Tzi Bun Ng

26.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
507 papers, 21.1k citations indexed

About

Tzi Bun Ng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tzi Bun Ng has authored 507 papers receiving a total of 21.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 306 papers in Molecular Biology, 151 papers in Plant Science and 135 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Tzi Bun Ng's work include Fungal Biology and Applications (100 papers), Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (98 papers) and Transgenic Plants and Applications (84 papers). Tzi Bun Ng is often cited by papers focused on Fungal Biology and Applications (100 papers), Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (98 papers) and Transgenic Plants and Applications (84 papers). Tzi Bun Ng collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Tzi Bun Ng's co-authors include Jack Ho Wong, Hexiang Wang, Randy Chi Fai Cheung, F. Liu, Evandro Fei Fang, Wai‐Yee Chan, Sze Kwan Lam, Xiuyun Ye, Patrick H.K. Ngai and Yau Sang Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Tzi Bun Ng

507 papers receiving 20.3k 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.

Chitosan: An Update on Potential Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications

2015 940 citations Randy Chi Fai Cheung, Tzi Bun Ng et al. profile →
A research agenda for aging in China in the 21st century

2015 485 citations Evandro Fei Fang, Tzi Bun Ng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tzi Bun Ng Hong Kong	73	10.0k	6.3k	4.7k	3.8k	3.4k	507	21.1k
Se‐Kwon Kim South Korea	108	18.8k 1.9×	4.0k 0.6×	2.4k 0.5×	3.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.4×	649	41.0k
Kok‐Gan Chan Malaysia	66	7.4k 0.7×	2.3k 0.4×	2.2k 0.5×	2.1k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	442	15.5k
Thomas Efferth Germany	92	17.4k 1.7×	5.5k 0.9×	3.4k 0.7×	830 0.2×	2.0k 0.6×	972	37.0k
Satoshi Ōmura Japan	76	18.6k 1.9×	4.0k 0.6×	13.6k 2.9×	4.6k 1.2×	1.3k 0.4×	1.2k	36.1k
Yulong Yin China	93	16.2k 1.6×	3.7k 0.6×	1.1k 0.2×	608 0.2×	3.8k 1.1×	960	41.0k
Yung Hyun Choi South Korea	73	12.5k 1.2×	2.6k 0.4×	3.8k 0.8×	765 0.2×	2.3k 0.7×	929	24.6k
Guoyao Wu United States	118	17.1k 1.7×	2.8k 0.4×	1.1k 0.2×	716 0.2×	6.9k 2.0×	625	55.8k
Ying Wang China	81	12.8k 1.3×	3.2k 0.5×	2.0k 0.4×	409 0.1×	3.0k 0.9×	1.2k	28.9k
Ying Wang China	61	9.3k 0.9×	3.5k 0.6×	2.1k 0.5×	932 0.2×	1.1k 0.3×	1.2k	22.7k
Julian Davies Canada	74	12.9k 1.3×	3.2k 0.5×	3.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.4×	1.2k 0.4×	251	25.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tzi Bun Ng

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sze, Stephen Cho Wing, Liang Zhang, Shiqing Zhang, et al.. (2022). Aberrant Transferrin and Ferritin Upregulation Elicits Iron Accumulation and Oxidative Inflammaging Causing Ferroptosis and Undermines Estradiol Biosynthesis in Aging Rat Ovaries by Upregulating NF-Κb-Activated Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase: First Demonstration of an Intricate Mechanism. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(20). 12689–12689. 34 indexed citations

Liu, Qin, et al.. (2021). Coating shiitake mushrooms (Lentinus edodes) with a polysaccharide from Oudemansiella radicata improves product quality and flavor during postharvest storage. Food Chemistry. 352. 129357–129357. 97 indexed citations

Liu, Hao, Zhen Liu, Gene Chi Wai Man, et al.. (2019). The effect of exogenous melatonin on reducing scoliotic curvature and improving bone quality in melatonin-deficient C57BL/6J mice. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 6202–6202. 16 indexed citations

