Mei‐Chin Lai

1.3k total citations
45 papers, 939 citations indexed

About

Mei‐Chin Lai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Mei‐Chin Lai has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 939 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Ecology and 16 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Mei‐Chin Lai's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (18 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (16 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers). Mei‐Chin Lai is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (18 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (16 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers). Mei‐Chin Lai collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and China. Mei‐Chin Lai's co-authors include Robert P. Gunsalus, Mary F. Roberts, Sheng-Chung Chen, D E Robertson, Kevin R. Sowers, Shuo Chen, Saulwood Lin, Chi‐Chen Lin, Chia‐Chi Wang and Tsanyao Frank Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Mei‐Chin Lai

44 papers receiving 907 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mei‐Chin Lai Taiwan 19 567 331 210 177 132 45 939
Seung Seob Bae South Korea 19 725 1.3× 354 1.1× 85 0.4× 200 1.1× 107 0.8× 49 1.1k
Cheryl Ingram‐Smith United States 16 562 1.0× 147 0.4× 158 0.8× 279 1.6× 218 1.7× 34 1.0k
Nils‐Kåre Birkeland Norway 16 807 1.4× 402 1.2× 265 1.3× 121 0.7× 124 0.9× 45 1.2k
Kenneth M. Noll United States 18 616 1.1× 234 0.7× 65 0.3× 127 0.7× 105 0.8× 34 893
Lars Rohlin United States 15 753 1.3× 335 1.0× 210 1.0× 458 2.6× 113 0.9× 17 1.4k
А. М. Лысенко Russia 14 712 1.3× 556 1.7× 171 0.8× 76 0.4× 63 0.5× 26 1.2k
Ambarish Biswas New Zealand 11 405 0.7× 394 1.2× 196 0.9× 77 0.4× 53 0.4× 20 942
Kyle C. Costa United States 17 517 0.9× 313 0.9× 223 1.1× 334 1.9× 51 0.4× 34 1.0k
Sofia M. da Silva Portugal 12 285 0.5× 152 0.5× 148 0.7× 59 0.3× 51 0.4× 17 669
Elizabeth Saunders United States 15 764 1.3× 617 1.9× 157 0.7× 185 1.0× 36 0.3× 20 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mei‐Chin Lai

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Sheng-Chung, Mei‐Chin Lai, Hsiu‐Hui Chiu, et al.. (2020). Methanolobus halotolerans sp. nov., isolated from the saline Lake Tus in Siberia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 70(10). 5586–5593. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Sheng-Chung, et al.. (2019). Comparative genomic analyses reveal trehalose synthase genes as the signature in genus Methanoculleus. Marine Genomics. 47. 100673–100673. 10 indexed citations
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Tu, I‐Fan, Wan‐Ling Wu, Louis Y. P. Luk, et al.. (2017). Site-specific His/Asp phosphoproteomic analysis of prokaryotes reveals putative targets for drug resistance. BMC Microbiology. 17(1). 123–123. 18 indexed citations
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Ke, Huei‐Mien, Anuphap Prachumwat, Chun-Ping Yu, et al.. (2017). Comparative genomics of Vibrio campbellii strains and core species of the Vibrio Harveyi clade. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 41394–41394. 37 indexed citations
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Chen, Sheng-Chung, et al.. (2015). Rapid identification of haloarchaea and methanoarchaea using the matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 16326–16326. 13 indexed citations
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Huang, Chi‐Hung, Pin‐Kuei Fu, Shih-Ting Tseng, et al.. (2015). Structure and mechanism of an antibiotics-synthesizing 3-hydroxykynurenine C-methyltransferase. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 10100–10100. 15 indexed citations
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Lai, Mei‐Chin, et al.. (2014). Transgenic Arabidopsis expressing osmolyte glycine betaine synthesizing enzymes from halophilic methanogen promote tolerance to drought and salt stress. Plant Molecular Biology. 85(4-5). 429–441. 23 indexed citations
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Lai, Mei‐Chin, et al.. (2014). High prevalence of Streptococcus agalactiae from vaginas of women in Taiwan and its mechanisms of macrolide and quinolone resistance. Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection. 48(5). 510–516. 32 indexed citations
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Hung, Chuan-Chuan & Mei‐Chin Lai. (2012). The phylogenetic analysis and putative function of lysine 2,3-aminomutase from methanoarchaea infers the potential biocatalysts for the synthesis of β-lysine. Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection. 46(1). 1–10. 5 indexed citations
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Lai, Mei‐Chin, et al.. (2010). The biotechnological potential of the extreme halophilic archaeaHaloterrigenasp. H13 in xenobiotic metabolism using a comparative genomics approach. Environmental Technology. 31(8-9). 905–914. 9 indexed citations
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Lai, Mei‐Chin, et al.. (2009). Characterization of osmolyte betaine synthesizing sarcosine dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase from Methanohalophilus portucalensis. Archives of Microbiology. 191(10). 735–743. 11 indexed citations
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Lai, Mei‐Chin, et al.. (2002). Methanocalculus taiwanensis sp. nov., isolated from an estuarine environment.. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 52(5). 1799–1806. 43 indexed citations
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Lai, Mei‐Chin, et al.. (2001). Characterization of Methanococcus voltaei Strain P2F9701a: A New Methanogen Isolated from Estuarine Environment. Current Microbiology. 42(6). 432–437. 14 indexed citations
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Lai, Mei‐Chin, et al.. (2000). Methanosarcina mazei Strain O1M9704, Methanogen with Novel Tubule Isolated from Estuarine Environment. Current Microbiology. 41(1). 15–20. 15 indexed citations
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Lai, Mei‐Chin, et al.. (1999). Characterization of Methanosarcina mazei N2M9705 Isolated from an Aquaculture Fishpond. Current Microbiology. 39(2). 79–84. 16 indexed citations
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Robertson, D E, Mei‐Chin Lai, Robert P. Gunsalus, & Mary F. Roberts. (1992). Composition, Variation, and Dynamics of Major Osmotic Solutes in Methanohalophilus Strain FDF1. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 58(8). 2438–2443. 56 indexed citations

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