2026 Michael Wong: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	59	4023	3686	1827	1647	173	11866

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Neuroscience

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Overview

Michael Wong is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States, focusing on research within medicine and neuroscience. Their work encompasses several subfields including physiology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, oncology, and neurology.

Their research spans multiple main topics, with notable focus areas including:

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Polyomavirus and related diseases
Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Neural dynamics and brain function
Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research

Michael Wong's publication record features research articles in various venues, among the most frequent are:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 10 publications
Epilepsia with 5 publications
European Journal of Surgical Oncology with 4 publications
Pediatric Neurology with 3 publications
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics with 2 publications

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael Wong include:

"Add-on Cannabidiol Treatment for Drug-Resistant Seizures in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex," 2020, JAMA Neurology
"Mitochondria-localized AMPK responds to local energetics and contributes to exercise and energetic stress-induced mitophagy," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Repurposed molecules for antiepileptogenesis: Missing an opportunity to prevent epilepsy?" 2020, Epilepsia
"Sleep deprivation exacerbates microglial reactivity and Aβ deposition in a TREM2 -dependent manner in mice," 2023, Science Translational Medicine
"Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Comorbidities in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: A Natural History Study," 2020, Pediatric Neurology

Collaboration is a notable element in their research, with frequent co-authors including:

Nicholas Rensing (23 publications)
Mark S. Sands (8 publications)
Hemanth R. Nelvagal (7 publications)
Jonathan D. Cooper (7 publications)
Joshua T. Dearborn (6 publications)

Best Publications

Rapamycin prevents epilepsy in a mouse model of tuberous sclerosis complex.

Ling-Hui Zeng;Lin Xu;David H. Gutmann;Michael Wong

874
Citations
The Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling Pathway Mediates Epileptogenesis in a Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Ling-Hui Zeng;Nicholas R. Rensing;Michael Wong

697
Citations
Astrocyte-specific TSC1 conditional knockout mice exhibit abnormal neuronal organization and seizures.

Erik J. Uhlmann;Michael Wong;Rebecca L. Baldwin;M. Livia Bajenaru

524
Citations
Long-term and short-term electrophysiological effects of estrogen on the synaptic properties of hippocampal CA1 neurons

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457
Citations
The ketogenic diet inhibits the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway

Sharon S. McDaniel;Nicholas R. Rensing;Liu Lin Thio;Kelvin A. Yamada

353
Citations
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibition as a potential antiepileptogenic therapy: From tuberous sclerosis to common acquired epilepsies.

Michael Wong

286
Citations
Tsc2 gene inactivation causes a more severe epilepsy phenotype than Tsc1 inactivation in a mouse model of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

Ling-Hui Zeng;Nicholas R. Rensing;Bo Zhang;David H. Gutmann

263
Citations
Mechanisms of epileptogenesis in tuberous sclerosis complex and related malformations of cortical development with abnormal glioneuronal proliferation.

Michael Wong

246
Citations
Add-on Cannabidiol Treatment for Drug-Resistant Seizures in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial.

EA Thiele;EM Bebin;H Bhathal;FE Jansen

240
Citations
Rapamycin Attenuates the Development of Posttraumatic Epilepsy in a Mouse Model of Traumatic Brain Injury

Dongjun Guo;Linghui Zeng;David L. Brody;Michael Wong

220
Citations
Kainate Seizures Cause Acute Dendritic Injury and Actin Depolymerization In Vivo

Ling-Hui Zeng;Lin Xu;Nicholas R. Rensing;Philip M. Sinatra

213
Citations
Ataxia and Paroxysmal Dyskinesia in Mice Lacking Axonally Transported FGF14

Qing Wang;Mark E. Bardgett;Michael Wong;David F. Wozniak

205
Citations
Impaired glial glutamate transport in a mouse tuberous sclerosis epilepsy model.

Michael Wong;Kevin C. Ess;Erik J. Uhlmann;Laura A. Jansen

205
Citations
Ketone bodies do not directly alter excitatory or inhibitory hippocampal synaptic transmission

Liu Lin Thio;Michael Wong;Kelvin A. Yamada

200
Citations
Prospective evaluation of treatment of Hemophilus influenzae meningitis

Ralph D. Feigin;Barbara W. Stechenberg;Margan J. Chang;Lisa M. Dunkle

191
Citations
Successive neuron loss in the thalamus and cortex in a mouse model of infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Catherine Kielar;Lucy Maddox;Ellen Bible;Charlie C Pontikis

187
Citations
CNS-directed AAV2-mediated gene therapy ameliorates functional deficits in a murine model of infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.

Megan A. Griffey;David Wozniak;Michael Wong;Ellen Bible

162
Citations
Abnormal glutamate homeostasis and impaired synaptic plasticity and learning in a mouse model of tuberous sclerosis complex.

Ling-Hui Zeng;Yannan Ouyang;Vered Gazit;John R. Cirrito

154
Citations
FGF14 regulates the intrinsic excitability of cerebellar Purkinje neurons.

Vikram G. Shakkottai;Maolei Xiao;Lin Xu;Michael Wong

151
Citations
Vigabatrin Inhibits Seizures and mTOR Pathway Activation in a Mouse Model of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

Bo Zhang;Sharon S. McDaniel;Nicholas R. Rensing;Michael Wong

147
Citations
Leptin inhibits 4-aminopyridine– and pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures and AMPAR-mediated synaptic transmission in rodents

Lin Xu;Nicholas Rensing;Xiao-Feng Yang;Hai Xia Zhang

139
Citations