Chen Chao

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Chen Chao is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chen Chao has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 28 papers in Food Science and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Chen Chao's work include Food composition and properties (30 papers), Proteins in Food Systems (20 papers) and Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (16 papers). Chen Chao is often cited by papers focused on Food composition and properties (30 papers), Proteins in Food Systems (20 papers) and Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (16 papers). Chen Chao collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Sweden. Chen Chao's co-authors include Shujun Wang, Les Copeland, Jinglin Yu, Jingjing Cai, Shuo Wang, Bin Niu, Shuo Wang, Shiqing Huang, Shuo Wang and Xia Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Chen Chao

48 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Starch–lipid and starch–lipid–protein complexes: A compre... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Starch–lipid and starch–lipid–protein complexes: A comprehensive review
    2020 432 citations Shujun Wang, Chen Chao 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
Chen Chao China 25 1.8k 1.4k 447 195 162 48 2.4k
Balmeet Singh Gill India 25 2.3k 1.2× 2.1k 1.5× 817 1.8× 297 1.5× 189 1.2× 44 3.1k
Arashdeep Singh India 23 995 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 618 1.4× 401 2.1× 188 1.2× 92 2.2k
Chengdeng Chi China 27 2.0k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 518 1.2× 295 1.5× 116 0.7× 60 2.5k
M.G. Sajilata India 12 1.2k 0.7× 911 0.7× 453 1.0× 116 0.6× 229 1.4× 13 2.1k
Yoon Hyuk Chang South Korea 25 710 0.4× 1.4k 1.0× 628 1.4× 234 1.2× 316 2.0× 103 2.1k
Mahsa Majzoobi Iran 33 1.9k 1.0× 2.2k 1.6× 861 1.9× 619 3.2× 218 1.3× 148 3.6k
Jovin Hasjim Australia 31 2.9k 1.6× 1.8k 1.3× 1.0k 2.3× 258 1.3× 152 0.9× 44 3.4k
Yogesh Kumar India 24 666 0.4× 880 0.6× 376 0.8× 251 1.3× 134 0.8× 134 1.7k
Charu Lata Mahanta India 30 847 0.5× 1.5k 1.1× 698 1.6× 266 1.4× 270 1.7× 95 2.7k
Naphaporn Chiewchan Thailand 30 606 0.3× 1.6k 1.2× 733 1.6× 274 1.4× 422 2.6× 82 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chen Chao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chen Chao

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

All Works

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Li, Simeng, et al.. (2025). Towards a better understanding of the structure-function relationship of chestnut starches. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 311(Pt 2). 143702–143702. 1 indexed citations
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Chao, Chen, Mingyan Zhang, Cuiping Wang, et al.. (2025). Strategy for Making Starch–Polyphenol Complexes with Multifunctional Properties. Biomacromolecules. 26(3). 1826–1837. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Rong, et al.. (2024). Type 5 Resistant Starch Can Effectively Alleviate Experimentally Induced Colitis in Mice by Modulating Gut Microbiota. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(3). 2103–2113. 7 indexed citations
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Chao, Chen, et al.. (2024). Effects of Starch‐Lipid Complexes on Quality and Starch Digestibility of Wheat Noodles. Starch - Stärke. 76(11-12). 4 indexed citations
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Chao, Chen, et al.. (2024). A novel method for quantifying the short-range order in non-crystalline starch by Raman spectroscopy. Carbohydrate Polymers. 332. 121890–121890. 14 indexed citations
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Chao, Chen, et al.. (2024). The influence of short-range molecular order in gelatinized starch on the formation of starch-lauric acid complexes. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 260(Pt 2). 129526–129526. 18 indexed citations
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Duan, Yuqing, Chen Chao, Jinglin Yu, Ye Liu, & Shujun Wang. (2023). Effects of different sources of proteins on the formation of starch-lipid-protein complexes. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 253(Pt 3). 126853–126853. 24 indexed citations
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Li, Haiteng, et al.. (2023). Unlocking the Potential of High-Amylose Starch for Gut Health: Not All Function the Same. Fermentation. 9(2). 134–134. 25 indexed citations
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Cai, Jingjing, Chen Chao, Bin Niu, et al.. (2021). Effects of Debranching on the Formation of Maize Starch–Lauric Acid−β-Lactoglobulin Complexes. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 69(32). 9086–9093. 26 indexed citations
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Niu, Bin, Chen Chao, Jingjing Cai, et al.. (2020). Effects of cooling rate and complexing temperature on the formation of starch-lauric acid-β-lactoglobulin complexes. Carbohydrate Polymers. 253. 117301–117301. 34 indexed citations
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Cai, Jingjing, Chen Chao, Bin Niu, et al.. (2020). New insight into the interactions among starch, lipid and protein in model systems with different starches. Food Hydrocolloids. 112. 106323–106323. 82 indexed citations
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Chao, Chen, Shiqing Huang, Jinglin Yu, et al.. (2020). Molecular mechanisms underlying the formation of starch-lipid complexes during simulated food processing: A dynamic structural analysis. Carbohydrate Polymers. 244. 116464–116464. 122 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi, Chen Chao, Jinglin Yu, et al.. (2020). New insights into starch gelatinization by high pressure: Comparison with heat-gelatinization. Food Chemistry. 318. 126493–126493. 73 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanhua, et al.. (2019). Revisiting Mechanisms Underlying Digestion of Starches. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 67(29). 8212–8226. 63 indexed citations
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Niu, Bin, Chen Chao, Jingjing Cai, et al.. (2019). The effect of NaCl on the formation of starch-lipid complexes. Food Chemistry. 299. 125133–125133. 57 indexed citations
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Lin, Yuyang, Ke Wang, Hang Lin, et al.. (2019). Microwave-assisted aqueous two-phase extraction of diverse polysaccharides from Lentinus edodes: Process optimization, structure characterization and antioxidant activity. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 136. 305–315. 85 indexed citations
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Wang, Shujun, et al.. (2018). New insights into gelatinization mechanisms of cereal endosperm starches. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 3011–3011. 48 indexed citations
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Chao, Chen. (2002). Scale-up Kinetics of Cell Growth and Taxol Biosynthesis in Suspension Cultures of Taxus chinensis Cells. 1 indexed citations

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