Zhong Chen

28.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
533 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Zhong Chen is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhong Chen has authored 533 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 169 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 153 papers in Molecular Biology and 88 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Zhong Chen's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (133 papers), Epilepsy research and treatment (58 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (52 papers). Zhong Chen is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (133 papers), Epilepsy research and treatment (58 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (52 papers). Zhong Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Zhong Chen's co-authors include Weiwei Hu, Yi Wang, Xiangnan Zhang, Feng Han, Yanrong Zheng, Di Wu, Xiaojie Chen, Qi Chen, Cenglin Xu and Zhenghao Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Zhong Chen

508 papers receiving 14.0k 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.

The blood–brain barrier: Structure, regulation and drug delivery

2023 858 citations Zhong Chen, Yi Wang et al. profile →
Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion-induced autophagy protects against neuronal injury by mitochondrial clearance

2013 436 citations Xiangnan Zhang, Zhe Shen et al. profile →
The Spatial and Cell-Type Distribution of SARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 in the Human and Mouse Brains

2021 343 citations Zhong Chen, Zhenghao Xu et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Zhong Chen	5.1k	3.2k	2.3k	2.0k	1.9k	533	14.2k
Pierre Gressèns	5.1k 1.0×	3.3k 1.0×	3.5k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	2.1k 1.1×	464	21.1k
Sven G. Meuth	4.1k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	2.6k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	2.7k 1.4×	561	14.0k
Paul A. Rosenberg	5.8k 1.1×	5.7k 1.8×	3.1k 1.3×	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	184	17.1k
Dirk M. Hermann	4.8k 0.9×	2.0k 0.6×	4.1k 1.8×	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	371	14.4k
Carlos A. Pardo	4.0k 0.8×	3.2k 1.0×	2.7k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	192	15.0k
Liping Wang	5.6k 1.1×	3.8k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	420	16.7k
Howard J. Federoff	8.2k 1.6×	4.2k 1.3×	2.3k 1.0×	3.1k 1.6×	1.3k 0.7×	255	16.8k
Henrik Hagberg	6.3k 1.2×	3.7k 1.2×	4.1k 1.8×	1.5k 0.8×	2.8k 1.5×	395	26.9k
Raymond A. Swanson	7.4k 1.4×	6.6k 2.1×	5.1k 2.2×	3.0k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	184	19.1k
Kenji Ishii	3.8k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	2.2k 1.1×	928 0.5×	508	15.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhong Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhong Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhong Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yao, Lan‐Qing, Lei Cai, Kongying Lin, et al.. (2025). Impact of compliance to postoperative regular follow-up on long-term prognosis after curative resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter analysis. Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international. 24(3). 261–268. 1 indexed citations

Shen, Qingya, Xin Wen, Peng Xiao, et al.. (2024). Molecular Determinant Underlying Selective Coupling of Primary G‐Protein by Class A GPCRs. Advanced Science. 11(23). e2310120–e2310120. 8 indexed citations

Zheng, Yanrong, et al.. (2024). Dissecting the networks underlying diverse brain disorders after prenatal glucocorticoid overexposure. Archives of Toxicology. 98(7). 1975–1990. 1 indexed citations

Gong, Yiwei, et al.. (2024). The bidirectional role of music effect in epilepsy: Friend or foe?. Epilepsia Open. 9(6). 2112–2127.

Chen, Zhong, et al.. (2024). Flexible Atg1/ULK complex composition activates selective autophagy for phosphate starvation. Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters. 29(1). 85–85.

Wang, Yingcheng, et al.. (2024). Integrated management to achieve synergy in sugarcane production and quality in China. Field Crops Research. 317. 109552–109552. 3 indexed citations

Tang, Yingying, Yao Liu, Yiwei Gong, et al.. (2024). Caspase-1 inhibitor CZL80 protects against acute seizures via amplifying the inhibitory neural transmission. Neurochemistry International. 179. 105809–105809. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Lin, et al.. (2023). Chemogenetic Therapeutics: A Powerful Tool to Control Cortical Seizures in Non-human Primates. Neuroscience Bulletin. 39(10). 1601–1604. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Cong, Yunling Wang, Xiaochen Liu, et al.. (2023). A region‐specific modulation of sleep slow waves on interictal epilepsy markers in focal epilepsy. Epilepsia. 64(4). 973–985. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shuo, et al.. (2023). Anticonvulsant Effect of Xingnaojing Injection on Acute Seizure Models in Mice. 3(3). 100091–100091. 1 indexed citations

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Guo, Fang, Yu Du, Tingting Hu, et al.. (2023). Secondary somatosensory cortex glutamatergic innervation of the thalamus facilitates pain. Pain. 165(5). 1142–1153. 5 indexed citations

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Gong, Yiwei, Cenglin Xu, Shuang Wang, Yi Wang, & Zhong Chen. (2022). Computerized application for epilepsy in China: Does the era of artificial intelligence comes?. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 146(6). 732–742. 1 indexed citations

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Fei, Fan, Cenglin Xu, Yiwei Gong, et al.. (2022). Discrete subicular circuits control generalization of hippocampal seizures. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5010–5010. 37 indexed citations

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Hu, Tingting, Yu Du, Fang Guo, et al.. (2019). Activation of the Intrinsic Pain Inhibitory Circuit from the Midcingulate Cg2 to Zona Incerta Alleviates Neuropathic Pain. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(46). 9130–9144. 42 indexed citations

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Davis, Ruth J., Ellen Moore, Paúl E. Clavijo, et al.. (2017). Anti-PD-L1 Efficacy Can Be Enhanced by Inhibition of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells with a Selective Inhibitor of PI3Kδ/γ. Cancer Research. 77(10). 2607–2619. 178 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhenghao, Bin Chen, Yi Wang, et al.. (2015). The Pro‐inflammatory Cytokine Interleukin‐1β is a Key Regulatory Factor for the Postictal Suppression in Mice. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 21(8). 642–650. 12 indexed citations

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Fan, Yan‐Ying, Zhe Shen, Ping He, et al.. (2013). A Novel Neuroprotective Strategy for Ischemic Stroke: Transient Mild Acidosis Treatment by CO ₂ Inhalation at Reperfusion. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 34(2). 275–283. 40 indexed citations

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Hamamura, Yuki, et al.. (2010). Sperm entry is sufficient to trigger division of the central cell but the paternal genome is required for endosperm development in Arabidopsis. Development. 137(16). 2683–2690. 87 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yuanyuan, et al.. (2007). Endogenous histamine inhibits the development of morphine-induced conditioned place preference. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 28(1). 10–18. 3 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yuanyuan, et al.. (2007). Endogenous histamine inhibits the development of morphine-induced conditioned place preference. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 28(1). 10–18. 17 indexed citations

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