Aiqun Yu

1.2k total citations
42 papers, 889 citations indexed

About

Aiqun Yu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Aiqun Yu has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 889 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 6 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Aiqun Yu's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (35 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (25 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (16 papers). Aiqun Yu is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (35 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (25 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (16 papers). Aiqun Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Sweden. Aiqun Yu's co-authors include Cuiying Zhang, Dongguang Xiao, Matthew Wook Chang, Susanna Su Jan Leong, Yu Zhao, Shenglong Li, Jian Li, Jee Loon Foo, Yakun Zhao and Zhihui Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Green Chemistry and Biotechnology Advances.

In The Last Decade

Aiqun Yu

41 papers receiving 878 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aiqun Yu China 18 736 326 86 86 68 42 889
Rui Pereira Sweden 13 820 1.1× 335 1.0× 91 1.1× 99 1.2× 44 0.6× 23 957
Birgitta E. Ebert Germany 19 933 1.3× 440 1.3× 74 0.9× 73 0.8× 67 1.0× 50 1.2k
Nicolaas A. Buijs Sweden 11 953 1.3× 590 1.8× 68 0.8× 63 0.7× 97 1.4× 14 1.2k
Jiaoqi Gao China 18 980 1.3× 428 1.3× 140 1.6× 54 0.6× 42 0.6× 52 1.1k
Zhi-Kui Nie China 19 700 1.0× 398 1.2× 50 0.6× 74 0.9× 102 1.5× 29 940
Georgina Hernández‐Chávez Mexico 18 986 1.3× 339 1.0× 137 1.6× 45 0.5× 32 0.5× 28 1.1k
Erik de Hulster Netherlands 15 885 1.2× 532 1.6× 85 1.0× 180 2.1× 48 0.7× 22 1.1k
Leticia Casas‐Godoy Mexico 14 505 0.7× 239 0.7× 73 0.8× 84 1.0× 33 0.5× 30 678
Nian Liu United States 14 942 1.3× 458 1.4× 76 0.9× 34 0.4× 114 1.7× 22 1.1k
Fernando Pérez‐García Germany 15 678 0.9× 255 0.8× 48 0.6× 77 0.9× 47 0.7× 23 769

Countries citing papers authored by Aiqun Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Aiqun Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aiqun Yu

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

All Works

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Chang, M.-C., Xiangyu Li, Wenbing Cao, et al.. (2025). Metabolic engineering for sustainable xylitol production from diverse carbon sources in Pichia pastoris. Microbial Cell Factories. 24(1). 59–59. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lu‐Lu, Wanying Wang, Weimin Song, et al.. (2025). Biotransformation of limonene: pathways, biocatalysts, and applications. Food Bioscience. 69. 106812–106812. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lu‐Lu, Jinchu Yang, Weimin Song, et al.. (2025). A strategy of extracting and purifying the α-terpineol obtained from the Penicillium digitatum biotransformation of limonene. Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology. 55(9). 1191–1199. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Qing, et al.. (2024). Engineering the Activity of a Newly Identified Arylalkylamine N‐Acetyltransferase in the Acetylation of 5‐Hydroxytryptamine. ChemBioChem. 25(9). e202400069–e202400069. 1 indexed citations
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Ye, Qingqing, Chang Liu, Chen Ding, et al.. (2024). Advancements in Microbial Cell Engineering for Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloid Production. ACS Synthetic Biology. 13(12). 3842–3856. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuhui, Xu Sun, Zhuo Li, et al.. (2024). Sustainable biosynthesis of squalene from waste cooking oil by the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. Metabolic Engineering Communications. 18. e00240–e00240. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Chenhao, Lili Xu, Hongxing Li, et al.. (2024). Engineering transcriptional regulatory networks for improving second-generation fuel ethanol production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology. 10(1). 207–217. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuhui, Shiqi Liu, Cuiying Zhang, et al.. (2022). Engineering Yarrowia lipolytica to Produce Itaconic Acid From Waste Cooking Oil. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 888869–888869. 32 indexed citations
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Kong, Jing, Shuhui Wang, Cuiying Zhang, et al.. (2022). Enhanced production of amyrin in Yarrowia lipolytica using a combinatorial protein and metabolic engineering approach. Microbial Cell Factories. 21(1). 186–186. 15 indexed citations
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Zhu, Kun Yan, Jing Kong, Shiqi Liu, et al.. (2021). Metabolic engineering of microbes for monoterpenoid production. Biotechnology Advances. 53. 107837–107837. 31 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yu, Shiqi Liu, Shuhui Wang, et al.. (2021). Hybrid promoter engineering strategies in Yarrowia lipolytica: isoamyl alcohol production as a test study. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 14(1). 149–149. 34 indexed citations
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Du, Liping, Xinyu Cui, Hongxuan Li, et al.. (2021). Enhancing the enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency of lignocellulose assisted by artificial fusion enzyme of swollenin-xylanase. Industrial Crops and Products. 173. 114106–114106. 18 indexed citations
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Yu, Aiqun, et al.. (2019). Engineering Yarrowia lipolytica towards food waste bioremediation: Production of fatty acid ethyl esters from vegetable cooking oil. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 129(1). 31–40. 30 indexed citations
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Yu, Aiqun, Yakun Zhao, Zhihui Hu, et al.. (2018). An oleaginous yeast platform for renewable 1-butanol synthesis based on a heterologous CoA-dependent pathway and an endogenous pathway. Microbial Cell Factories. 17(1). 166–166. 14 indexed citations
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Yu, Aiqun, et al.. (2016). Genetic Engineering of an Unconventional Yeast for Renewable Biofuel and Biochemical Production. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 16 indexed citations
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Teo, Wei Suong, Hua Ling, Aiqun Yu, & Matthew Wook Chang. (2015). Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of fatty acid short- and branched-chain alkyl esters biodiesel. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 8(1). 177–177. 38 indexed citations
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Yu, Aiqun, et al.. (2014). Production of Fatty Acid-Derived Valuable Chemicals in Synthetic Microbes. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 2. 78–78. 49 indexed citations
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Yu, Aiqun, et al.. (2012). [Effects of low temperature and exogenous unsaturated fatty acids on fatty acid desaturase gene expression of Mortierella alpina ATCC 16266].. PubMed. 52(11). 1369–77. 2 indexed citations
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