Zhiping P. Pang

12.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
135 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Zhiping P. Pang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhiping P. Pang has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Molecular Biology, 53 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 24 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Zhiping P. Pang's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (34 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (22 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (19 papers). Zhiping P. Pang is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (34 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (22 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (19 papers). Zhiping P. Pang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. Zhiping P. Pang's co-authors include Thomas C. Südhof, Marius Wernig, Austin Ostermeier, Thomas Vierbuchen, Yuko Kokubu, Nan Yang, Samuele Marro, Ami Citri, Xiaofei Yang and Anton Maximov and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Zhiping P. Pang

125 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

Direct conversion of fibroblasts to functional neurons by defined factors

2010 2.2k citations Thomas Vierbuchen, Austin Ostermeier et al. Nature profile →
Induction of human neuronal cells by defined transcription factors

2011 959 citations Zhiping P. Pang, Nan Yang et al. Nature profile →
Cell biology of Ca2+-triggered exocytosis

2010 287 citations Zhiping P. Pang, Thomas C. Südhof profile →
Direct Lineage Conversion of Terminally Differentiated Hepatocytes to Functional Neurons

2011 272 citations Samuele Marro, Zhiping P. Pang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhiping P. Pang United States	42	6.6k	3.3k	2.0k	1.0k	937	135	9.2k
Michela Matteoli Italy	66	7.0k 1.1×	5.6k 1.7×	3.1k 1.5×	997 1.0×	1.9k 2.0×	185	14.5k
Claudia Verderio Italy	62	5.8k 0.9×	3.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	898 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	131	11.1k
Lin Mei United States	69	9.5k 1.4×	5.3k 1.6×	2.9k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	1.9k 2.0×	257	16.3k
Alexander Dityatev Germany	57	4.8k 0.7×	5.6k 1.7×	2.4k 1.2×	1.9k 1.9×	807 0.9×	170	10.2k
Gabriel Corfas United States	58	4.3k 0.7×	4.1k 1.3×	956 0.5×	2.1k 2.0×	1.2k 1.3×	109	11.0k
R. Jeroen Pasterkamp Netherlands	55	5.1k 0.8×	4.9k 1.5×	2.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.8×	840 0.9×	166	11.1k
Haruhiko Bito Japan	55	7.6k 1.2×	5.7k 1.8×	1.9k 0.9×	999 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	162	13.6k
Patrick Doherty United Kingdom	62	6.7k 1.0×	7.0k 2.2×	2.5k 1.2×	2.8k 2.8×	683 0.7×	172	13.3k
Bernard L. Schneider Switzerland	54	3.5k 0.5×	3.2k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	550 0.5×	1.7k 1.8×	150	8.9k
Simon W. M. John United States	64	7.6k 1.2×	1.9k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	542 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	155	15.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhiping P. Pang

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Zhang, Hanwen, Hong Yan, Qian Yang, et al.. (2025). Mutations of schizophrenia risk gene SETD1A dysregulate synaptic function in human neurons. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(12). 5680–5693.

Wang, Le, Matteo Bernabucci, Wei Xu, et al.. (2025). State-dependent central synaptic regulation by GLP-1 is essential for energy homeostasis. Nature Metabolism. 7(7). 1443–1458.

Kwon, Hyokjoon, et al.. (2024). Metabolic and behavioral alterations associated with viral vector-mediated toxicity in the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus. Bioscience Reports. 44(1). 3 indexed citations

Inoue, Ryota, Le Wang, Hyokjoon Kwon, et al.. (2024). Vagal sensory neuron-derived FGF3 controls insulin secretion. Developmental Cell. 60(1). 51–61.e4. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Siwei, Hanwen Zhang, Marc P. Forrest, et al.. (2023). Multiple genes in a single GWAS risk locus synergistically mediate aberrant synaptic development and function in human neurons. Cell Genomics. 3(9). 100399–100399. 9 indexed citations

Gameiro‐Ros, Isabel, Dina Popova, Zhiping P. Pang, et al.. (2023). 5. Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism: Functional genomics. Genes Brain & Behavior. 22(5). e12855–e12855. 3 indexed citations

Conde, Kristie, Zhongzhong Li, Lei Yao, et al.. (2022). Glucose-sensing glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus regulate glucose metabolism. Science Advances. 8(23). eabn5345–eabn5345. 44 indexed citations

Liu, Jingjing, Richard W. Tsien, & Zhiping P. Pang. (2022). Hypothalamic melanin-concentrating hormone regulates hippocampus-dorsolateral septum activity. Nature Neuroscience. 25(1). 61–71. 26 indexed citations

Kozlova, Alena, Robert R. Butler, Siwei Zhang, et al.. (2021). Sex-specific nicotine sensitization and imprinting of self-administration in rats inform GWAS findings on human addiction phenotypes. Neuropsychopharmacology. 46(10). 1746–1756. 5 indexed citations

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Mirabella, Vincent R., et al.. (2020). Development of a high-throughput arrayed neural circuitry platform using human induced neurons for drug screening applications. Lab on a Chip. 20(6). 1140–1152. 17 indexed citations

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Francis, Nicola L., et al.. (2019). Peptide-Based Scaffolds for the Culture and Transplantation of Human Dopaminergic Neurons. Tissue Engineering Part A. 26(3-4). 193–205. 18 indexed citations

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Lim, Chae-Seok, Xi Kang, Vincent R. Mirabella, et al.. (2017). BRaf signaling principles unveiled by large-scale human mutation analysis with a rapid lentivirus-based gene replacement method. Genes & Development. 31(6). 537–552. 12 indexed citations

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Mirabella, Vincent R., et al.. (2017). Intellicount: High-Throughput Quantification of Fluorescent Synaptic Protein Puncta by Machine Learning. eNeuro. 4(6). ENEURO.0219–17.2017. 30 indexed citations

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Chemin, Jean, Arnaud Monteil, Robert F. Stephens, et al.. (2017). Calmodulin regulates Cav3 T-type channels at their gating brake. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(49). 20010–20031. 27 indexed citations

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Liu, Jingjing, et al.. (2015). Endogenous Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Suppresses High-Fat Food Intake by Reducing Synaptic Drive onto Mesolimbic Dopamine Neurons. Cell Reports. 12(5). 726–733. 141 indexed citations

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Pertsinidis, Alexandros, Konark Mukherjee, Manu Sharma, et al.. (2013). Ultrahigh-resolution imaging reveals formation of neuronal SNARE/Munc18 complexes in situ. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(30). E2812–20. 83 indexed citations

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Pang, Zhiping P., Nan Yang, Thomas Vierbuchen, et al.. (2011). Induction of human neuronal cells by defined transcription factors. Nature. 476(7359). 220–223. 959 indexed citations breakdown →

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Maximov, Anton, Jiong Tang, Xiaofei Yang, Zhiping P. Pang, & Thomas C. Südhof. (2009). Complexin Controls the Force Transfer from SNARE Complexes to Membranes in Fusion. Science. 323(5913). 516–521. 269 indexed citations

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Wu, Hao, Jun‐Wei Xu, Zhiping P. Pang, et al.. (2007). Integrative genomic and functional analyses reveal neuronal subtype differentiation bias in human embryonic stem cell lines. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(34). 13821–13826. 116 indexed citations

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Pang, Zhiping P., et al.. (1998). Zn2+ depresses GABAA receptor mediated responses in acutely dissociated sacral dorsal commissural neurons.. PubMed. 50(6). 649–55. 3 indexed citations

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