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Biology and Biochemistry
China
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
83
Citations
21138
World Ranking
3569
National Ranking
100

Ping Xu 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 Ping Xu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 445 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ping Xu 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 Ping Xu sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in China Leader Award

Overview

Ping Xu is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, with a research profile focused largely within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly work spans various subfields including Molecular Biology, Pollution, Biomedical Engineering, Plant Science, and Biochemistry.

Their research topics include:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies

Ping Xu has contributed to several scientific publications in respected venues. Frequent publication forums include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • mBio
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Among the recent papers associated with this researcher are:

  • Genome-wide Identification of WRKY transcription factor family members in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) moench), 2020, PLoS ONE
  • A Pseudomonas sp. strain uniquely degrades PAHs and heterocyclic derivatives via lateral dioxygenation pathways, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Microbial degradation of multiple PAHs by a microbial consortium and its application on contaminated wastewater, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Selective autophagy in cancer: mechanisms, therapeutic implications, and future perspectives, 2024, Molecular Cancer
  • Intramolecular chaperone-mediated secretion of an Rhs effector toxin by a type VI secretion system, 2020, Nature Communications

The body of collaborators frequently working with Ping Xu includes:

  • Hongzhi Tang
  • Fei Tao
  • Chao Gao
  • Cuiqing Ma
  • Chuanjuan Lü

Best Publications

  • Metamorphic effect on zircon Lu-Hf and U-Pb isotope systems in ultrahigh-pressure eclogite-facies metagranite and metabasite

    Yong-Fei Zheng;Yuan-Bao Wu;Zi-Fu Zhao;Shao-Bing Zhang

  • U-Pb and Hf isotopic study of detrital zircons from the Wulashan khondalites: Constraints on the evolution of the Ordos Terrane, Western Block of the North China Craton

    Xiaoping Xia;Min Sun;Guochun Zhao;Fuyuan Wu

  • Acetoin Metabolism in Bacteria

    Zijun Xiao;Ping Xu

  • Degradation of n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in petroleum by a newly isolated Pseudomonas aeruginosa DQ8.

    Zhengzhi Zhang;Zhaowei Hou;Chunyu Yang;Cuiqing Ma

  • Biotechnological routes based on lactic acid production from biomass.

    Chao Gao;Cuiqing Ma;Ping Xu

  • Enhanced 2,3-butanediol production by Klebsiella pneumoniae SDM

    Cuiqing Ma;Ailong Wang;Jiayang Qin;Lixiang Li

  • Determination of U-Pb age and rare earth element concentrations of zircons from Cenozoic intrusions in northeastern China by laser ablation ICP-MS

    Honglin Yuan;Fuyuan Wu;Shan Gao;Shan Gao;Xiaoming Liu

  • Paleoproterozoic crustal growth in the Western Block of the North China Craton: Evidence from detrital zircon Hf and whole rock Sr-nd isotopic compositions of the Khondalites from the Jining Complex

    Xiaoping Xia;Min Sun;Guochun Zhao;Fuyuan Wu

  • Butanol production by Clostridium beijerinckii ATCC 55025 from wheat bran

    Ziyong Liu;Yu Ying;Fuli Li;Cuiqing Ma

  • Recent advances in biotechnological production of 2-phenylethanol.

    Dongliang Hua;Ping Xu

  • Statistical optimization of medium components for enhanced acetoin production from molasses and soybean meal hydrolysate

    Z. J. Xiao;P. H. Liu;J. Y. Qin;P. Xu;P. Xu

  • Mechanisms of acid tolerance in bacteria and prospects in biotechnology and bioremediation.

    Yuping Liu;Hongzhi Tang;Zhanglin Lin;Ping Xu

  • Characterization and biotechnological potential of petroleum-degrading bacteria isolated from oil-contaminated soils.

    Zhengzhi Zhang;Lixue Gai;Lixue Gai;Zhaowei Hou;Chunyu Yang

  • Microbial degradation of sulfur, nitrogen and oxygen heterocycles

    Ping Xu;Bo Yu;Fu Li Li;Xiao Feng Cai

  • Systematic metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for high-yield production of fuel bio-chemical 2,3-butanediol

    Youqiang Xu;Haipei Chu;Chao Gao;Fei Tao

  • Microbial fed-batch production of 1,3-propanediol by Klebsiella pneumoniae under micro-aerobic conditions.

    X. Chen;D.-J. Zhang;W.-T. Qi;S.-J. Gao

  • Efficient production of L-lactic acid from corncob molasses, a waste by-product in xylitol production, by a newly isolated xylose utilizing Bacillus sp. strain.

    Limin Wang;Bo Zhao;Bo Liu;Bo Yu

  • Biotechnological production of muconic acid: current status and future prospects.

    Neng-Zhong Xie;Hong Liang;Ri-Bo Huang;Ping Xu

  • Enhanced vanillin production from ferulic acid using adsorbent resin.

    Dongliang Hua;Cuiqing Ma;Lifu Song;Shan Lin

  • Metabolic engineering of Enterobacter cloacae for high-yield production of enantiopure (2R,3R)-2,3-butanediol from lignocellulose-derived sugars.

    Lixiang Li;Kun Li;Yu Wang;Chao Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Cuiqing Ma
Cuiqing Ma Shandong University
Fei Tao
Fei Tao Beihang University
Bo Yu
Bo Yu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yanhe Ma
Yanhe Ma Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zixin Deng
Zixin Deng Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Fu-Yuan Wu
Fu-Yuan Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuanyuan Qu
Yuanyuan Qu Dalian University of Technology
Yi Ding
Yi Ding Tianjin University of Technology
Kuangfei Lin
Kuangfei Lin East China University of Science and Technology
Jian Kong
Jian Kong Harvard University

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