Qingchun Tong

Qingchun Tong 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 Qingchun Tong sits on this spectrum.

Qingchun Tong 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 Qingchun Tong sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Synaptic release of GABA by AgRP neurons is required for normal regulation of energy balance

  Qingchun Tong;Chian Ping Ye;Juli E. Jones;Joel K. Elmquist

  766
  Citations

• Synaptic glutamate release by ventromedial hypothalamic neurons is part of the neurocircuitry that prevents hypoglycemia.

  Qingchun Tong;ChianPing Ye;Rory J. McCrimmon;Harveen Dhillon

  448
  Citations

• VGLUT2-Dependent Glutamate Release from Nociceptors Is Required to Sense Pain and Suppress Itch

  Yang Liu;Omar Abdel Samad;Ling Zhang;Bo Duan

  284
  Citations

• GABAergic RIP-Cre neurons in the arcuate nucleus selectively regulate energy expenditure

  Dong Kong;Qingchun Tong;Qingchun Tong;Chianping Ye;Shuichi Koda

  242
  Citations

• Glucose Stimulation of Hypothalamic MCH Neurons Involves KATP Channels, is Modulated by UCP2, and Regulates Peripheral Glucose Homeostasis

  Dong Kong;Linh Vong;Laura E. Parton;Chianping Ye

  236
  Citations

• An obligate role of oxytocin neurons in diet induced energy expenditure.

  Zhaofei Wu;Yuanzhong Xu;Yaming Zhu;Amy K. Sutton

  198
  Citations

• A tetravalent TREM2 agonistic antibody reduced amyloid pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

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  142
  Citations

• A cholinergic basal forebrain feeding circuit modulates appetite suppression

  Alexander M. Herman;Joshua Ortiz-Guzman;Mikhail Kochukov;Isabella Herman

  136
  Citations

• Brain Expression of Cre Recombinase Driven by Pancreas-Specific Promoters

  Junghun Song;Yuanzhong Xu;Xiaoxia Hu;Brian Choi

  135
  Citations

• Medullary circuitry regulating rapid eye movement sleep and motor atonia.

  Ramalingam Vetrivelan;Patrick M. Fuller;Qingchun Tong;Jun Lu

  133
  Citations

• Estrogens stimulate serotonin neurons to inhibit binge-like eating in mice

  Xuehong Cao;Xuehong Cao;Pingwen Xu;Mario G. Oyola;Yan Xia

  129
  Citations

• Steroid receptor coactivator-1 modulates the function of Pomc neurons and energy homeostasis

  Yongjie Yang;Agatha A. van der Klaauw;Liangru Zhu;Liangru Zhu;Tessa M. Cacciottolo

  116
  Citations

• Glutamate mediates the function of melanocortin receptor 4 on Sim1 neurons in body weight regulation.

  Yuanzhong Xu;Zhaofei Wu;Hao Sun;Yaming Zhu

  110
  Citations

• Activation of Serotonin 2C Receptors in Dopamine Neurons Inhibits Binge-like Eating in Mice.

  Pingwen Xu;Yanlin He;Xuehong Cao;Lourdes Valencia-Torres

  109
  Citations

• Central GLP-2 enhances hepatic insulin sensitivity via activating PI3K signaling in POMC neurons

  Xuemei Shi;Fuguo Zhou;Xiaojie Li;Benny Chang

  108
  Citations

• Estrogen receptor–α in medial amygdala neurons regulates body weight

  Pingwen Xu;Xuehong Cao;Yanlin He;Liangru Zhu;Liangru Zhu

  106
  Citations

• GABAergic projections from lateral hypothalamus to paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus promote feeding.

  Z. Wu;E. R. Kim;H. Sun;Y. Xu

  105
  Citations

• Dietary component isorhamnetin is a PPARγ antagonist and ameliorates metabolic disorders induced by diet or leptin deficiency.

  Yu Zhang;Ming Gu;Wujie Cai;Lijing Yu

  100
  Citations

• The hypothalamus for whole-body physiology: from metabolism to aging

  Tiemin Liu;Yong Xu;Chun Xia Yi;Qingchun Tong

  98
  Citations

• Identification of a neurocircuit underlying regulation of feeding by stress-related emotional responses

  Yuanzhong Xu;Yungang Lu;Ryan M. Cassidy;Leandra R. Mangieri

  96
  Citations