Tan Ma

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 928 citations indexed

About

Tan Ma is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Tan Ma has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 928 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 5 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Tan Ma's work include Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (8 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (4 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (4 papers). Tan Ma is often cited by papers focused on Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (8 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (4 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (4 papers). Tan Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Sweden. Tan Ma's co-authors include Xiaodong Han, Jie Ding, Yabing Chen, Yuan Zhou, Xiannan Meng, Haibo Jin, Zhenyu Liu, Dongmei Li, Jiwei Hou and Zou Xiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Tan Ma

20 papers receiving 921 citations

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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.

Polystyrene microplastics induced male reproductive toxicity in mice

2020 495 citations Haibo Jin, Tan Ma et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tan Ma China	13	497	310	165	156	152	22	928
Xiannan Meng China	15	453 0.9×	232 0.7×	216 1.3×	152 1.0×	139 0.9×	25	954
Leonie Aengenheister Switzerland	15	266 0.5×	222 0.7×	92 0.6×	133 0.9×	256 1.7×	20	846
Yabing Chen China	18	791 1.6×	296 1.0×	482 2.9×	243 1.6×	262 1.7×	36	1.8k
Yizhou Zhong China	15	689 1.4×	187 0.6×	163 1.0×	185 1.2×	264 1.7×	33	1.1k
Jin Soo Choi South Korea	18	632 1.3×	174 0.6×	187 1.1×	270 1.7×	277 1.8×	48	1.2k
Boxuan Liang China	15	829 1.7×	228 0.7×	152 0.9×	234 1.5×	316 2.1×	34	1.3k
Haibo Jin China	15	777 1.6×	351 1.1×	133 0.8×	261 1.7×	246 1.6×	32	1.2k
Gabriel Ribeiro Júnior Brazil	7	848 1.7×	285 0.9×	68 0.4×	512 3.3×	129 0.8×	9	1.1k
Alessia Belloni Italy	11	470 0.9×	112 0.4×	109 0.7×	295 1.9×	69 0.5×	24	910

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ma, Tan, et al.. (2026). Polylactic acid microplastic exposure induced male reproductive toxicity and decreased testosterone levels by accelerating Leydig cell senescence. Environmental Pollution. 395. 127778–127778.

Zhou, Qi, et al.. (2025). Embryonic exposure to GenX causes reproductive toxicity by disrupting the formation of the blood-testis barrier in mouse offspring. Toxicology. 515. 154161–154161. 1 indexed citations

Ma, Tan, Liang Kong, Haibo Jin, et al.. (2024). Combined exposure of PS-MPs with NaF induces Sertoli cell death and dysfunction via ferroptosis and apoptosis. Toxicology. 506. 153849–153849. 7 indexed citations

Jin, Haibo, Bowen Xue, Tan Ma, et al.. (2024). Polystyrene microplastics induced spermatogenesis disorder via disrupting mitochondrial function through the regulation of the Sirt1-Pgc1α signaling pathway in male mice. Environmental Pollution. 364(Pt 2). 125364–125364. 5 indexed citations

Ma, Tan, et al.. (2023). Polystyrene nanoplastics aggravated dibutyl phthalate-induced blood-testis barrier dysfunction via suppressing autophagy in male mice. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 264. 115403–115403. 31 indexed citations

Ma, Tan, Bo Wang, Feng‐Lian Yang, et al.. (2023). Environmentally relevant perinatal exposure to DBP accelerated spermatogenesis by promoting the glycolipid metabolism of Sertoli cells in male offspring mice. Toxicology Letters. 377. 16–28. 6 indexed citations

Zhou, Yue, et al.. (2023). S100 proteins in cardiovascular diseases. Molecular Medicine. 29(1). 68–68. 12 indexed citations

Chen, Junhan, et al.. (2022). Maternal DBP exposure promotes synaptic formation in offspring by activating astrocytes via the AKT/NF-κB/IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway. The Science of The Total Environment. 829. 154437–154437. 11 indexed citations

Ma, Tan, Yuan Zhou, Haibo Jin, et al.. (2021). Environmentally relevant perinatal exposure to DBP disturbs testicular development and puberty onset in male mice. Toxicology. 459. 152860–152860. 21 indexed citations

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Wang, Bo, Weidong Gan, Xiaodong Han, et al.. (2021). The positive regulation loop between NRF1 and NONO-TFE3 fusion promotes phase separation and aggregation of NONO-TFE3 in NONO-TFE3 tRCC. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 176. 437–447. 17 indexed citations

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Ma, Tan, Jiwei Hou, Yuan Zhou, et al.. (2020). Dibutyl phthalate promotes juvenile Sertoli cell proliferation by decreasing the levels of the E3 ubiquitin ligase Pellino 2. Environmental Health. 19(1). 87–87. 17 indexed citations

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Ma, Tan, Yuan Zhou, Xiannan Meng, et al.. (2020). Maternal Exposure to Di-n-butyl Phthalate Promotes the Formation of Testicular Tight Junctions through Downregulation of NF-κB/COX-2/PGE₂/MMP-2 in Mouse Offspring. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(13). 8245–8258. 21 indexed citations

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Meng, Xiannan, Ling Zhang, Jiwei Hou, et al.. (2020). The mechanisms in the altered ontogenetic development and lung-related pathology in microcystin-leucine arginine (MC-LR)-paternal-exposed offspring mice. The Science of The Total Environment. 736. 139678–139678. 18 indexed citations

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Jin, Haibo, Jiwei Hou, Xiannan Meng, et al.. (2020). Microcystin-leucine arginine induced the apoptosis of GnRH neurons by activating the endoplasmic reticulum stress resulting in a decrease of serum testosterone level in mice. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 208. 111748–111748. 15 indexed citations

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Jin, Haibo, Tan Ma, Zhenyu Liu, et al.. (2020). Polystyrene microplastics induced male reproductive toxicity in mice. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 401(Pt C). 123430–123430. 495 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jin, Haibo, Bo Wang, Jiwei Hou, et al.. (2019). The mechanism of Oatp1a5-mediated microcystin-leucine arginine entering into GnRH neurons. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 184. 109614–109614. 11 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yuan, Tan Ma, Minghao Yan, et al.. (2019). Exposure of DBP in gestation induces inflammation of testicular Sertoli cells in progeny by activating NLRP3 inflammasomes. The Science of The Total Environment. 707. 136139–136139. 27 indexed citations

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Yin, Xiaoqin, Tan Ma, Jie Ding, et al.. (2017). MiR-301b-3p/3584-5p enhances low-dose mono-n-butyl phthalate (MBP)–induced proliferation by targeting Rasd1 in Sertoli cells. Toxicology in Vitro. 47. 79–88. 21 indexed citations

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Hou, Jiwei, Tan Ma, Honghui Cao, et al.. (2017). TNF‐α‐induced NF‐κB activation promotes myofibroblast differentiation of LR‐MSCs and exacerbates bleomycin‐induced pulmonary fibrosis. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 233(3). 2409–2419. 136 indexed citations

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Ma, Tan, Xiaoqin Yin, Jie Ding, et al.. (2017). Effects of In Utero Exposure to Di-n-Butyl Phthalate on Testicular Development in Rat. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 14(10). 1284–1284. 38 indexed citations

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