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Yu-Qiu Zhang

Yu-Qiu Zhang

Fudan University
China

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
50
Citations
9077
World Ranking
5755
National Ranking
86

Yu-Qiu Zhang 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 Yu-Qiu Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 148 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yu-Qiu Zhang 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 Yu-Qiu Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yu-Qiu Zhang is affiliated with Fudan University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a particular focus on Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Their research spans several specialized areas, including Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms. Other notable topics they have explored are Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology, Tryptophan and brain disorders, Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics, and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics.

Their recent publications illustrate a strong focus on neurobiological mechanisms and pain research. Key papers include:

  • Role of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Translational Pain Research, 2021, Neuroscience Bulletin
  • Inhibition of TRPV1 by SHP-1 in nociceptive primary sensory neurons is critical in PD-L1 analgesia, 2020, JCI Insight
  • Asymmetric activation of microglia in the hippocampus drives anxiodepressive consequences of trigeminal neuralgia in rodents, 2022, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • The neuroprotective effects of GPR55 against hippocampal neuroinflammation and impaired adult neurogenesis in CSDS mice, 2022, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Augmented microglial endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria contacts mediate depression-like behavior in mice induced by chronic social defeat stress, 2024, Nature Communications

Yu-Qiu Zhang has frequently published in these venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Neuroscience Bulletin
  • JCI Insight
  • Neurobiology of Disease

Their work often involves collaboration, with frequent coauthors including Yongqi Liu, Hong Cao, Peibin Zhang, Haibo Gao, and Zongzong Xiang.

Best Publications

  • Pain regulation by non-neuronal cells and inflammation.

    Ru-Rong Ji;Alexander Chamessian;Yu-Qiu Zhang

  • Microglia in Pain: Detrimental and Protective Roles in Pathogenesis and Resolution of Pain.

    Gang Chen;Yu-Qiu Zhang;Yawar J. Qadri;Charles N. Serhan

  • Activation of P2X7 receptor and NLRP3 inflammasome assembly in hippocampal glial cells mediates chronic stress-induced depressive-like behaviors

    Na Yue;Huijie Huang;Xiaocang Zhu;Qiuqin Han

  • Spinal glial activation contributes to pathological pain states.

    Hong Cao;Yu-Qiu Zhang

  • A rat model of bone cancer pain induced by intra-tibia inoculation of Walker 256 mammary gland carcinoma cells.

    Qi-Liang Mao-Ying;Jun Zhao;Zhi-Qiang Dong;Jun Wang

  • PD-L1 inhibits acute and chronic pain by suppressing nociceptive neuron activity via PD-1

    Gang Chen;Yong Ho Kim;Yong Ho Kim;Hui Li;Hao Luo;Hao Luo

  • Neurokinin-1 Receptor Enhances TRPV1 Activity in Primary Sensory Neurons via PKCε: A Novel Pathway for Heat Hyperalgesia

    Hua Zhang;Chun-Lei Cang;Yasuhiko Kawasaki;Ling-Li Liang

  • Delayed Activation of Spinal Microglia Contributes to the Maintenance of Bone Cancer Pain in Female Wistar Rats via P2X7 Receptor and IL-18

    Yan Yang;Hui Li;Ting-Ting Li;Hao Luo

  • 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 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

  • A new perspective on the anterior cingulate cortex and affective pain.

    Xiao Xiao;Yu-Qiu Zhang

  • Involvement of Spinal Microglial P2X7 Receptor in Generation of Tolerance to Morphine Analgesia in Rats

    Dong Zhou;Meng-Ling Chen;Yu-Qiu Zhang;Zhi-Qi Zhao

  • Excitatory amino acid receptor antagonists and electroacupuncture synergetically inhibit carrageenan-induced behavioral hyperalgesia and spinal fos expression in rats.

    Yu-Qiu Zhang;Guang-Chen Ji;Gen-Cheng Wu;Zhi-Qi Zhao

  • Involvement of microglial P2X7 receptors and downstream signaling pathways in long-term potentiation of spinal nociceptive responses

    Unknown

  • Anterior cingulate cortex contributes to the descending facilitatory modulation of pain via dorsal reticular nucleus.

    Ling Zhang;Yuqiu Zhang;Zhi-Qi Zhao

  • New evidence for the involvement of spinal fractalkine receptor in pain facilitation and spinal glial activation in rat model of monoarthritis

    Unknown

  • Involvement of Lysophosphatidic Acid in Bone Cancer Pain by Potentiation of TRPV1 via PKCe Pathway in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons

    Hai-Li Pan;Yu-Qiu Zhang;Zhi-Qi Zhao

  • Ovariectomy Results in Variable Changes in Nociception, Mood and Depression in Adult Female Rats

    Li-Hong Li;Zhe-Chen Wang;Jin Yu;Yu-Qiu Zhang

  • Is functional state of spinal microglia involved in the anti-allodynic and anti-hyperalgesic effects of electroacupuncture in rat model of monoarthritis?

    Unknown

  • Follistatin-like 1 Suppresses Sensory Afferent Transmission by Activating Na+,K+-ATPase

    Kai-Cheng Li;Fang-Xiong Zhang;Fang-Xiong Zhang;Chang-Lin Li;Feng Wang

  • NMDA receptors in the anterior cingulate cortex mediate pain-related aversion

    Liu-Gen Lei;Shan Sun;Yong-Jing Gao;Zhi-Qi Zhao

  • Effects of dopaminergic agents on carrageenan hyperalgesia after intrathecal administration to rats

    Xiu Gao;Yu-qiu Zhang;Yu-qiu Zhang;Gen-cheng Wu;Gen-cheng Wu

  • Beta-arrestin1 and beta-arrestin2 are differentially required for phosphorylation-dependent and -independent internalization of delta-opioid receptors.

    Xiaoqing Zhang;Feifei Wang;Feifei Wang;Xiaoqing Chen;Jiali Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Gen-Cheng Wu
Gen-Cheng Wu Fudan University
Ru-Rong Ji
Ru-Rong Ji Duke University
Yong-Jing Gao
Yong-Jing Gao Nantong University
Lan Ma
Lan Ma Fudan University
Oleg Krishtal
Oleg Krishtal National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Rohini Kuner
Rohini Kuner Heidelberg University
Martyn Goulding
Martyn Goulding Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Qiufu Ma
Qiufu Ma Harvard University
Lique M. Coolen
Lique M. Coolen Kent State University
Guoping Zhao
Guoping Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences

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