Zhiyang Du

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Zhiyang Du is a scholar working on Food Science, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhiyang Du has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Food Science, 37 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Zhiyang Du's work include Proteins in Food Systems (35 papers), Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (25 papers) and Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis (10 papers). Zhiyang Du is often cited by papers focused on Proteins in Food Systems (35 papers), Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (25 papers) and Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis (10 papers). Zhiyang Du collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Zhiyang Du's co-authors include Jingbo Liu, Ting Zhang, Meng Yang, Xuanting Liu, Long Ding, Hui Zhang, R. S. Houk, Yajuan Li, Liying Wang and Yiding Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Zhiyang Du

58 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Programmable Food-Derived Peptide Coassembly Strategies for Boosting Targeted Colitis Therapy by Enhancing Oral Bioavailability and Restoring Gut Microenvironment Homeostasis

2025 22 citations Meng Yang, Jingbo Liu et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhiyang Du China	21	617	482	182	163	143	65	1.2k
Maud Cansell France	25	775 1.3×	381 0.8×	458 2.5×	113 0.7×	193 1.3×	59	1.6k
Imed Hasni Canada	9	582 0.9×	473 1.0×	144 0.8×	79 0.5×	66 0.5×	10	1.1k
Fawen Yin China	20	269 0.4×	530 1.1×	266 1.5×	80 0.5×	44 0.3×	102	1.4k
Yixiang Liu China	23	351 0.6×	458 1.0×	192 1.1×	63 0.4×	61 0.4×	64	1.6k
Jeonghee Surh South Korea	18	960 1.6×	207 0.4×	242 1.3×	147 0.9×	263 1.8×	82	1.6k
Wenping Wang China	22	417 0.7×	334 0.7×	102 0.6×	83 0.5×	41 0.3×	47	1.2k
Anja Steffen‐Heins Germany	20	436 0.7×	280 0.6×	99 0.5×	81 0.5×	100 0.7×	33	1.2k
Maria Rosalia Mangione Italy	16	287 0.5×	267 0.6×	67 0.4×	128 0.8×	75 0.5×	36	914
Hui‐Jing Li China	19	309 0.5×	339 0.7×	87 0.5×	52 0.3×	100 0.7×	65	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhiyang Du

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20 of 20 papers shown

Du, Zhiyang, Yijin Wang, Xi Chen, et al.. (2025). Rethinking food protein amyloid fibrils: Safe nanomaterials unlocking emerging functional applications. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 168. 105463–105463.

Liu, Jingbo, et al.. (2025). Ovalbumin Peptides Restore Intestinal Barrier Integrity via Gut–Liver Axis Modulation of Bile Salt Hydrolase and Bile Acids Crosstalk. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(39). 24741–24752.

Yu, Zhipeng, Di Liu, Long Ding, Zhiyang Du, & Wenzhu Zhao. (2025). Mechanism of intestinal tight junction transmembrane proteins interaction with egg white peptides RVPSL and QIGLF. Food Chemistry Advances. 8. 101086–101086.

Li, Longxiang, Shanglin Li, Yongyao Su, et al.. (2025). Exploring the impact of cationic polysaccharide concentration on the formation of high internal phase emulsion based on egg white proteins: A study on emulsion interfacial structure and co-delivery of epigallocatechin gallate/β-carotene. Food Hydrocolloids. 165. 111250–111250. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Jingbo, Yang Liu, Yajuan Li, et al.. (2025). Fructose-modified chitosan-based coassemblies reinforced oral bioavailability of egg white oligopeptides and curcumin via glucose transporter 2-oriented transcytosis and preferable mucus permeation. Food Research International. 206. 116065–116065. 1 indexed citations

Yu, Yiding, et al.. (2025). Assembly complexes of egg yolk low-density lipoprotein and Auricularia auricula polysaccharide stabilized high internal phase Pickering emulsions: Insights into the stabilization mechanism via fluid-fluid interaction between water and oil phases. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 305(Pt 1). 141027–141027. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Jingbo, et al.. (2025). Multi-omics analysis reveals the anti-fatigue mechanism of BCAA-enriched egg white peptides: the role of the gut–muscle axis. Food & Function. 16(5). 1683–1695. 3 indexed citations

Pan, Fei, Weijun Ren, Meng Yang, et al.. (2025). Supramolecular protein-peptide co-assembly mediated by Ca2+ enhances curcumin penetration through intestinal barriers. Food Hydrocolloids. 169. 111581–111581.

Zhao, Wenzhu, Qian Zhang, Feng Chen, Zhiyang Du, & Zhipeng Yu. (2025). Influence of pH-shifting combined with ultrasound on the structure and emulsification characteristics of coconut meal globulin. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 122. 107592–107592.

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Yu, Yiding, Sitong Ma, Yuxi Han, et al.. (2025). A novel antioxidant peptide from soybean meal alleviates H2O2-induced oxidative damage via the Keap1-Nrf2-HO-1 pathway. Food Research International. 206. 116084–116084. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hui, Xiaoxia Shi, Yajuan Li, et al.. (2024). Enhancing the stability and biological activity of curcumin through incorporating zein-sodium alginate-egg white peptides hybrid assemblies. Food Bioscience. 59. 103868–103868. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hui, Ting Zhang, Jian Guo, et al.. (2024). Role of egg white protein particles’ structure and interface profiles in tailoring high-internal-phase Pickering emulsions with desired applicability. Journal of Food Engineering. 382. 112222–112222. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ting, Shanglin Li, Meng Yang, et al.. (2024). Egg White Protein–Proanthocyanin Complexes Stabilized Emulsions: Investigation of Physical Stability, Digestion Kinetics, and Free Fatty Acid Release Dynamics. Molecules. 29(3). 743–743. 12 indexed citations

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Li, Yajuan, Xiaoxia Shi, Shanglin Li, et al.. (2024). Casein-quaternary chitosan complexes induced the soft assembly of egg white peptide and curcumin for ulcerative colitis alleviation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 269(Pt 1). 132107–132107. 6 indexed citations

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Jiang, Feng, Jingbo Liu, Zhiyang Du, et al.. (2022). Soybean meal peptides regulated membrane phase of giant unilamellar vesicles: A key role for bilayer amphipathic region localization. Food Research International. 162(Pt A). 111924–111924. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Xuanting, Zhiyang Du, Xiaomin Shang, et al.. (2022). Protective effects and potential mechanisms of fermented egg-milk peptides on the damaged intestinal barrier. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 1068877–1068877. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Jingbo, Hongyu Jiang, Min Zhang, et al.. (2022). Relationship of co-gelation and co-aggregation on egg white ovalbumin-lysozyme heteroprotein complex: Formation and thermodynamics. Food Chemistry. 388. 133030–133030. 29 indexed citations

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Li, Yajuan, Jingbo Liu, Sitong Ma, et al.. (2022). Co-assembly of egg white-derived peptides and protein-polysaccharide complexes for curcumin encapsulation: The enhancement of stability, redispersibility, and bioactivity. Food Chemistry. 394. 133496–133496. 42 indexed citations

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Liu, Xuanting, Qi Yang, Meng Yang, et al.. (2021). Ultrasound-assisted Maillard reaction of ovalbumin/xylose: The enhancement of functional properties and its mechanism. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 73. 105477–105477. 99 indexed citations

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Wang, Liying, Long Ding, Zhiyang Du, & Jingbo Liu. (2020). Effects of hydrophobicity and molecular weight on the transport permeability of oligopeptides across Caco‐2 cell monolayers. Journal of Food Biochemistry. 44(5). e13188–e13188. 27 indexed citations

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