Chenkun Yang

3.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
28 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Chenkun Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Chenkun Yang has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Chenkun Yang's work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (11 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (9 papers) and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (6 papers). Chenkun Yang is often cited by papers focused on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (11 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (9 papers) and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (6 papers). Chenkun Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Bulgaria. Chenkun Yang's co-authors include Alisdair R. Fernie, Shouchuang Wang, Shuangqian Shen, Qi Sui, Luís Pereira, Carlos Marques, Zhengyong Liu, Rui Min, Chuansong Zhan and Peng Meng and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Chenkun Yang

28 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Rewiring of the Fruit Metabolome in Tomato Breeding

2018 656 citations Guangtao Zhu, Shouchuang Wang et al. Cell profile →
Optical fiber sensing for marine environment and marine structural health monitoring: A review

2021 361 citations Rui Min, Zhengyong Liu et al. Optics & Laser Technology profile →
Metabolomics-centered mining of plant metabolic diversity and function: Past decade and future perspectives

2022 171 citations Shuangqian Shen, Chuansong Zhan et al. Molecular Plant profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chenkun Yang China	16	1.0k	1.0k	307	233	217	28	2.1k
Gyan P. Mishra India	27	554 0.5×	1.7k 1.6×	248 0.8×	223 1.0×	62 0.3×	165	2.3k
Zhiqiang Jin China	32	1.1k 1.0×	1.9k 1.9×	346 1.1×	43 0.2×	99 0.5×	146	3.2k
Yixiong Tang China	24	1.7k 1.6×	1.5k 1.5×	107 0.3×	111 0.5×	187 0.9×	78	2.6k
Bo Sun China	30	1.6k 1.5×	2.1k 2.0×	84 0.3×	77 0.3×	558 2.6×	191	3.3k
Chao‐Kai Chang Taiwan	25	334 0.3×	355 0.3×	282 0.9×	124 0.5×	81 0.4×	78	1.7k
Zilong Guo China	23	1.3k 1.3×	2.1k 2.0×	142 0.5×	703 3.0×	262 1.2×	54	3.4k
Yanjun Zhang China	18	623 0.6×	305 0.3×	139 0.5×	67 0.3×	275 1.3×	80	1.5k
Shuqing Cao China	25	1.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.9×	258 0.8×	47 0.2×	52 0.2×	86	2.6k
Bhaskar Gupta India	27	795 0.8×	2.1k 2.1×	1.2k 4.0×	57 0.2×	32 0.1×	220	4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chenkun Yang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhou, Shen, Chuansong Zhan, Chenkun Yang, et al.. (2025). Molecular and biochemical evolution of casbene‐type diterpene and sesquiterpene biosynthesis in rice. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 67(4). 1105–1118. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Jinjin, Shen Zhou, Wenzhao Wang, et al.. (2025). Development of “Tea Rice” by engineering catechin biosynthesis in rice endosperm. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(6). 2364–2366. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Chenkun, Hao Guo, Yufei Li, et al.. (2024). Dissecting the genetic basis of UV-B responsive metabolites in rice. Genome biology. 25(1). 234–234. 15 indexed citations

Yang, Chenkun, Shuangqian Shen, Chuansong Zhan, et al.. (2024). Variation in a Poaceae-conserved fatty acid metabolic gene cluster controls rice yield by regulating male fertility. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6663–6663. 7 indexed citations

Li, Yufei, Shen Zhou, Ran Zhang, et al.. (2024). Compositional Analysis of Grape Berries: Mapping the Global Metabolism of Grapes. Foods. 13(23). 3716–3716. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yufei, Kang Li, Chenkun Yang, et al.. (2024). Two major rice loci determine rice-staple food populations differences in vitamin B1 deficiency levels. Science Bulletin. 70(7). 1046–1050. 1 indexed citations

Shen, Shuangqian, Shouchuang Wang, Chenkun Yang, et al.. (2023). Elucidation of the melitidin biosynthesis pathway in pummelo. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 65(11). 2505–2518. 14 indexed citations

Wang, Shouchuang, Shuangqian Shen, Xia Wang, et al.. (2023). A metabolomics study in citrus provides insight into bioactive phenylpropanoid metabolism. Horticulture Research. 11(1). uhad267–uhad267. 22 indexed citations

Sun, Yangyang, Wang Bi, Yuanyuan Zhang, et al.. (2022). OsbZIP18, a Positive Regulator of Serotonin Biosynthesis, Negatively Controls the UV-B Tolerance in Rice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(6). 3215–3215. 22 indexed citations

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Zhan, Chuansong, Shuangqian Shen, Chenkun Yang, et al.. (2022). Plant metabolic gene clusters in the multi-omics era. Trends in Plant Science. 27(10). 981–1001. 90 indexed citations

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Shen, Shuangqian, Chuansong Zhan, Chenkun Yang, Alisdair R. Fernie, & Jie Luo. (2022). Metabolomics-centered mining of plant metabolic diversity and function: Past decade and future perspectives. Molecular Plant. 16(1). 43–63. 171 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Chenkun, et al.. (2022). The shikimate pathway regulates programmed cell death. Journal of genetics and genomics. 49(10). 943–951. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Yufei, Chenkun Yang, Zhenhuan Liu, et al.. (2022). The NET locus determines the food taste, cooking and nutrition quality of rice. Science Bulletin. 67(20). 2045–2049. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Feng, Jiacheng Huang, Hao Guo, et al.. (2022). OsRLCK160 contributes to flavonoid accumulation and UV-B tolerance by regulating OsbZIP48 in rice. Science China Life Sciences. 65(7). 1380–1394. 46 indexed citations

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Min, Rui, Zhengyong Liu, Luís Pereira, et al.. (2021). Optical fiber sensing for marine environment and marine structural health monitoring: A review. Optics & Laser Technology. 140. 107082–107082. 361 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Chenkun, Shuangqian Shen, Shen Zhou, et al.. (2021). Rice metabolic regulatory network spanning the entire life cycle. Molecular Plant. 15(2). 258–275. 109 indexed citations

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Guo, Hao, Jiacheng Huang, Chenkun Yang, et al.. (2020). A UV-B-responsive glycosyltransferase, OsUGT706C2, modulates flavonoid metabolism in rice. Science China Life Sciences. 63(7). 1037–1052. 46 indexed citations

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Zhu, Guangtao, Shouchuang Wang, Zejun Huang, et al.. (2018). Rewiring of the Fruit Metabolome in Tomato Breeding. Cell. 172(1-2). 249–261.e12. 656 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Shouchuang, Chenkun Yang, Hong Tu, et al.. (2017). Characterization and Metabolic Diversity of Flavonoids in Citrus Species. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 10549–10549. 138 indexed citations

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Chen, Wei, Wensheng Wang, Peng Meng, et al.. (2016). Comparative and parallel genome-wide association studies for metabolic and agronomic traits in cereals. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12767–12767. 211 indexed citations

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