Mengcen Wang

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
83 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Mengcen Wang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Mengcen Wang has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Plant Science, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Mengcen Wang's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (26 papers), Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (12 papers) and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (9 papers). Mengcen Wang is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (26 papers), Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (12 papers) and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (9 papers). Mengcen Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Latvia. Mengcen Wang's co-authors include Yasuyuki Hashidoko, Guonian Zhu, Haruna Matsumoto, Tomislav Cernava, Yanxia Nie, Xiaoyan Fan, Chengfang Zhan, Yufei Liu, Kun Qiao and Qiangwei Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Mengcen Wang

76 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Bacterial seed endophyte shapes disease resistance in rice 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2023 100 200 300
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.

  1. Bacterial seed endophyte shapes disease resistance in rice
    2021 302 citations Haruna Matsumoto, Xiaoyan Fan et al. Nature Plants profile →
  2. Phyllosphere microbiome induces host metabolic defence against rice false-smut disease
    2023 79 citations Haruna Matsumoto, Chengfang Zhan et al. Nature Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mengcen Wang China 26 1.1k 365 297 290 253 83 2.0k
Selvaraj Poonguzhali South Korea 29 1.6k 1.5× 1.0k 2.7× 239 0.8× 411 1.4× 198 0.8× 61 2.7k
Kielo Haahtela Finland 26 1.2k 1.1× 427 1.2× 300 1.0× 368 1.3× 133 0.5× 54 2.0k
Lisa Sanchez France 19 1.3k 1.2× 994 2.7× 269 0.9× 338 1.2× 264 1.0× 32 2.6k
R. Anandham India 28 1.6k 1.4× 858 2.4× 153 0.5× 449 1.5× 167 0.7× 162 2.7k
Chang Zhang China 22 1.3k 1.2× 433 1.2× 447 1.5× 164 0.6× 86 0.3× 61 2.1k
Stefan Olsson Sweden 30 1.8k 1.6× 704 1.9× 255 0.9× 354 1.2× 506 2.0× 80 2.8k
Parul Vatsa France 8 825 0.7× 859 2.4× 252 0.8× 298 1.0× 182 0.7× 8 2.1k
Nathalie Vaillant‐Gaveau France 19 1.4k 1.2× 1000 2.7× 148 0.5× 361 1.2× 279 1.1× 40 2.6k
Laure Weisskopf Switzerland 33 3.3k 2.9× 728 2.0× 181 0.6× 314 1.1× 560 2.2× 58 4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Mengcen Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mengcen Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Mengcen Wang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Mengcen Wang. The network helps show where Mengcen Wang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mengcen Wang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ji, Pengfei, et al.. (2025). Multi-omics analyses reveal the virulence differentiation underlying natural variation in Burkholderia gladioli. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91(12). e0168525–e0168525.
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Wang, Mengcen, Xi Chen, Chao Zhang, Longfei Wang, & Shuting Zhuang. (2025). Photocatalytic degradation of contaminants in water by Ti3C2 MXene: a review. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 22(9). 8553–8580. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Bingxin, Zeyu Zhang, Danyu Shen, et al.. (2024). Type IV secretion system effector sabotages multiple defense systems in a competing bacterium. The ISME Journal. 18(1). 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Xiaoyan, Haruna Matsumoto, Hongda Fang, et al.. (2024). Aspergillus cvjetkovicii protects against phytopathogens through interspecies chemical signalling in the phyllosphere. Nature Microbiology. 9(11). 2862–2876. 23 indexed citations
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Xing, Mengyun, Wen‐qiu Wang, Chen Zhang, et al.. (2023). Identification and functional analyses of the transcription factors AcWRKY117 and AcWRKY29 involved in waterlogging response in kiwifruit plant. Scientia Horticulturae. 324. 112568–112568. 5 indexed citations
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Zhan, Chengfang, et al.. (2023). Plant pathogenesis: Toward multidimensional understanding of the microbiome. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(3). e129–e129. 22 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Haruna, Chengfang Zhan, Hongda Fang, et al.. (2023). Phyllosphere microbiome induces host metabolic defence against rice false-smut disease. Nature Microbiology. 8(8). 1419–1433. 79 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Ruyue, Haruna Matsumoto, Mostafa Gouda, et al.. (2023). Predicting rice diseases using advanced technologies at different scales: present status and future perspectives. aBIOTECH. 4(4). 359–371. 14 indexed citations
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Lu, Yin, et al.. (2023). Comparison of Degradation of Lignin-containing Wastewaters in the Presence of Different Microbial Consortia. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly. 1 indexed citations
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Zhan, Chengfang, Haruna Matsumoto, Yufei Liu, & Mengcen Wang. (2022). Pathways to engineering the phyllosphere microbiome for sustainable crop production. Nature Food. 3(12). 997–1004. 65 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Haruna, Xiaoyan Fan, Yue Wang, et al.. (2021). Bacterial seed endophyte shapes disease resistance in rice. Nature Plants. 7(1). 60–72. 302 indexed citations breakdown →
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Qiu, Zhengjun, Nan Zhao, Lei Zhou, et al.. (2020). Vision-Based Moving Obstacle Detection and Tracking in Paddy Field Using Improved Yolov3 and Deep SORT. Sensors. 20(15). 4082–4082. 41 indexed citations
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Feng, Xiaoxiao, et al.. (2020). Implications of endophytic microbiota in Camellia sinensis : a review on current understanding and future insights. Bioengineered. 11(1). 1001–1015. 46 indexed citations
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Xiang, Dandan, et al.. (2019). Enantioselectivity of toxicological responses induced by maternal exposure of cis-bifenthrin enantiomers in zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 371. 655–665. 34 indexed citations
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Fan, Xiaoyan, Haruna Matsumoto, Yue Wang, et al.. (2019). Microenvironmental Interplay Predominated by Beneficial Aspergillus Abates Fungal Pathogen Incidence in Paddy Environment. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(22). 13042–13052. 34 indexed citations
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Peng, Wei, Yanan Liu, Qian Yuan, et al.. (2016). Metabolic and Dynamic Profiling for Risk Assessment of Fluopyram, a Typical Phenylamide Fungicide Widely Applied in Vegetable Ecosystem. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 33898–33898. 32 indexed citations
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Wang, Yihu, et al.. (2015). Residue and dissipation of cyhalodiamide in rice paddy. 17(4). 447–454. 1 indexed citations

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