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Bin Zhang

Nursing · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1998
Food composition and propertiesProteins in Food SystemsGut microbiota and healthMicrobial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyProbiotics and Fermented Foods

Publications

291

Citations

8,310

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
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This publication record labeled 'Bin Zhang' under Nursing appears to actually aggregate work from multiple distinct research areas, including food science and encapsulation technology, materials chemistry and catalysis, cancer cell signaling, and environmental toxicology, suggesting the name may correspond to more than one researcher or a highly diverse output. The food-science-related work focuses heavily on encapsulating and controlling the release of flavors, oils, and preservatives using starch, chitosan, and related biopolymers to improve food preservation and shelf life. Because the topics span such different disciplines, prospective students should verify which specific research direction and lab this profile actually represents before drawing conclusions.

Food encapsulation and preservation using starch/chitosan-based materialsEmulsions and Pickering emulsion gels for controlled releasePhotocatalytic and Fenton-like materials chemistryGut microbiota and gut-organ axis effects on healthCancer-related cell signaling pathways

Publication output has grown substantially over the last decade, rising from around 17 per year in 2017 to a peak of 40 in 2025, with some year-to-year fluctuation.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 28.0/year recently
2017: 17 publications172018: 10 publications182019: 24 publications192020: 17 publications202021: 34 publications212022: 35 publications222023: 37 publications232024: 26 publications242025: 40 publications40252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Carbohydrate Polymers×26
  • Food Hydrocolloids×21
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules×17
  • Food Research International×10
  • Food & Function×10
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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