Wei‐Dong Yao

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Wei‐Dong Yao is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei‐Dong Yao has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Wei‐Dong Yao's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (21 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (14 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (14 papers). Wei‐Dong Yao is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (21 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (14 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (14 papers). Wei‐Dong Yao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Wei‐Dong Yao's co-authors include Marc G. Caron, Tatyana D. Sotnikova, Raul R. Gainetdinov, Jean‐Martin Beaulieu, Lisa Kockeritz, James R. Woodgett, Chun‐Fang Wu, Gonzalo E. Torres, Hongyu Ruan and Roger D. Spealman and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Wei‐Dong Yao

46 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Lithium antagonizes dopamine-dependent behaviors mediated... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 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. Lithium antagonizes dopamine-dependent behaviors mediated by an AKT/glycogen synthase kinase 3 signaling cascade
    2004 662 citations Jean‐Martin Beaulieu, Tatyana D. Sotnikova et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Wei‐Dong Yao
Stuart Nash France
Enrico Tongiorgi Italy
Pietro Baldelli Italy
Alasdair J. Gibb United Kingdom
Geoffrey G. Murphy United States
Guomei Tang United States
Rochelle M. Hines United States
Juan J. Canales Spain
Uta B. Schambra United States
Stuart Nash France
Wei‐Dong Yao
Citations per year, relative to Wei‐Dong Yao Wei‐Dong Yao (= 1×) peers Stuart Nash

Countries citing papers authored by Wei‐Dong Yao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei‐Dong Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei‐Dong Yao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei‐Dong Yao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei‐Dong Yao 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 Wei‐Dong Yao. Wei‐Dong Yao 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
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Ruan, Hongyu, et al.. (2022). Cylindromatosis drives synapse pruning and weakening by promoting macroautophagy through Akt-mTOR signaling. Molecular Psychiatry. 27(5). 2414–2424. 25 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chunling, Richard F. Kopp, Qingtuan Meng, et al.. (2020). Transcription factor POU3F2 regulates TRIM8 expression contributing to cellular functions implicated in schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(7). 3444–3460. 23 indexed citations
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Yao, Wei‐Dong, et al.. (2020). Remodeling without destruction: non-proteolytic ubiquitin chains in neural function and brain disorders. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(1). 247–264. 18 indexed citations
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Choi, So Yoen, Gopinath Krishnan, Alissa L. Nana, et al.. (2019). C9ORF72-ALS/FTD-associated poly(GR) binds Atp5a1 and compromises mitochondrial function in vivo. Nature Neuroscience. 22(6). 851–862. 149 indexed citations
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Ma, Qi, Hongyu Ruan, Lisheng Peng, et al.. (2017). Proteasome-independent polyubiquitin linkage regulates synapse scaffolding, efficacy, and plasticity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(41). E8760–E8769. 41 indexed citations
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Ruan, Hongyu & Wei‐Dong Yao. (2016). Cocaine Promotes Coincidence Detection and Lowers Induction Threshold during Hebbian Associative Synaptic Potentiation in Prefrontal Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(4). 986–997. 11 indexed citations
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Jakovcevski, Mira, Hongyu Ruan, Erica Shen, et al.. (2015). Neuronal Kmt2a/Mll1 Histone Methyltransferase Is Essential for Prefrontal Synaptic Plasticity and Working Memory. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(13). 5097–5108. 114 indexed citations
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Hou, Qingming, Hongyu Ruan, James Gilbert, et al.. (2015). MicroRNA miR124 is required for the expression of homeostatic synaptic plasticity. Nature Communications. 6(1). 10045–10045. 73 indexed citations
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Yao, Wei‐Dong & Chun‐Fang Wu. (2014). Exploring the Genetic Underpinnings of Brain and Behavioral Disorders. Journal of Neurogenetics. 28(1-2). 1–4. 7 indexed citations
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Ruan, Hongyu, et al.. (2014). Dopamine-enabled anti-Hebbian timing-dependent plasticity in prefrontal circuitry. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 8. 38–38. 33 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jingping, Angela N. Duke, Seth G. N. Grant, et al.. (2014). Motor Impairments, Striatal Degeneration, and Altered Dopamine-Glutamate Interplay in Mice Lacking PSD-95. Journal of Neurogenetics. 28(1-2). 98–111. 45 indexed citations
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Yao, Wei‐Dong, et al.. (2013). Specific Interaction of Postsynaptic Densities With Membrane Rafts Isolated From Synaptic Plasma Membranes. Journal of Neurogenetics. 27(1-2). 43–58. 9 indexed citations
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Peng, Lisheng, Huisheng Liu, Hongyu Ruan, et al.. (2013). Cytotoxicity of botulinum neurotoxins reveals a direct role of syntaxin 1 and SNAP-25 in neuron survival. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1472–1472. 77 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Tatsuo, Jingping Zhang, Shoko Miyazawa, et al.. (2011). Association of membrane rafts and postsynaptic density: proteomics, biochemical, and ultrastructural analyses. Journal of Neurochemistry. 119(1). 64–77. 58 indexed citations
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Sotnikova, Tatyana D., Chengyu Liang, Jingping Zhang, et al.. (2009). Hyperdopaminergic Tone Erodes Prefrontal Long-Term Potential via a D2Receptor-Operated Protein Phosphatase Gate. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(45). 14086–14099. 61 indexed citations
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Yao, Wei‐Dong, Roger D. Spealman, & Jingping Zhang. (2008). Dopaminergic signaling in dendritic spines. Biochemical Pharmacology. 75(11). 2055–2069. 92 indexed citations
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Xie, Zhihua, Susan V. Westmoreland, Guo‐Lin Chen, et al.. (2007). Rhesus Monkey Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 1 Signaling: Enhancement by Monoamine Transporters and Attenuation by the D2 Autoreceptor in Vitro. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 321(1). 116–127. 95 indexed citations
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Yao, Wei‐Dong, Raul R. Gainetdinov, Margaret I. Arbuckle, et al.. (2004). Identification of PSD-95 as a Regulator of Dopamine-Mediated Synaptic and Behavioral Plasticity. Neuron. 41(4). 625–638. 303 indexed citations
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Mohn, Amy R., Wei‐Dong Yao, & Marc G. Caron. (2004). Genetic and genomic approaches to reward and addiction. Neuropharmacology. 47. 101–110. 24 indexed citations

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