Houping Wang

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
32 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Houping Wang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Houping Wang has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Plant Science, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Houping Wang's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (14 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (11 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (9 papers). Houping Wang is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (14 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (11 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (9 papers). Houping Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Switzerland. Houping Wang's co-authors include Diqiu Yu, Jinjing Pan, Yan‐Ru Hu, Dengji Lou, Wei Li, Yanru Hu, Gang Liang, Xiao Han, Yanjuan Jiang and Ligang Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Plant Cell and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Houping Wang

29 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Jasmonate regulates leaf senescence and tolerance to cold stress: crosstalk with other phytohormones

2017 359 citations Yan‐Ru Hu, Yanjuan Jiang et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →
Functions of WRKYs in plant growth and development

2023 124 citations Houping Wang, Wanqin Chen et al. Trends in Plant Science profile →
WRKY transcription factors: Hubs for regulating plant growth and stress responses

2025 31 citations Wanqin Chen, Zhiyu Xu et al. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Houping Wang China	22	1.9k	1.6k	304	144	83	32	2.5k
Mark Zander United States	19	2.1k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	137 0.5×	455 3.2×	21 0.3×	27	2.7k
Colleen J. Doherty United States	18	2.5k 1.3×	1.7k 1.1×	137 0.5×	39 0.3×	19 0.2×	41	3.0k
Pil Joong Chung South Korea	20	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	134 0.4×	53 0.4×	17 0.2×	25	1.8k
Nan Yang China	20	832 0.4×	511 0.3×	138 0.5×	25 0.2×	31 0.4×	55	1.4k
Avital Adato Israel	17	828 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	142 0.5×	28 0.2×	50 0.6×	25	2.0k
Lihua Wang China	19	412 0.2×	741 0.5×	166 0.5×	368 2.6×	105 1.3×	60	1.2k
Dominique Audenaert Belgium	22	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	282 0.9×	20 0.1×	14 0.2×	40	2.6k
Zhiyong Shao China	19	581 0.3×	760 0.5×	73 0.2×	24 0.2×	18 0.2×	62	1.5k
Yiwen Li China	23	1.2k 0.6×	437 0.3×	314 1.0×	39 0.3×	16 0.2×	56	1.9k
Matthew McCormack United States	11	2.0k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	38 0.1×	40 0.3×	39 0.5×	11	2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Houping Wang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Chen, Houping Wang, Ruixue Liu, et al.. (2025). A chronopharmacological comparison of ciprofol and propofol: focus on sedation and side effects. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 18. 1567453–1567453.

Chen, Wanqin, et al.. (2025). ArabidopsisRGLG1/2 regulate flowering time under different soil moisture conditions by affecting the protein stability of TOE1/2. New Phytologist. 246(4). 1609–1626. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Wanqin, et al.. (2025). WRKY transcription factors: Hubs for regulating plant growth and stress responses. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 67(3). 488–509. 31 indexed citations breakdown →

Deng, Luyao, Wanqin Chen, Zhiyu Xu, et al.. (2024). Transcription factor OsWRKY11 induces rice heading at low concentrations but inhibits rice heading at high concentrations. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 66(7). 1385–1407. 13 indexed citations

Hong, Weilong, Xue Zeng, Houping Wang, et al.. (2024). PGC-1α loss promotes mitochondrial protein lactylation in acetaminophen-induced liver injury via the LDHB-lactate axis. Pharmacological Research. 205. 107228–107228. 22 indexed citations

Wang, Houping, et al.. (2023). Functions of WRKYs in plant growth and development. Trends in Plant Science. 28(6). 630–645. 124 indexed citations breakdown →

Chen, Wanqin, Lirong Zhao, Lei Liu, et al.. (2021). Iron deficiency-induced transcription factors bHLH38/100/101 negatively modulate flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Science. 308. 110929–110929. 17 indexed citations

Pan, Jinjing, Yanru Hu, Houping Wang, et al.. (2020). Molecular Mechanism Underlying the Synergetic Effect of Jasmonate on Abscisic Acid Signaling during Seed Germination in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 32(12). 3846–3865. 113 indexed citations

Zhao, Dake, et al.. (2020). Phytomelatonin: An Emerging Regulator of Plant Biotic Stress Resistance. Trends in Plant Science. 26(1). 70–82. 125 indexed citations

10.

Chen, Junqiu, Houping Wang, Yang Li, et al.. (2018). Arabidopsis VQ10 interacts with WRKY8 to modulate basal defense against Botrytis cinerea. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 60(10). 956–969. 59 indexed citations

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Lou, Dengji, Houping Wang, & Diqiu Yu. (2018). The sucrose non-fermenting-1-related protein kinases SAPK1 and SAPK2 function collaboratively as positive regulators of salt stress tolerance in rice. BMC Plant Biology. 18(1). 203–203. 68 indexed citations

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Hu, Yan‐Ru, Yanjuan Jiang, Xiao Han, et al.. (2017). Jasmonate regulates leaf senescence and tolerance to cold stress: crosstalk with other phytohormones. Journal of Experimental Botany. 68(6). 1361–1369. 359 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lou, Dengji, Houping Wang, Gang Liang, & Diqiu Yu. (2017). OsSAPK2 Confers Abscisic Acid Sensitivity and Tolerance to Drought Stress in Rice. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 993–993. 224 indexed citations

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Li, Yang, Houping Wang, Xiaoli Li, Gang Liang, & Diqiu Yu. (2017). Two DELLA-interacting proteins bHLH48 and bHLH60 regulate flowering under long-day conditions in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany. 68(11). 2757–2767. 36 indexed citations

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Li, Wei, Houping Wang, & Diqiu Yu. (2016). Arabidopsis WRKY Transcription Factors WRKY12 and WRKY13 Oppositely Regulate Flowering under Short-Day Conditions. Molecular Plant. 9(11). 1492–1503. 194 indexed citations

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Wang, Houping, et al.. (2015). Arabidopsis WRKY8 Transcription FactorAssociated Genes VQ10 and VQ11 are Responsive to Multiple Abiotic Stresses. Plant Diversity. 37(6). 760. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Houping, Yanru Hu, Jinjing Pan, & Diqiu Yu. (2015). Arabidopsis VQ motif-containing proteins VQ12 and VQ29 negatively modulate basal defense against Botrytis cinerea. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 14185–14185. 55 indexed citations

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Wang, Houping, Jason B. Dictenberg, Li Ku, et al.. (2007). Dynamic Association of the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein as a Messenger Ribonucleoprotein between Microtubules and Polyribosomes. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 19(1). 105–114. 51 indexed citations

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Lu, Robert, Houping Wang, Zhe Liang, et al.. (2004). The fragile X protein controls microtubule-associated protein 1B translation and microtubule stability in brain neuron development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(42). 15201–15206. 255 indexed citations

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Wang, Houping, et al.. (2000). The mechanism of induction of anergic cells by CTLA4Ig. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 20(3). 155–158. 1 indexed citations

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