Fan Chen

10.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
183 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Fan Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Fan Chen has authored 183 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Molecular Biology, 60 papers in Plant Science and 21 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Fan Chen's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (32 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (26 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (13 papers). Fan Chen is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (32 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (26 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (13 papers). Fan Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Switzerland. Fan Chen's co-authors include Yucheng Guan, Shihua Shen, Fang Zhang, Haibo Ren, Meijuan Zou, Chengcai Chu, Xiaohua Fang, Xiaojuan Li, Yaorong Wu and Honglin Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Fan Chen

176 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

Overexpression of microRNA OsmiR397 improves rice yield by increasing grain size and promoting panicle branching

2013 349 citations Fan Chen, Peiyong Xin et al. profile →
A phosphate starvation response-centered network regulates mycorrhizal symbiosis

2021 238 citations Fan Chen et al. profile →
Cut–dip–budding delivery system enables genetic modifications in plants without tissue culture

2022 177 citations Xuesong Cao, Hongtao Xie et al. The Innovation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fan Chen China	46	4.2k	3.7k	855	362	338	183	7.8k
G. Eric Schaller United States	62	11.3k 2.7×	7.3k 2.0×	389 0.5×	109 0.3×	198 0.6×	171	14.3k
Jiawei Wang China	48	2.0k 0.5×	5.8k 1.5×	664 0.8×	556 1.5×	64 0.2×	132	8.6k
Jing Yu China	36	1.3k 0.3×	2.8k 0.7×	411 0.5×	153 0.4×	86 0.3×	132	5.0k
Gerd Hause Germany	52	3.8k 0.9×	4.0k 1.1×	409 0.5×	501 1.4×	188 0.6×	197	8.3k
Atsushi Sakamoto Japan	40	3.6k 0.9×	2.6k 0.7×	110 0.1×	428 1.2×	378 1.1×	174	6.3k
Martin J. Mueller Germany	58	6.2k 1.5×	4.7k 1.3×	462 0.5×	229 0.6×	51 0.2×	149	10.8k
Igor Polikarpov Brazil	52	1.3k 0.3×	5.1k 1.4×	933 1.1×	1.0k 2.8×	191 0.6×	333	10.5k
Qi Zheng China	34	1.5k 0.4×	2.0k 0.5×	430 0.5×	256 0.7×	42 0.1×	213	4.6k
Ling Wang China	36	1.5k 0.4×	1.8k 0.5×	346 0.4×	418 1.2×	322 1.0×	219	4.2k
Masayuki Oda Japan	36	1.5k 0.4×	2.0k 0.5×	270 0.3×	656 1.8×	451 1.3×	273	6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Fan Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fan Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fan Chen

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

All Works

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Feng, Xiaomin, Qing Wang, Fang Zhang, et al.. (2025). A new strategy of molecular breeding for optimal heading date and grain yield in rice by modulating elite allelic combinations of Ghd7, Hd3a, RFT1 and Gn1a. The Crop Journal. 13(2). 490–500.

Zhang, Yao, Jia Liu, Caigui Xiang, et al.. (2024). Revisiting the Role of Valeric Acid in Manipulating Ulcerative Colitis. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 30(4). 617–628. 13 indexed citations

Wang, Huihui, et al.. (2023). A transcriptional Regulator Gar Regulates the Growth and Virulence of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. Current Microbiology. 80(9). 279–279. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Fan, Meng Gao, Lijian Song, et al.. (2023). Magnetocaloric effect in (Tm67Cu33)80Al20 amorphous alloy. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 604. 122151–122151. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Fan, Pinghui Wu, Cheng Li, et al.. (2023). Oridonin inhibits the occurrence and development of colorectal cancer by reversing the Warburg effect via reducing PKM2 dimer formation and preventing its entry into the nucleus. European Journal of Pharmacology. 954. 175856–175856. 11 indexed citations

