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127
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305
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183

Hongjun Song 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 Hongjun Song sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 363 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hongjun Song 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 Hongjun Song sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 127 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hongjun Song is a researcher affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience, with significant contributions to Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Genetics, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's recent research outputs include papers published in diverse high-impact venues. Prominent papers 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)

Their research topics cover areas including:

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

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hongjun Song are:

  • Guo-li Ming
  • Feng Zhang
  • Yusha Sun
  • Kimberly M. Christian
  • Donald M. O'Rourke

Their publications appear frequently in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell stem cell
  • Nature Communications
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Nature

Hongjun Song's research integrates molecular biology techniques and neuroscience approaches to explore developmental and disease-related processes in the nervous system. Their work in organoid modeling, neural cell differentiation, and CAR-T cell therapies illustrates a focus on translating molecular insights into clinical and therapeutic contexts.

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

  • Astroglia induce neurogenesis from adult neural stem cells

    Hongjun Song;Charles F. Stevens;Fred H. Gage

  • Wnt signalling regulates adult hippocampal neurogenesis

    Dieter Chichung Lie;Sophia A. Colamarino;Hong Jun Song;Hong Jun Song;Laurent Désiré

  • 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

  • Neurogenesis in the Adult Hippocampus

    Gerd Kempermann;Hongjun Song;Fred H. Gage

  • 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

  • Neural stem cells from adult hippocampus develop essential properties of functional CNS neurons

    Hong Jun Song;Charles F. Stevens;Fred H. Gage

  • The influence of fiber diameter of electrospun substrates on neural stem cell differentiation and proliferation

    Gregory T. Christopherson;Hongjun Song;Hai Quan Mao

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Guo Li Ming
Guo Li Ming University of Pennsylvania
Kimberly M. Christian
Kimberly M. Christian University of Pennsylvania
Fred H. Gage
Fred H. Gage Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Mu-ming Poo
Mu-ming Poo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Heng Zhu
Heng Zhu Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Peng Jin
Peng Jin Emory University
Jiang Qian
Jiang Qian Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Wei Zheng
Wei Zheng National Institutes of Health
Nicolas Toni
Nicolas Toni University of Lausanne
Menghang Xia
Menghang Xia National Institutes of Health

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