Sai Yang

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 859 citations indexed

About

Sai Yang is a scholar working on Food Science, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sai Yang has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 859 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Food Science, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Sai Yang's work include Proteins in Food Systems (15 papers), Microencapsulation and Drying Processes (8 papers) and Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis (6 papers). Sai Yang is often cited by papers focused on Proteins in Food Systems (15 papers), Microencapsulation and Drying Processes (8 papers) and Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis (6 papers). Sai Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, South Korea and Sweden. Sai Yang's co-authors include Xiaohong Tong, Ziteng Lian, Shicheng Dai, Huan Wang, Tian Tian, Lin Cheng, Peilong Liao, Zhong Ren, Dangheng Wei and Shun-Lin Qu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Sai Yang

33 papers receiving 844 citations

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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.

Insight into succinylated modified soy protein isolate-sodium alginate emulsion gels: Structural properties, interactions and quercetin release behavior

2024 51 citations Sai Yang, Ziteng Lian et al. Food Hydrocolloids profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sai Yang China	16	424	231	137	120	78	34	859
Sinéad Lordan Ireland	10	142 0.3×	402 1.7×	183 1.3×	60 0.5×	58 0.7×	11	1.3k
K.K. Asha India	17	205 0.5×	229 1.0×	86 0.6×	39 0.3×	26 0.3×	36	796
Yaxuan Yang China	17	407 1.0×	208 0.9×	175 1.3×	15 0.1×	78 1.0×	36	901
Xin‐Ke Zhang China	20	441 1.0×	258 1.1×	43 0.3×	101 0.8×	42 0.5×	55	1.1k
Ran Tao China	14	157 0.4×	219 0.9×	41 0.3×	44 0.4×	34 0.4×	40	684
Ekaterina D. Obluchinskaya Russia	17	202 0.5×	185 0.8×	165 1.2×	43 0.4×	23 0.3×	42	1.2k
Yeon‐Kye Kim South Korea	17	113 0.3×	322 1.4×	148 1.1×	40 0.3×	33 0.4×	61	828

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Lian, Ziteng, Sai Yang, Qianqian Zhang, et al.. (2025). Exploring the potential of enzymatic hydrolysis combined with glycosylation to modify soy glycinin: Insights into conformational flexibility, interfacial and emulsifying behavior. Food Chemistry. 493(Pt 4). 146034–146034. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Sai, Xiaolei Guo, Ziteng Lian, et al.. (2025). Carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals-driven heat-induced soy protein isolate amyloid fibril gel: Network structure and formation mechanism. Food Chemistry. 493(Pt 2). 145785–145785. 1 indexed citations

Han, Chao, Jin Wang, Boru Gao, et al.. (2025). A novel ceramic membrane for membrane fouling elimination via peroxymonosulfate activation: Synchronously improved filtration performance and cleaning mechanism of radical oxidation. Separation and Purification Technology. 361. 131663–131663. 4 indexed citations

Lian, Ziteng, Sai Yang, Xiuying Liu, et al.. (2024). Soy glycinin-carboxymethyl cellulose “chain bead-like” nanocomplexes: Focus on formation mechanism, functional characteristics and stability properties. Food Hydrocolloids. 159. 110617–110617. 21 indexed citations

Yang, Sai, et al.. (2024). Advances in understanding bioaerosol release characteristics and potential hazards during aerobic composting. The Science of The Total Environment. 926. 171796–171796. 11 indexed citations

Yang, Sai, Ziteng Lian, Xiaolei Guo, et al.. (2024). Soybean protein isolate-oxidized fucoidan nanocomplexes: Structural and interaction characterization, quercetin delivery potential evaluation. Food Chemistry. 469. 142528–142528. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Mengmeng, Sai Yang, Na Sun, et al.. (2024). Soybean isolate protein complexes with different concentrations of inulin by ultrasound treatment: Structural and functional properties. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 105. 106864–106864. 21 indexed citations

Yin, Yanan, Sai Yang, Chao Yang, et al.. (2024). Biochar improves the humification process during pig manure composting: Insights into roles of the bacterial community and metabolic functions. Journal of Environmental Management. 355. 120463–120463. 14 indexed citations

Cao, Jia, Xiaohong Tong, Jianjun Cheng, et al.. (2023). Impact of pH on the interaction between soy whey protein and gum arabic at oil–water interface: Structural, emulsifying, and rheological properties. Food Hydrocolloids. 139. 108584–108584. 43 indexed citations

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Lian, Ziteng, Sai Yang, Xinhui Peng, et al.. (2023). pH-Shifting combined with ultrasound treatment of emulsion-filled β-conglycinin gels as β-carotene carriers: Effect of emulsion concentration on gel properties. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 95. 106412–106412. 17 indexed citations

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Lian, Ziteng, Sai Yang, Shicheng Dai, et al.. (2022). Relationship between flexibility and interfacial functional properties of soy protein isolate: succinylation modification. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 102(14). 6454–6463. 38 indexed citations

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Yin, Yanan, Chao Yang, Mengtong Li, et al.. (2022). Biochar reduces bioavailability of phosphorus during swine manure composting: Roles of phoD-harboring bacterial community. The Science of The Total Environment. 858(Pt 2). 159926–159926. 32 indexed citations

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Tian, Tian, Xiaohong Tong, Kunyu Ren, et al.. (2022). Influence of protein ratios on the structure and gel properties of soybean-wheat co-precipitated proteins. LWT. 170. 114045–114045. 24 indexed citations

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Wei, Wei, Kaili Wang, Xinyu Hu, et al.. (2021). Phytoactinopolyspora limicola sp. nov., an alkaliphilic actinomycete isolated from a soda alkali-saline soil. Archives of Microbiology. 203(4). 1367–1374. 3 indexed citations

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Wei, Wei, Xinyu Hu, Sai Yang, et al.. (2021). Denitrifying halophilic archaea derived from salt dominate the degradation of nitrite in salted radish during pickling. Food Research International. 152. 110906–110906. 34 indexed citations

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Zhu, Lin, Yuan Wang, Yiwei Ding, et al.. (2021). Alcanivorax limicola sp. nov., isolated from a soda alkali-saline soil. Archives of Microbiology. 204(1). 106–106. 6 indexed citations

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Liu, Huiting, Zhi‐Xiang Zhou, Zhong Ren, et al.. (2020). EndMT: Potential Target of H2S against Atherosclerosis. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 28(18). 3666–3680. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Alei, Guoguang Wei, Ning Zhou, et al.. (2020). The Draft Genome Sequence and Analysis of an Efficiently Chitinolytic Bacterium Chitinibacter sp. Strain GC72. Current Microbiology. 77(12). 3903–3908. 7 indexed citations

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Zhou, Ning, Alei Zhang, Guoguang Wei, et al.. (2020). Cadaverine Production From L-Lysine With Chitin-Binding Protein-Mediated Lysine Decarboxylase Immobilization. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8. 103–103. 23 indexed citations

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Yang, Sai, Yameng Hao, Zhong Ren, et al.. (2019). Macrophage polarization in atherosclerosis. Clinica Chimica Acta. 501. 142–146. 168 indexed citations

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