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D-Index
107
Citations
38564
World Ranking
919
National Ranking
163

Wei Chen 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 Wei Chen sits on this spectrum.

61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 804 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wei Chen 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 Wei Chen 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: 107 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wei Chen is affiliated with Jiangnan University in China and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional work in Medicine. Their research output includes a significant number of publications in various scientific subfields, notably Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Food Science, Biotechnology, and Plant Science.

Their work addresses several main topics, with publications covering:

  • Microbial Metabolism and Applications
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Proteins in Food Systems
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Phytochemistry and Bioactivity Studies
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis

Wei Chen has contributed to a range of recent scientific papers including the following:

  • Phytic acid and its interactions in food components, health benefits, and applications: A comprehensive review, 2023, Trends in Food Science & Technology
  • Role of dietary edible mushrooms in the modulation of gut microbiota, 2021, Journal of Functional Foods
  • Developing a highly efficient hydroxytyrosol whole-cell catalyst by de-bottlenecking rate-limiting steps, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Occurrence and Characterization of Fungi and Mycotoxins in Contaminated Medicinal Herbs, 2020, Toxins
  • Metabolic Engineering for Improved Curcumin Biosynthesis in Escherichia coli, 2020, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Ruoyu Shi
  • Chengtao Wang
  • Qiaoqiao Luo
  • Yanbo Wang

Wei Chen's publications are often found in journals such as:

  • Foods
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Journal of Fungi
  • LWT
  • Food Hydrocolloids

Best Publications

  • Blautia-a new functional genus with potential probiotic properties?

    Xuemei Liu;Bingyong Mao;Jiayu Gu;Jiaying Wu

  • Graphene wrapped Cu2O nanocubes: Non-enzymatic electrochemical sensors for the detection of glucose and hydrogen peroxide with enhanced stability

    Minmin Liu;Ru Liu;Wei Chen

  • Smart electronic yarns and wearable fabrics for human biomonitoring made by carbon nanotube coating with polyelectrolytes.

    Bong Sup Shim;Wei Chen;Chris Doty;Chuanlai Xu

  • Synthesis of highly fluorescent nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots for sensitive, label-free detection of Fe (III) in aqueous media

    Jian Ju;Wei Chen

  • A phylo-functional core of gut microbiota in healthy young Chinese cohorts across lifestyles, geography and ethnicities

    Jiachao Zhang;Zhuang Guo;Zhengsheng Xue;Zhihong Sun

  • Quantitative genetic background of the host influences gut microbiomes in chickens.

    Lele Zhao;Gang Wang;Paul Siegel;Chuan He

  • Anomalous barium filling fraction and n-type thermoelectric performance of BayCo4Sb12

    L. D. Chen;T. Kawahara;X. F. Tang;T. Goto

  • Nucleation and Growth of Amino‐acid and Peptide Supramolecular Polymers through Liquid‐liquid Phase Separation

    Chengqian Yuan;Aviad Levin;Wei Chen;Ruirui Xing

  • Metal-Free Nitrogen-Doped Mesoporous Carbon for Electroreduction of CO2 to Ethanol

    Yanfang Song;Wei Chen;Chengcheng Zhao;Shenggang Li;Shenggang Li

  • Surface components and metabolites of probiotics for regulation of intestinal epithelial barrier.

    Qing Liu;Zhiming Yu;Fengwei Tian;Jianxin Zhao

  • Biomimetic enzyme nanocomplexes and their use as antidotes and preventive measures for alcohol intoxication

    Yang Liu;Juanjuan Du;Ming Yan;Mo Yin Lau

  • Thermoelectric properties of the n-type filled skutterudite Ba0.3Co4Sb12 doped with Ni

    Jeffrey S. Dyck;Wei Chen;Ctirad Uher;Lidong Chen

  • Exclusive Formation of Formic Acid from CO2 Electroreduction by a Tunable Pd-Sn Alloy

    Xiaofang Bai;Wei Chen;Chengcheng Zhao;Shenggang Li;Shenggang Li

  • Side-by-side and end-to-end gold nanorod assemblies for environmental toxin sensing.

    Libing Wang;Yingyue Zhu;Liguang Xu;Wei Chen;Wei Chen

  • Simple, Rapid, Sensitive, and Versatile SWNT−Paper Sensor for Environmental Toxin Detection Competitive with ELISA

    Libing Wang;Wei Chen;Dinghua Xu;Bong Sup Shim

  • Whole-tree Agarwood-Inducing Technique: An Efficient Novel Technique for Producing High-Quality Agarwood in Cultivated Aquilaria sinensis Trees

    Liu Y;Chen H;Yang Y;Zhang Z

  • Influence of consumption of probiotics on the plasma lipid profile: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    Z. Guo;X.M. Liu;Q.X. Zhang;Z. Shen

  • Nanosheet-constructed porous BiOCl with dominant {001} facets for superior photosensitized degradation

    Dong-Hong Wang;Dong-Hong Wang;Gui-Qi Gao;Yue-Wei Zhang;Li-Sha Zhou

  • Ultrasensitive one-step rapid visual detection of bisphenol A in water samples by label-free aptasensor.

    Zhanlong Mei;Huaqin Chu;Huaqin Chu;Wei Chen;Feng Xue

  • Nanoparticle Superstructures Made by Polymerase Chain Reaction: Collective Interactions of Nanoparticles and a New Principle for Chiral Materials

    Wei Chen;Ai Bian;Ashish Agarwal;Liqiang Liu

  • Bifidobacterium with the role of 5-hydroxytryptophan synthesis regulation alleviates the symptom of depression and related microbiota dysbiosis.

    Peijun Tian;Gang Wang;Jianxin Zhao;Hao Zhang

  • Surface modification of TiO2 nanoparticles by polyaniline

    Xingwei Li;Wei Chen;Chaoqing Bian;Jinbo He

  • Review of the roles of conjugated linoleic acid in health and disease

    Bo Yang;Haiqin Chen;Catherine Stanton;Catherine Stanton;R. Paul Ross

  • Unusual pH-Dependent Polarity Changes in PAMAM Dendrimers: Evidence for pH-Responsive Conformational Changes

    Wei Chen;Donald A. Tomalia;James L. Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Hao Zhang
Hao Zhang Jiangnan University
Jianxin Zhao
Jianxin Zhao University of Queensland
Yong Q. Chen
Yong Q. Chen Jiangnan University
Qixiao Zhai
Qixiao Zhai Jiangnan University
Chuanlai Xu
Chuanlai Xu Jiangnan University
Gi Xue
Gi Xue Nanjing University
Libing Wang
Libing Wang Jiangnan University
R. Paul Ross
R. Paul Ross University College Cork
Ctirad Uher
Ctirad Uher University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Catherine Stanton
Catherine Stanton Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

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