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Yong-Jing Gao

Yong-Jing Gao

Nantong University
China

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Neuroscience

D-Index
52
Citations
11548
World Ranking
5274
National Ranking
77

Yong-Jing 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 Yong-Jing Gao sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 103 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yong-Jing 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 Yong-Jing Gao sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yong-Jing Gao is affiliated with Nantong University in China and has an extensive research profile primarily focused on medicine, neuroscience, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. They have contributed significantly to fields such as physiology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, pharmacology, and neurology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to pain mechanisms and treatments, neuropeptides and animal physiology, nerve injury and regeneration, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, dermatology and skin diseases, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, and the pharmacological effects of natural compounds.

Recent publications by Yong-Jing Gao include:

  • "Chemokines in chronic pain: cellular and molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential" (2020, Pharmacology & Therapeutics)
  • "Astrocytes in Chronic Pain: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms" (2022, Neuroscience Bulletin)
  • "CXCL10/CXCR3 Signaling in the DRG Exacerbates Neuropathic Pain in Mice" (2020, Neuroscience Bulletin)
  • "NFAT1 Orchestrates Spinal Microglial Transcription and Promotes Microglial Proliferation via c-MYC Contributing to Nerve Injury-Induced Neuropathic Pain" (2022, Advanced Science)
  • "G protein-coupled receptor GPR151 is involved in trigeminal neuropathic pain through the induction of Gβγ/extracellular signal-regulated kinase-mediated neuroinflammation in the trigeminal ganglion" (2020, Pain)

Yong-Jing Gao collaborates frequently with the following coauthors:

  • Xiaobo Wu
  • Bao-Chun Jiang
  • Ling-Jie Ma
  • De-Li Cao
  • Wei-Lin Sha

Their research has been published repeatedly in venues such as:

  • Neuroscience Bulletin (9 publications)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (3 publications)
  • Molecular Pain (2 publications)
  • The Journal of Headache and Pain (2 publications)
  • Pharmacology & Therapeutics (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Emerging targets in neuroinflammation-driven chronic pain

    Ru-Rong Ji;Zhen-Zhong Xu;Yong-Jing Gao

  • Distinct roles of matrix metalloproteases in the early- and late-phase development of neuropathic pain

    Yasuhiko Kawasaki;Zhen Zhong Xu;Xiaoying Wang;Jong Yeon Park

  • Chemokines, neuronal-glial interactions, and central processing of neuropathic pain.

    Yong-Jing Gao;Ru-Rong Ji

  • JNK-Induced MCP-1 Production in Spinal Cord Astrocytes Contributes to Central Sensitization and Neuropathic Pain

    Yong-Jing Gao;Ling Zhang;Omar Abdel Samad;Marc R. Suter

  • c-Fos and pERK, which is a better marker for neuronal activation and central sensitization after noxious stimulation and tissue injury?

    Yong-Jing Gao;Ru-Rong Ji

  • Targeting astrocyte signaling for chronic pain.

    Yong-Jing Gao;Ru-Rong Ji

  • A long noncoding RNA contributes to neuropathic pain by silencing Kcna2 in primary afferent neurons

    Xiuli Zhao;Zongxiang Tang;Hongkang Zhang;Fidelis E. Atianjoh

  • Emerging role of Toll-like receptors in the control of pain and itch

    Tong Liu;Yong-Jing Gao;Yong-Jing Gao;Ru-Rong Ji

  • Chemokines in neuron–glial cell interaction and pathogenesis of neuropathic pain

    Zhi-Jun Zhang;Bao-Chun Jiang;Yong-Jing Gao

  • CXCL13 drives spinal astrocyte activation and neuropathic pain via CXCR5

    Bao-Chun Jiang;De-Li Cao;Xin Zhang;Zhi-Jun Zhang

  • Chemokine contribution to neuropathic pain: respective induction of CXCL1 and CXCR2 in spinal cord astrocytes and neurons

    Zhi-Jun Zhang;De-Li Cao;Xin Zhang;Ru-Rong Ji

  • Chemokines in chronic pain: cellular and molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential

    Bao-Chun Jiang;Tong Liu;Yong-Jing Gao

  • TLR3 deficiency impairs spinal cord synaptic transmission, central sensitization, and pruritus in mice

    Tong Liu;Temugin Berta;Temugin Berta;Zhen Zhong Xu;Zhen Zhong Xu;Chul Kyu Park;Chul Kyu Park

  • Contributions of the anterior cingulate cortex and amygdala to pain- and fear-conditioned place avoidance in rats.

    Yong-Jing Gao;Wen-Hua Ren;Yu-Qiu Zhang;Zhi-Qi Zhao

  • Activation of JNK pathway in persistent pain

    Yong-Jing Gao;Ru-Rong Ji

  • The c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1 (JNK1) in spinal astrocytes is required for the maintenance of bilateral mechanical allodynia under a persistent inflammatory pain condition

    Yong Jing Gao;Zhen Zhong Xu;Yen Chin Liu;Yeong Ray Wen

  • Activation of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex Contributes to the Induction and Expression of Affective Pain

    Hong Cao;Yong-Jing Gao;Wen-Hua Ren;Ting-Ting Li

  • TRAF6 upregulation in spinal astrocytes maintains neuropathic pain by integrating TNF-α and IL-1β signaling.

    Ying Lu;Bao-Chun Jiang;De-Li Cao;Zhi-Jun Zhang

  • Toll-like receptor 4 contributes to chronic itch, alloknesis, and spinal astrocyte activation in male mice.

    Tong Liu;Qingjian Han;Gang Chen;Ya Huang

  • Spinal injection of TNF-α-activated astrocytes produces persistent pain symptom mechanical allodynia by releasing monocyte chemoattractant protein-1.

    Yong-Jing Gao;Ling Zhang;Ru-Rong Ji

  • Large A-fiber activity is required for microglial proliferation and p38 MAPK activation in the spinal cord: different effects of resiniferatoxin and bupivacaine on spinal microglial changes after spared nerve injury

    Marc R Suter;Temugin Berta;Yong-Jing Gao;Isabelle Decosterd

Frequent Co-Authors

Ru-Rong Ji
Ru-Rong Ji Duke University
Temugin Berta
Temugin Berta University of Cincinnati
Yu-Qiu Zhang
Yu-Qiu Zhang Fudan University
Isabelle Decosterd
Isabelle Decosterd University of Lausanne
Gregory A. Taylor
Gregory A. Taylor Duke University
Xinzhong Dong
Xinzhong Dong Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Qiufu Ma
Qiufu Ma Harvard University
Sheng-Xi Wu
Sheng-Xi Wu Air Force Medical University
Zhou-Feng Chen
Zhou-Feng Chen Washington University in St. Louis
Yuan Xiang Tao
Yuan Xiang Tao Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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