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Guo Li Ming publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Guo Li Ming between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Guo Li Ming published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 14.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2023. 63 of the 418 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2023. 1997: 6 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 40 publications 2024: 32 publications 2025: 31 publications
1997 2025

418 publications in total across all disciplines

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Guo Li Ming: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 6
1998 2
1999 3
2000 0
2001 2
2002 5
2003 2
2004 4
2005 3
2006 8
2007 9
2008 11
2009 13
2010 6
2011 19
2012 13
2013 16
2014 13
2015 17
2016 30
2017 21
2018 19
2019 19
2020 21
2021 25
2022 28
2023 40
2024 32
2025 31
Total 418
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Guo Li Ming publications per year - data summary

  • Guo Li Ming, a Neuroscience scholar from University of Pennsylvania, has 418 publications recorded across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1997 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 40 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1998, 2001 and 2003, with 2 publications each.
  • 1 of the 29 years in the span carries no publications at all (2000).
  • The rate of publication averages 14.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.9 per year counting only the 28 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 156 publications, 37% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1997-2006: 35 publications (3.5 per year); 2007-2016: 147 publications (14.7 per year); 2017-2025: 236 publications (26.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Guo Li Ming publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Guo Li Ming sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 318–327 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 319 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99 319
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Guo Li Ming publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 38–47 to 887+ publications.
  • Guo Li Ming, a Neuroscience scholar from University of Pennsylvania, records 319 publications - the 85th percentile of the discipline.
  • 85% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Guo Li Ming, and about 15% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 158–167 publications range, and Guo Li Ming ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 98–107 publications, holding 539 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 76% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 248–257 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 887 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Guo Li Ming D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Guo Li Ming sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 114–115 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 114 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32 114
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Guo Li Ming D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 68 ranges running from 30–31 to 163+ D-Index.
  • Guo Li Ming, a Neuroscience scholar from University of Pennsylvania, records 114 D-Index - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Guo Li Ming, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 54–55 D-Index range, and Guo Li Ming ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 46–47 D-Index, holding 512 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 65% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 62–63 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2005 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Guo Li Ming is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research spans a multidisciplinary range across biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, neuroscience, and medicine, evidencing a focus on molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying neural development and pathology.

The primary fields of study Guo Li Ming engages with include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Their work extends into important subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Genetics
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Key research topics covered by Guo Li Ming encompass:

  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Their publication record includes papers in prominent scientific journals. Recent papers authored or coauthored include:

  • "Sliced Human Cortical Organoids for Modeling Distinct Cortical Layer Formation," 2020, Cell Stem Cell
  • "Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neural Cells and Brain Organoids Reveal SARS-CoV-2 Neurotropism Predominates in Choroid Plexus Epithelium," 2020, Cell Stem Cell
  • "Molecular landscapes of human hippocampal immature neurons across lifespan," 2022, Nature
  • "Intrathecal bivalent CAR T cells targeting EGFR and IL13Rα2 in recurrent glioblastoma: phase 1 trial interim results," 2024, Nature Medicine
  • "A nomenclature consensus for nervous system organoids and assembloids," 2022, Nature

Guo Li Ming has published extensively in various venues, frequently contributing to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Stem Cell
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Nature
  • UNC Libraries

The scientist has collaborated often with the following frequent co-authors:

  • Hongjun Song
  • Kimberly M. Christian
  • Yusha Sun
  • Yijing Su
  • Feng Zhang

Guo Li Ming was recognized with a fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Adult neurogenesis in the mammalian brain: significant answers and significant questions.

