Liyan Zhao

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
183 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Liyan Zhao is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Liyan Zhao has authored 183 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Plant Science, 54 papers in Food Science and 51 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Liyan Zhao's work include Fungal Biology and Applications (45 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (41 papers) and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (18 papers). Liyan Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Fungal Biology and Applications (45 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (41 papers) and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (18 papers). Liyan Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Kenya and United States. Liyan Zhao's co-authors include Qiuhui Hu, Wenjian Yang, Guitang Chen, Fei Pei, Gaoxing Ma, Xinxin An, Donglu Fang, Zhihong Xin, Benard Muinde Kimatu and Qiuhui Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Liyan Zhao

175 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

  1. Effects of carboxymethyl chitosan on the gelling properties, microstructure, and molecular forces of Pleurotus eryngii protein gels
    2023 82 citations Zheng Qian, Lei Zhong 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
Liyan Zhao China 44 1.9k 1.8k 1.6k 1.6k 842 183 5.9k
Peilong Sun China 45 2.1k 1.1× 2.3k 1.2× 1.0k 0.6× 1.9k 1.2× 528 0.6× 171 6.8k
Yuntao Liu China 46 1.7k 0.9× 2.1k 1.1× 693 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 476 0.6× 144 5.6k
Qiuhui Hu China 56 3.5k 1.9× 2.5k 1.4× 2.1k 1.3× 2.0k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 242 9.1k
Yuqing Duan China 46 1.8k 1.0× 2.7k 1.5× 620 0.4× 2.3k 1.5× 1.0k 1.2× 182 7.5k
Changhai Jin China 44 1.8k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 502 0.3× 1.3k 0.9× 794 0.9× 94 5.7k
Lijun You China 51 2.7k 1.5× 2.2k 1.2× 707 0.4× 2.8k 1.8× 849 1.0× 144 7.5k
Jeng‐Leun Mau Taiwan 53 2.6k 1.4× 2.8k 1.5× 4.0k 2.5× 2.0k 1.3× 2.5k 2.9× 159 9.2k
Jinwei Li China 45 1.6k 0.9× 3.6k 2.0× 410 0.3× 1.3k 0.9× 752 0.9× 217 6.7k
He Qian China 40 2.2k 1.2× 1.8k 1.0× 437 0.3× 2.1k 1.3× 932 1.1× 282 7.2k
Yong Fang China 44 1.5k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 511 0.3× 1.2k 0.7× 396 0.5× 181 5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Liyan Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liyan Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Liyan Zhao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Liyan Zhao. The network helps show where Liyan Zhao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liyan Zhao

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

All Works

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Hu, Qiuhui, Gaoxing Ma, Anxiang Su, et al.. (2025). Absorption and immune-modulating effects of active peptides from Hericium erinaceus proteins in an in vitro gastrointestinal model. Food & Function. 16(11). 4535–4547. 2 indexed citations
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Shi, Shuai, Jiaxin Bao, Yue Han, et al.. (2024). Improving prediction of N2O emissions during composting using model-agnostic meta-learning. The Science of The Total Environment. 922. 171357–171357. 9 indexed citations
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Zhong, Lei, et al.. (2024). Mitochondria-targeted nanoparticles based on glycated oat protein for enhanced curcumin bioavailability and antioxidant activity. Food Bioscience. 60. 104386–104386. 4 indexed citations
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Du, Jiaxin, et al.. (2024). Dynamic changes in aromas and precursors of edible fungi juice: mixed lactic acid bacteria fermentation enhances flavor characteristics. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 104(14). 8541–8552. 4 indexed citations
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Egbeagu, Ugochi Uzoamaka, Yue Zhang, Yuanhang Wang, et al.. (2024). Insight into the differential response of functional denitrifiers to novel formulated organic amendments in soybean agroecosystem. Rhizosphere. 31. 100954–100954.
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Zhong, Lei, Qiuhui Hu, Qiping Zhan, Mingwen Zhao, & Liyan Zhao. (2024). Oat protein isolate-Pleurotus ostreatus β-glucan conjugate nanoparticles bound to β-carotene effectively alleviate immunosuppression by regulating gut microbiota. Food & Function. 15(4). 1867–1883. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Liyan, et al.. (2023). Energy-based cold-start strategies for diesel engines at extreme low temperature. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 47. 102274–102274. 6 indexed citations
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Qian, Zheng, et al.. (2023). Effects of carboxymethyl chitosan on the gelling properties, microstructure, and molecular forces of Pleurotus eryngii protein gels. Food Hydrocolloids. 145. 109158–109158. 82 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Guoliang, et al.. (2023). Recent advances in differential expression analysis for single-cell RNA-seq and spatially resolved transcriptomic studies. Briefings in Functional Genomics. 23(2). 95–109. 5 indexed citations
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Khatab, Ahmed, Lihua Hu, Liyan Zhao, et al.. (2022). Genome-Wide Association Mapping Identifies New Candidate Genes for Cold Stress and Chilling Acclimation at Seedling Stage in Rice (Oryza sativa L.). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(21). 13208–13208. 8 indexed citations
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Kimatu, Benard Muinde, Donglu Fang, Liyan Zhao, & Qiuhui Hu. (2020). Agaricus bisporus peptide fractions confer cytoprotective ability against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in HepG2 and Caco-2 cells. Journal of Food Measurement & Characterization. 14(5). 2503–2519. 22 indexed citations
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Fang, Donglu, et al.. (2020). Effect of adding different amounts of pre-gelatinized highland barley flour supplemented with Hericium erinaceus powder on the quality characteristics of crisp cakes.. Shipin Kexue / Food Science. 41(20). 46–53. 1 indexed citations
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Su, Anxiang, Gaoxing Ma, Minhao Xie, et al.. (2019). Characteristic of polysaccharides from Flammulina velutipes in vitro digestion under salivary, simulated gastric and small intestinal conditions and fermentation by human gut microbiota. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 54(6). 2277–2287. 34 indexed citations
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Zhao, Ruiqiu, Ninghui Cheng, Paul A. Nakata, Liyan Zhao, & Qiuhui Hu. (2019). Consumption of polysaccharides from Auricularia auricular modulates the intestinal microbiota in mice. Food Research International. 123. 383–392. 74 indexed citations
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Zhao, Liyan. (2005). Investigate the molecular mechanism of the cisplatin-resistant with human epithelial ovarian cancer cell line skov-3 and skov-3/DDP cultured in vitro. Zhongguo fuyou baojian. 1 indexed citations

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