Mei Tran

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Mei Tran is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nephrology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mei Tran has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Nephrology and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Mei Tran's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (3 papers) and Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (2 papers). Mei Tran is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (3 papers) and Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (2 papers). Mei Tran collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Mei Tran's co-authors include Samir M. Parikh, Manoj Bhasin, Isaac E. Stillman, Zsuzsanna K. Zsengellér, S. Ananth Karumanchi, Eliyahu V. Khankin, Eugene P. Rhee, Anders H. Berg, Clary B. Clish and Wondong Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Mei Tran

13 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

PGC-1α promotes recovery after acute kidney injury during systemic inflammation in mice

2011 402 citations Mei Tran, Manoj Bhasin et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
PGC1α drives NAD biosynthesis linking oxidative metabolism to renal protection

2016 398 citations Mei Tran, Zsuzsanna K. Zsengellér et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mei Tran United States	12	589	425	216	174	149	13	1.2k
Shaoqun Shu China	15	545 0.9×	409 1.0×	292 1.4×	80 0.5×	173 1.2×	17	1.3k
Hisazumi Araki Japan	18	422 0.7×	368 0.9×	380 1.8×	193 1.1×	101 0.7×	27	1.2k
Julie E. Goodwin United States	23	505 0.9×	214 0.5×	168 0.8×	125 0.7×	53 0.4×	39	1.4k
Shirong Zheng United States	20	649 1.1×	314 0.7×	110 0.5×	299 1.7×	98 0.7×	35	1.5k
Yu Ishimoto Japan	10	346 0.6×	274 0.6×	141 0.7×	85 0.5×	159 1.1×	21	880
Kimberly Reidy United States	14	573 1.0×	759 1.8×	130 0.6×	116 0.7×	125 0.8×	28	1.5k
Jun Matsuda Japan	16	296 0.5×	286 0.7×	349 1.6×	129 0.7×	117 0.8×	34	981
Sung-Gyu Cho United States	6	564 1.0×	271 0.6×	139 0.6×	78 0.4×	161 1.1×	6	918
Yusuke Sakamaki Japan	14	409 0.7×	312 0.7×	171 0.8×	139 0.8×	41 0.3×	23	972
Shuguang Yuan China	19	672 1.1×	507 1.2×	185 0.9×	115 0.7×	144 1.0×	43	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mei Tran

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

All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Lynch, Matthew, Mei Tran, Kenneth M. Ralto, et al.. (2019). TFEB-driven lysosomal biogenesis is pivotal for PGC1α-dependent renal stress resistance. JCI Insight. 4(8). 45 indexed citations

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Dumesic, Phillip A., Philipp Gut, Mei Tran, et al.. (2019). An Evolutionarily Conserved uORF Regulates PGC1α and Oxidative Metabolism in Mice, Flies, and Bluefin Tuna. Cell Metabolism. 30(1). 190–200.e6. 37 indexed citations

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Lynch, Matthew, Mei Tran, & Samir M. Parikh. (2017). PGC1α in the kidney. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 314(1). F1–F8. 66 indexed citations

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El-Jouni, Wassim, Mei Tran, Wanfeng Yu, et al.. (2016). Gα12 is required for renal cystogenesis induced by Pkd1 inactivation. Journal of Cell Science. 129(19). 3675–3684. 17 indexed citations

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Tran, Mei, Zsuzsanna K. Zsengellér, Anders H. Berg, et al.. (2016). PGC1α drives NAD biosynthesis linking oxidative metabolism to renal protection. Nature. 531(7595). 528–532. 398 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ghosh, Chandra C., Sascha David, Ruyang Zhang, et al.. (2016). Gene control of tyrosine kinase TIE2 and vascular manifestations of infections. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(9). 2472–2477. 74 indexed citations

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Tran, Mei & Samir M. Parikh. (2014). Mitochondrial Biogenesis in the Acutely Injured Kidney. Nephron Clinical Practice. 127(1-4). 42–45. 25 indexed citations

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Yu, Wanfeng, Hideyuki Negoro, Mei Tran, et al.. (2012). Gα12 activation in podocytes leads to cumulative changes in glomerular collagen expression, proteinuria and glomerulosclerosis. Laboratory Investigation. 92(5). 662–675. 17 indexed citations

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Yu, Wanfeng, et al.. (2012). H ₂ O ₂ activates G protein, α 12 to disrupt the junctional complex and enhance ischemia reperfusion injury. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(17). 6680–6685. 42 indexed citations

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Tran, Mei, Manoj Bhasin, Glenn C. Rowe, et al.. (2011). PGC-1α promotes recovery after acute kidney injury during systemic inflammation in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(10). 4003–4014. 402 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kong, Tianqing, et al.. (2010). Regulation of integrin expression by Gα12. Cell Adhesion & Migration. 4(3). 372–376. 2 indexed citations

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Yu, Wanfeng, Tianqing Kong, Mei Tran, et al.. (2010). Polycystin-1 Protein Level Determines Activity of the Gα12/JNK Apoptosis Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(14). 10243–10251. 31 indexed citations

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Kong, Tianqing, Wanfeng Yu, Ayumi Takakura, et al.. (2009). Gα12 Inhibits α2β1 Integrin–mediated Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Cell Attachment and Migration on Collagen-I and Blocks Tubulogenesis. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(21). 4596–4610. 16 indexed citations

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