Ling Mao

13.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
84 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Ling Mao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ling Mao has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Neurology and 14 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Ling Mao's work include Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (9 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (7 papers). Ling Mao is often cited by papers focused on Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (9 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (7 papers). Ling Mao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Ling Mao's co-authors include Bo Hu, Huijuan Jin, Yanan Li, Quanwei He, Yifan Zhou, Mengdie Wang, David Wang, Jiang Chang, Shengcai Chen and Candong Hong and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Cancer Research and Oncogene.

In The Last Decade

Ling Mao

80 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories sort by overperformance

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Neurologic Manifestations of Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Wuhan, China

2020 4.7k citations Ling Mao, Huijuan Jin et al. profile →
Acute cerebrovascular disease following COVID-19: a single center, retrospective, observational study

2020 687 citations Yanan Li, Ling Mao et al. profile →
Microglia-derived TNF-α mediates endothelial necroptosis aggravating blood brain–barrier disruption after ischemic stroke

2019 376 citations Zhi Fang, Ling Mao et al. Cell Death and Disease profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author						Papers	Cites
Ling Mao	5.0k	3.3k	1.9k	1.2k	1.0k	84	8.9k
Huijuan Jin	5.0k 1.0×	3.5k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	64	8.7k
Quanwei He	4.4k 0.9×	2.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	900 0.9×	59	7.4k
Jiang Chang	4.9k 1.0×	3.5k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	638 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	134	8.5k
Bo Hu	5.2k 1.0×	3.4k 1.0×	2.8k 1.5×	1.5k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	157	12.4k
Shengcai Chen	4.3k 0.9×	2.9k 0.9×	828 0.4×	786 0.6×	930 0.9×	42	6.4k
Chuan Qin	2.4k 0.5×	3.8k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	341 0.3×	112	7.9k
Dai‐Shi Tian	2.5k 0.5×	3.5k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.6×	206 0.2×	114	8.2k
Yifan Zhou	4.9k 1.0×	3.5k 1.0×	551 0.3×	701 0.6×	1.0k 1.0×	61	6.7k
Sonia Villapol	2.7k 0.5×	1.1k 0.3×	1.4k 0.8×	839 0.7×	959 0.9×	67	5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ling Mao

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Ling Mao's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Ling Mao with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Ling Mao more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Ling Mao

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ling Mao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ling Mao. The network helps show where Ling Mao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ling Mao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ling Mao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ling Mao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ling Mao. Ling Mao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Mao, Ling, et al.. (2025). Biodegradable 3D Injectable Amino Acid Hydrogels Delivering Immune Adjuvant for Enhancing Immunotherapy in Colon Cancer. Cancer Science. 116(10). 2846–2857.

Mao, Ling, et al.. (2024). Key site residues of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis odorant-binding protein 13 CmedOBP13 involved in interacting with rice plant volatiles. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 290. 139007–139007. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Feng, Lei Nie, Xiaoqing Guo, et al.. (2024). Legumain deficiency halts atherogenesis by modulating T cell receptor signaling. Aging Cell. 24(2). e14391–e14391.

Guo, Xiaoqing, et al.. (2024). CircTLK1 : A novel regulator involved in VSMC phenotypic switching and the developmental process of atherosclerosis. The FASEB Journal. 38(6). e23557–e23557. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Jiaojiao, Lei Nie, Xiaoqing Guo, et al.. (2023). The emerging role of Th1 cells in atherosclerosis and its implications for therapy. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 1079668–1079668. 52 indexed citations

Pang, Ming, et al.. (2023). Effect of ventilation modalities on the early prognosis of patients with poststroke sleep apnea. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 11(2). 355–367.

Guo, Xiaoqing, Bowei Li, Feng Zhang, et al.. (2023). TREM2 promotes cholesterol uptake and foam cell formation in atherosclerosis. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 80(5). 137–137. 45 indexed citations

Chen, Jinfu, et al.. (2022). Characteristics and factors associated with morbidity of migrant workers with pneumoconiosis: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 12(11). e064596–e064596. 2 indexed citations

Ye, Zi‐Ming, Shuai Yang, Yuanpeng Xia, et al.. (2019). LncRNA MIAT sponges miR-149-5p to inhibit efferocytosis in advanced atherosclerosis through CD47 upregulation. Cell Death and Disease. 10(2). 138–138. 162 indexed citations

10.

Meng, Lanxia, Mingyang He, Min Xiong, et al.. (2018). 2′,3′-Dideoxycytidine, a DNA Polymerase-β Inhibitor, Reverses Memory Deficits in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 67(2). 515–525. 8 indexed citations

11.

Chen, Shengcai, Mengdie Wang, Hang Yang, et al.. (2017). LncRNA TUG1 sponges microRNA-9 to promote neurons apoptosis by up-regulated Bcl2l11 under ischemia. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 485(1). 167–173. 144 indexed citations

12.

He, Quanwei, Qian Li, Huijuan Jin, et al.. (2016). MiR‐150 Regulates Poststroke Cerebral Angiogenesis via Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Rats. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 22(6). 507–517. 44 indexed citations

13.

Chen, Wei, Siying Zhou, Ling Mao, et al.. (2016). Crosstalk between TGF-β signaling and miRNAs in breast cancer metastasis. Tumor Biology. 37(8). 10011–10019. 37 indexed citations

14.

Mao, Ling, Ming Huang, Shengcai Chen, et al.. (2014). Endogenous Endothelial Progenitor Cells Participate in Neovascularization via CXCR4/SDF‐1 axis and Improve Outcome After Stroke. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 20(5). 460–468. 51 indexed citations

15.

Wang, Xiangwei, Jeong-Hyeon Choi, Jane Ding, et al.. (2013). HOXC9 directly regulates distinct sets of genes to coordinate diverse cellular processes during neuronal differentiation. BMC Genomics. 14(1). 830–830. 22 indexed citations

16.

Xia, Yuanpeng, Quanwei He, Yanan Li, et al.. (2013). Recombinant Human Sonic Hedgehog Protein Regulates the Expression of ZO-1 and Occludin by Activating Angiopoietin-1 in Stroke Damage. PLoS ONE. 8(7). e68891–e68891. 89 indexed citations

17.

Huang, Yan, et al.. (2012). Exendin-4 improved rat cortical neuron survival under oxygen/glucose deprivation through PKA pathway. Neuroscience. 226. 388–396. 44 indexed citations

18.

Xia, Yuanpeng, et al.. (2012). Involvement of PI3K/Akt pathway in the neuroprotective effect of sonic hedgehog on cortical neurons under oxidative stress. Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology [Medical Sciences]. 32(6). 856–860. 32 indexed citations

19.

Mao, Ling, Jane Ding, Yunhong Zha, et al.. (2011). HOXC9 Links Cell-Cycle Exit and Neuronal Differentiation and Is a Prognostic Marker in Neuroblastoma. Cancer Research. 71(12). 4314–4324. 58 indexed citations

20.

Mao, Ling, Yuanpeng Xia, Xue Yang, et al.. (2009). A critical role of Sonic Hedgehog signaling in maintaining the tumorigenicity of neuroblastoma cells. Cancer Science. 100(10). 1848–1855. 43 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact