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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 42 7727 7129 120 117 145 5323

Xiao-Xin Yan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiao-Xin Yan between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiao-Xin Yan published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2024. 43 of the 207 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2024. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 3 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 16 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 21 publications
1992 2025

207 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiao-Xin Yan: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1
1996 2
1997 8
1998 8
1999 3
2000 0
2001 3
2002 2
2003 1
2004 2
2005 0
2006 1
2007 3
2008 4
2009 4
2010 7
2011 1
2012 16
2013 8
2014 4
2015 8
2016 7
2017 5
2018 4
2019 11
2020 8
2021 11
2022 16
2023 13
2024 22
2025 21
Total 207
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Xiao-Xin Yan 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 Xiao-Xin Yan 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, 138–147 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: 145 publications — 40th percentile

40% 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
138–147 456 145
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
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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Xiao-Xin Yan 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 Xiao-Xin Yan 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, 42–43 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: 42 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 42
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
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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Overview

Xiao-Xin Yan is affiliated with Central South University in China. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. They have contributed extensively to the study of neurological disorders, neurodegeneration, and related fields.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience

Subfields of interest cover:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurology
  • Physiology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Genetics

Research topics addressed by Xiao-Xin Yan span multiple areas, including:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Neurological disorders and treatments

Frequent publication venues for their work consist of:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Nature Communications

Some of their recent published papers include:

  • TREM2 receptor protects against complement-mediated synaptic loss by binding to complement C1q during neurodegeneration (2023, Immunity)
  • Brain-Penetration and Neuron-Targeting DNA Nanoflowers Co-Delivering miR-124 and Rutin for Synergistic Therapy of Alzheimer's Disease (2022, Small)
  • β2-Microglobulin coaggregates with Aβ and contributes to amyloid pathology and cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease model mice (2023, Nature Neuroscience)
  • PINK1 kinase dysfunction triggers neurodegeneration in the primate brain without impacting mitochondrial homeostasis (2021, Protein & Cell)
  • Hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cells decrease alopecia areata mouse hair loss and reduce inflammation around the hair follicle (2021, Stem Cell Research & Therapy)

Xiao-Xin Yan frequently collaborates with several researchers. Coauthors with whom they have multiple publications include:

  • Qi-Lei Zhang
  • Aihua Pan
  • Lily Wan
  • Ewen Tu
  • Mengchao Cui

Best Publications

  • Seizure-induced neuronal injury: vulnerability to febrile seizures in an immature rat model.

    Zsolt Toth;Xiao Xin Yan;Suzie Haftoglou;Charles E. Ribak

  • Dentate granule cells form novel basal dendrites in a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy.

    I Spigelman;X.-X Yan;A Obenaus;E.Y.-S Lee

  • β‐Secretase‐1 elevation in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease is associated with synaptic/axonal pathology and amyloidogenesis: implications for neuritic plaque development

    Xue Mei Zhang;Yan Cai;Yan Cai;Kun Xiong;Huaibin Cai

  • TREM2 receptor protects against complement-mediated synaptic loss by binding to complement C1q during neurodegeneration.

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  • Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)-containing neurons in the immature rat hippocampal formation: light and electron microscopic features and colocalization with glutamate decarboxylase and parvalbumin.

    Xiao Xin Yan;Zsolt Toth;Linda Schultz;Charles E. Ribak

  • Doublecortin expression in adult cat and primate cerebral cortex relates to immature neurons that develop into GABAergic subgroups

    Yan Cai;Kun Xiong;Yaping Chu;Duan-Wu Luo

  • Expression of active caspase-3 in mitotic and postmitotic cells of the rat forebrain.

    Xiao-Xin Yan;Joseph Najbauer;Cynthia C. Woo;Khashayar Dashtipour

  • Is brain amyloid production a cause or a result of dementia of the Alzheimer's type?

    Robert G. Struble;Tom Ala;Peter R. Patrylo;Gregory J. Brewer

  • NADPH-Diaphorase-Positive Neurons in Primate Cerebral Cortex Colocalize with GABA and Calcium-Binding Proteins

    X. X. Yan;L. S. Jen;L.J. Garey

  • Parasagittal patches in the granular layer of the developing and adult rat cerebellum as demonstrated by NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry.

    Xiao Xin Yan;Ling Sun Jen;Laurence J. Garey

  • Doublecortin-expressing cells are present in layer II across the adult guinea pig cerebral cortex: Partial colocalization with mature interneuron markers

    Kun Xiong;Duan-Wu Luo;Peter R. Patrylo;Xue-Gang Luo

  • Doublecortin-expressing cells persist in the associative cerebral cortex and amygdala in aged nonhuman primates

    Xue-Mei Zhang;Xue-Mei Zhang;Yan Cai;Yan Cai;Yaping Chu;Er-Yun Chen

  • CRISPR/Cas9 facilitates investigation of neural circuit disease using human iPSCs: mechanism of epilepsy caused by an SCN1A loss-of-function mutation.

    J Liu;J Liu;C Gao;W Chen;W Ma

  • Spectrin Breakdown Products (SBDPs) as Potential Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Diseases

    Xiao-Xin Yan;Andreas Jeromin

  • Glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity are impaired in APP/PS1 transgenic mice prior to amyloid plaque pathogenesis and cognitive decline

    Lauren Macklin;Chelsea M. Griffith;Yan Cai;Gregory M. Rose

  • Mitochondrial respiratory inhibition and oxidative stress elevate β-secretase (BACE1) proteins and activity in vivo in the rat retina

    Kun Xiong;Huaibin Cai;Xue Gang Luo;Robert G. Struble

  • Anxiolytic-Like Effects of the Corticotropin-Releasing Factor1 (CRF1) Antagonist DMP904 [4-(3-pentylamino)-2,7-dimethyl-8-(2-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)-pyrazolo-[1,5-a]-pyrimidine] Administered Acutely or Chronically at Doses Occupying Central CRF1 Receptors in Rats

    Snjezana Lelas;Harvey Wong;Yu-Wen Li;Karen L. Heman

  • β-Secretase-1 elevation in aged monkey and Alzheimer's disease human cerebral cortex occurs around the vasculature in partnership with multisystem axon terminal pathogenesis and β-amyloid accumulation.

    Yan Cai;Kun Xiong;Xue Mei Zhang;Xue Mei Zhang;Huaibin Cai

  • Development of NADPH-diaphorase activity in the rat neocortex.

    X.X. Yan;L.J. Garey;L.S. Jen

  • Immunoreactivity for GABA plasma membrane transporter, GAT-1, in the developing rat cerebral cortex: transient presence in the somata of neocortical and hippocampal neurons.

    Xiao-Xin Yan;Wayna A Cariaga;Charles E Ribak

  • Lipolysaccharide-Induced Neuroinflammation Is Associated with Alzheimer-Like Amyloidogenic Axonal Pathology and Dendritic Degeneration in Rats

    Xiaohua Deng;Meili Li;Weiming Ai;Lixin He

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter R. Patrylo
Peter R. Patrylo Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Charles E. Ribak
Charles E. Ribak University of California, Irvine
Huaibin Cai
Huaibin Cai National Institutes of Health
Robert G. Struble
Robert G. Struble Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Igor Spigelman
Igor Spigelman University of California, Los Angeles
J. Victor Nadler
J. Victor Nadler Duke University
Paul S. Buckmaster
Paul S. Buckmaster Stanford University
Yaping Chu
Yaping Chu Rush University Medical Center
Tallie Z. Baram
Tallie Z. Baram University of California, Irvine
Jeffrey H. Kordower
Jeffrey H. Kordower Arizona State University

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