Jian Zhao

17.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
263 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Jian Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Jian Zhao has authored 263 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Molecular Biology, 108 papers in Plant Science and 24 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Jian Zhao's work include Plant Gene Expression Analysis (38 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (38 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (31 papers). Jian Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Plant Gene Expression Analysis (38 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (38 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (31 papers). Jian Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Jian Zhao's co-authors include Robert Verpoorte, Lawrence C. Davis, Richard A. Dixon, Xuemin Wang, Penghui Li, Wenhua Zhang, Qiu Hu, Gaoyang Zhang, Chunbo Qin and Weihua Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jian Zhao

249 papers receiving 11.1k 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.

Elicitor signal transduction leading to production of plant secondary metabolites

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jian Zhao China	55	6.8k	6.3k	1.1k	834	802	263	11.4k
Lloyd W. Sumner United States	59	7.4k 1.1×	5.7k 0.9×	757 0.7×	359 0.4×	848 1.1×	156	12.0k
Toshihiro Nohara Japan	48	7.3k 1.1×	4.2k 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	1.5k 1.9×	512	11.7k
Norman Lewis United States	58	7.2k 1.0×	5.3k 0.8×	577 0.5×	422 0.5×	760 0.9×	185	11.1k
Yueh‐Hsiung Kuo Taiwan	60	7.0k 1.0×	4.0k 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	409 0.5×	1.4k 1.7×	616	14.6k
Takayuki Tohge Germany	69	12.5k 1.8×	11.8k 1.9×	1.9k 1.8×	214 0.3×	792 1.0×	188	18.4k
Zhao‐Jun Wei China	60	3.9k 0.6×	3.5k 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	496 0.6×	3.4k 4.3×	363	11.0k
Ric C. H. de Vos Netherlands	60	6.2k 0.9×	5.4k 0.9×	2.0k 1.8×	403 0.5×	1.3k 1.6×	159	11.0k
Mami Yamazaki Japan	53	7.2k 1.1×	3.9k 0.6×	1.6k 1.5×	187 0.2×	565 0.7×	186	10.4k
G. Paul Bolwell United Kingdom	48	4.7k 0.7×	7.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.4×	721 0.9×	840 1.0×	124	11.0k
Kazufumi Yazaki Japan	53	5.3k 0.8×	4.9k 0.8×	667 0.6×	180 0.2×	442 0.6×	207	9.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Jian Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jian Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jian Zhao

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

All Works

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Zheng, Zhaolei, Jinsong Wang, Qi Zhong, et al.. (2025). JA Regulates Caffeine Biosynthesis in Tea Leaf for Resistance Against Fungal Infection and Antagonises With GA to Balance the Defence–Growth Trade‐Off via CsDELLA ‐ JAZ ‐ MYC2 ‐ MYB184 ‐ TCS1 Module. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(12). 5865–5890.

Zuo, Hao, Ping Li, Juan Li, et al.. (2024). Strigolactones Regulate Secondary Metabolism and Nitrogen/Phosphate Signaling in Tea Plants via Transcriptional Reprogramming and Hormonal Interactions. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72(46). 25860–25878. 4 indexed citations

Zhao, Huanhuan, et al.. (2024). Long-Term Successional Subculture Dynamics and Their Effects on the Proliferation Efficiency, Embryogenic Potential, and Genetic Stability of Embryogenic Tissues in Larix principis-rupprechtii Mayr. Forests. 15(4). 627–627. 1 indexed citations

Yu, Shuwei, Mingzhi Zhu, Ping Li, et al.. (2024). Dissection of the spatial dynamics of biosynthesis, transport, and turnover of major amino acids in tea plants (Camellia sinensis). Horticulture Research. 11(5). uhae060–uhae060. 10 indexed citations

Darwish, Doaa Bahaa Eldin, Amany H. A. Abeed, Amal Alyamani, et al.. (2024). Molecular Cloning and Expression Analysis of Geranyllinalool Synthase Gene (SgGES) from Salvia guaranitica Plants. Horticulturae. 10(7). 668–668. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Di, et al.. (2023). Enamel cutting mechanism and performance of different dental burs: an in vitro study. Materials Research Express. 10(5). 55401–55401. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Di, et al.. (2023). Assessment of oral health status and related factors in adolescents aged 12–15 years in the Gansu Province of China: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Oral Health. 23(1). 9 indexed citations

Wang, Jun, et al.. (2023). TMEM33 as a Prognostic Biomarker of Cervical Cancer and Its Correlation with Immune Infiltration. Mediators of Inflammation. 2023. 1–12. 3 indexed citations

Li, Penghui, Jiamin Fu, Yujie Xu, et al.. (2022). CsMYB184 regulates caffeine biosynthesis in tea plants. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 20(6). 1012–1014. 35 indexed citations

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Ali, Mohammed, Long Miao, Doaa Bahaa Eldin Darwish, et al.. (2021). Overexpression of Terpenoid Biosynthesis Genes From Garden Sage (Salvia officinalis) Modulates Rhizobia Interaction and Nodulation in Soybean. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 783269–783269. 17 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xuecheng, et al.. (2021). CsbZIP1-CsMYB12 mediates the production of bitter-tasting flavonols in tea plants (Camellia sinensis) through a coordinated activator–repressor network. Horticulture Research. 8(1). 110–110. 76 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jian, et al.. (2020). DNN-HMM based acoustic model for continuous pig cough sound recognition. International journal of agricultural and biological engineering. 13(3). 186–193. 3 indexed citations

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He, Dan, Hui Wang, Ying Dong, et al.. (2020). POLE mutation combined with microcystic, elongated and fragmented (MELF) pattern invasion in endometrial carcinomas might be associated with poor survival in Chinese women. Gynecologic Oncology. 159(1). 36–42. 25 indexed citations

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Sun, Jun, Haijing Li, Zhaoliang Zhang, et al.. (2019). Endophytic Bacteria as Contributors to Theanine Production in Camellia sinensis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 67(38). 10685–10693. 38 indexed citations

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Liu, Linlin, Yingying Li, Guangbiao She, et al.. (2018). Metabolite profiling and transcriptomic analyses reveal an essential role of UVR8-mediated signal transduction pathway in regulating flavonoid biosynthesis in tea plants (Camellia sinensis) in response to shading. BMC Plant Biology. 18(1). 233–233. 101 indexed citations

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Yang, Yuemei, Jian Zhao, Shusheng Geng, et al.. (2015). Improving Trastuzumab’s Stability Profile by Removing the Two Degradation Hotspots. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 104(6). 1960–1970. 19 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jian. (2008). Morphological Variations of Siniperca chuatsi,Sniperca scherzeri and Their Hybrid(S.chuatsi ×S.scherzeri). Huazhong Nongye Daxue xuebao. 7 indexed citations

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Mishra, Girish, Wenhua Zhang, Fan Deng, Jian Zhao, & Xuemin Wang. (2006). A Bifurcating Pathway Directs Abscisic Acid Effects on Stomatal Closure and Opening in Arabidopsis. Science. 312(5771). 264–266. 319 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wenhua, Chunbo Qin, Jian Zhao, & Xuemin Wang. (2004). Phospholipase Dα1-derived phosphatidic acid interacts with ABI1 phosphatase 2C and regulates abscisic acid signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(25). 9508–9513. 406 indexed citations

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Yang, Jing, Jian Zhao, Shuping Liang, & Hongyuan Yang. (2002). Ultracytochemical localization of calcium in rice central cell before and after fertilization. Acta Biologica Cracoviensia s Botanica. 44. 2 indexed citations

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