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4589
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John Q. Wang 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 John Q. Wang sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 201 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Q. Wang 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 John Q. Wang sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 56 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John Q. Wang is a researcher affiliated with the University of Missouri-Kansas City in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focused expertise in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. Additional subfields include Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Neurology.

The main topics addressed in their research cover Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior. Their studies also explore Ion channel regulation and function, Ion Transport and Channel Regulation, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, as well as Pain Mechanisms and Treatments.

Frequent publication venues for their research include the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Brain and Behavior, EBioMedicine, Aging, and the Journal of Integrative Neuroscience.

  • Acid-Sensing Ion Channels and Mechanosensation, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Effects of general versus subarachnoid anaesthesia on circadian melatonin rhythm and postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery: A prospective cohort clinical trial, 2021, EBioMedicine
  • Autophagy prevents hippocampal α-synuclein oligomerization and early cognitive dysfunction after anesthesia/surgery in aged rats, 2020, Aging
  • Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors and Interacting Partners: An Update, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Roles of non-receptor tyrosine kinases in pathogenesis and treatment of depression, 2022, Journal of Integrative Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors collaborating with John Q. Wang include Limin Mao, Xiang-Ping Chu, Andy Sivils, Yue Li, and Xinning Mi.

Best Publications

  • The scaffold protein Homer1b/c links metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 to extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase cascades in neurons.

    Limin Mao;Lu Yang;Qingsong Tang;Shazia Samdani

  • Regulation of mitogen-activated protein kinases by glutamate receptors.

    John Q. Wang;Eugene E. Fibuch;Limin Mao

  • Modulation of D2R-NR2B Interactions in Response to Cocaine

    Xian Yu Liu;Xiang Ping Chu;Li Min Mao;Min Wang

  • The ERK Pathway: Molecular Mechanisms and Treatment of Depression

    John Q Wang;Limin Mao

  • A Novel Ca2+-Independent Signaling Pathway to Extracellular Signal-Regulated Protein Kinase by Coactivation of NMDA Receptors and Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 in Neurons

    Lu Yang;Limin Mao;Qingsong Tang;Shazia Samdani

  • Phosphorylation of AMPA receptors: mechanisms and synaptic plasticity.

    John Q. Wang;Anish Arora;Lu Yang;Nikhil K. Parelkar

  • Activity-Dependent Modulation of Limbic Dopamine D3 Receptors by CaMKII

    Xian Yu Liu;Li Min Mao;Guo Chi Zhang;Christopher J. Papasian

  • Molecular mechanisms involving sigma receptor-mediated induction of MCP-1: implication for increased monocyte transmigration.

    Honghong Yao;Yanjing Yang;Kee Jun Kim;Crystal Bethel-Brown

  • Stability of surface NMDA receptors controls synaptic and behavioral adaptations to amphetamine.

    Li Min Mao;Wei Wang;Xiang Ping Chu;Guo Chi Zhang

  • Amphetamine increases phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and transcription factors in the rat striatum via group I metabotropic glutamate receptors.

    Eun Sang Choe;Kyung Tae Chung;Limin Mao;John Q Wang

  • Glutamate signaling to Ras-MAPK in striatal neurons: mechanisms for inducible gene expression and plasticity.

    John Q. Wang;Qingsong Tang;Nikhil K. Parelkar;Zhenguo Liu

  • Comparison of the antinociceptive effects induced by electroacupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the rat

    John Qiang Wang;Limin Mao;Ji-Sheng Han

  • H3B-6527 Is a Potent and Selective Inhibitor of FGFR4 in FGF19-Driven Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Jaya Julie Joshi;Heather Coffey;Erik Corcoran;Jennifer Tsai

  • Role of protein phosphatase 2A in mGluR5-regulated MEK/ERK phosphorylation in neurons

    Limin Mao;Lu Yang;Anish Arora;Eun Sang Choe

  • Propofol inhibits phosphorylation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor NR1 subunits in neurons

    Seth Kingston;Limin Mao;Lu Yang;Anish Arora

  • Profound astrogenesis in the striatum of adult mice following nigrostriatal dopaminergic lesion by repeated MPTP administration

    Limin Mao;Yuen-Sum Lau;Elizabeth Petroske;John Q Wang

  • D1 and D2 receptor regulation of preproenkephalin and preprodynorphin mRNA in rat striatum following acute injection of amphetamine or methamphetamine.

    John Q. Wang;Jacqueline F. McGinty

  • NMDA receptors mediate amphetamine-induced upregulation of zif/268 and preprodynorphin mRNA expression in rat striatum.

    John Q. Wang;James B. Daunais;Jacqueline F. McGinty

  • Cocaine hijacks σ1 receptor to initiate induction of activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule: implication for increased monocyte adhesion and migration in the CNS.

    Honghong Yao;Keejun Kim;Ming Duan;Teruo Hayashi

  • Regulation of MAPK/ERK phosphorylation via ionotropic glutamate receptors in cultured rat striatal neurons

    Limin Mao;Qingsong Tang;Shazia Samdani;Zhenguo Liu

  • Roles of subunit phosphorylation in regulating glutamate receptor function

    John Q. Wang;Ming Lei Guo;Dao Zhong Jin;Bing Xue

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher J. Papasian
Christopher J. Papasian University of Missouri–Kansas City
Shilpa Buch
Shilpa Buch University of Nebraska Medical Center
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Tsung-Ping Su
Tsung-Ping Su National Institute on Drug Abuse
Omar Abdel-Wahab
Omar Abdel-Wahab Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Yoon-Bo Shim
Yoon-Bo Shim Pusan National University
Jacqueline F. McGinty
Jacqueline F. McGinty Medical University of South Carolina
Shinobu Sakurada
Shinobu Sakurada Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Jeffrey A. Loeb
Jeffrey A. Loeb University of Illinois at Chicago
Chang Liu
Chang Liu Southern University of Science and Technology

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