Weitao Geng

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Weitao Geng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Biological Psychiatry. According to data from OpenAlex, Weitao Geng has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Food Science and 5 papers in Biological Psychiatry. Recurrent topics in Weitao Geng's work include Gut microbiota and health (14 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (13 papers) and Biopolymer Synthesis and Applications (8 papers). Weitao Geng is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (14 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (13 papers) and Biopolymer Synthesis and Applications (8 papers). Weitao Geng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Weitao Geng's co-authors include Jinju Wang, Yanping Wang, Mengxin Lv, Zhen Shao, Yaqi Wang, Jingli Xie, Xiaojia Bai, Cunjiang Song, Shufang Wang and Dianwei Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Weitao Geng

37 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

Metabolism Characteristics of Lactic Acid Bacteria and the Expanding Applications in Food Industry

2021 656 citations Yaqi Wang, Mengxin Lv et al. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weitao Geng China	22	858	614	306	217	187	41	1.7k
Noman Walayat China	27	583 0.7×	849 1.4×	264 0.9×	132 0.6×	129 0.7×	91	2.0k
Marzieh Moosavi‐Nasab Iran	30	737 0.9×	852 1.4×	289 0.9×	205 0.9×	287 1.5×	97	2.2k
Isabel R. Amado Spain	29	783 0.9×	785 1.3×	224 0.7×	130 0.6×	194 1.0×	52	2.2k
Pablo Fuciños Portugal	27	646 0.8×	574 0.9×	212 0.7×	189 0.9×	499 2.7×	73	1.9k
Oladipupo Odunayo Olatunde Thailand	29	689 0.8×	673 1.1×	186 0.6×	243 1.1×	172 0.9×	52	2.0k
Amjad Khansaheb Balange India	26	824 1.0×	997 1.6×	239 0.8×	79 0.4×	92 0.5×	122	2.4k
Bo Shi China	21	794 0.9×	444 0.7×	290 0.9×	212 1.0×	387 2.1×	54	2.0k
Mehdi Zarei Iran	25	513 0.6×	464 0.8×	561 1.8×	124 0.6×	93 0.5×	106	2.0k
Kátia Flávia Fernandes Brazil	28	770 0.9×	590 1.0×	430 1.4×	231 1.1×	299 1.6×	104	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weitao Geng

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Fu, Xiaoping, et al.. (2025). Converting Bacillus subtilis 168 to a Synthetic Methylotroph by Combinatorial Metabolic Regulation Strategies. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(8). 4755–4763. 2 indexed citations

Jia, Longgang, Ling Xiao, Xiaoyan Song, et al.. (2025). Postbiotics alleviate cognitive impairment and neuroinflammation via gut-brain axis and TLR4/MyD88/NLRP3 pathway. Food Research International. 222(Pt 2). 117708–117708.

Wang, Yanping, et al.. (2024). Amelioration Effect of Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens ZW3 on Ovalbumin-Induced Allergic Symptoms in BALB/c Mice. Foods. 14(1). 16–16. 2 indexed citations

Geng, Weitao. (2024). Navigating the Future of Food: Plant-Based Meats as Sustainable Answer to Global Challenges. Highlights in Science Engineering and Technology. 123. 61–65. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Jingqi, et al.. (2024). Bifidobacterium pseudonumeratum W112 alleviated depressive and liver injury symptoms induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress via gut-liver-brain axis. Frontiers in Nutrition. 11. 1421007–1421007.

Wang, Dehua, Jiajia Li, Weitao Geng, et al.. (2022). Modulation of the Gut Microbiota and Glycometabolism by a Probiotic to Alleviate Amyloid Accumulation and Cognitive Impairments in AD Rats. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 66(19). e2200265–e2200265. 35 indexed citations

Yan, Ting, Yaqi Wang, Yaqi Wang, et al.. (2021). Lactobacillus plantarum BC299 can alleviate dextran sulphate sodium‐induced colitis by regulating immune response and modulating gut microbiota. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 56(11). 5698–5707. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Yaqi, Mengxin Lv, Zhen Shao, et al.. (2021). Metabolism Characteristics of Lactic Acid Bacteria and the Expanding Applications in Food Industry. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 9. 612285–612285. 656 indexed citations breakdown →

Geng, Weitao, et al.. (2019). Synthesis and application of a polymeric intumescent flame retardant for cotton fabric. Bulletin of Materials Science. 42(5). 9 indexed citations

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Bai, Wenqin, Weitao Geng, Shaojie Wang, & Fuzhong Zhang. (2019). Biosynthesis, regulation, and engineering of microbially produced branched biofuels. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 12(1). 84–84. 37 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dianwei, Yanping Wang, Weitao Geng, & Huilin Liu. (2019). Rapid detection of tryptamine by optosensor with molecularly imprinted polymers based on carbon dots-embedded covalent-organic frameworks. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 285. 546–552. 75 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dianwei, Huilin Liu, Weitao Geng, & Yanping Wang. (2018). A dual-function molecularly imprinted optopolymer based on quantum dots-grafted covalent-organic frameworks for the sensitive detection of tyramine in fermented meat products. Food Chemistry. 277. 639–645. 63 indexed citations

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Tang, Wei, et al.. (2017). Colonization and Gut Flora Modulation of Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens ZW3 in the Intestinal Tract of Mice. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 10(2). 374–382. 18 indexed citations

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Ge, Wupeng, et al.. (2016). Phthalate residue in goat milk-based infant formulas manufactured in China. Journal of Dairy Science. 99(10). 7776–7781. 16 indexed citations

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Tang, Wei, et al.. (2016). In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the probiotic attributes of Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens XL10 isolated from Tibetan kefir grain. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 101(6). 2467–2477. 30 indexed citations

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Li, Qiang, Tingfeng Guo, Chao Yang, et al.. (2013). Short-cut nitrification in biological aerated filters with modified zeolite and nitrifying sludge. Bioresource Technology. 136. 148–154. 40 indexed citations

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Guo, Wenbin, Jingjing Duan, Weitao Geng, et al.. (2012). Comparison of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates synthases from Pseudomonas mendocina NK-01 with the same substrate specificity. Microbiological Research. 168(4). 231–237. 25 indexed citations

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Guo, Wenbin, Jun Feng, Weitao Geng, et al.. (2012). Augmented production of alginate oligosaccharides by the Pseudomonas mendocina NK-01 mutant. Carbohydrate Research. 352. 109–116. 14 indexed citations

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Geng, Weitao, Mingfeng Cao, Cunjiang Song, et al.. (2011). Complete Genome Sequence of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens LL3, Which Exhibits Glutamic Acid-Independent Production of Poly-γ-Glutamic Acid. Journal of Bacteriology. 193(13). 3393–3394. 36 indexed citations

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Guo, Wenbin, et al.. (2011). Simultaneous production and characterization of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates and alginate oligosaccharides by Pseudomonas mendocina NK-01. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 92(4). 791–801. 49 indexed citations

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