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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 113 488 442 5 5 753 47121
Medicine 114 4728 4436 45 42 786 48667

Qiyong Gong publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Qiyong Gong between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Qiyong Gong published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 35.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 137 publications in 2021. 260 of the 1,276 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 137. Peak 137 publications in 2021. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 8 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 4 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 36 publications 2010: 37 publications 2011: 55 publications 2012: 33 publications 2013: 45 publications 2014: 52 publications 2015: 62 publications 2016: 49 publications 2017: 52 publications 2018: 57 publications 2019: 61 publications 2020: 73 publications 2021: 137 publications 2022: 102 publications 2023: 118 publications 2024: 133 publications 2025: 127 publications
1990 2025

1,276 publications in total across all disciplines

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Qiyong Gong: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 2
1998 1
1999 4
2000 1
2001 8
2002 1
2003 0
2004 3
2005 2
2006 1
2007 4
2008 17
2009 36
2010 37
2011 55
2012 33
2013 45
2014 52
2015 62
2016 49
2017 52
2018 57
2019 61
2020 73
2021 137
2022 102
2023 118
2024 133
2025 127
Total 1,276
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Qiyong Gong publications per year - data summary

  • Qiyong Gong, a Neuroscience scholar from Sichuan University, has 1,276 publications recorded across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1990 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 137 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 36 years in the span carry no publications at all (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 35.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 41.2 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 617 publications, 48% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1990-2001: 19 publications (1.6 per year); 2002-2013: 234 publications (19.5 per year); 2014-2025: 1,023 publications (85.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Qiyong Gong 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 Qiyong Gong sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 748–757 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 753 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9 753
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Qiyong Gong publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 38–47 to 887+ publications.
  • Qiyong Gong, a Neuroscience scholar from Sichuan University, records 753 publications - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Qiyong Gong, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 158–167 publications range, and Qiyong Gong ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 98–107 publications, holding 539 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 76% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 248–257 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 887 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Qiyong Gong 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 Qiyong Gong sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 112–113 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 113 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39 113
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Qiyong Gong D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 68 ranges running from 30–31 to 163+ D-Index.
  • Qiyong Gong, a Neuroscience scholar from Sichuan University, records 113 D-Index - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Qiyong Gong, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 54–55 D-Index range, and Qiyong Gong ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 46–47 D-Index, holding 512 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 65% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 62–63 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

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

Overview

Qiyong Gong is affiliated with Sichuan University in China and has a research profile centered on medicine and neuroscience, with an emphasis on cognitive neuroscience and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging. Their work also covers experimental and cognitive psychology, psychiatry and mental health, as well as biomedical engineering.

The scientist's research topics include the study of functional brain connectivity, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, mental health research topics, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, advanced MRI techniques and applications, neural dynamics and brain function, and nanoparticle-based drug delivery.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Qiyong Gong include:

  • Disrupted intrinsic functional brain topology in patients with major depressive disorder, 2021, Molecular Psychiatry
  • A Nanostrategy for Efficient Imaging-Guided Antitumor Therapy through a Stimuli-Responsive Branched Polymeric Prodrug, 2020, Advanced Science
  • Connectome gradient dysfunction in major depression and its association with gene expression profiles and treatment outcomes, 2022, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Stimuli-activatable nanomedicine meets cancer theranostics, 2023, Theranostics
  • A tumor cell membrane-coated self-amplified nanosystem as a nanovaccine to boost the therapeutic effect of anti-PD-L1 antibody, 2022, Bioactive Materials

Qiyong Gong frequently collaborates with several researchers across different projects, with their most frequent coauthors being:

  • Su Lui
  • Kui Luo
  • John A. Sweeney
  • Xiaoqi Huang
  • Zhongwei Gu

The scientist's publications often appear in venues related to brain research and medical imaging. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • 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
  • Human Brain Mapping
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Advanced Materials

Best Publications

  • Disrupted brain connectivity networks in drug-naive, first-episode major depressive disorder.

    Junran Zhang;Jinhui Wang;Qizhu Wu;Weihong Kuang

  • Reduced default mode network functional connectivity in patients with recurrent major depressive disorder.

