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

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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.

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 →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Chengcai Chu	16.7k	7.4k	3.2k	731	665	248	19.1k
Yves Gibon	14.0k 0.8×	8.5k 1.1×	999 0.3×	658 0.9×	635 1.0×	174	18.1k
Lizhong Xiong	17.7k 1.1×	8.7k 1.2×	2.7k 0.9×	699 1.0×	257 0.4×	161	20.3k
Gynheung An	22.3k 1.3×	15.7k 2.1×	3.5k 1.1×	417 0.6×	884 1.3×	376	26.8k
Thomas Altmann	11.4k 0.7×	8.3k 1.1×	2.6k 0.8×	475 0.6×	236 0.4×	160	15.4k
Xianghua Li	19.0k 1.1×	8.3k 1.1×	5.7k 1.8×	513 0.7×	429 0.6×	214	21.1k
Lam‐Son Phan Tran	22.4k 1.3×	9.6k 1.3×	829 0.3×	1.1k 1.5×	685 1.0×	344	25.8k
Eduardo Blumwald	21.3k 1.3×	9.7k 1.3×	703 0.2×	781 1.1×	381 0.6×	217	24.8k
Maarten Koornneef	25.0k 1.5×	16.3k 2.2×	3.1k 1.0×	536 0.7×	267 0.4×	289	28.4k
Jun Li	7.5k 0.4×	5.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	436 0.6×	301 0.5×	287	11.7k
Manoj Prasad	8.0k 0.5×	4.0k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	550 0.8×	350 0.5×	222	10.0k

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Wang, Xiaohan, Yongqiang Liu, Weiwei Li, et al.. (2025). OsNRT1.1B‐OsCNGC14/16‐Ca ²⁺ ‐OsNLP3 Pathway: Phosphorylation‐Mediated Maintenance of Nitrogen Homeostasis. Advanced Science. 12(43). e07919–e07919.

Zhang, Dong, et al.. (2025). Interplay of light and nitrogen for plant growth and development. The Crop Journal. 13(3). 641–655. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Yongqiang, Xiaohan Wang, Yaping Li, et al.. (2025). Fine-tuning OsTCP19 expression offers broad adaptation scenarios for nitrogen-use efficiency improvement in rice. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 199(2).

Chu, Chengcai, J. G. Bian, Xiaohui Zhang, et al.. (2024). Modulation of the Differential Phase in Atom Gravity Gradiometer via a Bias Magnetic Field. IEEE Sensors Journal. 24(24). 40518–40523. 2 indexed citations

Li, Chao, Xiao‐Yuan Wu, Hongru Wang, et al.. (2024). Genome-wide association study of image-based trait reveals the genetic architecture of dark-induced leaf senescence in rice. Journal of Experimental Botany. 76(2). 331–345. 2 indexed citations

Xie, Wenya, Yu Wang, Huimin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Natural mutation in Stay‐Green (OsSGR) confers enhanced resistance to rice sheath blight through elevating cytokinin content. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(3). 807–823.

You, Xiaoman, Fan Zhang, Zheng Liu, et al.. (2022). Rice catalase OsCATC is degraded by E3 ligase APIP6 to negatively regulate immunity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 190(2). 1095–1099. 34 indexed citations

He, Yuqing, Gaojie Hong, Hehong Zhang, et al.. (2020). The OsGSK2 Kinase Integrates Brassinosteroid and Jasmonic Acid Signaling by Interacting with OsJAZ4. The Plant Cell. 32(9). 2806–2822. 101 indexed citations

Yin, Wenchao, Yunhua Xiao, Mei Niu, et al.. (2020). ARGONAUTE2 Enhances Grain Length and Salt Tolerance by Activating BIG GRAIN3 to Modulate Cytokinin Distribution in Rice. The Plant Cell. 32(7). 2292–2306. 114 indexed citations

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Wu, Jie, Zi‐Sheng Zhang, Jin‐Qiu Xia, et al.. (2020). Rice NIN‐LIKE PROTEIN 4 plays a pivotal role in nitrogen use efficiency. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 19(3). 448–461. 108 indexed citations

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Xu, Yufang, Shujun Ou, Ruci Wang, et al.. (2020). Natural variations of SLG1 confer high-temperature tolerance in indica rice. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5441–5441. 95 indexed citations

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Xiao, Yunhua, Dapu Liu, Guoxia Zhang, et al.. (2018). Big Grain3, encoding a purine permease, regulates grain size via modulating cytokinin transport in rice. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 61(5). 581–597. 94 indexed citations

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Zhang, Limin, Hong Luo, Xiao‐Yuan Wu, et al.. (2018). Sweet Sorghum Originated through Selection of Dry, a Plant-Specific NAC Transcription Factor Gene. The Plant Cell. 30(10). 2286–2307. 63 indexed citations

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Ye, Huaxun, Sanzhen Liu, Buyun Tang, et al.. (2017). RD26 mediates crosstalk between drought and brassinosteroid signalling pathways. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14573–14573. 214 indexed citations

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Wang, Hongru & Chengcai Chu. (2017). Underlying Mechanism of Heterosis Unveiled by -Omics. Chinese Bulletin of Botany. 52(1). 4. 1 indexed citations

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Liang, Chengzhen, Yiqin Wang, Yana Zhu, et al.. (2014). OsNAP connects abscisic acid and leaf senescence by fine-tuning abscisic acid biosynthesis and directly targeting senescence-associated genes in rice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(27). 10013–10018. 422 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Fantao, Jun Fang, Changhui Sun, et al.. (2012). Characterisation of a rice <I>dwarf and twist leaf 1 (dtl1)</I> mutant and fine mapping of <I>DTL1</I> gene. Hereditas (Beijing). 34(1). 79–86. 6 indexed citations

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Si, Lizhen, Shouyun Cao, & Chengcai Chu. (2003). Isolation of a 1 195 bp 5′-Flanking Region of Rice Cytosolic Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase and Analysis of Its Expression in Transgenic Rice. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 45(3). 359–364. 1 indexed citations

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Chu, Chengcai, et al.. (2000). Susceptibility of normal-leaf and okra-leaf shape cottons to silverleaf whiteflies and relationships to trichome densities.. 2. 1157–1158. 6 indexed citations

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Chu, Chengcai, et al.. (1995). Pima and Upland cotton susceptibility to Bemisia argentifolii under desert conditions.. Southwestern Entomologist. 20(4). 429–439. 5 indexed citations

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