Zaixu Cui

5.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
67 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Zaixu Cui is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zaixu Cui has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 24 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 15 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Zaixu Cui's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (44 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (20 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (17 papers). Zaixu Cui is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (44 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (20 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (17 papers). Zaixu Cui collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zaixu Cui's co-authors include Gaolang Gong, Yong He, Suyu Zhong, Pengfei Xu, Mengmeng Su, Hua Shu, Theodore D. Satterthwaite, Tyler M. Moore, Zhichao Xia and Raquel E. Gur and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Zaixu Cui

65 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

PANDA: a pipeline toolbox for analyzing brain diffusion images

2013 594 citations Zaixu Cui, Suyu Zhong et al. profile →
Development of structure–function coupling in human brain networks during youth

2019 285 citations Graham L. Baum, Zaixu Cui et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Non-suicidal self-injury in Chinese population: a scoping review of prevalence, method, risk factors and preventive interventions

2023 68 citations Jiaao Yu, Dongyu Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zaixu Cui China	22	1.6k	954	478	319	230	67	2.4k
Pengfei Xu China	25	1.7k 1.1×	714 0.7×	553 1.2×	359 1.1×	182 0.8×	95	2.4k
Gabriel Ziegler Germany	21	1.4k 0.9×	750 0.8×	342 0.7×	519 1.6×	215 0.9×	45	2.6k
Simon Vandekar United States	23	1.8k 1.1×	786 0.8×	447 0.9×	533 1.7×	277 1.2×	98	2.8k
Elizabeth DuPré United States	13	2.0k 1.2×	562 0.6×	470 1.0×	309 1.0×	156 0.7×	23	2.5k
Jason S. Nomi United States	27	2.2k 1.4×	489 0.5×	531 1.1×	510 1.6×	232 1.0×	56	2.8k
Francesco Carletti United Kingdom	12	1.9k 1.2×	744 0.8×	588 1.2×	535 1.7×	250 1.1×	18	2.6k
Daniel Glen United States	21	1.6k 1.0×	730 0.8×	287 0.6×	182 0.6×	133 0.6×	36	2.2k
Sangma Xie China	12	1.8k 1.1×	883 0.9×	366 0.8×	373 1.2×	94 0.4×	21	2.3k
Yuan Zhong China	29	1.8k 1.1×	742 0.8×	412 0.9×	669 2.1×	181 0.8×	91	2.5k
Gianpaolo Basso Italy	23	1.9k 1.2×	559 0.6×	413 0.9×	297 0.9×	139 0.6×	62	2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zaixu Cui

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Zou, Qihong, Guangyuan Zou, Yan Wang, et al.. (2025). Cortical hierarchy underlying homeostatic sleep pressure alleviation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10014–10014.

Bao, Hongbo, Shengyu Fang, Zihan Wang, et al.. (2025). Glioma-white matter tract interactions: A diffusion magnetic resonance imaging-based 3-tier classification and its clinical relevance. Neuro-Oncology. 27(7). 1888–1898. 2 indexed citations

Ji, Gong‐Jun, Zaixu Cui, Ryan C.N. D’Arcy, et al.. (2024). Imaging brain white matter function using resting-state functional MRI. Science Bulletin. 70(9). 1384–1388. 7 indexed citations

Wu, Guowei, Zaixu Cui, Xiuyi Wang, & Yi Du. (2024). Unveiling the core functional networks of cognition: An ontology-guided machine learning approach. NeuroImage. 298. 120804–120804. 2 indexed citations

Li, Zhilin, Yiqing Hu, Yang Li, et al.. (2024). Transcranial low-level laser stimulation in the near-infrared-II region (1064 nm) for brain safety in healthy humans. Brain stimulation. 17(6). 1307–1316. 3 indexed citations

Cui, Zaixu, Suyu Zhong, Yanyang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Heterogenous brain activations across individuals localize to a common network. Communications Biology. 7(1). 1270–1270. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Xiuyi, Katya Krieger‐Redwood, Guowei Wu, et al.. (2024). The Brain’s Topographical Organization Shapes Dynamic Interaction Patterns That Support Flexible Behavior Based on Rules and Long-Term Knowledge. Journal of Neuroscience. 44(22). e2223232024–e2223232024. 5 indexed citations

Huang, Yali, Penghu Wei, Yanfeng Yang, et al.. (2023). Intracranial electrophysiological and structural basis of BOLD functional connectivity in human brain white matter. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3414–3414. 26 indexed citations

Wen, Xue, et al.. (2023). The transition trajectories of self-injurious thoughts and behaviours among children from a biopsychosocial perspective. Nature Mental Health. 1(10). 782–791. 6 indexed citations

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Qu, Diyang, Dongyu Liu, Xuan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Process model of emotion regulation-based digital intervention for emotional problems. Digital Health. 9. 589831188–589831188. 10 indexed citations

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Božek, Jelena, Stephanie Noble, Wu Xin, et al.. (2023). Global diversity in individualized cortical network topography. Cerebral Cortex. 33(11). 6803–6817. 2 indexed citations

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Wen, Xue, et al.. (2023). Associations of bullying perpetration and peer victimization subtypes with preadolescent’s suicidality, non-suicidal self-injury, neurocognition, and brain development. BMC Medicine. 21(1). 141–141. 15 indexed citations

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Larsen, Bart, Zaixu Cui, Azeez Adebimpe, et al.. (2022). A developmental reduction of the excitation:inhibition ratio in association cortex during adolescence. Science Advances. 8(5). eabj8750–eabj8750. 35 indexed citations

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Ge, Jianqiao, Weiwei Men, Lang Qin, et al.. (2022). Increasing diversity in connectomics with the Chinese Human Connectome Project. Nature Neuroscience. 26(1). 163–172. 45 indexed citations

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Zhou, Dale, Christopher W. Lynn, Zaixu Cui, et al.. (2021). Efficient coding in the economics of human brain connectomics. Network Neuroscience. 6(1). 234–274. 16 indexed citations

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Moore, Tyler M., Carlos Cardenas‐Iniguez, Zaixu Cui, et al.. (2021). Association of gray matter volumes with general and specific dimensions of psychopathology in children. Neuropsychopharmacology. 46(7). 1333–1339. 38 indexed citations

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Xia, Cedric Huchuan, Zongming Ma, Zaixu Cui, et al.. (2020). Multi‐scale network regression for brain‐phenotype associations. Human Brain Mapping. 41(10). 2553–2566. 15 indexed citations

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Baum, Graham L., Zaixu Cui, David R. Roalf, et al.. (2019). Development of structure–function coupling in human brain networks during youth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(1). 771–778. 285 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hong, Wenjun, Qixiang Lin, Zaixu Cui, et al.. (2019). Diverse functional connectivity patterns of resting-state brain networks associated with good and poor hand outcomes following stroke. NeuroImage Clinical. 24. 102065–102065. 21 indexed citations

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Cui, Zaixu & Gaolang Gong. (2018). The effect of machine learning regression algorithms and sample size on individualized behavioral prediction with functional connectivity features. NeuroImage. 178. 622–637. 251 indexed citations

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