Chao Jian

665 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 457 citations indexed

About

Chao Jian is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao Jian has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 457 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Plant Science, 3 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Chao Jian's work include Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (6 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (5 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (4 papers). Chao Jian is often cited by papers focused on Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (6 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (5 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (4 papers). Chao Jian collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Taiwan. Chao Jian's co-authors include Hude Mao, Xiaojing Wang, Bin Chen, Linying Du, Fangming Mei, Zhensheng Kang, Xinxiu Cheng, Shumin Li, Fangfang Li and Huixian Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, New Phytologist and The Plant Journal.

In The Last Decade

Chao Jian

11 papers receiving 447 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. Variation in cis-regulation of a NAC transcription factor contributes to drought tolerance in wheat
    2021 154 citations Hude Mao, Shumin Li et al. Molecular Plant 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 Jian China 8 400 166 47 37 14 14 457
Joseph Swift United States 9 286 0.7× 161 1.0× 19 0.4× 27 0.7× 9 0.6× 18 394
Moju Cao China 11 316 0.8× 101 0.6× 38 0.8× 53 1.4× 7 0.5× 20 364
Ming Yu China 9 289 0.7× 237 1.4× 45 1.0× 58 1.6× 3 0.2× 12 516
Thu M. Tran United States 9 463 1.2× 126 0.8× 32 0.7× 40 1.1× 31 2.2× 12 552
Ziqi Qiao China 7 428 1.1× 242 1.5× 16 0.3× 40 1.1× 8 0.6× 8 489
Xiyun Song China 10 316 0.8× 119 0.7× 43 0.9× 97 2.6× 10 0.7× 37 374
Xiaohui Song China 13 307 0.8× 116 0.7× 7 0.1× 28 0.8× 11 0.8× 22 393
Zhen Gao China 11 436 1.1× 317 1.9× 23 0.5× 17 0.5× 10 0.7× 14 509
Shanta Karki Philippines 14 463 1.2× 421 2.5× 30 0.6× 48 1.3× 19 1.4× 27 657
Qiuhua Cai China 13 373 0.9× 201 1.2× 14 0.3× 59 1.6× 11 0.8× 37 449

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chao Jian

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chao Jian

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chao Jian. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chao Jian 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 Jian. Chao Jian is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Ma, Meng, Chao Jian, Yanyan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Knockout of TaOTUB1 homoeologs in wheat promotes increased grain yield and earlier flowering. The Plant Journal. 123(3). e70376–e70376.
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Jian, Chao, Liuling Yan, Xueyong Zhang, et al.. (2024). The TaGW2‐TaSPL14 module regulates the trade‐off between tiller number and grain weight in wheat. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 66(9). 1953–1965. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Haixia, Jian Hou, Chao Jian, et al.. (2024). Genetic improvement of important agronomic traits in Chinese wheat breeding over the past 70 years. BMC Plant Biology. 24(1). 1151–1151.
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Jian, Chao, Chenyang Hao, Jian Hou, et al.. (2024). Coordination of miR319–TaPCF8 with TaSPL14 orchestrates auxin signaling and biosynthesis to regulate plant height in common wheat. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 66(11). 2362–2378. 6 indexed citations
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Jian, Chao, Chenyang Hao, Shujuan Liu, et al.. (2022). The miR319/TaGAMYB3 module regulates plant architecture and improves grain yield in common wheat (Triticum aestivum). New Phytologist. 235(4). 1515–1530. 27 indexed citations
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Mao, Hude, Chao Jian, Xinxiu Cheng, et al.. (2021). The wheat ABA receptor gene TaPYL1‐1B contributes to drought tolerance and grain yield by increasing water‐use efficiency. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 20(5). 846–861. 98 indexed citations
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Mao, Hude, Shumin Li, Bin Chen, et al.. (2021). Variation in cis-regulation of a NAC transcription factor contributes to drought tolerance in wheat. Molecular Plant. 15(2). 276–292. 154 indexed citations breakdown →
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Geng, Yuke, Chao Jian, Hong Liu, et al.. (2020). miR164-targeted TaPSK5 encodes a phytosulfokine precursor that regulates root growth and yield traits in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Molecular Biology. 104(6). 615–628. 23 indexed citations
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Jian, Chao, Ran Han, Qing Chi, et al.. (2017). Virus-Based MicroRNA Silencing and Overexpressing in Common Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 500–500. 26 indexed citations
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Song, Jibin, Hao Hu, Chao Jian, Kaichun Wu, & Xiaohong Chen. (2016). New Generation of Gold Nanoshell-Coated Esophageal Stent: Preparation and Biomedical Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 8(41). 27523–27529. 22 indexed citations
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Han, Ran, Chao Jian, Yan Yan, et al.. (2014). Identification and characterization of microRNAs in the flag leaf and developing seed of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). BMC Genomics. 15(1). 289–289. 81 indexed citations

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