主持国家自然科学基金青年77779193永利基金、教育部春晖计划等项目。

以第一作者或通讯作者在International Journal of Food Microbiology、Food & Function、LWT - Food Science and Technology、Journal of Functional Foods, Frontiers in Microbiology、Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A等期刊发表SCI收录论文20余篇。

担任国家自然科学基金等各类项目评审专家，任International Journal of Food Microbiology、LWT - Food Science and Technology、Frontiers in Nutrition、Frontiers in Microbiology、International Journal of Dairy Technology等国际著名期刊审稿专家。

1、Lei Liu, Xing Chen, Xiaoyu Yin, Yao Yang, Lu Yuan, Hang Xiao^*, Yu Rao^*. Differential regulation of host immunity, microbiota, and metabolism by planktonic and biofilm cells of Lactiplantibacillus paraplantarum LR-1. Journal of Functional Foods, 2023, 109: 105779. (中科院2区，Top期刊，IF 5.6)

2. Lei Liu¹, Jia Deng¹, Shuyu Guo, Yingfeng Li, Luya Wang, Yuanyuan Liu, Pingkang Xv, Yu Rao^*. Stress tolerance and characterization of biofilm-like probiotic bacteria encapsulated in calcium pectin beads. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 2023, 184: 115072. (中科院1区, Top期刊, IF 6.056)

3. Lei Liu¹, Xi Deng¹, Lei Huang, Yalin Lin, Yu Zhang, Xing Chen, Shuyu Guo, Yao Yao, Shuihui Yang, Mingxia Tu, Hehe Li*, Yu Rao*. Comparative effects of high hydrostatic pressure, pasteurization and nisin processing treatments on the quality of pickled radish. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 2022, 167: 113833. (中科院1区, Top期刊, IF 6.056)

4. Lei Liu, Yufei Tao, Yingfeng Li, Xi Deng, Guorong Liu*, Yao Yao, Xing Chen, Shuihui Yang, Mingxia Tu, Qin Peng, Lei Huang, Wenliang Xiang, Yu Rao*. Isolation and characterization of bacteria that produce quorum sensing molecules during the fermentation and deterioration of pickles. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 2022, 379: 109869. (中科院1区, Top期刊, IF 5.911)

5. Lei Liu, Shuyu Guo, Xing Chen, Shuhui Yang, Xi Deng, Mingxia Tu, Yufei Tao, Wenliang Xiang and Yu Rao*. Metabolic profiles of Lactobacillus paraplantarum in biofilm and planktonic states and investigation of its intestinal modulation and immunoregulation in dogs. Food & Function, 2021, 12: 5317-5332. (中科院1区,Top期刊, IF 6.317)

6. Yu Rao, Yufei Tao, Xing Chen, Xiao She, Yang Qian, Yalin Li, Yuwei Du, Wenliang, Xiang, Hehe Li*, Lei Liu*. The characteristics and correlation of the microbial communities and flavors in traditionally pickled radishes. LWT- Food Science and Technology, 2020, 118: 1-8. (中科院1区, Top期刊, IF 6.056)

7. Lei Liu, Xiao She, Xing Chen, Yang Qian, Yufei Tao, Yalin Li, Shuyu Guo, Wenliang Xiang, Guorong Liu* and Yu Rao*. Microbiota succession and chemical composition involved in the radish fermentation process in different containers. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020, 11:445. (中科院2区, Top期刊，IF 6.064)

8. Lei Liu, Xiao She, Yang Qian, Yalin Li, Yufei Tao, Zhenming Che, Guorong Liu* and Yu Rao*. Effect of different fermenting containers on the deterioration of Sichuan pickle. LWT- Food Science and Technology, 2019, 111:829-836. (中科院1区, Top期刊, IF 6.056)

9. Yu Rao, Yufei Tao, Yalin Li, Xiao She, Jiantao Yang, Yang Qian, Hengjun Du, Lei Liu* and Hang Xiao*. Characterization of a probiotic starter culture with anti-Candida activity for Chinese pickle fermentation. Food & Function, 2019, 10: 6936-6944.  (中科院1区, Top期刊,IF 6.317)

10. Zhengqiu Li, Lei Liu*, Baoshu Chen, Tianbao Zhao, Longchang Ran, Xiaodie Yuan, Zhiwen Cao, Ting Wu. Structure and antimicrobial properties of long-chain branched poly (lactic acid). Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 2019, 107: 2458-2467. (中科院1区, IF 4.396)

11. Lei Liu, Ruiyun Wu, Jinlan Zhang, Pinglan Li*. Overexpression of LuxS promotes stress resistance and biofilm formation of Lactobacillus paraplantarum L-ZS9 by regulating the expression of multiple genes. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018, 9: 2628.  (中科院2区, Top期刊，IF 6.064)

12. Lei Liu, Ruiyun Wu, Jinlan Zhang, Nan Shang*, Pinglan Li*. D-ribose interferes with quorum sensing to inhibit biofilm formation of Lactobacillus paraplantarum L-ZS9. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017, 8: 1860.  (中科院2区, Top期刊，IF 6.064)