin Wu et al. Neuron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Timothy Y. Huang United States 26 1.4k 1.2k 883 601 498 43 3.2k
Hyang‐Sook Hoe South Korea 32 1.5k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 620 0.7× 345 0.6× 832 1.7× 92 3.3k
Alessio Colombo Italy 25 1.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 709 0.8× 295 0.5× 545 1.1× 41 3.0k
Wenjie Luo United States 21 1.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 251 0.4× 349 0.7× 34 2.9k
Sanjay W. Pimplikar United States 26 1.7k 1.2× 1.9k 1.6× 804 0.9× 900 1.5× 657 1.3× 42 3.8k
Stefan Prokop United States 26 1.2k 0.9× 2.3k 1.9× 1.5k 1.7× 278 0.5× 487 1.0× 72 3.8k
Rik van der Kant Netherlands 19 1.5k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 341 0.4× 825 1.4× 314 0.6× 29 3.3k
Sung Min Son South Korea 26 1.1k 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 437 0.5× 381 0.6× 309 0.6× 41 2.6k
William A. Eimer United States 13 1.1k 0.8× 1.9k 1.6× 707 0.8× 278 0.5× 472 0.9× 19 2.9k
Erika Maus United States 11 1.2k 0.9× 2.4k 1.9× 934 1.1× 319 0.5× 856 1.7× 12 3.5k
María Dolores Ledesma Spain 33 2.0k 1.4× 1.8k 1.5× 378 0.4× 716 1.2× 592 1.2× 60 3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Timothy Y. Huang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Shuo, et al.. (2025). Peripheral and central neuroimmune mechanisms in Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 20(1). 22–22. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Chunying, Bihui Cao, Vo Van Giau, et al.. (2025). SUV39H1 maintains cancer stem cell chromatin state and properties in glioblastoma. JCI Insight. 10(5). 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Denghong, Ming Chen, Xuheng Gao, et al.. (2024). P-tau217 correlates with neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease, and targeting p-tau217 with immunotherapy ameliorates murine tauopathy. Neuron. 112(10). 1676–1693.e12. 29 indexed citations
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Weijer, Michael L. van de, Krishna Samanta, Lu-Lin Jiang, et al.. (2024). Tapasin assembly surveillance by the RNF185/Membralin ubiquitin ligase complex regulates MHC-I surface expression. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8508–8508. 4 indexed citations
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Zhu, Bing, Yan Liu, Huijie Huang, et al.. (2022). Trem2 deletion enhances tau dispersion and pathology through microglia exosomes. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 17(1). 58–58. 77 indexed citations
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Zhao, Peng, Yuanzhong Xu, Lu-Lin Jiang, et al.. (2022). LILRB2-mediated TREM2 signaling inhibition suppresses microglia functions. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 17(1). 44–44. 31 indexed citations
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Xu, Peng, Jerry C. Chang, Xiaopu Zhou, et al.. (2021). GSAP regulates lipid homeostasis and mitochondrial function associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(8). 23 indexed citations
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Meng, Jian, Xian Zhang, Hong Luo, et al.. (2020). RPS23RG1 modulates tau phosphorylation and axon outgrowth through regulating p35 proteasomal degradation. Cell Death and Differentiation. 28(1). 337–348. 16 indexed citations
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Jiang, Lu-Lin, Bing Zhu, Yingjun Zhao, et al.. (2019). Membralin deficiency dysregulates astrocytic glutamate homeostasis, leading to ALS-like impairment. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 129(8). 3103–3120. 39 indexed citations
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Huang, Timothy Y., Cuilin Zhang, Ye Tian, et al.. (2019). SNX8 Enhances Non-amyloidogenic APP Trafficking and Attenuates Aβ Accumulation and Memory Deficits in an AD Mouse. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 13. 410–410. 9 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yingjun, Xilin Wu, Xiaoguang Li, et al.. (2018). TREM2 Is a Receptor for β-Amyloid that Mediates Microglial Function. Neuron. 97(5). 1023–1031.e7. 519 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhuang, Kai, Huang Changquan, Lige Leng, et al.. (2018). Neuron-Specific Menin Deletion Leads to Synaptic Dysfunction and Cognitive Impairment by Modulating p35 Expression. Cell Reports. 24(3). 701–712. 20 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yingjun, Xiaoguang Li, Timothy Y. Huang, et al.. (2017). Intracellular trafficking of TREM2 is regulated by presenilin 1. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 49(12). e405–e405. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Xin, Ying Zhou, Jian Wang, et al.. (2016). SNX27 Deletion Causes Hydrocephalus by Impairing Ependymal Cell Differentiation and Ciliogenesis. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(50). 12586–12597. 28 indexed citations
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Wang, Xin, Timothy Y. Huang, Yingjun Zhao, et al.. (2014). Sorting Nexin 27 Regulates Aβ Production through Modulating γ-Secretase Activity. Cell Reports. 9(3). 1023–1033. 56 indexed citations
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Zoudilova, Maria, et al.. (2010). β-Arrestins Scaffold Cofilin with Chronophin to Direct Localized Actin Filament Severing and Membrane Protrusions Downstream of Protease-activated Receptor-2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(19). 14318–14329. 60 indexed citations
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Minamide, Laurie S., Sankar Maiti, Judith A. Boyle, et al.. (2009). Isolation and Characterization of Cytoplasmic Cofilin-Actin Rods. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(8). 5450–5460. 62 indexed citations
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Huang, Timothy Y., Laurie S. Minamide, James R. Bamburg, & Gary Bokoch. (2008). Chronophin Mediates an ATP-Sensing Mechanism for Cofilin Dephosphorylation and Neuronal Cofilin-Actin Rod Formation. Developmental Cell. 15(5). 691–703. 79 indexed citations
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Huang, Timothy Y., et al.. (2003). Nak1, an Essential Germinal Center (GC) Kinase Regulates Cell Morphology and Growth in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(2). 991–997. 18 indexed citations
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Karimi‐Busheri, Feridoun, et al.. (2002). Pnk1, a DNA Kinase/Phosphatase Required for Normal Response to DNA Damage by γ-Radiation or Camptothecin inSchizosaccharomyces pombe. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(6). 4050–4055. 94 indexed citations

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