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Hui Zheng

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Neuroscience

D-Index
71
Citations
20938
World Ranking
2389
National Ranking
1130

Hui Zheng publications per year

1989: 1 publications 1990: 1 publications 1991: 1 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 11 publications
1989 2025

162 publications in total across all disciplines

Hui Zheng 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 Hui Zheng sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 132 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hui Zheng 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 Hui Zheng sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hui Zheng is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and neuroscience. Within these broad categories, Zheng's work focuses on subfields including molecular biology, neurology, physiology, immunology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's recent publications cover several significant topics related to neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, and Alzheimer's disease. Notable papers include:

  • Type I interferon response drives neuroinflammation and synapse loss in Alzheimer disease (2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • Meta-Analysis of the Alzheimer's Disease Human Brain Transcriptome and Functional Dissection in Mouse Models (2020, Cell Reports)
  • Endothelial C3a receptor mediates vascular inflammation and blood-brain barrier permeability during aging (2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • Concerted type I interferon signaling in microglia and neural cells promotes memory impairment associated with amyloid β plaques (2022, Immunity)
  • Autophagy deficiency modulates microglial lipid homeostasis and aggravates tau pathology and spreading (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

The research topics covered by Zheng include:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology

Hui Zheng's frequent co-authors are:

  • Nicholas E. Propson
  • Baiping Wang
  • Wen Xiong
  • Manasee Gedam
  • Yin Xu

The scientist has published extensively in several key venues, among which are:

  • Molecular Neurodegeneration
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Cell Reports
  • Science Translational Medicine

Best Publications

  • Treatment with a Copper-Zinc Chelator Markedly and Rapidly Inhibits β-Amyloid Accumulation in Alzheimer's Disease Transgenic Mice

    Robert A Cherny;Craig S Atwood;Michel E Xilinas;Danielle N Gray

  • β-amyloid precursor protein-deficient mice show reactive gliosis and decreased locomotor activity

    Hui Zheng;Minghao Jiang;Myrna E. Trumbauer;Dalip J.S. Sirinathsinghji

  • Ghrelin stimulation of growth hormone release and appetite is mediated through the growth hormone secretagogue receptor

    Yuxiang Sun;Pei Wang;Hui Zheng;Roy G. Smith

  • NFκB-Activated Astroglial Release of Complement C3 Compromises Neuronal Morphology and Function Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease

    Hong Lian;Li Yang;Allysa Cole;Lu Sun

  • Astrocyte-Microglia Cross Talk through Complement Activation Modulates Amyloid Pathology in Mouse Models of Alzheimer's Disease

    Hong Lian;Alexandra Litvinchuk;Angie C.-A. Chiang;Nadia Aithmitti

  • Type I interferon response drives neuroinflammation and synapse loss in Alzheimer disease

    Ethan R. Roy;Baiping Wang;Ying-Wooi Wan;Gabriel S. Chiu

  • The Autophagy-Lysosomal Pathway in Neurodegeneration: A TFEB Perspective.

    Heidi Martini-Stoica;Yin Xu;Andrea Ballabio;Hui Zheng

  • Complement C3aR Inactivation Attenuates Tau Pathology and Reverses an Immune Network Deregulated in Tauopathy Models and Alzheimer’s Disease

    Alexandra Litvinchuk;Ying Wooi Wan;Dan B. Swartzlander;Fading Chen

  • Practical considerations for choosing a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

    Joanna L. Jankowsky;Hui Zheng

  • Biology and pathophysiology of the amyloid precursor protein

    Hui Zheng;Edward H Koo

  • Selective clearance of aberrant tau proteins and rescue of neurotoxicity by transcription factor EB

    Vinicia A. Polito;Hongmei Li;Heidi Martini-Stoica;Baiping Wang

  • Physiological Functions of APP Family Proteins

    Ulrike C. Müller;Hui Zheng

  • Defective Neuromuscular Synapses in Mice Lacking Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) and APP-Like Protein 2

    Pei Wang;Guang Yang;Dennis R. Mosier;Dennis R. Mosier;Paul Chang

  • Accelerated plaque accumulation, associative learning deficits and up-regulation of α7 nicotinic receptor protein in transgenic mice co-expressing mutant human presenilin 1 and amyloid precursor proteins

    Kelly T. Dineley;Xuefeng Xia;Duy Bui;J. David Sweatt

  • Presenilin-1 mutations of leucine 166 equally affect the generation of the Notch and APP intracellular domains independent of their effect on Aβ42 production

    Tobias Moehlmann;Edith Winkler;Xuefeng Xia;Dieter Edbauer

  • Presenilin couples the paired phosphorylation of β-catenin independent of axin: Implications for β-catenin activation in tumorigenesis

    David E. Kang;Salvador Soriano;Xuefeng Xia;Charles G. Eberhart

  • Loss of presenilin 1 is associated with enhanced β-catenin signaling and skin tumorigenesis

    Xuefeng Xia;Su Qian;Salvador Soriano;Ying Wu

  • Meta-Analysis of the Alzheimer's Disease Human Brain Transcriptome and Functional Dissection in Mouse Models.

    Ying-Wooi Wan;Ying-Wooi Wan;Rami Al-Ouran;Rami Al-Ouran;Carl G. Mangleburg;Carl G. Mangleburg;Thanneer M. Perumal

  • Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Interaction of the Amyloid Precursor Protein Promotes Peripheral and Central Synaptogenesis

    Zilai Wang;Baiping Wang;Li Yang;Qinxi Guo

  • Genomic DNA microextraction: A method to screen numerous samples

    Ramiro Ramirez-Solis;Jaime A. Rivera-Pérez;James D. Wallace;Marie Wims

  • Presenilin 1 Negatively Regulates β-Catenin/T Cell Factor/Lymphoid Enhancer Factor-1 Signaling Independently of β-Amyloid Precursor Protein and Notch Processing

    Salvador Soriano;David E. Kang;Maofu Fu;Richard Pestell

Frequent Co-Authors

Huaxi Xu
Huaxi Xu Xiamen University
Edward H. Koo
Edward H. Koo University of California, San Diego
Todd E. Golde
Todd E. Golde Emory University
Li-Huei Tsai
Li-Huei Tsai MIT
Thomas C. Südhof
Thomas C. Südhof Stanford University
Luciano D'Adamio
Luciano D'Adamio Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Andrea Ballabio
Andrea Ballabio Baylor College of Medicine
Allan Bradley
Allan Bradley University of Cambridge
Joshua M. Shulman
Joshua M. Shulman Baylor College of Medicine
Guojun Bu
Guojun Bu Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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