Mengqiu Song

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Mengqiu Song is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Mengqiu Song has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Pharmacology and 11 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Mengqiu Song's work include Computational Drug Discovery Methods (7 papers), Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (7 papers) and Synthesis and biological activity (6 papers). Mengqiu Song is often cited by papers focused on Computational Drug Discovery Methods (7 papers), Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (7 papers) and Synthesis and biological activity (6 papers). Mengqiu Song collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Mengqiu Song's co-authors include Mee‐Hyun Lee, Zigang Dong, Ann M. Bode, Kangdong Liu, Ran Zhao, Joydeb Kumar Kundu, Xinning Zhang, Zhenzhen Liu, Hanyong Chen and Jung‐Hyun Shim and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer Research, Science Advances and International Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Mengqiu Song

37 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

AKT as a Therapeutic Target for Cancer 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 200 400 600
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. AKT as a Therapeutic Target for Cancer
    2019 617 citations Mengqiu Song, Ann M. Bode et al. Cancer Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mengqiu Song China 16 799 263 231 199 165 38 1.3k
Chengguang Zhao China 25 1.0k 1.3× 500 1.9× 281 1.2× 187 0.9× 258 1.6× 47 1.9k
Shilpa Kuttikrishnan Qatar 21 781 1.0× 257 1.0× 240 1.0× 144 0.7× 71 0.4× 46 1.2k
Antonella Cusimano Italy 22 738 0.9× 232 0.9× 221 1.0× 156 0.8× 138 0.8× 35 1.2k
Jui-Wen Huang Taiwan 14 809 1.0× 309 1.2× 261 1.1× 142 0.7× 160 1.0× 19 1.2k
Yongxia Zhu China 20 798 1.0× 313 1.2× 137 0.6× 100 0.5× 170 1.0× 64 1.3k
Radhamani Kannaiyan Singapore 9 858 1.1× 269 1.0× 141 0.6× 188 0.9× 133 0.8× 12 1.4k
T. E. Witzig United States 8 879 1.1× 427 1.6× 193 0.8× 213 1.1× 133 0.8× 13 1.5k
Xi Zou China 24 774 1.0× 217 0.8× 402 1.7× 115 0.6× 94 0.6× 77 1.3k
Bilal Rah India 20 653 0.8× 238 0.9× 199 0.9× 72 0.4× 110 0.7× 47 1.2k
Shuwen Yu China 18 670 0.8× 218 0.8× 186 0.8× 84 0.4× 64 0.4× 49 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Mengqiu Song

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mengqiu Song

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mengqiu Song

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mengqiu Song. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mengqiu Song 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 Mengqiu Song. Mengqiu Song 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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Song, Mengqiu, Yu Li, Jinhui Feng, et al.. (2025). Asymmetric synthesis of structurally diverse (S)-β-amino alcohols from simple aldehydes and formaldehyde. Green Synthesis and Catalysis. 1 indexed citations
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Song, Mengqiu, et al.. (2025). Chronic stress: a fourth etiology in tumorigenesis?. Molecular Cancer. 24(1). 196–196. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chen‐Yu, Zhanguo Sun, Mengqiu Song, et al.. (2024). Effectiveness and safety of a ventricular septal occluder device for the treatment of Gastro-tracheal fistula. Clinical Radiology. 79(9). 697–703.
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Song, Mengqiu, Yunqing Zhang, Shihui Liu, et al.. (2024). Targeting TAOK1 with resveratrol inhibits esophageal squamous cell carcinoma growth in vitro and in vivo. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 63(5). 991–1008. 3 indexed citations
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Pan, Li, et al.. (2024). Design, synthesis, and antiproliferative activity evaluation of novel α-mangostin derivatives by ROS/MAPK signaling pathway. Bioorganic Chemistry. 153. 107968–107968. 2 indexed citations
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Lai, Y. F., Shiu-Ying Hu, Mengqiu Song, et al.. (2024). Assembly Characteristics and Influencing Factors of the Soil Microbial Community in the Typical Forest of Funiu Mountain. Microorganisms. 12(11). 2355–2355. 2 indexed citations
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Song, Mengqiu, et al.. (2023). Cdc2-like kinases: structure, biological function and therapeutic targets for diseases. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 8(1). 148–148. 35 indexed citations
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Yin, Shuying, Simin Zhao, Jian Li, et al.. (2023). NUMA1 modulates apoptosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells through regulating ASK1-JNK signaling pathway. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 80(8). 211–211. 6 indexed citations
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Shin, Seung Ho, Jiamin Zhang, Žarko Bošković, et al.. (2020). Synthetic lethality by targeting the RUVBL1/2-TTT complex in mTORC1-hyperactive cancer cells. Science Advances. 6(31). eaay9131–eaay9131. 25 indexed citations
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Yin, Shuying, Mengqiu Song, Ran Zhao, et al.. (2020). Xanthohumol Inhibits the Growth of Keratin 18-Overexpressed Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in vitro and in vivo. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 366–366. 16 indexed citations
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Song, Mengqiu, Goo Yoon, Joon‐Seok Choi, et al.. (2020). Janus kinase 2 inhibition by Licochalcone B suppresses esophageal squamous cell carcinoma growth. Phytotherapy Research. 34(8). 2032–2043. 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Man, Jie Tian, Mengqiu Song, et al.. (2020). Dasatinib Inhibits Lung Cancer Cell Growth and Patient Derived Tumor Growth in Mice by Targeting LIMK1. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 556532–556532. 29 indexed citations
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Song, Mengqiu, Xuejiao Liu, Kangdong Liu, et al.. (2018). Targeting AKT with Oridonin Inhibits Growth of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Vitro and Patient-Derived Xenografts In Vivo. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 17(7). 1540–1553. 73 indexed citations
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Zhao, Ran, Hai Huang, Bu Young Choi, et al.. (2018). Cell growth inhibition by 3-deoxysappanchalcone is mediated by directly targeting the TOPK signaling pathway in colon cancer. Phytomedicine. 61. 152813–152813. 35 indexed citations
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Shin, Seung Ho, Do Young Lim, Kanamata Reddy, et al.. (2018). Abstract 3839: A small-molecule inhibitor of the β-catenin-TCF4 interaction suppresses colorectal cancer growth in vitro and in vivo. Cancer Research. 78(13_Supplement). 3839–3839. 1 indexed citations
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Shi, Da‐Hua, Yuwei Liu, Jitendra R. Harjani, et al.. (2017). Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel 2‐Phenylthiazole Derivatives for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. ChemistrySelect. 2(32). 10572–10579. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Haitao, Mee‐Hyun Lee, Kangdong Liu, et al.. (2017). Inhibiting breast cancer by targeting the thromboxane A2 pathway. npj Precision Oncology. 1(1). 8–8. 23 indexed citations
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Shi, Da‐Hua, Huilong Zhu, Yu‐Wei Liu, et al.. (2017). Synthesis and Evaluation of 5-Benzyl-1,3,4-Thiadiazole Derivatives as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors. Journal of Chemical Research. 41(11). 664–667. 6 indexed citations
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Shin, Seung Ho, Do Young Lim, Kanamata Reddy, et al.. (2017). A Small Molecule Inhibitor of the β-Catenin-TCF4 Interaction Suppresses Colorectal Cancer Growth In Vitro and In Vivo. EBioMedicine. 25. 22–31. 53 indexed citations
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Zheng, Bin, Lihua Xiao, Xiaoyang Wang, et al.. (2007). Study of the 49 kDa excretory-secretory protein gene of Trichinella nativa and Trichinella spiralis. Helminthologia. 44(3). 120–125. 2 indexed citations

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