In BDNF and schizophrenia research, Zhang XY is ranked topmost with 22 publications and 938 citations, followed by Chen DC (14 publications, 736 citations), Tan YL (10 publications, 317 citations), Soares JC (10 publications, 277 citations), and Kosten TR (9 publications, 601citations) as shown in Table 1. This evidence concerns the gene BDNF and schizophrenia.