Ren Wei

9.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
126 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Ren Wei is a scholar working on Pollution, Biomaterials and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ren Wei has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Pollution, 71 papers in Biomaterials and 30 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ren Wei's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (72 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (70 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (27 papers). Ren Wei is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (72 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (70 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (27 papers). Ren Wei collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and United States. Ren Wei's co-authors include Wolfgang Zimmermann, Thorsten Oeser, Uwe T. Bornscheuer, Johannes Then, Juliane Schmidt, Markus Barth, Aaron M. Scurto, Lars M. Blank, Till Tiso and Kevin E. O’Connor and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ren Wei

116 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

Microbial enzymes for the recycling of recalcitrant petroleum‐based plastics: how far are we?

2017 576 citations Ren Wei et al. Microbial Biotechnology profile →
Mechanism-Based Design of Efficient PET Hydrolases

2022 184 citations Ren Wei, Lara Pfaff et al. ACS Catalysis profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ren Wei

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Process insights for harnessing biotechnology for plastic depolymerization 2025 ·Ren Wei, Gert Weber, Lars M. Blank, Uwe T. Bornscheuer	13
2	Machine learning for efficient metal leaching from spent LiFePO4: Predictive modeling and sustainability assessment 2025 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·Yufa Feng, M.M. Jiang, Li‐Ming Yang, Ren Wei, Huijie Wang, Guang Yang, Yang Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Penghui Shao, Xubiao Luo	4
3	New Biocatalytic Approaches for Plastic Depolymerization 2025 ·Engineering ·Ren Wei, Uwe T. Bornscheuer	0
4	Optimized whole-cell depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate to monomers using engineered Clostridium thermocellum 2025 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Yajun Liu, Fei Yan, Weiliang Dong, Yele Sun, Ren Wei, Yingang Feng	8
5	Selective Modification of the Product Profile of Biocatalytic Hydrolyzed PET via Product‐Specific Medium Engineering 2024 ·ChemSusChem ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ren Wei, Uwe T. Bornscheuer, Christof Hamel, Jan von Langermann	4
6	Biocatalytic approaches for plastic recycling 2024 ·at - Automatisierungstechnik ·(unknown), Ren Wei, Uwe T. Bornscheuer	3
7	Chemo‐Enzymatic Depolymerization of Functionalized Low‐Molecular‐Weight Polyethylene 2024 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown), Friedemann Leipold, Philipp Süss, Daniel Breite, Jan Griebel, Muhammad Khurram, (unknown), Erik G. de Vries, Agnes Schulze, Christiane A. Helm, Ren Wei, Uwe T. Bornscheuer	17
8	Chemo‐Enzymatische Depolymerisation von funktionalisiertem niedermolekularem Polyethylen 2024 ·Angewandte Chemie ·(unknown), Friedemann Leipold, Philipp Süss, Daniel Breite, Jan Griebel, Muhammad Khurram, (unknown), Erik G. de Vries, Agnes Schulze, Christiane A. Helm, Ren Wei, Uwe T. Bornscheuer	0
9	Direct asymmetric synthesis of β-branched aromatic α-amino acids using engineered phenylalanine ammonia lyases 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Chenghai Sun, Gen Lu, Baoming Chen, Guangjun Li, Ya Fang Wu, (unknown), Dong Yi, Yu‐Fei Ao, Shuke Wu, Ren Wei, Yuhui Sun, (unknown), Uwe T. Bornscheuer	7
10	From Bulk to Binding: Decoding the Entry of PET into Hydrolase Binding Pockets 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mark Doerr, Uwe T. Bornscheuer, Ren Wei, Birgit Strodel	16
11	Strukturaufklärung einer metagenomischen Urethanase und Verbesserung des Hydrolyseprofils durch Protein Engineering 2024 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Thomas Bayer, Gottfried J. Palm, Leona Berndt, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christoffel P. S. Badenhorst, Stefanie König, Mihaela Delcea, Ulrike Garscha, Ren Wei, Michael Lammers, Uwe T. Bornscheuer	1
12	Identification and expression of MarCE, a marine carboxylesterase with synthetic ester‐degrading activity 2024 ·Microbial Biotechnology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pedro A. Sánchez‐Murcia, Stephen A. Jackson, Ren Wei, David J. Clarke, Uwe T. Bornscheuer, Alan D. W. Dobson	3
13	Urethanases for the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Low Molecular Weight Carbamates and the Recycling of Polyurethanes 2023 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ren Wei, (unknown), Christoffel P. S. Badenhorst, Lukas Reisky, Gernot Jäger, Uwe T. Bornscheuer	112
14	Characterization of a PBAT Degradation Carboxylesterase from Thermobacillus composti KWC4 2023 ·Catalysts ·Pan Wu, (unknown), Jian Gao, (unknown), Hao Wang, Hui‐Min Qin, Qun Gu, Ren Wei, Weidong Liu, Xu Han	16
15	Urethanasen für die enzymatische Hydrolyse niedermolekularer Carbamate und das Recycling von Polyurethanen 2023 ·Angewandte Chemie ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ren Wei, (unknown), Christoffel P. S. Badenhorst, Lukas Reisky, Gernot Jäger, Uwe T. Bornscheuer	4
16	Exploring new galaxies: Perspectives on the discovery of novel PET-degrading enzymes 2023 ·Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·Jan Mičan, Da’san M. M. Jaradat, Weidong Liu, Gert Weber, Stanislav Mazurenko, Uwe T. Bornscheuer, Jiřı́ Damborský, Ren Wei, David Bednář	41
17	Synthesis of Modified Poly(vinyl Alcohol)s and Their Degradation Using an Enzymatic Cascade 2023 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Daniel Breite, (unknown), Agnes Schulze, Ren Wei, Marcus Baumann, Uwe T. Bornscheuer	20
18	A growth selection system for the directed evolution of amine-forming or converting enzymes 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Shuke Wu, (unknown), Yi Zhou, (unknown), Weidong Liu, C. Feiler, Ren Wei, Gert Weber, Matthias Höhne, Uwe T. Bornscheuer	35
19	Multiple Substrate Binding Mode-Guided Engineering of a Thermophilic PET Hydrolase 2022 ·ACS Catalysis ·Lara Pfaff, Jian Gao, Zhishuai Li, (unknown), Gert Weber, Jan Mičan, Yinping Chen, Weiliang Dong, Xu Han, C. Feiler, Yu‐Fei Ao, Christoffel P. S. Badenhorst, David Bednář, Gottfried J. Palm, Michael Lammers, Jiřı́ Damborský, Birgit Strodel, Weidong Liu, Uwe T. Bornscheuer, Ren Wei	126
20	Engineering and evaluation of thermostable IsPETase variants for PET degradation 2021 ·Engineering in Life Sciences ·(unknown), Lara Pfaff, (unknown), (unknown), Dominique Böttcher, Christoffel P. S. Badenhorst, Ren Wei, Uwe T. Bornscheuer	78

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