Yiyun Huang

11.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
275 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Yiyun Huang is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Yiyun Huang has authored 275 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 97 papers in Molecular Biology and 69 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Yiyun Huang's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (77 papers), Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (54 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (53 papers). Yiyun Huang is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (77 papers), Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (54 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (53 papers). Yiyun Huang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Yiyun Huang's co-authors include Richard E. Carson, Nabeel Nabulsi, Shu-fei Lin, Jim Ropchan, David Matuskey, Mika Naganawa, Ming‐Qiang Zheng, Sjoerd J. Finnema, David Labaree and Jonas Hannestad and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yiyun Huang

264 papers receiving 7.2k 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.

Imaging synaptic density in the living human brain

2016 361 citations Nabeel Nabulsi, Shu-fei Lin et al. profile →
Assessing Synaptic Density in Alzheimer Disease With Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging

2018 298 citations Ming-Kai Chen, Mika Naganawa et al. profile →
Synaptic density and cognitive performance in Alzheimer's disease: A PET imaging study with [¹¹C]UCB‐J

2022 117 citations Mika Naganawa, Nabeel Nabulsi et al. Alzheimer s & Dementia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yiyun Huang United States	44	3.1k	2.0k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	275	7.3k
Nabeel Nabulsi United States	42	2.9k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	206	6.5k
Eugenii A. Rabiner United Kingdom	56	4.1k 1.3×	3.0k 1.5×	1.4k 1.0×	1.7k 1.2×	1.8k 1.3×	228	10.6k
Hideo Tsukada Japan	47	2.6k 0.9×	2.8k 1.4×	762 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	287	8.4k
Christoph Höck Switzerland	48	1.5k 0.5×	2.0k 1.0×	3.1k 2.1×	1.6k 1.1×	777 0.6×	144	7.9k
Kazuhiko Yanai Japan	56	2.1k 0.7×	3.1k 1.6×	3.6k 2.5×	1.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	369	11.3k
Ryota Hashimoto Japan	52	2.6k 0.9×	3.2k 1.6×	774 0.5×	2.1k 1.5×	738 0.6×	314	10.0k
Kazutoshi Suzuki Japan	41	2.3k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	742 0.5×	834 0.6×	1.8k 1.4×	199	6.2k
Helmut Heinsen Germany	47	2.3k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	2.1k 1.5×	2.4k 1.7×	936 0.7×	138	7.4k
Sylvie Chalon France	43	2.3k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	649 0.5×	584 0.4×	208	8.0k
Denis Guilloteau France	43	2.1k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	772 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	234	7.6k

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Tian, Xi, Shiqi Ye, Yue Wang, et al.. (2024). Systematic multiomics analysis and in vitro experiments suggest that ITGA5 could serve as a promising therapeutic target for ccRCC. Cancer Cell International. 24(1). 363–363.

Wu, Junhao, Binyin Li, Qi Huang, et al.. (2024). Plasma Glial Fibrillary Acid Protein and Phosphorated Tau 181 Association with Presynaptic Density-Dependent Tau Pathology at ¹⁸F-SynVesT-1 Brain PET Imaging. Radiology. 313(2). e233019–e233019. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Jie, Qi Huang, Kun He, et al.. (2024). Presynaptic density determined by SV2A PET is closely associated with postsynaptic metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 availability and independent of amyloid pathology in early cognitive impairment. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(6). 3876–3888. 12 indexed citations

Bonomi, Robin, Ansel T. Hillmer, Eric A. Woodcock, et al.. (2024). Microglia-mediated neuroimmune suppression in PTSD is associated with anhedonia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(35). e2406005121–e2406005121. 5 indexed citations

Smart, Kelly, Ming‐Qiang Zheng, Daniel Holden, et al.. (2023). In Vivo Imaging and Kinetic Modeling of Novel Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 Radiotracers [11C]OCM-44 and [18F]OCM-50 in Non-Human Primates. Pharmaceuticals. 16(2). 194–194. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Junfang, Jie Wang, Xiaomeng Xu, et al.. (2023). In vivo synaptic density loss correlates with impaired functional and related structural connectivity in Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 43(6). 977–988. 36 indexed citations

