Chao Chen

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
173 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Chao Chen is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao Chen has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Plant Science, 40 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Chao Chen's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (24 papers), Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (21 papers) and Smart Agriculture and AI (14 papers). Chao Chen is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (24 papers), Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (21 papers) and Smart Agriculture and AI (14 papers). Chao Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Chao Chen's co-authors include Hanwen Kang, Hongyu Zhou, Xing Wang, Wesley Au, Yanming Zhu, Dan Zhu, Yang Yu, Lei Cao, Huizi Duanmu and Xiaoli Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Chao Chen

161 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Intelligent robots for fruit harvesting: recent developme... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Intelligent robots for fruit harvesting: recent developments and future challenges
    2022 173 citations Hongyu Zhou, Hanwen Kang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chao Chen China 30 2.1k 545 226 218 204 173 3.0k
Majed A. Alotaibi Saudi Arabia 29 2.1k 1.0× 281 0.5× 193 0.9× 150 0.7× 79 0.4× 160 4.2k
Xiaochan Wang China 24 920 0.4× 287 0.5× 296 1.3× 310 1.4× 203 1.0× 166 2.4k
Michael Blanke Germany 36 3.8k 1.8× 945 1.7× 144 0.6× 252 1.2× 102 0.5× 260 4.9k
Jialin Yu China 26 1.6k 0.8× 318 0.6× 225 1.0× 233 1.1× 97 0.5× 161 2.6k
Qing Yao China 31 2.0k 1.0× 652 1.2× 119 0.5× 224 1.0× 48 0.2× 179 3.2k
Xiongkui He China 30 1.7k 0.8× 171 0.3× 90 0.4× 70 0.3× 165 0.8× 153 2.5k
Raphael Linker Israel 30 1.4k 0.7× 167 0.3× 189 0.8× 489 2.2× 171 0.8× 131 2.9k
Pingping Li China 25 1.1k 0.5× 257 0.5× 110 0.5× 90 0.4× 113 0.6× 81 1.7k
Sun‐Ok Chung South Korea 24 997 0.5× 371 0.7× 56 0.2× 90 0.4× 430 2.1× 219 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Chao Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chao Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Chao Chen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Chao Chen. The network helps show where Chao Chen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chao Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chao Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chao Chen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chao Chen. Chao Chen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Nisa, Zaib Un, Muhammad Aksam Iftikhar, Anis Ali Shah, et al.. (2025). Foliar application of nano biochar solution elevates tomato productivity by counteracting the effect of salt stress insights into morphological physiological and biochemical indices. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 3205–3205. 9 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jing, et al.. (2025). Sinocrassula holotricha (Crassulaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China. PhytoKeys. 251. 241–250. 1 indexed citations
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Song, Zhiqiang, et al.. (2025). Identification of VcRBOH genes in blueberry and functional characterization of VcRBOHF in plant defense. BMC Genomics. 26(1). 153–153. 4 indexed citations
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Peng, Yu-Ping, Yuan Zhou, Chao Chen, et al.. (2025). Characterizing the variation in safflower seed viability under different storage conditions through lipidomic and proteomic analyses. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 9084–9084.
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Li, Zhou, Jihui Chen, Rui Dong, et al.. (2024). Land use patterns change N and P cycling bacterial diversity in an acidic karst soil. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 380. 109389–109389. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Chao, et al.. (2024). Effects of microplastics concentration on plant root traits and biomass: Experiment and meta-analysis. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 285. 117038–117038. 18 indexed citations
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Han, Fengtao, et al.. (2024). Research on creating the indoor thermal environment of the solar greenhouse based on the solar thermal storage and release characteristics of its north wall. Applied Thermal Engineering. 241. 122348–122348. 10 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jing, et al.. (2024). Influences of nitrogen input forms and levels on phosphorus availability in karst grassland soils. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 8. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Mengxin, Yu Zhang, Ping Li, et al.. (2023). Effects of Different Cutting Stages and Additives on the Fermentation Quality and Microbial Community of Sudangrass (Sorghum sudanense Stapf.) Silages. Fermentation. 9(8). 777–777. 7 indexed citations
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Tang, Xiaolong, Shu‐Feng Zhou, Lin Li, et al.. (2023). Potential of perennial sorghum for biogas production: Pretreatment with yeast-contained inoculants during anaerobic storage. Fuel. 359. 130365–130365. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Lin, et al.. (2023). Effects of ambient temperature and available sugar on bacterial community of Pennisetum sinese leaf: An in vitro study. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 1072666–1072666. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Shu‐Feng, Xiaolong Tang, Ping Li, et al.. (2023). Effect of co-inoculation of Lactobacillus plantarum and Lentilactobacillus buchneri on aerobic stability and microbial community composition of perennial sorghum silage. Biomass and Bioenergy. 173. 106801–106801. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Chao, et al.. (2022). Effect of plant VOCs and light intensity on growth and reproduction performance of an invasive and a native Phytolacca species in China. Ecology and Evolution. 12(3). e8522–e8522. 18 indexed citations
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Kang, Hanwen, Hongyu Zhou, & Chao Chen. (2020). Visual Perception and Modeling for Autonomous Apple Harvesting. IEEE Access. 8. 62151–62163. 75 indexed citations
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Chen, Chao, et al.. (2017). Responses of Single Cropping Rice Yields to Climate Change in Sichuan Province, China. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology B. 7(1).
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Chen, Chao, et al.. (2016). Experiment on aeration water jet applied to low pressure impact sprinkler irrigation.. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 32(16). 54–58. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Chao, et al.. (2013). Functional and Structural Model for Above-Ground Growth in Cotton. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 38(12). 2237–2245. 1 indexed citations

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