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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
9717
World Ranking
14579
National Ranking
69

Winton Cheng 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 Winton Cheng sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 135 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Winton Cheng 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 Winton Cheng 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: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Winton Cheng is affiliated with the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology in Taiwan.

The scientific work primarily focuses on research topics intersecting immunology, microbiology, aquaculture, and biological sciences. The main fields of study include:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

More specific subfields of study comprise:

  • Immunology
  • Aquatic Science
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Insect Science

Key research topics covered are:

  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Aquatic life and conservation
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Hsin-Wei Kuo
  • Chin-Chyuan Chang
  • Li Yang Hsu
  • Chien-Chung Lin
  • Chengying Li

The publication venues where Winton Cheng has contributed most often are:

  • Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • Developmental & Comparative Immunology
  • Aquaculture
  • Aquaculture Research

Representative recent papers include:

  • Synbiotic combination of prebiotic, cacao pod husk pectin and probiotic, Lactobacillus plantarum, improve the immunocompetence and growth of Litopenaeus vannamei, 2021, Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • Pectin of cacao pod husk, an efficient immunostimulant for white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, 2020, Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • Pectin from dry cacao pod husk mediates growth performance, immune resistance responses and carbohydrate metabolism of Litopenaeus vannamei through dietary administration, 2021, Aquaculture
  • Injection of an extract of fresh cacao pod husks into Litopenaeus vannamei upregulates immune responses via innate immune signaling pathways, 2020, Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • Cloning and characterization of DOPA decarboxylase in Litopenaeus vannamei and its roles in catecholamine biosynthesis, immunocompetence, and antibacterial defense by dsRNA-mediated gene silencing, 2020, Developmental & Comparative Immunology

Best Publications

  • Immune responses and gene expression in white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, induced by Lactobacillus plantarum

    Chiu-Hsia Chiu;Yuan-Kuang Guu;Chun-Hung Liu;Tzu-Ming Pan

  • Dietary administration of the probiotic, Lactobacillus plantarum, enhanced the growth, innate immune responses, and disease resistance of the grouper Epinephelus coioides.

    Vo Minh Son;Chin-Chyuan Chang;Mi-Chen Wu;Yuan-Kuang Guu

  • Effects of pH, temperature and salinity on immune parameters of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

    Winton Cheng;Jiann-Chu Chen

  • Vibrio alginolyticus infection in the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and 16S rDNA sequencing.

    Chun-Hung Liu;Winton Cheng;Jung-Ping Hsu;Jiann-Chu Chen

  • Dietary administration of the probiotic, Bacillus subtilis E20, enhances the growth, innate immune responses, and disease resistance of the grouper, Epinephelus coioides.

    Chun-Hung Liu;Chiu-Hsia Chiu;Shi-Wei Wang;Winton Cheng

  • Change in water temperature on the immune response of Taiwan abalone Haliotis diversicolor supertexta and its susceptibility to Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

    Winton Cheng;I-Shan Hsiao;Chih-Hung Hsu;Jiann-Chu Chen

  • Effects of the probiotic, Bacillus subtilis E20, on the survival, development, stress tolerance, and immune status of white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei larvae

    Kuan-Fu Liu;Chiu-Hsia Chiu;Ya-Li Shiu;Winton Cheng

  • Molecular cloning and characterisation of a pattern recognition molecule, lipopolysaccharide- and β-1,3-glucan binding protein (LGBP) from the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

    Winton Cheng;Chun-Hung Liu;Chiung-Hui Tsai;Jiann-Chu Chen

  • Dietary administration of sodium alginate enhances the immune ability of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei and its resistance against Vibrio alginolyticus

    Winton Cheng;Chun-Hung Liu;Ching-Ming Kuo;Jiann-Chu Chen

  • Dietary sodium alginate administration affects fingerling growth and resistance to Streptococcus sp. and iridovirus, and juvenile non-specific immune responses of the orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides

    Shinn-Pyng Yeh;Chen-An Chang;Chi-Yao Chang;Chun-Hung Liu

  • Identification and cloning of the antioxidant enzyme, glutathione peroxidase, of white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, and its expression following Vibrio alginolyticus infection.

    Chun-Hung Liu;Mei-Chen Tseng;Winton Cheng

  • Dietary administration of the probiotic, Saccharomyces cerevisiae P13, enhanced the growth, innate immune responses, and disease resistance of the grouper, Epinephelus coioides.

    Chiu-Hsia Chiu;Chih-Hsin Cheng;Wen-Ren Gua;Yuan-Kuang Guu

  • Effect of water temperature on the immune response of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei to Vibrio alginolyticus

    Winton Cheng;Long-Uong Wang;Jiann-Chu Chen

  • Effects of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the haemocyte profile of the prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii.

    Winton Cheng;Jiann-Chu Chen

  • Effect of ammonia on the immune response of Taiwan abalone Haliotis diversicolor supertexta and its susceptibility to Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

    Winton Cheng;I-Shan Hsiao;Jiann-Chu Chen

  • Molecular cloning and characterisation of prophenoloxidase from haemocytes of the white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei.

    Ching-Yi Lai;Winton Cheng;Ching-Ming Kuo

  • Isolation and characterization of an Enterococcus-like bacterium causing muscle necrosis and mortality in Macrobrachium rosenbergii in Taiwan

    Winton Cheng;Jiann-Chu Chen

  • Isolation and Characterization of Vibrio damsela Infectious for Cultured Shrimp in Taiwan

    Yen-Ling Song;Winton Cheng;Chung-Hsing Wang

  • The virulence of Enterococcus to freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii and its immune resistance under ammonia stress.

    Winton Cheng;Jiann-Chu Chen

  • The immune response of Taiwan abalone Haliotis diversicolor supertexta and its susceptibility to Vibrio parahaemolyticus at different salinity levels.

    Winton Cheng;Feng-Ming Juang;Jiann-Chu Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Chun-Hung Liu
Chun-Hung Liu National Pingtung University of Science and Technology
Jiann-Chu Chen
Jiann-Chu Chen National Taiwan Ocean University
Tzu-Ming Pan
Tzu-Ming Pan National Taiwan University
Chu Fang Lo
Chu Fang Lo National Cheng Kung University

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