Pan, Xiaoyi, Lingyun Lin, Jiayun Yao, et al.. (2022). Establishment and characterization of a spinal cord tissue cell line from mandarin fish, Siniperca chuatsi and its susceptibility to several viruses. Journal of Fish Diseases. 45(10). 1419–1427. 13 indexed citations

Cao, Xuesong, Hongtao Xie, Jinghua Lu, et al.. (2022). Cut–dip–budding delivery system enables genetic modifications in plants without tissue culture. The Innovation. 4(1). 100345–100345. 177 indexed citations breakdown →

Nian, Jinqiang, Shuang Fang, Meng Guo, et al.. (2022). Regulation of nitrogen starvation responses by the alarmone (p)ppGpp in rice. Journal of genetics and genomics. 49(5). 469–480. 11 indexed citations

Xiang, Caigui, Fan Chen, Huimin Lu, et al.. (2021). Blockade of TLRs-triggered macrophage activation by caffeic acid exerted protective effects on experimental ulcerative colitis. Cellular Immunology. 365. 104364–104364. 26 indexed citations

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Chen, Fan, et al.. (2021). Determination of oroxin A, oroxin B, oroxylin A, oroxyloside, chrysin, chrysin 7-O-beta-gentiobioside, and guaijaverin in mouse blood by UPLC-MS/MS and its application to pharmacokinetics. Acta Chromatographica. 34(4). 394–402. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Heng, Yao Zhang, Fan Chen, et al.. (2021). Targeting PDE4 as a promising therapeutic strategy in chronic ulcerative colitis through modulating mucosal homeostasis. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 12(1). 228–245. 27 indexed citations

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Li, Heng, Fan Chen, Chunlan Feng, et al.. (2019). Inhibition of phosphodiesterase‐4 attenuates murine ulcerative colitis through interference with mucosal immunity. British Journal of Pharmacology. 176(13). 2209–2226. 74 indexed citations

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Lu, Huimin, Heng Li, Fan Chen, et al.. (2019). RIPK1 inhibitor ameliorates colitis by directly maintaining intestinal barrier homeostasis and regulating following IECs-immuno crosstalk. Biochemical Pharmacology. 172. 113751–113751. 18 indexed citations

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Wu, Qifan, Bin Zhao, Zhijin Fan, et al.. (2019). Discovery of Novel Piperidinylthiazole Derivatives As Broad-Spectrum Fungicidal Candidates. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 67(5). 1360–1370. 29 indexed citations

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Yang, Jing, Yuli Yin, Fan Chen, et al.. (2018). Comparison of Three n-Type Copolymers Based on Benzodithiophene and Naphthalene Diimide/Perylene Diimide/Fused Perylene Diimides for All-Polymer Solar Cells Application. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(27). 23263–23269. 27 indexed citations

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Wang, Qing, Jinqiang Nian, Xianzhi Xie, et al.. (2018). Genetic variations in ARE1 mediate grain yield by modulating nitrogen utilization in rice. Nature Communications. 9(1). 735–735. 107 indexed citations

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Chen, Fan. (2015). Study on generation and development of megaspores,microspores,and female and male gametophytes in chestnut 'Zunyu'. 1 indexed citations

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Bai, Jiaoteng, Xudong Zhu, Qing Wang, et al.. (2015). Rice TUTOU1 Encodes a Suppressor of cAMP Receptor-Like Protein That Is Important for Actin Organization and Panicle Development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 169(2). 1179–1191. 40 indexed citations

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Liu, Jun, Qingtao Lu, Xiaogang Wen, et al.. (2012). PSBP-DOMAIN PROTEIN1, a Nuclear-Encoded Thylakoid Lumenal Protein, Is Essential for Photosystem I Assembly in Arabidopsis . The Plant Cell. 24(12). 4992–5006. 109 indexed citations

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Chi, Wei, Jinfang Ma, Dongyuan Zhang, et al.. (2008). The Pentratricopeptide Repeat Protein DELAYED GREENING1 Is Involved in the Regulation of Early Chloroplast Development and Chloroplast Gene Expression in Arabidopsis . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 147(2). 573–584. 95 indexed citations

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