Kunlong Yang

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Kunlong Yang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kunlong Yang has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Kunlong Yang's work include Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (10 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (9 papers) and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (6 papers). Kunlong Yang is often cited by papers focused on Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (10 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (9 papers) and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (6 papers). Kunlong Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Israel. Kunlong Yang's co-authors include Jun Tian, Man Liu, Yongxin Li, Shihua Wang, Famous Erhunmwunsee, Zhenhong Zhuang, Yong‐Xin Li, Lei Chen, Nancy P. Keller and Su Qu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Scientific Reports and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kunlong Yang

28 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Antimicrobial mechanisms of spice essential oils and application in food industry

2022 129 citations Yongxin Li, Famous Erhunmwunsee et al. Food Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kunlong Yang China	20	526	394	309	165	162	29	1.1k
Shuaibing Zhang China	22	664 1.3×	326 0.8×	346 1.1×	108 0.7×	145 0.9×	75	1.2k
Ezequias Pessoa de Siqueira Brazil	17	329 0.6×	398 1.0×	269 0.9×	90 0.5×	63 0.4×	45	1.0k
Mohamed E. Zain Saudi Arabia	14	952 1.8×	209 0.5×	246 0.8×	97 0.6×	229 1.4×	27	1.3k
Warapa Mahakarnchanakul Thailand	16	930 1.8×	220 0.6×	344 1.1×	173 1.0×	465 2.9×	32	1.4k
Qianwang Zheng China	22	379 0.7×	559 1.4×	553 1.8×	379 2.3×	38 0.2×	91	1.5k
Yujiao Sun China	22	528 1.0×	603 1.5×	479 1.6×	111 0.7×	55 0.3×	49	1.6k
Yamin Bibi Pakistan	20	592 1.1×	320 0.8×	278 0.9×	89 0.5×	35 0.2×	99	1.3k
Małgorzata Grabarczyk Poland	17	416 0.8×	420 1.1×	549 1.8×	247 1.5×	43 0.3×	59	1.4k
Bala Nambisan India	24	732 1.4×	439 1.1×	403 1.3×	206 1.2×	60 0.4×	70	1.7k
Jianwei Chen China	20	222 0.4×	609 1.5×	116 0.4×	390 2.4×	83 0.5×	55	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kunlong Yang

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

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Zhu, Z. Q., Beibei Ma, Fengqin Song, et al.. (2025). Biocontrol potential of Bacillus velezensis ATC-AL against Ceratocystis fimbriata and its application in sweetpotato postharvest preservation. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 231. 113941–113941.

Li, Yongxin, Yan Ma, Chao Pan, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the influence of the Afatg3 gene: Autophagy's role in sporulation, aflatoxin synthesis, pathogenicity, and drug stress response in Aspergillus flavus. Food Bioscience. 68. 106774–106774. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Chan, Man Liu, Kunlong Yang, et al.. (2025). Structural characterization, gelling properties, and beef preservation applications of pectin extracted from sweetpotato residue using a hydrothermal method. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 314. 144348–144348. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Kunlong, Qiu Han, Yong‐Xin Li, et al.. (2024). Nitric oxide-mediated regulation of Aspergillus flavus asexual development by targeting TCA cycle and mitochondrial function. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 471. 134385–134385. 8 indexed citations

Shi, Chenchen, et al.. (2023). Role of mitochondrial farnesyltransferase gene in the prevention of the food spoilage fungi Aspergillus flavus by the antimicrobial natural preservative perillaldehyde. Food Microbiology. 118. 104422–104422. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Kunlong, Rui Xie, Zhen Wang, et al.. (2022). Dysfunction of FadA‐cAMP signalling decreases Aspergillus flavus resistance to antimicrobial natural preservative Perillaldehyde and AFB1 biosynthesis. Environmental Microbiology. 24(3). 1590–1607. 48 indexed citations

Li, Yongxin, et al.. (2022). Antimicrobial mechanisms of spice essential oils and application in food industry. Food Chemistry. 382. 132312–132312. 129 indexed citations breakdown →

Erhunmwunsee, Famous, Chao Pan, Kunlong Yang, et al.. (2021). Recent development in biological activities and safety concerns of perillaldehyde from perilla plants: A review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 62(23). 6328–6340. 53 indexed citations

Li, Yong‐Xin, Man Liu, Kunlong Yang, & Jun Tian. (2021). 6,6′-Bieckol induces apoptosis and suppresses TGF-β-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in non-small lung cancer cells. Chinese Herbal Medicines. 14(2). 254–262. 16 indexed citations

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Chen, Lei, Su Qu, Kunlong Yang, et al.. (2020). Perillaldehyde: A promising antifungal agent to treat oropharyngeal candidiasis. Biochemical Pharmacology. 180. 114201–114201. 35 indexed citations

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Song, Fengqin, Xuewei Wang, Xiaona He, et al.. (2020). Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Profiling of Volatile Compounds Reveals Metabolic Changes in a Non-Aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus Induced by 5-Azacytidine. Toxins. 12(1). 57–57. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhen, Kunlong Yang, Lei Chen, et al.. (2020). Activities of Nerol, a natural plant active ingredient, against Candida albicans in vitro and in vivo. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 104(11). 5039–5052. 32 indexed citations

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Liu, Man, Chao Cheng, Xuezhi Li, et al.. (2020). Luteolin alleviates ochratoxin A induced oxidative stress by regulating Nrf2 and HIF-1α pathways in NRK-52E rat kidney cells. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 141. 111436–111436. 34 indexed citations

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Li, Xuezhi, Man Liu, Kunlong Yang, et al.. (2020). Antifungal effect of nerol via transcriptome analysis and cell growth repression in sweet potato spoilage fungi Ceratocystis fimbriata. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 171. 111343–111343. 55 indexed citations

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Fasoyin, Opemipo Esther, et al.. (2019). Regulation of Morphology, Aflatoxin Production, and Virulence of Aspergillus flavus by the Major Nitrogen Regulatory Gene areA. Toxins. 11(12). 718–718. 28 indexed citations

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Qu, Su, Kunlong Yang, Lei Chen, et al.. (2019). Cinnamaldehyde, a Promising Natural Preservative Against Aspergillus flavus. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 2895–2895. 81 indexed citations

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Yang, Kunlong, Linlin Liang, Yinghang Liu, et al.. (2016). The DmtA methyltransferase contributes to Aspergillus flavus conidiation, sclerotial production, aflatoxin biosynthesis and virulence. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 23259–23259. 82 indexed citations

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Lan, Huahui, Ruilin Sun, Kun Fan, et al.. (2016). The Aspergillus flavus Histone Acetyltransferase AflGcnE Regulates Morphogenesis, Aflatoxin Biosynthesis, and Pathogenicity. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 1324–1324. 77 indexed citations

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Han, Xiaoyun, Bin Wang, Wen‐Bing Yin, et al.. (2016). Functional Analysis of the Nitrogen Metabolite Repression Regulator Gene nmrA in Aspergillus flavus. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 1794–1794. 51 indexed citations

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Zhang, Feng, Hong Zhong, Xiaoyun Han, et al.. (2014). Proteomic profile of Aspergillus flavus in response to water activity. Fungal Biology. 119(2-3). 114–124. 43 indexed citations

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