Yan Meng

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
100 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Yan Meng is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Meng has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Biomaterials, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Yan Meng's work include Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (12 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (8 papers) and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (8 papers). Yan Meng is often cited by papers focused on Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (12 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (8 papers) and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (8 papers). Yan Meng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yan Meng's co-authors include Xiaojuan Xu, Lina Zhang, Minghua Liu, Jian Jiang, Mingxiang Zhang, Lijun Yang, Yuan Zhang, Dongqi Tang, Li Zhang and Lei Qi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yan Meng

90 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Irisin Stimulates Browning of White Adipocytes Through Mi... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2020 100 200 300 400 500
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. Irisin Stimulates Browning of White Adipocytes Through Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase p38 MAP Kinase and ERK MAP Kinase Signaling
    2013 591 citations Yan Meng et al. profile →
  2. Recent Advances in Chain Conformation and Bioactivities of Triple-Helix Polysaccharides
    2020 248 citations Yan Meng, Xiaojuan Xu 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
Yan Meng China 23 722 672 440 386 355 100 2.7k
Xiaoyu Xu China 32 1.6k 2.2× 254 0.4× 379 0.9× 239 0.6× 151 0.4× 224 4.1k
Xiaofei Chen China 36 2.2k 3.1× 156 0.2× 251 0.6× 153 0.4× 273 0.8× 203 4.2k
Vincent H.L. Lee United States 39 1.8k 2.5× 283 0.4× 111 0.3× 437 1.1× 271 0.8× 136 5.7k
Takahiro Seki Japan 30 2.5k 3.5× 649 1.0× 153 0.3× 333 0.9× 321 0.9× 59 4.8k
Kazumi Sasamoto Japan 18 1.3k 1.8× 677 1.0× 180 0.4× 151 0.4× 338 1.0× 49 3.3k
Bingfang Yan United States 41 2.0k 2.7× 213 0.3× 265 0.6× 365 0.9× 121 0.3× 109 5.7k
Laura Masuelli Italy 37 1.9k 2.6× 274 0.4× 203 0.5× 239 0.6× 119 0.3× 128 3.9k
Jianyou Shi China 31 1.8k 2.5× 153 0.2× 269 0.6× 186 0.5× 464 1.3× 143 3.5k
Yosra S.R. Elnaggar Egypt 32 740 1.0× 140 0.2× 162 0.4× 545 1.4× 212 0.6× 60 3.0k
Fen Yang China 29 1.1k 1.6× 448 0.7× 340 0.8× 259 0.7× 140 0.4× 84 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Meng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Meng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yan Meng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yan Meng 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 Yan Meng. Yan Meng 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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Liu, Qian, Lijuan Zhang, Cong Chang, et al.. (2025). Green fabrication of antimicrobial film for food preservation by polysaccharides from Poria Cocos. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 309(Pt 4). 143131–143131. 6 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xinying, et al.. (2025). Pickering Emulsions Based on Gelatin/Tannic Acid/Hyaluronic Acid Nanocomplexes for Enhanced Emulsifying, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Properties. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 8(18). 9130–9144. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Qian, et al.. (2025). The factors influencing the synthesis of silver nanoparticles using natural polysaccharides. New Journal of Chemistry. 49(25). 10597–10607.
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Shi, Zujin, Yi Wan, Junjie Fu, et al.. (2025). Injectable and Wet-Adhesive Coacervate with Enhanced Photothermal Properties for Localized Tumor Treatment. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 7(14). 9180–9193.
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Chen, Zhiwei, L. Zhou, Qi Wang, et al.. (2025). Tannic acid prevents UVB-induced skin photoaging by regulating ferroptosis through NRF2/SLC7A11/GPX4 signaling. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 273. 113309–113309.
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Hu, Mingjie, Kexing Wang, Zhenpeng Qiu, et al.. (2024). The β-glucan nanotube carrier achieves detoxification and efficacy enhancement of celastrol in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma therapy by increasing targeted controlled release and macrophage polarization. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 280(Pt 3). 135848–135848. 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Siying, et al.. (2024). Development of Dual-Targeted Mixed Micelles Loaded with Celastrol and Evaluation on Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Therapy. Pharmaceutics. 16(9). 1174–1174. 4 indexed citations
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Jiang, Wei, Qian Liu, Xinyan Chen, et al.. (2024). One-step construction of silver nanoparticles immersed hydrogels by triple-helix β-glucans and the application in infectious wound healing. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 282(Pt 4). 137146–137146. 9 indexed citations
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Xue, Mingyang, Yuding Fan, Yan Meng, et al.. (2023). Morganella morganii, a bacterial pathogen in diseased Chinese soft-shelled turtles (Pelodiscus sinensis). Aquaculture. 579. 740190–740190. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuxuan, Mitko Aleksandrov, Zhi‐Hua Hu, et al.. (2023). Accurate light field depth estimation under occlusion. Pattern Recognition. 138. 109415–109415. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Hui, et al.. (2023). Inhibition of human cervical cancer development through p53-dependent pathways induced by the specified triple helical β-glucan. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 251. 126222–126222. 9 indexed citations
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Huang, Xinyu, Luxi Zhang, Junjie Hu, et al.. (2023). Formulation and evaluation of a two-stage targeted liposome coated with hyaluronic acid for improving lung cancer chemotherapy and overcoming multidrug resistance. Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition. 34(14). 1928–1951. 5 indexed citations
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Gao, Ziwei, Wei Yuan, Xuelian Wang, et al.. (2023). Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Action Mechanism Study of New Mitochondria‐Targeted Curcumin Derivative as Potential Antitumor Drugs. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 20(7). e202300086–e202300086. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Yuanchao, Yan Meng, Xiaofan Li, Jing Sun, & Xin Li. (2023). FeN4-embedded warped nanographene as a potential candidate for scavenging and detecting sulfur-based gases: A DFT study. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(3). 109705–109705. 5 indexed citations
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Lei, Yujie, Shihong Chen, Xuan Zeng, et al.. (2022). Angiopep‐2 and cyclic RGD dual‐targeting ligand modified micelles across the blood–brain barrier for improved anti‐tumor activity. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 139(24). 6 indexed citations
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Meng, Yan, Yu-Jie Xu, Baohui Zhang, et al.. (2020). Study on the Anti-inflammatory Activity and Mechanism of Different Components from Codonopsis Radix Polysaccharides. Zhongguo yaofang. 1348–1352. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Chenchen, Penglei Chen, Yan Meng, & Minghua Liu. (2019). Spreading Films of Anthracene-Containing Gelator Molecules at the Air/Water Interface: Nanorod and Circularly Polarized Luminescence. Langmuir. 35(7). 2772–2779. 13 indexed citations

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