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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 41 17809 16107 2658 2635 110 5195

Zhigang Luo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhigang Luo between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhigang Luo published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2006. 4 of the 158 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2006. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 3 publications
2002 2025

158 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhigang Luo: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 3
2006 14
2007 10
2008 5
2009 7
2010 4
2011 5
2012 9
2013 10
2014 13
2015 10
2016 8
2017 10
2018 11
2019 9
2020 6
2021 9
2022 6
2023 4
2024 1
2025 3
Total 158
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Zhigang Luo 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 Zhigang Luo 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, 101–120 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: 110 publications — 4th percentile

4% 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
101–120 623 110
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
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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Zhigang Luo 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 Zhigang Luo 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, 40–41 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: 41 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% 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 41
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
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

Zhigang Luo is affiliated with South China University of Technology in China. Their research spans various aspects of agricultural and biological sciences, with a specific focus on food science, nutrition and dietetics, molecular biology, biomaterials, and materials chemistry.

The main fields of study where Zhigang Luo has contributed include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The primary subfields of research encompass:

  • Food Science
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomaterials
  • Materials Chemistry

The research topics covered by Zhigang Luo feature:

  • Proteins in Food Systems
  • Food composition and properties
  • Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
  • Microencapsulation and Drying Processes
  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology

Zhigang Luo has authored several research papers, including:

  • Co-encapsulation of Vitamin C and β-Carotene in liposomes: Storage stability, antioxidant activity, and in vitro gastrointestinal digestion (2020), Food Research International
  • Enhancing the storage and gastrointestinal passage viability of probiotic powder (Lactobacillus Plantarum) through encapsulation with pickering high internal phase emulsions stabilized with WPI-EGCG covalent conjugate nanoparticles (2021), Food Hydrocolloids
  • An enhanced pH-sensitive carrier based on alginate-Ca-EDTA in a set-type W1/O/W2 double emulsion model stabilized with WPI-EGCG covalent conjugates for probiotics colon-targeted release (2020), Food Hydrocolloids
  • Preparation, physicochemical characterization and in vitro release behavior of resveratrol-loaded oxidized gellan gum/resistant starch hydrogel beads (2021), Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Structural characterization, anticancer, hypoglycemia and immune activities of polysaccharides from Russula virescens (2021), International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Frequent co-authors associated with Zhigang Luo's work include:

  • Peng Wang
  • Tamer M. Tamer
  • Zhigang Xiao
  • Liang Qi
  • Xin-Sheng Qin

The primary venues for publication demonstrate a pattern toward specialized journals in food science and biomaterials such as:

  • Food Hydrocolloids
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Food Chemistry
  • Small
  • International Journal of Dairy Technology

Best Publications

  • Effect of Ultrasonic Treatment on the Physicochemical Properties of Maize Starches Differing in Amylose Content

    Zhigang Luo;Xiong Fu;Xiaowei He;Faxing Luo

  • Preparation, characterization, and thermal stability of β-cyclodextrin/soybean lecithin inclusion complex.

    Xinge Wang;Zhigang Luo;Zhigang Xiao

  • Effect of microwave irradiation on internal molecular structure and physical properties of waxy maize starch

    Qingyu Yang;Liang Qi;Zhigang Luo;Xiangli Kong

  • Properties and extraction of pectin-enriched materials from sugar beet pulp by ultrasonic-assisted treatment combined with subcritical water.

