Kai Xun Chan

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Kai Xun Chan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Xun Chan has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Plant Science and 6 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Kai Xun Chan's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (15 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (8 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (7 papers). Kai Xun Chan is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (15 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (8 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (7 papers). Kai Xun Chan collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Belgium and United Kingdom. Kai Xun Chan's co-authors include Su Yin Phua, Barry J. Pogson, Peter A. Crisp, Ryan P. McQuinn, Gonzalo M. Estavillo, Frank Van Breusegem, Markus Wirtz, Christopher I. Cazzonelli, Nazia Nisar and Claire Remacle 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

Kai Xun Chan

20 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Learning the Languages of the Chloroplast: Retrograde Signaling and Beyond

2016 439 citations Kai Xun Chan, Su Yin Phua et al. Annual Review of Plant Biology profile →

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Henning Tschiersch Germany

Qihua Ling United Kingdom

Ludivine Soubigou‐Taconnat France

Su Yin Phua Australia

Aigen Fu China

Jinkui Guo China

Elena Marín France

Dominika Przybyla Switzerland

Adriana Pružinská Switzerland

Boris Hedtke Germany

Henning Tschiersch Germany

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Xun Chan

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bowerman, Andrew F., Marten Moore, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2025). Modulation of SAL retrograde signalling promotes yield and water productivity responses in dynamic field environments. New Phytologist. 249(3). 1219–1233.

Tee, Estee E., Stephen J. Fairweather, Chenchen Zhao, et al.. (2025). SAL1‐PAP retrograde signaling orchestrates photosynthetic and extracellular reactive oxygen species for stress responses. The Plant Journal. 122(5). e70271–e70271. 2 indexed citations

Moore, Marten, Kai Xun Chan, Barry J. Pogson, et al.. (2025). PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION 5 enables efficient C4 photosynthesis under fluctuating light. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 199(2). 1 indexed citations

Smet, Barbara De, Xi Yang, Álvaro D. Fernández-Fernández, et al.. (2024). The nuclear sulfenome of Arabidopsis: spotlight on histone acetyltransferase GCN5 regulation through functional thiols. Journal of Experimental Botany. 76(6). 1569–1584. 4 indexed citations

Byrt, Caitlin S., et al.. (2023). Exploring aquaporin functions during changes in leaf water potential. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1213454–1213454. 11 indexed citations

Chan, Kai Xun, Henning Frerigmann, Frank Van Breusegem, et al.. (2022). Dissecting the Role of SAL1 in Metabolizing the Stress Signaling Molecule 3′-Phosphoadenosine 5′-Phosphate in Different Cell Compartments. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 8. 763795–763795. 3 indexed citations

Phua, Su Yin, Barbara De Smet, Claire Remacle, Kai Xun Chan, & Frank Van Breusegem. (2021). Reactive oxygen species and organellar signaling. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72(16). 5807–5824. 74 indexed citations

Li, Ming, Ryan P. McQuinn, Kai Xun Chan, et al.. (2019). A GDSL Esterase/Lipase Catalyzes the Esterification of Lutein in Bread Wheat. The Plant Cell. 31(12). 3092–3112. 63 indexed citations

Phua, Su Yin, Dawei Yan, Kai Xun Chan, et al.. (2018). The Arabidopsis SAL1-PAP Pathway: A Case Study for Integrating Chloroplast Retrograde, Light and Hormonal Signaling in Modulating Plant Growth and Development?. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 1171–1171. 24 indexed citations

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Phua, Su Yin, et al.. (2018). Development of strategies for genetic manipulation and fine‐tuning of a chloroplast retrograde signal 3′‐phosphoadenosine 5′‐phosphate. Plant Direct. 2(1). e00031–e00031. 5 indexed citations

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Chan, Kai Xun, et al.. (2018). 3′-Phosphoadenosine 5′-Phosphate Accumulation Delays the Circadian System. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 176(4). 3120–3135. 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xinhua, Aneta Ivanova, Klaas Vandepoele, et al.. (2017). The Transcription Factor MYB29 Is a Regulator of ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE1a. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 173(3). 1824–1843. 47 indexed citations

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Estavillo, Gonzalo M., Kai Xun Chan, Estee E. Tee, et al.. (2017). A chloroplast retrograde signal, 3’-phosphoadenosine 5’-phosphate, acts as a secondary messenger in abscisic acid signaling in stomatal closure and germination. eLife. 6. 121 indexed citations

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Bruggeman, Quentin, Christelle Mazubert, Florence Piron‐Prunier, et al.. (2016). Chloroplast Activity and 3′phosphadenosine 5′phosphate Signaling Regulate Programmed Cell Death in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 170(3). 1745–1756. 23 indexed citations

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Chan, Kai Xun, Su Yin Phua, Peter A. Crisp, Ryan P. McQuinn, & Barry J. Pogson. (2016). Learning the Languages of the Chloroplast: Retrograde Signaling and Beyond. Annual Review of Plant Biology. 67(1). 25–53. 439 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chan, Kai Xun, Peter D. Mabbitt, Su Yin Phua, et al.. (2016). Sensing and signaling of oxidative stress in chloroplasts by inactivation of the SAL1 phosphoadenosine phosphatase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(31). E4567–76. 133 indexed citations

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Norman, Jaimie Van, Jingyuan Zhang, Christopher I. Cazzonelli, et al.. (2014). Periodic root branching in Arabidopsis requires synthesis of an uncharacterized carotenoid derivative. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(13). E1300–9. 100 indexed citations

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Estavillo, Gonzalo M., Kai Xun Chan, Su Yin Phua, & Barry J. Pogson. (2013). Reconsidering the nature and mode of action of metabolite retrograde signals from the chloroplast. Frontiers in Plant Science. 3. 300–300. 43 indexed citations

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Chan, Kai Xun, Markus Wirtz, Su Yin Phua, Gonzalo M. Estavillo, & Barry J. Pogson. (2012). Balancing metabolites in drought: the sulfur assimilation conundrum. Trends in Plant Science. 18(1). 18–29. 160 indexed citations

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Chan, Kai Xun, Peter A. Crisp, Gonzalo M. Estavillo, & Barry J. Pogson. (2010). Chloroplast-to-nucleus communication. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 5(12). 1575–1582. 55 indexed citations

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