Mohammad Goli | Agricultural Technology | Best Faculty Award

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Prof. Dr. Mohammad Goli | Agricultural Technology | Best Faculty Award

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Goli | Islamic Azad University | Iran

Prof. Mohammad Goli is a distinguished researcher in Food Science and Technology at the Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, with a prolific record of high-impact international publications. His scientific contributions span food chemistry, processing technology, nutraceuticals, and food safety, emphasizing innovative, sustainable, and health-oriented approaches to modern food production. His most-cited works include studies on cold atmospheric plasma processing, bioactive compound extraction from plant-based wastes, functional protein modification, and nanoemulsion technology for food systems. These publications have been widely referenced across fields including food engineering, biotechnology, and nutrition science. His review on COVID-19 and the food industry, published in Food Science & Nutrition, is particularly recognized for its early insights into food production safety during the pandemic. Prof. Goli collaborates extensively with national and international scholars, and his recent research focuses on green processing, food waste valorization, and functional food innovation. His work bridges fundamental food science with applied industrial research, supporting advancements in food security, sustainability, and health-promoting technologies.

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Featured Publications

Goli, M. (2020). Review of novel human β-coronavirus (2019-nCoV or SARS-CoV-2) from the food industry perspective — Appropriate approaches to food production technology. Food Science & Nutrition, ISI-WOS (Q2), USA. [DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.1892]

Goli, M. (2020). Review of novel human β-coronavirus (2019-nCoV or SARS-CoV-2) from the food industry perspective — Food plant health principles. Journal of Food Safety, ISI-WOS (Q3), USA. [DOI: 10.1111/jfs.12853]

Abarghoei, M., Goli, M., Shahi, S. (2023). Investigation of cold atmospheric plasma effects on functional and physicochemical properties of wheat germ protein isolate. LWT – Food Science and Technology, ISI-WOS (Q1), Netherlands. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2023.114585]

Jabbari, N., Goli, M., Shahi, S. (2024). Optimization of bioactive compound extraction from saffron petals using ultrasound-assisted acidified ethanol solvent: Adding value to food waste. Foods, ISI-WOS (Q1), Switzerland. [DOI: 10.3390/foods13040542]

Heidari, M., Khodadadi Jokar, Y., Madani, S., Shahi, S., Shahi, M.S., Goli, M. (2023). Influence of food type on human psychological–behavioral responses and crime reduction. Nutrients, ISI-WOS (Q1), Switzerland. [DOI: 10.3390/nu15173715]

Hongyan Meng | Agricultural Technology | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Hongyan Meng | Agricultural Technology | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Hongyan Meng | Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botany | China

Hongyan Meng, Ph.D., is an Associate Researcher at the Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botany, Xiamen, China. Her research focuses on plant molecular biology, metabolic biology, folate metabolism, nitrogen assimilation, and plant stress physiology. Dr. Meng earned her Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing. She has made significant contributions to understanding the interplay between folate metabolism and nitrogen assimilation in plants, particularly under stress and nitrate-limited conditions. Her recent publications include studies on folate disorders triggering compensatory nitrogen starvation responses (Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications), metabolic network changes during skotomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana, and the critical role of plastidial folylpolyglutamate synthetase in seed reserve accumulation and nitrogen metabolism (Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications; Dr. Meng’s work has been cited over 197 times across 178 documents, reflecting her impact in the field, and she holds an h-index of 8.

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Featured Publications

Meng, H., Huang, B., Li, X., Wang, W., Zheng, M., & He, E. (2025). Folate disorder in the atdfb mutant triggers a compensatory nitrogen starvation response by altering nitrate transport and assimilation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. https://doi.org/

Xiao-Yong Zhao | Agricultural Technology | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Dr. Xiao-Yong Zhao | Agricultural Technology | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Dr. Xiao-Yong Zhao | Zhejiang University | China

Dr. Xiaoyong Zhao is an Associate Professor at the College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, specializing in fruit science, horticultural chemistry, and glycochemical biology. His research focuses on the function and application of glycocodes in horticultural quality biology, particularly the molecular mechanisms governing fruit quality through protein glycosylation and mass spectrometry–based glycomic analysis. Dr. Zhao has made significant contributions to understanding the biochemical regulation of fruit ripening, chilling injury tolerance, and the structural elucidation of plant polysaccharides. He has published influential papers in high-impact journals such as Plant Communications, Analytical Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Postharvest Biology and Technology, and Journal of Proteome Research. His scholarly work has earned wide recognition, reflected by over 1,100 citations across 41 publications and an h-index of 21, underscoring his growing international impact in plant glycoscience. Beyond research, he actively serves as a peer reviewer for leading SCI journals, contributing to the advancement of analytical and plant biochemical sciences.

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Featured Publications

Liu, Y., Wu, C., Liu, Y., Pan, Y., Pan, Y., Li, X., Chen, J., Li, X., & Zhao, X. (2025).  An integrated method for efficient isolation and structural elucidation of two homologous polysaccharides from medicinal loquat leaves. Separation and Purification Technology.

Liu, Y., Wang, R., Zhou, J., & Lyu, Q. (2025). Myricetin alleviates high-fat diet-induced atherosclerosis in ApoE−/− mice by regulating bile acid metabolism involved in gut microbiota remodeling. Food & Function.

Wang, H., Cui, T., Wang, J., Ou, R., Liu, Y., Zhang, B., Xu, C., Zhu, C., Chen, M., Shi, Y., Pan, Y., Chen, K., Zhao, X., & Li, X. (2025). Integrative N-glycomics and N-glycoproteomics landscape reveals up-regulation of complex-type N-glycosylation in the tolerance of peach fruit to chilling injury

Wang, H., Cui, T., Wang, J., Ou, R., Liu, Y., Zhang, B., Xu, C., Zhu, C., Chen, M., Shi, Y., Pan, Y., Chen, K., Zhao, X., & Li, X. (2025). Genome-wide identification of UDP-glycosyltransferases involved in flavonol glycosylation induced by UV-B irradiation in Eriobotrya japonica. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.