Yousheng Shu

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
83 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Yousheng Shu is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yousheng Shu has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 33 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 26 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yousheng Shu's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (48 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (30 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (25 papers). Yousheng Shu is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (48 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (30 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (25 papers). Yousheng Shu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Yousheng Shu's co-authors include David A. McCormick, Andrea R. Hasenstaub, Alvaro Duque, Yuguo Yu, Mingpo Yang, Cuiping Tian, Bilal Haider, Wenqin Hu, Tun Li and Han Hou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yousheng Shu

82 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Turning on and off recurrent balanced cortical activity

2003 784 citations Yousheng Shu et al. profile →
Distinct contributions of Nav1.6 and Nav1.2 in action potential initiation and backpropagation

2009 529 citations Wenqin Hu, Yousheng Shu et al. profile →
α2A-Adrenoceptors Strengthen Working Memory Networks by Inhibiting cAMP-HCN Channel Signaling in Prefrontal Cortex

2007 527 citations Yousheng Shu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yousheng Shu China	31	3.4k	2.9k	1.8k	456	450	83	5.6k
Michele Migliore Italy	40	4.0k 1.1×	3.1k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	213 0.5×	599 1.3×	145	5.9k
Gilad Silberberg Sweden	38	4.7k 1.4×	4.3k 1.5×	1.8k 1.0×	246 0.5×	448 1.0×	83	7.2k
Dominique Debanne France	40	4.6k 1.3×	3.0k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	302 0.7×	847 1.9×	89	5.9k
Imre Vida Germany	34	4.5k 1.3×	3.8k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	196 0.4×	264 0.6×	88	5.9k
Fiona E. N. LeBeau United Kingdom	35	3.4k 1.0×	3.6k 1.3×	1.1k 0.6×	253 0.6×	166 0.4×	65	5.0k
Hugh P. C. Robinson United Kingdom	33	2.8k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	148 0.3×	528 1.2×	71	4.3k
Marlene Bartos Germany	31	4.0k 1.1×	3.7k 1.3×	922 0.5×	259 0.6×	162 0.4×	61	5.4k
Stephen R. Williams United Kingdom	37	3.7k 1.1×	2.8k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	174 0.4×	348 0.8×	57	4.6k
Dax A. Hoffman United States	32	4.0k 1.1×	2.1k 0.7×	2.9k 1.6×	348 0.8×	408 0.9×	70	5.9k
Alvaro Duque United States	25	2.3k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	764 0.4×	204 0.4×	197 0.4×	51	3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yousheng Shu

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20 of 20 papers shown

He, Quansheng, et al.. (2025). Functional Autapses Selectively Form in a Subpopulation of Subicular Pyramidal Cells in Hippocampal Formation. Journal of Neuroscience. 45(27). e2301242025–e2301242025.

Zhang, Xiaoxue, Chong You, Jin‐Tai Yu, et al.. (2025). Deep brain stimulation alleviates Parkinsonian motor deficits through desynchronizing GABA release in mice. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3726–3726. 2 indexed citations

Jiang, Xiaoxue, Zi Li, Fei Xiao, et al.. (2024). Hypothalamic SLC7A14 accounts for aging-reduced lipolysis in white adipose tissue of male mice. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7948–7948. 6 indexed citations

Xiao, Yujie, Yi Zou, Xiaoying Xie, et al.. (2024). Axo-axonic synaptic input drives homeostatic plasticity by tuning the axon initial segment structurally and functionally. Science Advances. 10(31). eadk4331–eadk4331. 6 indexed citations

Qi, Yu, Chuan Xu, Jie Yu, et al.. (2024). How well do neural signatures of resting‐state EEG detect consciousness? A large‐scale clinical study. Human Brain Mapping. 45(4). e26586–e26586. 4 indexed citations

He, Quansheng, Xiaowen Zhang, Hongyu Yang, et al.. (2024). Early synaptic dysfunction of striatal parvalbumin interneurons in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease. iScience. 27(11). 111253–111253. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Ziheng, Liang Chen, Leilei Fang, et al.. (2023). Intestinal activating transcription factor 4 regulates stress-related behavioral alterations via paraventricular thalamus in male mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(19). e2215590120–e2215590120. 9 indexed citations

He, Quansheng, Xiaoyu Li, Suixin Deng, et al.. (2023). Microglia facilitate and stabilize the response to general anesthesia via modulating the neuronal network in a brain region-specific manner. eLife. 12. 9 indexed citations

Wilbers, René, Anna A. Galakhova, Tim S. Heistek, et al.. (2023). Structural and functional specializations of human fast-spiking neurons support fast cortical signaling. Science Advances. 9(41). eadf0708–eadf0708. 8 indexed citations

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Xiao, Fei, Zi Li, Xiaoxue Jiang, et al.. (2023). Reduced hepatic bradykinin degradation accounts for cold-induced BAT thermogenesis and WAT browning in male mice. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2523–2523. 17 indexed citations

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Shi, Fang, Suixin Deng, Huijuan Li, et al.. (2022). Generation of neural organoids for spinal-cord regeneration via the direct reprogramming of human astrocytes. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 7(3). 253–269. 56 indexed citations

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Deng, Suixin, Wenchao Wang, Zilei Duan, et al.. (2022). Human antimicrobial peptide LL-37 contributes to Alzheimer’s disease progression. Molecular Psychiatry. 27(11). 4790–4799. 15 indexed citations

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Qiao, Zhi, Yuming Chai, Zhi Zhu, et al.. (2021). Nonthermal and reversible control of neuronal signaling and behavior by midinfrared stimulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(10). 109 indexed citations

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Gao, Mei‐Mei, Fei Hu, Huiling Tang, et al.. (2020). Hypothalamic proteome changes in response to nicotine and its withdrawal are potentially associated with alteration in body weight. Journal of Proteomics. 214. 103633–103633. 15 indexed citations

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Zhu, Zhi, Chao Chang, Yousheng Shu, & Bo Song. (2019). Transition to a Superpermeation Phase of Confined Water Induced by a Terahertz Electromagnetic Wave. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 11(1). 256–262. 76 indexed citations

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Deng, Suixin, Quansheng He, Xiaoxue Zhang, et al.. (2019). Regulation of Recurrent Inhibition by Asynchronous Glutamate Release in Neocortex. Neuron. 105(3). 522–533.e4. 19 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ting, Ke Wei, Yun Qian, et al.. (2019). Human Neural Stem Cells Reinforce Hippocampal Synaptic Network and Rescue Cognitive Deficits in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. Stem Cell Reports. 13(6). 1022–1037. 45 indexed citations

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Yin, Luping, Rui Zheng, Ke Wei, et al.. (2018). Autapses enhance bursting and coincidence detection in neocortical pyramidal cells. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4890–4890. 76 indexed citations

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Yue, Wei, Yuanyuan Li, Ting Zhang, et al.. (2015). ESC-Derived Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Neurons Ameliorate the Cognitive Symptoms Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease in Mouse Models. Stem Cell Reports. 5(5). 776–790. 77 indexed citations

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Hu, Wenqin & Yousheng Shu. (2012). Axonal bleb recording. Neuroscience Bulletin. 28(4). 342–350. 23 indexed citations

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