Chengcai Chu

30.3k total citations · 13 hit papers
248 papers, 19.1k citations indexed

About

Chengcai Chu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Chengcai Chu has authored 248 papers receiving a total of 19.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 203 papers in Plant Science, 90 papers in Molecular Biology and 34 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Chengcai Chu's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (94 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (64 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (44 papers). Chengcai Chu is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (94 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (64 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (44 papers). Chengcai Chu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Chengcai Chu's co-authors include Bin Hu, Hongning Tong, Yiqin Wang, Jiuyou Tang, Linchuan Liu, Qian Qian, Jun Fang, Shaopei Gao, Hongru Wang and Yunhua Xiao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Chengcai Chu

234 papers receiving 18.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Natural variation at the DEP1 locus enhances grain yield in rice

2009 815 citations Chengcai Chu et al. profile →
Variation in NRT1.1B contributes to nitrate-use divergence between rice subspecies

2015 560 citations Bin Hu, Wei Wang et al. profile →
OsNAP connects abscisic acid and leaf senescence by fine-tuning abscisic acid biosynthesis and directly targeting senescence-associated genes in rice

2014 422 citations Chengzhen Liang, Yiqin Wang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Control of grain size and rice yield by GL2-mediated brassinosteroid responses

2015 357 citations Ronghui Che, Hongning Tong et al. profile →
Arabidopsis WRKY46, WRKY54 and WRKY70 Transcription Factors Are Involved in Brassinosteroid-Regulated Plant Growth and Drought Response

2017 326 citations Trevor M. Nolan, Huaxun Ye et al. The Plant Cell profile →
Genomic basis of geographical adaptation to soil nitrogen in rice

2021 290 citations Yongqiang Liu, Hongru Wang et al. profile →
Nitrogen use efficiency in crops: lessons from Arabidopsis and rice

2017 277 citations Bin Hu, Chengcai Chu et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →
MicroRNAs in crop improvement: fine-tuners for complex traits

2017 264 citations Jiuyou Tang, Chengcai Chu profile →
Salt tolerance in rice: Physiological responses and molecular mechanisms

2021 222 citations Chengcai Chu et al. The Crop Journal profile →
Nitrogen assimilation in plants: current status and future prospects

2021 208 citations Xiujie Liu, Bin Hu et al. profile →
The impact of high-temperature stress on rice: Challenges and solutions

2021 173 citations Yufang Xu, Chengcai Chu et al. The Crop Journal profile →
Rice functional genomics: decades’ efforts and roads ahead

2021 148 citations Chengcai Chu et al. profile →
Enhancing rice panicle branching and grain yield through tissue-specific brassinosteroid inhibition

2024 44 citations Xiaoxing Zhang, Wenjing Meng et al. profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chengcai Chu

