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Neuroscience

D-Index
40
Citations
4922
World Ranking
8179
National Ranking
3502

Nanyin Zhang 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 Nanyin Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 92 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nanyin Zhang 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 Nanyin Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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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

  • Co-activation patterns in resting-state fMRI signals.

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

  • 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

  • Uncovering Intrinsic Connectional Architecture of Functional Networks in Awake Rat Brain

    Zhifeng Liang;Jean A. King;Nanyin Zhang

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

    Alexander Verbitsky;David Dopfel;Nanyin Zhang

  • Intrinsic Organization of the Anesthetized Brain

    Zhifeng Liang;Jean A. King;Nanyin Zhang

  • Anticorrelated Resting-state Functional Connectivity in Awake Rat Brain

    Zhifeng Liang;Jean A. King;Nanyin Zhang

  • 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

  • Mapping Resting-State Brain Networks in Conscious Animals

    Nanyin Zhang;Pallavi Rane;Wei Huang;Zhifeng Liang

  • Dynamic resting state functional connectivity in awake and anesthetized rodents.

    Zhifeng Liang;Xiao Liu;Nanyin Zhang

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

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

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

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

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

    Zhongming Liu;Cristina Rios;Nanyin Zhang;Lin Yang

  • Brain Activity Fluctuations Propagate as Waves Traversing the Cortical Hierarchy

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

  • 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

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

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

  • A Role for the Claustrum in Salience Processing

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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Chen
Wei Chen University of Minnesota
Xiao Hong Zhu
Xiao Hong Zhu University of Minnesota
Jean A. King
Jean A. King University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Kamil Ugurbil
Kamil Ugurbil University of Minnesota
Bin He
Bin He Carnegie Mellon University
David N. Kennedy
David N. Kennedy University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Kevin D. Alloway
Kevin D. Alloway Pennsylvania State University
Qiyong Gong
Qiyong Gong Sichuan University
Patrick J. Drew
Patrick J. Drew Pennsylvania State University
Xiang Zhang
Xiang Zhang University of Hong Kong

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