Wen‐Cheng Xiong

20.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
241 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Wen‐Cheng Xiong is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wen‐Cheng Xiong has authored 241 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Molecular Biology, 82 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 61 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Wen‐Cheng Xiong's work include Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (36 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (30 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (27 papers). Wen‐Cheng Xiong is often cited by papers focused on Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (36 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (30 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (27 papers). Wen‐Cheng Xiong collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Russia. Wen‐Cheng Xiong's co-authors include Lin Mei, James E. Ferrell, Haitao Wu, Craig Montell, Bin Zhang, Chengyong Shen, Dong‐Min Yin, Fu‐Lei Tang, Lei Li and Yang Z. Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wen‐Cheng Xiong

238 papers receiving 15.8k 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.

Neuregulin 1 in neural development, synaptic plasticity and schizophrenia

2008 807 citations Lin Mei, Wen‐Cheng Xiong profile →
A positive-feedback-based bistable ‘memory module’ that governs a cell fate decision

2003 567 citations Wen‐Cheng Xiong, James E. Ferrell Nature profile →
Astrocyte-derived ATP modulates depressive-like behaviors

2013 470 citations Xiong Cao, Liangping Li et al. Nature Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wen‐Cheng Xiong United States	72	9.7k	5.1k	3.1k	1.7k	1.6k	241	15.9k
Lin Mei United States	69	9.5k 1.0×	5.3k 1.0×	2.9k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	2.0k 1.2×	257	16.3k
Elior Peles Israel	63	7.6k 0.8×	6.8k 1.3×	2.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	2.7k 1.6×	132	16.0k
Yuko Fukata Japan	54	9.5k 1.0×	3.9k 0.8×	6.0k 1.9×	2.0k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	99	15.3k
Lee L. Rubin United States	67	12.2k 1.3×	2.9k 0.6×	2.0k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	159	18.4k
Li-Huei Tsai United States	43	8.1k 0.8×	3.4k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	2.7k 1.6×	783 0.5×	48	14.4k
Sandeep Robert Datta United States	42	9.8k 1.0×	4.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	710 0.4×	76	17.2k
Illana Gozes Israel	70	7.7k 0.8×	8.2k 1.6×	1.5k 0.5×	3.2k 1.9×	845 0.5×	379	16.7k
Elena Cattaneo Italy	66	12.7k 1.3×	9.8k 1.9×	1.6k 0.5×	2.0k 1.2×	3.1k 1.9×	218	19.2k
Wolfgang Wurst Germany	82	14.7k 1.5×	5.6k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	2.3k 1.3×	1.8k 1.1×	372	25.5k
Lloyd A. Greene United States	85	13.6k 1.4×	9.1k 1.8×	4.2k 1.4×	2.4k 1.4×	2.9k 1.8×	240	22.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wen‐Cheng Xiong

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Liang, Chenchao Xu, Ximing Wang, et al.. (2025). H ₂ O‐Induced Transformation of Superstructured MOFs into Self‐Standing, Superprotonic Conducting Membranes for Hydrogen Fuel Cells. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(45). 2 indexed citations

Daly, James L., Chris M. Danson, Philip A. Lewis, et al.. (2023). Multi-omic approach characterises the neuroprotective role of retromer in regulating lysosomal health. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3086–3086. 20 indexed citations

Cao, Rangjuan, Peng Chen, Hongsheng Wang, et al.. (2023). Intrafusal-fiber LRP4 for muscle spindle formation and maintenance in adult and aged animals. Nature Communications. 14(1). 744–744. 11 indexed citations

Zhao, Yang, Fu‐Lei Tang, Daehoon Lee, & Wen‐Cheng Xiong. (2021). Expression of Low Level of VPS35-mCherry Fusion Protein Diminishes Vps35 Depletion Induced Neuron Terminal Differentiation Deficits and Neurodegenerative Pathology, and Prevents Neonatal Death. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(16). 8394–8394. 7 indexed citations

Cui, Wanpeng, Nannan Gao, Zhaoqi Dong, et al.. (2021). In trans neuregulin3-Caspr3 interaction controls DA axonal bassoon cluster development. Current Biology. 31(15). 3330–3342.e7. 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Yifei, Xiaoxiao He, Ye Guo, et al.. (2020). Human antigen R-regulated mRNA metabolism promotes the cell motility of migrating mouse neurons. Development. 147(6). 8 indexed citations

Gao, Nannan, Kai Zhao, Yu Cao, et al.. (2020). A Role of Lamin A/C in Preventing Neuromuscular Junction Decline in Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(38). 7203–7215. 13 indexed citations

Ma, Jun, Luqing Zhang, Zixuan He, et al.. (2019). Autism candidate gene DIP2A regulates spine morphogenesis via acetylation of cortactin. PLoS Biology. 17(10). e3000461–e3000461. 36 indexed citations

Zhao, Kai, Chengyong Shen, Lei Li, et al.. (2018). Sarcoglycan Alpha Mitigates Neuromuscular Junction Decline in Aged Mice by Stabilizing LRP4. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(41). 8860–8873. 48 indexed citations

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Li, Lei, Wen‐Cheng Xiong, & Lin Mei. (2017). Neuromuscular Junction Formation, Aging, and Disorders. Annual Review of Physiology. 80(1). 159–188. 264 indexed citations

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Bean, Jonathan C., Thiri W. Lin, Anupama Sathyamurthy, et al.. (2014). Genetic Labeling Reveals Novel Cellular Targets of Schizophrenia Susceptibility Gene: Distribution of GABA and Non-GABA ErbB4-Positive Cells in Adult Mouse Brain. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(40). 13549–13566. 83 indexed citations

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Cao, Xiong, Liangping Li, Qian Wang, et al.. (2013). Astrocyte-derived ATP modulates depressive-like behaviors. Nature Medicine. 19(6). 773–777. 470 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liang, Chuan, Yanmei Tao, Chengyong Shen, et al.. (2012). Erbin Is Required for Myelination in Regenerated Axons after Injury. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(43). 15169–15180. 37 indexed citations

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Tao, Yanmei, Penggao Dai, Yu Liu, et al.. (2009). Erbin regulates NRG1 signaling and myelination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(23). 9477–9482. 62 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bin, Wen‐Cheng Xiong, & Lin Mei. (2009). Get Ready to Wnt: Prepatterning in Neuromuscular Junction Formation. Developmental Cell. 16(3). 325–327. 6 indexed citations

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Xu, Ning, Balasubramanian Bhagavath, Hyung‐Goo Kim, et al.. (2009). NELF is a nuclear protein involved in hypothalamic GnRH neuronal migration. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 319(1-2). 47–55. 21 indexed citations

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Zhou, Zheng, et al.. (2008). HMGB1 Regulates RANKL-Induced Osteoclastogenesis in a Manner Dependent on RAGE. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 23(7). 1084–1096. 128 indexed citations

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Kim, Changhoon, Hannah Neiswender, Eun Joo Baik, Wen‐Cheng Xiong, & Lin Mei. (2008). β-Catenin Interacts with MyoD and Regulates Its Transcription Activity. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 28(9). 2941–2951. 71 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bin, Shiwen Luo, Xian‐Ping Dong, et al.. (2007). β-Catenin Regulates Acetylcholine Receptor Clustering in Muscle Cells through Interaction with Rapsyn. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(15). 3968–3973. 76 indexed citations

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Xiong, Wen‐Cheng & James E. Ferrell. (2003). A positive-feedback-based bistable ‘memory module’ that governs a cell fate decision. Nature. 426(6965). 460–465. 567 indexed citations breakdown →

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