2026 Nanyin Zhang: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	40	8179	7551	3503	3166	92	4922

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Neuroscience

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3166

4922

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Nanyin Zhang is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a particular focus on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Physiology, and Neurology.

The scientist's work encompasses various topics related to brain research, including:

Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Neural dynamics and brain function
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Memory and Neural Mechanisms

Nanyin Zhang has published extensively, with frequent appearances in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
NeuroImage
Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
Cerebral Cortex
eLife

Notable recent publications include:

"Rodent models of post-traumatic stress disorder: behavioral assessment" (2020), Translational Psychiatry
"Brain Activity Fluctuations Propagate as Waves Traversing the Cortical Hierarchy" (2021), Cerebral Cortex
"An open database of resting-state fMRI in awake rats" (2020), NeuroImage
"Suppressing Anterior Cingulate Cortex Modulates Default Mode Network and Behavior in Awake Rats" (2020), Cerebral Cortex
"Gaining insight into the neural basis of resting-state fMRI signal" (2022), NeuroImage

Throughout their career, they have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Samuel Cramer
Wenyu Tu
Zilu Ma
Dennis Chan
Patrick J. Drew

In 2019, Nanyin Zhang was recognized as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE).

Best Publications

Tightly coupled brain activity and cerebral ATP metabolic rate.

Fei Du;Xiao-Hong Zhu;Yi Zhang;Michael Friedman

249
Citations
Co-activation patterns in resting-state fMRI signals.

Xiao Liu;Nanyin Zhang;Catie Chang;Jeff H. Duyn

237
Citations
Time to wake up: Studying neurovascular coupling and brain-wide circuit function in the un-anesthetized animal.

Yu Rong Gao;Yuncong Ma;Qingguang Zhang;Aaron T. Winder

234
Citations
Uncovering Intrinsic Connectional Architecture of Functional Networks in Awake Rat Brain

Zhifeng Liang;Jean A. King;Nanyin Zhang

220
Citations
Rodent models of post-traumatic stress disorder: behavioral assessment.

Alexander Verbitsky;David Dopfel;Nanyin Zhang

207
Citations
Intrinsic Organization of the Anesthetized Brain

Zhifeng Liang;Jean A. King;Nanyin Zhang

187
Citations
Anticorrelated Resting-state Functional Connectivity in Awake Rat Brain

Zhifeng Liang;Jean A. King;Nanyin Zhang

164
Citations
Development of 17O NMR approach for fast imaging of cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen in rat brain at high field

Xiao Hong Zhu;Yi Zhang;Run Xia Tian;Hao Lei

159
Citations
Mapping Resting-State Brain Networks in Conscious Animals

Nanyin Zhang;Pallavi Rane;Wei Huang;Zhifeng Liang

154
Citations
Dynamic resting state functional connectivity in awake and anesthetized rodents.

Zhifeng Liang;Xiao Liu;Nanyin Zhang

140
Citations
In vivo 17O NMR approaches for brain study at high field.

Xiao Hong Zhu;Nanyin Zhang;Yi Zhang;Xiaoliang Zhang

135
Citations
Aberrant intrinsic brain activity and cognitive deficit in first-episode treatment-naive patients with schizophrenia

Z. He;W. Deng;M. Li;Z. Chen

134
Citations
Linear and nonlinear relationships between visual stimuli, EEG and BOLD fMRI signals.

Zhongming Liu;Cristina Rios;Nanyin Zhang;Lin Yang

99
Citations
Brain Activity Fluctuations Propagate as Waves Traversing the Cortical Hierarchy

Yameng Gu;Lucas E Sainburg;Sizhe Kuang;Feng Han

99
Citations
Mapping the functional network of medial prefrontal cortex by combining optogenetics and fMRI in awake rats

Zhifeng Liang;Glenn D.R. Watson;Kevin D. Alloway;Gangchea Lee

98
Citations
Mapping thalamocortical networks in rat brain using resting-state functional connectivity

Zhifeng Liang;Tao Li;Jean A. King;Nanyin Zhang

92
Citations
A Role for the Claustrum in Salience Processing

Jared B. Smith;Glenn D. R. Watson;Zhifeng Liang;Yikang Liu

88
Citations
Amygdala-orbitofrontal resting-state functional connectivity is associated with trait anger

Carl E. Fulwiler;Jean A. King;Nanyin Zhang

85
Citations
The development and expression of physical nicotine dependence corresponds to structural and functional alterations in the anterior cingulate-precuneus pathway.

Wei Huang;Jean A. King;W. W. Sanouri A. Ursprung;Shaokuan Zheng

81
Citations
Neuroplasticity to a single-episode traumatic stress revealed by resting-state fMRI in awake rats

Zhifeng Liang;Jean A. King;Nanyin Zhang;Nanyin Zhang

81
Citations
Noninvasive and Three-Dimensional Imaging of CMRO2 in Rats at 9.4 T: Reproducibility Test and Normothermia/Hypothermia Comparison Study

Xiao Hong Zhu;Yi Zhang;Nanyin Zhang;Kamil Ugurbil

76
Citations
New Insights into Central Roles of Cerebral Oxygen Metabolism in the Resting and Stimulus-Evoked Brain:

Xiao-Hong Zhu;Nanyin Zhang;Yi Zhang;Kâmil Uğurbil

74
Citations