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Mengfeng Li publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mengfeng Li sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 211 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Mengfeng Li D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mengfeng Li sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mengfeng Li is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Oncology.

The main topics addressed in their work cover areas such as Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Cancer-related gene regulation, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, RNA modifications and cancer, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, and Viral Infections and Vectors.

Mengfeng Li has published in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Advanced Science
  • JAMA Network Open
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Mengfeng Li are:

  • Etiological and epidemiological features of acute respiratory infections in China, 2021, Nature Communications
  • AKT-induced lncRNA VAL promotes EMT-independent metastasis through diminishing Trim16-dependent Vimentin degradation, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Etiological, epidemiological, and clinical features of acute diarrhea in China, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Long-Term Persistence of IgG Antibodies in SARS-CoV Infected Healthcare Workers, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • An RFC4/Notch1 signaling feedback loop promotes NSCLC metastasis and stemness, 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators in Mengfeng Li's research include:

  • Jueheng Wu
  • Xun Zhu
  • Xiao-Ai Zhang
  • Junchao Cai
  • Jie Yuan

Best Publications

  • CD10 + GPR77 + Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Promote Cancer Formation and Chemoresistance by Sustaining Cancer Stemness

    Shicheng Su;Jianing Chen;Herui Yao;Jiang Liu

  • Extracellular vesicle-packaged HIF-1α-stabilizing lncRNA from tumour-associated macrophages regulates aerobic glycolysis of breast cancer cells.

    Fei Chen;Jianing Chen;Linbin Yang;Jiang Liu

  • Astrocyte elevated gene-1 is a novel prognostic marker for breast cancer progression and overall patient survival.

    Unknown

  • Sphingosine Kinase-1 Enhances Resistance to Apoptosis through Activation of PI3K/Akt/NF-κB Pathway in Human Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Libing Song;Huaping Xiong;Jun Li;Wenting Liao

  • miR-205 targets PTEN and PHLPP2 to augment AKT signaling and drive malignant phenotypes in non-small cell lung cancer

    Junchao Cai;Lishan Fang;Yongbo Huang;Rong Li

  • Astrocyte Elevated Gene-1 Upregulates Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 and Induces Human Glioma Invasion

    Liping Liu;Jueheng Wu;Zhe Ying;Baixue Chen

  • Non-canonical NF-κB signalling and ETS1/2 cooperatively drive C250T mutant TERT promoter activation.

    Yinghui Li;Qi Ling Zhou;Wenjie Sun;Prashant Chandrasekharan

  • TGF-β induces miR-182 to sustain NF-κB activation in glioma subsets

    Libing Song;Liping Liu;Zhiqiang Wu;Yun Li

  • microRNA and Cancer

    Mengfeng Li;Jun Li;Xiaofan Ding;Mian He

  • MicroRNA-30e* promotes human glioma cell invasiveness in an orthotopic xenotransplantation model by disrupting the NF-κB/IκBα negative feedback loop

    Lili Jiang;Chuyong Lin;Libing Song;Jueheng Wu

  • miR-18a Impairs DNA Damage Response through Downregulation of Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated (ATM) Kinase

    Libing Song;Chuyong Lin;Zhiqiang Wu;Hui Gong

  • Clinical significance of sphingosine kinase-1 expression in human astrocytomas progression and overall patient survival.

    Unknown

  • Sp1 is upregulated in human glioma, promotes MMP-2-mediated cell invasion and predicts poor clinical outcome

    Hongyu Guan;Junchao Cai;Nu Zhang;Jueheng Wu

  • Loss of miR-204 Expression Enhances Glioma Migration and Stem Cell-like Phenotype

    Zhe Ying;Yun Li;Jueheng Wu;Xun Zhu

  • Sphingosine kinase 1 is associated with gastric cancer progression and poor survival of patients.

    Wen Li;Chun Ping Yu;Jin Tang Xia;Ling Zhang

  • CpG methylation signature predicts recurrence in early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: Results from a multicenter study

    Jiliang Qiu;Jiliang Qiu;Baogang Peng;Yunqiang Tang;Yunqiang Tang;Yeben Qian

  • SZ-685C, a marine anthraquinone, is a potent inducer of apoptosis with anticancer activity by suppression of the Akt/FOXO pathway

    Gui'e Xie;Xun Zhu;Qing Li;Minghui Gu

  • miR-486 sustains NF-κB activity by disrupting multiple NF-κB-negative feedback loops.

    Libing Song;Chuyong Lin;Hui Gong;Chanjuan Wang

  • miR-186 downregulation correlates with poor survival in lung adenocarcinoma, where it interferes with cell-cycle regulation

    Jun-chao Cai Cai;Jueheng Wu;Hui-Zhong Zhang;Lishan Fang

  • IFITM3‐containing exosome as a novel mediator for anti‐viral response in dengue virus infection

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Libing Song
Libing Song Sun Yat-sen University
Erwei Song
Erwei Song Sun Yat-sen University
Shi Yuan Cheng
Shi Yuan Cheng Northwestern University
Kwok-Yung Yuen
Kwok-Yung Yuen University of Hong Kong
Zhenghong Yuan
Zhenghong Yuan Fudan University
Jianguo Wu
Jianguo Wu Jinan University
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Yi Xin Zeng
Yi Xin Zeng Sun Yat-sen University
Wei Liu
Wei Liu Wuhan University
Hongjie Yu
Hongjie Yu Fudan University

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