Mei Bai

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
62 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Mei Bai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mei Bai has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Plant Science and 10 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Mei Bai's work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (12 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (10 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (9 papers). Mei Bai is often cited by papers focused on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (12 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (10 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (9 papers). Mei Bai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Greece. Mei Bai's co-authors include Hong Wu, Yanqun Li, Dexin Kong, Hanjun He, Hong Wu, Zhenlan Liu, Huiqi Zheng, Riqing Li, Chonghui Ji and Xiucai Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Mei Bai

59 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

A detrimental mitochondrial-nuclear interaction causes cy... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2023 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. A detrimental mitochondrial-nuclear interaction causes cytoplasmic male sterility in rice
    2013 411 citations Heying Li, Mei Bai et al. profile →
  2. Soil conditions and the plant microbiome boost the accumulation of monoterpenes in the fruit of Citrus reticulata ‘Chachi’
    2023 81 citations Mei Bai, Huisi Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mei Bai China 18 905 834 250 142 110 62 1.6k
Bin Wu China 29 916 1.0× 1.4k 1.7× 310 1.2× 172 1.2× 87 0.8× 104 2.2k
Fujun Li China 29 753 0.8× 1.8k 2.1× 221 0.9× 130 0.9× 75 0.7× 99 2.4k
Lipu Gao China 30 784 0.9× 1.6k 1.9× 226 0.9× 207 1.5× 47 0.4× 56 2.0k
Ivan Atanassov Bulgaria 23 872 1.0× 971 1.2× 425 1.7× 97 0.7× 133 1.2× 102 1.6k
Yanru Chen China 28 675 0.7× 732 0.9× 460 1.8× 108 0.8× 55 0.5× 67 1.8k
Godfrey Neutelings France 24 1.0k 1.1× 1.2k 1.4× 118 0.5× 99 0.7× 40 0.4× 36 1.9k
Chenglei Li China 31 1.3k 1.5× 1.4k 1.7× 575 2.3× 50 0.4× 163 1.5× 106 2.3k
Aizhong Liu China 30 1.3k 1.4× 1.8k 2.2× 171 0.7× 33 0.2× 310 2.8× 127 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Mei Bai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mei Bai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mei Bai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mei Bai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mei Bai 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 Mei Bai. Mei Bai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jiang, Mingmin, Huimin Pan, Weitao Zhou, et al.. (2025). Multi-omics analyses reveal the effects of layerage and grafting on flavonoid synthesis and accumulation in Citrus reticulata ‘Chachi’. Horticulture Research. 12(10). uhaf177–uhaf177.
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Pan, Huimin, Mei Bai, Yanqun Li, et al.. (2025). Transcriptomics and metabolomics analyses of the effects of plant age and organ on caffeic acid derivative accumulation in Echinacea purpurea. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 226. 110051–110051. 1 indexed citations
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Peng, Ye, et al.. (2024). CgLS mediates limonene synthesis of main essential oil component in secretory cavity cells of Citrus grandis ‘Tomentosa’ fruits. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 280(Pt 1). 135671–135671. 2 indexed citations
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Song, Liang, Dayong Han, Zhang Wen, et al.. (2024). Exploring Non-Saccharomyces yeasts from Daqu for beer production. LWT. 209. 116803–116803. 5 indexed citations
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Tong, Panpan, Mei Bai, Hanjun He, et al.. (2023). Involvement of Vacuolar Processing Enzyme CgVPE1 in Vacuole Rupture in the Programmed Cell Death during the Development of the Secretory Cavity in Citrus grandis ‘Tomentosa’ Fruits. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(14). 11681–11681. 2 indexed citations
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Lin, Jianhao, Xinghai Li, Xiangxiu Liang, et al.. (2023). Changes in dopamine and octopamine levels caused disordered behaviour in red imported fire ants exposed to cinnamon essential oils. Industrial Crops and Products. 199. 116801–116801. 8 indexed citations
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Bai, Mei, Panpan Tong, Qun Luo, et al.. (2023). CgPG21 is involved in the degradation of the cell wall during the secretory cavity formation in Citrus grandis ‘Tomentosa’ fruits. Plant Cell Reports. 42(8). 1311–1331. 2 indexed citations
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Bai, Mei, et al.. (2023). Changes in the content of pollen total lipid and TAG inArabidopsis thaliana DGAT1mutantas11. AoB Plants. 15(2). plad012–plad012. 6 indexed citations
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Bai, Mei, Huisi Li, Huimin Pan, et al.. (2022). Transcriptome and Metabolome Analyses Provide Insights into the Flavonoid Accumulation in Peels of Citrus reticulata ‘Chachi’. Molecules. 27(19). 6476–6476. 12 indexed citations
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Hu, Yingqi, Liupeng Yang, Jianhao Lin, et al.. (2022). Fumigation activity of essential oils of Cinnamomum loureirii toward red imported fire ant workers. Journal of Pest Science. 96(2). 647–662. 16 indexed citations
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Bai, Mei, et al.. (2021). GC–MS and FTIR spectroscopy for the identification and assessment of essential oil components of five cinnamon leaves. Revista Brasileira de Botânica. 44(3). 525–535. 10 indexed citations
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Hu, Mingli, Mei Bai, Ming Yang, & Hong Wu. (2021). Cell polarity, asynchronous nuclear divisions, and bidirectional cytokinesis in male meiosis in Magnolia denudata. PROTOPLASMA. 258(3). 621–632. 3 indexed citations
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Bai, Mei, Han Gao, Panpan Tong, et al.. (2020). Ca2+-dependent nuclease is involved in DNA degradation during the formation of the secretory cavity by programmed cell death in fruit of Citrus grandis ‘Tomentosa’. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71(16). 4812–4827. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Heying, Mei Bai, Xingshan Jiang, et al.. (2020). Cytological evidence of BSD2 functioning in both chloroplast division and dimorphic chloroplast formation in maize leaves. BMC Plant Biology. 20(1). 17–17. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Guang, Keke Li, Cui Liu, et al.. (2018). A Comparison of the Immunostimulatory Effects of Polysaccharides from Tetraploid and DiploidEchinacea purpurea. BioMed Research International. 2018. 1–12. 17 indexed citations
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Pavlidis, Nicholas, et al.. (1996). Overexpression of C-myc, Ras and C-erbB-2 oncoproteins in carcinoma of unknown primary origin.. PubMed. 15(6B). 2563–7. 47 indexed citations

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