Wencan Ke

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Wencan Ke is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Food Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wencan Ke has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science, 17 papers in Food Science and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Wencan Ke's work include Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (36 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (15 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (9 papers). Wencan Ke is often cited by papers focused on Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (36 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (15 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (9 papers). Wencan Ke collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Finland. Wencan Ke's co-authors include Xusheng Guo, Dongmei Xu, Fuhou Li, Jie Bai, Zitong Ding, Yixin Zhang, P. Zhang, W.R. Ding, Luming Ding and Fuyu Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Bioresource Technology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Wencan Ke

46 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Different lactic acid bacteria and their combinations regulated the fermentation process of ensiled alfalfa: ensiling characteristics, dynamics of bacterial community and their functional shifts

2021 139 citations Jie Bai, Zitong Ding et al. Microbial Biotechnology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wencan Ke China	22	991	593	397	352	303	47	1.5k
Kuikui Ni China	22	1.1k 1.1×	641 1.1×	377 0.9×	349 1.0×	404 1.3×	45	1.6k
Tao Shao China	21	932 0.9×	376 0.6×	314 0.8×	201 0.6×	308 1.0×	79	1.3k
Xianjun Yuan China	26	1.4k 1.4×	516 0.9×	440 1.1×	229 0.7×	454 1.5×	68	1.8k
D. Vyas United States	22	1.5k 1.5×	373 0.6×	329 0.8×	301 0.9×	481 1.6×	81	2.1k
Carla Luiza da Silva Ávila Brazil	23	951 1.0×	393 0.7×	279 0.7×	150 0.4×	362 1.2×	53	1.3k
Fuhou Li China	20	630 0.6×	358 0.6×	256 0.6×	242 0.7×	194 0.6×	46	1.0k
Zitong Ding China	19	544 0.5×	336 0.6×	237 0.6×	291 0.8×	188 0.6×	32	1.0k
Chuncheng Xu China	20	602 0.6×	293 0.5×	178 0.4×	150 0.4×	240 0.8×	68	1.1k
D. Colombatto Argentina	20	1.5k 1.5×	209 0.4×	296 0.7×	182 0.5×	391 1.3×	47	1.9k
Lin Sun China	18	578 0.6×	311 0.5×	231 0.6×	145 0.4×	208 0.7×	62	879

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Na, Na, et al.. (2025). Dynamics of bacterial community and fermentation quality of wheat straw silage treated with lactic acid bacteria and/or sucrose. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 331. 116598–116598. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yajun, et al.. (2025). Recycling of Lycium barbarum by-products and bioactive substance application in silage—Insight into antioxidant activity and the regulation mechanism of anaerobic fermentation. BMC Microbiology. 25(1). 431–431.

Ke, Wencan, Rina Su, Mario Emilio Ernesto Franco, et al.. (2025). Impact of inoculants on alfalfa silage: a multi-omics analysis reveals microbial community and metabolic shifts despite undesirable fermentation quality. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 324. 116329–116329. 3 indexed citations

Ke, Wencan, et al.. (2024). Transcriptomics and non-targeted metabolomics provide mechanistic insights into the improvement of the growth performance and meat quality of lambs supplemented with fermented Lycium barbarum residues. Animal nutrition. 21. 11–24. 1 indexed citations

Su, Rina, Ying Liang, Wencan Ke, et al.. (2024). Investigating the efficacy of an exopolysaccharide (EPS)‐producing strain Lactiplantibacillus plantarum L75 on oat silage fermentation at different temperatures. Microbial Biotechnology. 17(4). e14454–e14454. 5 indexed citations

Su, Rina, Hao Guan, Wencan Ke, et al.. (2024). Effect of psychrotrophic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum L75 with exoploysaccharides-producing property on fermentation, bacterial community, and antioxidant activity of oat silage at low temperature. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 318. 116150–116150. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Guijie, et al.. (2023). Effect of endogenous sodium and potassium ions in plants on the quality of alfalfa silage and bacterial community stability during fermentation. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1295114–1295114. 4 indexed citations

