Ning Ma

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
79 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Ning Ma is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Ma has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 11 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ning Ma's work include Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (13 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (11 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (7 papers). Ning Ma is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (13 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (11 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (7 papers). Ning Ma collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Ning Ma's co-authors include Nagarajan Vaidehi, Arjan van der Vaart, Christopher G. Tate, Jun Liu, Lin Xu, Jiansong Zhou, Jianli Yang, Lingjiang Li, Cai‐Lan Hou and Yan Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ning Ma

76 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

Complete bio-degradation of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) via engineered cutinases

2023 114 citations Ning Ma et al. Nature Communications profile →
Structural basis of odorant recognition by a human odorant receptor

2023 103 citations Christian B. Billesbølle, Claire A. de March et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ning Ma United States	21	626	208	161	160	129	79	1.3k
Wen Li China	26	1.0k 1.7×	292 1.4×	98 0.6×	120 0.8×	91 0.7×	95	2.4k
Yuanyuan Huang China	27	892 1.4×	127 0.6×	246 1.5×	180 1.1×	95 0.7×	81	2.9k
Chun Yang United States	23	351 0.6×	472 2.3×	97 0.6×	91 0.6×	56 0.4×	50	1.7k
Gholam Hossein Riazi Iran	27	714 1.1×	119 0.6×	229 1.4×	206 1.3×	130 1.0×	140	2.1k
Stéphane Gaillard France	23	721 1.2×	300 1.4×	102 0.6×	83 0.5×	53 0.4×	46	2.2k
Michael Chen United States	21	994 1.6×	648 3.1×	126 0.8×	65 0.4×	80 0.6×	59	2.3k
Yanyan Qiu China	32	1.0k 1.6×	301 1.4×	298 1.9×	94 0.6×	195 1.5×	82	2.3k
Wenliang Ji China	25	520 0.8×	322 1.5×	440 2.7×	60 0.4×	31 0.2×	95	2.0k
Fei Yan China	27	251 0.4×	119 0.6×	213 1.3×	51 0.3×	157 1.2×	84	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ning Ma

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ma, Ning, S. Bhattacharya, Zuzana Jandová, et al.. (2025). Frustration in the protein-protein interface plays a central role in the cooperativity of PROTAC ternary complexes. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8595–8595. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Yuanyuan, Zhifeng Ma, Libin Li, et al.. (2025). The importance of alkali cations in manganese-catalyzed enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of ketones: An insight into the effect of “NH” and “C N” groups in ligands. Journal of Catalysis. 444. 115998–115998. 4 indexed citations

Ma, Ning, et al.. (2024). Study on the effect of aging heat treatment temperature on the microstructure and properties of soluble Al-Zn-Mg-Ga-In-Sn aluminum alloys in solid solution state. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1005. 176048–176048. 9 indexed citations

Zhu, Jianfeng, et al.. (2024). Characterization and hydrolysis mechanism of soluble Al-Mg-Ga-Sn alloys in hydraulic fracturing applications. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 998. 174891–174891. 4 indexed citations

Ma, Ning, Bassem Ben Cheikh, Jacky Y. Suen, et al.. (2024). Protocol for high-plex, whole-slide imaging of human formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue using PhenoCycler-Fusion. STAR Protocols. 5(3). 103226–103226. 8 indexed citations

Ma, Ning, et al.. (2024). Effect of Mg on Plasticity and Microstructure of Al-Mg-Ga-Sn-In Soluble Aluminum Alloy. Materials. 17(21). 5287–5287. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yuanyuan, Ning Ma, Xiuli Yan, et al.. (2024). Ligand‐promoted dehydrogenative coupling of γ‐/β‐amino alcohols with ketones to N‐heterocycles via molybdenum catalysts. Applied Organometallic Chemistry. 38(6). 2 indexed citations

Ripoll, Léa, Chloe J. Peach, Ning Ma, et al.. (2024). Myosin VI drives arrestin-independent internalization and signaling of GPCRs. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10636–10636. 4 indexed citations

Krumm, B., Nicholas J. Kapolka, W.H. Ludlam, et al.. (2024). A neurodevelopmental disorder mutation locks G proteins in the transitory pre-activated state. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6643–6643. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Ziyu, et al.. (2024). ScCO₂-processed thermoplastic starch/chitosan oligosaccharide blown films and their oxygen barrier or antibacterial applications. Journal of Polymer Engineering.

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Gusach, Anastasiia, Yang Lee, Ning Ma, et al.. (2024). Molecular recognition of an odorant by the murine trace amine-associated receptor TAAR7f. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7555–7555. 3 indexed citations

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March, Claire A. de, Ning Ma, Christian B. Billesbølle, et al.. (2024). Engineered odorant receptors illuminate the basis of odour discrimination. Nature. 635(8038). 499–508. 9 indexed citations

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Ma, Ning, et al.. (2023). Autoregulation of GPCR signalling through the third intracellular loop. Nature. 615(7953). 734–741. 52 indexed citations

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Cui, Meng, et al.. (2023). Molecular annotation of G protein variants in a neurological disorder. Cell Reports. 42(12). 113462–113462. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Zheng, Ning Ma, Ming Liu, et al.. (2023). Robust and efficient transfer hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds catalyzed by NN-Mn(i) complexes. Dalton Transactions. 52(30). 10574–10583. 12 indexed citations

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Ma, Ning, Nadia Arang, Ajit Prakash, et al.. (2023). Catalytic site mutations confer multiple states of G protein activation. Science Signaling. 16(772). eabq7842–eabq7842. 11 indexed citations

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Billesbølle, Christian B., Claire A. de March, Wijnand J. C. van der Velden, et al.. (2023). Structural basis of odorant recognition by a human odorant receptor. Nature. 615(7953). 742–749. 103 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sandhu, Manbir, Ning Ma, Yoon Namkung, et al.. (2022). Dynamic spatiotemporal determinants modulate GPCR:G protein coupling selectivity and promiscuity. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7428–7428. 32 indexed citations

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Cao, Pei, et al.. (2019). Assessment of dietary exposure of young Chinese children to aluminium residues. Food Additives & Contaminants Part A. 36(4). 582–591. 5 indexed citations

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Ma, Ning, et al.. (2016). The Identification of Interaction with PAP3 and PPI Protein in Pepper. 43(3). 570. 1 indexed citations

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