Mengwei Yao

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 645 citations indexed

About

Mengwei Yao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mengwei Yao has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 645 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Mengwei Yao's work include Mesenchymal stem cell research (10 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (3 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (3 papers). Mengwei Yao is often cited by papers focused on Mesenchymal stem cell research (10 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (3 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (3 papers). Mengwei Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Mengwei Yao's co-authors include Xiang Xu, Luoquan Ao, Wei Xing, Xiaofeng Wu, Wei Guo, Xiang Ao, Xueting Hu, Zhan Li, Quan Chen and Yu Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases and Molecular Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Mengwei Yao

23 papers receiving 639 citations

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METTL3/IGF2BP3 axis inhibits tumor immune surveillance by upregulating N6-methyladenosine modification of PD-L1 mRNA in breast cancer

2022 276 citations Weijun Wan, Xiang Ao et al. Molecular Cancer profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mengwei Yao China	11	428	232	95	88	69	26	645
Xinxing Zhu China	15	513 1.2×	299 1.3×	60 0.6×	53 0.6×	75 1.1×	36	747
Donglin Luo China	17	599 1.4×	410 1.8×	168 1.8×	51 0.6×	73 1.1×	38	965
Weihui Zeng China	15	235 0.5×	149 0.6×	62 0.7×	18 0.2×	82 1.2×	60	620
Zhichun Liu China	14	152 0.4×	103 0.4×	60 0.6×	34 0.4×	177 2.6×	46	540
Shihao Zheng China	10	346 0.8×	277 1.2×	109 1.1×	90 1.0×	51 0.7×	26	583
Haipeng Huang China	11	311 0.7×	133 0.6×	119 1.3×	10 0.1×	50 0.7×	32	534
Jin Muk Kang South Korea	15	288 0.7×	134 0.6×	109 1.1×	75 0.9×	28 0.4×	30	562
Jiasi Zhang China	11	256 0.6×	142 0.6×	59 0.6×	29 0.3×	73 1.1×	26	476
Kiyoshi Sekiguchi Japan	9	206 0.5×	87 0.4×	65 0.7×	29 0.3×	44 0.6×	19	507
Xiufeng Hu China	15	522 1.2×	333 1.4×	214 2.3×	18 0.2×	139 2.0×	23	807

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mengwei Yao

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Yang, Yi, Mengwei Yao, Zhan Li, et al.. (2025). Mesenchymal stem cells combined with IFN-γ treatment versus mesenchymal stem cells monotherapy: safety and efficacy over five years extension follow-up. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 16(1). 642–642.

Ao, Luoquan, et al.. (2025). NINJ1 impairs the anti-inflammatory function of hUC-MSCs with synergistic IFN-γ and TNF-α stimulation. Chinese Journal of Traumatology. 28(4). 276–287.

Chen, Zhuo, Xuewei Xia, Mengwei Yao, et al.. (2024). The dual role of mesenchymal stem cells in apoptosis regulation. Cell Death and Disease. 15(4). 250–250. 14 indexed citations

Xia, Xuewei, Mengwei Yao, Xiaofeng Wu, et al.. (2024). The proliferation/migration ability mediated by CD151/PI3K/AKT pathway determines the therapeutic effect of hUC-MSCs transplantation on rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. 46(1). 2366270–2366270. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Zhuo, Mengwei Yao, Wei Xing, et al.. (2023). Interferon-gamma and tumor necrosis factor-alpha synergistically enhance the immunosuppressive capacity of human umbilical-cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells by increasing PD-L1 expression. World Journal of Stem Cells. 15(8). 787–806. 12 indexed citations

Wan, Weijun, Xiang Ao, Quan Chen, et al.. (2022). METTL3/IGF2BP3 axis inhibits tumor immune surveillance by upregulating N6-methyladenosine modification of PD-L1 mRNA in breast cancer. Molecular Cancer. 21(1). 60–60. 276 indexed citations breakdown →

Yao, Mengwei, Zhuo Chen, Xiao He, et al.. (2022). Cross talk between glucose metabolism and immunosuppression in IFN-γ–primed mesenchymal stem cells. Life Science Alliance. 5(12). e202201493–e202201493. 18 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaohui, Wei Guo, Wei Qiu, et al.. (2022). Fibroblast-like cells Promote Wound Healing via PD-L1-mediated Inflammation Resolution. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 18(11). 4388–4399. 20 indexed citations

Yao, Mengwei, et al.. (2021). A case report of cervicothoracic penetrating injury with retention of foreign body. BMC Surgery. 21(1). 232–232.

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Yao, Mengwei, et al.. (2021). The Association of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism rs13181 in ERCC2 with Risk and Prognosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in an Endemic Chinese Population. Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine. Volume 14. 359–367. 3 indexed citations

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He, Xiao, Yi Yang, Mengwei Yao, et al.. (2020). Combination of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem (stromal) cell transplantation with IFN-γ treatment synergistically improves the clinical outcomes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 79(10). 1298–1304. 62 indexed citations

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Hu, Xueting, Wei Xing, Yan Tan, et al.. (2020). HDAC2 inhibits EMT-mediated cancer metastasis by downregulating the long noncoding RNA H19 in colorectal cancer. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 39(1). 270–270. 89 indexed citations

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He, Xiao, Yi Yang, Mengwei Yao, et al.. (2019). Full title: High glucose protects mesenchymal stem cells from metformin-induced apoptosis through the AMPK-mediated mTOR pathway. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 17764–17764. 8 indexed citations

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Yao, Mengwei, et al.. (2018). Correlation of variable repeat number in the neck regions of DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR with susceptibility to nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a Chinese population. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 10. 3193–3198. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Jing, et al.. (2018). Desmoplastic small round cell tumor of the middle ear. Medicine. 97(17). e0494–e0494. 11 indexed citations

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Shen, Rui, et al.. (2018). Comprehensive investigation of a dye-decolorizing peroxidase and a manganese peroxidase from Irpex lacteus F17, a lignin-degrading basidiomycete. AMB Express. 8(1). 119–119. 43 indexed citations

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He, Xiao, Mengwei Yao, Ming Zhu, et al.. (2018). Metformin induces apoptosis in mesenchymal stromal cells and dampens their therapeutic efficacy in infarcted myocardium. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 9(1). 306–306. 21 indexed citations

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Yao, Mengwei, et al.. (2017). Genome sequence of the white-rot fungus Irpex lacteus F17, a type strain of lignin degrader fungus. Standards in Genomic Sciences. 12(1). 55–55. 18 indexed citations

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Yao, Mengwei, et al.. (2017). Association of the rs1760944 polymorphism in the APEX1 base excision repair gene with risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a population from an endemic area in South China. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis. 32(2). 5 indexed citations

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Xie, Ying, et al.. (2016). Association of polymorphisms hOGG1 rs1052133 and hMUTYH rs3219472 with risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a Chinese population. OncoTargets and Therapy. 9. 755–755. 10 indexed citations

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