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D-Index
47
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8878
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6176
National Ranking
60

Yonggui Yuan publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yonggui Yuan sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 225 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Yonggui Yuan D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yonggui Yuan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yonggui Yuan is affiliated with Southeast University in China, focusing primarily on research within the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work encompasses multiple subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Biological Psychiatry.

The scientist's research topics extensively cover:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

Yuan has published in a range of journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Journal of Clinical and Basic Psychosomatics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Key recent publications include:

  • "Disrupted intrinsic functional brain topology in patients with major depressive disorder," 2021, Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Bacteroides species differentially modulate depression-like behavior via gut-brain metabolic signaling," 2022, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • "Altered resting-state dynamic functional brain networks in major depressive disorder: Findings from the REST-meta-MDD consortium," 2020, NeuroImage Clinical
  • "Biotypes of major depressive disorder: Neuroimaging evidence from resting-state default mode network patterns," 2020, NeuroImage Clinical
  • "The DIRECT consortium and the REST-meta-MDD project: towards neuroimaging biomarkers of major depressive disorder," 2022, Psychoradiology

Frequent coauthors of Yuan include:

  • Zhijun Zhang
  • Chunming Xie
  • Zhenghua Hou
  • Yingying Yin
  • Suzhen Chen

The scope of Yuan's research integrates functional brain connectivity and advanced neuroimaging techniques with clinical applications aimed at understanding and treating major depressive disorder. Emphasis on mental health and related biochemical pathways, such as the role of tryptophan and gut-brain interaction, is notable within their body of work.

Best Publications

  • Reduced default mode network functional connectivity in patients with recurrent major depressive disorder.

    Chao-Gan Yan;Xiao Chen;Le Li;Francisco Xavier Castellanos

  • Topologically Convergent and Divergent Structural Connectivity Patterns between Patients with Remitted Geriatric Depression and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

    Feng Bai;Ni Shu;Yonggui Yuan;Yongmei Shi

  • Default-mode network activity distinguishes amnestic type mild cognitive impairment from healthy aging: A combined structural and resting-state functional MRI study

    Feng Bai;Zhijun Zhang;Hui Yu;Yongmei Shi

  • Abnormal resting-state functional connectivity of posterior cingulate cortex in amnestic type mild cognitive impairment

    Feng Bai;David R. Watson;Hui Yu;Yongmei Shi

  • Disrupted intrinsic functional brain topology in patients with major depressive disorder.

    Hong Yang;Xiao Chen;Zuo Bing Chen;Le Li

  • Abnormal functional connectivity of hippocampus during episodic memory retrieval processing network in amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

    Feng Bai;Zhijun Zhang;David R. Watson;Hui Yu

  • Abnormal insula functional network is associated with episodic memory decline in amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

    Chunming Xie;Feng Bai;Hui Yu;Yongmei Shi

  • Abnormal neural activity in the patients with remitted geriatric depression : A resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study

    Yonggui Yuan;Zhijun Zhang;Feng Bai;Hui Yu

  • Impairments in cognition and resting-state connectivity of the hippocampus in elderly subjects with type 2 diabetes.

    Hong Zhou;Wanjun Lu;Yongmei Shi;Feng Bai

  • The serum protein levels of the tPA–BDNF pathway are implicated in depression and antidepressant treatment

    H Jiang;S Chen;C Li;N Lu

  • Association study of the decreased serum BDNF concentrations in amnestic mild cognitive impairment and the Val66Met polymorphism in Chinese Han.

    Hui Yu;Zhijun Zhang;Yongmei Shi;Feng Bai

  • Abnormal functional connectivity of the amygdala is associated with depression in Parkinson's disease

    Xiao Hu;Xiaopeng Song;Yonggui Yuan;Erfeng Li

  • Abnormal functional connectivity of amygdala in late-onset depression was associated with cognitive deficits.

    Yingying Yue;Yonggui Yuan;Zhenghua Hou;Wenhao Jiang

  • Altered resting-state dynamic functional brain networks in major depressive disorder: Findings from the REST-meta-MDD consortium

    Yicheng Long;Hengyi Cao;Chaogan Yan;Xiao Chen

  • Specifically Progressive Deficits of Brain Functional Marker in Amnestic Type Mild Cognitive Impairment

    Feng Bai;David R. Watson;Yongmei Shi;Yi Wang

  • Biotypes of major depressive disorder: Neuroimaging evidence from resting-state default mode network patterns.

    Sugai Liang;Wei Deng;Xiaojing Li;Andrew J. Greenshaw

  • Low serum BDNF may indicate the development of PSD in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

    Lingli Yang;Zhijun Zhang;Dingming Sun;Zhi Xu

  • Disrupted reward circuits is associated with cognitive deficits and depression severity in major depressive disorder.

    Liang Gong;Yingying Yin;Cancan He;Qing Ye

  • Influence and interaction of genetic polymorphisms in the serotonin system and life stress on antidepressant drug response

    Zhi Xu;Zhijun Zhang;Yanyan Shi;Mengjia Pu

  • Regional gray matter changes are associated with cognitive deficits in remitted geriatric depression: An optimized voxel-based morphometry study

    Yonggui Yuan;Wanlin Zhu;Wanlin Zhu;Zhijun Zhang;Feng Bai

  • Abnormal whole-brain functional connection in amnestic mild cognitive impairment patients

    Feng Bai;Wei Liao;David R Watson;Yongmei Shi

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhijun Zhang
Zhijun Zhang Southeast University
Chunming Xie
Chunming Xie Southeast University
Chao-Gan Yan
Chao-Gan Yan Tsinghua University
Zhening Liu
Zhening Liu Central South University
Lingjiang Li
Lingjiang Li Central South University
Hong Yang
Hong Yang Southeast University
Qiyong Gong
Qiyong Gong Sichuan University
Shuqiao Yao
Shuqiao Yao Central South University
Jiang Qiu
Jiang Qiu Southwest University
Peng Xie
Peng Xie Chongqing Medical University

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