Jiefen Cui

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Jiefen Cui is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jiefen Cui has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Plant Science, 16 papers in Food Science and 9 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Jiefen Cui's work include Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (20 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (13 papers) and Proteins in Food Systems (6 papers). Jiefen Cui is often cited by papers focused on Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (20 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (13 papers) and Proteins in Food Systems (6 papers). Jiefen Cui collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Belgium. Jiefen Cui's co-authors include Jinkai Zheng, Chengying Zhao, Hang Xiao, Hengjun Du, Yanhui Han, Yunhe Lian, Guifang Tian, Peng Wang, Liping Feng and Yuming Bao and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioresource Technology, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Jiefen Cui

29 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

Pectins from fruits: Relationships between extraction methods, structural characteristics, and functional properties

2021 225 citations Jiefen Cui, Chengying Zhao et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jiefen Cui China	19	708	640	333	281	175	29	1.4k
Ningyang Li China	23	880 1.2×	401 0.6×	245 0.7×	546 1.9×	85 0.5×	62	1.7k
Francesco Siano Italy	21	428 0.6×	447 0.7×	217 0.7×	279 1.0×	112 0.6×	74	1.5k
Xiaobo Hu China	25	443 0.6×	774 1.2×	684 2.1×	344 1.2×	92 0.5×	69	1.7k
Yang Jiang China	24	505 0.7×	908 1.4×	232 0.7×	330 1.2×	196 1.1×	48	1.7k
A. Redondo Spain	18	530 0.7×	539 0.8×	592 1.8×	209 0.7×	68 0.4×	42	1.4k
Yuxi Guo China	23	409 0.6×	321 0.5×	212 0.6×	396 1.4×	73 0.4×	58	1.3k
Huang Xue-song China	15	506 0.7×	316 0.5×	222 0.7×	258 0.9×	87 0.5×	41	1.1k
Wen‐Chien Lu Taiwan	19	465 0.7×	500 0.8×	261 0.8×	270 1.0×	189 1.1×	74	1.3k
Cuiping Feng China	23	460 0.6×	338 0.5×	236 0.7×	446 1.6×	48 0.3×	93	1.5k

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Cui, Jiefen, et al.. (2025). Changes in molecular structure of citrus pectin in acidic environments at ambient temperature. Carbohydrate Polymers. 356. 123411–123411. 7 indexed citations

Du, Yuyi, Chengying Zhao, Jiefen Cui, et al.. (2025). Conformational analysis of pectins utilizing HPSEC-MALS-RI and SAXS: A comparative study. Food Hydrocolloids. 172. 111891–111891. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuyang, et al.. (2024). Different types of dietary fibers from citrus peels synergistically stabilize pickering emulsions. Food Hydrocolloids. 162. 110975–110975. 4 indexed citations

Cui, Jiefen, et al.. (2024). Structural characteristics and gelling properties of citrus pectins after chemical and enzymatic modifications: Conformation plays a vital role in Ca2+-induced gelation. Food Chemistry. 459. 140370–140370. 6 indexed citations

Cui, Jiefen, et al.. (2024). Challenges in the characterization of pectin conformation: Integrated analysis using atomic force microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering methods. Food Hydrocolloids. 162. 110973–110973. 9 indexed citations

Zhao, Chengying, Jirong Wang, Yuyi Du, et al.. (2024). Arabinan branches in the RG-I region of citrus pectin aid acid-induced gelation. Carbohydrate Polymers. 346. 122668–122668. 7 indexed citations

Zhao, Shaojie, Chengying Zhao, Jiefen Cui, et al.. (2023). Caseinate-reinforced pectin hydrogels: Efficient encapsulation, desirable release, and chemical stabilization of (−)-epigallocatechin. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 230. 123298–123298. 18 indexed citations

Cui, Jiefen, Xiu Gu, Chunying Du, et al.. (2022). Hypolipidemic activity and safety evaluation of a rhamnan-type sulfated polysaccharide-chromium (III) complex. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 72. 126982–126982. 7 indexed citations

Ye, Han, et al.. (2022). Hypolipidemic effect of chromium-modified enzymatic product of sulfated rhamnose polysaccharide from Enteromorpha prolifera in type 2 diabetic mice. Marine Life Science & Technology. 4(2). 245–254. 13 indexed citations

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Cui, Jiefen, Shaojie Zhao, Liping Feng, et al.. (2021). Effects of High-Pressure Homogenization on Pectin Structure and Cloud Stability of Not-From-Concentrate Orange Juice. Frontiers in Nutrition. 8. 647748–647748. 25 indexed citations

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Zhao, Shaojie, Wenbo Ren, Wei Gao, et al.. (2020). Effect of mesoscopic structure of citrus pectin on its emulsifying properties: Compactness is more important than size. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 570. 80–88. 62 indexed citations

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Cui, Jiefen, Chengying Zhao, Shaojie Zhao, et al.. (2020). Alkali + cellulase-extracted citrus pectins exhibit compact conformation and good fermentation properties. Food Hydrocolloids. 108. 106079–106079. 96 indexed citations

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Zhao, Chengying, Feilong Yang, Jiefen Cui, et al.. (2020). In-vivo biotransformation of citrus functional components and their effects on health. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 61(5). 756–776. 44 indexed citations

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Zhang, Huijuan, Jiefen Cui, Guifang Tian, et al.. (2019). Efficiency of four different dietary preparation methods in extracting functional compounds from dried tangerine peel. Food Chemistry. 289. 340–350. 41 indexed citations

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Ye, Han, Zhaopeng Shen, Jiefen Cui, et al.. (2019). Hypoglycemic activity and mechanism of the sulfated rhamnose polysaccharides chromium(III) complex in type 2 diabetic mice. Bioorganic Chemistry. 88. 102942–102942. 39 indexed citations

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Cui, Jiefen, Wenbo Ren, Chengying Zhao, et al.. (2019). The structure–property relationships of acid- and alkali-extracted grapefruit peel pectins. Carbohydrate Polymers. 229. 115524–115524. 163 indexed citations

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Cui, Jiefen, Yinping Li, Shixin Wang, et al.. (2018). Directional preparation of anticoagulant-active sulfated polysaccharides from Enteromorpha prolifera using artificial neural networks. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 3062–3062. 42 indexed citations

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Cui, Jiefen, Yinping Li, Peng Yu, et al.. (2017). A novel low molecular weight Enteromorpha polysaccharide-iron (III) complex and its effect on rats with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 108. 412–418. 74 indexed citations

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Li, Yinping, Gaoli Zhang, Chunying Du, et al.. (2017). Characterization of high yield exopolysaccharide produced by Phyllobacterium sp. 921F exhibiting moisture preserving properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 101. 562–568. 30 indexed citations

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Li, Yinping, Jiefen Cui, Gaoli Zhang, et al.. (2016). Optimization study on the hydrogen peroxide pretreatment and production of bioethanol from seaweed Ulva prolifera biomass. Bioresource Technology. 214. 144–149. 87 indexed citations

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