Woodcock, Eric A., Gustavo A. Angarita, David Matuskey, et al.. (2023). 553. Preliminary Evidence for an Elevated Neuroinflammatory Signal in Opioid Use Disorder: Findings From a PET TSPO Imaging Study. Biological Psychiatry. 93(9). S317–S318. 1 indexed citations

Zakiniaeiz, Yasmin, Hong Gao, Soheila Najafzadeh, et al.. (2022). Nicotine Patch Alters Patterns of Cigarette Smoking-Induced Dopamine Release: Patterns Relate to Biomarkers Associated With Treatment Response. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 24(10). 1597–1606. 5 indexed citations

Radhakrishnan, Rajiv, Patrick D. Worhunsky, Ming‐Qiang Zheng, et al.. (2022). Age, gender and body-mass-index relationships with in vivo CB1 receptor availability in healthy humans measured with [11C]OMAR PET. NeuroImage. 264. 119674–119674. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Tao, Ying Zhang, Xiaojun Zhang, et al.. (2022). Synthesis and characterization of the two enantiomers of a chiral sigma-1 receptor radioligand: (S)-(+)- and (R)-(-)-[18F]FBFP. Chinese Chemical Letters. 33(7). 3543–3548. 9 indexed citations

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Blumberger, Daniel M., Eric J. Lenze, Stewart Anderson, et al.. (2021). Low-Dose Augmentation With Buprenorphine for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial With Multimodal Assessment of Target Engagement. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 127–135. 6 indexed citations

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Naganawa, Mika, Songye Li, Nabeel Nabulsi, et al.. (2020). First-in-Human Evaluation of ¹⁸F-SynVesT-1, a Radioligand for PET Imaging of Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 62(4). 561–567. 84 indexed citations

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Naganawa, Mika, Nabeel Nabulsi, Shannan Henry, et al.. (2020). First-in-Human Assessment of ¹¹C-LSN3172176, an M1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor PET Radiotracer. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 62(4). 553–560. 46 indexed citations

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Bhatt, Shivani, Ansel T. Hillmer, Matthew J. Girgenti, et al.. (2020). PTSD is associated with neuroimmune suppression: evidence from PET imaging and postmortem transcriptomic studies. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2360–2360. 67 indexed citations

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Hillmer, Ansel T., David Matuskey, Yiyun Huang, et al.. (2020). Tobacco Smoking in People Is Not Associated with Altered 18-kDa Translocator Protein Levels: A PET Study. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 61(8). 1200–1204. 10 indexed citations

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Hansen, Søren B., Galith Abourbeh, Maqsood Yaqub, et al.. (2017). A multi species evaluation of the radiation dosimetry of [ 11 C]erlotinib, the radiolabeled analog of a clinically utilized tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 47. 56–61. 6 indexed citations

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Lim, Keunpoong, David Labaree, Songye Li, & Yiyun Huang. (2014). Preparation of the metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) PET tracer [ 18 F]FPEB for human use: An automated radiosynthesis and a novel one-pot synthesis of its radiolabeling precursor. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 94. 349–354. 21 indexed citations

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Kim, Su Jin, Ming‐Qiang Zheng, Nabeel Nabulsi, et al.. (2013). Determination of the In Vivo Selectivity of a New κ-Opioid Receptor Antagonist PET Tracer ¹¹C-LY2795050 in the Rhesus Monkey. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 54(9). 1668–1674. 30 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jiangbing, Toral Patel, Rachael W. Sirianni, et al.. (2013). Highly penetrative, drug-loaded nanocarriers improve treatment of glioblastoma. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(29). 11751–11756. 225 indexed citations

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Zheng, Ming‐Qiang, Nabeel Nabulsi, Su Kim, et al.. (2013). Synthesis and Evaluation of¹¹C-LY2795050 as a κ-Opioid Receptor Antagonist Radiotracer for PET Imaging. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 54(3). 455–463. 75 indexed citations

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