Kan Gao

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

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Kan Gao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kan Gao has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Physiology and 10 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Kan Gao's work include Gut microbiota and health (18 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (10 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (9 papers). Kan Gao is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (18 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (10 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (9 papers). Kan Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Austria. Kan Gao's co-authors include Weiyun Zhu, Chunlong Mu, Aitak Farzi, Yu Pi, Haifeng Wang, Jianxin Liu, Yu Peng, Zan Huang, Chong Wang and Wenming Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Scientific Reports and Journal of Neurochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kan Gao

35 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Tryptophan Metabolism: A Link Between the Gut Microbiota and Brain

2019 613 citations Kan Gao, Chunlong Mu et al. Advances in Nutrition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kan Gao China	18	1.0k	389	351	282	164	37	1.5k
Conall Strain Ireland	22	1.2k 1.2×	627 1.6×	477 1.4×	262 0.9×	319 1.9×	31	2.1k
Parvaneh Jafari Iran	18	1.0k 1.0×	490 1.3×	312 0.9×	374 1.3×	235 1.4×	51	1.7k
Joshua M. Lyte United States	18	825 0.8×	405 1.0×	367 1.0×	129 0.5×	114 0.7×	34	1.3k
Ángela Moya-Pérez Spain	14	1.2k 1.2×	599 1.5×	271 0.8×	221 0.8×	160 1.0×	17	1.7k
Miaomiao Bai China	15	853 0.8×	286 0.7×	278 0.8×	141 0.5×	105 0.6×	33	1.5k
Eugene Blanchard United States	16	952 0.9×	447 1.1×	219 0.6×	150 0.5×	213 1.3×	19	1.5k
Annunziata Scirocco Italy	11	1.3k 1.3×	692 1.8×	461 1.3×	255 0.9×	236 1.4×	19	2.4k
Christina Ohland Canada	14	976 1.0×	250 0.6×	153 0.4×	364 1.3×	243 1.5×	27	1.6k
Boushra Dalile Belgium	9	1.7k 1.7×	919 2.4×	569 1.6×	267 0.9×	272 1.7×	20	2.5k

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Pi, Yu, Chunlong Mu, Kan Gao, et al.. (2025). Increasing carbohydrates or nitrogenous compounds by cecal infusion leads to an opposite influence on colonic microbiota and host metabolism in a pig model. Animal nutrition. 23. 62–77.

Li, Xiaotong, Kan Gao, Mingbo Qu, et al.. (2025). Membrane-free CO2 electrolyzer design for economically efficient formic acid electro-synthesis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9237–9237. 2 indexed citations

Zheng, Yaping, Kan Gao, Zimu Li, et al.. (2025). Fermentation of soymilk by strains with high conversion ability to soy isoflavones: Strain screening, flavor characteristics, antioxidant properties, and in vitro digestion. Food Bioscience. 66. 106293–106293. 2 indexed citations

Gao, Kan, et al.. (2024). Lactococcus strains with psychobiotic properties improve cognitive and mood alterations in aged mice. Frontiers in Nutrition. 11. 1439094–1439094. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Cailing, et al.. (2024). Prophylactic effects of supplementation of a combination of Lactobacillus lactis WHH2078 and saffron on depressive‐like behaviors in mice exposed to chronic stress. Journal of Food Science. 89(9). 5912–5927. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Cailing, Kan Gao, Qiwen Zhang, et al.. (2024). The supplementation of the multi-strain probiotics WHHPRO™ alleviates high-fat diet-induced metabolic symptoms in rats via gut-liver axis. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10. 1324691–1324691. 3 indexed citations

Li, Yanjun, Kan Gao, Yunxia Yu, et al.. (2022). Probiotic effects of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus 1155 and Limosilactobacillus fermentum 2644 on hyperuricemic rats. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 993951–993951. 23 indexed citations

Mayer, Emeran A., Vadim Osadchiy, Yurui Zhang, et al.. (2021). Early life adversity predicts brain-gut alterations associated with increased stress and mood. Neurobiology of Stress. 15. 100348–100348. 38 indexed citations

Jacobs, Jonathan P., Arpana Gupta, Ravi R. Bhatt, et al.. (2021). Cognitive behavioral therapy for irritable bowel syndrome induces bidirectional alterations in the brain-gut-microbiome axis associated with gastrointestinal symptom improvement. Microbiome. 9(1). 236–236. 63 indexed citations

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Shen, Junhua, et al.. (2021). Low crude protein diets supplemented with casein hydrolysate enhance the intestinal barrier function and decrease the pro-inflammatory cytokine expression in the small intestine of pigs. Animal nutrition. 7(3). 770–778. 14 indexed citations

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Osadchiy, Vadim, Emeran A. Mayer, Kan Gao, et al.. (2020). Analysis of brain networks and fecal metabolites reveals brain–gut alterations in premenopausal females with irritable bowel syndrome. Translational Psychiatry. 10(1). 367–367. 27 indexed citations

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Pi, Yu, Chunlong Mu, Kan Gao, et al.. (2020). Increasing the Hindgut Carbohydrate/Protein Ratio by Cecal Infusion of Corn Starch or Casein Hydrolysate Drives Gut Microbiota-Related Bile Acid Metabolism To Stimulate Colonic Barrier Function. mSystems. 5(3). 40 indexed citations

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Shen, Junhua, et al.. (2019). Low-protein diets supplemented with casein hydrolysate favor the microbiota and enhance the mucosal humoral immunity in the colon of pigs. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology. 10(1). 79–79. 22 indexed citations

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Gao, Kan, Chunlong Mu, Aitak Farzi, & Weiyun Zhu. (2019). Tryptophan Metabolism: A Link Between the Gut Microbiota and Brain. Advances in Nutrition. 11(3). 709–723. 613 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gao, Kan, Yu Pi, Chunlong Mu, et al.. (2019). Increasing carbohydrate availability in the hindgut promotes hypothalamic neurotransmitter synthesis: aromatic amino acids linking the microbiota–brain axis. Journal of Neurochemistry. 149(5). 641–659. 76 indexed citations

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Gao, Kan, Yu Pi, Yu Peng, Chunlong Mu, & Weiyun Zhu. (2018). Time-course responses of ileal and fecal microbiota and metabolite profiles to antibiotics in cannulated pigs. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 102(5). 2289–2299. 46 indexed citations

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Cui, Yanjun, Li Liu, Wenming Zhang, et al.. (2017). Lactobacillus reuteri ZJ617 maintains intestinal integrity via regulating tight junction, autophagy and apoptosis in mice challenged with lipopolysaccharide. Oncotarget. 8(44). 77489–77499. 60 indexed citations

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Gao, Kan, Li Liu, Chong Wang, et al.. (2016). Doses Lactobacillus reuteri depend on adhesive ability to modulate the intestinal immune response and metabolism in mice challenged with lipopolysaccharide. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 28332–28332. 32 indexed citations

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Wang, Haifeng, Kan Gao, Ke Wen, et al.. (2016). Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG modulates innate signaling pathway and cytokine responses to rotavirus vaccine in intestinal mononuclear cells of gnotobiotic pigs transplanted with human gut microbiota. BMC Microbiology. 16(1). 109–109. 35 indexed citations

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Gao, Kan, Chong Wang, Li Liu, et al.. (2015). Immunomodulation and signaling mechanism of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and its components on porcine intestinal epithelial cells stimulated by lipopolysaccharide. Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection. 50(5). 700–713. 91 indexed citations

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