Mengru Wang

40.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
195 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Mengru Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mengru Wang has authored 195 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Materials Chemistry and 26 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Mengru Wang's work include Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (21 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (13 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (9 papers). Mengru Wang is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (21 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (13 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (9 papers). Mengru Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, Netherlands and United States. Mengru Wang's co-authors include Maryna Strokal, Carolien Kroeze, Lin Ma, Mohsen Naghavi, Rafael Lozano, Susanna Makela, Kyle J Foreman, Christopher J L Murray, Margaret C. Hogan and Alan D López and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Mengru Wang

175 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980–2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5

2010 1.6k citations Mengru Wang et al. profile →
Accounting for interactions between Sustainable Development Goals is essential for water pollution control in China

2022 236 citations Mengru Wang, Maryna Strokal et al. profile →
A triple increase in global river basins with water scarcity due to future pollution

2024 233 citations Mengru Wang, Maryna Strokal et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mengru Wang China	35	1.4k	907	670	654	606	195	5.5k
Masud Yunesian Iran	55	293 0.2×	1.0k 1.1×	210 0.3×	183 0.3×	384 0.6×	376	10.4k
Dana Loomis United States	61	502 0.4×	368 0.4×	550 0.8×	246 0.4×	768 1.3×	229	17.9k
Aimin Chen United States	57	1.7k 1.2×	365 0.4×	102 0.2×	69 0.1×	2.0k 3.4×	357	10.6k
Torsten C. Schmidt Germany	62	153 0.1×	3.0k 3.3×	1.1k 1.6×	493 0.8×	893 1.5×	520	14.9k
Junfeng Zhang United States	66	341 0.2×	181 0.2×	1.0k 1.5×	595 0.9×	77 0.1×	539	19.2k
Leonardo Trasande United States	63	1.6k 1.2×	160 0.2×	214 0.3×	77 0.1×	1.0k 1.7×	282	13.6k
Haidong Kan China	85	679 0.5×	113 0.1×	287 0.4×	397 0.6×	102 0.2×	628	27.7k
Mary H. Ward United States	62	540 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	206 0.3×	146 0.2×	767 1.3×	266	13.4k
Manolis Kogevinas Spain	85	2.4k 1.8×	714 0.8×	97 0.1×	80 0.1×	1.0k 1.7×	544	23.7k
Lars Järup United Kingdom	45	223 0.2×	1.1k 1.2×	494 0.7×	282 0.4×	448 0.7×	88	13.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Mengru Wang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mengru Wang

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Mengru, et al.. (2025). Deletion of FgAtg27 decreases the pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum through influence autophagic process. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 297. 139818–139818. 1 indexed citations

Du, Xinzhong, et al.. (2025). From turbid to clear: Exploring management options to mitigate future nutrient pollution in Lake Taihu. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100024–100024.

Zhang, Gaozhan, et al.. (2025). The preparation of environmentally friendly high-strength coal gangue lightweight aggregate and its internal curing effect investigation. Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials. 14(12). 2537–2555.

Wu, Xiaohui, Mengru Wang, Zhitong Zhou, et al.. (2025). Dual enhancement of mycoprotein nutrition and sustainability via CRISPR-mediated metabolic engineering of Fusarium venenatum. Trends in biotechnology. 44(3). 745–765.

Wang, Mengru, Baoshan He, Lingling Xie, et al.. (2024). MOF-derived Mn, N Co-doped Co-C nanomaterials and exo I-driven dual signal amplification for sensitive detection of florfenicol using an electrochemical aptasensor. Chemical Engineering Journal. 501. 157782–157782. 12 indexed citations

Jiang, Yuxin, Jian Chen, Fengyang Chen, et al.. (2024). Synergistic enhancement of Ca-based materials via CeO2 and Al2O3 co-doping for enhanced CO2 capture and thermochemical energy storage in calcium looping technology. Separation and Purification Technology. 358. 130264–130264. 9 indexed citations

Li, Guoqin, Mengru Wang, Chuchu Zhang, et al.. (2024). Untargeted metabolomics reveals the mechanism of ultrasound combined with L-cysteine treatment inhibiting the browning of fresh-cut potatoes. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 216. 113088–113088. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Jian, et al.. (2024). Synergistic effects of CeO2 and Al2O3 on reactivity of CaO-based sorbents for CO2 capture. Separation and Purification Technology. 347. 127660–127660. 21 indexed citations

Wang, Mengru, et al.. (2024). A multifunctional guanosine-based carbon dots for dead microbial imaging and synergistic broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy. Chemical Engineering Journal. 485. 150123–150123. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qi, Carolien Kroeze, Milou G.M. van de Schans, et al.. (2024). More inputs of antibiotics into groundwater but less into rivers as a result of manure management in China. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. 23. 100513–100513. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Mengru, Ningyu Zhang, Ziwen Xu, et al.. (2024). Detoxifying Large Language Models via Knowledge Editing. 3093–3118. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Mengru, Yunzhi Yao, Ziwen Xu, et al.. (2024). Knowledge Mechanisms in Large Language Models: A Survey and Perspective. 7097–7135. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Ping, et al.. (2024). Functional Characterization of FgAsp, a Gene Coding an Aspartic Acid Protease in Fusarium graminearum. Journal of Fungi. 10(12). 879–879.

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Zhang, Gaozhan, Mengru Wang, Jun Yang, et al.. (2024). Preparation of barium alumino-silicate based ceramsite from bauxite, coal gangue and barite: Physical properties, microstructure, and γ-ray shielding behavior. Construction and Building Materials. 437. 136965–136965. 9 indexed citations

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Lu, Yue, Jinbo Li, Wangjun Li, et al.. (2023). Prenatal polymetallic exposure and small for gestational age: A case-control study in Taiyuan, China. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 79. 127243–127243. 3 indexed citations

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Yu, Hang, Lin Jiang, Mengru Wang, et al.. (2023). Molecular and proteomic response of Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilm cultured on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) after ultrasound treatment at different intensity levels. Food Microbiology. 117. 104387–104387. 6 indexed citations

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Liu, Xun, Wei Li, Mengru Wang, et al.. (2023). Inflammatory Cell‐Inspired Cascade Nanozyme Induces Intracellular Radical Storm for Enhanced Anticancer Therapy. Small Methods. 7(3). e2201641–e2201641. 15 indexed citations

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Cai, Fei, et al.. (2023). Pairwise contrastive learning for sentence semantic equivalence identification with limited supervision. Knowledge-Based Systems. 272. 110610–110610. 1 indexed citations

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Ronda, R.J., Maryna Strokal, Carolien Kroeze, et al.. (2023). Setting goals for agricultural nitrogen emission reduction to ensure safe air and groundwater quality: A case study of Quzhou, the North China Plain. Journal of Environmental Management. 351. 119737–119737. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Yi, Mengru Wang, Xiaoling Mou, et al.. (2022). Host-induced alteration of the neighbors of single platinum atoms enables selective and stable hydrogenation of butadiene. Nanoscale. 14(29). 10506–10513. 17 indexed citations

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