Y. Ao

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 735 citations indexed

About

Y. Ao is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Y. Ao has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 735 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 3 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 2 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Y. Ao's work include Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (3 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (2 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (2 papers). Y. Ao is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (3 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (2 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (2 papers). Y. Ao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Latvia. Y. Ao's co-authors include Michael V. Sofroniew, Ana Patricia Fernández, Bao‐Liang Song, Joel M. Levine, Zachary Thompson, Mark A. Anderson, I. Wanner, Hong Yang, Minyong Li and Kang He and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Y. Ao

7 papers receiving 731 citations

Hit Papers

Glial Scar Borders Are Formed by Newly Proliferated, Elon... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Glial Scar Borders Are Formed by Newly Proliferated, Elongated Astrocytes That Interact to Corral Inflammatory and Fibrotic Cells via STAT3-Dependent Mechanisms after Spinal Cord Injury
    2013 611 citations I. Wanner, Mark A. Anderson et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Y. Ao China 6 323 281 234 221 191 11 735
I. Wanner Germany 6 465 1.4× 311 1.1× 263 1.1× 221 1.0× 199 1.0× 9 950
Angela R. Filous United States 8 545 1.7× 213 0.8× 225 1.0× 313 1.4× 306 1.6× 11 924
Francesca Cavasinni Italy 10 344 1.1× 342 1.2× 187 0.8× 243 1.1× 305 1.6× 10 948
Benoit Barrette Canada 12 425 1.3× 234 0.8× 308 1.3× 281 1.3× 82 0.4× 13 870
Lukas C. Bachmann Switzerland 8 271 0.8× 256 0.9× 197 0.8× 220 1.0× 209 1.1× 8 754
Katrina L. Adams United States 12 261 0.8× 160 0.6× 417 1.8× 162 0.7× 83 0.4× 14 888
Ilse Sears‐Kraxberger United States 8 602 1.9× 152 0.5× 381 1.6× 381 1.7× 297 1.6× 8 1.0k
Yevgeniya A. Mironova United States 14 549 1.7× 220 0.8× 378 1.6× 350 1.6× 140 0.7× 17 1.1k
Erica Butti Italy 12 204 0.6× 313 1.1× 231 1.0× 202 0.9× 210 1.1× 19 768
Dario Motti United States 13 262 0.8× 114 0.4× 362 1.5× 187 0.8× 147 0.8× 17 757

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Fields of papers citing papers by Y. Ao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Y. Ao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Y. Ao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Y. Ao 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 Y. Ao. Y. Ao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Bi, Shaolan, et al.. (2025). Molecular mechanisms underlying cashmere quality differences between Jiangnan cashmere goats and Changthangi pashmina goats. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 12. 1571803–1571803.
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Ao, Y., et al.. (2024). Typical endocrine disruptors diethylstilbestrol and its analogues non-covalently bind to human serum albumin. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1311. 138409–138409. 2 indexed citations
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O’Shea, Timothy M., Y. Ao, S. Wang, et al.. (2022). Lesion environments direct transplanted neural progenitors towards a wound repair astroglial phenotype in mice. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5702–5702. 32 indexed citations
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Ao, Y., Minyong Li, Kang He, et al.. (2019). The functional difference of eight chitinase genes between male and female of the cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis. Insect Molecular Biology. 28(4). 550–567. 36 indexed citations
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Wang, Kexin, et al.. (2017). Influence of α-Lipoic acid adjuvant therapy on sugar metabolism, peripheral nerve conduction velocity and oxidative stress in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Wanner, I., Mark A. Anderson, Bao‐Liang Song, et al.. (2013). Glial Scar Borders Are Formed by Newly Proliferated, Elongated Astrocytes That Interact to Corral Inflammatory and Fibrotic Cells via STAT3-Dependent Mechanisms after Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(31). 12870–12886. 611 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Kewei, Y. Ao, Ronald M. Harper, V. L. W. Go, & Hong Yang. (2013). Food-intake dysregulation in type 2 diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats: Hypothesized role of dysfunctional brainstem thyrotropin-releasing hormone and impaired vagal output. Neuroscience. 247. 43–54. 15 indexed citations
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Ao, Y., Michael L. Ko, Juan Carlos G. Marvizón, et al.. (2010). Potent hyperglycemic and hyperinsulinemic effects of thyrotropin-releasing hormone microinjected into the rostroventrolateral medulla and abnormal responses in type 2 diabetic rats. Neuroscience. 169(2). 706–719. 8 indexed citations
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Yang, Hong, L. Wang, S. Vincent Wu, et al.. (2004). Peripheral secretin-induced Fos expression in the rat brain is largely vagal dependent. Neuroscience. 128(1). 131–141. 31 indexed citations

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