Wei‐Meng Lim

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Wei‐Meng Lim is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei‐Meng Lim has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Organic Chemistry and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Wei‐Meng Lim's work include Synthesis and biological activity (6 papers), Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (5 papers) and Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (5 papers). Wei‐Meng Lim is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and biological activity (6 papers), Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (5 papers) and Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (5 papers). Wei‐Meng Lim collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, India and China. Wei‐Meng Lim's co-authors include Ling‐Wei Hii, Chee‐Onn Leong, Chin-King Looi, Maxine Swee‐Li Yee, Yih-Yih Kok, Shew Fung Wong, Chiew-Yen Wong, Chun‐Wai Mai, Felicia Fei‐Lei Chung and Kok‐Song Lai and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Wei‐Meng Lim

34 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Impact of Microplastics and Nanoplastics on Human Health 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 200 400 600
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.

  1. Impact of Microplastics and Nanoplastics on Human Health
    2021 628 citations Maxine Swee‐Li Yee, Ling‐Wei Hii et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wei‐Meng Lim Malaysia 14 552 324 321 190 179 37 1.4k
Kathiresan V. Sathasivam Malaysia 25 207 0.4× 157 0.5× 412 1.3× 287 1.5× 233 1.3× 55 1.9k
Qimeng Wang China 19 319 0.6× 120 0.4× 422 1.3× 136 0.7× 165 0.9× 58 1.4k
Carolina Negrei Romania 15 298 0.5× 187 0.6× 180 0.6× 216 1.1× 179 1.0× 35 1.1k
Luigi Mita Italy 22 416 0.8× 160 0.5× 251 0.8× 81 0.4× 111 0.6× 35 1.5k
Athanasia Varvaresou Greece 15 226 0.4× 110 0.3× 186 0.6× 98 0.5× 72 0.4× 48 949
Lulu Hou China 22 361 0.7× 103 0.3× 463 1.4× 268 1.4× 231 1.3× 57 1.5k
Linda Böhmert Germany 22 1.2k 2.1× 644 2.0× 154 0.5× 418 2.2× 484 2.7× 46 2.0k
Adithan Aravinthan South Korea 24 204 0.4× 123 0.4× 524 1.6× 273 1.4× 235 1.3× 55 1.8k
Soo‐Jin Yeom South Korea 27 244 0.4× 108 0.3× 1.2k 3.8× 179 0.9× 336 1.9× 102 2.2k
Nadia Diano Italy 29 470 0.9× 69 0.2× 490 1.5× 99 0.5× 205 1.1× 74 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei‐Meng Lim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei‐Meng Lim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wei‐Meng Lim. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Wei‐Meng Lim. The network helps show where Wei‐Meng Lim may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei‐Meng Lim

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

All Works

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Lee, Eleanor S., Chin-King Looi, Yik-Ling Chew, et al.. (2025). Targeting radiotherapy-induced inflammation in cancer metastasis: insights into immune modulation, therapeutic opportunities and radiogenomics. Frontiers in Oncology. 15. 1682522–1682522.
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Liew, Yun Khoon, et al.. (2025). Alginate‐Chitosan Hydrogel Loaded With Chrysin, Curcumin, and Montmorillonite for Wound Healing Applications. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 142(47). 1 indexed citations
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Lim, Wei‐Meng, et al.. (2025). Comparative physicochemical, microbiological, pharmacological, and toxicological evaluations of different varieties of honey targeting wound repairment. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 65. 103544–103544. 1 indexed citations
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Hii, Ling‐Wei, et al.. (2024). Polyethylene glycol-phospholipid functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes for enhanced siRNA systemic delivery. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 30098–30098. 3 indexed citations
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Pandey, Manisha, Hira Choudhury, Wei‐Meng Lim, et al.. (2023). A stimuli-responsive in situ spray hydrogel co-loaded with naringenin and gentamicin for chronic wounds. Open Chemistry. 21(1). 8 indexed citations
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Mai, Chun‐Wai, Felicia Fei‐Lei Chung, Alan Soo Beng Khoo, et al.. (2022). Functional Roles of JNK and p38 MAPK Signaling in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(3). 1108–1108. 106 indexed citations
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Choudhury, Hira, et al.. (2022). Stimuli-Responsive in situ Spray Gel of Miconazole Nitrate for Vaginal Candidiasis. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 112(2). 562–572. 16 indexed citations
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Lim, Wei‐Meng, et al.. (2022). Targeting pancreatic cancer immune evasion by inhibiting histone deacetylases. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 28(18). 1934–1945. 17 indexed citations
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Looi, Chin-King, Ling‐Wei Hii, Felicia Fei‐Lei Chung, et al.. (2021). Roles of Inflammasomes in Epstein–Barr Virus-Associated Nasopharyngeal Cancer. Cancers. 13(8). 1786–1786. 20 indexed citations
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Hii, Ling‐Wei, Chun‐Wai Mai, Wei‐Meng Lim, et al.. (2021). Monomeric, Dimeric, and Trimeric Tropane Alkaloids from Pellacalyx saccardianus. Journal of Natural Products. 84(8). 2272–2281. 6 indexed citations
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Chung, Ivy, Azad Hassan Abdul Razack, Felicia Fei‐Lei Chung, et al.. (2021). Inhibition of Janus Kinase 1 synergizes docetaxel sensitivity in prostate cancer cells. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 25(17). 8187–8200. 8 indexed citations
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Bhattamisra, Subrat Kumar, Hira Choudhury, Wei‐Meng Lim, et al.. (2020). Nose to brain delivery of rotigotine loaded chitosan nanoparticles in human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells and animal model of Parkinson's disease. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 579. 119148–119148. 127 indexed citations
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Gan, Sook Yee, et al.. (2020). Self-reported perception of a Dedicated research semester in Pharmacy curriculum in enhancing research competencies. The Asia Pacific Scholar. 5(3). 42–53. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Shun-Kai, Khatijah Yusoff, Chun‐Wai Mai, et al.. (2017). Additivity vs Synergism: Investigation of the Additive Interaction of Cinnamon Bark Oil and Meropenem in Combinatory Therapy. Molecules. 22(11). 1733–1733. 51 indexed citations
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Lim, Wei‐Meng, et al.. (2014). Formulation and delivery of itraconazole to the brain using a nanolipid carrier system. International Journal of Nanomedicine. 9. 2117–2117. 81 indexed citations

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