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Xu-Feng Huang

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Neuroscience

D-Index
78
Citations
20390
World Ranking
1777
National Ranking
43

Xu-Feng Huang 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 Xu-Feng Huang sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 388 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xu-Feng Huang 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 Xu-Feng Huang sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Xu-Feng Huang is a researcher affiliated with the University of Wollongong in Australia, with a primary focus in the field of Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Biological Psychiatry, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Materials Chemistry.

Huang's research covers a range of topics emphasizing the interface between diet, metabolism, and brain health. Key topics include:

  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Autophagy in disease and therapy

Their recent scholarly contributions reflect a significant focus on the gut-brain axis and cognitive impairment linked to diet. Some notable papers include:

  • "β-glucan attenuates cognitive impairment via the gut-brain axis in diet-induced obese mice" (2020), Microbiome
  • "A fiber-deprived diet causes cognitive impairment and hippocampal microglia-mediated synaptic loss through the gut microbiota and metabolites" (2021), Microbiome
  • "Supplement of microbiota-accessible carbohydrates prevents neuroinflammation and cognitive decline by improving the gut microbiota-brain axis in diet-induced obese mice" (2020), Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • "The kynurenine pathway in major depression: What we know and where to next" (2021), Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Lactate in the tumor microenvironment: A rising star for targeted tumor therapy" (2023), Frontiers in Nutrition

Huang frequently collaborates with a core group of researchers, with the most common coauthors including:

  • Yinghua Yu (24 collaborations)
  • Mingxuan Zheng (14 collaborations)
  • Peng Zheng (13 collaborations)
  • Kuiyang Zheng (13 collaborations)
  • Xing Ge (13 collaborations)

The primary venues for Huang's publications illustrate a strong presence in several respected journals and platforms, including:

  • PubMed (12 publications)
  • Frontiers in Immunology (5 publications)
  • Research Square (5 publications)
  • Microbiome (4 publications)
  • Frontiers in Nutrition (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • The Rhesus Monkey Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates

    George Paxinos;Xu-Feng Huang;Arthur W. Toga

  • Development of high fat diet-induced obesity and leptin resistance in C57Bl/6J mice.

    S Lin;TC Thomas;LH Storlien;XF Huang

  • Atlas of the human brainstem

    George Paxinos;Xu-Feng Huang

  • Effects of dietary fat types on body fatness, leptin, and ARC leptin receptor, NPY, and AgRP mRNA expression.

    Hongqin Wang;Len H. Storlien;Xu-Feng Huang

  • Selective antagonist [3H]SR141716A binding to cannabinoid CB1 receptors is increased in the anterior cingulate cortex in schizophrenia.

    Katerina Zavitsanou;Therese Garrick;Xu Feng Huang

  • Diet composition and insulin action in animal models.

    Leonard H Storlien;J Higgins;T C Thomas;Marc A Brown

  • Arcuate NPY Controls Sympathetic Output and BAT Function via a Relay of Tyrosine Hydroxylase Neurons in the PVN

    Yan-Chuan Shi;Yan-Chuan Shi;Jackie Lau;Zhou Lin;Hui Zhang

  • Galantamine improves cognition, hippocampal inflammation, and synaptic plasticity impairments induced by lipopolysaccharide in mice

    Yi Liu;Yi Liu;Yuyun Zhang;Xian Zheng;Tongyong Fang

  • Obesity, the PI3K/Akt signal pathway and colon cancer.

    Xu-Feng Huang;J-Z Chen

  • Molecular evidence of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor hypofunction in schizophrenia.

    C S Weickert;S J Fung;S J Fung;V S Catts;V S Catts;P R Schofield;P R Schofield

  • Leptin receptor, NPY, POMC mRNA expression in the diet-induced obese mouse brain

    Shu Lin;Len H Storlien;Xu-Feng Huang

  • β-glucan attenuates cognitive impairment via the gut-brain axis in diet-induced obese mice.

    Hongli Shi;Yinghua Yu;Danhong Lin;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng

  • A behavioural comparison of acute and chronic Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol in C57BL/6JArc mice

    Leonora E. Long;Rose Chesworth;Rose Chesworth;Xu-Feng Huang;Iain S. McGregor

  • Cannabidiol potentiates Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) behavioural effects and alters THC pharmacokinetics during acute and chronic treatment in adolescent rats

    Charlotte Klein;Emily Karanges;Adena Spiro;Alexander Wong

  • A fiber-deprived diet causes cognitive impairment and hippocampal microglia-mediated synaptic loss through the gut microbiota and metabolites.

    Hongli Shi;Xing Ge;Xi Ma;Mingxuan Zheng

  • Increased cannabinoid receptor density in the posterior cingulate cortex in schizophrenia.

    Kelly A. Newell;Chao Deng;Xu-Feng Huang

  • Oat β-glucan increases postprandial cholecystokinin levels, decreases insulin response and extends subjective satiety in overweight subjects

    Eleanor J Beck;Susan M Tosh;Marijka J Batterham;Linda C Tapsell

  • The signal pathways in azoxymethane-induced colon cancer and preventive implications.

    Jiezhong Chen;Xu-Feng Huang

  • Role of fat amount and type in ameliorating diet-induced obesity: insights at the level of hypothalamic arcuate nucleus leptin receptor, neuropeptide Y and pro-opiomelanocortin mRNA expression.

    X.-F. Huang;X. Xin;P. McLennan;L. Storlien

  • Localization of leptin receptor mRNA expression in mouse brain.

    X. F. Huang;I. Koutcherov;S. Lin;H. Q. Wang

  • The role of histaminergic H1 and H3 receptors in food intake: a mechanism for atypical antipsychotic-induced weight gain?

    Chao Deng;Katrina Weston-Green;Xu-Feng Huang

  • High-Fat Diet Exposure Increases Dopamine D2 Receptor and Decreases Dopamine Transporter Receptor Binding Density in the Nucleus Accumbens and Caudate Putamen of Mice

    Timothy South;Xu-Feng Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiang Yang Zhang
Xiang Yang Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tim Karl
Tim Karl Western Sydney University
George Paxinos
George Paxinos Neuroscience Research Australia
Thomas R. Kosten
Thomas R. Kosten Baylor College of Medicine
Cynthia Shannon Weickert
Cynthia Shannon Weickert University of New South Wales
Nadia Solowij
Nadia Solowij University of Wollongong
Jair C. Soares
Jair C. Soares The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Gordon G. Wallace
Gordon G. Wallace University of Wollongong
Jun Chen
Jun Chen Nankai University
Iain S. McGregor
Iain S. McGregor University of Sydney

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