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Peter C.K. Cheung

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
14483
World Ranking
10743
National Ranking
338

Peter C.K. Cheung publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter C.K. Cheung sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 169 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Peter C.K. Cheung D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter C.K. Cheung sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Peter C.K. Cheung is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily in Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions to Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science, and Pharmacology.

The research work by this scientist mainly focuses on topics including:

  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Among the recent publications are:

  • "How probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and postbiotics prevent dental caries: an oral microbiota perspective", 2024, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • "Enzyme-Responsive Double-Locked Photodynamic Molecular Beacon for Targeted Photodynamic Anticancer Therapy", 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Partially Acid-Hydrolyzed Porphyran Improved Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Acute Colitis by Modulation of Gut Microbiota and Enhancing the Mucosal Barrier", 2023, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • "Structural characteristics and anti-inflammatory activity of UV/H2O2-treated algal sulfated polysaccharide from Gracilaria lemaneiformis", 2021, Food and Chemical Toxicology
  • "Beta-d-glucan-based drug delivery system and its potential application in targeting tumor associated macrophages", 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Lijun You
  • Nelson Kei
  • Lei Chen
  • Ka-Lung Lam
  • Susana Lauw

The scientist's work is published frequently in the following venues:

  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Food Bioscience
  • Food Hydrocolloids

Best Publications

  • Antioxidant activity and total phenolics of edible mushroom extracts

    L.M. Cheung;Peter C.K. Cheung;Vincent E.C. Ooi

  • Nutritional evaluation of some subtropical red and green seaweeds: Part I — proximate composition, amino acid profiles and some physico-chemical properties

    Ka Hing Wong;Peter C.K. Cheung

  • Advances in lentinan: Isolation, structure, chain conformation and bioactivities

    Yangyang Zhang;Sheng Li;Xiaohua Wang;Lina Zhang

  • Evaluation of antioxidative activity of extracts from a brown seaweed, Sargassum siliquastrum.

    S N Lim;P C K Cheung;V E C Ooi;P O Ang

  • Short-chain fatty acids in control of energy metabolism.

    Jiamiao Hu;Jiamiao Hu;Shaoling Lin;Baodong Zheng;Peter C K Cheung

  • Physicochemical properties and antitumor activities of water-soluble native and sulfated hyperbranched mushroom polysaccharides.

    Yongzhen Tao;Lina Zhang;Peter C.K. Cheung

  • Functional Properties of Protein Concentrates from Three Chinese Indigenous Legume Seeds

    Chi-Fai Chau;Peter C. K. Cheung;Yum-Shing Wong

  • Mini-review on edible mushrooms as source of dietary fiber: Preparation and health benefits

    Peter C.K. Cheung

  • Comparative Studies on the Effect of Three Drying Methods on the Nutritional Composition of Seaweed Sargassum hemiphyllum (Turn.) C. Ag.

    Jenny C.-C. Chan;Peter C.-K. Cheung;Put O. Ang

  • Mushroom extracts with antioxidant activity against lipid peroxidation

    L.M. Cheung;Peter C.K. Cheung

  • Antioxidant activity of extracts from the fruiting bodies of Agrocybe aegerita var. alba

    K.M. Lo;Peter C.K. Cheung

  • Functional properties of flours prepared from three Chinese indigenous legume seeds

    C.F Chau;P.C.K Cheung

  • Nutritional evaluation of some subtropical red and green seaweeds Part II. In vitro protein digestibility and amino acid profiles of protein concentrates

    K.H Wong;Peter C.K Cheung

  • Non-digestible long chain beta-glucans as novel prebiotics

    Ka-Lung Lam;Peter Chi-Keung Cheung

  • Immunomodulatory activities of mushroom sclerotial polysaccharides

    Ka-Hing Wong;Connie K.M. Lai;Peter C.K. Cheung

  • Structure, molecular size and antitumor activities of polysaccharides from Poria cocos mycelia produced in fermenter

    Qilin Huang;Qilin Huang;Yong Jin;Lina Zhang;Peter C.K. Cheung

  • Structural characterisation and immunomodulatory property of an acidic polysaccharide from mycelial culture of Cordyceps sinensis fungus Cs-HK1

    Zhao-Mei Wang;Zhao-Mei Wang;Xiao Peng;Kam-Len Daniel Lee;Johnny Cheuk-on Tang

  • Molecular weight and anti-tumor activity of the water-soluble polysaccharides isolated by hot water and ultrasonic treatment from the sclerotia and mycelia of Pleurotus tuber-regium

    Mei Zhang;Lina Zhang;Peter Chi Keung Cheung;Vincent Eng Choon Ooi

  • Comparison of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Soxhlet Extraction of Lipids from a Brown Seaweed, Sargassum hemiphyllum (Turn.) C. Ag.†

    Peter C. K. Cheung;and Arnold Y. H. Leung;Put O. Ang

  • The hypocholesterolemic effect of two edible mushrooms: Auricularia auricula (tree-ear) and Tremella fuciformis (white jelly-leaf) in hypercholesterolemic rats1

    Peter C.K. Cheung

Frequent Co-Authors

Lina Zhang
Lina Zhang Wuhan University
Lijun You
Lijun You South China University of Technology
Li Chen
Li Chen Tianjin Polytechnic University
Hongwei Duan
Hongwei Duan Nanyang Technological University
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy University of Birmingham
Jian-Yong Wu
Jian-Yong Wu Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Baodong Zheng
Baodong Zheng Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Thomas Clavel
Thomas Clavel RWTH Aachen University
Hugues B. Massicotte
Hugues B. Massicotte University of Northern British Columbia
Guanghao Chen
Guanghao Chen Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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