Ran Du

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 527 citations indexed

About

Ran Du is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ran Du has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 527 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 6 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Ran Du's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (10 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (9 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (3 papers). Ran Du is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (10 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (9 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (3 papers). Ran Du collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Ran Du's co-authors include Jianbin Yan, Sanwen Huang, Jihong Li, Qinggang Liao, Shizhong Li, Gang Zhao, Junbo Gou, Chong Li, Yaoyao Wu and Sandra Chang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Ran Du

25 papers receiving 521 citations

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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.

The Taxus genome provides insights into paclitaxel biosynthesis

2021 155 citations Xingyao Xiong, Junbo Gou et al. Nature Plants profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ran Du China	13	295	154	140	53	33	30	527
Chi-Lin Wu Taiwan	12	308 1.0×	334 2.2×	79 0.6×	46 0.9×	52 1.6×	18	830
Xiaoping Zang China	17	261 0.9×	406 2.6×	48 0.3×	72 1.4×	18 0.5×	50	818
Clara Navarrete Denmark	15	572 1.9×	149 1.0×	120 0.9×	26 0.5×	18 0.5×	24	719
Akio Tonouchi Japan	15	346 1.2×	181 1.2×	84 0.6×	100 1.9×	13 0.4×	52	658
P. Vijayabaskar United States	15	260 0.9×	210 1.4×	54 0.4×	31 0.6×	14 0.4×	34	760
Dangquan Zhang China	10	304 1.0×	297 1.9×	29 0.2×	23 0.4×	72 2.2×	25	673
Hao Wei South Korea	18	387 1.3×	433 2.8×	43 0.3×	45 0.8×	84 2.5×	41	914
Dao‐Qiong Zheng China	20	797 2.7×	185 1.2×	359 2.6×	56 1.1×	89 2.7×	73	1.0k
Pedro Darío Zapata Argentina	17	336 1.1×	532 3.5×	195 1.4×	118 2.2×	22 0.7×	123	1.0k
Zhenying Wu China	14	526 1.8×	497 3.2×	132 0.9×	26 0.5×	25 0.8×	40	787

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ran Du

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhao, Huanhuan, et al.. (2025). Effects of methyl jasmonate and salicylhydroxamic acid on the biosynthesis of flavonoids in Glycyrrhiza glabra L. hairy roots. Plant Stress. 15. 100774–100774.

Zhang, Yimin, Cheng Liu, Xiaofang Liao, et al.. (2025). Quantification of Alternaria mycotoxins with QuEChERS-based LC-MS/MS and dietary exposure assessment. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 24. 102510–102510.

Zeng, Ling, et al.. (2025). Scorpion venom peptides enhance immunity and survival in Litopenaeus vannamei through antibacterial action against Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1551816–1551816. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Yongfang, Hao Lou, Wei‐Cheng Wang, et al.. (2025). Glutathione triggers leaf-to-leaf, calcium-based plant defense signaling. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1915–1915. 3 indexed citations

Wu, Yaoyao, Keyi Ye, Jian Yin, et al.. (2025). Multi-omics reveals the genetic regulation and functions of long non-coding RNAs in tomato. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 198(4).

Sun, Fengjie, Ting Yao, Hao Zhang, et al.. (2024). Effects of Tetraselmis subcordiformis (Wille) Butcher with antimicrobial peptides as feed additives on gut microbial community and immunity of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.). Journal of Applied Phycology. 36(4). 1781–1792. 3 indexed citations

Tang, Xu, Wenshuai Hao, Ran Du, et al.. (2024). Mercaptoimidazole-capped gold nanoparticles as a potent agent against plant pathogenic fungi. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 12(42). 10949–10961.

Zhang, Jinzhe, Hongjun Lyu, Jie Chen, et al.. (2024). Releasing a sugar brake generates sweeter tomato without yield penalty. Nature. 635(8039). 647–656. 35 indexed citations

Cui, Rui, et al.. (2024). Platelet-Derived Microvesicles Mediate Cardiomyocyte Ferroptosis by Transferring ACSL1 During Acute Myocardial Infarction. Molecular Biotechnology. 67(2). 790–804. 4 indexed citations

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Zhu, Ziqian, Junjie Ding, Ran Du, et al.. (2024). Systematic tracking of nitrogen sources in complex river catchments: Machine learning approach based on microbial metagenomics. Water Research. 253. 121255–121255. 23 indexed citations

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Chen, Gang, Salma Mostafa, Zhaogeng Lu, et al.. (2022). The Jasmine (Jasminum Sambac) Genome Provides Insight into the Biosynthesis of Flower Fragrances and Jasmonates. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 21(1). 127–149. 23 indexed citations

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Xiong, Xingyao, Junbo Gou, Qinggang Liao, et al.. (2021). The Taxus genome provides insights into paclitaxel biosynthesis. Nature Plants. 7(8). 1026–1036. 155 indexed citations breakdown →

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Du, Ran, Chong Li, Peipei Pan, Carol Sze Ki Lin, & Jianbin Yan. (2021). Characterization and evaluation of a natural derived bacterial consortium for efficient lignocellulosic biomass valorization. Bioresource Technology. 329. 124909–124909. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Yuwen, Suhua Li, Ran Du, et al.. (2021). Isoleucine Enhances Plant Resistance Against Botrytis cinerea via Jasmonate Signaling Pathway. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 34 indexed citations

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Liao, Qinggang, Ran Du, Junbo Gou, et al.. (2020). The genomic architecture of the sex‐determining region and sex‐related metabolic variation in Ginkgobiloba. The Plant Journal. 104(5). 1399–1409. 30 indexed citations

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Du, Ran, Jianbin Yan, Shizhong Li, et al.. (2015). Cellulosic ethanol production by natural bacterial consortia is enhanced by Pseudoxanthomonas taiwanensis. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 8(1). 10–10. 46 indexed citations

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Yu, Menghui, Jihong Li, Sandra Chang, et al.. (2014). Optimization of Ethanol Production from NaOH-Pretreated Solid State Fermented Sweet Sorghum Bagasse. Energies. 7(7). 4054–4067. 12 indexed citations

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Du, Ran, Jianbin Yan, Peipei Li, et al.. (2014). A Novel Wild-Type Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain TSH1 in Scaling-Up of Solid-State Fermentation of Ethanol from Sweet Sorghum Stalks. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e94480–e94480. 25 indexed citations

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Du, Ran, et al.. (2011). Using a microorganism consortium for consolidated bioprocessing cellulosic ethanol production. Biofuels. 2(5). 569–575. 3 indexed citations

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Du, Ran, Shizhong Li, Xiaoqing Zhang, & Li Wang. (2010). [Cellulose hydrolysis and ethanol production by a facultative anaerobe bacteria consortium H and its identification].. PubMed. 26(7). 960–5. 3 indexed citations

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