Kai Shi

17.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
227 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Kai Shi is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Shi has authored 227 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 178 papers in Plant Science, 93 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Kai Shi's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (82 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (49 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (47 papers). Kai Shi is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (82 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (49 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (47 papers). Kai Shi collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Kai Shi's co-authors include Jingquan Yu, Yanhong Zhou, Xiaojian Xia, Jie Zhou, Zhixiang Chen, Golam Jalal Ahammed, Christine H. Foyer, Tadao Asami, Weihua Mao and Baofang Fan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kai Shi

221 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Functional Analysis of the Arabidopsis PAL Gene Family in Plant Growth, Development, and Response to Environmental Stress

2010 727 citations Kai Shi, Jingquan Yu et al. profile →
Reactive Oxygen Species Are Involved in Brassinosteroid-Induced Stress Tolerance in Cucumber

2009 585 citations Xiaojian Xia, Yanhong Zhou et al. profile →
Interplay between reactive oxygen species and hormones in the control of plant development and stress tolerance

2015 526 citations Xiaojian Xia, Yanhong Zhou et al. profile →
Melatonin mitigates cadmium phytotoxicity through modulation of phytochelatins biosynthesis, vacuolar sequestration, and antioxidant potential in Solanum lycopersicum L

2015 307 citations Kai Shi, Xiaojian Xia et al. profile →
The MYC2–PUB22–JAZ4 module plays a crucial role in jasmonate signaling in tomato

2024 38 citations Chaoyi Hu, Jie Zhou et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Shi China	66	11.3k	4.9k	456	453	441	227	13.0k
Jingquan Yu China	73	15.1k 1.3×	6.6k 1.3×	741 1.6×	545 1.2×	546 1.2×	250	17.1k
Xiaojian Xia China	57	8.4k 0.7×	3.5k 0.7×	444 1.0×	320 0.7×	341 0.8×	153	9.5k
Chengcai Chu China	80	16.7k 1.5×	7.4k 1.5×	290 0.6×	315 0.7×	530 1.2×	248	19.1k
Golam Jalal Ahammed China	62	9.3k 0.8×	3.0k 0.6×	957 2.1×	278 0.6×	347 0.8×	215	11.5k
Rosa M. Rivero Spain	46	8.2k 0.7×	2.9k 0.6×	218 0.5×	228 0.5×	408 0.9×	109	10.3k
José Antonio Hernández Spain	49	9.2k 0.8×	3.3k 0.7×	261 0.6×	250 0.6×	397 0.9×	149	10.7k
Jun Li China	44	7.5k 0.7×	5.9k 1.2×	274 0.6×	320 0.7×	493 1.1×	287	11.7k
Yoshiyuki Murata Japan	63	11.0k 1.0×	5.0k 1.0×	224 0.5×	422 0.9×	312 0.7×	284	14.1k
Dae‐Jin Yun South Korea	74	12.3k 1.1×	10.0k 2.0×	200 0.4×	443 1.0×	377 0.9×	265	16.4k
Dominique Van Der Straeten Belgium	74	13.0k 1.2×	6.9k 1.4×	162 0.4×	263 0.6×	525 1.2×	272	15.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Shi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Shi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Shi

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Shi, Kai, Yanni Sun, De‐Hui Zeng, et al.. (2025). Oxidative enzymes underlie tree species effects on soil organic carbon stocks: A common garden test with eight tree species. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 202. 109715–109715. 2 indexed citations

Shi, Kai, et al.. (2025). Aridity and grazing are associated with reduced trait complementarity and higher invasion intensity of Solanum rostratum in native plant communities. Functional Ecology. 39(11). 3255–3268.

He, Xiaoqin, et al.. (2025). Contribution of dopaminergic polymorphisms to levodopa treatment response and drug concentration in Chinese patients with Parkinson’s disease. Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 12. 100333–100333. 1 indexed citations

Thomas, Hannah Rae, Xiaojian Xia, Kai Shi, et al.. (2025). An integrative overview of cold response and regulatory pathways in horticultural crops. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 67(4). 1028–1059. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Guangming, Yirui Li, Kai Shi, et al.. (2024). High resolution conformal additive manufacturing based on electric-field-driven jet 3-axis micro-3D printing. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 127. 35–42. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Huifang M., et al.. (2024). Coxsackievirus B3-Induced m6A Modification of RNA Enhances Viral Replication via Suppression of YTHDF-Mediated Stress Granule Formation. Microorganisms. 12(11). 2152–2152. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Zhangjian, Chaoyi Hu, Jie Zhou, et al.. (2024). SlCPK27 cross-links SlHY5 and SlPIF4 in brassinosteroid-dependent photo- and thermo-morphogenesis in tomato. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(36). e2403040121–e2403040121. 10 indexed citations

Liang, Wei, et al.. (2024). Risk assessment and automatic identification of autistic children based on appearance. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 29074–29074.

Ding, Shuting, Shuxian Feng, Zhiyun Zhao, et al.. (2024). A novel LRR receptor-like kinase BRAK reciprocally phosphorylates PSKR1 to enhance growth and defense in tomato. The EMBO Journal. 43(23). 6104–6123. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Pengfei, Kai Shi, Guangming Zhang, et al.. (2023). Flexible, long cycle-life micro-supercapacitor with polypyrrole@Ag-wall interdigitated electrodes fabricated by micro-3D printing and electrochemical polymerization. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 94. 338–347. 13 indexed citations

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Shi, Kai, et al.. (2022). Table of Contents. v–vi. 1 indexed citations

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Guo, Zhixin, Jin Xu, Yu Wang, et al.. (2021). The phyB‐dependent induction of HY5 promotes iron uptake by systemically activating FER expression. EMBO Reports. 22(7). e51944–e51944. 50 indexed citations

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Mainiero, Samantha, Jing Zhang, Ari Feder, et al.. (2020). Ptr1 evolved convergently with RPS2 and Mr5 to mediate recognition of AvrRpt2 in diverse solanaceous species. The Plant Journal. 103(4). 1433–1445. 30 indexed citations

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Chen, Guopeng, Hong Chen, Kai Shi, et al.. (2020). Heterogeneous Light Conditions Reduce the Assimilate Translocation Towards Maize Ears. Plants. 9(8). 987–987. 20 indexed citations

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Roberts, R. H., Samantha Mainiero, Adrian F. Powell, et al.. (2019). Natural variation for unusual host responses and flagellin‐mediated immunity against Pseudomonas syringae in genetically diverse tomato accessions. New Phytologist. 223(1). 447–461. 24 indexed citations

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Shi, Kai, et al.. (2019). Effects of digested pig slurry application on agronomic trait, yield and forage quality of indica rice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 45(3). 325–331. 3 indexed citations

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Mi, Rongsheng, Wei Cao, Peng Zhou, et al.. (2015). Isolation and Proteomic Analysis of Rhoptry-Enriched Fractions from Cryptosporidium parvum. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yun, et al.. (2010). Alleviation of autotoxin-induced growth inhibition and respiration by sucrose in Cucumis sativus (L.).. Allelopathy Journal. 25(1). 147–154. 7 indexed citations

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Shi, Kai. (2008). STUDYING OF FALLURE AND FATIGUE LIFE OF COILED TUBING. 1 indexed citations

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Xia, Xiaojian, et al.. (2006). Construction of a Cucumber cDNA Microarray and Its Application in the Study of Response of Cucumber Plants to Magnesium Deficiency Stress. Acta Horticulturae Sinica. 33(4). 767. 1 indexed citations

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