Jinkui Cheng

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Jinkui Cheng is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jinkui Cheng has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Jinkui Cheng's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (16 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (11 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (11 papers). Jinkui Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (16 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (11 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (11 papers). Jinkui Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Austria. Jinkui Cheng's co-authors include Shuhua Yang, Yiting Shi, Zhizhong Gong, Keyi Ye, Hui Li, Xiaoyan Zhang, Jigang Li, Yan Guo, Jingjing Meng and Yujuan Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Jinkui Cheng

26 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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BZR1 Positively Regulates Freezing Tolerance via CBF-Dependent and CBF-Independent Pathways in Arabidopsis

2017 305 citations Hui Li, Keyi Ye et al. Molecular Plant profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jinkui Cheng China	15	1.1k	750	63	28	25	29	1.3k
Zhengge Zhu China	17	1.0k 0.9×	712 0.9×	122 1.9×	14 0.5×	26 1.0×	31	1.2k
Sujuan Cui China	17	1.1k 0.9×	910 1.2×	57 0.9×	29 1.0×	16 0.6×	37	1.2k
Ming Zhong China	12	827 0.7×	546 0.7×	36 0.6×	12 0.4×	23 0.9×	21	959
Yongsig Kim United States	9	1.3k 1.2×	813 1.1×	32 0.5×	20 0.7×	26 1.0×	10	1.5k
Chi-Nga Chow Taiwan	8	576 0.5×	455 0.6×	50 0.8×	15 0.5×	28 1.1×	9	745
Xuke Lu China	18	877 0.8×	541 0.7×	25 0.4×	16 0.6×	16 0.6×	61	1.1k
Shan Duan China	10	699 0.6×	546 0.7×	69 1.1×	25 0.9×	48 1.9×	15	910
Shuzhen Zhao China	20	898 0.8×	577 0.8×	51 0.8×	9 0.3×	21 0.8×	52	1.1k
Weike Duan China	21	990 0.9×	830 1.1×	53 0.8×	17 0.6×	10 0.4×	38	1.2k
Chao Mei China	12	951 0.8×	730 1.0×	27 0.4×	13 0.5×	12 0.5×	21	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jinkui Cheng

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

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Yang, Shiping, Yijie Wang, Qin Huang, et al.. (2025). A pangenome of maize provides genetic insights into drought resistance. Nature Genetics. 57(11). 2831–2841.

Sun, Zhihui, Jinkui Cheng, Deping Hua, et al.. (2025). ZmGCT1/2 negatively regulate drought tolerance in maize by inhibiting ZmSLAC1 to maintain guard cell turgor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(15). e2423037122–e2423037122. 3 indexed citations

Hu, Xiaoying, Jinkui Cheng, Yujuan Zhu, et al.. (2024). Ca ²⁺ ‐independent ZmCPK2 is inhibited by Ca ²⁺ ‐dependent ZmCPK17 during drought response in maize. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 66(7). 1313–1333. 18 indexed citations

Cheng, Jinkui, et al.. (2024). Phosphorylation of ZmAL14 by ZmSnRK2.2 regulates drought resistance through derepressing ZmROP8 expression. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 66(7). 1334–1350. 9 indexed citations

Li, Xidong, et al.. (2024). ZmCRK1 negatively regulates maize's response to drought stress by phosphorylating plasma membrane H⁺‐ATPase ZmMHA2. New Phytologist. 244(4). 1362–1376. 6 indexed citations

Tian, Tian, Shu Zhang, Yanni Zhu, & Jinkui Cheng. (2023). Clinical Analysis of 137 Cases of Fungal Keratitis. 7(4). 197–205.

Wang, Yaping, Jinkui Cheng, Qian Li, et al.. (2022). Nitrate availability controls translocation of the transcription factor NAC075 for cell-type-specific reprogramming of root growth. Developmental Cell. 57(23). 2638–2651.e6. 12 indexed citations

He, Deyun, et al.. (2022). Chl1 coordinates with H3K9 methyltransferase Clr4 to reduce the accumulation of RNA-DNA hybrids and maintain genome stability. iScience. 25(5). 104313–104313.

Wang, Guangxing, Kai Wang, Zhen Li, et al.. (2021). Verticillium dahliae effector VDAL protects MYB6 from degradation by interacting with PUB25 and PUB26 E3 ligases to enhance Verticillium wilt resistance. The Plant Cell. 33(12). 3675–3699. 69 indexed citations

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Li, Cong, Lijuan Qi, Yanjun Jing, et al.. (2021). Mutual upregulation of HY5 and TZP in mediating phytochrome A signaling. The Plant Cell. 34(1). 633–654. 22 indexed citations

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Liang, Xiaoyan, Songyu Liu, Tao Wang, et al.. (2021). Metabolomics‐driven gene mining and genetic improvement of tolerance to salt‐induced osmotic stress in maize. New Phytologist. 230(6). 2355–2370. 58 indexed citations

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Zeng, Rong, Zhuoyang Li, Yiting Shi, et al.. (2021). Natural variation in a type-A response regulator confers maize chilling tolerance. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4713–4713. 111 indexed citations

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Ji, Yun, et al.. (2021). ZMK1 Is Involved in K+ Uptake and Regulated by Protein Kinase ZmCIPK23 in Zea mays. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 517742–517742. 13 indexed citations

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Dong, Xiaojing, Yan Yan, Bochen Jiang, et al.. (2020). The cold response regulator CBF1 promotes Arabidopsis hypocotyl growth at ambient temperatures. The EMBO Journal. 39(13). e103630–e103630. 68 indexed citations

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Qi, Lijuan, Shan Liu, Cong Li, et al.. (2020). PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTORS Interact with the ABA Receptors PYL8 and PYL9 to Orchestrate ABA Signaling in Darkness. Molecular Plant. 13(3). 414–430. 92 indexed citations

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Li, Cong, Xiaojing Dong, Hong Li, et al.. (2020). MYB30 Is a Key Negative Regulator of Arabidopsis Photomorphogenic Development That Promotes PIF4 and PIF5 Protein Accumulation in the Light. The Plant Cell. 32(7). 2196–2215. 83 indexed citations

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Wang, Lishuan, Chunlei Wang, Xinye Liu, et al.. (2019). Peroxisomal β-oxidation regulates histone acetylation and DNA methylation in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(21). 10576–10585. 33 indexed citations

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Li, Hui, Keyi Ye, Yiting Shi, et al.. (2017). BZR1 Positively Regulates Freezing Tolerance via CBF-Dependent and CBF-Independent Pathways in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant. 10(4). 545–559. 305 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Jixiang, Shaojun Xie, Jinkui Cheng, et al.. (2016). The second subunit of DNA-polymerase delta is required for genomic stability and epigenetic regulation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 171(2). pp.01976.2015–pp.01976.2015. 20 indexed citations

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Kong, Lingyao, Jinkui Cheng, Yujuan Zhu, et al.. (2015). Degradation of the ABA co-receptor ABI1 by PUB12/13 U-box E3 ligases. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8630–8630. 248 indexed citations

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