Ke, Wencan, et al.. (2023). Effects of Bacillus coagulans and Lactobacillus plantarum on the Fermentation Characteristics, Microbial Community, and Functional Shifts during Alfalfa Silage Fermentation. Animals. 13(5). 932–932. 11 indexed citations

Su, Rina, et al.. (2023). Dry matter content and inoculant alter the metabolome and bacterial community of alfalfa ensiled at high temperature. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 107(11). 3443–3457. 15 indexed citations

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Li, Shengnan, et al.. (2023). Effects of Bacillus coagulans and Lactobacillus plantarum on the fermentation quality, aerobic stability and microbial community of triticale silage. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture. 10(1). 14 indexed citations

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Ke, Wencan, et al.. (2022). Microbial mechanisms of using feruloyl esterase-producing Lactobacillus plantarum A1 and grape pomace to improve fermentation quality and mitigate ruminal methane emission of ensiled alfalfa for cleaner animal production. Journal of Environmental Management. 308. 114637–114637. 25 indexed citations

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Bai, Jie, Marcia Franco, Zitong Ding, et al.. (2022). Effect of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Bacillus subtilis on fermentation, dynamics of bacterial community and their functional shifts of whole-plant corn silage. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology. 13(1). 7–7. 55 indexed citations

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Muhammad, Ishaq, Ashiq Khan, Tariq Shah, et al.. (2021). Microbiota Targeted Interventions of Probiotic Lactobacillus as an Anti-Ageing Approach: A Review. Antioxidants. 10(12). 1930–1930. 25 indexed citations

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Li, Fuhou, Zitong Ding, Yixin Zhang, et al.. (2021). The effects of Lactobacillus plantarum with feruloyl esterase-producing ability or high antioxidant activity on the fermentation, chemical composition, and antioxidant status of alfalfa silage. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 273. 114835–114835. 30 indexed citations

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Xu, Dongmei, Zitong Ding, Jie Bai, et al.. (2020). Characterization of the microbial community, metabolome and biotransformation of phenolic compounds of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) silage ensiled with or without inoculation of Lactobacillus plantarum. Bioresource Technology. 316. 123910–123910. 47 indexed citations

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Xu, Dongmei, Zitong Ding, Jie Bai, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of the effect of feruloyl esterase-producing Lactobacillus plantarum and cellulase pretreatments on lignocellulosic degradation and cellulose conversion of co-ensiled corn stalk and potato pulp. Bioresource Technology. 310. 123476–123476. 30 indexed citations

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Li, Fuhou, Zitong Ding, Wencan Ke, et al.. (2019). Ferulic acid esterase-producing lactic acid bacteria and cellulase pretreatments of corn stalk silage at two different temperatures: Ensiling characteristics, carbohydrates composition and enzymatic saccharification. Bioresource Technology. 282. 211–221. 97 indexed citations

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Li, Fuhou, Wencan Ke, Zitong Ding, et al.. (2019). Pretreatment of Pennisetum sinese silages with ferulic acid esterase-producing lactic acid bacteria and cellulase at two dry matter contents: Fermentation characteristics, carbohydrates composition and enzymatic saccharification. Bioresource Technology. 295. 122261–122261. 62 indexed citations

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Guo, Xusheng, Wencan Ke, W.R. Ding, et al.. (2018). Profiling of metabolome and bacterial community dynamics in ensiled Medicago sativa inoculated without or with Lactobacillus plantarum or Lactobacillus buchneri. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 357–357. 140 indexed citations

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Ke, Wencan, W.R. Ding, Dongmei Xu, et al.. (2017). Effects of addition of malic or citric acids on fermentation quality and chemical characteristics of alfalfa silage. Journal of Dairy Science. 100(11). 8958–8966. 93 indexed citations

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