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Yun Guan

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 2000
Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyPain Management and TreatmentMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Publications

303

Citations

11,413

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

27

Publishing since 2000

Research summary
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Yun Guan's research focuses on the biological mechanisms underlying chronic and neuropathic pain, including how nerve cells, glial cells, and immune cells interact to cause or relieve pain after injury, disease, or surgery. Work in this area includes studies of dorsal root ganglion neurons (clusters of nerve cells that relay pain signals), spinal cord injury repair, and potential treatments such as stem-cell-derived factors, gene modulation, and drug candidates targeting pain receptors. Note that the publication list associated with this name also includes unrelated topics (e.g., protein engineering, energy harvesting devices, cancer immunotherapy, economics), suggesting possible overlap with other researchers sharing the same name.

Pain mechanisms and neuropathic painDorsal root ganglion and glial cell signalingSpinal cord injury and repairTranslational pain therapeuticsChronic pain after injury or surgery

Publication output rose from 2017 to a peak around 2019-2021, then showed a modest decline through 2025, suggesting a slowing trend in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 18.0/year recently
2017: 15 publications172018: 25 publications182019: 26 publications192020: 29 publications29202021: 27 publications212022: 20 publications222023: 22 publications232024: 26 publications242025: 19 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Pain×10
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×10
  • Figshare×10
  • Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface×9
  • eLife×7
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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