Academic Staff

• 2017: "Green Valley Young Scholars" in Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. 
• 2017: “Golden Dragon Young Teacher Award”, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. 
• 2017, 2018, and 2019: “Peer Review Award”, Publon, Clarivate.  
• 2018: Shanghai Pujiang Talent Plan (Type A), Shanghai Science and Technology Bureau, Shanghai, China. 
• 2019: "Young Agricultural Talents", Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China. 
• 2019 and 2020: “Best Paper Awards” (Corresponding author), Foods journal, MDPI Publisher. 
• 2020: "Young Thousand Talent Plan", Organization Department of Sichuan Province, Sichuan, China. 
• 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025: listed in the Standford University “World Top 2% Scientists” (Single Year) in the field of “Food Science” and "Nutrition and Dietetics". 
• 2021, 2022, and 2023: listed in the “Highly Cited Researcher” in the field of Agricultural Sciences/Food Science, Clarivate.  
• 2021: "Tianfu Talent Plan", Tianfu New Area, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. 
• 2021: “Rong Piao High-Level Talent Plan (Long-Term Program)”, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. 
• 2021: MDPI 2021 “Most Influential Author Award”, Life Sciences, MDPI Publisher. 
• 2022: “The Outstanding Young Scientific and Technological Talents Program”, Sichuan Science and Technology Agency, Sichuan, China. 
• 2023, 2024, and 2025: listed in the Scilit “Top Cited Scholar” in the subjects of “Food Science & Technology” and “Phytochemicals”. 
• 2024 and 2025: listed in the ScholarGPS “Highly Ranked Scholar (Prior Five Years)” in the field of “Agriculture and Natural Resources” and “Nutrition”. 
• 2024 and 2025: listed in the Stanford University & Elsevier “World Top 2% Scientists” (Career) in the field of "Food Science" and "Nutrition and Dietetics”. 
• 2024 and 2025: listed in the Research.com “Best Biology and Biochemistry Scientists” (the 3rd and 4th Editions). 

Chinese Invention Patents 

1. Gan Ren-You, He Xiao-Qin, Rong Pei-Xiu, Liu Hong-Yan, Liu Yi, Guo Huan, Xia Yu. A type of edible mushroom Douchi based on co-fermentation of Mucor and Aspergillus and its koji-making process. Application Number: 2022107270237; Authorization Number: CN115176970B; Authorization Date: January 03, 2025. 
2. Gan Ren-You, Guo Huan, Liu Hong-Yan, Wang Nan, Zheng Yin-Jian, Du Xu, Liu Yi, Xia Yu, He Xiao-Qin. An extraction method for the sequential extraction of essential oil, hydrosol, pectin, and flavonoids from citrus fruits. Application Number: 202210794060X; Authorization Number: CN115154513B; Authorization Date: November 10, 2023. 
3. Gan Ren-You, Liu Yi, Liu Hongyan, He Xiaoqin, Guo Huan, Xia Yu, Wang Nan, Ma Wei. Purification method of pomegranate punicalagin and its application in the preparation of α-glucosidase inhibitors. Application Number: 202111376141X; Authorization Number: CN113896751B; Authorization Date: May 12, 2023. 
4. Gan Ren-You, Guo Huan, Liu Hongyan, Liu Yi, He Xiaoqin, Xia Yu. Sweet tea polysaccharide extract with high antioxidant activity and its extraction method. Application number: 2021106155896; Authorization number: CN113214413B; Authorization date: November 25, 2022. 
5. Xia Yu, Gan Ren-You, Guo Huan, Li Hang, Liu Hongyan, He Xiaoqin, Liu Yi. Skin-whitening and moisturizing cosmetic composition containing Lithocarpus litseifolius [Hance] Chun and its preparation. Application number: 2021105482265; Authorization number: CN113143781B; Authorization date: October 25, 2022. 
6. Gan Ren-You, Ma Wei, Xia Yu, Wang Nan, Yao Sen, Liu Hongyan. A mobile automated essential oil extraction production line and its usage method. Application number: 2021101042266; Authorization number: CN112940859B; Authorization date: October 21, 2022. 
7. Gan Ren-You, Xia Yu, Liu Hongyan, Guo Huan, Liu Yi, He Xiaoqin, Li Hang. Skin-whitening and moisturizing cosmetic composition containing phloretin, and its preparation and application. Application number: 2021105482231; Authorization number: CN113171309B; Authorization date: August 12, 2022. 
8. Wang Tao, Gan Ren-You, Ren Maozhi, Liu Hongyan, Xia Yu. A paclitaxel drug delivery carrier and its preparation method. Application number: 2020114516340; Authorization number: CN112915065B; Authorization date: April 8, 2022. 
9. Gan Ren-You, Liu Yi, Xia Yu, Liu Hong-Yan. An extraction method of antioxidant polyphenols from sweet tea. Application number: 2020104772891; Authorization number: CN112107604B; Authorization date: October 8, 2021. 

