Zhi Yang

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Zhi Yang is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhi Yang has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 22 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 22 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Zhi Yang's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (57 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (24 papers) and Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (18 papers). Zhi Yang is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (57 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (24 papers) and Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (18 papers). Zhi Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Zhi Yang's co-authors include Xi‐Nian Zuo, Ting Xu, Lili Jiang, Xuchu Weng, Michael P. Milham, F. Xavier Castellanos, Yong He, Xiaoyan Cao, Yu‐Feng Zang and Peter A. Bandettini and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Zhi Yang

94 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Toward reliable characterization of functional homogeneity in the human brain: Preprocessing, scan duration, imaging resolution and computational space

2012 427 citations Xi‐Nian Zuo, Ting Xu et al. NeuroImage profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhi Yang China	29	2.0k	805	519	441	223	97	3.0k
Xiangyu Long Canada	20	2.2k 1.1×	870 1.1×	429 0.8×	533 1.2×	197 0.9×	44	3.0k
Stan Colcombe United States	16	2.2k 1.1×	954 1.2×	466 0.9×	455 1.0×	165 0.7×	23	3.1k
Gabriel Ziegler Germany	21	1.4k 0.7×	750 0.9×	342 0.7×	519 1.2×	215 1.0×	45	2.6k
Zaixu Cui China	22	1.6k 0.8×	954 1.2×	478 0.9×	319 0.7×	230 1.0×	67	2.4k
Xiaowei Song United States	7	1.9k 0.9×	760 0.9×	417 0.8×	345 0.8×	149 0.7×	15	2.3k
Julia M. Stephen United States	34	2.6k 1.3×	855 1.1×	464 0.9×	276 0.6×	132 0.6×	194	3.7k
Oscar Estéban United States	10	2.0k 1.0×	742 0.9×	438 0.8×	334 0.8×	169 0.8×	37	2.6k
Mary Beth Nebel United States	28	2.2k 1.1×	682 0.8×	300 0.6×	592 1.3×	301 1.3×	54	3.2k
Guillaume Marrelec France	26	2.8k 1.3×	1.2k 1.5×	447 0.9×	298 0.7×	214 1.0×	59	3.4k
Kristina Visscher United States	22	3.6k 1.8×	590 0.7×	740 1.4×	576 1.3×	186 0.8×	56	4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhi Yang

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Yuanyue, Zhi Yang, Na Jiang, et al.. (2025). MAIT cell deficiency exacerbates neuroinflammation in P301S human tau transgenic mice. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 22(1). 90–90.

Wu, Yuxuan, Yuzhuo Wang, Yuan Hu, et al.. (2025). Triple‐Tailored Analgesic Hydrogel System Targeting ADAM17 in Orofacial Inflammatory Pain. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(29). e2501440–e2501440. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Tao, Jianhua Yang, Xiuwei Li, et al.. (2024). Low-power adaptive sampling electronic nose system with a Radon transform-based convolutional neural network for optimized gas recognition. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 423. 136723–136723. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Tao, Yong‐Wei Zhang, Wen Lv, et al.. (2024). Sensor array optimization for the electronic nose via different deep learning methods. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 410. 135579–135579. 28 indexed citations

Zhao, Shouying, et al.. (2024). Influence of interpersonal relationship on subjective well-being of college students: The mediating role of psychological capital. PLoS ONE. 19(9). e0293198–e0293198. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Zhi, et al.. (2023). Experiencing urban forests for mitigation of negative emotions of people exposed to seasonal PM2.5 in Northeast China. Journal of Forestry Research. 34(5). 1245–1261. 12 indexed citations

Liu, Jingjing, Yang Hu, Wenjing Liu, et al.. (2023). A normative model of brain responses to social scenarios reflects the maturity of children and adolescents’ social–emotional abilities. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 18(1).

Liu, Wenjing, Yang Hu, Zhen Liu, et al.. (2023). Aberrant functional connectivity of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and its age dependence in children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 82. 103498–103498. 5 indexed citations

Cong, Enzhao, Qingfeng Li, Haiying Chen, et al.. (2022). Association between the volume of subregions of the amygdala and major depression with suicidal thoughts and anxiety in a Chinese cohort. Journal of Affective Disorders. 312. 39–45. 9 indexed citations

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Jiang, Lijuan, Qingfeng Li, Yang Hu, et al.. (2022). Categorical and Dimensional Deficits in Hippocampal Subfields Among Schizophrenia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 8(1). 91–101. 2 indexed citations

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Jiang, Lijuan, HuiRu Cui, Caidi Zhang, et al.. (2021). Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Improving Cognitive Function in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 12. 593000–593000. 29 indexed citations

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Guo, Qian, Yang Hu, Botao Zeng, et al.. (2020). Parietal memory network and default mode network in first‐episode drug‐naïve schizophrenia: Associations with auditory hallucination. Human Brain Mapping. 41(8). 1973–1984. 10 indexed citations

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Gao, Jiaqi, Gang Chen, Jinfeng Wu, et al.. (2020). Reliability map of individual differences reflected in inter-subject correlation in naturalistic imaging. NeuroImage. 223. 117277–117277. 28 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhi, Jinfeng Wu, Lihua Xu, et al.. (2019). Individualized psychiatric imaging based on inter-subject neural synchronization in movie watching. NeuroImage. 216. 116227–116227. 34 indexed citations

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Hu, Yang, et al.. (2016). Segregation between the parietal memory network and the default mode network: effects of spatial smoothing and model order in ICA. Science Bulletin. 61(24). 1844–1854. 17 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhi, Jiang Qiu, Peipei Wang, Rui Liu, & Xi‐Nian Zuo. (2016). Brain structure–function associations identified in large-scale neuroimaging data. Brain Structure and Function. 221(9). 4459–4474. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhi, Xi‐Nian Zuo, Katie L. McMahon, et al.. (2016). Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Functional Connectivity Architecture of the Human Brain. Cerebral Cortex. 26(5). 2341–2352. 77 indexed citations

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Jiang, Lijun, et al.. (2015). Local-to-remote cortical connectivity in early- and adulthood-onset schizophrenia. Translational Psychiatry. 5(5). e566–e566. 46 indexed citations

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Li, Su, Kang Lee, Jing Zhao, et al.. (2013). Neural competition as a developmental process: Early hemispheric specialization for word processing delays specialization for face processing. Neuropsychologia. 51(5). 950–959. 50 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhi, Fang Fang, & Xuchu Weng. (2012). Recent developments in multivariate pattern analysis for functional MRI. Neuroscience Bulletin. 28(4). 399–408. 35 indexed citations

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