2026 Wing-Ho Yung: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	58	4229	3879	58	55	201	10036

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Overview

Wing-Ho Yung is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China and specializes in Neuroscience. Their work spans multiple subfields including Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research covers a diverse range of topics, notably:

Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
Vestibular and auditory disorders
Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Neural dynamics and brain function
Sleep and Wakefulness Research

Among recent publications by Wing-Ho Yung are:

"Astrocyte-secreted IL-33 mediates homeostatic synaptic plasticity in the adult hippocampus" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"A limbic circuitry involved in emotional stress-induced grooming" (2020), published in Nature Communications
"Specific depletion of the motor protein KIF5B leads to deficits in dendritic transport, synaptic plasticity and memory" (2020), published in eLife
"Therapeutic effect of a histone demethylase inhibitor in Parkinson's disease" (2020), published in Cell Death and Disease
"Attenuation of intermittent hypoxia-induced apoptosis and fibrosis in pulmonary tissues via suppression of ER stress activation" (2020), published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wing-Ho Yung include:

Ya Ke
Kang-Lin Rong
Tuo Liang
Mingdao Mu
YS Chan

The primary publication venues for their work include:

eLife
Nature Communications
Current Biology
Molecular Neurobiology
Cerebral Cortex

Best Publications

Cleavage of proBDNF by tPA/plasmin is essential for long-term hippocampal plasticity.

Petti T. Pang;Henry K. Teng;Eygene Zaitsev;Newton T. Woo

1348
Citations
Comparison of macular and peripapillary measurements for the detection of glaucoma: an optical coherence tomography study.

Christopher K.S. Leung;Wai-Man Chan;Wing-Ho Yung;Alan C.K. Ng

411
Citations
Cdk5 regulates EphA4-mediated dendritic spine retraction through an ephexin1-dependent mechanism

Wing-Yu Fu;Yu Chen;Mustafa Sahin;Xiao-Su Zhao

378
Citations
Therapeutic Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinsonian Rats Directly Influences Motor Cortex

Qian Li;Ya Ke;Danny C.W. Chan;Zhong Ming Qian

349
Citations
Electrophysiology of dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic neurones of the guinea-pig substantia nigra pars compacta in vitro.

W. H. Yung;M. A. Hausser;J. J. B. Jack

290
Citations
The cerebellar-hypothalamic circuits: potential pathways underlying cerebellar involvement in somatic-visceral integration.

Jing-Ning Zhu;Wing-Ho Yung;Billy Kwok-Chong Chow;Ying-Shing Chan

246
Citations
TrkB phosphorylation by Cdk5 is required for activity-dependent structural plasticity and spatial memory

Kwok On Lai;Alan S.L. Wong;Man Chun Cheung;Pei Xu

186
Citations
Lipid Binding Regulates Synaptic Targeting of PICK1, AMPA Receptor Trafficking, and Synaptic Plasticity

Wenying Jin;Woo Ping Ge;Junyu Xu;Mian Cao

161
Citations
Aberrant motor axon projection, acetylcholine receptor clustering, and neurotransmission in cyclin-dependent kinase 5 null mice

Amy Kit Yu Fu;Fanny Chun Fun Ip;Wing Yu Fu;J. Cheung

149
Citations
Hepcidin Suppresses Brain Iron Accumulation by Downregulating Iron Transport Proteins in Iron-Overloaded Rats

Fang Du;Zhong-Ming Qian;Qianqian Luo;Wing-Ho Yung

147
Citations
Long-term in vivo imaging and measurement of dendritic shrinkage of retinal ganglion cells.

Christopher Kai-shun Leung;Robert N Weinreb;Zhi Wei Li;Shu Liu

140
Citations
Comparative study of retinal nerve fiber layer measurement by StratusOCT and GDx VCC, I: correlation analysis in glaucoma.

Christopher Kai-shun Leung;Wai-man Chan;Kelvin Kam-Long Chong;Wing-ho Yung

134
Citations
Comparative Study of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Measurement by StratusOCT and GDx VCC, II: Structure/Function Regression Analysis in Glaucoma

Christopher Kai-shun Leung;Kelvin Kam-Long Chong;Wai-man Chan;Cedric Ka-Fai Yiu

133
Citations
Lipopolysaccharide Induces a Significant Increase in Expression of Iron Regulatory Hormone Hepcidin in the Cortex and Substantia Nigra in Rat Brain

Qin Wang;Fang Du;Zhong-Ming Qian;Zhong-Ming Qian;Xiao Hu Ge

133
Citations
Secretin facilitates GABA transmission in the cerebellum

Wing Ho Yung;Po Sing Leung;Samuel S M Ng;Jie Zhang

128
Citations
Overproduction of Upper-Layer Neurons in the Neocortex Leads to Autism-like Features in Mice

Wei-Qun Fang;Wei-Wei Chen;Liwen Jiang;Kai Liu

128
Citations
Astrocyte-secreted IL-33 mediates homeostatic synaptic plasticity in the adult hippocampus.

Ye Wang;Wing-Yu Fu;Kit Cheung;Kwok-Wang Hung

126
Citations
Inhibitory synaptic potentials in guinea‐pig substantia nigra dopamine neurones in vitro.

M A Häusser;W H Yung

119
Citations
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor rescues and prevents chronic intermittent hypoxia-induced impairment of hippocampal long-term synaptic plasticity

Hui Xie;Kin Ling Leung;Lei Chen;Lei Chen;Ying Shing Chan

116
Citations
Analysis of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer and Optic Nerve Head in Glaucoma with Different Reference Plane Offsets, Using Optical Coherence Tomography

Christopher Kai-shun Leung;Wai-Man Chan;Yung-Lam Hui;Wing-Ho Yung

115
Citations
Reducing iron in the brain: a novel pharmacologic mechanism of huperzine A in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Xiao-Tian Huang;Zhong-Ming Qian;Xuan He;Qi Gong

112
Citations
Neuroprotective effect of ligustilide against ischaemia-reperfusion injury via up-regulation of erythropoietin and down-regulation of RTP801.

Xiao-mei Wu;Xiao-mei Wu;Xiao-mei Wu;Zhong-ming Qian;Zhong-ming Qian;L i Zhu;Fang Du

109
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