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Neuroscience
China
2026

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Neuroscience

D-Index
96
Citations
30614
World Ranking
870
National Ranking
11

Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
29902
World Ranking
9400
National Ranking
107

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in China Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Gene
  • Enzyme

His primary areas of study are Retina, Anatomy, Neuroscience, Neuroprotection and Retinal ganglion. His Retina research integrates issues from Retinohypothalamic tract, Ocular hypertension and Blood–retinal barrier. His work deals with themes such as Retinal and Spinal cord, which intersect with Anatomy.

His Neuroscience study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Genetically modified mouse and Cell biology. His Neuroprotection study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Oxidative stress, Neurotoxicity and Apoptosis, Protein kinase B. Kwok-Fai So has researched Retinal ganglion in several fields, including Internal medicine and Endocrinology.

His most cited work include:

  • Nano neuro knitting: peptide nanofiber scaffold for brain repair and axon regeneration with functional return of vision. (668 citations)
  • Lexical and conceptual representation in beginning and proficient bilinguals (479 citations)
  • LINGO-1 antagonist promotes spinal cord remyelination and axonal integrity in MOG-induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (415 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Neuroscience, Retinal ganglion, Anatomy, Retina and Internal medicine. Kwok-Fai So interconnects Neurotrophic factors, Transplantation and Regeneration in the investigation of issues within Neuroscience. The concepts of his Retinal ganglion study are interwoven with issues in Pathology, Cell biology, Neuroprotection and Optic nerve.

His Anatomy study incorporates themes from Lesion, Axotomy, Hamster and Spinal cord. His Retina study combines topics in areas such as Retinal, Ocular hypertension and Ganglion. His Internal medicine research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Neurogenesis, Endocrinology and Adiponectin.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Neuroscience (41.84%)
  • Retinal ganglion (27.23%)
  • Anatomy (24.54%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Neuroscience (41.84%)
  • Internal medicine (20.85%)
  • Retinal (14.89%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Neuroscience, Internal medicine, Retinal, Pharmacology and Retinal ganglion. Kwok-Fai So focuses mostly in the field of Neuroscience, narrowing it down to matters related to Microglia and, in some cases, Progenitor cell. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Adiponectin and Bipolar disorder, Endocrinology, Depression.

His study ties his expertise on Retina together with the subject of Retinal. His Pharmacology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in NMDA receptor, Excitotoxicity, Oxidative stress and Lycium. His Neuroprotection research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Disease and Bioinformatics.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Repopulated microglia are solely derived from the proliferation of residual microglia after acute depletion. (157 citations)
  • Repopulated microglia are solely derived from the proliferation of residual microglia after acute depletion. (157 citations)
  • Polyphenols from wolfberry and their bioactivities. (64 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Gene
  • Enzyme

Kwok-Fai So mainly investigates Neuroscience, Retinal ganglion, Retinal, Pharmacology and Retina. His work carried out in the field of Neuroscience brings together such families of science as Progenitor cell, Microglia and Dorsal raphe nucleus. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Progenitor cell, Cell biology is strongly linked to Genetically modified mouse.

Kwok-Fai So has included themes like Looming, Superior colliculus, Biological neural network, GABAergic and Serotonergic in his Retinal ganglion study. His research integrates issues of Oxidative stress and NMDA receptor, Receptor, Inflammasome, Excitotoxicity in his study of Pharmacology. His work on Retinal degeneration as part of general Retina study is frequently linked to Lateral habenula, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.

Best Publications

  • Lexical and conceptual representation in beginning and proficient bilinguals

    Mary C. Potter;Kwok-Fai So;Barbara Von Eckardt;Laurie B. Feldman

  • Nano neuro knitting: peptide nanofiber scaffold for brain repair and axon regeneration with functional return of vision.

    Rutledge G. Ellis-Behnke;Yu-Xiang Liang;Si-Wei You;David K. C. Tay

  • Effects of all-trans-retinoic acid on human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma as in vitro model in neurotoxicity research.

