Tianfu Cheng

833 total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 551 citations indexed

About

Tianfu Cheng is a scholar working on Food Science, Animal Science and Zoology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Tianfu Cheng has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 551 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Food Science, 10 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 10 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Tianfu Cheng's work include Proteins in Food Systems (25 papers), Food composition and properties (10 papers) and Meat and Animal Product Quality (10 papers). Tianfu Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Proteins in Food Systems (25 papers), Food composition and properties (10 papers) and Meat and Animal Product Quality (10 papers). Tianfu Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Poland. Tianfu Cheng's co-authors include Zengwang Guo, Zhongjiang Wang, Fuwei Sun, Linyi Zhou, Daoying Wang, Yanan Guo, Yi-Chang Wang, Jun Liu, Jun Liu and Haotian Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Food Chemistry, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science and Food Hydrocolloids.

In The Last Decade

Tianfu Cheng

27 papers receiving 543 citations

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Potentially texture-modified food for dysphagia: Gelling, rheological, and water fixation properties of rice starch–soybean protein composite gels in various ratios

2024 50 citations Guofang Zhang, Ting‐Fang Wang et al. Food Hydrocolloids profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Tianfu Cheng	426	150	86	80	71	32	551
Yabo Dong	334 0.8×	101 0.7×	71 0.8×	40 0.5×	101 1.4×	20	492
Mengjie Geng	513 1.2×	158 1.1×	101 1.2×	72 0.9×	88 1.2×	27	639
Yapeng Fang	407 1.0×	112 0.7×	97 1.1×	30 0.4×	76 1.1×	22	592
Leonardo Cornacchia	544 1.3×	104 0.7×	118 1.4×	75 0.9×	127 1.8×	18	683
Yanqiu Ma	642 1.5×	112 0.7×	102 1.2×	258 3.2×	166 2.3×	40	823
Lianzhou Jiang	570 1.3×	192 1.3×	86 1.0×	101 1.3×	153 2.2×	15	724
Birgitta I. Zielbauer	293 0.7×	108 0.7×	22 0.3×	92 1.1×	44 0.6×	11	441
Yunqing Jiang	353 0.8×	136 0.9×	71 0.8×	36 0.5×	110 1.5×	22	486
Kivia Mislaine Albano	363 0.9×	132 0.9×	47 0.5×	34 0.4×	26 0.4×	10	416
Yuanqi Lv	394 0.9×	117 0.8×	74 0.9×	301 3.8×	140 2.0×	19	637

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Cheng, Tianfu, et al.. (2025). Ultrasonic combined pH shifting strategy for improving the stability of emulsion stabilized by yeast proteins: Focused on solubility, protein structure, interface properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 293. 139396–139396. 9 indexed citations

Cheng, Tianfu, Daoying Wang, Lianzhou Jiang, et al.. (2025). Soy protein isolate/inulin complexes as potential sugar replacers in cream: Mechanism analysis based on fat crystal behavior. Food Chemistry. 495(Pt 3). 146550–146550.

Cheng, Tianfu, Zhigang Sun, Jiayu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Explore the binding mechanism and dynamic variation of pea protein isolate-rutin complexes to effectively improve the foam performance of pea protein isolate. Food Chemistry. 487. 144718–144718.

Cheng, Tianfu, Shuo Zhang, Haotian Liu, et al.. (2025). Formation and properties of β-conglycinin particle-Konjac Glucomannan co-stabilized Pickering emulsion: Dynamic adsorption behavior and complex interface microstructure. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 318(Pt 2). 145028–145028.

Dong, C., et al.. (2025). Effect of ultrasound treatment on kidney bean protein isolate-oat β-glucan glycation conjugates: The structure, digestibility and emulsifying properties. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 123. 107676–107676.

Cheng, Tianfu, Caihua Liu, Minwei Xu, et al.. (2024). Structural characteristics and emulsifying properties of linear dextrin/eicosapentaenoic acid composites: Effect of the degree of polymerization. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 270(Pt 1). 131889–131889.

