Yifa Zhou

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
208 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Yifa Zhou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yifa Zhou has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Molecular Biology, 98 papers in Plant Science and 47 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Yifa Zhou's work include Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (94 papers), Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (48 papers) and Galectins and Cancer Biology (37 papers). Yifa Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (94 papers), Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (48 papers) and Galectins and Cancer Biology (37 papers). Yifa Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Yifa Zhou's co-authors include Guihua Tai, Lin Sun, Yuying Fan, Sisi Cui, Junli Hu, Yichun Liu, Jingmin Yan, Hairong Cheng, Xiaoge Gao and Li Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yifa Zhou

202 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Selective utilization of medicinal polysaccharides by human gut Bacteroides and Parabacteroides species

2025 25 citations Zepeng Qu, Hongbin Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Yifa Zhou	2.7k	2.7k	1.3k	954	936	208	6.2k
Jian‐Ping Luo	3.2k 1.2×	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	1.5k 1.6×	242 0.3×	157	6.5k
Zhao‐Jun Wei	3.5k 1.3×	3.9k 1.5×	3.4k 2.7×	560 0.6×	296 0.3×	363	11.0k
Xue‐Qiang Zha	2.6k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	1.5k 1.6×	221 0.2×	120	5.2k
Peilong Sun	2.1k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	2.3k 1.8×	1.0k 1.1×	157 0.2×	171	6.8k
Xiangdong Gao	1.4k 0.5×	2.0k 0.7×	683 0.5×	530 0.6×	387 0.4×	185	4.5k
Igor A. Schepetkin	1.6k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	705 0.5×	716 0.8×	742 0.8×	145	4.9k
Kiran Thakur	2.2k 0.8×	2.6k 1.0×	2.9k 2.2×	393 0.4×	167 0.2×	246	7.6k
Jiaoyan Ren	1.4k 0.5×	3.7k 1.4×	2.7k 2.1×	445 0.5×	171 0.2×	192	7.6k
Myeong‐Hyeon Wang	2.3k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	499 0.5×	135 0.1×	330	7.7k
Wenjuan Li	1.1k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	440 0.3×	820 0.9×	357 0.4×	169	4.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yifa Zhou

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20 of 20 papers shown

Qu, Zepeng, Hongbin Liu, Jumin Huang, et al.. (2025). Selective utilization of medicinal polysaccharides by human gut Bacteroides and Parabacteroides species. Nature Communications. 16(1). 638–638. 25 indexed citations breakdown →

Meng, Yuhan, Xiaoyue Jia, Jing Xia, et al.. (2025). Fungal xylomannan as a dietary supplement: Activates hepatic AMPK/HIF1α signaling to attenuate insulin resistance. Food Bioscience. 70. 107022–107022.

Wang, Xue, Linlin Ma, Chen Chen, et al.. (2025). Harnessing β-glucans for immune regulation: Bridging structural diversity, therapeutic potential, and functional food development. Carbohydrate Polymers. 372. 124554–124554.

Wang, Jiayi, Yuan Wang, Xuejiao Xu, et al.. (2024). Low methyl-esterified ginseng homogalacturonan pectins promote longevity of Caenorhabditis elegans via impairing insulin/IGF-1 signalling. Carbohydrate Polymers. 346. 122600–122600. 8 indexed citations

Mayo, Kevin H., et al.. (2024). CD98hc, a novel of galectin-8 receptor, binds to galectin-8 in an N-glycosylation-dependent manner. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica. 57(5). 749–757.

Wang, Yibing, Weiyang Wang, Kevin H. Mayo, et al.. (2024). A trapped covalent intermediate as a key catalytic element in the hydrolysis of a GH3 β-glucosidase: An X-ray crystallographic and biochemical study. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 265(Pt 2). 131131–131131. 4 indexed citations

Wu, Wenjing, et al.. (2024). Gypenoside LXXV Alleviates Colitis by Reprograming Macrophage Polarization via the Glucocorticoid Receptor Pathway. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72(37). 20444–20457. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Xiang, et al.. (2024). Preparation and identification of galacto-mannooligosaccharides generated from guar gum by a recombinant β-mannanase from Bacteroides fragilis (BF0736). Food Hydrocolloids. 152. 109893–109893. 3 indexed citations

Meng, Yue, et al.. (2023). Galactan induces macrophage M0 to M1 conversion to combat colon cancer. Food Science and Technology Research. 30(1). 75–82. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Menghui, Michelle C. Miller, Zhen He, et al.. (2023). Isomerization of proline-46 in the N-terminal tail of galectin-3 enhances T cell apoptosis via the ROS-ERK pathway. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 256(Pt 1). 128304–128304. 1 indexed citations

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Geng, Jie, Jiao Guo, Yunhe Qu, et al.. (2023). Preparation and structural analysis of fucomannogalactan and β-1,6-glucan from Grifola frondosa mycelium. Frontiers in Chemistry. 11. 1227288–1227288. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiayi, Yuwei Zhou, Yang Yu, et al.. (2023). A ginseng-derived rhamnogalacturonan I (RG-I) pectin promotes longevity via TOR signalling in Caenorhabditis elegans. Carbohydrate Polymers. 312. 120818–120818. 18 indexed citations

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Qi, Jing, et al.. (2023). Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. polysaccharide inhibits influenza A virus in vitro and in vivo. FEBS Open Bio. 13(10). 1831–1843. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Ting, Si Chen, Yunhe Qu, et al.. (2023). Mannogalactoglucan from mushrooms protects pancreatic islets via restoring UPR and promotes insulin secretion in T1DM mice. Food Science and Human Wellness. 13(3). 1390–1401. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Lei, Miao Hao, Jingmin Yan, et al.. (2021). Citrus-derived DHCP inhibits mitochondrial complex II to enhance TRAIL sensitivity via ROS-induced DR5 upregulation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100515–100515. 6 indexed citations

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Xu, Xuejiao, Hairong Cheng, Michelle C. Miller, et al.. (2021). Galectin-3 N-terminal tail prolines modulate cell activity and glycan-mediated oligomerization/phase separation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(19). 39 indexed citations

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Liu, Hongyang, Wen Zhong, Jifeng Wang, et al.. (2018). Temporal Proteomic Analysis of Pancreatic β-Cells in Response to Lipotoxicity and Glucolipotoxicity. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 17(11). 2119–2131. 15 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yan, Xinyu Zhang, Yumei Li, et al.. (2018). Screening of a Novel Polysaccharide Lyase Family 10 Pectate Lyase from Paenibacillus polymyxa KF-1: Cloning, Expression and Characterization. Molecules. 23(11). 2774–2774. 29 indexed citations

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Gao, Juan, Jiao Wang, Jing Cui, et al.. (2014). Purification and characterization of two novel β-glucosidases from Penicillium oxalicum and their application in bioactive ginsenoside production. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation. 32(4). 199–207. 8 indexed citations

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Han, Han, Yan Chen, Hongtao Bi, et al.. (2011). In vivo antimalarial activity of ginseng extracts. Pharmaceutical Biology. 49(3). 283–289. 17 indexed citations

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