Congcong Hou

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Congcong Hou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Congcong Hou has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Plant Science and 3 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Congcong Hou's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (10 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (8 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (5 papers). Congcong Hou is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (10 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (8 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (5 papers). Congcong Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Estonia. Congcong Hou's co-authors include Legong Li, Sheng Luan, Wang Tian, Zhijie Ren, Qi Niu, Chao Wang, Liying Zhang, Fugeng Zhao, Songping Hu and Douglas Dahlbeck and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Congcong Hou

30 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

  1. A calmodulin-gated calcium channel links pathogen patterns to plant immunity
    2019 363 citations Wang Tian, Congcong Hou et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Congcong Hou China 13 1.0k 533 37 37 30 33 1.2k
Anuphon Laohavisit United Kingdom 16 904 0.9× 793 1.5× 29 0.8× 27 0.7× 30 1.0× 23 1.4k
Iris Steinebrunner Germany 13 457 0.5× 421 0.8× 68 1.8× 44 1.2× 23 0.8× 16 938
Lu Luo China 12 753 0.7× 489 0.9× 20 0.5× 17 0.5× 22 0.7× 22 1.0k
Lauri Vaahtera Finland 18 985 1.0× 550 1.0× 13 0.4× 13 0.4× 31 1.0× 19 1.2k
Yasuyo Yamaoka South Korea 19 517 0.5× 747 1.4× 20 0.5× 69 1.9× 25 0.8× 38 1.2k
Sung‐Yong Kim United States 12 1.0k 1.0× 329 0.6× 32 0.9× 22 0.6× 32 1.1× 27 1.4k
Takahisa Ogawa Japan 17 509 0.5× 559 1.0× 55 1.5× 14 0.4× 16 0.5× 27 883
Karina Alleva Argentina 18 774 0.8× 728 1.4× 21 0.6× 16 0.4× 24 0.8× 38 1.2k
Eliane Meilhoc France 19 930 0.9× 525 1.0× 11 0.3× 30 0.8× 14 0.5× 31 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Congcong Hou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Congcong Hou

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sun, Yujia, Lei Gao, Chunyan Li, et al.. (2025). Activation of the CNGC2–CNGC4 channel complex by P2K1-mediated phosphorylation links extracellular ATP perception to calcium signaling in plant immunity. Molecular Plant. 18(7). 1130–1142. 3 indexed citations
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Ye, Yangfang, Chunlin Wang, Ronghua Li, et al.. (2025). Investigation of the BMP signaling pathway in the swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus) and its role in molting and growth. Aquaculture. 611. 743040–743040.
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Jiang, Wenbo, Shuo Liu, Xiaopeng Li, et al.. (2025). BRASSINAZOLE RESISTANT 1 delays photoperiodic flowering by repressing CONSTANS transcription. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 197(2). 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaocong, Yangfang Ye, Chunlin Wang, et al.. (2025). Dorsomorphin (DM) inhibits the ovarian development of Portunus trituberculatus by acting on the BMP signaling pathway. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D Genomics and Proteomics. 54. 101440–101440.
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Wang, Wenying, Zhijie Ren, Peiqin Li, et al.. (2024). HKT1;1 modulated by vacuolar Na+ compartmentation functions in maintaining the salt-accumulating trait in a xerophyte. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 226. 105921–105921. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Shujing, et al.. (2024). Integrated multi-omics analyses reveal microbial community resilience to fluctuating low oxygen in the East China sea. Environmental Research. 261. 119764–119764. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Shujing, et al.. (2024). Recovery of 1559 metagenome-assembled genomes from the East China Sea’s low-oxygen region. Scientific Data. 11(1). 994–994. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Ran, Congcong Hou, Fengxia Zhang, et al.. (2024). Natural variation in SSW1 coordinates seed growth and nitrogen use efficiency in Arabidopsis. Cell Reports. 43(5). 114150–114150. 7 indexed citations
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Gao, Qifei, Chao Wang, Qiaolin Shao, et al.. (2023). RALF signaling pathway activates MLO calcium channels to maintain pollen tube integrity. Cell Research. 33(1). 71–79. 34 indexed citations
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Hou, Congcong, et al.. (2022). AB0058 SERUM ANTIGENOME PROFILING REVEALS DIAGNOSTIC MODELS FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 81. 1162–1163. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Zhijie, Xiaohan Wang, Qi Niu, et al.. (2021). A chloride efflux transporter, BIG RICE GRAIN 1, is involved in mediating grain size and salt tolerance in rice. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 63(12). 2150–2163. 16 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaohan, Lili Tian, Congcong Hou, et al.. (2021). A transceptor–channel complex couples nitrate sensing to calcium signaling in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant. 14(5). 774–786. 86 indexed citations
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Hou, Congcong, et al.. (2019). Electrophysiological Studies Revealed CaM1-Mediated Regulation of the Arabidopsis Calcium Channel CNGC12. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 1090–1090. 20 indexed citations
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Tian, Wang, Congcong Hou, Zhijie Ren, et al.. (2019). A calmodulin-gated calcium channel links pathogen patterns to plant immunity. Nature. 572(7767). 131–135. 363 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gao, Xinming, Jianfeng Lou, Congcong Hou, et al.. (2018). Genetic Diversity and Structure Analysis of Phascolosoma esculenta in the Coastal Zone of South-eastern China Based on Mitochondrial Cyt b Gene. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 18(4). 519–528. 2 indexed citations
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Cai, Weihua, Xuan Zhang, Shuo Tian, et al.. (2016). RYBP Expression Is Regulated by KLF4 and Sp1 and Is Related to Hepatocellular Carcinoma Prognosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(6). 2143–2158. 22 indexed citations
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Tian, Wang, Congcong Hou, Zhijie Ren, et al.. (2015). A molecular pathway for CO2 response in Arabidopsis guard cells. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6057–6057. 124 indexed citations
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Yu, Hong, et al.. (2015). Marker-assisted selection in breeding silkworm strains with high tolerance to fluoride, scaleless wings, and high silk production. Genetics and Molecular Research. 14(3). 11162–11170. 6 indexed citations
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Hou, Congcong, Wang Tian, Thomas J. Kleist, et al.. (2014). DUF221 proteins are a family of osmosensitive calcium-permeable cation channels conserved across eukaryotes. Cell Research. 24(5). 632–635. 178 indexed citations
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Hou, Congcong, Min Feng, Kui Wang, & Xiao-Gai Yang. (2013). Lanthanides inhibit adipogenesis with promotion of cell proliferation in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Metallomics. 5(6). 715–715. 14 indexed citations

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