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D-Index
64
Citations
15754
World Ranking
9602
National Ranking
294

Xi Ma 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 Xi Ma sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 182 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xi Ma 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 Xi Ma sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xi Ma is affiliated with China Agricultural University in China and has a substantial body of research primarily within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work spans several subfields, including:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Microbiology
  • Food Science
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Biomaterials

Research topics prominently addressed by Xi Ma include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Research publications have appeared in a number of scientific journals and venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Current Protein and Peptide Science
  • Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology

Selected recent papers authored with Xi Ma's involvement illustrate the research themes:

  • Clostridium species as probiotics: potentials and challenges, 2020, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology
  • Design, optimization, and nanotechnology of antimicrobial peptides: From exploration to applications, 2021, Nano Today
  • A fiber-deprived diet causes cognitive impairment and hippocampal microglia-mediated synaptic loss through the gut microbiota and metabolites, 2021, Microbiome
  • Dietary fiber-derived short-chain fatty acids: A potential therapeutic target to alleviate obesity-related nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, 2021, Obesity Reviews
  • Physiological Functions of Threonine in Animals: Beyond Nutrition Metabolism, 2021, Nutrients

Xi Ma frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Ning Ma (17 joint publications)
  • L. J. Johnston (13 joint publications)
  • Peng Tan (13 joint publications)
  • Chenlong Zhou (12 joint publications)
  • Yucheng Zhang (11 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Antioxidants Maintain Cellular Redox Homeostasis by Elimination of Reactive Oxygen Species.

    Long He;Ting He;Shabnam Farrar;Linbao Ji

  • Butyrate: A Double-Edged Sword for Health?

    Hu Liu;Ji Wang;Ting He;Sage Becker

  • Branched Chain Amino Acids: Beyond Nutrition Metabolism

    Cunxi Nie;Ting He;Wenju Zhang;Guolong Zhang

  • Clostridium species as probiotics: potentials and challenges.

    Pingting Guo;Ke Zhang;Xi Ma;Pingli He

  • Moderate dietary protein restriction alters the composition of gut microbiota and improves ileal barrier function in adult pig model.

    Peixin Fan;Ping Liu;Peixia Song;Xiyue Chen

  • Dietary Sodium Butyrate Decreases Postweaning Diarrhea by Modulating Intestinal Permeability and Changing the Bacterial Communities in Weaned Piglets

    Chang Huang;Peixia Song;Peixin Fan;Chengli Hou

  • Tryptophan (Trp) modulates gut homeostasis via aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)

    Meige Sun;Ning Ma;Ting He;Lee J. Johnston

  • Butyrate promotes the recovering of intestinal wound healing through its positive effect on the tight junctions.

    X. Ma;P. X. Fan;L. S. Li;S. Y. Qiao

  • Nutrients Mediate Intestinal Bacteria–Mucosal Immune Crosstalk

    Ning Ma;Pingting Guo;Jie Zhang;Jie Zhang;Ting He

  • A fiber-deprived diet causes cognitive impairment and hippocampal microglia-mediated synaptic loss through the gut microbiota and metabolites.

    Hongli Shi;Xing Ge;Xi Ma;Mingxuan Zheng

  • Design, optimization, and nanotechnology of antimicrobial peptides: From exploration to applications

    Peng Tan;Huiyang Fu;Xi Ma

  • Contributions of the Interaction Between Dietary Protein and Gut Microbiota to Intestinal Health

    Ning Ma;Yanan Tian;Yi Wu;Xi Ma

  • Oral Administration of Lactobacillus fermentum I5007 Favors Intestinal Development and Alters the Intestinal Microbiota in Formula-Fed Piglets

    Hong Liu;Jiang Zhang;Shihai Zhang;Fengjuan Yang

  • Metabolites of Dietary Protein and Peptides by Intestinal Microbes and their Impacts on Gut.

    Peixin Fan;Linsen Li;Arash Rezaei;Shabnam Eslamfam

  • Dietary Amino Acids and the Gut-Microbiome-Immune Axis: Physiological Metabolism and Therapeutic Prospects.

    Ning Ma;Xi Ma;Xi Ma;Xi Ma

  • PDCD10 Interacts with Ste20-related Kinase MST4 to Promote Cell Growth and Transformation via Modulation of the ERK Pathway

    Xi Ma;Hongshan Zhao;Jingxuan Shan;Feng Long

  • Autophagy: The Last Defense against Cellular Nutritional Stress.

    Long He;Jie Zhang;Jinshan Zhao;Ning Ma

  • Supplementation with branched-chain amino acids to a low-protein diet regulates intestinal expression of amino acid and peptide transporters in weanling pigs

    Shihai Zhang;Shiyan Qiao;Man Ren;Xiangfang Zeng

  • Interaction between Microbes and Host Intestinal Health: Modulation by Dietary Nutrients and Gut-Brain-Endocrine-Immune Axis

    Jingshu Chen;Yuan Li;Yanan Tian;Chang Huang

  • COL6A1 polymorphisms associated with ossification of the ligamentum flavum and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.

    Qingquan Kong;Xi Ma;Feng Li;Zhaoqing Guo

Frequent Co-Authors

Shiyan Qiao
Shiyan Qiao China Agricultural University
Defa Li
Defa Li China Agricultural University
Lee J Johnston
Lee J Johnston University of Minnesota
Guolong Zhang
Guolong Zhang Oklahoma State University
Guoyao Wu
Guoyao Wu Texas A&M University
Xianhua Piao
Xianhua Piao University of California, San Francisco
Fuller W. Bazer
Fuller W. Bazer Texas A&M University
Sung Woo Kim
Sung Woo Kim North Carolina State University
Yihe Zhang
Yihe Zhang China University of Geosciences
Paul K. Chu
Paul K. Chu City University of Hong Kong

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