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Yan Xu

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1994

Publications

786

Citations

26,328

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

33

Publishing since 1994

Research summary
AI-generated

This name is associated with a large and highly varied publication record spanning fermentation science, food chemistry, microbiology, immunology, materials chemistry, and computer science, which suggests the bibliographic record likely aggregates work from multiple distinct researchers sharing the same name rather than a single coherent research program. Within the subset most consistent with the stated 'Agricultural and Biological Sciences' focus, the work concentrates on Chinese Baijiu (a traditional distilled liquor) fermentation, including microbial community dynamics, flavor and aroma compound formation, and process optimization. Prospective students should independently verify authorship and affiliation before assuming this profile represents one individual's body of work.

Baijiu and fermented-food microbiologyFermentation process optimization and quality controlFlavor and aroma chemistry (volatile/pyrazine compounds)Lactic acid bacteria and metabolite biotransformationMicrobial consortia engineering for bioproduction

Publication counts rose substantially from 26/year in 2017 to a peak of around 80/year in 2021, then fluctuated between roughly 53 and 72/year through 2025, indicating strong but somewhat variable output rather than a simple steady increase.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 53.6/year recently
2017: 26 publications172018: 29 publications182019: 45 publications192020: 55 publications202021: 80 publications80212022: 53 publications222023: 72 publications232024: 69 publications242025: 66 publications252026: 8 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry×27
  • Food Chemistry×25
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology×17
  • Food Research International×17
  • Food Bioscience×17
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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