Mengying Li

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
152 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Mengying Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mengying Li has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 25 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in Mengying Li's work include Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (24 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (23 papers) and Fatty Acid Research and Health (9 papers). Mengying Li is often cited by papers focused on Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (24 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (23 papers) and Fatty Acid Research and Health (9 papers). Mengying Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Denmark. Mengying Li's co-authors include Robert E. Black, Harry Campbell, Li Liu, Richard Cibulskis, Igor Rudan, Hope L. Johnson, Jamie Perin, Susana Scott, Colin Mathers and Joy E Lawn and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Mengying Li

142 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality:... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality: an updated systematic analysis for 2010 with time trends since 2000
    2012 3.0k citations Mengying Li et al. profile →

Peers

Mengying Li
Moffat Nyirenda United Kingdom
Nan Li China
Hong Yan China
Aamer Imdad United States
Leila Cheikh Ismail United Kingdom
Steven C. LeClerq United States
Terence Stephenson United Kingdom
Subarna K. Khatry United States
Patricia L. Hibberd United States
Ellen Hertzmark United States
Moffat Nyirenda United Kingdom
Mengying Li
Citations per year, relative to Mengying Li Mengying Li (= 1×) peers Moffat Nyirenda

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mengying Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mengying Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mengying Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mengying 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 Mengying Li. Mengying 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, Mengying, et al.. (2025). Persistent effectiveness of mathematics homework time from primary school to early middle school: A longitudinal study from China. Learning and Individual Differences. 118. 102642–102642. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Rui, Zhengang Wang, Yawen Sun, et al.. (2025). Prevotella copri promotes white adipose browning and ameliorates adiposity. Nature Communications. 17(1). 680–680.
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Cao, Xiaoyan, Mengying Li, Chuan Shao, et al.. (2024). Fatty Acid Metabolism Disruptions: A Subtle yet Critical Factor in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 20(15). 6018–6037. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Mengying, Yang Liu, & Lan Liu. (2024). Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation Improves Ovarian Function and Folliculogenesis in Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization. Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research. 22(4). 1145–1150.
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Liu, Chang, Yanan Wu, Mengying Li, et al.. (2024). Enantiomer-Specific Colorimetric Tandem Assays for Salivary d-Alanine Associated with Gastric Cancer. Analytical Chemistry. 96(5). 1906–1912. 7 indexed citations
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Shen, Hui‐Hui, Yangyang Zhang, Xuan‐Yu Wang, et al.. (2024). Validation of mitochondrial biomarkers and immune dynamics in polycystic ovary syndrome. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 91(4). e13847–e13847. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Mengying, et al.. (2022). Adolescent mental health disparities in rural Guizhou vs. urban Beijing: A comparative analysis from China. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100023–100023. 5 indexed citations
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Wander, Pandora L., Stefanie N. Hinkle, Daniel A. Enquobahrie, et al.. (2022). Cumulative Lactation and Clinical Metabolic Outcomes at Mid-Life among Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes. Nutrients. 14(3). 650–650. 3 indexed citations
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Francis, Ellen C., Mengying Li, Stefanie N. Hinkle, et al.. (2021). Maternal Proinflammatory Adipokines Throughout Pregnancy and Neonatal Size and Body Composition: A Prospective Study. Current Developments in Nutrition. 5(10). nzab113–nzab113. 8 indexed citations
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Synnott, Naoise C., Maria Luana Poeta, Manuela Costantini, et al.. (2021). Characterizing the tumor microenvironment in rare renal cancer histological types. The Journal of Pathology Clinical Research. 8(1). 88–98. 9 indexed citations
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Francis, Ellen C., Elizabeth Charron, Mengying Li, et al.. (2020). Third trimester maternal vitamin D and early childhood socioemotional development. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 35(3). 350–358. 3 indexed citations
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Francis, Ellen C., Mengying Li, Stefanie N. Hinkle, et al.. (2020). Adipokines in early and mid-pregnancy and subsequent risk of gestational diabetes: a longitudinal study in a multiracial cohort. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 8(1). e001333–e001333. 42 indexed citations
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Hinkle, Stefanie N., Jing Wu, Mengying Li, et al.. (2020). Nut Consumption and Renal Function Among Women With a History of Gestational Diabetes. Journal of Renal Nutrition. 30(5). 415–422. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Mengying, Shanshan Li, Jorge E. Chavarro, et al.. (2019). Prepregnancy Habitual Intakes of Total, Supplemental, and Food Folate and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Cohort Study. Diabetes Care. 42(6). 1034–1041. 48 indexed citations
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Li, Mengying, et al.. (2019). Preconception and Prenatal Nutrition and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 11(7). 1628–1628. 78 indexed citations
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Hinkle, Stefanie N., Shristi Rawal, Anne Ahrendt Bjerregaard, et al.. (2019). A prospective study of artificially sweetened beverage intake and cardiometabolic health among women at high risk. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 110(1). 221–232. 21 indexed citations
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Hinkle, Stefanie N., Shristi Rawal, Louise Groth Grunnet, et al.. (2019). Prospective study of gestational diabetes and fatty liver scores 9 to 16 years after pregnancy. Journal of Diabetes. 11(11). 895–905. 12 indexed citations

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