    Guo li Ming;Hongjun Song

  • ADULT NEUROGENESIS IN THE MAMMALIAN CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

    Guo Li Ming;Hongjun Song

  • Brain-Region-Specific Organoids Using Mini-bioreactors for Modeling ZIKV Exposure

    Xuyu Qian;Ha Nam Nguyen;Mingxi M. Song;Christopher Hadiono

  • Distinct Morphological Stages of Dentate Granule Neuron Maturation in the Adult Mouse Hippocampus

    Chunmei Zhao;E. Matthew Teng;Robert G. Summers;Guo Li Ming

  • Hydroxylation of 5-Methylcytosine by TET1 Promotes Active DNA Demethylation in the Adult Brain

    Junjie U. Guo;Yijing Su;Chun Zhong;Guo Li Ming

  • GABA regulates synaptic integration of newly generated neurons in the adult brain

    Shaoyu Ge;Eyleen L K Goh;Kurt A. Sailor;Yasuji Kitabatake

  • Zika Virus Infects Human Cortical Neural Progenitors and Attenuates Their Growth

    Hengli Tang;Christy Hammack;Sarah C. Ogden;Zhexing Wen

  • Plexins are a large family of receptors for transmembrane, secreted, and GPI-anchored semaphorins in vertebrates.

    Luca Tamagnone;Stefania Artigiani;Hang Chen;Zhigang He

  • A Critical Period for Enhanced Synaptic Plasticity in Newly Generated Neurons of the Adult Brain

    Shaoyu Ge;Chih hao Yang;Chih hao Yang;Kuei sen Hsu;Guo li Ming

  • Conversion of neuronal growth cone responses from repulsion to attraction by cyclic nucleotides.

    Hong Jun Song;Guo Li Ming;Zhigang He;Maxime Lehmann

  • Neuronal Activity–Induced Gadd45b Promotes Epigenetic DNA Demethylation and Adult Neurogenesis

    Dengke K. Ma;Mi Hyeon Jang;Junjie U. Guo;Yasuji Kitabatake

  • A Patient-Derived Glioblastoma Organoid Model and Biobank Recapitulates Inter- and Intra-tumoral Heterogeneity

    Fadi Jacob;Fadi Jacob;Ryan D. Salinas;Daniel Y. Zhang;Phuong T.T. Nguyen

  • In vivo clonal analysis reveals self-renewing and multipotent adult neural stem cell characteristics.

    Michael A. Bonaguidi;Michael A. Wheeler;Jason S. Shapiro;Ryan P. Stadel

  • Single-Cell RNA-Seq with Waterfall Reveals Molecular Cascades underlying Adult Neurogenesis.

    Jaehoon Shin;Daniel A. Berg;Yunhua Zhu;Joseph Y. Shin

  • Adult Mammalian Neural Stem Cells and Neurogenesis: Five Decades Later

    Allison M. Bond;Guo Li Ming;Hongjun Song

  • Neurogenesis in the Adult Brain: New Strategies for Central Nervous System Diseases

    D. Chichung Lie;Hongjun Song;Sophia A. Colamarino;Guo Li Ming

  • cAMP-induced switching in turning direction of nerve growth cones

    Hong Jun Song;Guo Li Ming;Mu Ming Poo

  • Distribution, recognition and regulation of non-CpG methylation in the adult mammalian brain

    Junjie U. Guo;Yijing Su;Joo Heon Shin;Jaehoon Shin

  • cAMP-Dependent Growth Cone Guidance by Netrin-1

    Guo Li Ming;Hong Jun Song;Benedikt Berninger;Christine E. Holt

  • Temporal Control of Mammalian Cortical Neurogenesis by m6A Methylation

    Ki Jun Yoon;Francisca Rojas Ringeling;Caroline Vissers;Fadi Jacob

  • Disrupted-In-Schizophrenia 1 regulates integration of newly generated neurons in the adult brain

    Xin Duan;Jay H. Chang;Shaoyu Ge;Regina L. Faulkner

Frequent Co-Authors

Hongjun Song
Hongjun Song University of Pennsylvania
Kimberly M. Christian
Kimberly M. Christian University of Pennsylvania
Wei Zheng
Wei Zheng National Institutes of Health
Heng Zhu
Heng Zhu Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Menghang Xia
Menghang Xia National Institutes of Health
Peng Jin
Peng Jin Emory University
Nicolas Toni
Nicolas Toni University of Lausanne
Mu-ming Poo
Mu-ming Poo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiang Qian
Jiang Qian Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ruili Huang
Ruili Huang National Institutes of Health

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