Ning Ma

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Ning Ma is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Ma has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Immunology and 11 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ning Ma's work include Gut microbiota and health (16 papers), Animal Nutrition and Physiology (6 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (5 papers). Ning Ma is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (16 papers), Animal Nutrition and Physiology (6 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (5 papers). Ning Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Ning Ma's co-authors include Xi Ma, L. J. Johnston, Ting He, Yi Wu, Sung Woo Kim, Pingting Guo, Yanan Tian, David R. Soll, Peng Tan and Fayyaz S. Sutterwala and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Ning Ma

74 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

From probiotics to postbiotics: Concepts and applications

2023 72 citations Ning Ma, Min Zhou et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ning Ma China	27	1.7k	512	403	345	317	80	3.1k
Ting He China	27	2.5k 1.5×	827 1.6×	458 1.1×	324 0.9×	310 1.0×	62	4.8k
Hongfu Zhang China	35	1.7k 1.0×	499 1.0×	396 1.0×	343 1.0×	230 0.7×	118	3.6k
Dandan Han China	29	1.5k 0.9×	286 0.6×	396 1.0×	199 0.6×	200 0.6×	102	2.9k
Kang Xu China	21	1.6k 1.0×	493 1.0×	234 0.6×	229 0.7×	123 0.4×	71	2.8k
Ping Liu China	36	1.3k 0.8×	264 0.5×	315 0.8×	241 0.7×	153 0.5×	207	3.8k
Alexander G. Haslberger Austria	38	2.1k 1.3×	901 1.8×	530 1.3×	403 1.2×	332 1.0×	106	4.0k
Shuhong Guo United States	22	1.7k 1.0×	513 1.0×	214 0.5×	445 1.3×	378 1.2×	34	3.4k
Ying Yang China	35	1.9k 1.1×	702 1.4×	375 0.9×	400 1.2×	366 1.2×	136	4.6k
Na-Ri Shin South Korea	8	2.9k 1.7×	1.1k 2.1×	563 1.4×	436 1.3×	354 1.1×	12	4.2k
Domenico Britti Italy	45	1.6k 1.0×	494 1.0×	631 1.6×	531 1.5×	344 1.1×	197	5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Ning Ma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ning Ma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ning Ma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ning Ma 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 Ning Ma. Ning Ma is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hou, Hui, Jingyi Zhou, Changfa Zhang, et al.. (2025). Discovery of 3-(Fluoro-imidazolyl)pyridazine Derivatives as Potent STING Agonists with Antitumor Activity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(10). 9864–9885.

Ma, Ning, Bo Feng, & Ming Li. (2024). Noise Sensitivity in Cataract Patients: A Retrospective Study. Noise and Health. 26(121). 180–185. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Min, Yue Feng, Shumin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Arginine Regulates Skeletal Muscle Fiber Type Formation via mTOR Signaling Pathway. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(11). 6184–6184. 16 indexed citations

Ma, Ning, et al.. (2023). From probiotics to postbiotics: Concepts and applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 92–114. 72 indexed citations breakdown →

Tang, Hongmei, Yun Zhang, Ziling Zeng, et al.. (2023). Astaxanthin attenuated cigarette smoke extract-induced apoptosis via decreasing oxidative DNA damage in airway epithelium. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 167. 115471–115471. 7 indexed citations

Deng, Jun, Hongmei Tang, Yun Zhang, et al.. (2023). House dust mite-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress mediates MUC5AC hypersecretion via TBK1 in airway epithelium. Experimental Lung Research. 49(1). 49–62. 7 indexed citations

Guo, Panpan, et al.. (2023). Electroacupuncture Relieves Visceral Hypersensitivity via Balancing PAR2 and PAR4 in the Descending Pain Modulatory System of Goats. Brain Sciences. 13(6). 922–922. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Yucheng, Ning Ma, Peng Tan, & Xi Ma. (2022). Quorum sensing mediates gut bacterial communication and host-microbiota interaction. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 64(12). 3751–3763. 14 indexed citations

Ma, Ning, et al.. (2022). Dietary nutrition regulates intestinal stem cell homeostasis. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 63(32). 11263–11274. 9 indexed citations

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Ma, Ning & Hanjie Wang. (2021). Advances of Optogenetics in the Regulation of Bacterial Production. Zhongguo shengwu gongcheng zazhi. 41(9). 101–109. 1 indexed citations

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Zhu, Shengwei, et al.. (2020). Metabolites of microbiota response to tryptophan and intestinal mucosal immunity: A therapeutic target to control intestinal inflammation. Medicinal Research Reviews. 41(2). 1061–1088. 126 indexed citations

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Ma, Ning, Ting He, L. J. Johnston, & Xi Ma. (2020). Host–microbiome interactions: the aryl hydrocarbon receptor as a critical node in tryptophan metabolites to brain signaling. Gut Microbes. 11(5). 1203–1219. 113 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lifang, Kecheng Guo, Shigang Yin, et al.. (2020). RNA-Seq Reveals Underlying Transcriptomic Mechanisms of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Regulation of Microglia-Mediated Neuroinflammation After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Stem Cells and Development. 29(9). 562–573. 15 indexed citations

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Wu, Jianmin, Ning Ma, L. J. Johnston, & Xi Ma. (2019). Dietary Nutrients Mediate Intestinal Host Defense Peptide Expression. Advances in Nutrition. 11(1). 92–102. 63 indexed citations

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Wu, Yi, Ning Ma, Peixia Song, et al.. (2019). Grape Seed Proanthocyanidin Affects Lipid Metabolism via Changing Gut Microflora and Enhancing Propionate Production in Weaned Pigs. Journal of Nutrition. 149(9). 1523–1532. 84 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yun, Hongmei Tang, Xiefang Yuan, et al.. (2019). TGF-β3 Induces Autophagic Activity by Increasing ROS Generation in a NOX4-Dependent Pathway. Mediators of Inflammation. 2019. 1–17. 18 indexed citations

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Ma, Ning, Jie Zhang, Rüssel J. Reiter, & Xi Ma. (2019). Melatonin mediates mucosal immune cells, microbial metabolism, and rhythm crosstalk: A therapeutic target to reduce intestinal inflammation. Medicinal Research Reviews. 40(2). 606–632. 125 indexed citations

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Zhou, Dongrui, Honglin Zhang, Aidi Zhang, et al.. (2015). Exposure to soil, house dust and decaying plants increases gut microbial diversity and decreases serum immunoglobulin E levels in BALB /c mice. Environmental Microbiology. 18(5). 1326–1337. 50 indexed citations

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Joly, Sophie, Ning Ma, Jeffrey J. Sadler, et al.. (2009). Cutting Edge: Candida albicans Hyphae Formation Triggers Activation of the Nlrp3 Inflammasome. The Journal of Immunology. 183(6). 3578–3581. 236 indexed citations

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Ma, Ning. (2006). Protective effects of anisodamine on the myocardial experienced ischemia-reperfusion in minipigs. 1 indexed citations

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