Yifan Meng

716 total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 534 citations indexed

About

Yifan Meng is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Biomedical Engineering and Catalysis. According to data from OpenAlex, Yifan Meng has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 534 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Spectroscopy, 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 4 papers in Catalysis. Recurrent topics in Yifan Meng's work include Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (10 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (3 papers) and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (3 papers). Yifan Meng is often cited by papers focused on Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (10 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (3 papers) and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (3 papers). Yifan Meng collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and India. Yifan Meng's co-authors include Richard N. Zare, Elumalai Gnanamani, Xiaowei Song, Dong Xing, Xinxing Zhang, Yuan Xu, Yu Xia, Jing Xie, Ke Gong and Wei Hang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Yifan Meng

18 papers receiving 528 citations

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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.

Spraying of water microdroplets forms luminescence and causes chemical reactions in surrounding gas

2025 34 citations Yifan Meng, Yu Xia et al. Science Advances profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yifan Meng United States	11	136	129	108	106	74	22	534
Ruijing Wang China	10	126 0.9×	81 0.6×	170 1.6×	128 1.2×	69 0.9×	15	535
Dong Xing China	12	193 1.4×	129 1.0×	117 1.1×	234 2.2×	94 1.3×	20	750
Lingqi Qiu United States	12	185 1.4×	183 1.4×	123 1.1×	74 0.7×	93 1.3×	17	607
Brett M. Marsh United States	14	75 0.6×	218 1.7×	56 0.5×	90 0.8×	143 1.9×	26	524
Christian F. Chamberlayne United States	10	128 0.9×	58 0.4×	85 0.8×	97 0.9×	66 0.9×	16	469
Kuo-Yang Chiang Germany	13	99 0.7×	154 1.2×	114 1.1×	175 1.7×	408 5.5×	23	806
Alexander Prophet United States	7	92 0.7×	85 0.7×	63 0.6×	66 0.6×	91 1.2×	12	364
Noboru Higashi Japan	12	56 0.4×	103 0.8×	82 0.8×	90 0.8×	171 2.3×	19	488
Ronny Wirz Switzerland	11	105 0.8×	75 0.6×	61 0.6×	336 3.2×	83 1.1×	13	658
Ye‐Guang Fang China	15	62 0.5×	150 1.2×	230 2.1×	372 3.5×	107 1.4×	34	652

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yifan Meng

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Sanyal, Mrinmoy, Noor Hussein, Ani Baghdasaryan, et al.. (2025). A SARS-CoV-2 vaccine on an NIR-II/SWIR emitting nanoparticle platform. Science Advances. 11(6). eadp5539–eadp5539.

Meng, Yifan, et al.. (2025). Positively Charged Water Microdroplets Ionize Surrounding Gas Molecules. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 36(9). 1856–1859. 2 indexed citations

Meng, Yifan, et al.. (2025). Spraying of water microdroplets forms luminescence and causes chemical reactions in surrounding gas. Science Advances. 11(11). eadt8979–eadt8979. 34 indexed citations breakdown →

Xia, Yu, Yifan Meng, Jianbo Shi, & Richard N. Zare. (2025). Unveiling ignis fatuus: Microlightning between microbubbles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(41). e2521255122–e2521255122. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Hanzhi, et al.. (2025). Imprint Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging (IDESI-MSI) Reveals Absorption of Triclopyr-Based Herbicide in Plants and Mouse Organs. Metabolites. 15(7). 437–437.

Xing, Dong, Xufeng Gao, Huan Chen, et al.. (2025). Challenges in Detecting Hydroxyl Radicals Generated in Water Droplets with Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry. 97(14). 7995–8000. 12 indexed citations

Chen, Huan, Xu Yuan, X. Chen, et al.. (2025). Simultaneous Reduction and Oxidation of NO ₂ on Water Microdroplets Provides Previously Unknown Pathways to the Formation of HONO and HNO ₃. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(42). 38500–38507.

Meng, Yifan, et al.. (2025). Synthesis of benzoquinone compounds by a microdroplet-accelerated retro-Diels–Alder reaction. Chemical Science. 16(31). 14109–14114.

Meng, Yifan, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of Oil-Absorbing Film for Imprint Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging (IDESI-MSI) on Biological Samples. Metabolites. 14(3). 160–160. 2 indexed citations

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Gong, Ke, Yifan Meng, Richard N. Zare, & Jing Xie. (2024). Molecular Mechanism for Converting Carbon Dioxide Surrounding Water Microdroplets Containing 1,2,3-Triazole to Formic Acid. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(12). 8576–8584. 27 indexed citations

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Meng, Yifan, et al.. (2023). Noninvasive Detection of Skin Cancer by Imprint Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging. Analytical Chemistry. 96(1). 28–32. 3 indexed citations

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Meng, Yifan, Richard N. Zare, & Elumalai Gnanamani. (2023). Superfast Formation of C(sp²)−N, C(sp²)−P, and C(sp²)−S Vinylic Bonds in Water Microdroplets. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(6). e202316131–e202316131. 10 indexed citations

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Meng, Yifan, Wei Hang, & Richard N. Zare. (2023). Microlensed fiber allows subcellular imaging by laser-based mass spectrometry. Nature Protocols. 18(8). 2558–2578. 17 indexed citations

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Meng, Yifan, Elumalai Gnanamani, & Richard N. Zare. (2023). One-Step Formation of Pharmaceuticals Having a Phenylacetic Acid Core Using Water Microdroplets. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(14). 7724–7728. 49 indexed citations

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Meng, Yifan, Richard N. Zare, & Elumalai Gnanamani. (2023). One-Step, Catalyst-Free Formation of Phenol from Benzoic Acid Using Water Microdroplets. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(35). 19202–19206. 36 indexed citations

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Song, Xiaowei, Yifan Meng, & Richard N. Zare. (2022). Spraying Water Microdroplets Containing 1,2,3-Triazole Converts Carbon Dioxide into Formic Acid. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(37). 16744–16748. 90 indexed citations

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Meng, Yifan, Elumalai Gnanamani, & Richard N. Zare. (2022). Catalyst-Free Decarboxylative Amination of Carboxylic Acids in Water Microdroplets. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(1). 32–36. 46 indexed citations

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Xing, Dong, Yifan Meng, Yuan Xu, et al.. (2022). Capture of Hydroxyl Radicals by Hydronium Cations in Water Microdroplets. Angewandte Chemie. 134(33). 19 indexed citations

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Xing, Dong, Yifan Meng, Yuan Xu, et al.. (2022). Capture of Hydroxyl Radicals by Hydronium Cations in Water Microdroplets. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(33). e202207587–e202207587. 115 indexed citations

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Meng, Yifan, Elumalai Gnanamani, & Richard N. Zare. (2022). Direct C(sp³)–N Bond Formation between Toluene and Amine in Water Microdroplets. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(43). 19709–19713. 65 indexed citations

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