Chen Tan

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
97 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Chen Tan is a scholar working on Food Science, Materials Chemistry and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Chen Tan has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Food Science, 28 papers in Materials Chemistry and 17 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Chen Tan's work include Proteins in Food Systems (50 papers), Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (21 papers) and Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis (20 papers). Chen Tan is often cited by papers focused on Proteins in Food Systems (50 papers), Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (21 papers) and Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis (20 papers). Chen Tan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Iran. Chen Tan's co-authors include Shuqin Xia, Xiaoming Zhang, Alireza Abbaspourrad, Biao Feng, Meigui Huang, Michelle C. Lee, Shabbar Abbas, David Julian McClements, Baoguo Sun and Jin Xue and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, ACS Nano and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Chen Tan

96 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Polysaccharide-based nanoparticles by chitosan and gum arabic polyelectrolyte complexation as carriers for curcumin

2016 253 citations Chen Tan et al. Food Hydrocolloids profile →
Application of Advanced Emulsion Technology in the Food Industry: A Review and Critical Evaluation

2021 213 citations Chen Tan et al. Foods profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chen Tan China	42	2.7k	995	878	807	733	97	4.8k
Fang Yuan China	46	3.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	933 1.1×	711 0.9×	496 0.7×	121	5.6k
Qingrong Huang United States	41	2.3k 0.8×	715 0.7×	752 0.9×	636 0.8×	440 0.6×	105	4.6k
Sanghoon Ko South Korea	36	2.2k 0.8×	808 0.8×	546 0.6×	792 1.0×	344 0.5×	121	4.5k
Elham Assadpour Iran	49	3.8k 1.4×	1.0k 1.0×	727 0.8×	1.7k 2.1×	831 1.1×	164	7.4k
Shuqin Xia China	50	4.1k 1.5×	1.8k 1.8×	578 0.7×	920 1.1×	1.1k 1.5×	149	7.3k
Jiang Yi China	36	2.8k 1.0×	732 0.7×	712 0.8×	471 0.6×	401 0.5×	84	3.9k
Yanxiang Gao China	33	2.1k 0.8×	733 0.7×	415 0.5×	475 0.6×	722 1.0×	60	4.0k
Zihao Wei China	42	3.7k 1.3×	698 0.7×	1.4k 1.6×	920 1.1×	259 0.4×	149	5.3k
Liqiang Zou China	55	5.2k 1.9×	1.1k 1.1×	1.8k 2.0×	1.3k 1.6×	958 1.3×	127	8.1k
Cuixia Sun China	52	5.0k 1.8×	1.0k 1.1×	1.6k 1.8×	1.2k 1.5×	377 0.5×	98	7.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Chen Tan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chen Tan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chen Tan

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Jafari, Seid Mahdi, et al.. (2025). Metal-polyphenol networks for the food industry; fundamentals, mechanisms, applications. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 544. 216965–216965. 2 indexed citations

Zhu, Yubo, et al.. (2025). Recent advances in nanodelivery systems for astaxanthin: A review. Food Bioscience. 67. 106305–106305. 2 indexed citations

Jafari, Seid Mahdi, et al.. (2025). Co-encapsulation of bioactive compounds in liposomal delivery systems for synergistic effects. Food Bioscience. 68. 106306–106306. 10 indexed citations

Boostani, Sareh, Khashayar Sarabandi, Özgür Tarhan, et al.. (2024). Multiple Pickering emulsions stabilized by food-grade particles as innovative delivery systems for bioactive compounds. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 328. 103174–103174. 40 indexed citations

Zhu, Yubo, Xing‐Hui Shen, Gang Chen, et al.. (2024). Yeast cell wall capsules for delivery of oat biomarker avenanthramide-C. Food Chemistry. 448. 139062–139062. 7 indexed citations

Tan, Chen. (2024). Hydrogel delivery systems of functional substances for precision nutrition. Advances in food and nutrition research. 112. 301–345. 2 indexed citations

Huang, Meigui, et al.. (2024). Thermal stability, antioxidant activity and bioavailability of pea protein–naringin Pickering emulsion for enhanced delivery applications. Food Research International. 188. 114393–114393. 13 indexed citations

Zhu, Yubo, et al.. (2024). Sonochemical high internal phase emulsions stabilized solely by intermolecular hydrogen bonds of chitosan. Food Hydrocolloids. 162. 110860–110860. 3 indexed citations

Yao, Xueqing, Yubo Zhu, Huiyun Chen, et al.. (2024). Shellac-based delivery systems for food bioactive compounds. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 271(Pt 2). 132623–132623. 10 indexed citations

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Qian, Hui, et al.. (2024). Fructooligosaccharides for Relieving Functional Constipation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Foods. 13(24). 3993–3993. 1 indexed citations

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Karaça, Aslı Can, Chen Tan, Elham Assadpour, & Seid Mahdi Jafari. (2024). Recent advances in the plant protein-polyphenol interactions for the stabilization of emulsions. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 335. 103339–103339. 13 indexed citations

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Tan, Chen, et al.. (2023). Stabilization of anthocyanins by simultaneous encapsulation-copigmentation via protein-polysaccharide polyelectrolyte complexes. Food Chemistry. 416. 135732–135732. 30 indexed citations

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Liu, Yihang, Qingzhi Wang, Chen Liu, et al.. (2023). Improved antioxidant activity of rutin via lipase‐mediated esterification with oleic acid. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 103(7). 3489–3500. 22 indexed citations

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Tan, Chen, Xueqing Yao, Seid Mahdi Jafari, Baoguo Sun, & Jing Wang. (2023). Hyaluronic acid-based nanodelivery systems for food bioactive compounds. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 141. 104163–104163. 21 indexed citations

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Andishmand, Hashem, Sodeif Azadmard‐Damirchi, Hamed Hamishekar, et al.. (2023). Nano-delivery systems for encapsulation of phenolic compounds from pomegranate peel. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 311. 102833–102833. 52 indexed citations

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Hadidi, Milad, Chen Tan, Elham Assadpour, & Seid Mahdi Jafari. (2023). Oilseed meal proteins: From novel extraction methods to nanocarriers of bioactive compounds. Food Chemistry. 438. 137971–137971. 10 indexed citations

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Huang, Meigui, et al.. (2023). Modulating the functional properties of protein-stabilized pickering emulsion by inulin, xanthan gum and chitosan. Food Bioscience. 55. 103063–103063. 18 indexed citations

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He, Wen‐Sen, Yuying Sun, Junjie Li, et al.. (2022). Enhanced antioxidant capacity of lipoic acid in different food systems through lipase‐mediated esterification with phytosterols. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 102(15). 7115–7125. 19 indexed citations

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Tan, Chen, Meigui Huang, Jing Wang, & Baoguo Sun. (2021). Biopolyelectrolyte complex (bioPEC)-based carriers for anthocyanin delivery. Food Hydrocolloids for Health. 1. 100037–100037. 18 indexed citations

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Tan, Chen, Giovana B. Celli, Michael J. Selig, & Alireza Abbaspourrad. (2018). Catechin modulates the copigmentation and encapsulation of anthocyanins in polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) for natural colorant stabilization. Food Chemistry. 264. 342–349. 44 indexed citations

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