Mei Wan

11.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
127 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Mei Wan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Rheumatology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mei Wan has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Rheumatology and 18 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Mei Wan's work include TGF-β signaling in diseases (24 papers), Bone Metabolism and Diseases (20 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (15 papers). Mei Wan is often cited by papers focused on TGF-β signaling in diseases (24 papers), Bone Metabolism and Diseases (20 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (15 papers). Mei Wan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Mei Wan's co-authors include Xu Cao, Xiangwei Wu, Lijuan Pang, Janet L. Crane, Weiqi Lei, Changjun Li, Xu Feng, Gehua Zhen, Tao Qiu and Peisong Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Mei Wan

119 papers receiving 6.8k 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.

TGF-β1–induced migration of bone mesenchymal stem cells couples bone resorption with formation

2009 906 citations Xiangwei Wu, Weiqi Lei et al. profile →
Matrix IGF-1 maintains bone mass by activation of mTOR in mesenchymal stem cells

2012 507 citations Xiangwei Wu, Tao Qiu et al. profile →
Angiogenesis stimulated by elevated PDGF-BB in subchondral bone contributes to osteoarthritis development

2020 144 citations Guanqiao Liu, Xiaonan Liu et al. JCI Insight profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Mei Wan	3.8k	1.4k	1.4k	794	770	127	6.9k
Jennifer J. Westendorf	4.9k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	916 0.7×	961 1.2×	737 1.0×	141	7.5k
Cory J. Xian	3.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	882 0.7×	647 0.8×	819 1.1×	218	7.6k
Shinsuke Ohba	3.9k 1.0×	978 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	925 1.2×	690 0.9×	135	6.5k
Matthew J. Hilton	3.2k 0.9×	854 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	665 0.8×	405 0.5×	88	5.3k
Dengshun Miao	3.6k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	671 0.5×	658 0.8×	981 1.3×	195	7.7k
Riko Nishimura	5.7k 1.5×	2.3k 1.6×	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.7×	499 0.6×	126	8.4k
Thorsten Schinke	4.4k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	716 0.9×	1.5k 1.9×	189	9.7k
Hicham Drissi	4.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	1.9k 1.4×	910 1.1×	797 1.0×	177	7.0k
Maria Grano	3.5k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	950 0.7×	532 0.7×	903 1.2×	197	7.8k
Martina Rauner	3.5k 0.9×	1.9k 1.3×	601 0.4×	985 1.2×	1.5k 2.0×	240	7.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Mei Wan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mei Wan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mei Wan

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wan, Mei. (2025). Role of gut-brain axis dysregulation in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: mechanisms and therapeutic implications. American Journal of Translational Research. 17(5). 3276–3292. 2 indexed citations

Li, Min, Jinyu Wei, Mei Wan, et al.. (2025). Correlations between gut microbiota and serum metabolomics in patients with neurogenic rosacea. BMC Microbiology. 25(1). 441–441.

Yi, Hang, et al.. (2025). Shifting landscapes of gender equity in oncology journals: a decade of authorship trends. Molecular Cancer. 24(1). 81–81.

Yang, Xiuli, Yuguo Li, Adnan Bibic, et al.. (2025). Vascular Microbleeds Without Brain Atrophy: A Microvascular Signature of Mid-Stage 5xFAD Pathology. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Hu, Qimiao, Jilong Li, Yiwen Yan, et al.. (2024). Brain regulates weight bearing bone through PGE2 skeletal interoception: implication of ankle osteoarthritis and pain. Bone Research. 12(1). 16–16. 16 indexed citations

Liu, Bin, et al.. (2023). “Bone-SASP” in Skeletal Aging. Calcified Tissue International. 113(1). 68–82. 27 indexed citations

Deng, Lei, Congling Shi, Haoran Li, et al.. (2023). Prediction of energy mass loss rate for biodiesel fire via machine learning and its physical modeling of flame radiation evolution. Energy. 275. 127388–127388. 21 indexed citations

Liu, Guanqiao, Zhiliang Wei, Ke Shen, et al.. (2023). Elevated PDGF‐BB from Bone Impairs Hippocampal Vasculature by Inducing PDGFRβ Shedding from Pericytes. Advanced Science. 10(20). e2206938–e2206938. 21 indexed citations

Pan, Dayu, Xuequan Han, Jinjian Zheng, et al.. (2023). Senescence of endplate osteoclasts induces sensory innervation and spinal pain. eLife. 12. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaonan, et al.. (2023). Oxylipin-PPARγ-initiated adipocyte senescence propagates secondary senescence in the bone marrow. Cell Metabolism. 35(4). 667–684.e6. 67 indexed citations

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Li, Yusheng, Xiao Wang, Bo Hu, et al.. (2023). Neutralization of excessive levels of active TGF-β1 reduces MSC recruitment and differentiation to mitigate peritendinous adhesion. Bone Research. 11(1). 24–24. 17 indexed citations

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Luo, Xiaoyan, Jingsi Chen, Huan Yang, et al.. (2022). Dendritic cell immunoreceptor drives atopic dermatitis by modulating oxidized CaMKII-involved mast cell activation. JCI Insight. 7(5). 23 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiao, Shen Liu, Tao Yu, et al.. (2022). Inhibition of Integrin αvβ6 Activation of TGF‐β Attenuates Tendinopathy. Advanced Science. 9(11). e2104469–e2104469. 12 indexed citations

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Rindone, Alexandra N., Xiaonan Liu, Alexander Perdomo‐Pantoja, et al.. (2021). Quantitative 3D imaging of the cranial microvascular environment at single-cell resolution. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6219–6219. 44 indexed citations

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Gao, Bo, Ruoxian Deng, Yu Chai, et al.. (2019). Macrophage-lineage TRAP+ cells recruit periosteum-derived cells for periosteal osteogenesis and regeneration. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 129(6). 2578–2594. 135 indexed citations

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Huang, Xianjun, Mei Wan, Qian Yang, Xianhui Ding, & Zhiming Zhou. (2019). The stromal cell-derived factor-1 α (SDF-1α)/cysteine-X-cysteine chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) axis: a possible prognostic indicator of acute ischemic stroke. Journal of International Medical Research. 47(5). 1897–1907. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiao, Liang Xie, Janet L. Crane, et al.. (2018). Aberrant TGF-β activation in bone tendon insertion induces enthesopathy-like disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128(2). 846–860. 34 indexed citations

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Qiu, Lipeng, Yufeng Zhou, Yilin Zhao, et al.. (2016). Microrna-155 Regulates Cockroach Allergen Induced Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in Airway Epithelium. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 137(2). AB175–AB175. 1 indexed citations

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Wan, Mei, Jun Li, Jin Zhang, et al.. (2011). LRP6 Mediates cAMP Generation by G Protein–Coupled Receptors Through Regulating the Membrane Targeting of Gα _s. Science Signaling. 4(164). ra15–ra15. 43 indexed citations

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Shi, Weibin, Chenbei Chang, Shuyi Nie, et al.. (2007). Endofin acts as a Smad anchor for receptor activation in BMP signaling. Journal of Cell Science. 120(7). 1216–1224. 76 indexed citations

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