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Mu-ming Poo 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 Mu-ming Poo sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 316 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mu-ming Poo 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 Mu-ming Poo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in China Leader Award
  • 2016 - Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mu-ming Poo is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their primary fields of study encompass Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions across related subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's research has extensively covered topics such as Neural dynamics and brain function, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Cell Image Analysis Techniques, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms.

The following is a list of notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Mu-ming Poo:

  • Whole-brain spatial organization of hippocampal single-neuron projectomes, 2024, Science
  • Single-cell spatial transcriptome reveals cell-type organization in the macaque cortex, 2023, Cell
  • A Ligand-Gated Association between Cytoplasmic Domains of UNC5 and DCC Family Receptors Converts Netrin-Induced Growth Cone Attraction to Repulsion, 2022, Cell
  • Self-backpropagation of synaptic modifications elevates the efficiency of spiking and artificial neural networks, 2021, Science Advances
  • Assessing the depth of language processing in patients with disorders of consciousness, 2020, Nature Neuroscience

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Mu-ming Poo include:

  • Yidi Sun
  • Zhiming Shen
  • Longqi Liu
  • Zhen Liu
  • Yan-Gang Sun

The scientist has published in several selected venues, including:

  • National Science Review (19 publications)
  • Cell (10 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (9 publications)
  • Science (3 publications)
  • Science Advances (3 publications)

Recognition awarded to Mu-ming Poo includes:

  • Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience, 2016
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2009
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2001

Best Publications

  • Synaptic Modifications in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons: Dependence on Spike Timing, Synaptic Strength, and Postsynaptic Cell Type

    Guo-qiang Bi;Mu-ming Poo

  • Neurotrophins as synaptic modulators

    Mu-ming Poo

  • Grand challenges in global mental health

    Pamela Y. Collins;Vikram Patel;Vikram Patel;Sarah S. Joestl;Dana March;Dana March

  • Neurotrophin regulation of neural circuit development and function

    Hyungju Park;Mu-ming Poo

  • Synaptic Modification by Correlated Activity: Hebb's Postulate Revisited

    Guo-qiang Bi;Mu-ming Poo

  • Shrinkage of dendritic spines associated with long-term depression of hippocampal synapses.

    Qiang Zhou;Koichi J. Homma;Mu-ming Poo

  • Plexins are a large family of receptors for transmembrane, secreted, and GPI-anchored semaphorins in vertebrates.

    Luca Tamagnone;Stefania Artigiani;Hang Chen;Zhigang He

  • Spike Timing-Dependent Plasticity of Neural Circuits

    Yang Dan;Mu-ming Poo

  • A critical window for cooperation and competition among developing retinotectal synapses

    Li I. Zhang;Huizhong W. Tao;Christine E. Holt;William A. Harris

  • Potentiation of developing neuromuscular synapses by the neurotrophins NT-3 and BDNF

    Ann M. Lohof;Nancy Yuk-Yu Ip;Mu-ming Poo

  • The neurotrophin hypothesis for synaptic plasticity.

    Alejandro F Schinder;Mu-ming Poo

  • Conversion of neuronal growth cone responses from repulsion to attraction by cyclic nucleotides.

    Hong Jun Song;Guo Li Ming;Zhigang He;Maxime Lehmann

  • A ligand-gated association between cytoplasmic domains of UNC5 and DCC family receptors converts netrin-induced growth cone attraction to repulsion.

    Kyonsoo Hong;Lindsay Hinck;Makoto Nishiyama;Mu-ming Poo

  • Lateral diffusion of rhodopsin in the photoreceptor membrane

    Mu-ming Poo;Richard A. Cone

  • GABA Itself Promotes the Developmental Switch of Neuronal GABAergic Responses from Excitation to Inhibition

    Karunesh Ganguly;Alejandro F. Schinder;Scott T. Wong;Mu ming Poo

  • cAMP-induced switching in turning direction of nerve growth cones

    Hong Jun Song;Guo Li Ming;Mu Ming Poo

  • Spike Timing-Dependent Plasticity: From Synapse to Perception

    Yang Dan;Mu-Ming Poo

  • Electrical activity and development of neural circuits

    Li I. Zhang;Mu-ming Poo

  • Calcium stores regulate the polarity and input specificity of synaptic modification.

    Makoto Nishiyama;Kyonsoo Hong;Kyonsoo Hong;Katsuhiko Mikoshiba;Mu-ming Poo

  • cAMP-Dependent Growth Cone Guidance by Netrin-1

    Guo Li Ming;Hong Jun Song;Benedikt Berninger;Christine E. Holt

Frequent Co-Authors

Yang Dan
Yang Dan University of California, Berkeley
Hongjun Song
Hongjun Song University of Pennsylvania
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Marc Tessier-Lavigne Xaira Therapeutics
Guo Li Ming
Guo Li Ming University of Pennsylvania
Shumin Duan
Shumin Duan Zhejiang University
Huizhong W. Tao
Huizhong W. Tao University of Southern California
Paul Greengard
Paul Greengard Rockefeller University
Byung Kook Lim
Byung Kook Lim University of California, San Diego
Benedikt Berninger
Benedikt Berninger King's College London
Li I. Zhang
Li I. Zhang University of Southern California

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