Kit‐Leong Cheong

6.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
147 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Kit‐Leong Cheong is a scholar working on Aquatic Science, Plant Science and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kit‐Leong Cheong has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Aquatic Science, 49 papers in Plant Science and 43 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Kit‐Leong Cheong's work include Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (51 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (46 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (35 papers). Kit‐Leong Cheong is often cited by papers focused on Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (51 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (46 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (35 papers). Kit‐Leong Cheong collaborates with scholars based in China, Macao and India. Kit‐Leong Cheong's co-authors include Yang Liu, Shuying Xu, Shaoping Li, J. Zhao, Xianqiang Chen, Huang Xue-song, Saiyi Zhong, Ding‐Tao Wu, Hua‐Mai Qiu and Bilal Muhammad Khan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Reviews and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kit‐Leong Cheong

139 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Recent Advances in Marine Algae Polysaccharides: Isolatio... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2020 2023 2025 100 200 300
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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. Recent Advances in Marine Algae Polysaccharides: Isolation, Structure, and Activities
    2017 326 citations Kit‐Leong Cheong et al. Marine Drugs profile →
  2. Current trends in marine algae polysaccharides: The digestive tract, microbial catabolism, and prebiotic potential
    2020 198 citations Xianqiang Chen, Kit‐Leong Cheong et al. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules profile →
  3. Fucoidan-Derived Functional Oligosaccharides: Recent Developments, Preparation, and Potential Applications
    2023 71 citations Min Wang, Suresh Veeraperumal et al. Foods profile →
  4. Marine algal polysaccharides: Multifunctional bioactive ingredients for cosmetic formulations
    2025 21 citations Siyuan Lu, Tao Zhou et al. Carbohydrate Polymers profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kit‐Leong Cheong China 43 1.9k 1.7k 1.4k 1.4k 1.0k 147 5.2k
SangGuan You South Korea 46 1.9k 1.0× 2.4k 1.4× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 993 1.0× 188 5.7k
Lijun You China 51 2.7k 1.4× 1.6k 0.9× 2.8k 2.0× 2.2k 1.7× 1.3k 1.2× 144 7.5k
Zhongshan Zhang China 32 1.4k 0.8× 1.9k 1.1× 763 0.5× 778 0.6× 511 0.5× 80 3.7k
Peilong Sun China 45 2.1k 1.1× 848 0.5× 1.9k 1.3× 2.3k 1.7× 747 0.7× 171 6.8k
Byung‐Soo Chun South Korea 41 643 0.3× 1.7k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 684 0.7× 228 5.7k
Ginnae Ahn South Korea 40 819 0.4× 2.7k 1.5× 1.6k 1.1× 487 0.4× 542 0.5× 209 5.7k
Andriy Synytsya Czechia 28 1.3k 0.7× 810 0.5× 613 0.4× 638 0.5× 499 0.5× 71 3.2k
Quanbin Zhang China 47 2.4k 1.3× 5.0k 2.9× 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 154 7.8k
Pilar Rupérez Spain 36 1.9k 1.0× 2.0k 1.1× 1.0k 0.7× 2.1k 1.5× 1.6k 1.6× 83 5.9k
Huashi Guan China 41 939 0.5× 1.6k 0.9× 1.8k 1.3× 422 0.3× 442 0.4× 161 5.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kit‐Leong Cheong

