Mengqi Li

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
126 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Mengqi Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mengqi Li has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Epidemiology and 17 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Mengqi Li's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (10 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (9 papers) and Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (8 papers). Mengqi Li is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (10 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (9 papers) and Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (8 papers). Mengqi Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Mengqi Li's co-authors include Chen‐Song Zhang, Golam Jalal Ahammed, Jie Zhou, Zhiyun Ye, Shu‐Yong Lin, Hanqin Yin, Terytty Yang Li, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Songyi Lin and Huiyong Yin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Mengqi Li

117 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate and aldolase mediate glucose se... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2017 2014 100 200 300 400 500
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. Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate and aldolase mediate glucose sensing by AMPK
    2017 508 citations Mengqi Li et al. profile →
  2. The Lysosomal v-ATPase-Ragulator Complex Is a Common Activator for AMPK and mTORC1, Acting as a Switch between Catabolism and Anabolism
    2014 404 citations Mengqi Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mengqi Li China 28 1.7k 729 486 435 358 126 3.7k
Wen‐Ying Chen Taiwan 36 1.4k 0.8× 440 0.6× 563 1.2× 294 0.7× 368 1.0× 206 4.5k
Yueming Zhu China 39 1.8k 1.1× 549 0.8× 322 0.7× 219 0.5× 458 1.3× 123 4.3k
Haitao Zhang China 39 2.4k 1.4× 981 1.3× 198 0.4× 287 0.7× 279 0.8× 201 6.6k
Cheng Zhang China 43 3.1k 1.8× 640 0.9× 535 1.1× 385 0.9× 1.1k 3.0× 297 6.3k
Jingjing Tian China 30 1.1k 0.6× 441 0.6× 207 0.4× 166 0.4× 270 0.8× 163 3.3k
Hao Xiao China 34 2.0k 1.2× 681 0.9× 362 0.7× 142 0.3× 326 0.9× 141 4.3k
Yun Zhang China 36 1.8k 1.1× 293 0.4× 738 1.5× 243 0.6× 293 0.8× 209 4.4k
Xiaoyan Shen China 44 2.5k 1.5× 214 0.3× 532 1.1× 411 0.9× 570 1.6× 208 6.2k
Zhi Luo China 40 1.4k 0.8× 347 0.5× 585 1.2× 314 0.7× 405 1.1× 210 5.7k
Anna V. Kudryavtseva Russia 32 2.4k 1.4× 826 1.1× 252 0.5× 278 0.6× 913 2.6× 207 4.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Mengqi Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mengqi Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mengqi Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mengqi Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mengqi 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 Mengqi Li. Mengqi Li 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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Li, Dadong, et al.. (2025). Dissecting possible correlations between leaf functional traits and heavy metal accumulation in two contrasting mangrove species across tidal gradients. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 238. 106234–106234. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Mengqi, et al.. (2025). Engineering CO2-Fixing Carboxysome into Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Improve Ethanol Production. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(19). 9759–9759.
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Li, Mengqi, Yan‐Peng Xu, Kai Li, et al.. (2025). Recapitulating dengue virus infection with human pluripotent stem cell-derived liver organoids for antiviral screening. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8069–8069. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Mengqi, et al.. (2024). Light grazing increased but heavy grazing decreased the abundance and family richness of soil arthropods community in an alpine grassland in the Qinghai Lake Basin. The Science of The Total Environment. 957. 177549–177549. 1 indexed citations
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Barua, Reeta, Mengqi Li, Di Jiang, et al.. (2024). Clinical variables associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor outcomes in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma: a multicentre retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 14(3). e081480–e081480. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Jiajing, Mengqi Li, Zhiyu Zhao, et al.. (2023). GSH-responsive and O2-economizing virus-like nanocapsule for photothermal-augmented sonodynamic therapy. Chemical Engineering Journal. 458. 141427–141427. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Mengqi, Xianjie Cao, Zhida Zhang, et al.. (2023). Optical Properties and Vertical Distribution of Aerosols Using Polarization Lidar and Sun Photometer over Lanzhou Suburb in Northwest China. Remote Sensing. 15(20). 4927–4927. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Kun, et al.. (2023). Sugar starvation activates the OsSnRK1a‐OsbHLH111/OsSGI1‐OsTPP7 module to mediate growth inhibition of rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 21(10). 2033–2046. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Mengqi, et al.. (2022). Mechanism of Ser-Ala-Gly-Pro-Ala-Phe treatment with a pulsed electric field to improve ethanol-induced gastric mucosa injury in mice. Food & Function. 13(12). 6716–6725. 11 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wenli, Kun Wang, Bo Zhang, et al.. (2021). OsHyPRP06/R3L1 regulates root system development and salt tolerance via apoplastic ROS homeostasis in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Plant Cell & Environment. 45(3). 900–914. 26 indexed citations
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Chen, Dong, et al.. (2021). The dynamic changes in product attributes of shiitake mushroom pilei and stipes during dehydration by hot air drying. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. 45(7). 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Weiqing, Robert D. Willows, Li Zheng, et al.. (2021). Bilin-dependent regulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis by GUN4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(20). 33 indexed citations
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Wu, Dan, et al.. (2020). Structure-activity relationship and pathway of antioxidant shrimp peptides in a PC12 cell model. Journal of Functional Foods. 70. 103978–103978. 41 indexed citations
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Li, Mengqi, et al.. (2020). Effects of acupuncture on dementia: An overview of systematic reviews. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 41. 101256–101256. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiming, Rui He, Mengqi Li, et al.. (2020). O -GlcNAc transferase promotes influenza A virus–induced cytokine storm by targeting interferon regulatory factor–5. Science Advances. 6(16). eaaz7086–eaaz7086. 92 indexed citations
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Li, Mengqi & Zhuogang Liu. (2015). [Dual role of autophagy in chronic myeloid leukemia].. PubMed. 23(2). 583–6. 4 indexed citations

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