Xiaoxi Zhuang

11.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
82 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Xiaoxi Zhuang is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoxi Zhuang has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 38 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Xiaoxi Zhuang's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (30 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (24 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (19 papers). Xiaoxi Zhuang is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (30 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (24 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (19 papers). Xiaoxi Zhuang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. Xiaoxi Zhuang's co-authors include René Hen, Barbara Cagniard, Jeff A. Beeler, Linan Chen, Ronald S. Oosting, Kent Berridge, J. Wayne Aldridge, Cornelius T. Gross, Un Jung Kang and Luca Santarelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoxi Zhuang

79 papers receiving 7.8k 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.

Serotonin1A receptor acts during development to establish normal anxiety-like behaviour in the adult

2002 687 citations Cornelius T. Gross, Xiaoxi Zhuang et al. profile →
Dopamine oxidation mediates mitochondrial and lysosomal dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease

2017 625 citations Lena F. Burbulla, Pingping Song et al. Science profile →
Temporal Control of Mammalian Cortical Neurogenesis by m6A Methylation

2017 551 citations Ki‐Jun Yoon, Francisca Rojas et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaoxi Zhuang United States	46	3.7k	3.3k	1.5k	1.3k	784	82	8.0k
John D. Elsworth United States	52	4.3k 1.2×	2.9k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	1.4k 1.8×	155	9.1k
Guadalupe Mengod Spain	56	6.7k 1.8×	5.3k 1.6×	960 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	879 1.1×	177	9.9k
Patrícia Gaspar France	56	7.0k 1.9×	3.8k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	2.7k 2.0×	641 0.8×	126	11.2k
Denis Hervé France	57	7.3k 2.0×	4.6k 1.4×	1.5k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	563 0.7×	135	9.6k
D. Eugene Redmond United States	50	4.2k 1.1×	2.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	764 1.0×	124	8.1k
Tatyana D. Sotnikova United States	42	5.4k 1.5×	5.1k 1.5×	715 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	635 0.8×	75	9.2k
Rosario Moratalla Spain	58	7.5k 2.0×	4.0k 1.2×	2.7k 1.8×	1.3k 0.9×	829 1.1×	147	10.9k
Mohamed Jaber France	42	8.0k 2.1×	5.0k 1.5×	1.3k 0.9×	2.0k 1.5×	934 1.2×	106	12.1k
Nigel T. Maidment United States	56	5.3k 1.4×	3.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.4×	1.4k 1.8×	146	8.9k
Emmanuel Valjent France	52	7.1k 1.9×	4.5k 1.4×	1.3k 0.8×	1.7k 1.3×	711 0.9×	119	9.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaoxi Zhuang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xia, J., Jiejie Zhou, Xiaoxi Zhuang, et al.. (2025). Deciphering the intermolecular interactions between G-quadruplex (G4)-forming sequences. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(22).

Zou, Zhongyu, Jiangbo Wei, Yantao Chen, et al.. (2023). FMRP phosphorylation modulates neuronal translation through YTHDF1. Molecular Cell. 83(23). 4304–4317.e8. 55 indexed citations

Cheung, T. H. C., Yunmin Ding, Xiaoxi Zhuang, & Un Jung Kang. (2023). Learning critically drives parkinsonian motor deficits through imbalanced striatal pathway recruitment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(12). e2213093120–e2213093120. 20 indexed citations

Chi, Wanhao, et al.. (2022). Drosophila carrying epilepsy-associated variants in the vitamin B6 metabolism gene PNPO display allele- and diet-dependent phenotypes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(9). 7 indexed citations

Chi, Wanhao, Monique Albersen, Marjolein Bosma, et al.. (2019). Pyridox (am) ine 5'-phosphate oxidase deficiency induces seizures in Drosophila melanogaster. Human Molecular Genetics. 28(18). 3126–3136. 12 indexed citations

