Wee Sim Choo

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Wee Sim Choo is a scholar working on Food Science, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Wee Sim Choo has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Food Science, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Wee Sim Choo's work include Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (20 papers), Botanical Research and Applications (17 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (11 papers). Wee Sim Choo is often cited by papers focused on Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (20 papers), Botanical Research and Applications (17 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (11 papers). Wee Sim Choo collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Australia and Singapore. Wee Sim Choo's co-authors include Gary A. Dykes, Siew Yin Chan, Yau Yan Lim, Ashwini Gengatharan, David James Young, Xian Jun Loh, Gayan Chandrajith Vidana Gamage, J. P. Dufour, Ethel Jeyaseela Jeyaraj and John Birch and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Wee Sim Choo

81 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Pectin as a rheology modifier: Origin, structure, commercial production and rheology

2016 409 citations Siew Yin Chan, Wee Sim Choo et al. Carbohydrate Polymers profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wee Sim Choo Malaysia	28	1.6k	960	560	541	485	86	2.9k
Soleiman Abbasi Iran	31	1.8k 1.1×	632 0.7×	459 0.8×	509 0.9×	288 0.6×	101	2.7k
Mónica Rubilar Chile	33	1.7k 1.0×	667 0.7×	968 1.7×	565 1.0×	581 1.2×	81	3.4k
Naphaporn Chiewchan Thailand	30	1.6k 1.0×	733 0.8×	749 1.3×	606 1.1×	422 0.9×	82	2.9k
Milad Hadidi Spain	33	1.4k 0.8×	690 0.7×	375 0.7×	464 0.9×	611 1.3×	72	2.9k
Caciano Pelayo Zapata Noreña Brazil	35	2.3k 1.4×	721 0.8×	655 1.2×	625 1.2×	291 0.6×	110	3.4k
Mehrdad Niakousari Iran	37	2.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	662 1.2×	549 1.0×	434 0.9×	157	3.7k
Shabbar Abbas China	31	2.4k 1.4×	527 0.5×	645 1.2×	487 0.9×	672 1.4×	54	3.7k
Yuanying Ni China	36	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	600 1.1×	653 1.2×	577 1.2×	112	3.2k
Khalid Gul India	29	1.8k 1.1×	981 1.0×	576 1.0×	1.3k 2.4×	549 1.1×	72	3.6k
Ashutosh Upadhyay‬ India	28	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	432 0.8×	558 1.0×	754 1.6×	115	3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Wee Sim Choo

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wee Sim Choo

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Foo, Su Chern, et al.. (2025). A review on the extraction of polyphenols from pomegranate peel for punicalagin purification: techniques, applications, and future prospects. Sustainable Food Technology. 3(2). 396–413. 6 indexed citations

Choo, Wee Sim, et al.. (2025). Biofilm destruction activity of α-tocopherol against Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus mirabilis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 372. 2 indexed citations

Tan, Hock Siew, et al.. (2025). Antibiofilm activity of Clitoria ternatea flowers anthocyanin fraction against biofilm-forming oral bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 372.

Lim, Vuanghao, et al.. (2024). Unveiling fucoxanthin's fate: In vitro gastrointestinal digestion effects on bioaccessibility, antioxidant potential, colour changes, and metabolite profiles. Food Chemistry. 463(Pt 2). 141209–141209. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Shao‐Quan, et al.. (2024). Synbiotics: Effects of prebiotics on the growth and viability of probiotics in food matrices. Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre. 32. 100462–100462. 10 indexed citations

Tan, Hock Siew, et al.. (2024). Anti-biofilm potential of red pitahaya betacyanins against Streptococcus mutans, Actinomyces viscosus and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100196–100196. 3 indexed citations

Lim, Vuanghao, et al.. (2024). Assessing the impact of temperature, pH, light and chemical oxidation on fucoxanthin colour changes, antioxidant activity and the resulting metabolites. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 105(1). 93–108. 3 indexed citations

Low, Zheng Yao, et al.. (2024). 14‐3‐3 Family of Proteins: Biological Implications, Molecular Interactions, and Potential Intervention in Cancer, Virus and Neurodegeneration Disorders. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 125(7). e30624–e30624. 5 indexed citations

Goh, Joo Kheng, et al.. (2023). Enhancing rosmarinic acid production and regulating enzyme activity in Melissa officinalis L. using spectrally tunable light-emitting diodes. Industrial Crops and Products. 204. 117332–117332. 3 indexed citations

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Jeyaraj, Ethel Jeyaseela, Gayan Chandrajith Vidana Gamage, Jean‐Christophe Cintrat, & Wee Sim Choo. (2023). Acylated and non-acylated anthocyanins as antibacterial and antibiofilm agents. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 9 indexed citations

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Lal, Sunil K., et al.. (2022). Cannabis as antivirals. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 134(1). 17 indexed citations

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Song, Keang Peng, et al.. (2021). Effect of inulin and fructooligosaccharide supplementation on the growth and survival of Lactobacillus casei in model sugar systems. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. 45(3). 14 indexed citations

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Farouk, Isra Ahmad, et al.. (2021). Current vaccine approaches and emerging strategies against herpes simplex virus (HSV). Expert Review of Vaccines. 20(9). 1077–1096. 19 indexed citations

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Adzahan, Noranizan Mohd, et al.. (2016). Physicochemical properties of pectin extracted from jackfruit and chempedak fruit rinds using various acids.. International Food Research Journal. 23(3). 973–978. 16 indexed citations

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Lim, Yau Yan, et al.. (2016). Enzymatic synthesis of quercetin oleate esters using Candida antarctica lipase B. Biotechnology Letters. 39(2). 297–304. 12 indexed citations

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Chan, Siew Yin, Wee Sim Choo, David James Young, & Xian Jun Loh. (2016). Pectin as a rheology modifier: Origin, structure, commercial production and rheology. Carbohydrate Polymers. 161. 118–139. 409 indexed citations breakdown →

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Choo, Wee Sim, et al.. (2014). Antioxidant properties of two varieties of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) and the effect of blanching and boiling on them.. Pertanika journal of tropical agricultural science. 37(1). 121–131. 10 indexed citations

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Choo, Wee Sim, et al.. (2014). Characterization of flaxseed oil emulsions. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 52(7). 4378–4386. 19 indexed citations

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Choo, Wee Sim, et al.. (2012). Ascorbic Acid, Lycopene and Antioxidant Activities of Red-fleshed andYellow-fleshed Watermelons. Advances in Applied Science Research. 3(5). 10 indexed citations

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Choo, Wee Sim, et al.. (2011). Antioxidant properties of two species of Hylocereus fruits. Advances in Applied Science Research. 2(3). 418–425. 115 indexed citations

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