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48
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6220
National Ranking
94

Overview

Yi Zhang is affiliated with Xidian University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and neuroscience with a significant focus on cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging. Their research spans several interconnected subfields including complementary and alternative medicine, surgery, and gastroenterology.

Their work prominently features studies on functional brain connectivity and advanced neuroimaging techniques, alongside research into acupuncture treatment and gastrointestinal motility and disorders. The main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Diet and metabolism studies

Yi Zhang has published numerous articles in notable academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Cerebral Cortex
  • PubMed
  • Research Square
  • Obesity
  • Brain Imaging and Behavior

Among their recent published papers are:

  • Brain functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging of obesity and weight loss interventions, 2023, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Altered Interactions Among Resting-State Networks in Individuals with Obesity, 2020, Obesity
  • Rhodiola crenulata alleviates hypobaric hypoxia-induced brain injury by maintaining BBB integrity and balancing energy metabolism dysfunction, 2024, Phytomedicine
  • Efficacy of acupuncture in the prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients with advanced cancer: a multi-center, single-blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical research, 2020, Chinese Medicine
  • Aldoximes are precursors of auxins in Arabidopsis and maize, 2021, New Phytologist

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers including Guanya Li, Guangbin Cui, Karen M. von Deneen, Yongzhan Nie, and Peter Manza. These collaborations reflect a broad interdisciplinary approach within their research projects.

Best Publications

  • The role of leptin in leptin resistance and obesity.

    Yi Zhang;Philip J. Scarpace

  • LEPTIN RESISTANCE: A PREDIPOSING FACTOR FOR DIET-INDUCED OBESITY

    Philip J. Scarpace;Yi Zhang

  • Obesity: pathophysiology and intervention.

    Yi Zhang;Ju Liu;Jianliang Yao;Gang Ji

  • The A2A Adenosine Receptor Mediates Coronary Vasodilation

    Luiz Belardinelli;John C. Shryock;Stephen Snowdy;Yi Zhang

  • Regulation of adiponectin and leptin gene expression in white and brown adipose tissues: influence of β3-adrenergic agonists, retinoic acid, leptin and fasting

    Yi Zhang;Michael Matheny;Michael Matheny;Sergei Zolotukhin;Nihal Tumer;Nihal Tumer

  • Dysfunctional connectivity patterns in chronic heroin users: An fMRI study

    Jixin Liu;Jimin Liang;Wei Qin;Jie Tian;Jie Tian

  • Frontostriatal circuits, resting state functional connectivity and cognitive control in internet gaming disorder.

    Kai Yuan;Dahua Yu;Chenxi Cai;Chenxi Cai;Dan Feng;Dan Feng

  • Craving correlates with mesolimbic responses to heroin-related cues in short-term abstinence from heroin: an event-related fMRI study.

    Qiang Li;Yarong Wang;Yi Zhang;Wei Li

  • Predicting subsequent relapse by drug-related cue-induced brain activation in heroin addiction: an event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging study

    Qiang Li;Qiang Li;Wei Li;Hanyue Wang;Yarong Wang

  • Gray matter deficits and resting-state abnormalities in abstinent heroin-dependent individuals.

    Kai Yuan;Wei Qin;Minghao Dong;Jixin Liu

  • rsfMRI effects of KB220Z™ on Neural Pathways in Reward Circuitry of Abstinent Genotyped Heroin Addicts

    Kenneth Blum;Yijun Liu;Yijun Liu;Wei Wang;Yarong Wang

  • Leptin resistance exacerbates diet-induced obesity and is associated with diminished maximal leptin signalling capacity in rats.

    P. J. Scarpace;M. Matheny;N. Tümer;K. Y. Cheng

  • Nigrostriatal rAAV-mediated GDNF overexpression induces robust weight loss in a rat model of age-related obesity.

    Fredric P Manfredsson;Nihal Tumer;Nihal Tumer;Benedek Erdos;Benedek Erdos;Tessa Landa;Tessa Landa

  • Altered small-world brain functional networks and duration of heroin use in male abstinent heroin-dependent individuals.

    Kai Yuan;Wei Qin;Jixin Liu;Qian Guo

  • The implication of frontostriatal circuits in young smokers: A resting-state study.

    Kai Yuan;Dahua Yu;Yanzhi Bi;Yangding Li

  • Solid and liquid spectroscopic analysis (SALSA)-a soft x-ray spectroscopy endstation with a novel flow-through liquid cell

    M. Blum;L. Weinhardt;O. Fuchs;M. Bär

  • Partial correlation investigation on the default mode network involved in acupuncture: an fMRI study.

    Peng Liu;Yi Zhang;Guangyu Zhou;Kai Yuan

  • Elevated leptin: consequence or cause of obesity?

    Philip J Scarpace;Yi Zhang

  • Leptin-induced leptin resistance reveals separate roles for the anorexic and thermogenic responses in weight maintenance.

    Philip J. Scarpace;Philip J. Scarpace;Michael Matheny;Michael Matheny;Y. I. Zhang;Y. I. Zhang;Eugene W. Shek

  • Frequency specificity of regional homogeneity in the resting-state human brain.

    Xiaopeng Song;Yi Zhang;Yijun Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen M. von Deneen
Karen M. von Deneen Xidian University
Yijun Liu
Yijun Liu University of Florida
Kai Yuan
Kai Yuan Xidian University
Wei Qin
Wei Qin Xidian University
Gene-Jack Wang
Gene-Jack Wang National Institutes of Health
Yusheng Zhao
Yusheng Zhao Southern University of Science and Technology
Nora D. Volkow
Nora D. Volkow National Institutes of Health
Dardo Tomasi
Dardo Tomasi National Institutes of Health
Wanli Yang
Wanli Yang Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jihui Yang
Jihui Yang University of Washington

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