    Hai-ming Chen;Xiong Fu;Zhi-gang Luo

  • Fine structure, crystalline and physicochemical properties of waxy corn starch treated by ultrasound irradiation

    Qing-Yu Yang;Xuan-Xuan Lu;Yong-Zhi Chen;Zhi-Gang Luo;Zhi-Gang Luo

  • Effect of molecular structure on emulsifying properties of sugar beet pulp pectin

    Hai-ming Chen;Hai-ming Chen;Xiong Fu;Zhi-gang Luo

  • Effect of Microwave Radiation on the Physicochemical Properties of Normal Maize, Waxy Maize and Amylomaize V Starches

    Zhigang Luo;Xiaowei He;Xiong Fu;Faxing Luo

  • Co-Encapsulation of Vitamin C and β-Carotene in Liposomes: Storage Stability, Antioxidant Activity, and in Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion

    Xin Liu;Peng Wang;Yu-Xiao Zou;Zhi-Gang Luo

  • Structural changes of waxy and normal maize starches modified by heat moisture treatment and their relationship with starch digestibility.

    Yongzhi Chen;Qingyu Yang;Xiaojuan Xu;Liang Qi

  • Facile synthesis of starch-based nanoparticle stabilized Pickering emulsion: its pH-responsive behavior and application for recyclable catalysis

    Liang Qi;Zhigang Luo;Xuanxuan Lu

  • Effect of quinoa flour on baking performance, antioxidant properties and digestibility of wheat bread.

    Xiaojuan Xu;Zhigang Luo;Zhigang Luo;Qingyu Yang;Zhigang Xiao

  • Effect of gum arabic on freeze-thaw stability, pasting and rheological properties of tapioca starch and its derivatives

    Hai-ming Chen;Hai-ming Chen;Xiong Fu;Zhi-gang Luo

  • Enhancing the storage and gastrointestinal passage viability of probiotic powder (Lactobacillus Plantarum) through encapsulation with pickering high internal phase emulsions stabilized with WPI-EGCG covalent conjugate nanoparticles

    Xin-Sheng Qin;Qun-Yu Gao;Zhi-Gang Luo

  • Fabrication and Characterization of Quinoa Protein Nanoparticle-Stabilized Food-Grade Pickering Emulsions with Ultrasound Treatment: Interfacial Adsorption/Arrangement Properties.

    Xin-Sheng Qin;Zhi-Gang Luo;Xi-Chun Peng

  • Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of starch palmitate in mixed ionic liquids.

    Xuanxuan Lu;Zhigang Luo;Shujuan Yu;Xiong Fu

  • An enhanced pH-sensitive carrier based on alginate-Ca-EDTA in a set-type W1/O/W2 double emulsion model stabilized with WPI-EGCG covalent conjugates for probiotics colon-targeted release

    Xin-Sheng Qin;Zhi-Gang Luo;Xiao-Lin Li

  • Preparation of Acetylated Waxy, Normal, and High-Amylose Maize Starches with Intermediate Degrees of Substitution in Aqueous Solution and Their Properties

    Zhi-Gang Luo;Yong-Cheng Shi

  • A comparison study on polysaccharides extracted from Fructus Mori using different methods: structural characterization and glucose entrapment

    Chun Chen;Ping-ping Wang;Qiang Huang;Li-Jun You

  • Preparation, physicochemical characterization and in vitro release behavior of resveratrol-loaded oxidized gellan gum/resistant starch hydrogel beads.

    Peng Wang;Zhi-gang Luo;Zhi-gang Luo;Zhi-gang Xiao

  • Preparation and characterization of debranched-starch/phosphatidylcholine inclusion complexes.

    Weiwei Cheng;Zhigang Luo;Lin Li;Xiong Fu

  • Ionic liquids as solvents for dissolution of corn starch and homogeneous synthesis of fatty-acid starch esters without catalysts.

    Jing Gao;Zhi-Gang Luo;Fa-Xing Luo

  • Preparation and properties of enzyme-modified cassava starch-zinc complexes.

    Zhigang Luo;Weiwei Cheng;Haiming Chen;Xiong Fu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiong Fu
Xiong Fu South China University of Technology
Rui Hai Liu
Rui Hai Liu Cornell University
Qiang Huang
Qiang Huang South China University of Technology
Lijun You
Lijun You South China University of Technology
Lin Li
Lin Li South China University of Technology

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