Yan Rao

1.5k total citations
18 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Yan Rao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Rao has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Yan Rao's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (5 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (3 papers). Yan Rao is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (5 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (3 papers). Yan Rao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Yan Rao's co-authors include Xiao‐Bing Gao, Tamás L. Horváth, Marina R. Picciotto, Sabrina Diano, Nigel W. Daw, Yann S. Mineur, Ralph Dileone, Mariella De Biasi, Daniela Gündisch and Alfonso Abizaid and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Yan Rao

17 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers

Yan Rao
Melissa J. Chee Canada
Jacob H. Hollis Australia
Mieneke C. M. Luijendijk Netherlands
Susann Friedel Germany
S.C. Benoit United States
Jaber Danguir France
Isadora C. Furigo Brazil
Csaba Ádori Hungary
Nicole M. Sanders United States
A. Freeman United States
Melissa J. Chee Canada
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Countries citing papers authored by Yan Rao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Rao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Rao

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

All Works

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Yang, Kun, et al.. (2024). Simulation and analysis of afforestation potential areas under different development scenarios in Yunnan Province, China. Ecological Indicators. 167. 112695–112695. 5 indexed citations
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Yanushkevich, Svetlana, et al.. (2024). Recent advances in the structure, function and regulation of the volume‐regulated anion channels and their role in immunity. The Journal of Physiology. 603(15). 4255–4291. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Wenping, Lihua Yao, Yan Rao, et al.. (2021). TRPM7 is critical for short-term synaptic depression by regulating synaptic vesicle endocytosis. eLife. 10. 12 indexed citations
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Rao, Yan, et al.. (2013). Actin Polymerization Does Not Provide Direct Mechanical Forces for Vesicle Fission during Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(40). 15793–15798. 19 indexed citations
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Rao, Yan, Yann S. Mineur, Geliang Gan, et al.. (2013). Repeated in vivo exposure of cocaine induces long‐lasting synaptic plasticity in hypocretin/orexin‐producing neurons in the lateral hypothalamus in mice. The Journal of Physiology. 591(7). 1951–1966. 42 indexed citations
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Rao, Yan, et al.. (2012). Synaptotagmin 1 Is Necessary for the Ca2+Dependence of Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(11). 3778–3785. 34 indexed citations
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Mineur, Yann S., Alfonso Abizaid, Yan Rao, et al.. (2011). Nicotine Decreases Food Intake Through Activation of POMC Neurons. Science. 332(6035). 1330–1332. 325 indexed citations
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Rao, Yan, Min Lü, Fei Ge, et al.. (2008). Regulation of Synaptic Efficacy in Hypocretin/Orexin-Containing Neurons by Melanin Concentrating Hormone in the Lateral Hypothalamus. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(37). 9101–9110. 100 indexed citations
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Rao, Yan, Liu Hon, Erzsébet Borók, et al.. (2007). Prolonged wakefulness induces experience-dependent synaptic plasticity in mouse hypocretin/orexin neurons. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 117(12). 4022–4033. 99 indexed citations
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Gao, Qian, Gábor Mezei, Yongzhan Nie, et al.. (2006). Anorectic estrogen mimics leptin's effect on the rewiring of melanocortin cells and Stat3 signaling in obese animals. Nature Medicine. 13(1). 89–94. 343 indexed citations
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Daw, Nigel W., Yan Rao, Xuefeng Wang, Quentin S. Fischer, & Yupeng Yang. (2004). LTP and LTD vary with layer in rodent visual cortex. Vision Research. 44(28). 3377–3380. 38 indexed citations
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Fischer, Quentin S., Christopher J. Beaver, Yupeng Yang, et al.. (2004). Requirement for the RIIβ Isoform of PKA, But Not Calcium-Stimulated Adenylyl Cyclase, in Visual Cortical Plasticity. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(41). 9049–9058. 49 indexed citations
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Rao, Yan, et al.. (2004). Reduced ocular dominance plasticity and long‐term potentiation in the developing visual cortex of protein kinase A RIIα mutant mice. European Journal of Neuroscience. 20(3). 837–842. 40 indexed citations
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Rao, Yan & Nigel W. Daw. (2004). Layer Variations of Long-Term Depression in Rat Visual Cortex. Journal of Neurophysiology. 92(5). 2652–2658. 29 indexed citations
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Huang, Hao, Yan Rao, Peng Sun, & Liang-Wei Gong. (2002). Involvement of actin cytoskeleton in modulation of Ca2+-activated K+ channels from rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. Neuroscience Letters. 332(2). 141–145. 23 indexed citations

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