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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 107 919 812 163 158 804 38564

Wei Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wei Chen between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wei Chen published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 30.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 195 publications in 2021. 50 of the 1,187 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 195. Peak 195 publications in 2021. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 36 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 34 publications 2012: 43 publications 2013: 50 publications 2014: 49 publications 2015: 62 publications 2016: 108 publications 2017: 88 publications 2018: 68 publications 2019: 96 publications 2020: 123 publications 2021: 195 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 28 publications
1987 2025

1,187 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wei Chen: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 2
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 4
1998 2
1999 2
2000 8
2001 14
2002 13
2003 11
2004 4
2005 5
2006 9
2007 9
2008 23
2009 36
2010 30
2011 34
2012 43
2013 50
2014 49
2015 62
2016 108
2017 88
2018 68
2019 96
2020 123
2021 195
2022 13
2023 33
2024 22
2025 28
Total 1,187
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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.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 801–820 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
61–80 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.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39 804
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 106–107 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 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.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88 107
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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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

  • 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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