Fang Chen

9.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
113 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Fang Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Fang Chen has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 23 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Fang Chen's work include Plant Gene Expression Analysis (39 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (22 papers) and Biochemical and biochemical processes (21 papers). Fang Chen is often cited by papers focused on Plant Gene Expression Analysis (39 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (22 papers) and Biochemical and biochemical processes (21 papers). Fang Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Fang Chen's co-authors include Richard A. Dixon, Lisa A. Jackson, Dianjing Guo, Jack W. Blount, Jin Nakashima, Gail Shadle, John Ralph, Parvathi Kota, Kentaro Inoue and Yuki Tobimatsu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Fang Chen

106 papers receiving 6.7k 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.

Lignin modification improves fermentable sugar yields for biofuel production

2007 1.0k citations Fang Chen, Richard A. Dixon profile →
Genetic manipulation of lignin reduces recalcitrance and improves ethanol production from switchgrass

2011 508 citations Chunxiang Fu, Jonathan R. Mielenz et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fang Chen China	37	4.0k	3.4k	2.4k	1.0k	697	113	6.9k
Mingjie Jin China	45	3.9k 1.0×	4.9k 1.4×	881 0.4×	901 0.9×	156 0.2×	182	7.2k
Jie Bao China	45	4.7k 1.2×	5.0k 1.5×	737 0.3×	1.2k 1.2×	72 0.1×	306	8.0k
Fei Wang China	44	2.2k 0.5×	2.3k 0.7×	921 0.4×	502 0.5×	107 0.2×	291	6.8k
Mats Sandgren Sweden	39	2.8k 0.7×	3.4k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	1.7k 1.7×	62 0.1×	108	5.3k
K. T. Shanmugam United States	55	6.0k 1.5×	3.8k 1.1×	867 0.4×	623 0.6×	90 0.1×	133	8.3k
Sun‐Mi Lee South Korea	40	2.6k 0.7×	1.8k 0.5×	608 0.3×	278 0.3×	64 0.1×	200	5.2k
Jørn Dalgaard Mikkelsen Denmark	44	3.1k 0.8×	945 0.3×	5.0k 2.1×	1.4k 1.3×	68 0.1×	121	8.2k
Yuguang Du China	42	2.1k 0.5×	752 0.2×	1.5k 0.6×	545 0.5×	70 0.1×	153	4.9k
Markus Pauly United States	63	5.2k 1.3×	3.1k 0.9×	9.0k 3.8×	873 0.9×	437 0.6×	148	11.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Fang Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fang Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fang Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fang Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fang 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 Fang Chen. Fang 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Fang, Jian Li, & Hans Renata. (2025). Development of Sclareol- and Sclareolide-Based Chemoenzymatic Approaches to Ring Intact and Seco Limonoids. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(24). 21131–21142. 3 indexed citations

Zhuo, Chunliu, Xiaoqiang Wang, Him K. Shrestha, et al.. (2024). Major facilitator family transporters specifically enhance caffeyl alcohol uptake during C‐lignin biosynthesis. New Phytologist. 246(4). 1520–1535. 4 indexed citations

Li, Dongxu, et al.. (2024). Genetically Engineered Goats as Efficient Mammary Gland Bioreactors for Production of Recombinant Human Neutrophil Peptide 1 Using CRISPR/Cas9. Biology. 13(6). 367–367. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Na, Yao Pan, Qi Liu, et al.. (2024). Protective benefits and mechanisms of Phyllanthus emblica Linn. on aging induced by oxidative stress: a system review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 9420029–9420029. 10 indexed citations

Li, Shutao, Fang Chen, Tianyi Ma, & Hongwei Huang. (2023). Vacancy engineered BiVO4 photoanode realizes efficient photoelectrochemical CH3OH oxidation in near-neutral media: Active site regulation improves HCHO selectivity. Chemical Engineering Journal. 467. 143421–143421. 12 indexed citations

Ha, Chan Man, Luis L. Escamilla‐Treviño, Chunliu Zhuo, et al.. (2023). Systematic approaches to C-lignin engineering in Medicago truncatula. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16(1). 100–100. 11 indexed citations

Zeng, Qi, Yarong Liu, Feng Yang, et al.. (2023). Dynamic changes of serum metabolite profiling in septic mice based on high performance liquid chromatography of quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry analysis. European Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 29(3). 159–169. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Xin, Chunliu Zhuo, Xirong Xiao, et al.. (2020). Substrate Specificity of LACCASE8 Facilitates Polymerization of Caffeyl Alcohol for C-Lignin Biosynthesis in the Seed Coat of Cleome hassleriana. The Plant Cell. 32(12). 3825–3845. 53 indexed citations

Han, Hailong, Jieqiong Tan, Ruoxi Wang, et al.. (2020). PINK 1 phosphorylates Drp1 ^S616 to regulate mitophagy‐independent mitochondrial dynamics. EMBO Reports. 21(8). e48686–e48686. 149 indexed citations

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Li, Mi, Yunqiao Pu, Fang Chen, & Arthur J. Ragauskas. (2020). Synthesis and Characterization of Lignin-grafted-poly(ε-caprolactone) from Different Biomass Sources. New Biotechnology. 60. 189–199. 26 indexed citations

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Vermaas, Josh V., Richard A. Dixon, Fang Chen, et al.. (2019). Passive membrane transport of lignin-related compounds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(46). 23117–23123. 115 indexed citations

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Wang, Pan, Daotong Li, Weixin Ke, et al.. (2019). Resveratrol-induced gut microbiota reduces obesity in high-fat diet-fed mice. International Journal of Obesity. 44(1). 213–225. 244 indexed citations

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Li, Yanding, Li Shuai, Hoon Kim, et al.. (2018). An “ideal lignin” facilitates full biomass utilization. Science Advances. 4(9). 222 indexed citations

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Stone, Michael L., Eric M. Anderson, Kelly M. Meek, et al.. (2018). Reductive Catalytic Fractionation of C-Lignin. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6(9). 11211–11218. 108 indexed citations

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Peng, Ting, Fang Chen, Linjiang Tong, et al.. (2015). Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of 7,8-dihydroxy-4-arylcoumarins. Letters in Drug Design & Discovery. 12(5). 366–373. 1 indexed citations

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Gao, Jihai, et al.. (2013). Physiological and metabolic responses of Jatropha to chilling stress.. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 15(5). 871–877. 10 indexed citations

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Fu, Chunxiang, Jonathan R. Mielenz, Xirong Xiao, et al.. (2011). Genetic manipulation of lignin reduces recalcitrance and improves ethanol production from switchgrass. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(9). 3803–3808. 508 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shadle, Gail, Fang Chen, M. Sreenivasa Reddy, et al.. (2007). Down-regulation of hydroxycinnamoyl CoA: Shikimate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase in transgenic alfalfa affects lignification, development and forage quality. Phytochemistry. 68(11). 1521–1529. 203 indexed citations

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Qin, Wei, et al.. (2004). Western blotting analysis of curcin from Jatropha curcas upon drought stress.. Beijing Linye Daxue xuebao. 26(5). 26–30. 1 indexed citations

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An, Jie, et al.. (2004). Molecular Cloning of a Novel Mannose-binding Lectin Gene from Bulbs of Amaryllis vittata (Amaryllidaceae). Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 46(11). 1301–1306. 5 indexed citations

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