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D-Index
55
Citations
8666
World Ranking
15255
National Ranking
6370

Yajun Yan 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 Yajun Yan sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 179 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yajun Yan 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 Yajun Yan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yajun Yan is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research encompasses several interconnected subfields including Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Genetics, Biomedical Engineering, and Plant Science. Their work touches upon various main topics such as:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects

Yajun Yan has published substantially in several scientific journals and frequently appears in the following venues:

  • Metabolic Engineering
  • ACS Synthetic Biology
  • Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • Green Chemistry
  • Nature Communications

Among recent papers, notable works include:

  • "Protein Engineering for Improving and Diversifying Natural Product Biosynthesis", 2020, Trends in Biotechnology
  • "Engineering probiotics as living diagnostics and therapeutics for improving human health", 2020, Microbial Cell Factories
  • "Design of stable and self-regulated microbial consortia for chemical synthesis", 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Biosynthesis of aromatic polyketides in microorganisms using type II polyketide synthases", 2020, Microbial Cell Factories
  • "Redesigning regulatory components of quorum-sensing system for diverse metabolic control", 2022, Nature Communications

The scientist collaborates regularly with other researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Xiaolin Shen
  • Xinxiao Sun
  • Yusong Zou
  • Qipeng Yuan
  • Xinyu Gong

Best Publications

  • Conversion of proteins into biofuels by engineering nitrogen flux

    Yi Xin Huo;Kwang Myung Cho;Jimmy G.Lafontaine Rivera;Emma Monte

  • Strain improvement of recombinant Escherichia coli for efficient production of plant flavonoids.

    Effendi Leonard;Yajun Yan;Zachary L. Fowler;Zhen Li

  • Biosynthesis of Natural Flavanones in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Yajun Yan;Abhijeet Kohli;Mattheos A. G. Koffas

  • Functional expression of a P450 flavonoid hydroxylase for the biosynthesis of plant-specific hydroxylated flavonols in Escherichia coli.

    Effendi Leonard;Yajun Yan;Mattheos A.G. Koffas

  • Extending shikimate pathway for the production of muconic acid and its precursor salicylic acid in Escherichia coli.

    Yuheng Lin;Xinxiao Sun;Qipeng Yuan;Yajun Yan

  • Regulating malonyl-CoA metabolism via synthetic antisense RNAs for enhanced biosynthesis of natural products.

    Yaping Yang;Yuheng Lin;Lingyun Li;Robert J. Linhardt

  • Metabolic engineering of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Escherichia coli.

    Yajun Yan;Joseph Chemler;Lixuan Huang;Stefan Martens

  • Microbial biosynthesis of the anticoagulant precursor 4-hydroxycoumarin

    Yuheng Lin;Xiaolin Shen;Qipeng Yuan;Yajun Yan

  • Biosynthesis of caffeic acid in Escherichia coli using its endogenous hydroxylase complex

    Yuheng Lin;Yajun Yan

  • Biosynthesis of isoprenoids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and flavonoids in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Joseph A Chemler;Yajun Yan;Mattheos A G Koffas

  • Microbial production of value-added nutraceuticals

    Jian Wang;Sanjay Guleria;Mattheos Ag Koffas;Yajun Yan

  • Synthesis of chemicals by metabolic engineering of microbes

    Xinxiao Sun;Xiaolin Shen;Rachit Jain;Yuheng Lin

  • Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for microbial synthesis of monolignols.

    Zhenya Chen;Xinxiao Sun;Ye Li;Yajun Yan

  • Caffeic acid production enhancement by engineering a phenylalanine over‐producing Escherichia coli strain

    Qin Huang;Yuheng Lin;Yajun Yan

  • Enantioselective synthesis of pure (R,R)-2,3-butanediol in Escherichia coli with stereospecific secondary alcohol dehydrogenases

    Yajun Yan;Chia-Chi Lee;James C. Liao

  • High‐yield anthocyanin biosynthesis in engineered Escherichia coli

    Yajun Yan;Zhen Li;Mattheos A.G. Koffas

  • Protein Engineering for Improving and Diversifying Natural Product Biosynthesis.

    Chenyi Li;Ruihua Zhang;Jian Wang;Lauren Marie Wilson

  • Engineering metabolic systems for production of advanced fuels

    Yajun Yan;James C. Liao

  • Investigation of Two Distinct Flavone Synthases for Plant-Specific Flavone Biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Effendi Leonard;Yajun Yan;Kok Hong Lim;Mattheos A. G. Koffas

  • Enhanced photo‐bioelectrochemical energy conversion by genetically engineered cyanobacteria

    Narendran Sekar;Rachit Jain;Yajun Yan;Ramaraja P. Ramasamy

Frequent Co-Authors

Qipeng Yuan
Qipeng Yuan Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Jian Wang
Jian Wang Tsinghua University
Mattheos A. G. Koffas
Mattheos A. G. Koffas Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
James C. Liao
James C. Liao University of Florida
Bi-Cheng Wang
Bi-Cheng Wang University of Georgia
Stefan Martens
Stefan Martens Fondazione Edmund Mach
William B. Whitman
William B. Whitman University of Georgia
Tianwei Tan
Tianwei Tan Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Ulrich Matern
Ulrich Matern Philipp University of Marburg
Jin Xie
Jin Xie University of Georgia

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