Wenjun Mao

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
147 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Wenjun Mao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aquatic Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenjun Mao has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Aquatic Science and 33 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Wenjun Mao's work include Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (37 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (31 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (18 papers). Wenjun Mao is often cited by papers focused on Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (37 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (31 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (18 papers). Wenjun Mao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Wenjun Mao's co-authors include Yin Chen, Xiaohui Qi, Na Li, Hongyan Li, Yanli Chen, Shoudong Guo, Chunqi Zhao, Shuyao Wang, Yuan Wan and Sujian Cao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Wenjun Mao

135 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The role of lipid metabolic reprogramming in tumor microenvironment

2023 125 citations Ruixin Wang, Guanyu Jiang et al. Theranostics profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Wenjun Mao	1.3k	1.2k	1.2k	535	449	147	4.3k
Eun‐A Kim	900 0.7×	960 0.8×	349 0.3×	231 0.4×	160 0.4×	191	3.4k
Tae‐Hoo Yi	304 0.2×	2.0k 1.7×	724 0.6×	317 0.6×	378 0.8×	226	4.5k
Muhammad Saeed	349 0.3×	1.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	188 0.4×	661 1.5×	238	5.1k
Guoyun Li	983 0.8×	1.7k 1.5×	373 0.3×	121 0.2×	568 1.3×	97	3.7k
Qian Li	299 0.2×	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	299 0.6×	838 1.9×	160	3.9k
Saad Alkahtani	239 0.2×	1.0k 0.9×	988 0.9×	247 0.5×	358 0.8×	229	4.9k
Marcellus Henrique Loiola Ponte de Souza	418 0.3×	938 0.8×	404 0.4×	267 0.5×	317 0.7×	157	3.6k
Xiao‐Ping Lai	298 0.2×	2.2k 1.9×	1.3k 1.1×	821 1.5×	805 1.8×	181	5.5k
Whasun Lim	196 0.2×	2.4k 2.1×	1.0k 0.9×	412 0.8×	282 0.6×	303	6.2k
Xiaolin Chen	366 0.3×	822 0.7×	631 0.5×	122 0.2×	218 0.5×	161	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Wenjun Mao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenjun Mao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenjun Mao

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Jiwei, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the new chapter in nanobody engineering: advances in traditional construction and AI-driven optimization. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 23(1). 87–87. 13 indexed citations

Xie, Xiaowen, et al.. (2025). Bridging epigenomics and tumor immunometabolism: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications. Molecular Cancer. 24(1). 71–71. 3 indexed citations

Mao, Wenjun, Tianyuan Zhang, & Qian Tan. (2025). Spatio-temporal heterogeneity of multi-period efficiency in an urban water-energy-food nexus system. Journal of Cleaner Production. 521. 146244–146244. 1 indexed citations

Zhuang, Yuan, Peng Luo, Jinhua Luo, et al.. (2025). SPP1 ⁺ TAM: CD8 ⁺ T Cell Crosstalk Associates with Blocking Radiotherapy Efficacy in Lung Cancer. Research. 8. 851–851.

Chen, Yundi, Le Wang, Yu Xu, Wenjun Mao, & Yuan Wan. (2024). Ultrasonication outperforms electroporation for extracellular vesicle cargo depletion. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100052–100052. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaokun, et al.. (2024). Microbiome and lung cancer: carcinogenic mechanisms, early cancer diagnosis, and promising microbial therapies. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 196. 104322–104322. 12 indexed citations

Mei, Jie, Yun Cai, Ying Jiang, et al.. (2024). High B7-H3 expression with low PD-L1 expression identifies armored-cold tumors in triple-negative breast cancer. npj Breast Cancer. 10(1). 11–11. 25 indexed citations

Chen, Jing, Wenlong Hu, Junjie Zhang, et al.. (2024). Salvage surgery and conversion surgery for patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer: a narrative review. International Journal of Surgery. 111(1). 1032–1041. 1 indexed citations

Dong, Guanglong, et al.. (2024). Revolutionizing cancer treatment: the emerging potential and potential challenges of in vivo self-processed CAR cell therapy. Theranostics. 14(19). 7424–7447. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Kewei, Chao Deng, Feng‐Lai Yuan, et al.. (2023). Pan-cancer analysis of NFE2L2 mutations identifies a subset of lung cancers with distinct genomic and improved immunotherapy outcomes. Cancer Cell International. 23(1). 229–229. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Lixue, Guosheng Wang, Wenjun Mao, et al.. (2023). Bioinspired engineering of fusogen and targeting moiety equipped nanovesicles. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3366–3366. 45 indexed citations

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Jiang, Guanyu, et al.. (2023). Recurrent lung adenocarcinoma benefits from microwave ablation following multidisciplinary treatments: A case with long-term survival. Frontiers in Surgery. 9. 1038219–1038219. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Yundi, et al.. (2023). Untangling the web of intratumor microbiota in lung cancer. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer. 1878(6). 189025–189025. 14 indexed citations

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Qin, Ling, Yajing Yang, & Wenjun Mao. (2023). Anticoagulant Property of a Sulfated Polysaccharide with Unique Structural Characteristics from the Green Alga Chaetomorpha aerea. Marine Drugs. 21(2). 88–88. 18 indexed citations

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Tian, Yingying, et al.. (2023). Anti-Diabetic Activity of a Novel Exopolysaccharide Produced by the Mangrove Endophytic Fungus Penicillium janthinellum N29. Marine Drugs. 21(5). 270–270. 21 indexed citations

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Agyapong, Belinda, Ejemai Eboreime, Reham Shalaby, et al.. (2023). Mental Health Impacts of Wildfire, Flooding and COVID-19: on educators: A Comparative Study. European Psychiatry. 66(S1). S949–S950.

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Tian, Dong, et al.. (2022). Prognostic Value of GIMAP4 and Its Role in Promoting Immune Cell Infiltration into Tumor Microenvironment of Lung Adenocarcinoma. BioMed Research International. 2022(1). 7 indexed citations

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Mao, Wenjun, et al.. (2021). Germline mutation analyses of malignant ground glass opacity nodules in non-smoking lung adenocarcinoma patients. PeerJ. 9. e12048–e12048. 1 indexed citations

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Mao, Wenjun, et al.. (2017). Establishment of uracil auxotrophic dikaryotic strains of <i>Lentinula edodes</i> by crossbreeding. Breeding Science. 67(2). 135–139. 1 indexed citations

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Mao, Wenjun. (2016). Difficulties and countermeasures of lung transplantation in China. 3(1). 1–6. 2 indexed citations

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