2026 Zhigang He: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	80	1599	1457	785	696	156	35039

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Neuroscience

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35039

Research.com Recognitions

2000 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Zhigang He is affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Neuroscience, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience, Neurology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The main topics of Zhigang He's research include:

Nerve injury and regeneration
Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Retinal Development and Disorders
Spinal Cord Injury Research
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling

Recent publications by Zhigang He demonstrate involvement in research addressing cellular and molecular aspects of nervous system repair and neurodegeneration. Notable papers include:

"Reprogramming to recover youthful epigenetic information and restore vision," 2020, published in Nature
"Microglia-organized scar-free spinal cord repair in neonatal mice," 2020, published in Nature
"Solving neurodegeneration: common mechanisms and strategies for new treatments," 2022, published in Molecular Neurodegeneration
"Microglia coordinate cellular interactions during spinal cord repair in mice," 2022, published in Nature Communications
"Axon Regeneration in the Mammalian Optic Nerve," 2020, published in Annual Review of Vision Science

Zhigang He frequently collaborates with other researchers. Regular co-authors include Anne Jacobi, Joshua R. Sanes, Huyan Meng, Wenjun Yan, and Clifford J. Woolf. Collaboration networks highlight multi-disciplinary approaches within their research community.

Publications by Zhigang He often appear in venues specialized in biomedical research and neuroscience. These include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature Communications
Neuron
Nature
Molecular Neurodegeneration

Among awards received, Zhigang He was named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2000, recognizing contributions to their fields of study.

Best Publications

Promoting Axon Regeneration in the Adult CNS by Modulation of the PTEN/mTOR Pathway

Kevin Kyungsuk Park;Kai Liu;Yang Hu;Patrice D. Smith

1848
Citations
Glial inhibition of CNS axon regeneration

Glenn C Yiu;Zhigang He

1845
Citations
Neuropilin Is a Receptor for the Axonal Chemorepellent Semaphorin III

Zhigang He;Marc Tessier-Lavigne

1446
Citations
Plexins are a large family of receptors for transmembrane, secreted, and GPI-anchored semaphorins in vertebrates.

Luca Tamagnone;Stefania Artigiani;Hang Chen;Zhigang He

1404
Citations
Oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein is a Nogo receptor ligand that inhibits neurite outgrowth.

Kevin C. Wang;Vuk Koprivica;Jieun A. Kim;Rajeev Sivasankaran

1374
Citations
PTEN deletion enhances the regenerative ability of adult corticospinal neurons

Kai Liu;Yi Lu;Jae K Lee;Ramsey Samara

1104
Citations
P75 interacts with the Nogo receptor as a co-receptor for Nogo, MAG and OMgp.

Kevin C. Wang;Jieun A. Kim;Rajeev Sivasankaran;Rosalind Segal

1097
Citations
Conversion of neuronal growth cone responses from repulsion to attraction by cyclic nucleotides.

Hong Jun Song;Guo Li Ming;Zhigang He;Maxime Lehmann

1020
Citations
Neuropilin-2, a Novel Member of the Neuropilin Family, Is a High Affinity Receptor for the Semaphorins Sema E and Sema IV but Not Sema III

Hang Chen;Alain Chédotal;Zhigang He;Corey S Goodman

866
Citations
Sustained axon regeneration induced by co-deletion of PTEN and SOCS3

Fang Sun;Kevin K. Park;Stephane Belin;Dongqing Wang

852
Citations
Myelin-associated glycoprotein interacts with the Nogo66 receptor to inhibit neurite outgrowth.

Marco Domeniconi;Zixuan Cao;Timothy Spencer;Rajeev Sivasankaran

815
Citations
PTPσ Is a Receptor for Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan, an Inhibitor of Neural Regeneration

Yingjie Shen;Alan P. Tenney;Sarah A. Busch;Kevin P. Horn

791
Citations
LINGO-1 negatively regulates myelination by oligodendrocytes.

Sha Mi;Robert H Miller;Xinhua Lee;Martin L Scott

766
Citations
Reprogramming to recover youthful epigenetic information and restore vision.

Yuancheng Lu;Benedikt Brommer;Benedikt Brommer;Xiao Tian;Anitha Krishnan

763
Citations
Intrinsic Control of Axon Regeneration

Zhigang He;Yishi Jin

664
Citations
Cortical representations of olfactory input by trans-synaptic tracing

Kazunari Miyamichi;Fernando Amat;Farshid Moussavi;Chen Wang

604
Citations
Single-Cell Profiles of Retinal Ganglion Cells Differing in Resilience to Injury Reveal Neuroprotective Genes.

Nicholas M. Tran;Karthik Shekhar;Irene E. Whitney;Anne Jacobi

586
Citations
A TNF Receptor Family Member, TROY, Is a Coreceptor with Nogo Receptor in Mediating the Inhibitory Activity of Myelin Inhibitors

Jong Bae Park;Glenn C Yiu;Shinjiro Kaneko;Jing Wang

565
Citations
SOCS3 Deletion Promotes Optic Nerve Regeneration In Vivo

Patrice D. Smith;Fang Sun;Kevin Kyungsuk Park;Bin Cai

564
Citations
RPA involvement in the damage-recognition and incision steps of nucleotide excision repair

Zhigang He;L. A. Henricksen;M. S. Wold;C. J. Ingles

557
Citations
Subtype-Specific Regeneration of Retinal Ganglion Cells following Axotomy: Effects of Osteopontin and mTOR Signaling

Xin Duan;Mu Qiao;Fengfeng Bei;In-Jung Kim

477
Citations
Neuronal Intrinsic Mechanisms of Axon Regeneration

Kai Liu;Andrea Tedeschi;Kevin Kyungsuk Park;Zhigang He

476
Citations