Zhang Man

                Title: Assistant Professor

                Office: Mingde Main Building, Room 936

             Tel:                 Email: zhang_man@ruc.edu.cn

                                

Research Interests: 

Food Economics and Management, Food, Nutrition and Health, Health Economics

Biography:

Zhang Man, from Chongqing, is currently a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the School of Agricultural and Rural Development, Renmin University of China. She joined the School in 2021 and is a Young Scholar under the Renmin University "Outstanding Scholar Program" (B position). Professor Zhang's research focuses on the intersection of food, nutrition, and health economics, including: Food consumption and waste behavior; Dietary nutrition and health human capital; Early childhood health and later development; Precision nutrition and the design and application of functional foods.

In her research, she integrates cutting-edge data and methods, such as genomics data and machine learning techniques. She has published over 20 papers in international journals (SSCI/SCI), with 14 as the first author or corresponding author (including one ESI Highly Cited Paper), in journals such as Economics of Education Review, China Economic Review, Trends in Food Science & Technology, and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

She currently leads one National Natural Science Foundation Youth Fund project and one university-level fund project at Renmin University of China, and participates in several other National Natural Science Foundation General Projects, ministry and enterprise projects. She also serves as an anonymous reviewer for several journals, including Economics of Education Review, China Economic Review, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, and Industrial Crops and Products.

Publications：

1. Fan, M., Jin, Y., & Zhang, M*. (2023). Genetic Risk, Childhood Obesity, and Educational Achievements. Economics of Education Review, 94, 102408.

   
   

2. Zhang, M., Quick, V., Jin, Y., & Martin-Biggers, J. (2020). Associations of Mother’s Behaviors and Home/Neighborhood Environments with Preschool Children’s Physical Activity Behaviors. American Journal of Health Promotion, 0890117119864206.

   
   

3. Zhang, M., Jin, Y., Qiao, H., & Zheng, F. (2017). Product quality asymmetry and food safety: Investigating the “one farm household, two production systems” of fruit and vegetable farmers in China. China Economic Review, 45, 232-243.

   
   

4. Zhang, M., Hui, Q., Xu, W., Pu, M., Yu, Z., & Zheng, F. (2015). The third-party regulation on food safety in China: A review. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 14(11), 2176-2188.

   
   

5. 张曼, 喻志军, 郑风田. (2015). 媒体偏见还是媒体监管?--中国现行体制下媒体对食品安全监管作用机制分析. 经济与管理研究, 36(11), 106-114.

   
   

6. Yin, Z., Zheng, T., Ho, C.T., Huang, Q., Wu, Q., Zhang, M* (2022). Improving the stability and bioavailability of tea polyphenols by encapsulations: a review. Food Science and Human Wellness, 11(3), 537-556. (Q1,ESI高被引).

   
   

7. Zhang, M., Zhu, S, Ho, C.T. & Huang Q (2021). Citrus polymethoxyflavones as regulators of metabolic homoeostasis: recent advances for possible mechanisms. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 110, 743-753. (Q1)

   
   

8. Zhang, M., Pan, Y, Dong, Q. et al. (2021). Development of organogel-based emulsions to enhance the loading and bioaccessibility of 5-demethylnobiletin. Food Research International, 148, 110592. (Q1)

   
   

9. Zhang, M., Zhu, S, Ho, C.T. & Huang Q (2021). The biological fate and bioefficacy of citrus flavonoids: bioavailability, biotransformation, and delivery systems. Food & Function, 12(8), 3307-3323. (Q1)

   
   

10. Zhang, M., Zhang, X., Zhu, J., et al. (2021). “Bidirectional interaction of nobiletin and gut microbiota in mice fed with a high-fat diet”. Food & Function, 12(8), 3516-3526. (Q1)

    
    

11. Zhang, M., Xin, Y., Feng, K., et, al. (2020). Comparative Analyses of Bioavailability, Biotransformation and Excretion of Nobiletin in Lean and Obese Rats. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 68(39), 10709-10718. (Q1)

    
    

12. Zhang, M., Zhu, J., Zhang, X., et, al (2020). Aged citrus peel (chenpi) extract causes dynamic alteration of colonic microbiota in high-fat diet induced obese mice. Food & Function, 11(3), 2667-2678. (Q1)

    
    

13. Zhang, M., Feng, K., Huang, G., et, al. (2020). Assessment of oral bioavailability and biotransformation of emulsified nobiletin using in-vitro and in-vivo models. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 68(41), 11412-11420. (Q1)

    
    

14. Zhang, M., Zhang, X., Ho, C. T., & Huang, Q. (2018). Chemistry and health effect of tea polyphenol (−)-epigallocatechin 3-O-(3-O-methyl) gallate. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 67(19), 5374-5378. (Q1)

Working Papers：

1. Fan M., Jin, Y. Zhang, M*. “Intergenerational Mobility and Childhood Obesity: Evidence from Genes”. Submitted.

   
   

2. Fan M., Jin, Y. Zhang, M*. “Education and Fertility: New Evidence from Genetic Analysis”. Submitted.

   
   

3. “Investigating Factors Influencing Dietary Quality in China: Machine Learning Approaches” In-preparation.

   
   

4. “School Matters: will dietary diversity contribute to food waste reduction in university canteens in China?” In-preparation.