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All Works

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Huang, Chen, Bingbing Song, Xuejing Jia, et al.. (2025). Dietary polysaccharides from dragon fruit pomace, a co-product of the fruit processing industry, exhibit therapeutic potential in high-fat diet-induced metabolic disorders. Food Research International. 203. 115818–115818. 8 indexed citations
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Lu, Siyuan, Tao Zhou, Jae‐Hwan Choi, et al.. (2025). Marine algal polysaccharides: Multifunctional bioactive ingredients for cosmetic formulations. Carbohydrate Polymers. 353. 123276–123276. 21 indexed citations breakdown →
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Song, Bingbing, Zhuo Wang, Kit‐Leong Cheong, et al.. (2024). Ceramides from sea red rice bran ameliorate oxidative stress and lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans by activating the p38/MAPK signaling pathway and regulating the gut microbiota. Journal of Functional Foods. 116. 106205–106205. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaofei, Xiaolin Guo, Jing Chen, et al.. (2024). Potential prebiotic activity and improvement effect on intestinal injury of sulfated glycosaminoglycan from swim bladder. Food Bioscience. 60. 104548–104548. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Lina, Zhuo Wang, Yuxin Chen, et al.. (2024). The effect of adding Gracilaria on flavor and quality of low-salt fermented soy sauce. LWT. 210. 116890–116890. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaofei, Bowen Chen, Feifei Zhu, et al.. (2024). Selenium nanoparticles decorated by fucoidan induce ferroptosis in HepG2 cells. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 289. 138841–138841. 7 indexed citations
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Cheong, Kit‐Leong, et al.. (2024). Unraveling the chemical identification and biological potential of the genus Asparagopsis: a comprehensive review. Frontiers in Marine Science. 11. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaofei, Jianping Chen, Feifei Zhu, et al.. (2024). Fucoidan from Sargassum hemiphyllum (Turner) C. Agardh inhibits human hepatoma cell (HepG2) through cell cycle arrest and apoptotic induction. Food Bioscience. 62. 105051–105051. 4 indexed citations
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Sathuvan, Malairaj, Sunhong Min, Karthikeyan Narayanan, et al.. (2024). β-Cyclodextrin-based materials for 3D printing, cancer therapy, tissue engineering, and wound healing. Chemical Engineering Journal. 500. 157272–157272. 13 indexed citations
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Tan, Karsoon, et al.. (2023). Effects of culinary treatments on the lipid nutritional quality of fish and shellfish. Food Chemistry X. 19. 100856–100856. 22 indexed citations
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Tan, Karsoon, Ya Peng, Kianann Tan, Kit‐Leong Cheong, & Hanafiah Fazhan. (2023). Ecological impact of invasive species and pathogens introduced through bivalve aquaculture. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 294. 108541–108541. 14 indexed citations
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Sathuvan, Malairaj, Suresh Veeraperumal, Wanzi Yao, et al.. (2023). Porphyran from Porphyra haitanensis Enhances Intestinal Barrier Function and Regulates Gut Microbiota Composition. Marine Drugs. 21(5). 265–265. 16 indexed citations
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Wang, Min, Suresh Veeraperumal, Saiyi Zhong, & Kit‐Leong Cheong. (2023). Fucoidan-Derived Functional Oligosaccharides: Recent Developments, Preparation, and Potential Applications. Foods. 12(4). 878–878. 71 indexed citations breakdown →
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Veeraperumal, Suresh, Hua‐Mai Qiu, Chon-Seng Tan, et al.. (2021). Restitution of epithelial cells during intestinal mucosal wound healing: The effect of a polysaccharide from the sclerotium of Lignosus rhinocerotis (Cooke) Ryvarden. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 274. 114024–114024. 20 indexed citations
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Khan, Bilal Muhammad, et al.. (2021). Antioxidant Potential of Physicochemically Characterized Gracilaria blodgettii Sulfated Polysaccharides. Polymers. 13(3). 442–442. 15 indexed citations
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Liu, Yang, et al.. (2018). Effect of Salt Type and Alkyl Chain Length on the Binodal Curve of an Aqueous Two-Phase System Composed of Imidazolium Ionic Liquids. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 63(9). 3297–3304. 22 indexed citations
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Cheong, Kit‐Leong, et al.. (2016). Qualitation and quantification of specific polysaccharides from Panax species using GC–MS, saccharide mapping and HPSEC-RID-MALLS. Carbohydrate Polymers. 153. 47–54. 77 indexed citations

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