Meng Li

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
228 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Meng Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Meng Li has authored 228 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Molecular Biology, 101 papers in Plant Science and 31 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Meng Li's work include Plant Gene Expression Analysis (30 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (29 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (25 papers). Meng Li is often cited by papers focused on Plant Gene Expression Analysis (30 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (29 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (25 papers). Meng Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Meng Li's co-authors include Jian‐Min Zhou, Lei Li, Xiaojuan Zhang, She Chen, Xiangxiu Liang, Linda Lanting, Mei Wang, Louisa M. Villeneuve, Rama Natarajan and Marpadga A. Reddy and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Meng Li

212 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The FLS2-Associated Kinase BIK1 Directly Phosphorylates the NADPH Oxidase RbohD to Control Plant Immunity

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Meng Li China	34	2.3k	1.8k	387	255	233	228	4.7k
Liang Shi China	38	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	148 0.4×	255 1.0×	264 1.1×	162	4.2k
Lin Zhang China	45	867 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	437 1.1×	251 1.0×	196 0.8×	253	6.1k
Ginnae Ahn South Korea	40	819 0.4×	1.6k 0.9×	487 1.3×	168 0.7×	257 1.1×	209	5.7k
Huan Zhang China	36	2.0k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	216 0.6×	131 0.5×	504 2.2×	217	4.8k
Jenny Renaut Luxembourg	46	4.6k 2.0×	3.1k 1.7×	482 1.2×	171 0.7×	215 0.9×	214	7.6k
Cui Zhang China	39	2.1k 0.9×	2.2k 1.2×	235 0.6×	54 0.2×	286 1.2×	206	5.6k
Muhammad Saeed Pakistan	38	1.1k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	661 1.7×	262 1.0×	168 0.7×	238	5.1k
Mengmeng Zhang China	35	2.1k 0.9×	2.3k 1.3×	414 1.1×	166 0.7×	178 0.8×	209	4.4k
Na Zhang China	33	4.2k 1.8×	1.7k 1.0×	424 1.1×	162 0.6×	179 0.8×	200	6.1k
Mengyao Li China	38	2.6k 1.2×	3.2k 1.8×	442 1.1×	121 0.5×	168 0.7×	409	6.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Meng Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Meng Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Meng Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Meng Li 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 Meng Li. Meng Li 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

Zhang, Weihao, Xueting Wang, Meng Li, et al.. (2025). Transcription Factor ClTCP4 Regulates Leaf Size and Wavy Margin in Leaf Morphogenesis of Citrullus lanatus. Physiologia Plantarum. 177(4). e70416–e70416.

Yang, Qing, et al.. (2025). Interplay of gut microbiota in Kawasaki disease: role of gut microbiota and potential treatment strategies. Future Microbiology. 20(4). 357–369. 2 indexed citations

Li, Meng, Wei Li, Soyoon Lee, et al.. (2025). Aerobic Exercise Attenuates Obesity-Associated Vascular Dysfunction via Restoration of Perivascular Adipose Tissue Homeostasis in Mice. International Neurourology Journal. 29(Suppl 1). S35–S43.

Wang, Litao, et al.. (2024). Bioremediation of PAHs-contaminated site in a full-scale biopiling system with immobilized enzymes: Removal efficiency and microbial communities. Environmental Research. 262(Pt 1). 119763–119763. 13 indexed citations

Li, Meng, et al.. (2024). Comparative study of physicochemical and structural properties of plant proteins hydrolyzed by different. LWT. 212. 116956–116956. 5 indexed citations

Jiang, Yu, et al.. (2024). Disrupting PIAS3-mediated SUMOylation of MLK3 ameliorates poststroke neuronal damage and deficits in cognitive and sensorimotor behaviors. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 81(1). 119–119. 2 indexed citations

Li, Jia, et al.. (2024). An ethylene response factor AcERF116 identified from A. catechu is involved in fruitlet abscission. Plant Science. 344. 112091–112091. 3 indexed citations

Gong, Yue, et al.. (2024). A CsWRKY48 Gene from Tea Plants Intercropped with Chinese Chestnut Plays an Important Role in Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(24). 13526–13526. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Zhikun, Meng Li, Qingyan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Soybean WRINKLED1 protein GmWRI1a promotes flowering under long-day conditions via regulating expressions of flowering-related genes. Plant Science. 337. 111865–111865. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaoyuan, Zixian Liu, Qianqian Duan, et al.. (2023). 3D bioprinting of in vitro porous hepatoma models: establishment, evaluation, and anticancer drug testing. Bio-Design and Manufacturing. 7(2). 137–152. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Ruxia, Rao Fu, Meng Li, et al.. (2023). Transcriptome profiling reveals multiple regulatory pathways of Tamarix chinensis in response to salt stress. Plant Cell Reports. 42(11). 1809–1824. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Huihui, Jiexiu Ouyang, Meng Li, et al.. (2023). Rice miR5504 regulates plant height by affecting cell proliferation and expansion. Physiologia Plantarum. 175(5). e14023–e14023. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Meng, et al.. (2023). Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training vs. Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training on Fat Loss and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in the Young and Middle-Aged a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(6). 4741–4741. 44 indexed citations

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Li, Meng, et al.. (2022). Lipid Metabolic Disorder Induced by Pyrethroids in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease of Xenopus laevis. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(12). 8463–8474. 17 indexed citations

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Clifton, Nicholas E., et al.. (2022). Cortical neuronal hyperexcitability and synaptic changes in SGCE mutation-positive myoclonus dystonia. Brain. 146(4). 1523–1541. 7 indexed citations

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Ren, Rui, et al.. (2016). Selection and stability evaluation of reference genes for real-time quantitative PCR in dove tree (Davidia involucrata). 52(10). 1575. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Meng, et al.. (2014). Effects of maltose transport related gene expression on avermectins production in Streptomyces avermitilis.. Zhongguo nongye ke-ji daobao. 16(1). 71–75. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Yafeng, Yanli Wang, Qi Yu, et al.. (2011). Compound Danshen dripping pills for stable angina: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 5(11). 2245–2251. 5 indexed citations

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Ma, Xiaoli, Quanfu Ma, Jia Liu, et al.. (2009). Identification of LIV1 , a Putative Zinc Transporter Gene Responsible for HDACi-Induced Apoptosis, Using a Functional Gene Screen Approach. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 8(11). 3108–3116. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Meng. (2000). Comparing Activate Reaction of Larva Esterase Isozyme of Parocneria Furva Caused by Cariaria Lactone and 4 Insecticides. Xibei nongye xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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