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Wen-Jun Gao

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Neuroscience

D-Index
40
Citations
6644
World Ranking
8078
National Ranking
3466

Wen-Jun Gao 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 Wen-Jun Gao sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 89 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Wen-Jun Gao 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 Wen-Jun Gao 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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Overview

Wen-Jun Gao is affiliated with Drexel University in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio primarily situated in the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their work spans over 50 publications, with significant contributions in cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and molecular biology. Additional research interests include cardiology and cardiovascular medicine as well as nephrology.

The scientist's research focuses on several key topics:

  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Memory and neural mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Receptor mechanisms and signaling
  • Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior
  • Chronic kidney disease and diabetes
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Wen-Jun Gao has published frequently in the following venues:

  • Biological Psychiatry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology
  • Molecular Psychiatry

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Wen-Jun Gao demonstrate the scope and diversity of their research interests:

  • "The Paraventricular Nucleus of the Thalamus Is an Important Node in the Emotional Processing Network" (2020, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience)
  • "A Subpopulation of Prefrontal Cortical Neurons Is Required for Social Memory" (2020, Biological Psychiatry)
  • "Reduced pericyte and tight junction coverage in old diabetic rats are associated with hyperglycemia-induced cerebrovascular pericyte dysfunction" (2020, American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology)
  • "Aberrant maturation and connectivity of prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia-contribution of NMDA receptor development and hypofunction" (2021, Molecular Psychiatry)
  • "Aging exacerbates impairments of cerebral blood flow autoregulation and cognition in diabetic rats" (2020, GeroScience)

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, indicating active involvement in interdisciplinary research networks. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Yedan Liu
  • Fan Fan
  • Richard J. Roman
  • Shaoxun Wang
  • Nancy R. Mack

Overall, Wen-Jun Gao's research integrates multiple subfields within neuroscience and medicine, with particular attention to neural mechanisms, brain function related to behavior and cognition, and the physiological impacts of chronic diseases such as diabetes on cerebrovascular and cognitive health.

Best Publications

  • PV Interneurons: Critical Regulators of E/I Balance for Prefrontal Cortex-Dependent Behavior and Psychiatric Disorders.

    Brielle R. Ferguson;Wen-Jun Gao

  • Heterogeneous organization of the locus coeruleus projections to prefrontal and motor cortices.

    Daniel J. Chandler;Wen-Jun Gao;Barry D. Waterhouse

  • PSD95: A synaptic protein implicated in schizophrenia or autism?

    Austin A. Coley;Wen-Jun Gao

  • Presynaptic regulation of recurrent excitation by D1 receptors in prefrontal circuits.

    Wen-Jun Gao;Leonid S. Krimer;Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic

  • NMDA hypofunction as a convergence point for progression and symptoms of schizophrenia

    Melissa A. Snyder;Wen-Jun Gao

  • A specialized NMDA receptor function in layer 5 recurrent microcircuitry of the adult rat prefrontal cortex.

    Huaixing Wang;George G. Stradtman;Xiao Jing Wang;Wen Jun Gao

  • Cell type-specific development of NMDA receptors in the interneurons of rat prefrontal cortex.

    Huai-Xing Wang;Wen-Jun Gao

  • Norepinephrine versus dopamine and their interaction in modulating synaptic function in the prefrontal cortex.

    Bo Xing;Yan-Chun Li;Wen-Jun Gao

  • Selective modulation of excitatory and inhibitory microcircuits by dopamine

    Wen-Jun Gao;Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic

  • Thalamic Control of Cognition and Social Behavior Via Regulation of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acidergic Signaling and Excitation/Inhibition Balance in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex

    Brielle R. Ferguson;Wen-Jun Gao

  • Dopamine modulation of perisomatic and peridendritic inhibition in prefrontal cortex.

    Wen-Jun Gao;Yun Wang;Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic

  • Role of dysbindin in dopamine receptor trafficking and cortical GABA function

    Yuanyuan Ji;Feng Yang;Francesco Papaleo;Huai Xing Wang

  • New perspectives on catecholaminergic regulation of executive circuits: evidence for independent modulation of prefrontal functions by midbrain dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons

    Daniel J. Chandler;Barry D. Waterhouse;Wen-Jun Gao

  • The Paraventricular Nucleus of the Thalamus Is an Important Node in the Emotional Processing Network.

    Jessica R Barson;Nancy R Mack;Wen-Jun Gao

  • Performance enhancement at the cost of potential brain plasticity: neural ramifications of nootropic drugs in the healthy developing brain

    Kimberly R. Urban;Wen-Jun Gao

  • Development of calcium-permeable AMPA receptors and their correlation with NMDA receptors in fast-spiking interneurons of rat prefrontal cortex.

    Huai-Xing Wang;Wen-Jun Gao

  • Cross-Modal Reorganization of Horizontal Connectivity in Auditory Cortex without Altering Thalamocortical Projections

    W.-J. Gao;S. L. Pallas

  • PSD-95 deficiency disrupts PFC-associated function and behavior during neurodevelopment.

    Austin A. Coley;Wen-Jun Gao

  • NR2B subunit in the prefrontal cortex: A double-edged sword for working memory function and psychiatric disorders.

    Sarah A. Monaco;Yelena Gulchina;Wen-Jun Gao

  • Dizocilpine (MK-801) induces distinct changes of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor subunits in parvalbumin-containing interneurons in young adult rat prefrontal cortex.

    Dong Xi;Wentong Zhang;Huai Xing Wang;George G. Stradtman

  • Activation of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β Is Required for Hyperdopamine and D2 Receptor-Mediated Inhibition of Synaptic NMDA Receptor Function in the Rat Prefrontal Cortex

    Yan Chun Li;Dong Xi;Joy Roman;Yue Qiao Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry D. Waterhouse
Barry D. Waterhouse Rowan University
Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic
Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic Yale University
Christoph Kellendonk
Christoph Kellendonk Columbia University
Eric R. Kandel
Eric R. Kandel Columbia University
Francesco Papaleo
Francesco Papaleo Italian Institute of Technology
Lucas Pozzo-Miller
Lucas Pozzo-Miller University of Alabama at Birmingham
Rodrigo A. España
Rodrigo A. España Drexel University
Craig W. Berridge
Craig W. Berridge University of Wisconsin–Madison
Daniel R. Weinberger
Daniel R. Weinberger Johns Hopkins University
Mikhail V. Pletnikov
Mikhail V. Pletnikov Johns Hopkins University

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