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	OsNRT1.1B‐OsCNGC14/16‐Ca ²⁺ ‐OsNLP3 Pathway: Phosphorylation‐Mediated Maintenance of Nitrogen Homeostasis 2025 ·Advanced Science ·Xiaohan Wang, Yongqiang Liu, Weiwei Li, Xiaojun Ma, Wei Wang, Zhimin Jiang, Yiqin Wang, Legong Li, Bin Hu, Chengcai Chu	0
2	Interplay of light and nitrogen for plant growth and development 2025 ·The Crop Journal ·(unknown), Dong Zhang, Chengcai Chu	8
3	Fine-tuning OsTCP19 expression offers broad adaptation scenarios for nitrogen-use efficiency improvement in rice 2025 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Yongqiang Liu, (unknown), Xiaohan Wang, Yaping Li, Wenjun Zhu, Zhuo Chen, (unknown), Xiujie Liu, Wei Wang, Chenxiao Xue, Shouyun Cao, Caixia Gao, Peitao Lü, (unknown), Bin Hu, Chengcai Chu	0
4	Modulation of the Differential Phase in Atom Gravity Gradiometer via a Bias Magnetic Field 2024 ·IEEE Sensors Journal ·(unknown), Chengcai Chu, J. G. Bian, Xiaohui Zhang, (unknown), Qi Wang, Peirong Ding, (unknown), Bing Cheng, Qiang Lin	2
5	Genome-wide association study of image-based trait reveals the genetic architecture of dark-induced leaf senescence in rice 2024 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·Chao Li, Xiao‐Yuan Wu, (unknown), Hongru Wang, Lidong Wang, Fang Sun, Chang Lu, Huaiqing Hao, Chengcai Chu, Hai‐Chun Jing	2
6	Natural mutation in Stay‐Green (OsSGR) confers enhanced resistance to rice sheath blight through elevating cytokinin content 2024 ·Plant Biotechnology Journal ·Wenya Xie, (unknown), Yu Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Huimin Zhang, Guangda Wang, Lei Li, (unknown), (unknown), Yafang Zhang, Zongxiang Chen, Xijun Chen, (unknown), Keming Hu, (unknown), Chengcai Chu, Shimin Zuo	0
7	Rice catalase OsCATC is degraded by E3 ligase APIP6 to negatively regulate immunity 2022 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Xiaoman You, Fan Zhang, Zheng Liu, Min Wang, Xiao Xu, Feng He, Debao Wang, Ruyi Wang, Yiqin Wang, Guirong Wang, Chengcai Chu, Guo‐Liang Wang, Yuese Ning	34
8	ARGONAUTE2 Enhances Grain Length and Salt Tolerance by Activating BIG GRAIN3 to Modulate Cytokinin Distribution in Rice 2020 ·The Plant Cell ·Wenchao Yin, Yunhua Xiao, Mei Niu, Wenjing Meng, Lulu Li, Xiaoxing Zhang, Dapu Liu, (unknown), Yangwen Qian, Zongtao Sun, Renyan Huang, Shiping Wang, Chunming Liu, Chengcai Chu, Hongning Tong	114
9	The OsGSK2 Kinase Integrates Brassinosteroid and Jasmonic Acid Signaling by Interacting with OsJAZ4 2020 ·The Plant Cell ·Yuqing He, Gaojie Hong, Hehong Zhang, Xiaoxiang Tan, Lulu Li, (unknown), Tian Sang, Kaili Xie, (unknown), Jun‐Min Li, Fei Yan, Pengcheng Wang, Hongning Tong, Chengcai Chu, Jianping Chen, Zongtao Sun	101
10	Natural variations of SLG1 confer high-temperature tolerance in indica rice 2020 ·Nature Communications ·Yufang Xu, (unknown), Shujun Ou, Ruci Wang, Yueming Wang, Chengcai Chu, Shanguo Yao	95
11	Rice NIN‐LIKE PROTEIN 4 plays a pivotal role in nitrogen use efficiency 2020 ·Plant Biotechnology Journal ·Jie Wu, Zi‐Sheng Zhang, Jin‐Qiu Xia, Alamin Alfatih, Ying Song, Yi‐Jie Huang, Guangyu Wan, Liangqi Sun, Hui Tang, Yang Liu, Shimei Wang, (unknown), Peng Qin, Yuping Wang, Shigui Li, Chuanzao Mao, (unknown), Chengcai Chu, Lin‐Hui Yu, Cheng‐Bin Xiang	108
12	Big Grain3, encoding a purine permease, regulates grain size via modulating cytokinin transport in rice 2018 ·Journal of Integrative Plant Biology ·Yunhua Xiao, Dapu Liu, Guoxia Zhang, Shaopei Gao, Linchuan Liu, Fan Xu, Ronghui Che, Yiqin Wang, Hongning Tong, Chengcai Chu	94
13	Achievements and Prospect of Designer Breeding by Molecular Modules in Rice 2018 ·Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version) ·Yongbiao Xue, Bin Han, (unknown), Tai Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Chengcai Chu, Zhukuan Cheng, (unknown), Ming Li	1
14	RD26 mediates crosstalk between drought and brassinosteroid signalling pathways 2017 ·Nature Communications ·Huaxun Ye, Sanzhen Liu, Buyun Tang, Jiani Chen, Zhouli Xie, Trevor M. Nolan, Hao Jiang, Hongqing Guo, Hung-ying Lin, Lei Li, Yanqun Wang, Hongning Tong, Mingcai Zhang, Chengcai Chu, Zhaohu Li, Maneesha Aluru, Srinivas Aluru, Patrick S. Schnable, Yanhai Yin	214
15	Underlying Mechanism of Heterosis Unveiled by -Omics 2017 ·Chinese Bulletin of Botany ·Hongru Wang, Chengcai Chu	1
16	OsNAP connects abscisic acid and leaf senescence by fine-tuning abscisic acid biosynthesis and directly targeting senescence-associated genes in rice breakdown → 2014 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Chengzhen Liang, Yiqin Wang, Yana Zhu, Jiuyou Tang, Bin Hu, Linchuan Liu, Shujun Ou, Hongkai Wu, Xiaohong Sun, Jinfang Chu, Chengcai Chu	422
17	Characterisation of a rice <I>dwarf and twist leaf 1 (dtl1)</I> mutant and fine mapping of <I>DTL1</I> gene 2012 ·Hereditas (Beijing) ·Fantao Zhang, Jun Fang, Changhui Sun, (unknown), (unknown), Jiankun Xie, Xiaojian Deng, Chengcai Chu	6
18	Improvement of CC traps for catching Frankliniella occidentalis. 2006 ·Southwestern Entomologist ·Chengcai Chu, (unknown), (unknown), Glenn J. Fitzgerald, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	3
19	Isolation of a 1 195 bp 5′-Flanking Region of Rice Cytosolic Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase and Analysis of Its Expression in Transgenic Rice 2003 ·Journal of Integrative Plant Biology ·Lizhen Si, Shouyun Cao, Chengcai Chu	1
20	Pima and Upland cotton susceptibility to Bemisia argentifolii under desert conditions. 1995 ·Southwestern Entomologist ·(unknown), Chengcai Chu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	5

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