Kefan Ouyang

617 total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 410 citations indexed

About

Kefan Ouyang is a scholar working on Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kefan Ouyang has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 410 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Food Science, 16 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kefan Ouyang's work include Proteins in Food Systems (25 papers), Food composition and properties (15 papers) and Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (10 papers). Kefan Ouyang is often cited by papers focused on Proteins in Food Systems (25 papers), Food composition and properties (15 papers) and Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (10 papers). Kefan Ouyang collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Kefan Ouyang's co-authors include Qiang Zhao, Hua Xiong, Hexiang Xie, Yufeng Wang, Songyu Wang, Meng Wai Woo, Liqiong Zhang, Hao Hu, Qian Chen and Xing Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Food Chemistry, Food Hydrocolloids and Food Research International.

In The Last Decade

Kefan Ouyang

37 papers receiving 399 citations

Hit Papers

The effect of rice protein-polyphenols covalent and non-c... 2024 2026 2025 2024 2025 10 20 30 40 50
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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. The effect of rice protein-polyphenols covalent and non-covalent interactions on the structure, functionality and in vitro digestion properties of rice protein
    2024 53 citations Hexiang Xie, Kefan Ouyang et al. Food Chemistry profile →
  2. Non-covalent interaction of rice protein and polyphenols: The effects on their emulsions
    2025 21 citations Hexiang Xie, Songyu Wang et al. Food Chemistry profile →

Peers

Kefan Ouyang
Hexiang Xie China
Weijie Qi China
Liming Miao China
Yuling Song China
D. V. Chidanand India
Somruedee Thaiphanit Thailand
Marwa Yagoub Farag Koko China
Xinye Liu China
Hexiang Xie China
Kefan Ouyang
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kefan Ouyang

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

All Works

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Zhang, Qin, et al.. (2025). Evaluating the effects of protein-glutaminase treatment on the structural and functional properties of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) seed protein. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 309(Pt 2). 142989–142989. 2 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Kefan, Yuanyuan Feng, Hao Hu, et al.. (2025). Development of active gelatin-based films incorporating V-type granular starch-curcumin complex and ε-polylysine for short-term refrigerated preservation of salmon fillets. Food Hydrocolloids. 165. 111260–111260. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Songyu, et al.. (2025). Effect of pH on physicochemical and storage stabilities of succinylated rice glutelin emulsion. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 337(Pt 1). 149352–149352.
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Hu, Hao, Kefan Ouyang, Genyuan Li, et al.. (2025). Effects of Rice, soy, and whey protein additions on quality characteristics and in vitro digestibility of Rice cakes. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 320(Pt 2). 145775–145775.
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Li, Genyuan, Qian Chen, Kefan Ouyang, et al.. (2024). Valorizing Arthrospira cell residues into polysaccharides: Characterization and application in yogurt. Food Chemistry. 461. 140902–140902. 4 indexed citations
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Xie, Hexiang, Kefan Ouyang, Hao Hu, et al.. (2024). Yeast protein: In vivo gastrointestinal digestion and biochemical characteristics. Food Bioscience. 60. 104494–104494. 3 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Kefan, et al.. (2024). Improving fermented milk products using pH-responsive whey protein fibrils: A case study on stirred yogurt. Food Bioscience. 60. 104507–104507. 7 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Kefan, Tao Qin, Hexiang Xie, et al.. (2024). Effects of rice bran stabilization procedures and proteases on rice bran protein hydrolysates. Food Bioscience. 59. 103922–103922. 9 indexed citations
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Feng, Yuanyuan, Qianqian Shi, Hexiang Xie, et al.. (2024). Combined effects of gelatin extraction methods and hydrolysis protease types on the functional properties of tilapia scale gelatin hydrolysates. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 59(9). 6194–6206. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Songyu, Hexiang Xie, Kefan Ouyang, et al.. (2024). Improving the functional properties of rice glutelin: impact of succinic anhydride modification. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 59(4). 2739–2750. 9 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Kefan, Tao Qin, Hexiang Xie, et al.. (2024). Enrichment of bread with soluble and insoluble rice bran dietary fibers: A comparative study. Journal of Cereal Science. 117. 103927–103927. 5 indexed citations
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Hu, Hao, Genyuan Li, Tingting Zhang, et al.. (2024). The effect of the endogenous protein on the rheological and digestive properties of rice starch. Journal of Cereal Science. 116. 103865–103865. 12 indexed citations
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Wu, Jiahua, et al.. (2024). Enhancing mechanical and thermal properties of rice glutelin films through the interaction with pectin valorized from Akebia trifoliata var. australis waste. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 41. 101713–101713. 4 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Kefan, Hexiang Xie, Yufeng Wang, et al.. (2023). Color formation during the fibrillization of whey protein isolate: Maillard reaction and protein oxidation. Food Hydrocolloids. 142. 108819–108819. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tingting, Yong Wang, Kefan Ouyang, et al.. (2023). Physicochemical and structural properties and digestibility of rice flour with different moisture extrusion cooking. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 58(3). 1356–1366. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Songyu, Kefan Ouyang, Hexiang Xie, et al.. (2023). Slow-digestive yeast protein concentrate: An investigation of its in vitro digestibility and digestion behavior. Food Research International. 174(Pt 1). 113572–113572. 16 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tingting, Yong Wang, Kefan Ouyang, et al.. (2022). Effects of different extrusion temperatures on physicochemical, rheological and digestion properties of rice flour produced in a pilot‐scale extruder. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 57(10). 6773–6784. 11 indexed citations
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Xie, Hexiang, et al.. (2022). Chitosan/rice hydrolysate/curcumin composite film: Effect of chitosan molecular weight. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 210. 53–62. 28 indexed citations

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