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19785
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Ma-Li Wong publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ma-Li Wong sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 295 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Ma-Li Wong D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ma-Li Wong sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ma-Li Wong is affiliated with SUNY Upstate Medical University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within Medicine and Neuroscience, with a focus on subfields such as Biological Psychiatry, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology, and Behavioral Neuroscience.

Their work emphasizes several major topics, including:

  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Wong has authored numerous papers, contributing to scientific knowledge across various high-impact journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Landscapes of bacterial and metabolic signatures and their interaction in major depressive disorders," 2020, Science Advances
  • "The gut microbiome modulates gut-brain axis glycerophospholipid metabolism in a region-specific manner in a nonhuman primate model of depression," 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Gut Microbial Signatures Can Discriminate Unipolar from Bipolar Depression," 2020, Advanced Science
  • "The gut microbiome and mental health: advances in research and emerging priorities," 2022, Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the neuroendocrine stress axis," 2020, Molecular Psychiatry

Their most frequent coauthors include Júlio Licinio, Seth W. Perry, Peng Zheng, Yifan Li, and Yu Huang, demonstrating collaborative efforts across multiple studies.

Wong publishes regularly in several venues, with a significant number of publications in Molecular Psychiatry, Heart Lung and Circulation, Brain Medicine, Discover Mental Health, and Research Square. Their consistent contributions to these journals highlight active engagement with the biomedical and psychiatric research communities.

Best Publications

  • From gut dysbiosis to altered brain function and mental illness: mechanisms and pathways

    Rogers Gb;Keating Dj;Young Rl;Wong Ml

  • Pharmacogenetics of antidepressants and antipsychotics: the contribution of allelic variations to the phenotype of drug response

    Kirchheiner J;Nickchen K;Bauer M;Wong Ml

  • Research and treatment approaches to depression

    Ma Li Wong;Julio Licinio

  • Human leptin levels are pulsatile and inversely related to pituitary-adrenal function.

    Julio Licinio;Christos Mantzoros;André B. Negråo;Giovanni Cizza

  • Pronounced and sustained central hypernoradrenergic function in major depression with melancholic features: relation to hypercortisolism and corticotropin-releasing hormone.

    Ma Li Wong;Mitchel A. Kling;Peter J. Munson;Samuel Listwak

  • Phenotypic effects of leptin replacement on morbid obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypogonadism, and behavior in leptin-deficient adults

    Julio Licinio;Sinan Caglayan;Metin Ozata;Bulent O. Yildiz

  • Circadian interleukin-6 secretion and quantity and depth of sleep.

    Alexandros N. Vgontzas;Dimitris A. Papanicolaou;Edward O. Bixler;Angela Lotsikas

  • The gut microbiome from patients with schizophrenia modulates the glutamate-glutamine-GABA cycle and schizophrenia-relevant behaviors in mice

    Peng Zheng;Benhua Zeng;Meiling Liu;Jianjun Chen

  • Inflammasome signaling affects anxiety- and depressive-like behavior and gut microbiome composition

    M.-L. Wong;A. Inserra;M. D. Lewis;C. A. Mastronardi

  • The role of inflammatory mediators in the biology of major depression: Central nervous system cytokines modulate the biological substrate of depressive symptoms, regulate stress-responsive systems, and contribute to neurotoxicity and neuroprotection

    J. Licinio;M. L. Wong

  • Metagenomic sequencing of the human gut microbiome before and after bariatric surgery in obese patients with type 2 diabetes: correlation with inflammatory and metabolic parameters

    J Graessler;Y Qin;H Zhong;J Zhang

  • Alterations in the dynamics of circulating ghrelin, adiponectin, and leptin in human obesity

    Bulent O. Yildiz;Marc A. Suchard;Ma-Li Wong;Samuel M. McCann

  • Synchronicity of frequently sampled, 24-h concentrations of circulating leptin, luteinizing hormone, and estradiol in healthy women

    Julio Licinio;André B. Negrão;Christos Mantzoros;Virginia Kaklamani

  • Approaching the shared biology of obesity and depression: the stress axis as the locus of gene-environment interactions

    S. R. Bornstein;A. Schuppenies;M.-L. Wong;J. Licinio

  • Polymorphisms in inflammation-related genes are associated with susceptibility to major depression and antidepressant response

    M. L. Wong;C. Dong;J. Maestre-Mesa;J. Licinio

  • Inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression in the brain during systemic inflammation.

    Ma-Li Wong;Valeria Rettori;Amer AL-Shekhlee;Peter B. Bongiorno

  • Interleukin (IL) 1β, IL-1 receptor antagonist, IL-10, and IL-13 gene expression in the central nervous system and anterior pituitary during systemic inflammation: Pathophysiological implications

    Ma-Li Wong;Peter B. Bongiorno;Valeria Rettori;Samuel M. McCann

  • From monoamines to genomic targets: a paradigm shift for drug discovery in depression.

    Ma-Li Wong;Julio Licinio

  • The impact of the nonpeptide corticotropin-releasing hormone antagonist antalarmin on behavioral and endocrine responses to stress.

    Terrence Deak;Kien T. Nguyen;Andrea L. Ehrlich;Linda R. Watkins

  • Synchronicity of Frequently Sampled Thyrotropin (TSH) and Leptin Concentrations in Healthy Adults and Leptin-Deficient Subjects: Evidence for Possible Partial TSH Regulation by Leptin in Humans

    Christos S. Mantzoros;Metin Ozata;Andre B. Negrao;Marc A. Suchard

Frequent Co-Authors

Julio Licinio
Julio Licinio SUNY Upstate Medical University
Philip W. Gold
Philip W. Gold National Institutes of Health
Mauricio Arcos-Burgos
Mauricio Arcos-Burgos University of Antioquia
George P. Chrousos
George P. Chrousos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Bernhard T. Baune
Bernhard T. Baune University of Münster
Geraint B. Rogers
Geraint B. Rogers Flinders University
Edythe D. London
Edythe D. London University of California, Los Angeles
Udo Dannlowski
Udo Dannlowski University of Münster
Peng Xie
Peng Xie Chongqing Medical University

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