Xia, Chunyang, et al.. (2024). The stabilization mechanism of the pea protein and rutin complex at the gas/liquid interface and its application in low-fat cream. Food Chemistry X. 25. 102140–102140. 5 indexed citations

Cheng, Tianfu, Caihua Liu, Yang Hong, et al.. (2024). Effect of xanthan gum (XG) and carrageenan (CG) ratio on casein (CA)-XG-CG ternary complex: Used to improve the stability of liquid diabetes formula food for special medical purposes. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 269(Pt 1). 131770–131770. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Guofang, Ting‐Fang Wang, Fuwei Sun, et al.. (2024). Potentially texture-modified food for dysphagia: Gelling, rheological, and water fixation properties of rice starch–soybean protein composite gels in various ratios. Food Hydrocolloids. 153. 110025–110025. 50 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jiang, Lianzhou, et al.. (2024). Improve the fiber structure and texture properties of plant-based meat analogues by adjusting the ratio of soy protein isolate (SPI) to wheat gluten (WG). Food Chemistry X. 24. 101962–101962. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shuo, Yue Gu, Tianfu Cheng, et al.. (2024). Mechanism of sodium alginate synergistically improving foaming properties of pea protein isolate: Air/water interface microstructure and rheological properties. Food Hydrocolloids. 159. 110624–110624. 21 indexed citations

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Sun, Fuwei, Jing Xu, Ting‐Fang Wang, et al.. (2024). Effect of glycosylation on soy protein isolate–sodium carboxymethyl cellulose conjugates heat-induced gels and their applications as carriers of riboflavin. Food Hydrocolloids. 153. 110072–110072. 41 indexed citations

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Yuan, Meng, Bailiang Li, Fuwei Sun, et al.. (2024). Characterization of HIPEs stabilized by soy protein isolate with excellent rheological properties for 3D printing: Bridging the correlation among structure, function and application. Food Hydrocolloids. 153. 110053–110053. 20 indexed citations

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Cheng, Tianfu, Fuwei Sun, Yaxin Zhou, et al.. (2024). Effect of biophysical properties of tumor extracellular matrix on intratumoral fate of nanoparticles: Implications on the design of nanomedicine. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 326. 103124–103124. 17 indexed citations

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Sun, Fuwei, Tianfu Cheng, Bing Yang, et al.. (2023). Soy protein isolate/carboxymethyl cellulose sodium complexes system stabilized high internal phase Pickering emulsions: Stabilization mechanism based on noncovalent interaction. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 256(Pt 1). 128381–128381. 43 indexed citations

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Guo, Yanan, Fuwei Sun, Tianfu Cheng, et al.. (2023). Interaction mechanism of pea proteins with selected pyrazine flavors: Differences in alkyl numbers and flavor concentration. Food Hydrocolloids. 147. 109314–109314. 33 indexed citations

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Wang, Yi-Chang, Zihan Ma, Tianfu Cheng, et al.. (2023). Impacts of Industrial Modification on the Structure and Gel Features of Soy Protein Isolate and its Composite Gel with Myofibrillar Protein. Foods. 12(10). 1982–1982. 19 indexed citations

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Cheng, Tianfu, Zhongjiang Wang, Fuwei Sun, et al.. (2023). Gel properties of rice proteins-pectin composite and the delivery potential for curcumin: Based on different concentrations and the degree of esterification of pectin. Food Hydrocolloids. 146. 109305–109305. 69 indexed citations

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Guo, Yanan, Tianfu Cheng, Jun Liu, et al.. (2022). Effect of cavitation jet on the structural, emulsifying properties and rheological properties of soybean protein‐oxidised aggregates. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 58(1). 343–354. 7 indexed citations

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Guo, Yanan, et al.. (2022). Effects of high-pressure homogenization on physicochemical and functional properties of enzymatic hydrolyzed soybean protein concentrate. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 1054326–1054326. 8 indexed citations

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