1. Reda El Boukhari, Maima Matin, ..., Ka-Hing Wong, Ren-You Gan*, Ahmed Fatimi*, Atanas G. Atanasov*. (2025). Enhancing human gut health: Global innovations in dysbiosis management. iMeta, e70028. https://doi.org/10.1002/imt2.70028  
2. Chunyan Fang, Yuchen Li, Rui You, Ka‐Hing Wong, Tao Cai, Ren‐You Gan*, Yulong Ye*. (2025). Transdermal Delivery of Icariin via Microneedle Patches Attenuates Phthalate‐Induced Testicular Injury. Advanced Healthcare Materials, e03925. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202503925 
3. Yi Liu#, Zong-Geng Li#, Hao Cheng, Xiao Yang, Ming-Yue Li, Hong-Yan Liu*, Ren-You Gan*, Qi-Chang Yang*. (2025). Plant Factory Speed Breeding Significantly Shortens Rice Generation Time and Enhances Metabolic Diversity. Engineering, 50, 259-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2024.09.019  
4. Jin Cheng, Jiahui Li, Ruo-Gu Xiong, Dan-Dan Zhou, Si-Yu Huang, Si-Xia Wu, Ao Shang, Guo-Yi Tang, Hua-Bin Li*, Ren-You Gan*. (2024). Potentially harmful effects of micro-/nanoplastics on humans as well as protective actions of dietary natural products. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 156, 104841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2024.104841  
5. Pei-Xiu Rong#, Xiao-Qin He#, Mutamed Ayyash, Yi Liu, Ding-Tao Wu, Fang Geng, Hua-Bin Li, Siew Bee Ng, Hong-Yan Liu*, Ren-You Gan*. (2024). Untargeted metabolomics analysis of non-volatile metabolites and dynamic changes of antioxidant capacity in Douchi with edible mushroom by-products. Food Chemistry, 431, 137066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137066  
6. Chen Liu*, Ren-You Gan*, Daiwen Chen, Liang Zheng, Siew Bee Ng, Ivonne M. C. M. Rietjens. (2024). Gut microbiota-mediated metabolism of green tea catechins and the biological consequences: An updated review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 64(20), 7067-7084. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2023.2180478  
7. Li Hang-Yu, Huang Si-Yu, Zhou Dan-Dan, Xiong Ruo-Gu, Luo Min, Han Mu-Ke, Gan Ren-You*, Zhu Hui-Lian, Li Hua-Bin*. (2023). Theabrownin inhibits obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice via serotonin-related signaling pathways and gut-liver axis. Journal of Advanced Research, 52, 59-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2023.01.008  
8. Chunyan Fang, Yaodong You, Fan Luo, Zheng Li, Yifeng Shen, Fangyue Wang, Jingyi Zhang, Ren-You Gan*, Yulong Ye*. (2023). Silk Fibroin Encapsulated Icariin Nanoparticles Mitigate Bisphenol A-Induced Spermatogenesis Dysfunction. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 13(6), 2302899. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202302899 
9. Liu Yi#, Liu Hong-Yan#, Li Sheng-Hong*, Ma Wei, Wu Ding-Tao, Li Hua-Bin, Xiao Ai-Ping, Liu Liang-Liang, Zhu Fan, Gan Ren-You*. (2022). Cannabis sativa bioactive compounds and their extraction, separation, purification, and identification technologies: An updated review. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 149, 116554. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2022.116554  
10. Liu Yi#, Kong Kin Weng#, Wu Ding-Tao, Liu Hong-Yan, Li Hua-Bin, Zhang Jia-Rong, Gan Ren-You*. (2022). Pomegranate peel-derived punicalagin: Ultrasonic-assisted extraction, purification, and its α-glucosidase inhibitory mechanism. Food Chemistry, 374, 131635. 
11. Lin Fang-Jun#, Wei Xin-Lin#, Liu Hong-Yan, Li Hang, Xia Yu, Wu Ding-Tao, Zhang Pang-Zhen, Gandhi Gopalsamy Rajiv, Li Hua-Bin, Gan Ren-You*. (2021). State-of-the-art review of dark tea: From chemistry to health benefits. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 109, 126-138. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2021.01.030  
12. Wu Ding-Tao#,*, Yuan Qin#, Guo Huan, Fu Yuan, Li Fen, Wang Sheng-Peng, Gan Ren-You*. (2021). Dynamic changes of structural characteristics of snow chrysanthemum polysaccharides during in vitro digestion and fecal fermentation and related impacts on gut microbiota. Food Research International, 141, 109888. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109888  

1. Indigenous Fermented Foods for the Tropics (1st Edition). (2023). In: Oluwafemi Ayodeji Adebo, Chiemela Enyinnaya Chinma, Adewale Olusegun Obadina, Antonio Gomes Soares, Sandeep Kumar Panda, Ren-You Gan (Eds). Book, Elsevier Academic Press (Publisher). ISBN: 9780323983419. [Book Editor]  
2. Gan Ren-You, Gul Khalid, Ramireddy Lokeswari, Mir Nisar Ahmad, Allai Farhana Mehraj. (2024). Technological and analytical aspects of bioactive compounds and nutraceuticals from cereal processing byproducts. In: Charanjit Singh Riar, Parmjit S. Panesar (Eds), Bioactive Compounds and Nutraceuticals from Plant Sources. Apple Academic Press, Chapter 9. 
3. Gan Ren-You, Chan Chak-Lun, Yang Qiong-Qiong, Li Hua-Bin, Zhang Dan, Ge Ying-Ying, Gunaratne Anil, Ge Jiao and Corke Harold*. (2019). Bioactive compounds and beneficial functions of sprouted grains. In: Hao Feng, Boris Nemzer, and Jonathan W. Devries (Eds), Sprouted Grains: Nutritional Values, Production, and Applications. Elsevier Inc. and AACC International, pp. 191-246. Chapter 9.