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Li-Huei Tsai

Li-Huei Tsai

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Biology and Biochemistry
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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
140
Citations
85513
World Ranking
237
National Ranking
149

Neuroscience

D-Index
139
Citations
90060
World Ranking
201
National Ranking
132

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
139
Citations
89819
World Ranking
280
National Ranking
189

Li-Huei Tsai 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 Li-Huei Tsai sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 385 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Li-Huei Tsai 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 Li-Huei Tsai sits on this spectrum.

30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 139 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Li-Huei Tsai is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research intersects several subfields, including Physiology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Biological Psychiatry.

Their research primarily focuses on key topics such as:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders

Recent publications by Li-Huei Tsai include:

  • Multisensory gamma stimulation enhances adult neurogenesis and improves cognitive function in male mice with Down Syndrome, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular hallmarks of excitatory and inhibitory neuronal resilience and resistance to Alzheimer's disease, 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • No STINGs attached: How APOE-Christchurch dampens Alzheimer's pathology, 2025, Immunity
  • Molecular hallmarks of excitatory and inhibitory neuronal resilience to Alzheimer's disease, 2025, Molecular Neurodegeneration
  • Resolving the mysteries of brain clearance and immune surveillance, 2025, Neuron

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Li-Huei Tsai include:

  • Manolis Kellis
  • Isabel Castanho
  • Pourya Naderi Yeganeh
  • Carles A. Boix
  • Sarah Morgan

They have published notably in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Immunity, Molecular Neurodegeneration, and Neuron. Their work encompasses a broad set of disciplines that bridge molecular biology, neuroscience, and immunology.

Li-Huei Tsai has been recognized with the following awards:

  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2019)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2008)

Best Publications

  • Integrative analysis of 111 reference human epigenomes

    Anshul Kundaje;Wouter Meuleman;Wouter Meuleman;Jason Ernst

  • Driving fast-spiking cells induces gamma rhythm and controls sensory responses

    Jessica A. Cardin;Marie Carlén;Marie Carlén;Konstantinos Meletis;Konstantinos Meletis;Ulf Knoblich

  • Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of Alzheimer’s disease

    Hansruedi Mathys;Hansruedi Mathys;Jose Davila-Velderrain;Jose Davila-Velderrain;Zhuyu Peng;Zhuyu Peng;Fan Gao;Fan Gao

  • Conversion of p35 to p25 deregulates Cdk5 activity and promotes neurodegeneration

    Gentry N. Patrick;Lawrence Zukerberg;Margareta Nikolic;Margareta Nikolic;Suzanne de la Monte

  • Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads

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  • HDAC2 negatively regulates memory formation and synaptic plasticity

    Ji Song Guan;Stephen J. Haggarty;Emanuela Giacometti;Jan Hermen Dannenberg;Jan Hermen Dannenberg

  • A Syndrome of Multiorgan Hyperplasia with Features of Gigantism, Tumorigenesis, and Female Sterility in p27Kip1-Deficient Mice

    Matthew L. Fero;Michael Rivkin;Michael Tasch;Peggy Porter

  • Recovery of learning and memory is associated with chromatin remodelling

    Andre Fischer;Farahnaz Sananbenesi;Xinyu Wang;Xinyu Wang;Xinyu Wang;Matthew Dobbin;Matthew Dobbin;Matthew Dobbin

  • A decade of CDK5.

    Rani Dhavan;Li-Huei Tsai

  • Inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinases by p21.

    J W Harper;S J Elledge;K Keyomarsi;B Dynlacht

  • p35 is a neural-specific regulatory subunit of cyclin-dependent kinase 5

    Li-Huei Tsai;Ivana Delalle;Verne S. Caviness;Teresa Chae

  • Neurotoxicity induces cleavage of p35 to p25 by calpain

    Ming-sum Lee;Young T. Kwon;Mingwei Li;Junmin Peng

  • Gamma frequency entrainment attenuates amyloid load and modifies microglia

    Hannah F. Iaccarino;Annabelle C. Singer;Anthony J. Martorell;Anthony J. Martorell;Andrii Rudenko;Andrii Rudenko

  • SIRT1 deacetylase protects against neurodegeneration in models for Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Dohoon Kim;Dohoon Kim;Minh Dang Nguyen;Matthew M. Dobbin;Andre Fischer

  • A family of human cdc2-related protein kinases.

    M. Meyerson;G. H. Enders;Chin-Lee Wu;Li-Kuo Su

  • APOE4 Causes Widespread Molecular and Cellular Alterations Associated with Alzheimer's Disease Phenotypes in Human iPSC-Derived Brain Cell Types.

    Yuan-Ta Lin;Jinsoo Seo;Jinsoo Seo;Fan Gao;Heather M. Feldman

  • A novel pathway regulates memory and plasticity via SIRT1 and miR-134

    Jun Gao;Wen Yuan Wang;Wen Yuan Wang;Ying Wei Mao;Ying Wei Mao;Johannes Gräff;Johannes Gräff

  • Mice Lacking p35, a Neuronal Specific Activator of Cdk5, Display Cortical Lamination Defects, Seizures, and Adult Lethality

    Teresa Chae;Young T. Kwon;Roderick Bronson;Pieter Dikkes

  • Noninvasive Deep Brain Stimulation via Temporally Interfering Electric Fields

    Nir Grossman;David Bono;Nina Dedic;Suhasa B. Kodandaramaiah

  • An epigenetic blockade of cognitive functions in the neurodegenerating brain

    Johannes Gräff;Damien Rei;Damien Rei;Ji-Song Guan;Ji-Song Guan;Wen-Yuan Wang;Wen-Yuan Wang

  • Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 Regulates Neuronal Progenitor Proliferation via Modulation of GSK3β/β-Catenin Signaling

    Yingwei Mao;Xuecai Ge;Xuecai Ge;Xuecai Ge;Christopher L. Frank;Christopher L. Frank;Jon M. Madison

  • The cdk5/p35 kinase is essential for neurite outgrowth during neuronal differentiation.

    M. Nikolic;H. Dudek;Y. T. Kwon;Y. F. M. Ramos

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. Haggarty
Stephen J. Haggarty Harvard University
Ed Harlow
Ed Harlow Harvard University
David A. Bennett
David A. Bennett Rush University Medical Center
Andre Fischer
Andre Fischer University of Göttingen
Philip L. De Jager
Philip L. De Jager Columbia University
Rachael L. Neve
Rachael L. Neve Harvard University
Matthew Meyerson
Matthew Meyerson Harvard University

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