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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
22585
World Ranking
2625
National Ranking
1368

Chemistry

D-Index
88
Citations
22457
World Ranking
2347
National Ranking
835

Shang-Tian Yang 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 Shang-Tian Yang sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 369 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shang-Tian Yang 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 Shang-Tian Yang sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Shang-Tian Yang is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Engineering. Their work is distributed across subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Pharmacology, and Plant Science.

Their main research topics revolve around Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Biofuel production and bioconversion, Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization, Enzyme Production and Characterization, Microbial Metabolism and Applications, Fungal and yeast genetics research, and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis.

Frequent publication venues for their work include Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Bioresource Technology, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Synthetic Biology and Engineering, and Green Chemistry.

Recent papers by Shang-Tian Yang include:

  • Recent advances in n-butanol and butyrate production using engineered Clostridium tyrobutyricum, 2020, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Energy-efficient butanol production by Clostridium acetobutylicum with histidine kinase knockouts to improve strain tolerance and process robustness, 2021, Green Chemistry
  • High-Performance n-Butanol Recovery from Aqueous Solution by Pervaporation with a PDMS Mixed Matrix Membrane Filled with Zeolite, 2020, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • A novel β-galactosidase from Klebsiella oxytoca ZJUH1705 for efficient production of galacto-oligosaccharides from lactose, 2020, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • PsrA is a novel regulator contributes to antibiotic synthesis, bacterial virulence, cell motility and extracellular polysaccharides production in Serratia marcescens, 2021, Nucleic Acids Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Shang-Tian Yang include Hongxin Fu, Jufang Wang, Zhiming Rao, Tolbert Osire, and Taowei Yang.

Shang-Tian Yang was awarded the title of Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Design of a Compact Disk-like Microfluidic Platform for Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

    Siyi Lai;Shengnian Wang;Jun Luo;Jun Luo;L. James Lee

  • Extraction of carboxylic acids with tertiary and quaternary amines: effect of pH

    Shang Tian Yang;Scott A. White;Sheng Tsiung Hsu

  • Fed-batch fermentation for n-butanol production from cassava bagasse hydrolysate in a fibrous bed bioreactor with continuous gas stripping

    Congcong Lu;Jingbo Zhao;Shang-Tian Yang;Dong Wei

  • Effect of pH on metabolic pathway shift in fermentation of xylose by Clostridium tyrobutyricum.

    Ying Zhu;Shang-Tian Yang

  • Metabolic engineering of clostridium tyrobutyricum for butanol production

    Shang-Tian Yang;Mingrui Yu

  • Production of galacto-oligosaccharides from lactose by Aspergillus oryzae beta-galactosidase immobilized on cotton cloth.

    Nedim Albayrak;Shang-Tian Yang

  • Recent advances and state-of-the-art strategies in strain and process engineering for biobutanol production by Clostridium acetobutylicum.

    Chuang Xue;Jingbo Zhao;Lijie Chen;Shang-Tian Yang

  • Effects of filtration seeding on cell density, spatial distribution, and proliferation in nonwoven fibrous matrices.

    Yan Li;Teng Ma;Douglas A. Kniss;Larry C. Lasky

  • High-titer n-butanol production by clostridium acetobutylicum JB200 in fed-batch fermentation with intermittent gas stripping.

    Chuang Xue;Chuang Xue;Jingbo Zhao;Congcong Lu;Shang-Tian Yang

  • Production of L(+)-lactic acid from glucose and starch by immobilized cells of Rhizopus oryzae in a rotating fibrous bed bioreactor

    Abdullatif Tay;Shang-Tian Yang

  • Continuous Production of Butanol by Clostridium acetobutylicum Immobilized in a Fibrous Bed Bioreactor

    Wei-Cho Huang;David E. Ramey;Shang-Tian Yang

  • Biodegradation of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and o-xylene by a coculture of Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas fluorescens immobilized in a fibrous-bed bioreactor

    Hojae Shim;Shang-Tian Yang

  • Production of carboxylic acids from hydrolyzed corn meal by immobilized cell fermentation in a fibrous-bed bioreactor.

    Yu Liang Huang;Zetang Wu;Likun Zhang;Chun Ming Cheung

  • Construction and characterization of ack deleted mutant of Clostridium tyrobutyricum for enhanced butyric acid and hydrogen production.

    Xiaoguang Liu;Ying Zhu;Shang-Tian Yang

  • Novel Products and New Technologies for Use of a Familiar Carbohydrate, Milk Lactose

    S.T. Yang;E.M. Silva

  • Extractive fermentation for butyric acid production from glucose by Clostridium tyrobutyricum.

    Zetang Wu;Shang Tian Yang

  • Enhanced propionic acid fermentation by Propionibacterium acidipropionici mutant obtained by adaptation in a fibrous‐bed bioreactor

    Supaporn Suwannakham;Shang-Tian Yang

  • Two-stage in situ gas stripping for enhanced butanol fermentation and energy-saving product recovery.

    Chuang Xue;Jingbo Zhao;Fangfang Liu;Congcong Lu

  • Surface Modification for Enhancing Antibody Binding on Polymer-Based Microfluidic Device for Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

    Yunling Bai;Chee Guan Koh;Megan Boreman;Yi-Je Juang

  • Bioprocessing technologies in biorefinery for sustainable production of fuels, chemicals, and polymers.

    Shang-Tian Yang;Hesham A. El-Enshasy;Nuttha Thongchul

  • Enhanced butyric acid tolerance and bioproduction by Clostridium tyrobutyricum immobilized in a fibrous bed bioreactor.

    Ling Jiang;Jufang Wang;Shizhong Liang;Jin Cai

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Min
David B. Min The Ohio State University
L. James Lee
L. James Lee The Ohio State University
Zhilong Xiu
Zhilong Xiu Dalian University of Technology
Ahmed E. Yousef
Ahmed E. Yousef The Ohio State University
Nanqi Ren
Nanqi Ren Harbin Institute of Technology
Haifeng Qian
Haifeng Qian Jiangnan University
Tianwei Tan
Tianwei Tan Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Xinwen Guo
Xinwen Guo Dalian University of Technology
Liang-Shih Fan
Liang-Shih Fan The Ohio State University
Suttichai Assabumrungrat
Suttichai Assabumrungrat Chulalongkorn University

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