Prof. Dr. Junliang Yuan | Peking University Sixth Hospital | China
Dr. Junliang Yuan is a neurologist, Associate Professor, and Director of the Department of Neurology at Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing, China. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Medicine from Jining Medical College, a Master’s in Neurology from Dalian Medical University, and a Medical Degree in Neurology from Capital Medical University, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He has also served as Associate Professor of Neurology at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital. Dr. Yuan’s research focuses on neuropsychiatric disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, cognition and dementia, movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease, and sleep disorders. He has secured multiple prestigious research grants, including funding from the Science and Technology Innovation 2030 “Brain Science and Brain-like Research” major project, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and several Beijing Municipal health research programs. His scholarly output includes 91 published documents, which have been cited 1,585 times by 1,508 other publications, reflecting his influence in the field with an h-index of 22. Through his leadership and research, Dr. Yuan continues to contribute significantly to advancing clinical and translational neuroscience, with a strong focus on improving the diagnosis, management, and treatment of neurological disorders.
Featured Publications
Li, Y., Li, M., Zhang, X., Shi, Q., Yang, S., Fan, H., Qin, W., Yang, L., Yuan, J., Jiang, T., … (2017). Higher blood–brain barrier permeability is associated with higher white matter hyperintensities burden. Journal of Neurology, 264(7), 1474–1481.
Yuan, J., Yang, S., Wang, S., Qin, W., Yang, L., & Hu, W. (2017). Mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with reversible splenial lesion (MERS) in adults: A case report and literature review. BMC Neurology, 17(1), 103.
Li, Y., Li, M., Yang, L., Qin, W., Yang, S., Yuan, J., Jiang, T., & Hu, W. (2019). The relationship between blood–brain barrier permeability and enlarged perivascular spaces: A cross-sectional study. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 14, 871–878.
Chen, Y., Zhang, J., Wang, Y., Yuan, J., & Hu, W. (2016). Efficacy of cholinesterase inhibitors in vascular dementia: An updated meta-analysis. European Neurology, 75(3–4), 132–141.
Li, X., Yuan, J., Liu, L., & Hu, W. (2019). Antibody-LGI1 autoimmune encephalitis manifesting as rapidly progressive dementia and hyponatremia: A case report and literature review. BMC Neurology, 19(1), 19.
Zhang, X., Ding, L., Yang, L., Qin, W., Yuan, J., Li, S., & Hu, W. (2016). Brain atrophy correlates with severe enlarged perivascular spaces in basal ganglia among lacunar stroke patients. PLoS ONE, 11(2), e0149593.
Li, X., Yuan, J., Yang, L., Qin, W., Yang, S., Li, Y., Fan, H., & Hu, W. (2017). The significant effects of cerebral microbleeds on cognitive dysfunction: An updated meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 12(9), e0185145.