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Neuroscience

D-Index
48
Citations
7511
World Ranking
6244
National Ranking
95

Kai Yuan 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 Kai Yuan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 149 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kai Yuan 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 Kai Yuan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kai Yuan is affiliated with Xidian University in China and specializes in neuroscience and medicine, with a total of 167 publications across these fields. Their research spans several subfields including cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and neurology.

Their main research topics cover functional brain connectivity studies, neural and behavioral psychology studies, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, sleep and wakefulness research, sleep-related disorders, heart rate variability and autonomic control, and advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications.

They have published research in a variety of scientific journals, including frequent contributions to:

  • Brain Imaging and Behavior
  • Addiction Biology
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research

Recent papers by Kai Yuan highlight their focus on brain imaging and behavioral aspects related to addiction, sleep, and neural circuit dysfunctions. Notable papers include:

  • A methodological checklist for fMRI drug cue reactivity studies: development and expert consensus, 2022, published in Nature Protocols
  • Brain responses to drug cues predict craving changes in abstinent heroin users: A preliminary study, 2021, published in NeuroImage
  • Abnormal functional connectivity of the salience network in insomnia, 2021, published in Brain Imaging and Behavior
  • Dysfunction of the NAc-mPFC circuit in insomnia disorder, 2020, published in NeuroImage Clinical
  • Alteration of Brain Gray Matter Density After 24 h of Sleep Deprivation in Healthy Adults, 2020, published in Frontiers in Neuroscience

Kai Yuan frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Dahua Yu, Xinwen Wen, Ziqiang Shao, Jun Liu, and Wenhan Yang, indicating a collaborative research environment focused on neuroimaging and behavioral neuroscience topics.

Best Publications

  • Microstructure Abnormalities in Adolescents with Internet Addiction Disorder

    Kai Yuan;Wei Qin;Guihong Wang;Fang Zeng

  • Structural and functional abnormalities in migraine patients without aura.

    Chenwang Jin;Kai Yuan;Limei Zhao;Ling Zhao

  • Intrinsic Brain Network Abnormalities in Migraines without Aura Revealed in Resting-State fMRI

    Ting Xue;Kai Yuan;Ling Zhao;Dahua Yu;Dahua Yu

  • Cortical thickness abnormalities in late adolescence with online gaming addiction.

    Kai Yuan;Ping Cheng;Tao Dong;Yanzhi Bi

  • Dysfunctional connectivity patterns in chronic heroin users: An fMRI study

    Jixin Liu;Jimin Liang;Wei Qin;Jie Tian;Jie Tian

  • Frontostriatal circuits, resting state functional connectivity and cognitive control in internet gaming disorder.

    Kai Yuan;Dahua Yu;Chenxi Cai;Chenxi Cai;Dan Feng;Dan Feng

  • Influence of acupuncture treatment on cerebral activity in functional dyspepsia patients and its relationship with efficacy.

    Fang Zeng;Wei Qin;Tingting Ma;Jinbo Sun

  • Craving correlates with mesolimbic responses to heroin-related cues in short-term abstinence from heroin: an event-related fMRI study.

    Qiang Li;Yarong Wang;Yi Zhang;Wei Li

  • Abnormal Resting Brain Activity in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia Is Related to Symptom Severity

    Fang Zeng;Wei Qin;Fanrong Liang;Jixin Liu

  • Core brain networks interactions and cognitive control in internet gaming disorder individuals in late adolescence/early adulthood

    Kai Yuan;Kai Yuan;Wei Qin;Wei Qin;Dahua Yu;Yanzhi Bi;Yanzhi Bi

  • Hierarchical Alteration of Brain Structural and Functional Networks in Female Migraine Sufferers

    Jixin Liu;Ling Zhao;Guoying Li;Shiwei Xiong

  • Reduced fractional anisotropy of corpus callosum modulates inter-hemispheric resting state functional connectivity in migraine patients without aura.

    Kai Yuan;Wei Qin;Peng Liu;Ling Zhao

  • Gray matter deficits and resting-state abnormalities in abstinent heroin-dependent individuals.

    Kai Yuan;Wei Qin;Minghao Dong;Jixin Liu

  • Altered structure and resting-state functional connectivity of the basal ganglia in migraine patients without aura.

    Kai Yuan;Ling Zhao;Ping Cheng;Dahua Yu;Dahua Yu

  • Abnormal prefrontal cortex resting state functional connectivity and severity of internet gaming disorder.

    Chenwang Jin;Ting Zhang;Chenxi Cai;Yanzhi Bi

  • The alteration of gray matter volume and cognitive control in adolescents with internet gaming disorder

    Hongmei Wang;Chenwang Jin;Kai Yuan;Tahir Mehmood Shakir

  • Regional homogeneity abnormalities in patients with interictal migraine without aura: a resting-state study

    Dahua Yu;Dahua Yu;Kai Yuan;Ling Zhao;Limei Zhao

  • Alterations of regional spontaneous neuronal activity and corresponding brain circuit changes during resting state in migraine without aura.

    Ting Xue;Kai Yuan;Ping Cheng;Ling Zhao

  • Effects of long-term acupuncture treatment on resting-state brain activity in migraine patients: a randomized controlled trial on active acupoints and inactive acupoints.

    Ling Zhao;Jixin Liu;Fuwen Zhang;Xilin Dong

  • Reduced frontal cortical thickness and increased caudate volume within fronto-striatal circuits in young adult smokers

    Yangding Li;Yangding Li;Kai Yuan;Kai Yuan;Chenxi Cai;Chenxi Cai;Dan Feng;Dan Feng

  • Striatum morphometry is associated with cognitive control deficits and symptom severity in internet gaming disorder

    Chenxi Cai;Chenxi Cai;Kai Yuan;Kai Yuan;Junsen Yin;Junsen Yin;Dan Feng;Dan Feng

Frequent Co-Authors

Jie Tian
Jie Tian Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wei Qin
Wei Qin Xidian University
Karen M. von Deneen
Karen M. von Deneen Xidian University
Yi Zhang
Yi Zhang Xidian University
Nora D. Volkow
Nora D. Volkow National Institutes of Health
Yijun Liu
Yijun Liu University of Florida
Gene-Jack Wang
Gene-Jack Wang National Institutes of Health
Qiyong Gong
Qiyong Gong Sichuan University
Dardo Tomasi
Dardo Tomasi National Institutes of Health
Mark S. Gold
Mark S. Gold Washington University in St. Louis

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