Yong He

53.0k total citations · 20 hit papers
385 papers, 40.0k citations indexed

About

Yong He is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong He has authored 385 papers receiving a total of 40.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 272 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 171 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 36 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Yong He's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (243 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (131 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (114 papers). Yong He is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (243 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (131 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (114 papers). Yong He collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Yong He's co-authors include Jinhui Wang, Alan C. Evans, Mingrui Xia, Yu‐Feng Zang, Tianzi Jiang, Gaolang Gong, Lixia Tian, Chao‐Gan Yan, Chaozhe Zhu and Xi‐Nian Zuo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yong He

372 papers receiving 39.5k citations

Hit Papers

BrainNet Viewer: A Network Visualizatio... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2013 2004 2011 2015 2007 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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. BrainNet Viewer: A Network Visualization Tool for Human Brain Connectomics
    2013 3.1k citations Mingrui Xia, Jinhui Wang et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  2. Regional homogeneity approach to fMRI data analysis
    2004 2.0k citations Tianzi Jiang, Yong He et al. NeuroImage profile →
  3. REST: A Toolkit for Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data Processing
    2011 1.7k citations Xiaowei Song, Xi‐Nian Zuo et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  4. GRETNA: a graph theoretical network analysis toolbox for imaging connectomics
    2015 1.1k citations Jinhui Wang, Mingrui Xia et al. profile →
  5. Small-World Anatomical Networks in the Human Brain Revealed by Cortical Thickness from MRI
    2007 1.1k citations Yong He, Alan C. Evans et al. Cerebral Cortex profile →
  6. Enhanced long-term potentiation and impaired learning in mice with mutant postsynaptic density-95 protein
    1998 954 citations Yong He et al. profile →
  7. Mapping Anatomical Connectivity Patterns of Human Cerebral Cortex Using In Vivo Diffusion Tensor Imaging Tractography
    2008 888 citations Yong He, Alan C. Evans et al. Cerebral Cortex profile →
  8. Disrupted small-world networks in schizophrenia
    2008 845 citations Yong He, Tianzi Jiang et al. profile →
  9. Structural Insights into Aberrant Topological Patterns of Large-Scale Cortical Networks in Alzheimer's Disease
    2008 790 citations Yong He, Alan C. Evans et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  10. Disrupted Brain Connectivity Networks in Drug-Naive, First-Episode Major Depressive Disorder
    2011 772 citations Jinhui Wang, Yong He et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →
  11. Changes in hippocampal connectivity in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease: Evidence from resting state fMRI
    2006 669 citations Yong He, Tianzi Jiang et al. NeuroImage profile →
  12. PANDA: a pipeline toolbox for analyzing brain diffusion images
    2013 594 citations Yong He et al. profile →
  13. Graph theoretical modeling of brain connectivity
    2010 570 citations Yong He, Alan C. Evans profile →
  14. Coupling of functional connectivity and regional cerebral blood flow reveals a physiological basis for network hubs of the human brain
    2013 550 citations Xia Liang, Qihong Zou et al. profile →
  15. Parcellation‐dependent small‐world brain functional networks: A resting‐state fMRI study
    2008 530 citations Jinhui Wang, Chaozhe Zhu et al. Human Brain Mapping profile →
  16. Uncovering Intrinsic Modular Organization of Spontaneous Brain Activity in Humans
    2009 528 citations Yong He, Jinhui Wang et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  17. Dynamic functional reorganization of the motor execution network after stroke
    2010 516 citations Yong He, Fengmei Fan et al. profile →
  18. Toward reliable characterization of functional homogeneity in the human brain: Preprocessing, scan duration, imaging resolution and computational space
    2012 427 citations Xi‐Nian Zuo, Lili Jiang et al. NeuroImage profile →
  19. Depression, Neuroimaging and Connectomics: A Selective Overview
    2014 370 citations Yong He et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →
  20. Quantitative mapping of the brain’s structural connectivity using diffusion MRI tractography: A review
    2022 149 citations Yong He, Tengda Zhao et al. NeuroImage profile →