    Yuen-Ting Cheung;Way Kwok-Wai Lau;Man-Shan Yu;Cora Sau-Wan Lai

  • LINGO-1 antagonist promotes spinal cord remyelination and axonal integrity in MOG-induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

    Sha Mi;Bing Hu;Bing Hu;Kyungmin Hahm;Yi Luo

  • Repopulated microglia are solely derived from the proliferation of residual microglia after acute depletion

    Yubin Huang;Zhen Xu;Shanshan Xiong;Fangfang Sun

  • Lengthy regrowth of cut axons from ganglion cells after peripheral nerve transplantation into the retina of adult rats

    K.-F. So;A.J. Aguayo

  • Use of Anti-aging Herbal Medicine, Lycium barbarum , Against Aging-associated Diseases. What Do We Know So Far?

    Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang;Kwok-Fai So

  • Nano hemostat solution: Immediate hemostasis at the nanoscale

    Rutledge G. Ellis-Behnke;Rutledge G. Ellis-Behnke;Yu-Xiang Liang;David K.C. Tay;Phillis W.F. Kau

  • Physical exercise-induced hippocampal neurogenesis and antidepressant effects are mediated by the adipocyte hormone adiponectin

    Suk Yu Yau;Ang Li;Ruby L C Hoo;Yick Pang Ching

  • Neuroprotective effects of anti-aging oriental medicine Lycium barbarum against β-amyloid peptide neurotoxicity

    Man-Shan Yu;Sarana Ka-Yan Leung;Sau-Wan Lai;Chi-Ming Che

  • Long-read sequencing and de novo assembly of a Chinese genome

    Lingling Shi;Lingling Shi;Yunfei Guo;Chengliang Dong;John Huddleston

  • Postnatal development of retinal projections in Syrian hamsters: a study using autoradiographic and anterograde degeneration techniques.

    D.O. Frost;D.O. Frost;D.O. Frost;K.-F. So;K.-F. So;K.-F. So;G.E. Schneider;G.E. Schneider;G.E. Schneider

  • Intraocular elevation of cyclic AMP potentiates ciliary neurotrophic factor-induced regeneration of adult rat retinal ganglion cell axons.

    Q.i Cui;Henry K Yip;Robert C.H Zhao;Kwok-Fai So

  • CNTF, not other trophic factors, promotes axonal regeneration of axotomized retinal ganglion cells in adult hamsters

    Qi Cui;Qiang Lu;K.-F. So;H. K. Yip

  • Suppression of Microglial Activation Is Neuroprotective in a Mouse Model of Human Retinitis Pigmentosa

    Bo Peng;Jia Xiao;Ke Wang;Kwok Fai So

  • Reknitting the injured spinal cord by self-assembling peptide nanofiber scaffold

    Jiasong Guo;Huanxing Su;Yuanshan Zeng;Yu-Xiang Liang

  • Generation of integration-free neural progenitor cells from cells in human urine

    L Wang;W Huang;H Su;H Su;Y Xue;Y Xue

  • A Visual Circuit Related to Habenula Underlies the Antidepressive Effects of Light Therapy.

    Lu Huang;Yue Xi;Yanfang Peng;Yan Yang

  • Aldose reductase deficiency prevents diabetes-induced blood-retinal barrier breakdown, apoptosis, and glial reactivation in the retina of db/db mice.

    Alvin K.H. Cheung;Maggie K.L. Fung;Amy C.Y. Lo;Terence T.L. Lam

  • CNTF promotes survival of retinal ganglion cells after induction of ocular hypertension in rats: the possible involvement of STAT3 pathway.

    Jianzhong Ji;Wassim Elyaman;Henry K. Yip;Vincent W.H. Lee;Vincent W.H. Lee

  • Generation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Umbilical Cord Matrix and Amniotic Membrane Mesenchymal Cells

    Jinglei Cai;Wen Li;Huanxing Su;Dajiang Qin

  • Activation of the Nrf2/HO-1 Antioxidant Pathway Contributes to the Protective Effects of Lycium Barbarum Polysaccharides in the Rodent Retina after Ischemia-Reperfusion-Induced Damage

    Meihua He;Hong Pan;Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang;Kwok-Fai So

Frequent Co-Authors

Wutian Wu
Wutian Wu University of Hong Kong
Tatia M.C. Lee
Tatia M.C. Lee University of Hong Kong
Qi Cui
Qi Cui Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ti-Fei Yuan
Ti-Fei Yuan Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Che Hin Chetwyn Chan
Che Hin Chetwyn Chan Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Aimin Xu
Aimin Xu University of Hong Kong
Seeram Ramakrishna
Seeram Ramakrishna Tsinghua University
Yick-Pang Ching
Yick-Pang Ching University of Hong Kong

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