Ningzi Guan

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Ningzi Guan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ningzi Guan has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ningzi Guan's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (9 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (9 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (4 papers). Ningzi Guan is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (9 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (9 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (4 papers). Ningzi Guan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Ningzi Guan's co-authors include Long Liu, J L Yates, Hyun‐Dong Shin, Jianghua Li, Guocheng Du, Jian Chen, Haifeng Ye, Xin Wu, Jian Chen and Yang Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ningzi Guan

26 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Microbial response to acid stress: mechanisms and applications

2019 430 citations Ningzi Guan, Long Liu Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ningzi Guan China	16	842	308	279	185	176	30	1.4k
José Solbiati United States	17	1.1k 1.3×	384 1.2×	77 0.3×	138 0.7×	149 0.8×	24	1.8k
Bareket Dassa Israel	25	977 1.2×	456 1.5×	111 0.4×	54 0.3×	127 0.7×	56	1.7k
Hua Ling Singapore	28	1.5k 1.8×	394 1.3×	148 0.5×	37 0.2×	341 1.9×	70	2.2k
Michio Takeuchi Japan	23	1.1k 1.4×	209 0.7×	135 0.5×	216 1.2×	287 1.6×	91	1.7k
Cheol‐Won Yun South Korea	22	932 1.1×	148 0.5×	58 0.2×	78 0.4×	80 0.5×	57	1.5k
Ryan Raisner United States	10	1.5k 1.7×	164 0.5×	90 0.3×	76 0.4×	110 0.6×	13	2.1k
Wayne A. Wilson United States	18	1.5k 1.8×	193 0.6×	83 0.3×	48 0.3×	79 0.4×	35	1.9k
Robert Flick Canada	25	1.5k 1.7×	295 1.0×	53 0.2×	51 0.3×	199 1.1×	56	2.3k
Rinji Akada Japan	30	2.4k 2.9×	930 3.0×	459 1.6×	85 0.5×	161 0.9×	102	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ningzi Guan

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Kong, D. J., Tao Yan, Yu Zhou, et al.. (2026). A compact and inducible dCas12f-based CRISPRa platform for programmable in vivo gene activation. Nature Communications. 17(1). 1447–1447.

Wang, Zhihao, Di Dai, Xiaoding Ma, et al.. (2025). Engineered bacteria for near-infrared light-inducible expression of cancer therapeutics. Nature Cancer. 6(4). 612–628. 16 indexed citations

Guan, Ningzi, et al.. (2025). Engineering oncolytic bacteria as precision cancer therapeutics: design principles, therapeutic strategies, and translational perspectives. Protein & Cell.

Zhou, Yang, Wei Yu, Jianli Yin, et al.. (2025). A rapid and efficient red-light-activated Cre recombinase system for genome engineering in mammalian cells and transgenic mice. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(15).

Gao, Xiumei, Mengyao Liu, Wenbo Ma, et al.. (2025). Designer probiotic-based living drugs for uric acid homeostasis control in hyperuricemic mice and rats. Cell Reports Medicine. 6(10). 102379–102379.

Li, Shurui, Yang Zhou, Deqiang Kong, et al.. (2024). A visually-induced optogenetically-engineered system enables autonomous glucose homeostasis in mice. Journal of Controlled Release. 378. 27–37. 1 indexed citations

Yin, Jianli, Deqiang Kong, Ying Guan, et al.. (2024). A digital CRISPR-dCas9-based gene remodeling biocomputer programmed by dietary compounds in mammals. Cell Systems. 15(10). 941–955.e5. 4 indexed citations

Wu, Xin, Meiyan Wang, Di Dai, et al.. (2024). AAV-delivered muscone-induced transgene system for treating chronic diseases in mice via inhalation. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1122–1122. 8 indexed citations

Kong, Deqiang, Yang Zhou, Wei Yu, et al.. (2024). Exploring plant-derived phytochrome chaperone proteins for light-switchable transcriptional regulation in mammals. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4894–4894. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Xin, Di Dai, Yang Zhou, et al.. (2024). Sonogenetics-controlled synthetic designer cells for cancer therapy in tumor mouse models. Cell Reports Medicine. 5(5). 101513–101513. 19 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yang, Deqiang Kong, Xinyi Wang, et al.. (2021). A small and highly sensitive red/far-red optogenetic switch for applications in mammals. Nature Biotechnology. 40(2). 262–272. 109 indexed citations

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Guan, Ningzi & Long Liu. (2019). Microbial response to acid stress: mechanisms and applications. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 104(1). 51–65. 430 indexed citations breakdown →

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Guan, Ningzi, et al.. (2018). TCA cycle-powered synthesis of fucosylated oligosaccharides. Glycobiology. 28(7). 468–473. 7 indexed citations

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Guan, Ningzi, Jianghua Li, Hyun‐Dong Shin, et al.. (2017). Microbial response to environmental stresses: from fundamental mechanisms to practical applications. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 101(10). 3991–4008. 177 indexed citations

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Wang, Jing, Xun Cui, Zhe Zhang, et al.. (2017). A real-time control system of gene expression using ligand-bound nucleic acid aptamer for metabolic engineering. Metabolic Engineering. 42. 85–97. 9 indexed citations

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Liu, Long, Ningzi Guan, Jianghua Li, et al.. (2016). Pathway engineering of Propionibacterium jensenii for improved production of propionic acid. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 19963–19963. 33 indexed citations

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Liu, Long, Ningzi Guan, Jianghua Li, et al.. (2015). Development of GRAS strains for nutraceutical production using systems and synthetic biology approaches: advances and prospects. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. 37(2). 139–150. 26 indexed citations

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Guan, Ningzi, Jianghua Li, Hyun‐Dong Shin, et al.. (2015). Metabolic engineering of acid resistance elements to improve acid resistance and propionic acid production of Propionibacterium jensenii. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 113(6). 1294–1304. 37 indexed citations

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Guan, Ningzi, Jianghua Li, Hyun‐Dong Shin, et al.. (2014). Engineering propionibacteria as versatile cell factories for the production of industrially important chemicals: advances, challenges, and prospects. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 99(2). 585–600. 19 indexed citations

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Guan, Ningzi, Long Liu, Hyun‐Dong Shin, et al.. (2013). Systems-level understanding of how Propionibacterium acidipropionici respond to propionic acid stress at the microenvironment levels: Mechanism and application. Journal of Biotechnology. 167(1). 56–63. 71 indexed citations

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