Weisheng Lin

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Weisheng Lin is a scholar working on Soil Science, Molecular Biology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Weisheng Lin has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Soil Science, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Weisheng Lin's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (7 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (6 papers). Weisheng Lin is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (16 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (7 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (6 papers). Weisheng Lin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and China. Weisheng Lin's co-authors include Yinfa Ma, Yue‐Wern Huang, Xiao‐Dong Zhou, Yusheng Yang, Min‐Hsiung Pan, Chi‐Tang Ho, Jinsheng Xie, Zhijie Yang, Ekk Sinn and Charles F. Campana and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Weisheng Lin

56 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

In vitro toxicity of silica nanoparticles in human lung c... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 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. In vitro toxicity of silica nanoparticles in human lung cancer cells
    2006 700 citations Weisheng Lin, Yue‐Wern Huang et al. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Weisheng Lin United States 20 891 409 404 384 242 59 2.3k
Ying Yin China 35 755 0.8× 340 0.8× 124 0.3× 556 1.4× 214 0.9× 133 3.4k
Haiyun Zhang China 30 303 0.3× 382 0.9× 154 0.4× 1.3k 3.3× 295 1.2× 125 3.5k
Yang Song China 38 435 0.5× 618 1.5× 609 1.5× 376 1.0× 428 1.8× 145 4.5k
Xiangyu Xu China 23 358 0.4× 400 1.0× 205 0.5× 297 0.8× 221 0.9× 67 1.5k
Xiaoxu Sun China 40 567 0.6× 482 1.2× 139 0.3× 834 2.2× 83 0.3× 156 4.6k
Di Zhang China 34 699 0.8× 689 1.7× 155 0.4× 216 0.6× 215 0.9× 88 3.5k
Jianmin Zhou China 30 562 0.6× 169 0.4× 465 1.2× 568 1.5× 370 1.5× 107 2.8k
Liming Chen China 28 350 0.4× 175 0.4× 102 0.3× 1.1k 3.0× 90 0.4× 131 3.2k
Guanjun Chen China 33 532 0.6× 803 2.0× 363 0.9× 2.0k 5.2× 245 1.0× 227 4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Weisheng Lin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weisheng Lin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weisheng Lin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Weisheng Lin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Weisheng Lin 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 Weisheng Lin. Weisheng Lin 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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Lin, Weisheng, et al.. (2025). 5‐Demethyl‐Polymethoxyflavones Mitigate Obesity by Reducing Adipose Tissue Inflammation, Promoting Browning, and Modulating Gut Microbiota in High‐Fat Diet‐Fed Mice. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 69(12). e70069–e70069. 1 indexed citations
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Koh, Yen‐Chun, et al.. (2025). Nobiletin Enhances Skeletal Muscle Mass and Modulates Bile Acid Composition in Diet-Induced Obese Mice. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(15). 9076–9087. 2 indexed citations
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Lin, Weisheng, Shi-Dong Chen, Decheng Xiong, et al.. (2025). Effects of litter and root inputs on soil microbial community structure in subtropical natural and plantation forests. Plant and Soil. 513(1). 823–838. 5 indexed citations
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Lyu, Maokui, Shi-Dong Chen, Qiufang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Rapid positive response of young trees growth to warming reverses nitrogen loss from subtropical soil. Functional Ecology. 38(5). 1222–1235. 4 indexed citations
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Koh, Yen‐Chun, et al.. (2024). Structural Variances in Curcumin Degradants: Impact on Obesity in Mice. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72(26). 14786–14798. 4 indexed citations
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Koh, Yen‐Chun, Weisheng Lin, Wei J. Chen, et al.. (2024). Efficacy and Mechanism of the Action of Live and Heat-Killed Bacillus coagulans BC198 as Potential Probiotic in Ameliorating Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis in Mice. ACS Omega. 9(9). 10253–10266. 5 indexed citations
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Lin, Weisheng, et al.. (2024). Modulatory Effects of Lactobacillus paracasei-Fermented Turmeric on Metabolic Dysregulation and Gut Microbiota in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity in Mice. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72(32). 17924–17937. 6 indexed citations
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Koh, Yen‐Chun, et al.. (2024). Exploring the Effects of Whole Food‐Based Dragon Fruit on Metabolic Disorders in High‐Fat Diet‐Induced Mice. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 68(21). e2400604–e2400604. 1 indexed citations
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Lin, Weisheng, et al.. (2024). Trans-2-nonadecyl-4-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane (TNHD) purified from freshwater clams markedly alleviates dimethylnitrosamine-induced hepatic fibrosis. Journal of Food and Drug Analysis. 32(1). 1–20. 1 indexed citations
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Lyu, Maokui, Josep Peñuelas, Jordi Sardans, et al.. (2023). Understory ferns removal downregulates microbial carbon use efficiency and carbon accrual in previously degraded lands. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 340. 109631–109631. 12 indexed citations
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Lyu, Maokui, Peter M. Homyak, Jinsheng Xie, et al.. (2023). Litter quality controls tradeoffs in soil carbon decomposition and replenishment in a subtropical forest. Journal of Ecology. 111(10). 2181–2193. 55 indexed citations
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Lin, Weisheng, Wan-Chen Cheng, & Min‐Hsiung Pan. (2023). Virofree Associates with the Modulation of Gut Microbiomes and Alleviation of DSS-Induced IBD Symptoms in Mice. ACS Omega. 8(44). 41427–41437. 3 indexed citations
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Lin, Weisheng, et al.. (2022). Pharmacological bioactivity of enzymatically bio-transformed ginsenosides. Journal of Food Bioactives. 20.
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Yang, Liuming, Maokui Lyu, Xiaojie Li, et al.. (2020). Decline in the contribution of microbial residues to soil organic carbon along a subtropical elevation gradient. The Science of The Total Environment. 749. 141583–141583. 53 indexed citations
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Chen, Shi-Dong, Zhijie Yang, Xiaofei Liu, et al.. (2019). Moss regulates soil evaporation leading to decoupling of soil and near-surface air temperatures. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 19(7). 2903–2912. 7 indexed citations
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Lin, Weisheng, Yue‐Wern Huang, Xiao‐Dong Zhou, & Yinfa Ma. (2006). In vitro toxicity of silica nanoparticles in human lung cancer cells. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 217(3). 252–259. 700 indexed citations breakdown →

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