Jen Sheen

51.7k total citations · 24 hit papers
148 papers, 38.3k citations indexed

About

Jen Sheen is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jen Sheen has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 38.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Plant Science, 90 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Jen Sheen's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (77 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (47 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (35 papers). Jen Sheen is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (77 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (47 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (35 papers). Jen Sheen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Jen Sheen's co-authors include Sang-Dong Yoo, Young-Hee Cho, Filip Rolland, Elena Baena–González, Wan-Ling Chiu, Ildoo Hwang, Guillaume Tena, Li Zhou, Jyan-Chyun Jang and Bruno Müller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Jen Sheen

147 papers receiving 37.5k citations

Hit Papers

Arabidopsis mesophyll pro... 1990 2026 2002 2014 2007 2002 2006 1996 2007 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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. Arabidopsis mesophyll protoplasts: a versatile cell system for transient gene expression analysis
    2007 4.1k citations Sang-Dong Yoo, Young-Hee Cho et al. profile →
  2. MAP kinase signalling cascade in Arabidopsis innate immunity
    2002 2.1k citations Matthew R. Willmann, Jen Sheen et al. profile →
  3. SUGAR SENSING AND SIGNALING IN PLANTS: Conserved and Novel Mechanisms
    2006 1.8k citations Filip Rolland, Jen Sheen et al. profile →
  4. Engineered GFP as a vital reporter in plants
    1996 1.2k citations Jen Sheen et al. profile →
  5. A central integrator of transcription networks in plant stress and energy signalling
    2007 1.2k citations Filip Rolland, Jen Sheen et al. profile →
  6. Functional analysis of oxidative stress-activated mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade in plants
    2000 1.1k citations Jen Sheen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. In vitro reconstitution of an abscisic acid signalling pathway
    2009 1.0k citations Jen Sheen et al. profile →
  8. Sugar Sensing and Signaling in Plants
    2002 933 citations Filip Rolland, Brandon d. Moore et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  9. Role of the Arabidopsis Glucose Sensor HXK1 in Nutrient, Light, and Hormonal Signaling
    2003 926 citations Brandon d. Moore, Li Zhou et al. Science profile →
  10. Two-component circuitry in Arabidopsis cytokinin signal transduction
    2001 769 citations Ildoo Hwang, Jen Sheen profile →
  11. Hexokinase as a sugar sensor in higher plants.
    1997 731 citations Li Zhou, Jen Sheen et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  12. Calcium Signaling through Protein Kinases. The Arabidopsis Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase Gene Family
    2002 671 citations Shu-Hua Cheng, Matthew R. Willmann et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
  13. Differential innate immune signalling via Ca2+ sensor protein kinases
    2010 665 citations Matthew R. Willmann, Libo Shan et al. profile →
  14. A Unique Short-Chain Dehydrogenase/Reductase in Arabidopsis Glucose Signaling and Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis and Functions
    2002 665 citations Wan‐Hsing Cheng, Li Zhou et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  15. Glucose–TOR signalling reprograms the transcriptome and activates meristems
    2013 625 citations Yan Xiong, Qi Hall et al. profile →
  16. Signal Transduction in Maize and Arabidopsis Mesophyll Protoplasts
    2001 588 citations Jen Sheen PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
  17. Cytokinin Signaling Networks
    2012 555 citations Ildoo Hwang, Jen Sheen et al. profile →
  18. Metabolic repression of transcription in higher plants.
    1990 554 citations Jen Sheen The Plant Cell profile →
  19. Sugar sensing in higher plants.
    1994 548 citations Jen Sheen et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  20. Cytokinin and auxin interaction in root stem-cell specification during early embryogenesis
    2008 529 citations Jen Sheen et al. profile →
  21. Convergent energy and stress signaling
    2008 465 citations Jen Sheen et al. profile →
  22. CDPKs in immune and stress signaling
    2012 463 citations Jen Sheen et al. profile →
  23. Discovery of nitrate–CPK–NLP signalling in central nutrient–growth networks
    2017 462 citations Kun-Hsiang Liu, Mineko Konishi et al. profile →
  24. NIN-like protein 7 transcription factor is a plant nitrate sensor
    2022 162 citations Kun-Hsiang Liu, Ziwei Lin et al. Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Jen Sheen 33.5k 21.0k 1.2k 1.1k 841 148 38.3k
Ray A. Bressan 25.4k 0.8× 14.9k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 985 0.9× 984 1.2× 301 30.0k
Heribert Hirt 24.9k 0.7× 15.0k 0.7× 729 0.6× 1.5k 1.4× 854 1.0× 265 30.9k
Motoaki Seki 35.1k 1.0× 23.6k 1.1× 766 0.6× 784 0.7× 1.5k 1.7× 340 40.5k
Frank Van Breusegem 22.5k 0.7× 15.0k 0.7× 472 0.4× 957 0.8× 860 1.0× 197 28.9k
Daniel F. Klessig 27.5k 0.8× 13.3k 0.6× 971 0.8× 1.8k 1.6× 933 1.1× 238 32.5k
Klaus Apel 17.4k 0.5× 14.9k 0.7× 609 0.5× 638 0.6× 788 0.9× 178 23.7k
Hans J. Bohnert 20.2k 0.6× 12.3k 0.6× 595 0.5× 535 0.5× 1.2k 1.4× 248 25.0k
Andrew F. Bent 23.4k 0.7× 16.5k 0.8× 984 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 433 0.5× 97 27.6k
Chris Lamb 18.2k 0.5× 11.8k 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 1.6k 1.4× 646 0.8× 115 22.3k
Michael F. Thomashow 21.9k 0.7× 15.3k 0.7× 887 0.7× 331 0.3× 619 0.7× 112 25.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jen Sheen