    Chao-Gan Yan;Xiao Chen;Le Li;Francisco Xavier Castellanos

  • Uncovering Intrinsic Modular Organization of Spontaneous Brain Activity in Humans

    Yong-yong He;Jinhui Wang;Liang Wang;Zhang J. Chen

  • Parcellation‐dependent small‐world brain functional networks: A resting‐state fMRI study

    Jinhui Wang;Liang Wang;Liang Wang;Yufeng Zang;Hong Yang

  • Amplitude of low frequency fluctuation within visual areas revealed by resting-state functional MRI.

    Hong Yang;Xiang-Yu Long;Yihong Yang;Hao Yan

  • Depression, neuroimaging and connectomics: a selective overview.

    Qiyong Gong;Yong He;Yong He

  • An open science resource for establishing reliability and reproducibility in functional connectomics

    Xi Nian Zuo;Jeffrey S. Anderson;Pierre Bellec;Rasmus M. Birn

  • Microstructure Abnormalities in Adolescents with Internet Addiction Disorder

    Kai Yuan;Wei Qin;Guihong Wang;Fang Zeng

  • Is depression a disconnection syndrome? Meta-analysis of diffusion tensor imaging studies in patients with MDD.

    Yi Liao;Xiaoqi Huang;Qizhu Wu;Chuang Yang

  • Facial Emotion Processing in Schizophrenia: A Meta-analysis of Functional Neuroimaging Data

    Huijie Li;Raymond C.K. Chan;Grainne M. McAlonan;Qi-yong Gong

  • Brain structure alterations in depression: Psychoradiological evidence.

    Fei Fei Zhang;Wei Peng;John A. Sweeney;John A. Sweeney;Zhi Yun Jia

  • Manganese ferrite nanoparticle micellar nanocomposites as MRI contrast agent for liver imaging

    Jian Lu;Shuli Ma;Jiayu Sun;Chunchao Xia

  • Short-term Effects of Antipsychotic Treatment on Cerebral Function in Drug-Naive First-Episode Schizophrenia Revealed by “Resting State” Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Su Lui;Tao Li;Tao Li;Wei Deng;Lijun Jiang

  • Multivariate classification of social anxiety disorder using whole brain functional connectivity

    Feng Liu;Wenbin Guo;Jean-Paul Fouche;Jean-Paul Fouche;Yifeng Wang

  • Resting-state functional connectivity in treatment-resistant depression.

    Su Lui;Qizhu Wu;Lihua Qiu;Xun Yang

  • Brain Anatomical Abnormalities in High-Risk Individuals, First-Episode, and Chronic Schizophrenia: An Activation Likelihood Estimation Meta-analysis of Illness Progression

    Raymond C. K. Chan;Xin Di;Grainne M. McAlonan;Qi-yong Gong

  • Selective aberrant functional connectivity of resting state networks in social anxiety disorder.

    Wei Liao;Huafu Chen;Yuanbo Feng;Dante Mantini

  • Association of cerebral deficits with clinical symptoms in antipsychotic-naive first-episode schizophrenia: An optimized voxel-based morphometry and resting state functional connectivity study

    Su Lui;Wei Deng;Xiaoqi Huang;Lijun Jiang

  • Altered functional connectivity in default mode network in absence epilepsy: A resting-state fMRI study

    Cheng Luo;Qifu Li;Yongxiu Lai;Yang Xia

  • Associative recognition in a patient with selective hippocampal lesions and relatively normal item recognition.

    Andrew R. Mayes;J. S. Holdstock;C. L. Isaac;D. Montaldi

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaoqi Huang
Xiaoqi Huang Sichuan University
Su Lui
Su Lui Sichuan University
John A. Sweeney
John A. Sweeney University of Cincinnati
Dong Zhou
Dong Zhou Sichuan University
Zhongwei Gu
Zhongwei Gu Sichuan University
Raymond C.K. Chan
Raymond C.K. Chan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Graham J. Kemp
Graham J. Kemp University of Liverpool
Jie Tian
Jie Tian Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hongzheng Chen
Hongzheng Chen Zhejiang University
Lingjiang Li
Lingjiang Li Central South University

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