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80
Citations
23750
World Ranking
4065
National Ranking
119

Overview

Ren-You Gan is affiliated with Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China and has a substantial body of research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine. Their work spans various subfields such as Food Science, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Tea Polyphenols and Effects
  • Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
  • Gut Microbiota and Health
  • Food Quality and Safety Studies
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Ren-You Gan has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent venues include:

  • Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • Foods
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Trends in Food Science & Technology
  • Frontiers in Nutrition

Among recent significant papers, these stand out:

  • Effects and Mechanisms of Probiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics, and Postbiotics on Metabolic Diseases Targeting Gut Microbiota: A Narrative Review, 2021, Nutrients
  • Health Benefits and Molecular Mechanisms of Resveratrol: A Narrative Review, 2020, Foods
  • Health Benefits and Side Effects of Short-Chain Fatty Acids, 2022, Foods
  • Tannins as an Alternative to Antibiotics, 2020, Food Bioscience
  • Effects and Mechanisms of Resveratrol on Aging and Age-Related Diseases, 2021, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ren-You Gan include:

  • Hua-Bin Li
  • Ding-Tao Wu
  • Hongyan Liu
  • Ao Shang
  • Huan Guo

In addition to journal articles, Ren-You Gan has contributed to book publications, including a title from 2023 published by Frontiers Media: The Application of Network Analysis in Ethnopharmacology.

Best Publications

  • Antioxidant Phytochemicals for the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases.

    Yu-Jie Zhang;Ren-You Gan;Sha Li;Yue Zhou

  • Bioactive compounds and bioactivities of ginger (zingiber officinale roscoe)

    Qian Qian Mao;Xiao Yu Xu;Shi Yu Cao;Ren You Gan

  • Impacts of gut bacteria on human health and diseases.

    Yu Jie Zhang;Sha Li;Ren You Gan;Tong Zhou

  • Antioxidant capacities and total phenolic contents of 62 fruits

    Li Fu;Bo-Tao Xu;Xiang-Rong Xu;Ren-You Gan

  • Bioactive Compounds and Biological Functions of Garlic ( Allium sativum L.)

    Ao Shang;Shi Yu Cao;Xiao Yu Xu;Ren You Gan

  • Total Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Capacities of Selected Chinese Medicinal Plants

    Feng Lin Song;Ren You Gan;Yuan Zhang;Qin Xiao

  • Absorption, metabolism, anti-cancer effect and molecular targets of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG): An updated review.

    Ren-You Gan;Hua-Bin Li;Zhong-Quan Sui;Harold Corke

  • Health Functions and Related Molecular Mechanisms of Tea Components: An Update Review

    Guo-Yi Tang;Xiao Meng;Ren-You Gan;Cai-Ning Zhao

  • Health Benefits and Molecular Mechanisms of Resveratrol: A Narrative Review.

    Xiao Meng;Jing Zhou;Cai-Ning Zhao;Ren-You Gan

  • Dietary Sources and Bioactivities of Melatonin.

    Xiao Meng;Ya Li;Sha Li;Yue Zhou

  • Bioactive compounds and bioactivities of germinated edible seeds and sprouts: An updated review

    Ren You Gan;Ren You Gan;Wing Yee Lui;Kao Wu;Chak Lun Chan

  • Tannins as an alternative to antibiotics

    Arakkaveettil Kabeer Farha;Qiong-Qiong Yang;Gowoon Kim;Hua-Bin Li

  • Phenolic Compounds and Bioactivities of Pigmented Rice

    Gui-Fang Deng;Xiang-Rong Xu;Yuan Zhang;Dan Li

  • Bioactivity, Health Benefits, and Related Molecular Mechanisms of Curcumin: Current Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives.

    Xiao-Yu Xu;Xiao Meng;Sha Li;Ren-You Gan

  • The health benefits, functional properties, modifications, and applications of pea (Pisum sativum L.) protein: Current status, challenges, and perspectives.

    Jiao Ge;Cui-Xia Sun;Harold Corke;Khalid Gul

  • Antioxidant Capacities and Total Phenolic Contents of 56 Wild Fruits from South China

    Li Fu;Bo-Tao Xu;Xiang-Rong Xu;Xin-Sheng Qin

  • Phenolic Profiles and Antioxidant Activities of 30 Tea Infusions from Green, Black, Oolong, White, Yellow and Dark Teas

    Cai-Ning Zhao;Guo-Yi Tang;Shi-Yu Cao;Xiao-Yu Xu

  • Effects and Mechanisms of Probiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics, and Postbiotics on Metabolic Diseases Targeting Gut Microbiota: A Narrative Review.

    Hang-Yu Li;Dan-Dan Zhou;Ren-You Gan;Si-Yu Huang

  • Antioxidant capacities and total phenolic contents of infusions from 223 medicinal plants

    Sha Li;Shu-Ke Li;Ren-You Gan;Feng-Lin Song

  • Effects and Mechanisms of Resveratrol on Aging and Age-Related Diseases.

    Dan-Dan Zhou;Min Luo;Si-Yu Huang;Adila Saimaiti

Frequent Co-Authors

Hua-Bin Li
Hua-Bin Li Sun Yat-sen University
Harold Corke
Harold Corke Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Ding-Tao Wu
Ding-Tao Wu Chengdu University
Atanas G. Atanasov
Atanas G. Atanasov Medical University of Vienna
Hongyan Liu
Hongyan Liu Peking University
Mingfu Wang
Mingfu Wang University of Hong Kong
Nagendra P. Shah
Nagendra P. Shah University of Hong Kong
Xiang-Rong Xu
Xiang-Rong Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yapeng Fang
Yapeng Fang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Antonello Santini
Antonello Santini University of Naples Federico II

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