Yoon, Ki‐Jun, Francisca Rojas, Caroline Vissers, et al.. (2017). Temporal Control of Mammalian Cortical Neurogenesis by m6A Methylation. Cell. 171(4). 877–889.e17. 551 indexed citations breakdown →

Burbulla, Lena F., Pingping Song, Joseph R. Mazzulli, et al.. (2017). Dopamine oxidation mediates mitochondrial and lysosomal dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease. Science. 357(6357). 1255–1261. 625 indexed citations breakdown →

Koranda, Jessica L., Jian Xu, Anis Contractor, et al.. (2016). Chronic Nicotine Mitigates Aberrant Inhibitory Motor Learning Induced by Motor Experience under Dopamine Deficiency. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(19). 5228–5240. 9 indexed citations

Song, Saera, Sunhoe Bang, Sekyu Choi, et al.. (2013). Characterization of PINK1 (PTEN-induced Putative Kinase 1) Mutations Associated with Parkinson Disease in Mammalian Cells and Drosophila*. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(8). 5660–5672. 61 indexed citations

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Enkhuizen, Jordy van, Mark A. Geyer, Adam L. Halberstadt, Xiaoxi Zhuang, & Jared W. Young. (2013). Dopamine depletion attenuates some behavioral abnormalities in a hyperdopaminergic mouse model of bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders. 155. 247–254. 35 indexed citations

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Shim, Jung Hee, Kyung‐Hee Kim, Ji‐Young Han, et al.. (2011). The antioxidant Trolox helps recovery from the familial Parkinson's disease-specific mitochondrial deficits caused by PINK1- and DJ-1-deficiency in dopaminergic neuronal cells. Mitochondrion. 11(5). 707–715. 44 indexed citations

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Kramer, Edgar R., Liviu Aron, Geert M. J. Ramakers, et al.. (2007). Absence of Ret Signaling in Mice Causes Progressive and Late Degeneration of the Nigrostriatal System. PLoS Biology. 5(3). e39–e39. 160 indexed citations

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Zhuang, Xiaoxi. (2006). Therapeutic Effect of Donepezil on Vascular Dementia. 1 indexed citations

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Yin, Huabing, Xiaoxi Zhuang, & Bernard W. Balleine. (2006). Instrumental learning in hyperdopaminergic mice. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 85(3). 283–288. 58 indexed citations

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Chuhma, Nao, Hui Zhang, Justine Masson, et al.. (2004). Dopamine Neurons Mediate a Fast Excitatory Signal via Their Glutamatergic Synapses. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(4). 972–981. 179 indexed citations

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Peciña, Susana, Barbara Cagniard, Kent Berridge, J. Wayne Aldridge, & Xiaoxi Zhuang. (2004). P54 HYPERDOPAMINERGIC MUTANT MICE HAVE HIGHER ???WANTING??? BUT NOT ???LIKING??? FOR SWEET REWARDS. Behavioural Pharmacology. 15(5). A24–A24. 10 indexed citations

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Zhuang, Xiaoxi, Leonardo Belluscio, & René Hen. (2000). G OLFa Mediates Dopamine D 1 Receptor Signaling. Journal of Neuroscience. 20(16). 10 indexed citations

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Gross, Cornelius T., Luca Santarelli, Dani Brunner, Xiaoxi Zhuang, & René Hen. (2000). Altered fear circuits in 5-HT1A receptor KO mice. Biological Psychiatry. 48(12). 1157–1163. 141 indexed citations

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Zhuang, Xiaoxi, A J Silverman, & Rae Silver. (1996). Brain mast cell degranulation regulates blood-brain barrier. Journal of Neurobiology. 31(4). 393–403. 102 indexed citations

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Zhuang, Xiaoxi, Ann‐Judith Silverman, & Rae Silver. (1993). Reproductive Behavior, Endocrine State, and the Distribution of GnRH-like Immunoreactive Mast Cells in Dove Brain. Hormones and Behavior. 27(3). 283–295. 48 indexed citations

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