Like Mao

12.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
156 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Like Mao is a scholar working on Food Science, Materials Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Like Mao has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Food Science, 48 papers in Materials Chemistry and 17 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Like Mao's work include Proteins in Food Systems (127 papers), Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis (52 papers) and Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (48 papers). Like Mao is often cited by papers focused on Proteins in Food Systems (127 papers), Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis (52 papers) and Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (48 papers). Like Mao collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Ireland. Like Mao's co-authors include Yanxiang Gao, Lei Dai, Cuixia Sun, Fang Yuan, Yanxiang Gao, Song Miao, Yanxiang Gao, Jinfang Liu, Fang Yuan and Wei Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Hepatology and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Like Mao

150 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

The biological activities, chemical stability, metabolism... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2017 2017 2020 200 400 600
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.

  1. The biological activities, chemical stability, metabolism and delivery systems of quercetin: A review
    2016 623 citations Like Mao, Peihua Ma et al. profile →
  2. Characterization of Pickering emulsion gels stabilized by zein/gum arabic complex colloidal nanoparticles
    2017 385 citations Like Mao, Yanxiang Gao et al. Food Hydrocolloids profile →
  3. Fabrication of zein and rhamnolipid complex nanoparticles to enhance the stability and in vitro release of curcumin
    2017 271 citations Yang Wei, Like Mao et al. Food Hydrocolloids profile →
  4. Development of food-grade bigels based on κ-carrageenan hydrogel and monoglyceride oleogels as carriers for β-carotene: Roles of oleogel fraction
    2020 232 citations Hongxia Zheng, Like Mao et al. Food Hydrocolloids profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Like Mao China 65 8.0k 2.6k 1.5k 1.4k 1.2k 156 10.8k
Qixin Zhong United States 58 6.9k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 1.7k 1.4× 237 9.8k
Qingrong Huang United States 63 6.9k 0.9× 3.4k 1.3× 1.5k 1.0× 2.2k 1.6× 1.9k 1.6× 268 12.7k
Yanxiang Gao China 72 10.4k 1.3× 3.1k 1.2× 2.1k 1.4× 1.7k 1.2× 2.0k 1.6× 201 13.9k
Liqiang Zou China 55 5.2k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 949 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 127 8.1k
Wei Liu China 65 7.0k 0.9× 2.3k 0.9× 2.2k 1.4× 1.7k 1.2× 2.2k 1.8× 275 12.7k
Cuixia Sun China 52 5.0k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 98 7.3k
Rosiane Lopes Cunha Brazil 61 7.7k 1.0× 1.4k 0.5× 2.0k 1.3× 1.2k 0.9× 880 0.7× 262 10.4k
Xiao‐Quan Yang China 55 6.4k 0.8× 2.7k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 961 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 166 8.3k
Chuan‐He Tang China 77 13.4k 1.7× 5.3k 2.0× 2.8k 1.9× 2.1k 1.5× 2.2k 1.9× 186 16.1k
Xiaoquan Yang China 50 5.8k 0.7× 2.3k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 200 8.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Like Mao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Like Mao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lv, Peifeng, Qianyu Ye, Yong Wang, et al.. (2025). Rice protein-based gel particles for Pickering emulsion. Food Hydrocolloids. 169. 111655–111655. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Qike, Xiaoyan Hu, Peihua Ma, et al.. (2025). Improvement of blue color and structural stability of phycocyanin by forming soluble complexes with algae oligosaccharides. Food Hydrocolloids. 167. 111452–111452. 2 indexed citations
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Qiu, Dan, Yunjie Chen, Like Mao, et al.. (2025). Preparation, characterisation and evaluation of loading paclitaxel into debranched corn starch. Industrial Crops and Products. 229. 120969–120969.
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Zhang, Ruoning, et al.. (2024). Structural responses of zein-based oil-in-glycerol emulsion gels during freeze-thawing and heating. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 689. 133747–133747. 7 indexed citations
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Lu, Yao, Andrea Araiza‐Calahorra, Yanxiang Gao, Like Mao, & Anwesha Sarkar. (2024). Tuning Lubrication Performance of Phase‐Changing Emulsion‐Filled Gels by Sugar Alcohols. Advanced Engineering Materials. 26(13). 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ruoning, et al.. (2024). Modification of the interface of oleogel-hydrogel bigel beads for enhanced stability and prolonged release of bioactives. Food Chemistry. 468. 142448–142448. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yanhui, et al.. (2024). Different interfaces for stabilizing liquid–liquid, liquid–gel and gel–gel emulsions: Design, comparison, and challenges. Food Research International. 187. 114435–114435. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yiming, Like Mao, Penghui Zhou, et al.. (2024). Polysaccharide-induced colloidal stabilization of red wines: Impact on phenolic composition and color characteristic. Food Hydrocolloids. 160. 110822–110822. 1 indexed citations
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Jiao, Wei, Yulu Chen, Yanxiang Gao, Like Mao, & Fang Yuan. (2024). Roles of NaCl in Enhancing the Stability of Water-in-Oil High Internal Phase Emulsions. ACS Food Science & Technology. 4(2). 447–456. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Liang, Wenyan Liao, Zhen Tong, et al.. (2023). Modulating physicochemical properties of β-carotene in the microcapsules by polyphenols co-milling. Journal of Food Engineering. 359. 111691–111691. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Liang, Wenyan Liao, Yuan Wang, et al.. (2023). Hindering interparticle agglomeration of β-carotene by wall material complexation at the solid-liquid interface. Journal of Food Engineering. 355. 111569–111569. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuan, Liang Zhang, Like Mao, et al.. (2023). Insight into the composite assembly process, nanofibril structure and stability of undenatured type II collagen in the presence of different types of nanocelluloses. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 240. 124521–124521. 5 indexed citations
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Miao, Song, et al.. (2023). Alginate-based gel beads with bigel structures: Preparation, characterization and bioactive encapsulation. Food Hydrocolloids. 146. 109294–109294. 56 indexed citations
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Wang, Di, Peifeng Lv, Liang Zhang, et al.. (2020). Enhanced Physicochemical Stability of β-Carotene Emulsions Stabilized by β-Lactoglobulin−Ferulic Acid−Chitosan Ternary Conjugate. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 68(31). 8404–8412. 20 indexed citations
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Mao, Like, Yao Lu, Mengnan Cui, Song Miao, & Yanxiang Gao. (2019). Design of gel structures in water and oil phases for improved delivery of bioactive food ingredients. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 60(10). 1651–1666. 174 indexed citations
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Mao, Like, Sonia Calligaris, Luisa Barba, & Song Miao. (2014). Monoglyceride self-assembled structure in O/W emulsion: formation, characterization and its effect on emulsion properties. Food Research International. 58. 81–88. 60 indexed citations
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Mao, Like, Duoxia Xu, Jia Yang, et al.. (2009). Effects of Small and Large Molecule Emulsifiers on the Characteristics of β-Carotene Nanoemulsions Prepared by High Pressure Homogenization. Food Technology and Biotechnology. 47(3). 336–342. 153 indexed citations

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