Nan Zheng

621 total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 405 citations indexed

About

Nan Zheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Zheng has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 405 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Biotechnology and 7 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Nan Zheng's work include Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (7 papers), Proteins in Food Systems (6 papers) and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (5 papers). Nan Zheng is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (7 papers), Proteins in Food Systems (6 papers) and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (5 papers). Nan Zheng collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Belgium. Nan Zheng's co-authors include Xiaole Xia, Mengfei Long, Zehua Zhang, Tolbert Osire, Huimin Zhou, Shinichi Oka, Masafumi Takiguchi, Shuang Du, Mamoru Fujiwara and Takamasa Ueno and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Nan Zheng

38 papers receiving 397 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Tailoring industrial enzymes for thermostability and activity evolution by the machine learning-based iCASE strategy

2025 21 citations Nan Zheng, Yongchao Cai et al. Nature Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nan Zheng China	13	152	85	61	49	48	42	405
Mohammad Saquib Ashraf India	10	144 0.9×	55 0.6×	41 0.7×	23 0.5×	23 0.5×	17	436
Blanca Lilia Barrón Mexico	13	180 1.2×	29 0.3×	41 0.7×	19 0.4×	103 2.1×	29	521
Lili He China	14	253 1.7×	57 0.7×	19 0.3×	31 0.6×	55 1.1×	52	542
Annette Meyer United States	10	209 1.4×	35 0.4×	46 0.8×	45 0.9×	21 0.4×	19	466
Ping Qian China	15	325 2.1×	71 0.8×	90 1.5×	38 0.8×	69 1.4×	29	623
Gwenaëlle André France	11	226 1.5×	64 0.8×	51 0.8×	101 2.1×	100 2.1×	22	458
Juliana da Silva Coppede Brazil	11	162 1.1×	46 0.5×	27 0.4×	11 0.2×	62 1.3×	27	393
Iván Best Peru	12	77 0.5×	187 2.2×	111 1.8×	12 0.2×	20 0.4×	31	482
Tatiane Melina Guerreiro Brazil	12	109 0.7×	33 0.4×	12 0.2×	13 0.3×	70 1.5×	21	374
Chunjun Qin China	11	326 2.1×	40 0.5×	44 0.7×	36 0.7×	16 0.3×	43	545

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Zheng, Nan, Zehua Zhang, Huimin Zhou, et al.. (2025). Rational Design Engineering of 5-Aminolevulinate Synthase with Activity and Stability Enhancement. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(3). 1892–1901. 1 indexed citations

Deng, Yu, Ling Gao, Zehua Zhang, et al.. (2025). Analysis of structural, functional properties and interaction mechanism of soy protein gel induced by high-performance microbial transglutaminase. Food Hydrocolloids. 164. 111170–111170. 4 indexed citations

Zheng, Nan, Yongchao Cai, Zehua Zhang, et al.. (2025). Tailoring industrial enzymes for thermostability and activity evolution by the machine learning-based iCASE strategy. Nature Communications. 16(1). 604–604. 21 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Tong, et al.. (2025). Functional properties and application potential of black soybean meal insoluble dietary fiber remodeled by ultrasound combined with ultrahigh pressure. LWT. 221. 117594–117594. 1 indexed citations

Cai, Yongchao, Huimin Zhou, Nan Zheng, et al.. (2025). Rational engineering design with computer-aided surface charge modulation of highly alkali-stable xylanase for sustainable green degumming applications in the textile industry. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 321(Pt 4). 144807–144807. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaoyin, et al.. (2024). Enrichment of milk antioxidant activity by dietary supplementation of red clover isoflavone in cows and its improvement on mice intestinal health. Food Chemistry. 446. 138764–138764. 8 indexed citations

Gao, Yanan, et al.. (2024). Double-side role of short chain fatty acids on host health via the gut-organ axes. Animal nutrition. 18. 322–339. 24 indexed citations

Zhou, Huimin, Yongchao Cai, Mengfei Long, et al.. (2024). Computer-Aided Reconstruction and Application of Bacillus halodurans S7 Xylanase with Heat and Alkali Resistance. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72(2). 1213–1227. 9 indexed citations

Long, Mengfei, Nan Zheng, Zehua Zhang, et al.. (2023). Improving ethanol tolerance of ethyl carbamate hydrolase by diphasic high pressure molecular dynamic simulations. AMB Express. 13(1). 32–32.

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Zhang, Zehua, Mengfei Long, Nan Zheng, et al.. (2023). Redesign of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase from Bacillus subtilis for high-level production of L-theanine by cavity topology engineering. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 107(11). 3551–3564. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yangdong, et al.. (2023). Effect of a Dairy Cow’s Feeding System on the Flavor of Raw Milk: Indoor Feeding or Grazing. Foods. 12(9). 1868–1868. 5 indexed citations

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Zheng, Nan, Mengfei Long, Zehua Zhang, et al.. (2023). Functional, structural properties and interaction mechanism of soy protein isolate nanoparticles modified by high-performance protein-glutaminase. Food Hydrocolloids. 139. 108594–108594. 30 indexed citations

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Zheng, Nan, Ling Gao, Mengfei Long, et al.. (2023). Isothermal Compressibility Perturbation as a Protein Design Principle for T1 Lipase Stability–Activity Trade-Off Counteracting. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 71(17). 6681–6690. 6 indexed citations

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Zheng, Nan, et al.. (2022). Research Progress of Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Its Regulation of Intestinal Inflammation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Zheng, Nan, Sen Jiang, Yefu Chen, et al.. (2020). Production of low-alcohol Huangjiu with improved acidity and reduced levels of higher alcohols by fermentation with scarless ALD6 overexpression yeast. Food Chemistry. 321. 126691–126691. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Ming, Fang Wen, Shengguo Zhao, et al.. (2016). Exploring the Molecular Basis for Binding of Inhibitors by Threonyl-tRNA Synthetase from Brucella abortus: A Virtual Screening Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 17(7). 1078–1078. 3 indexed citations

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Zheng, Nan, Zheng Chai, Fang Fu, et al.. (2014). Identification of a Novel Haemophilus parasuis-Specific B Cell Epitope Using Monoclonal Antibody against the OppA Protein. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e84516–e84516. 3 indexed citations

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Zheng, Nan, Hayato Murakoshi, Masao Hashimoto, et al.. (2010). Selection of escape mutant by HLA‐C‐restricted HIV‐1 Pol‐specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes carrying strong ability to suppress HIV‐1 replication. European Journal of Immunology. 41(1). 97–106. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuan, Nan Zheng, & Yang Zhong. (2007). Computational characterization and design of SARS coronavirus receptor recognition and antibody neutralization. Computational Biology and Chemistry. 31(2). 129–133. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuan‐Ming, Nan Zheng, Pei Hao, Ying Cao, & Yang Zhong. (2005). A molecular docking model of SARS-CoV S1 protein in complex with its receptor, human ACE2. Computational Biology and Chemistry. 29(3). 254–257. 28 indexed citations

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