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

All Works

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Zhang, Yilin, Yunteng Cao, Qingquan Ma, et al.. (2024). Polymeric Nanocarriers Autonomously Cross the Plant Cell Wall and Enable Protein Delivery for Stress Sensing. Advanced Materials. 36(41). e2409356–e2409356. 9 indexed citations
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Guo, Ying, Ruiyuan Zhang, Yiming Li, et al.. (2024). ABA-activated low-nanomolar Ca2+–CPK signalling controls root cap cycle plasticity and stress adaptation. Nature Plants. 11(1). 90–104. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yilin, Hui Sun, Michael R. Martinez, et al.. (2024). High Aspect Ratio Polymer Nanocarriers for Gene Delivery and Expression in Plants. Nano Letters. 25(2). 681–690. 4 indexed citations
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Sheen, Jen. (2024). The new horizon of plant auxin signaling via cell-surface co-receptors. Cell Research. 34(5). 343–344. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, Jiaqi Liu, Ruiqiang Ye, et al.. (2023). Mitigating growth-stress tradeoffs via elevated TOR signaling in rice. Molecular Plant. 17(2). 240–257. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Kun-Hsiang, Ziwei Lin, Zifu Wang, et al.. (2022). NIN-like protein 7 transcription factor is a plant nitrate sensor. Science. 377(6613). 1419–1425. 162 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lin, Choun‐Sea, Chen‐Tran Hsu, Po‐Xing Zheng, et al.. (2022). DNA-free CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing of wild tetraploid tomato Solanum peruvianum using protoplast regeneration. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 188(4). 1917–1930. 52 indexed citations
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Xue, Hui, Jingjing Meng, Lei Pei, et al.. (2022). ARF2‐PIF5 interaction controls transcriptional reprogramming in the ABS3 ‐mediated plant senescence pathway. The EMBO Journal. 41(19). e110988–e110988. 15 indexed citations
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Ramon, Matthew, Tuong Vi T. Dang, Sander Hulsmans, et al.. (2019). Default Activation and Nuclear Translocation of the Plant Cellular Energy Sensor SnRK1 Regulate Metabolic Stress Responses and Development. The Plant Cell. 31(7). 1614–1632. 113 indexed citations
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Chen, Guanhong, Ming‐Jung Liu, Yan Xiong, Jen Sheen, & Shu‐Hsing Wu. (2018). TOR and RPS6 transmit light signals to enhance protein translation in deetiolating Arabidopsis seedlings. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(50). 12823–12828. 86 indexed citations
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Li, Jianfeng, Dandan Zhang, & Jen Sheen. (2014). Cas9-Based Genome Editing in Arabidopsis and Tobacco. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 546. 459–472. 38 indexed citations
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Ramon, Matthew, Philip Ruelens, Yi Li, et al.. (2013). The hybrid Four‐ CBS ‐Domain KIN βγ subunit functions as the canonical γ subunit of the plant energy sensor Sn RK 1. The Plant Journal. 75(1). 11–25. 79 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jinggeng, Shu-Jing Wu, Xin Chen, et al.. (2013). The P seudomonas syringae effector HopF2 suppresses Arabidopsis immunity by targeting BAK 1. The Plant Journal. 77(2). 235–245. 103 indexed citations
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Sheen, Jen & Ping He. (2007). Nuclear Actions in Innate Immune Signaling. Cell. 128(5). 821–823. 8 indexed citations
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Cho, Young-Hee, Sang-Dong Yoo, & Jen Sheen. (2006). Regulatory Functions of Nuclear Hexokinase1 Complex in Glucose Signaling. Cell. 127(3). 579–589. 375 indexed citations
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Moore, Brandon d., Li Zhou, Filip Rolland, et al.. (2003). Role of the Arabidopsis Glucose Sensor HXK1 in Nutrient, Light, and Hormonal Signaling. Science. 300(5617). 332–336. 926 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rolland, Filip, Brandon d. Moore, & Jen Sheen. (2002). Sugar Sensing and Signaling in Plants. The Plant Cell. 14(suppl 1). S185–S205. 933 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cheng, Shu-Hua, et al.. (2002). Calcium Signaling through Protein Kinases. The Arabidopsis Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase Gene Family. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 129(2). 469–485. 671 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sheen, Jen. (1995). Chapter 21 Methods for Mesophyll and Bundle Sheath Cell Separation. Methods in cell biology. 49. 305–314. 28 indexed citations

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