Mengli Sun

850 total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 621 citations indexed

About

Mengli Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Rehabilitation and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Mengli Sun has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 621 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Rehabilitation and 4 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Mengli Sun's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (6 papers), Wound Healing and Treatments (4 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (3 papers). Mengli Sun is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (6 papers), Wound Healing and Treatments (4 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (3 papers). Mengli Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Mexico and Philippines. Mengli Sun's co-authors include Xiaobing Fu, Kui Ma, Cuiping Zhang, Fei Qiao, Bingmin Li, Xuefei Jiang, Huapeng Sun, Hua Qin, Andong Zhao and Zijian Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Science Advances and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Mengli Sun

28 papers receiving 618 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.

  1. MiR146a-loaded engineered exosomes released from silk fibroin patch promote diabetic wound healing by targeting IRAK1
    2023 122 citations Qiankun Li, Wenzhi Hu et al. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mengli Sun China 16 310 136 89 72 56 28 621
Kenta Shingaki Japan 11 290 0.9× 96 0.7× 48 0.5× 32 0.4× 73 1.3× 12 571
Yajuan Song China 13 239 0.8× 97 0.7× 24 0.3× 41 0.6× 44 0.8× 38 598
Shigeyuki Kanazawa Japan 13 179 0.6× 170 1.3× 18 0.2× 40 0.6× 31 0.6× 17 575
Yewen Wu United States 11 360 1.2× 29 0.2× 258 2.9× 73 1.0× 20 0.4× 16 814
Xinghui Song China 18 305 1.0× 32 0.2× 23 0.3× 43 0.6× 63 1.1× 45 781
Andreea Barbu Sweden 14 194 0.6× 92 0.7× 23 0.3× 100 1.4× 33 0.6× 22 785
Noriko Hattori Japan 13 144 0.5× 104 0.8× 36 0.4× 26 0.4× 92 1.6× 31 737
Donghwa Yang South Korea 13 322 1.0× 79 0.6× 27 0.3× 33 0.5× 38 0.7× 35 687
Longlong Yang China 15 220 0.7× 157 1.2× 21 0.2× 42 0.6× 100 1.8× 24 574

Countries citing papers authored by Mengli Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mengli Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Mengli Sun. 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 Mengli Sun. The network helps show where Mengli Sun may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mengli Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mengli Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mengli Sun 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 Mengli Sun. Mengli Sun 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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Sun, Mengli, et al.. (2024). Antibacterial microneedle patch releases oxygen to enhance diabetic wound healing. Materials Today Bio. 24. 100945–100945. 37 indexed citations
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Chen, Liangmiao, et al.. (2023). Association between third trimester maternal isolated hypothyroxinemia and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Endocrine Journal. 70(6). 611–618. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Liangmiao, et al.. (2023). Maternal thyroid peroxidase antibody positivity and its association with incidence of low birth weight in infants. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1285504–1285504. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Qiankun, Wenzhi Hu, Qilin Huang, et al.. (2023). MiR146a-loaded engineered exosomes released from silk fibroin patch promote diabetic wound healing by targeting IRAK1. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 8(1). 62–62. 122 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Hui, et al.. (2023). Biomarkers associated with the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 17. 1279046–1279046. 19 indexed citations
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Zhao, Junyu, Jinming Yao, Yuanyuan Shan, et al.. (2023). The association between serum selenium levels and pathological features of papillary thyroid cancer in 284 patients. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1242250–1242250. 5 indexed citations
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Zhu, Fangming, Mingyan Li, Mengli Sun, Xuefei Jiang, & Fei Qiao. (2022). Plant hormone signals regulate trehalose accumulation against osmotic stress in watermelon cells. PROTOPLASMA. 259(5). 1351–1369. 19 indexed citations
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Zhao, Andong, Hua Qin, Mengli Sun, Kui Ma, & Xiaobing Fu. (2021). Correction to: Efficient and rapid conversion of human astrocytes and ALS mouse model spinal cord astrocytes into motor neuron-like cells by defined small molecules. Military Medical Research. 8(1). 1 indexed citations
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Bian, Xiaowei, Bingmin Li, Jie Yang, et al.. (2020). Regenerative and protective effects of dMSC-sEVs on high-glucose-induced senescent fibroblasts by suppressing RAGE pathway and activating Smad pathway. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 11(1). 166–166. 64 indexed citations
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Qin, Hua, Andong Zhao, Mengli Sun, Kui Ma, & Xiaobing Fu. (2020). Direct conversion of human fibroblasts into dopaminergic neuron-like cells using small molecules and protein factors. Military Medical Research. 7(1). 52–52. 23 indexed citations
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Zhao, Andong, Hua Qin, Mengli Sun, Kui Ma, & Xiaobing Fu. (2020). Efficient and rapid conversion of human astrocytes and ALS mouse model spinal cord astrocytes into motor neuron-like cells by defined small molecules. Military Medical Research. 7(1). 24–24. 25 indexed citations
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Xu, Zijian, et al.. (2018). Glycinebetaine Biosynthesis in Response to Osmotic Stress Depends on Jasmonate Signaling in Watermelon Suspension Cells. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 1469–1469. 69 indexed citations
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Sun, Huapeng, Fang Li, Zijian Xu, et al.. (2017). De novo leaf and root transcriptome analysis to identify putative genes involved in triterpenoid saponins biosynthesis in Hedera helix L.. PLoS ONE. 12(8). e0182243–e0182243. 20 indexed citations
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Pan, Zezheng, Mengli Sun, Xia Liang, et al.. (2015). The Controversy, Challenges, and Potential Benefits of Putative Female Germline Stem Cells Research in Mammals. Stem Cells International. 2016(1). 1728278–1728278. 12 indexed citations
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Yang, Hong, Liangmiao Chen, Mengli Sun, et al.. (2014). Adiponectin and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ gene polymorphisms and gene-gene interactions with type 2 diabetes. Life Sciences. 98(1). 55–59. 7 indexed citations
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Zeng, Ping, Jiaxiang Chen, Bei Yang, et al.. (2013). Attenuation of systemic morphine-induced analgesia by central administration of ghrelin and related peptides in mice. Peptides. 50. 42–49. 12 indexed citations
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Forman, L., et al.. (1997). Cocaine and Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Synthesis Produce Opioid-Mediated Antinociception. Brain Research Bulletin. 44(2). 125–129. 9 indexed citations

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