Feng Chen

10.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
147 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Feng Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Feng Chen has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Molecular Biology, 67 papers in Plant Science and 33 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Feng Chen's work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (82 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (31 papers) and Plant and animal studies (28 papers). Feng Chen is often cited by papers focused on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (82 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (31 papers) and Plant and animal studies (28 papers). Feng Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Feng Chen's co-authors include Eran Pichersky, Dorothea Tholl, Jörg Bohlmann, Jonathan Gershenzon, Tobias G. Köllner, John C. D’Auria, Xinlu Chen, Nan Zhao, Joshua S. Yuan and Qidong Jia and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Feng Chen

139 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

The family of terpene synthases in plants: a mid‐size family of genes for specialized metabolism that is highly diversified throughout the kingdom

2011 1.1k citations Feng Chen, Dorothea Tholl et al. The Plant Journal profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Feng Chen	4.2k	2.8k	1.1k	1.1k	968	147	6.3k
Dorothea Tholl	5.0k 1.2×	3.1k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	988 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	55	7.7k
Jörg Degenhardt	3.6k 0.8×	3.5k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	856 0.8×	2.5k 2.5×	66	6.7k
Tobias G. Köllner	5.3k 1.3×	4.2k 1.5×	1.9k 1.7×	1.5k 1.4×	3.1k 3.2×	153	9.1k
Hisakazu Yamane	6.0k 1.4×	6.0k 2.2×	807 0.7×	630 0.6×	818 0.8×	303	10.7k
Francel Verstappen	2.4k 0.6×	3.6k 1.3×	1.9k 1.7×	350 0.3×	538 0.6×	65	5.5k
Efraim Lewinsohn	3.1k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	693 0.6×	382 0.4×	494 0.5×	66	5.1k
Bettina Tudzynski	4.0k 1.0×	5.7k 2.0×	1.5k 1.3×	3.0k 2.8×	271 0.3×	114	8.6k
Dinesh A. Nagegowda	2.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	527 0.5×	339 0.3×	472 0.5×	52	3.3k
Birgit Piechulla	2.7k 0.6×	3.6k 1.3×	528 0.5×	600 0.6×	436 0.5×	117	6.2k
Robert C. Schuurink	4.6k 1.1×	6.2k 2.2×	1.9k 1.7×	248 0.2×	3.2k 3.3×	104	9.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Feng Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Feng Chen

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All Works

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Chen, Feng, Bo Lv, Jiaqi Guo, et al.. (2025). Genome-wide identification and characterization of ALOG domain genes in Rosa. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16. 1690365–1690365.

Chen, Lingling, Rui Gao, Guo Wei, et al.. (2025). Microbial‐type terpene synthases significantly contribute to the terpene profile of glandular trichomes of the fern Dryopteris fragrans (L.). The Plant Journal. 121(6). e70079–e70079.

Hu, Menghong, et al.. (2024). Molecular insights into the physiological impact of low-frequency noise on sea slug Onchidium reevesii: Activation of p53 signaling and oxidative stress response. Journal of Environmental Management. 373. 123481–123481. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Xinlu, et al.. (2024). Pollinator visitation patterns are influenced by floral volatile profiles. Plant Ecology. 225(9). 929–942. 3 indexed citations

Hu, Jing, Ruiqi Wang, Feng Chen, et al.. (2024). Identification, Characterization, Cloning, and Cross-Reactivity of Zan b 2, a Novel Pepper Allergen of 11S Legumin. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72(14). 8189–8199. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Xuemin, Sumei Chen, Fadi Chen, et al.. (2023). Infestation with chewing (Spodoptera frugiperda) and piercing-sucking (Tetranychus urticae) arthropod lead to differential emission and biosynthesis of HIPVs underscoring MeSA and terpenoids in chrysanthemum foliage. Scientia Horticulturae. 326. 112767–112767. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Wanbo, Yifan Jiang, Zhiyong Guan, et al.. (2022). Dynamic regulation of volatile terpenoid production and emission from Chrysanthemum morifolium capitula. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 182. 11–21. 14 indexed citations

Chen, Rong, Qidong Jia, Xin Mu, et al.. (2021). Systematic mining of fungal chimeric terpene synthases using an efficient precursor-providing yeast chassis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(29). 39 indexed citations

Yan, Xingxing, Ying Huang, Hui Song, et al.. (2021). A MYB4-MAN3-Mannose-MNB1 signaling cascade regulates cadmium tolerance in Arabidopsis. PLoS Genetics. 17(6). e1009636–e1009636. 29 indexed citations

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Chen, Feng, et al.. (2020). Global identification of genes associated with xylan biosynthesis in cotton fiber. Journal of Cotton Research. 3(1). 9 indexed citations

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Luck, Katrin, et al.. (2020). The reconstruction and biochemical characterization of ancestral genes furnish insights into the evolution of terpene synthase function in the Poaceae. Plant Molecular Biology. 104(1-2). 203–215. 17 indexed citations

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Yamashita, Yüko, Katsuyuki T. Yamato, Ryuichi Nishihama, et al.. (2020). Fungal-Type Terpene Synthases in Marchantia polymorpha Are Involved in Sesquiterpene Biosynthesis in Oil Body Cells. Plant and Cell Physiology. 62(3). 528–537. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Xinlu, Tobias G. Köllner, Wangdan Xiong, Guo Wei, & Feng Chen. (2019). Emission and biosynthesis of volatile terpenoids from the plasmodial slime mold Physarum polycephalum. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 15. 2872–2880. 4 indexed citations

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Jia, Qidong, Xinlu Chen, Tobias G. Köllner, et al.. (2019). Terpene Synthase Genes Originated from Bacteria through Horizontal Gene Transfer Contribute to Terpenoid Diversity in Fungi. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 9223–9223. 37 indexed citations

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Chen, Hao, Tobias G. Köllner, Guanglin Li, et al.. (2019). Combinatorial Evolution of a Terpene Synthase Gene Cluster Explains Terpene Variations in Oryza. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 182(1). 480–492. 38 indexed citations

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Wei, Guo, Qidong Jia, Xinlu Chen, et al.. (2018). Terpene Biosynthesis in Red Algae Is Catalyzed by Microbial Type But Not Typical Plant Terpene Synthases. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 179(2). 382–390. 42 indexed citations

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Chen, Yu‐Lei, Feng Chen, Qian Zhang, et al.. (2018). Purification, Characterization, and Crystal Structure of Parvalbumins, the Major Allergens in Mustelus griseus. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 66(30). 8150–8159. 5 indexed citations

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Luck, Katrin, Qidong Jia, Meret Huber, et al.. (2017). CYP79 P450 monooxygenases in gymnosperms: CYP79A118 is associated with the formation of taxiphyllin in Taxus baccata. Plant Molecular Biology. 95(1-2). 169–180. 30 indexed citations

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Jia, Qidong, Guanglin Li, Tobias G. Köllner, et al.. (2016). Microbial-type terpene synthase genes occur widely in nonseed land plants, but not in seed plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(43). 12328–12333. 78 indexed citations

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Chen, Feng, John C. D’Auria, Dorothea Tholl, et al.. (2003). An Arabidopsis thaliana gene for methylsalicylate biosynthesis, identified by a biochemical genomics approach, has a role in defense. The Plant Journal. 36(5). 577–588. 257 indexed citations

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