Mengna Zhang

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
159 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Mengna Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Mengna Zhang has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Physiology and 32 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Mengna Zhang's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (27 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (23 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (17 papers). Mengna Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (27 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (23 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (17 papers). Mengna Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Mengna Zhang's co-authors include Gongshuai Song, Qing Shen, Sha Yang, Haixing Wang, Zhi‐Gang Chen, Quan Fang, Zesheng Zhang, Biao Xu, Xina Yu and Jie Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Mengna Zhang

149 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Construction of enzymatic crosslinking beta-lactoglobulin-camellia oil emulsion gels: Microstructural characterization, stability, and curcumin delivery behavior
    2025 20 citations Ting Xiang, Ziming Xu et al. Food Hydrocolloids profile →

Peers

Mengna Zhang
Xiaojuan Liu China
Saurabh Bhatia India
Il‐Whan Choi South Korea
Bin Zheng China
Hui Ji China
Tingting Huang China
Xiangdong Gao China
Eunju Kim South Korea
Xiaojuan Liu China
Mengna Zhang
Citations per year, relative to Mengna Zhang Mengna Zhang (= 1×) peers Xiaojuan Liu

Countries citing papers authored by Mengna Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mengna Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mengna Zhang

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

All Works

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Song, Gongshuai, et al.. (2026). Promoting the formation of β-lactoglobulin amyloid fibrils induced by cold plasma treatment: self-assembly mechanism, emulsifying properties, and stability. Food Research International. 229. 118469–118469. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mengna, et al.. (2026). Multiscale analysis on the fibrillation of whey protein isolate induced by cold plasma treatment: regulation mechanism of aggregation morphology and its emulsifying properties. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies. 109. 104467–104467. 1 indexed citations
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Xiang, Ting, Ziming Xu, Danli Wang, et al.. (2025). Construction of enzymatic crosslinking beta-lactoglobulin-camellia oil emulsion gels: Microstructural characterization, stability, and curcumin delivery behavior. Food Hydrocolloids. 165. 111257–111257. 20 indexed citations breakdown →
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Long, Fei, Lei Zhao, Mengna Zhang, et al.. (2025). Advances and prospects in drug-like coatings on Mg alloy cardiovascular stents: A review. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 13(12). 5820–5841. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mengna, Lingxian Zhang, Jie Liu, et al.. (2025). Mammary stem cells: from molecular cues to orchestrated regulatory mechanisms and its implications in breast cancer. Journal of genetics and genomics. 52(12). 1421–1437.
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Wang, Chunyu, Yujie Shao, Mengna Zhang, et al.. (2025). Pathway-selective 5-HT1AR agonist as a rapid antidepressant strategy. Cell. 188(25). 7222–7237.e24.
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Jiang, Run, et al.. (2025). Synergistic enhancement of strength and ductility of wrought dilute Mg–Al–Ca alloys via modifying Ca/Al ratio. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 35. 4696–4708. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mengna, Dan Chen, Biao Xu, et al.. (2024). Conorphin-66 produces peripherally restricted antinociception via the kappa-opioid receptor with limited side effects. Neuropharmacology. 261. 110157–110157. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mengna, Hui Li, Mengyu Guo, et al.. (2024). Vitamin E alleviates pyraclostrobin-induced toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) and its potential mechanisms. The Science of The Total Environment. 922. 171219–171219. 5 indexed citations
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Zou, Li‐Ping, Kai‐Feng Xu, Wenshuai Xu, et al.. (2024). Long-term safety and influence on growth in patients receiving sirolimus: a pooled analysis. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 19(1). 299–299. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Juan, Cong Cao, Mengna Zhang, et al.. (2024). Comparative Transcriptome Analyses Reveal the Mechanisms Underlying Waterlogging Tolerance in Barley. Plants. 14(1). 28–28. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mengna, et al.. (2024). Predicting Two-Photon Absorption Spectra of Octupolar Molecules: A Deep-Learning Approach Based Exclusively on Molecular Structures. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 128(2). 431–438. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mengna, et al.. (2023). E. coli LPS/TLR4/NF-κB Signaling Pathway Regulates Th17/Treg Balance Mediating Inflammatory Responses in Oral Lichen Planus. Inflammation. 46(3). 1077–1090. 10 indexed citations
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Liu, Liying, Fang Liu, Qiuhong Wang, et al.. (2021). Confirming the contribution and genetic spectrum of de novo mutation in infantile spasms: Evidence from a Chinese cohort. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine. 9(6). e1689–e1689. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mengna, et al.. (2019). Phytochemical screening and analysis of amino acids of Magnolia officinalis seeds. 4(1). 1–5. 1 indexed citations

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