Liang Wei

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 733 citations indexed

About

Liang Wei is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Liang Wei has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 733 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Liang Wei's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (15 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (8 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (5 papers). Liang Wei is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (15 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (8 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (5 papers). Liang Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and United States. Liang Wei's co-authors include Ning Xu, Jun Liu, Jun Liu, Jun Liu, Jiansong Ju, Yanhe Ma, Jianping Wen, Haishan Qi, Huanmin Du and Jinhua Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Bioresource Technology and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Liang Wei

29 papers receiving 729 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Relieving metabolic burden to improve robustness and bioproduction by industrial microorganisms

2024 60 citations Jiwei Mao, Hongyu Zhang et al. Biotechnology Advances profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liang Wei China	17	543	135	123	89	71	34	733
Tolbert Osire China	16	359 0.7×	81 0.6×	57 0.5×	79 0.9×	32 0.5×	35	587
Ken-Ichi Kusumoto Japan	20	590 1.1×	171 1.3×	227 1.8×	234 2.6×	37 0.5×	81	1.1k
Xuewei Pan China	17	416 0.8×	79 0.6×	47 0.4×	36 0.4×	48 0.7×	45	685
Yating Hu China	18	670 1.2×	193 1.4×	121 1.0×	35 0.4×	34 0.5×	38	929
Mei Han China	14	380 0.7×	95 0.7×	111 0.9×	135 1.5×	36 0.5×	37	553
Oksana Tehlivets Austria	12	683 1.3×	167 1.2×	102 0.8×	81 0.9×	176 2.5×	13	902
Jiajia You China	15	364 0.7×	67 0.5×	39 0.3×	27 0.3×	58 0.8×	48	537
Fumio Fukui Japan	16	532 1.0×	68 0.5×	100 0.8×	166 1.9×	46 0.6×	33	947
Boris Schilling Switzerland	12	286 0.5×	128 0.9×	207 1.7×	35 0.4×	51 0.7×	14	772
Harmen M. van Rossum Netherlands	10	806 1.5×	240 1.8×	82 0.7×	98 1.1×	46 0.6×	10	895

Countries citing papers authored by Liang Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liang Wei

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liang Wei

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Meng, Minghui Lu, Hongjun Dong, et al.. (2025). Biosynthesis and bioassays of multifunctional S-adenosylmethionine: A comprehensive review. Chemical Engineering Journal. 519. 164933–164933.

Zhao, Chenning, Jiaqi Ren, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Regulatory mechanism of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Dendrobium officinale : Integrating metabolome and transcriptome to reveal the potential application for quality improvement. Industrial Crops and Products. 236. 121987–121987.

Mao, Jiwei, Hongyu Zhang, Yu Chen, et al.. (2024). Relieving metabolic burden to improve robustness and bioproduction by industrial microorganisms. Biotechnology Advances. 74. 108401–108401. 60 indexed citations breakdown →

Du, Huanmin, Yuting Qi, Lingcong Li, et al.. (2023). Balancing Redox Homeostasis to Improve l-Cysteine Production in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 71(37). 13848–13856. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Hongyu, Jingxuan Wei, Jun Liu, et al.. (2023). DRAGON: Harnessing the power of DNA repair for accelerating genome evolution in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Metabolic Engineering. 79. 182–191. 10 indexed citations

Du, Huanmin, Yuting Qi, Lingcong Li, et al.. (2023). Reprogramming the sulfur recycling network to improve l-cysteine production in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Green Chemistry. 25(8). 3152–3165. 20 indexed citations

Liu, Guanghui, Zhenping Ma, Liang Wei, et al.. (2022). Directed evolution of an EamB transporter for improved L-cysteine tolerance and production in Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 368(21-24). 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Jinhua, Yue Zhang, Ning Xu, et al.. (2022). Design of a genetically encoded biosensor to establish a high-throughput screening platform for L-cysteine overproduction. Metabolic Engineering. 73. 144–157. 45 indexed citations

Wei, Liang, Jinhua Zhao, Yue Zhang, et al.. (2021). Engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum for high-level γ-aminobutyric acid production from glycerol by dynamic metabolic control. Metabolic Engineering. 69. 134–146. 60 indexed citations

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Sun, Liang, et al.. (2019). Application of Highly Inclined Well to Optimizing Well Pattern: Case Study of a Giant Carbonate Reservoir in the Middle East. Offshore Technology Conference Brasil. 1 indexed citations

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Guo, Jing, Zhenping Ma, Jinhua Zhao, et al.. (2019). Recent advances of pH homeostasis mechanisms in Corynebacterium glutamicum. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 35(12). 192–192. 16 indexed citations

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Wei, Liang, Ning Xu, Yiran Wang, et al.. (2018). Promoter library-based module combination (PLMC) technology for optimization of threonine biosynthesis in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 102(9). 4117–4130. 32 indexed citations

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Song, Kejing, Liang Wei, Jiao Liu, et al.. (2017). Engineering of the LysR family transcriptional regulator FkbR1 and its target gene to improve ascomycin production. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 101(11). 4581–4592. 25 indexed citations

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Wei, Liang, et al.. (2015). Mechanistic insights into the inhibitory effects of palmitoylation on cytosolic thioredoxin reductase and thioredoxin. Biochimie. 110. 25–35. 8 indexed citations

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Wei, Liang, Aristi P. Fernandes, Arne Holmgren, Xiaoming Li, & Liangwei Zhong. (2015). Bacterial thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase as mediators for epigallocatechin 3‐gallate‐induced antimicrobial action. FEBS Journal. 283(3). 446–458. 22 indexed citations

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Wei, Liang. (2009). Research on the reversal strategy based on the perspective of liquidity under the market conditions of China. Journal of systems engineering. 1 indexed citations

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Lü, Hu, et al.. (2009). Characteristics of the Surface Displacement Induced by Double-O-Tube Shield Tunneling. 42(6). 108.

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Liang, Xingwei, Jiaqiao Zhu, Yi‐Liang Miao, et al.. (2008). Loss of methylation imprint of Snrpn in postovulatory aging mouse oocyte. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 371(1). 16–21. 62 indexed citations

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Xu, Xin, Xiuli Wang, Liang Wei, et al.. (2006). Transcription Factors Ets2 and Sp1 Act Synergistically with Histone Acetyltransferase p300 in Activating Human Interleukin-12 p40 Promoter. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica. 38(3). 194–200. 17 indexed citations

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Lü, Jun, Xin Xu, Shunzi Jin, et al.. (2004). Histone acetyltransferase activity of p300 enhances the activation of IL‐18 promoter. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 94(3). 566–572. 9 indexed citations

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