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51
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18795
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5431
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Zhou-Feng Chen 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 Zhou-Feng Chen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 97 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhou-Feng Chen 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 Zhou-Feng Chen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhou-Feng Chen is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. The scientist's research focuses primarily on the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a concentration on subfields such as Dermatology, Sensory Systems, Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Ion Channels and Receptors
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect

Key recent publications by Zhou-Feng Chen and collaborators include:

  • "dmPFC-vlPAG projection neurons contribute to pain threshold maintenance and antianxiety behaviors" (2020), Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "A neuropeptide code for itch" (2021), Nature reviews. Neuroscience
  • "Exploration of sensory and spinal neurons expressing gastrin-releasing peptide in itch and pain related behaviors" (2020), Nature Communications
  • "Sneezing reflex is mediated by a peptidergic pathway from nose to brainstem" (2021), Cell
  • "Molecular and neural basis of pleasant touch sensation" (2022), Science

Their work appears frequently in publication venues such as Nature Communications, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature reviews. Neuroscience, and Cell.

Zhou-Feng Chen has collaborated often with researchers including Devin M. Barry, Xian-Yu Liu, Juan Liu, Benlong Liu, and Qianyi Yang. The number of recorded collaborations with these coauthors ranges from four to six documented joint publications.

Best Publications

  • 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 is a negative endocrine regulator of the renin-angiotensin system

    Yan Chun Li;Juan Kong;Minjie Wei;Zhou Feng Chen

  • Molecular distinction and angiogenic interaction between embryonic arteries and veins revealed by ephrin-B2 and its receptor Eph-B4.

    Hai U Wang;Zhou-Feng Chen;David J Anderson

  • Sensory Neurons Co-opt Classical Immune Signaling Pathways to Mediate Chronic Itch

    Landon K. Oetjen;Madison R. Mack;Jing Feng;Timothy M. Whelan

  • Symmetrical mutant phenotypes of the receptor EphB4 and its specific transmembrane ligand ephrin-B2 in cardiovascular development.

    Sebastian S Gerety;Hai U Wang;Zhou-Feng Chen;David J Anderson

  • Sensory Neuron-Specific GPCR Mrgprs Are Itch Receptors Mediating Chloroquine-Induced Pruritus

    Qin Liu;Zongxiang Tang;Lenka Surdenikova;Seungil Kim

  • A gastrin-releasing peptide receptor mediates the itch sensation in the spinal cord

    Yan-Gang Sun;Zhou-Feng Chen

  • neurogenin1 Is Essential for the Determination of Neuronal Precursors for Proximal Cranial Sensory Ganglia

    Qiufu Ma;Zhoufeng Chen;Iván del Barco Barrantes;José Luis de la Pompa

  • Cellular Basis of Itch Sensation

    Yan Gang Sun;Zhong Qiu Zhao;Xiu Li Meng;Xiu Li Meng;Jun Yin

  • twist is required in head mesenchyme for cranial neural tube morphogenesis.

    Zhou Feng Chen;Richard R. Behringer

  • NRSF/REST is required in vivo for repression of multiple neuronal target genes during embryogenesis.

    Zhou-Feng Chen;Alice J. Paquette;David J. Anderson;David J. Anderson

  • Dorsal Raphe Neurons Signal Reward through 5-HT and Glutamate

    Zhixiang Liu;Jingfeng Zhou;Yi Li;Fei Hu

  • Genetic ablation of parathyroid glands reveals another source of parathyroid hormone.

    Thomas Günther;Zhou Feng Chen;Jaesang Kim;Matthias Priemel

  • Genetic enhancement of inflammatory pain by forebrain NR2B overexpression.

    Feng Wei;Guo-Du Wang;Geoffrey A. Kerchner;Susan J. Kim

  • Defects in Breathing and Thermoregulation in Mice with Near-Complete Absence of Central Serotonin Neurons

    Matthew R. Hodges;Glenn J. Tattersall;Michael B. Harris;Sean D. McEvoy

  • Unidirectional Cross-Activation of GRPR by MOR1D Uncouples Itch and Analgesia Induced by Opioids

    Xian Yu Liu;Zhong Chun Liu;Yan Gang Sun;Michael Ross

  • Lmx1b is essential for the development of serotonergic neurons.

    Yu Qiang Ding;Ulrika Marklund;Wenlin Yuan;Jun Yin

  • Genetic Elimination of Behavioral Sensitization in Mice Lacking Calmodulin-Stimulated Adenylyl Cyclases

    Feng Wei;Chang Shen Qiu;Susan J Kim;Lisa Muglia

  • Focal adhesion kinase in netrin-1 signaling

    Xiu Rong Ren;Guo Li Ming;Yi Xie;Yan Hong

  • Upregulation of Forebrain NMDA NR2B Receptors Contributes to Behavioral Sensitization after Inflammation

    Long-Jun Wu;Hiroki Toyoda;Ming-Gao Zhao;Yong-Seok Lee

  • VGLUT2-dependent sensory neurons in the TRPV1 population regulate pain and itch.

    Malin C. Lagerström;Katarzyna Rogoz;Bjarke Abrahamsen;Emma Persson

Frequent Co-Authors

Yu-Qiang Ding
Yu-Qiang Ding Fudan University
David J. Anderson
David J. Anderson California Institute of Technology
Randy L. Johnson
Randy L. Johnson The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Evan S. Deneris
Evan S. Deneris Case Western Reserve University
George B. Richerson
George B. Richerson University of Iowa
Robert W. Gereau
Robert W. Gereau Washington University in St. Louis
Min Zhuo
Min Zhuo University of Toronto
Yong-Jing Gao
Yong-Jing Gao Nantong University
Feng Wei
Feng Wei University of Maryland, Baltimore
Brian S. Kim
Brian S. Kim Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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