Xiannan Meng

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 954 citations indexed

About

Xiannan Meng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Environmental Chemistry and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiannan Meng has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 954 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 5 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Xiannan Meng's work include Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (5 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (4 papers) and Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (4 papers). Xiannan Meng is often cited by papers focused on Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (5 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (4 papers) and Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (4 papers). Xiannan Meng collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Sweden. Xiannan Meng's co-authors include Xiaodong Han, Tan Ma, Yuan Zhou, Jie Ding, Haibo Jin, Zhenyu Liu, Yabing Chen, Dongmei Li, Zou Xiang and Ling Zhang 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

Xiannan Meng

24 papers receiving 943 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.

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
Xiannan Meng China	15	453	232	216	152	139	25	954
Tan Ma China	13	497 1.1×	310 1.3×	165 0.8×	156 1.0×	152 1.1×	22	928
Yabing Chen China	18	791 1.7×	296 1.3×	482 2.2×	243 1.6×	262 1.9×	36	1.8k
Xue Wen China	16	268 0.6×	104 0.4×	170 0.8×	72 0.5×	143 1.0×	33	845
Ting Zhu China	17	252 0.6×	76 0.3×	325 1.5×	94 0.6×	133 1.0×	37	1.2k
Alice Law Hong Kong	16	133 0.3×	172 0.7×	368 1.7×	78 0.5×	48 0.3×	27	1.2k
Yuhan Ma China	8	276 0.6×	72 0.3×	127 0.6×	87 0.6×	107 0.8×	17	472
Mingqi Cai China	15	977 2.2×	244 1.1×	123 0.6×	303 2.0×	491 3.5×	31	1.4k
Tanja Kögel Norway	19	631 1.4×	172 0.7×	338 1.6×	361 2.4×	158 1.1×	39	1.4k
Dandan Gao China	14	369 0.8×	100 0.4×	40 0.2×	93 0.6×	168 1.2×	35	564

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiannan Meng

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Li, Wei, et al.. (2025). Therapeutic intervention with anti-TNF alleviates colonic and hepatic toxicity induced by perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 296. 118125–118125. 2 indexed citations

Meng, Xiannan, Tao Dong, Zixuan Liu, et al.. (2025). NAT10-mediated N4-acetylcytidine (ac4C) modification of PIK3R2 mRNA promotes malignant progression of glioblastoma. Cell Death and Disease. 17(1). 106–106.

Meng, Xiannan, et al.. (2025). A novel peptide encoded by circSRCAP confers resistance to enzalutamide by inhibiting the ubiquitin-dependent degradation of AR-V7 in castration-resistant prostate cancer. Journal of Translational Medicine. 23(1). 108–108. 2 indexed citations

Meng, Xiannan, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms of colon toxicity induced by long-term perfluorooctanoic acid exposure in mice. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 282. 116762–116762. 5 indexed citations

Shao, Zhiying, Xiannan Meng, Minle Li, et al.. (2023). The role of transcription factor Yin Yang‐1 in colorectal cancer. Cancer Medicine. 12(10). 11177–11190. 8 indexed citations

Meng, Xiannan, et al.. (2023). Microcystin-LR induces lactate production disruption via altering the m6A modification in Sertoli cells. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 263. 115288–115288. 3 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, 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

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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Gu, Shen, Minghao Yan, Cong Wang, et al.. (2020). Microcystin-leucine-arginine induces liver fibrosis by activating the Hedgehog pathway in hepatic stellate cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 533(4). 770–778. 18 indexed citations

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Pan, Chun, Ling Zhang, Xiannan Meng, et al.. (2020). Chronic exposure to microcystin-LR increases the risk of prostate cancer and induces malignant transformation of human prostate epithelial cells. Chemosphere. 263. 128295–128295. 38 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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Zhang, Ling, Xiannan Meng, Chun Pan, et al.. (2019). piR-31470 epigenetically suppresses the expression of glutathione S-transferase pi 1 in prostate cancer via DNA methylation. Cellular Signalling. 67. 109501–109501. 46 indexed citations

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Meng, Xiannan, et al.. (2019). A transcriptomic regulatory network among miRNAs, piRNAs, circRNAs, lncRNAs and mRNAs regulates microcystin-leucine arginine (MC-LR)-induced male reproductive toxicity. The Science of The Total Environment. 667. 563–577. 31 indexed citations

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Yan, Minghao, Shen Gu, Yuan Zhou, Xiannan Meng, & Xiaodong Han. (2019). The role of ERK-RSK signaling in the proliferation of intrahepatic biliary epithelial cells exposed to microcystin-leucine arginine. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 521(2). 492–498. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ling, et al.. (2017). From the Cover: Roles of mmu_piR_003399 in Microcystin-Leucine Arginine-Induced Reproductive Toxicity in the Spermatogonial Cells and Testis. Toxicological Sciences. 161(1). 159–170. 20 indexed citations

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Wang, Cong, Shen Gu, Zou Xiang, et al.. (2016). The toxic effects of microcystin-LR on mouse lungs and alveolar type II epithelial cells. Toxicon. 115. 81–88. 35 indexed citations

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Wang, Lihui, Pan Zhang, Xiannan Meng, et al.. (2015). Correlation between the germline methylation status in ERβ promoter and the risk in prostate cancer: a prospective study. Familial Cancer. 15(2). 309–315. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhifang, Peng Chen, Cuishan Guo, Xiannan Meng, & Danbo Wang. (2014). Effect of LIM kinase 1 overexpression on behaviour of endometriosis-derived stromal cells. Cell and Tissue Research. 359(3). 885–893. 8 indexed citations

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