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Memory and Neural Mechanisms

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Zhizhen Ye
Wenzhou University
99
2
Timothy F. Brady
University of California San Diego
96
3
Jonathan Kipnis
Washington University in St. Louis
94
4
Yusen Wu
Tianjin Chengjian University
80
5
Lipo Wang
Nanyang Technological University
78
6
Sangoh Park
Chung-Ang University
78
7
Fengwei Liang
University of Science and Technology Beijing
72
8
Shengbin Weng
Quzhou University
70
9
Bin Xiao
Guangdong University of Technology
64
10
Mikael Lundqvist
Karolinska Institutet
63

Rising Stars Papers

1
Neuronal dynamics direct cerebrospinal fluid perfusion and brain clearance
Nature|2024
180 cit.
2
Resolving the mysteries of brain clearance and immune surveillance
Neuron|2025
23 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Yin Wang
Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics (China)
99
2
Anping Wan
Zhejiang University
94
3
Chengxin Lv
University of Jinan
93
4
Dongliang Yang
Beijing Institute of Technology
90
5
Moez Krichen
University of Sfax
84
6
Yuyang Sun
Soochow University
78
7
Mei Zhang
Anhui University of Science and Technology
78
8
Chunyu Zhao
Beijing Institute of Technology
74
9
A. Chandrasekar
Unknown
73
10
Zachariah R. Cross
Northwestern University
72

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Convolutional Neural Networks: A Survey
Computers|2023
534 cit.
2
Polymorphic functionalization driven by ion displacement-induced antiferroelectric ordering in CuBiP₂Se₆
Nature Communications|2025
23 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Yun Fu
Northeastern University
99
2
Adam Gazzaley
University of California, San Francisco
92
3
Doo Yeon Kim
Harvard University
90
4
Jiabao Guo
Hubei University of Technology
90
5
Ben A. Barres
Stanford University
88
6
Roberto Malinow
University of California, San Diego
87
7
Shun Chen
University of Illinois Chicago
86
8
Haibin Zhang
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
83
9
René Hen
Columbia University
82
10
Kevin J. Tracey
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
82

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Genomic Analysis of Reactive Astrogliosis
Journal of Neuroscience|2012
2.4k cit.
2
New tools for studying microglia in the mouse and human CNS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2016
1.9k cit.
3
Age-Related Changes in 1/<i>f</i>Neural Electrophysiological Noise
Journal of Neuroscience|2015
856 cit.
4
Axon degeneration: Molecular mechanisms of a self-destruction pathway
The Journal of Cell Biology|2012
445 cit.
5
A Dramatic Increase of C1q Protein in the CNS during Normal Aging
Journal of Neuroscience|2013
426 cit.
6
JAK/STAT1 signaling promotes HMGB1 hyperacetylation and nuclear translocation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2014
362 cit.
7
Functional connectivity during working memory maintenance
Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience|2004
344 cit.
8
Functional Genomic Analysis of Oligodendrocyte Differentiation
Journal of Neuroscience|2006
323 cit.
9
Induction of Astrocyte Differentiation by Endothelial Cells
Journal of Neuroscience|2001
272 cit.
10
Amyloid-β42/40 ratio drives tau pathology in 3D human neural cell culture models of Alzheimer’s disease
Nature Communications|2020
139 cit.

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