Peers

Yong He
Thomas E. Nichols United Kingdom
Michael D. Greicius United States
Mark W. Woolrich United Kingdom
Cornelis J. Stam Netherlands
Vince D. Calhoun United States
Vinod Menon United States
Angela R. Laird United States
Godfrey D. Pearlson United States
Christian F. Beckmann United Kingdom
Russell A. Poldrack United States
Thomas E. Nichols United Kingdom
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This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yong He. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yong He 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 Yong He. Yong He is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Wang, Xiaoyue, Lianglong Sun, Tengda Zhao, et al.. (2025). Topographic, cognitive, and neurobiological profiling of the interdependent structural and functional modules of the brain. Science Bulletin. 70(15). 2416–2420. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Deyu, et al.. (2024). Distinct cortical connectome organization of hippocampal subfields is associated with episodic memory. Science Bulletin. 70(1). 33–37. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Yuehua, Xuhong Liao, Tianyuan Lei, et al.. (2024). Development of neonatal connectome dynamics and its prediction for cognitive and language outcomes at age 2. Cerebral Cortex. 34(5). 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanpei, Weiwei Men, Shuping Tan, et al.. (2024). Connections Between the Middle Frontal Gyrus and the Dorsoventral Attention Network Are Associated With the Development of Attentional Symptoms. Biological Psychiatry. 97(5). 531–539. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Lianglong, Tianyuan Lei, Mingrui Xia, et al.. (2024). Structural connectome architecture shapes the maturation of cortical morphology from childhood to adolescence. Nature Communications. 15(1). 784–784. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Liyuan, Fu De Yang, Fei Wang, et al.. (2023). An Improved Training Algorithm Based on Ensemble Penalized Cox Regression for Predicting Absolute Cancer Risk. China CDC Weekly. 5(9). 206–212.
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Chen, Xi, Ke Zhou, Liqin Zhou, et al.. (2023). Leading basic modes of spontaneous activity drive individual functional connectivity organization in the resting human brain. Communications Biology. 6(1). 892–892. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Yin, Athanasia Metoki, Yunman Xia, et al.. (2021). A large-scale structural and functional connectome of social mentalizing. NeuroImage. 236. 118115–118115. 26 indexed citations
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Xia, Mingrui, Fay Y. Womer, Miao Chang, et al.. (2018). Shared and Distinct Functional Architectures of Brain Networks Across Psychiatric Disorders. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 45(2). 450–463. 76 indexed citations
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Wu, Xuehai, Qihong Zou, Jin Hu, et al.. (2015). Intrinsic Functional Connectivity Patterns Predict Consciousness Level and Recovery Outcome in Acquired Brain Injury. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(37). 12932–12946. 124 indexed citations
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Liang, Xia, Yong He, Betty Jo Salmeron, et al.. (2015). Interactions between the Salience and Default-Mode Networks Are Disrupted in Cocaine Addiction. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(21). 8081–8090. 104 indexed citations
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Zhao, Tengda, Miao Cao, Haijing Niu, et al.. (2015). Age‐related changes in the topological organization of the white matter structural connectome across the human lifespan. Human Brain Mapping. 36(10). 3777–3792. 140 indexed citations
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Chen, Chunhui, Chuansheng Chen, Robert K. Moyzis, et al.. (2015). Regional Homogeneity of Resting-State Brain Activity Suppresses the Effect of Dopamine-Related Genes on Sensory Processing Sensitivity. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0133143–e0133143. 14 indexed citations
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Cao, Miao, Jinhui Wang, Zhengjia Dai, et al.. (2013). Topological organization of the human brain functional connectome across the lifespan. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 7. 76–93. 331 indexed citations
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Yong, Liu, Weiyuan Huang, Chia‐Feng Lu, et al.. (2013). Correction: Sculpting the Intrinsic Modular Organization of Spontaneous Brain Activity by Art. PLoS ONE. 8(7).
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Zhang, Jianfeng, Yong He, Xiangyang Gong, & Fei Liu. (2013). Browning detection of fragrant pear using magnetic resonance imaging.. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 44(12). 1 indexed citations
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Tian, Lin, Chun Meng, Hao Yan, et al.. (2011). Convergent Evidence from Multimodal Imaging Reveals Amygdala Abnormalities in Schizophrenic Patients and Their First-Degree Relatives. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e28794–e28794. 38 indexed citations
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Wang, Yu, Ling Ren, Xiaorui Zhang, et al.. (2011). A heterogeneous accelerator platform for multi-subject voxel-based brain network analysis. International Conference on Computer Aided Design. 339–344. 4 indexed citations

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