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Chemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
6691
World Ranking
16534
National Ranking
4110

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
7275
World Ranking
18745
National Ranking
7654

Liangcheng Du publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Liangcheng Du sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 108 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Liangcheng Du D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Liangcheng Du sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Liangcheng Du is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States and has focused their research on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans 33 publications in this field, with significant contributions to several key subfields including Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Ecology, Biotechnology, and Food Science.

The scientist's research addresses various topics, characterized notably by work on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Bacterial Biofilms and Quorum Sensing, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization, Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, and Probiotics and Fermented Foods.

Recent publications by Liangcheng Du include the following papers:

  • "QseB/QseC: a two-component system globally regulating bacterial behaviors," 2023, Trends in Microbiology
  • "Outer Membrane Vesicle-Mediated Codelivery of the Antifungal HSAF Metabolites and Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase in the Predatory Lysobacter enzymogenes," 2021, ACS Chemical Biology
  • "Biosynthesis, regulation, and engineering of natural products from Lysobacter," 2022, Natural Product Reports
  • "Identification of the Biosynthetic Gene Cluster for the anti-MRSA Lysocins through Gene Cluster Activation Using Strong Promoters of Housekeeping Genes and Production of New Analogs in Lysobacter sp. 3655," 2020, ACS Synthetic Biology
  • "An Antifungal Polycyclic Tetramate Macrolactam, Heat-Stable Antifungal Factor (HSAF), Is a Novel Oxidative Stress Modulator in Lysobacter enzymogenes," 2021, Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Key frequent coauthors collaborating with Liangcheng Du include:

  • Yaoyao Li
  • Lingjun Yu
  • Haoxin Wang
  • Yuemao Shen
  • Yuxiang Zhu

The scientist's publications have appeared repeatedly in certain journals, highlighting preferred venues for disseminating their research findings. These include:

  • The ISME Journal
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Trends in Microbiology
  • ACS Chemical Biology

Best Publications

  • PKS and NRPS release mechanisms

    Liangcheng Du;Lili Lou

  • The biosynthetic gene cluster for the antitumor drug bleomycin from Streptomyces verticillus ATCC15003 supporting functional interactions between nonribosomal peptide synthetases and a polyketide synthase

    Liangcheng Du;César Sánchez;Mei Chen;Daniel J Edwards

  • The biosynthesis of glucosinolates

    Barbara Ann Halkier;Liangcheng Du

  • Structure and Biosynthesis of Heat-Stable Antifungal Factor (HSAF), a Broad-Spectrum Antimycotic with a Novel Mode of Action

    Fengan Yu;Kathia Zaleta-Rivera;Xiangcheng Zhu;Justin Huffman

  • Hybrid peptide-polyketide natural products: biosynthesis and prospects toward engineering novel molecules.

    Liangcheng Du;César Sánchez;Ben Shen

  • Distinct ceramide synthases regulate polarized growth in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans

    Shaojie L Li;Liangcheng Du;Gary Yuen;Steven D. Harris

  • Biosynthesis of HSAF, a Tetramic Acid-Containing Macrolactam from Lysobacter enzymogenes

    Lili Lou;Guoliang Qian;Yunxuan Xie;Jiliang Hang

  • Cloning and characterization of a phosphopantetheinyl transferase from Streptomyces verticillus ATCC15003, the producer of the hybrid peptide–polyketide antitumor drug bleomycin

    César Sánchez;Liangcheng Du;Daniel J Edwards;Michael D Toney

  • CYP83b1 is the oxime-metabolizing enzyme in the glucosinolate pathway in Arabidopsis.

    Carsten Hørslev Hansen;Liangcheng Du;Peter Naur;Carl Erik Olsen

  • Bioactive natural products from Lysobacter.

    Yunxuan Xie;Stephen Wright;Yuemao Shen;Liangcheng Du;Liangcheng Du

  • Recent advancements in the biosynthetic mechanisms for polyketide‐derived mycotoxins

    Justin Huffman;Ryan Gerber;Liangcheng Du

  • An Antibiotic Complex from Lysobacter enzymogenes Strain C3: Antimicrobial Activity and Role in Plant Disease Control

    S. Li;C. C. Jochum;F. Yu;K. Zaleta-Rivera

  • Complete genome sequence and transcriptomics analyses reveal pigment biosynthesis and regulatory mechanisms in an industrial strain, Monascus purpureus YY-1.

    Yue Yang;Bin Liu;Xinjun Du;Ping Li

  • Biosynthesis of hybrid peptide-polyketide natural products.

    L Du;B Shen

  • Determining the Biosynthetic Sequence in the Early Steps of the Fumonisin Pathway by Use of Three Gene-Disruption Mutants of Fusarium verticillioides

    Ravi S. Bojja;Ronald L. Cerny;Robert H. Proctor;Liangcheng Du

  • Cloning and characterization of the bleomycin biosynthetic gene cluster from Streptomyces verticillus ATCC15003.

    Ben Shen;Liangcheng Du;Cesar Sanchez;Daniel J. Edwards

  • Iterative polyketide biosynthesis by modular polyketide synthases in bacteria.

    Haotong Chen;Liangcheng Du

  • Identification and Characterization of the Anti-Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus WAP-8294A2 Biosynthetic Gene Cluster from Lysobacter enzymogenes OH11

    Wei Zhang;Yaoyao Li;Guoliang Qian;Yan Wang

  • Iterative Assembly of Two Separate Polyketide Chains by the Same Single‐Module Bacterial Polyketide Synthase in the Biosynthesis of HSAF

    Yaoyao Li;Haotong Chen;Yanjiao Ding;Yunxuan Xie

  • The Biosynthetic Gene Cluster for the Anticancer Drug Bleomycin From Streptomyces Verticillus ATCC15003 as a Model for Hybrid Peptide-Polyketide Natural Product Biosynthesis

    B. Shen;Liangcheng Du;C. Sanchez;D. J. Edwards

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuemao Shen
Yuemao Shen Shandong University
Ben Shen
Ben Shen Scripps Research Institute
Barbara Ann Halkier
Barbara Ann Halkier University of Copenhagen
Ronald L. Cerny
Ronald L. Cerny University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Vittorio Venturi
Vittorio Venturi International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Robert H. Proctor
Robert H. Proctor United States Department of Agriculture
Wei Zhang
Wei Zhang Central South University
Carl Erik Olsen
Carl Erik Olsen University of Copenhagen
Bin Liu
Bin Liu National University of Singapore
Lei Wang
Lei Wang Nankai University

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