Mengjun Zhang

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Mengjun Zhang is a scholar working on Pollution, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mengjun Zhang has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Pollution, 18 papers in Materials Chemistry and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Mengjun Zhang's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (18 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (8 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (7 papers). Mengjun Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (18 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (8 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (7 papers). Mengjun Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Mengjun Zhang's co-authors include Yi Huang, Weiqian Jia, Xiao Qin, Jie Wang, Yanran Zhao, Muke Huang, Liwei Chai, Libo Xu, Kang Li and Qian Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Cell Biology, Environmental Science & Technology and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Mengjun Zhang

68 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

LDPE microplastic films alter microbial community composition and enzymatic activities in soil

2019 580 citations Yi Huang, Mengjun Zhang et al. profile →
Microplastics from mulching film is a distinct habitat for bacteria in farmland soil

2019 450 citations Mengjun Zhang, Weiqian Jia et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mengjun Zhang China	25	1.7k	920	774	511	337	76	2.9k
Olivier Sire France	26	836 0.5×	569 0.6×	329 0.4×	401 0.8×	356 1.1×	97	2.5k
Yifan Zhao China	31	1.4k 0.8×	517 0.6×	422 0.5×	504 1.0×	436 1.3×	130	3.4k
Yini Ma China	23	2.2k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	634 0.8×	679 1.3×	106 0.3×	57	3.1k
Hong Liang China	33	1.8k 1.0×	512 0.6×	195 0.3×	285 0.6×	513 1.5×	181	3.8k
De‐Sheng Pei China	41	1.3k 0.7×	339 0.4×	236 0.3×	945 1.8×	902 2.7×	139	4.3k
Jin Il Kwak South Korea	29	1.4k 0.8×	470 0.5×	245 0.3×	1.1k 2.2×	107 0.3×	86	2.7k
Jingzhen Wang China	32	684 0.4×	453 0.5×	153 0.2×	761 1.5×	542 1.6×	108	3.4k
Dana Kühnel Germany	26	2.1k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	707 0.9×	1.3k 2.5×	131 0.4×	58	3.5k
Huihui Liu China	21	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	372 0.5×	196 0.4×	276 0.8×	78	2.6k
Xueqin He China	26	462 0.3×	463 0.5×	376 0.5×	192 0.4×	317 0.9×	63	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mengjun Zhang

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

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Qi, Shi‐Chao, Mengjun Zhang, Zheng Li, et al.. (2025). Adsorptive carbon capture performances of porous carbon improved by photoinduction. Carbon. 241. 120397–120397.

Gao, Yonghai, et al.. (2025). Research progress on the induction period of hydrate formation. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 221. 115911–115911. 1 indexed citations

Li, Jie, Yuhao Li, Xiaoyang Zhou, et al.. (2025). Adipocytes orchestrate obesity-related chronic inflammation through β2-microglobulin. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 10(1). 394–394.

Li, Kang, Mengjun Zhang, Libo Xu, et al.. (2024). Disruption of microbiota induced by polyethylene microplastics alters defense response of earthworms Eisenia fetida. Applied Soil Ecology. 200. 105452–105452. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Libo, Xinyi Bai, Kang Li, et al.. (2024). Sandstorms contribute to the atmospheric microplastic pollution: Transport and accumulation from degraded lands to a megacity. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 480. 136427–136427. 6 indexed citations

Lin, Fei, Qiyi Yin, Yulin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Relaxation and energy storage properties of NaNb0.98Ta0.02O3 modulated (Na0.5Bi0.5)0.935Sr0.065TiO3 ceramics. Ceramics International. 50(19). 36034–36041. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Chen, Qiyi Yin, Lin Fei, et al.. (2024). Structural and energy storage properties of LiTa0.97Nb0.03O3 modulated (Ba0.5Na0.5)0.7Ba0.3TiO3-based ceramics. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 35(25). 2 indexed citations

Liu, Yang, Mengbo Guo, Dongdong Sun, et al.. (2023). A female-specific odorant receptor mediates oviposition deterrence in the moth Helicoverpa armigera. Current Biology. 34(1). 1–11.e4. 24 indexed citations

Li, Kang, et al.. (2023). Differential fungal assemblages and functions between the plastisphere of biodegradable and conventional microplastics in farmland. The Science of The Total Environment. 906. 167478–167478. 23 indexed citations

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Li, Xiangqian, Lina Wang, Gang Meng, et al.. (2022). Sustained high glucose intake accelerates type 1 diabetes in NOD mice. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 1037822–1037822. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Kang, Weiqian Jia, Libo Xu, Mengjun Zhang, & Yi Huang. (2022). The plastisphere of biodegradable and conventional microplastics from residues exhibit distinct microbial structure, network and function in plastic-mulching farmland. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 442. 130011–130011. 177 indexed citations

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Zhang, Mengjun, Yuanqiang Wang, Xiangqian Li, et al.. (2021). A Single L/D-Substitution at Q4 of the mInsA2-10 Epitope Prevents Type 1 Diabetes in Humanized NOD Mice. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 713276–713276. 3 indexed citations

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Huang, Muke, Liwei Chai, Dalin Jiang, et al.. (2020). Spatial Patterns of Soil Fungal Communities Are Driven by Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) Quality in Semi-Arid Regions. Microbial Ecology. 82(1). 202–214. 22 indexed citations

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Zhou, Kang, et al.. (2020). <p>Impact of Dexmedetomidine Infusion on Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury in Elderly Patients Undergoing Major Joint Replacement: A Retrospective Cohort Study</p>. Drug Design Development and Therapy. Volume 14. 4695–4701. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Mengjun, Yu Zhou, Xinwei Chen, et al.. (2019). Exendin-4 enhances proliferation of senescent osteoblasts through activation of the IGF-1/IGF-1R signaling pathway. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 516(1). 300–306. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Mengjun, Yongqiang Sun, Dapeng Wu, et al.. (2017). The electronic transport properties of zigzag phosphorene-like MX (M = Ge/Sn, X = S/Se) nanostructures. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 19(26). 17210–17215. 28 indexed citations

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An, Yipeng, Mengjun Zhang, Dapeng Wu, Zhaoming Fu, & Kun Wang. (2016). The electronic transport properties of transition-metal dichalcogenide lateral heterojunctions. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 4(46). 10962–10966. 53 indexed citations

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Zhang, Mengjun, Juan Zhou, Zhiqiang Feng, et al.. (2015). Synthesis, Anti-inflammatory Activities and Mechanisms of 3,5- dihydroxycinnamic Acid Derivatives. Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 14(3). 183–198. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Zhiliang, Chunyang Liao, Mengjun Zhang, et al.. (2007). Structural parameterization and functional prediction of antigenic polypeptome sequences with biological activity through quantitative sequence-activity models (QSAM) by molecular electronegativity edge-distance vector (VMED). Science in China Series C Life Sciences. 50(5). 706–716. 5 indexed citations

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Adelman, Ron A., et al.. (2005). Inhibition of the Human Choroidal Microvascular Endothelial Cells Proliferation by Endostatin. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(13). 3355–3355. 1 indexed citations

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