Cheung, Randy Chi Fai, Jack Ho Wong, Tzi Bun Ng, et al.. (2018). Tuber Lectins with Potentially Exploitable Bioactivities. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 25(42). 5986–6001. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Yinping, et al.. (2017). A novel polysaccharide with antioxidant, HIV protease inhibiting and HIV integrase inhibiting activities from Fomitiporia punctata (P. karst.) murrill (Basidiomycota, hymenochaetales). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 97. 339–347. 26 indexed citations

Bah, Clara Shui Fern, Alaa El‐Din A. Bekhit, Alaa El‐Din A. Bekhit, et al.. (2016). Physicochemical Properties and Bioactivity of Extracts from the Roe of New Zealand Hoki and Southern Blue Whiting. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology. 25(8). 1234–1248. 7 indexed citations

Tong, Yao, Jia Lu, Tzi Bun Ng, et al.. (2016). Steroidogenic effect of Erxian decoction for relieving menopause via the p-Akt/PKB pathway in vitro and in vivo. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 195. 188–195. 18 indexed citations

Zhao, Yuan, et al.. (2014). Isolation and Characterization of a Lectin from Japanese Mottled Beans. Protein and Peptide Letters. 21(7). 696–704. 1 indexed citations

Peng, Lin, et al.. (2013). A sorghum xylanase inhibitor-like protein with highly potent antifungal, antitumor and HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitory activities. Food Chemistry. 141(3). 2916–2922. 19 indexed citations

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Fang, Evandro Fei, Tzi Bun Ng, Jack Ho Wong, et al.. (2011). Momordica Charantia Lectin, a Type II Ribosome Inactivating Protein, Exhibits Antitumor Activity toward Human Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells In Vitro and In Vivo. Cancer Prevention Research. 5(1). 109–121. 82 indexed citations

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Fang, Evandro Fei, et al.. (2011). A new Phaseolus vulgaris lectin induces selective toxicity on human liver carcinoma Hep G2 cells. Archives of Toxicology. 85(12). 1551–1563. 48 indexed citations

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Hu, Dan, et al.. (2010). A laccase with antiproliferative activity against tumor cells from an edible mushroom, white common Agrocybe cylindracea. Phytomedicine. 18(5). 374–379. 59 indexed citations

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Chen, Yangchao, Yuen-Ting Cheung, Ling‐Dong Kong, et al.. (2008). Transcriptional regulation of corticotrophin releasing factor gene by furocoumarins isolated from seeds of Psoralea corylifolia. Life Sciences. 82(21-22). 1117–1121. 23 indexed citations

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Wang, H.X. & Tzi Bun Ng. (2006). Concurrent isolation of a Kunitz-type trypsin inhibitor with antifungal activity and a novel lectin from Pseudostellaria heterophylla roots. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 342(1). 349–353. 55 indexed citations

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Wang, Hexiang & Tzi Bun Ng. (2005). First report of an arabinose-specific fungal lectin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 337(2). 621–625. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Hexiang & Tzi Bun Ng. (2004). Isolation of a new ribonuclease from fruiting bodies of the silver plate mushroom Clitocybe maxima. Peptides. 25(6). 935–939. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, H. X. & Tzi Bun Ng. (2003). Isolation of allicepin, a novel antifungal peptide from onion (Allium cepa) bulbs. Journal of Peptide Science. 10(3). 173–177. 25 indexed citations

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Ng, Tzi Bun, et al.. (2002). A Novel Peptide with ribonuclease and translation‐inhibitory activities from fruiting bodies of the oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus. Journal of Peptide Science. 8(6). 235–240. 24 indexed citations

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Ng, Tzi Bun, et al.. (2002). Inhibitory effects of antifungal proteins on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase, protease and integrase. Life Sciences. 70(8). 927–935. 37 indexed citations

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Au, Terry Kit-fong, et al.. (2000). A comparison of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 protease inhibition activities by the aqueous and methanol extracts of Chinese medicinal herbs. Life Sciences. 67(23). 2889–2896. 71 indexed citations

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