Zepeng Yao

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 938 citations indexed

About

Zepeng Yao is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zepeng Yao has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 938 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 4 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 1 paper in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zepeng Yao's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (7 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (4 papers). Zepeng Yao is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (7 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (4 papers). Zepeng Yao collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Zepeng Yao's co-authors include Orie T. Shafer, Haoxing Xu, Xian‐Ping Dong, Xiang Wang, Hollis D. Showalter, Dongbiao Shen, Xiaoli Zhang, Ting Yu, Andrew P. Lieberman and Xinran Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zepeng Yao

8 papers receiving 934 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.

Lipid storage disorders block lysosomal trafficking by inhibiting a TRP channel and lysosomal calcium release

2012 386 citations Dongbiao Shen, Xiang Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zepeng Yao United States	8	441	364	316	154	119	9	938
Yogarany Chelliah United States	17	489 1.1×	247 0.7×	35 0.1×	185 1.2×	33 0.3×	19	1.7k
Haruka Yamazaki Japan	15	75 0.2×	109 0.3×	72 0.2×	156 1.0×	47 0.4×	35	1.1k
Hervé Cadiou France	14	288 0.7×	87 0.2×	114 0.4×	31 0.2×	290 2.4×	21	1.3k
Boaz Gillo United States	20	632 1.4×	84 0.2×	65 0.2×	71 0.5×	132 1.1×	27	1.5k
Shyue‐Fang Hsu United States	11	358 0.8×	49 0.1×	96 0.3×	31 0.2×	92 0.8×	12	1.3k
Isabelle Baconguis United States	12	486 1.1×	44 0.1×	78 0.2×	58 0.4×	247 2.1×	14	1.5k
David L. Prole United Kingdom	23	374 0.8×	17 0.0×	478 1.5×	107 0.7×	280 2.4×	30	1.6k
Tatsuo Harumi Japan	13	99 0.2×	147 0.4×	106 0.3×	19 0.1×	9 0.1×	25	707
Ariel L. Escobar United States	23	604 1.4×	29 0.1×	63 0.2×	39 0.3×	89 0.7×	51	1.5k
M.B.A. Djamgoz United Kingdom	19	703 1.6×	96 0.3×	22 0.1×	56 0.4×	18 0.2×	50	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Zepeng Yao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zepeng Yao

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

All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Yao, Zepeng. (2025). Gal4 drivers of the geosmin receptor Or56a exhibit ectopic expression in the labral sense organ of Drosophila. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 31651–31651.

2.

Yao, Zepeng & Kristin Scott. (2022). Serotonergic neurons translate taste detection into internal nutrient regulation. Neuron. 110(6). 1036–1050.e7. 27 indexed citations

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Yao, Zepeng, et al.. (2016). The Drosophila Clock Neuron Network Features Diverse Coupling Modes and Requires Network-wide Coherence for Robust Circadian Rhythms. Cell Reports. 17(11). 2873–2881. 37 indexed citations

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Schlichting, Margaret L., Pamela Menegazzi, Katherine R. Lelito, et al.. (2016). A Neural Network Underlying Circadian Entrainment and Photoperiodic Adjustment of Sleep and Activity in Drosophila. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(35). 9084–9096. 91 indexed citations

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Yao, Zepeng & Orie T. Shafer. (2014). The Drosophila Circadian Clock Is a Variably Coupled Network of Multiple Peptidergic Units. Science. 343(6178). 1516–1520. 155 indexed citations

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Shafer, Orie T. & Zepeng Yao. (2014). Pigment-dispersing factor signaling and circadian rhythms in insect locomotor activity. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 1. 73–80. 76 indexed citations

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Shen, Dongbiao, Xiang Wang, Xinran Li, et al.. (2012). Lipid storage disorders block lysosomal trafficking by inhibiting a TRP channel and lysosomal calcium release. Nature Communications. 3(1). 731–731. 386 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yao, Zepeng, et al.. (2012). Analysis of functional neuronal connectivity in theDrosophilabrain. Journal of Neurophysiology. 108(2). 684–696. 96 indexed citations

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Sobotka, L. G., M. A. McMahan, R. J. McDonald, et al.. (1984). Compound-Nucleus Decay along the Mass-Asymmetry Coordinate and the Role of the Businaro-Gallone Point. Physical Review Letters. 53(21). 2004–2007. 70 indexed citations

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