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

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	46	6664	6130	2895	2604	164	8793

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Neuroscience

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8793

Overview

Sheng Zhang is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with 76 and 53 publications respectively, reflecting a substantial contribution to these disciplines.

Their work covers several subfields of study, including:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Neurology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Physiology

Zhang's research topics include:

Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Face Recognition and Perception

Among their recent papers are:

Transplantation of A2 type astrocytes promotes neural repair and remyelination after spinal cord injury (2023, Cell Communication and Signaling)
CHIT1-positive microglia drive motor neuron ageing in the primate spinal cord (2023, Nature)
Activation of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor in microglia attenuates neuroinflammation-induced glial scarring via rescuing Arf and Rho GAP adapter protein 3 expressions after nerve injury (2022, International Journal of Biological Sciences)
Sex differences in neural responses to reward and the influences of individual reward and punishment sensitivity (2021, BMC Neuroscience)
Neural responses to negative facial emotions: Sex differences in the correlates of individual anger and fear traits (2020, NeuroImage)

Frequent publication venues for Sheng Zhang include:

NeuroImage
Addiction Biology
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Frontiers in Psychiatry

Zhang often collaborates with several researchers, including:

Chiang-Shan R. Li
Simon Zhornitsky
Thang M. Le
Wuyi Wang
Shefali Chaudhary

Best Publications

Functional connectivity mapping of the human precuneus by resting state fMRI.

Sheng Zhang;Chiang-shan Ray Li

637
Citations
Global Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis Identifies Frontal Cortex, Striatal, and Cerebellar Dysconnectivity in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Alan Anticevic;Sien Hu;Sheng Zhang;Aleksandar Savic

298
Citations
Mega-Analysis of Gray Matter Volume in Substance Dependence: General and Substance-Specific Regional Effects

Scott Mackey;Nicholas Allgaier;Bader Chaarani;Philip Spechler

264
Citations
The Right Superior Frontal Gyrus and Individual Variation in Proactive Control of Impulsive Response.

Sien Hu;Sien Hu;Jaime S. Ide;Sheng Zhang;Chiang-shan R. Li

229
Citations
Multimodal Neuroimaging of Frontolimbic Structure and Function Associated With Suicide Attempts in Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder

Jennifer A.Y. Johnston;Fei Wang;Jie Liu;Benjamin N. Blond

223
Citations
Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Medial Superior Frontal Cortex

Sheng Zhang;Jaime S. Ide;Chiang-shan R. Li

218
Citations
Functional networks for cognitive control in a stop signal task: Independent component analysis

Sheng Zhang;Chiang-shan R. Li

206
Citations
Connectome-based predictive modeling of attention: Comparing different functional connectivity features and prediction methods across datasets.

Kwangsun Yoo;Monica D. Rosenberg;Wei-Ting Hsu;Sheng Zhang

195
Citations
Dynamic functional connectivity during task performance and rest predicts individual differences in attention across studies.

Angus Ho Ching Fong;Kwangsun Yoo;Monica D. Rosenberg;Sheng Zhang

179
Citations
Gender differences in cognitive control: An extended investigation of the stop signal task

Chiang shan Ray Li;Sheng Zhang;Jeng Ren Duann;Peisi Yan

134
Citations
Methylphenidate Modulates Functional Network Connectivity to Enhance Attention.

Monica D Rosenberg;Sheng Zhang;Wei-Ting Hsu;Dustin Scheinost

132
Citations
Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Locus Coeruleus in Humans: In Comparison with the Ventral Tegmental Area/Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta and the Effects of Age

Sheng Zhang;Sien Hu;Herta H. Chao;Chiang-Shan R. Li

124
Citations
Saliency Processing and Obesity: A Preliminary Imaging Study of the Stop Signal Task

Olivia M. Hendrick;Xi Luo;Sheng Zhang;Chiang-shan R. Li

120
Citations
Error processing and gender-shared and -specific neural predictors of relapse in cocaine dependence

Xi Luo;Xi Luo;Sheng Zhang;Sien Hu;Sarah R. Bednarski

114
Citations
Functional clustering of the human inferior parietal lobule by whole-brain connectivity mapping of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging signals

Sheng Zhang;Chiang-shan Ray Li

113
Citations
Changes in cerebral morphometry and amplitude of low- frequency fluctuations of BOLD signals during healthy aging: correlation with inhibitory control

Sien Hu;Herta H.-A. Chao;Sheng Zhang;Jaime S. Ide

105
Citations
Error-specific medial cortical and subcortical activity during the stop signal task: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study

C.-S.R. Li;P. Yan;H.H.-A. Chao;R. Sinha

95
Citations
Decreased saliency processing as a neural measure of Barratt impulsivity in healthy adults

Olivia M. Farr;Sien Hu;Sheng Zhang;Chiang-shan Ray Li

88
Citations
Resting state functional connectivity of the basal nucleus of Meynert in humans: in comparison to the ventral striatum and the effects of age.

Chiang-shan Ray Li;Jaime S. Ide;Sheng Zhang;Sien Hu

88
Citations
Ventromedial prefrontal cortex and the regulation of physiological arousal

Sheng Zhang;Sien Hu;Herta H. Chao;Jaime S. Ide

85
Citations