Mei Li

16.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
363 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Mei Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mei Li has authored 363 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Molecular Biology, 74 papers in Materials Chemistry and 53 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Mei Li's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (39 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (16 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (13 papers). Mei Li is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (39 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (16 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (13 papers). Mei Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Mei Li's co-authors include Zahi Damuni, Wenrui Chang, Zhenfeng Liu, Anthony Makkinje, Xiaodong Su, Xiaowei Pan, Xinzheng Zhang, Peng Cao, Xuepeng Wei and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Mei Li

346 papers receiving 11.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Heparan sulfate proteoglycans mediate internalization and propagation of specific proteopathic seeds

2013 649 citations Brandon B. Holmes, Sarah L. DeVos et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Structure of spinach photosystem II–LHCII supercomplex at 3.2 Å resolution

2016 452 citations Xuepeng Wei, Xiaodong Su et al. profile →
Competition for iron drives phytopathogen control by natural rhizosphere microbiomes

2020 328 citations Mei Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mei Li China	53	5.3k	1.9k	1.8k	997	991	363	11.4k
Huilin Li United States	69	9.3k 1.8×	2.7k 1.4×	1.0k 0.6×	1.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	362	16.6k
Xin Chen China	50	4.6k 0.9×	2.2k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	502 0.5×	1.5k 1.5×	557	11.8k
Angelo Fontana Italy	54	6.0k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	502 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	376	13.1k
Thierry Douki France	70	9.5k 1.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	306 0.3×	1.2k 1.2×	275	17.7k
Lili Wan China	36	5.9k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	741 0.4×	346 0.3×	311 0.3×	105	12.1k
Jianping Zuo China	64	4.3k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	562 0.3×	415 0.4×	874 0.9×	525	16.2k
Isao Tanaka Japan	60	5.9k 1.1×	3.5k 1.9×	610 0.3×	1.0k 1.0×	796 0.8×	621	15.8k
Jian Li China	66	7.2k 1.4×	1.5k 0.8×	885 0.5×	769 0.8×	3.9k 3.9×	891	19.2k
Huimin Zhang China	63	6.1k 1.2×	3.6k 1.9×	1.3k 0.7×	241 0.2×	892 0.9×	938	19.3k
Jinsong Liu China	81	11.8k 2.2×	2.0k 1.1×	649 0.4×	745 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	630	25.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mei Li

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cook, Kate F., Edward Portal, Mei Li, et al.. (2025). Flies as carriers of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria in Nigerian hospitals: A workflow for surveillance of AMR bacteria carried by arthropod pests in hospital settings. Environment International. 196. 109294–109294. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Hao, Tingting Zhao, Mei Li, et al.. (2025). Oscillatory mechanoluminescence of Mn2+-doped SrZnOS in dynamic response to rapid compression. Nature Communications. 16(1). 548–548. 14 indexed citations

Zhong, Yuanyuan, et al.. (2024). Electron-beam generated X-ray irradiation treatment alleviates fruit-body softening of harvested Hericium erinaceus by regulating metabolisms of membrane lipid and cell wall. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 220. 113317–113317. 6 indexed citations

Li, Mei, et al.. (2024). Microscopic spatiotemporal changes in cell wall cellulose and pectin during Nicotiana tabacum L. leaf growth and senescence based on label-free Raman microspectroscopic imaging combined with multivariate curve resolution. Industrial Crops and Products. 222. 119865–119865. 5 indexed citations

Li, Mei, et al.. (2024). CYP6B6 mediated adaptation to capsaicinoids in the generalist Helicoverpa armigera and specialist H. assulta: Transcriptional response and metabolic detoxification. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 286. 138286–138286.

Li, Mei, et al.. (2023). Chemical composition changes of kiwifruit petiole cell walls infected by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae based on confocal Raman imaging combined with chemometrics. Microchemical Journal. 192. 108955–108955. 4 indexed citations

Li, Rui, Xuefei Liu, Xudong Huang, et al.. (2023). Single-cell transcriptomic analysis deciphers heterogenous cancer stem-like cells in colorectal cancer and their organ-specific metastasis. Gut. 73(3). 470–484. 45 indexed citations

Zhao, Xuying, Tianze Liu, Jiguang Zhang, et al.. (2023). Transcriptional investigation of the toxic mechanisms of perfluorooctane sulfonate in rats based on an RNA-Seq approach. Chemosphere. 329. 138629–138629. 6 indexed citations

Deng, Junge, Jialiang Zhang, Kaijing Liu, et al.. (2021). N6 -methyladenosine–Mediated Upregulation of WTAPP1 Promotes WTAP Translation and Wnt Signaling to Facilitate Pancreatic Cancer Progression. Cancer Research. 81(20). 5268–5283. 69 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yan, et al.. (2019). The photochromic behaviour of two viologen salts modulated by the distances between the halide anions and the cationic N atoms of viologen. Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry. 75(12). 1628–1634. 7 indexed citations

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Pan, Xiaowei, Jun Ma, Xiaodong Su, et al.. (2018). Structure of the maize photosystem I supercomplex with light-harvesting complexes I and II. Science. 360(6393). 1109–1113. 170 indexed citations

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Huang, Wei, Weiguo Wang, Chuang Chen, et al.. (2017). Long-term sub second-response monitoring of gaseous ammonia in ambient air by positive inhaling ion mobility spectrometry. Talanta. 175. 522–527. 10 indexed citations

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Su, Xiaodong, Jun Ma, Xuepeng Wei, et al.. (2017). Structure and assembly mechanism of plant C ₂ S ₂ M ₂ -type PSII-LHCII supercomplex. Science. 357(6353). 815–820. 281 indexed citations

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Li, Mei, Lijun Wu, Zishou Zhang, & Kancheng Mai. (2017). Preparation of ZnO-supported 13X zeolite particles and their antimicrobial mechanism. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 32(22). 4232–4240. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Yayun, Liang Li, Jianguo Zhang, et al.. (2015). Sam68 promotes cellular proliferation and predicts poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Tumor Biology. 36(11). 8735–8745. 8 indexed citations

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Holmes, Brandon B., Sarah L. DeVos, Najla Kfoury, et al.. (2013). Heparan sulfate proteoglycans mediate internalization and propagation of specific proteopathic seeds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(33). E3138–47. 649 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hu, Changwei, Yimeng Liu, Xiuling Li, & Mei Li. (2012). Biochemical Responses of Duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza) to Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 64(4). 643–651. 53 indexed citations

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Li, Jing, et al.. (2007). Ultrasound irradiation prepare sulfur-free and lower exfoliate-temperature expandable graphite. Materials Letters. 62(14). 2047–2049. 27 indexed citations

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Chen, Xinwen, Xiulian Sun, Zhìhóng Hú, et al.. (2000). Genetic Engineering of Helicoverpa armigera Single-Nucleocapsid Nucleopolyhedrovirus as an Improved Pesticide. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 76(2). 140–146. 54 indexed citations

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Li, Mei & Zahi Damuni. (1998). I1 PP2A and I2 PP2A. Humana Press eBooks. 93. 59–66. 33 indexed citations

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