Kevin Ao

1.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
14 papers, 998 citations indexed

About

Kevin Ao is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin Ao has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 998 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Plant Science, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kevin Ao's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (11 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (6 papers) and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (4 papers). Kevin Ao is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (11 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (6 papers) and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (4 papers). Kevin Ao collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and United States. Kevin Ao's co-authors include Xin Li, Yuelin Zhang, Tongjun Sun, Yuli Ding, Yujun Peng, Yaxi Zhang, Fang Xu, Shucai Wang, Hainan Tian and Weijie Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Kevin Ao

14 papers receiving 988 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.

Opposite Roles of Salicylic Acid Receptors NPR1 and NPR3/NPR4 in Transcriptional Regulation of Plant Immunity

2018 513 citations Yuli Ding, Tongjun Sun et al. Cell profile →
Activation of TIR signalling boosts pattern-triggered immunity

2021 227 citations Hainan Tian, Zhongshou Wu et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kevin Ao Canada	10	911	338	55	54	44	14	998
Raul Zavaliev United States	12	1.1k 1.2×	483 1.4×	40 0.7×	65 1.2×	53 1.2×	13	1.3k
Oliver J. Furzer United Kingdom	13	1.1k 1.2×	237 0.7×	103 1.9×	89 1.6×	62 1.4×	16	1.2k
Tom Ashfield United States	16	1.5k 1.7×	272 0.8×	47 0.9×	94 1.7×	57 1.3×	21	1.6k
Zhongshou Wu Canada	10	639 0.7×	210 0.6×	60 1.1×	75 1.4×	32 0.7×	15	733
David A. Hubert United States	7	686 0.8×	282 0.8×	35 0.6×	53 1.0×	52 1.2×	9	827
Yiping Wang China	14	1.2k 1.3×	451 1.3×	66 1.2×	102 1.9×	45 1.0×	33	1.3k
Muyang Wang China	13	1.0k 1.1×	470 1.4×	32 0.6×	107 2.0×	89 2.0×	20	1.1k
Simon B. Saucet Japan	9	974 1.1×	236 0.7×	64 1.2×	45 0.8×	31 0.7×	10	1.0k
Zane Duxbury United Kingdom	10	796 0.9×	259 0.8×	74 1.3×	37 0.7×	16 0.4×	12	913
Rajagopal Subramaniam Canada	11	879 1.0×	414 1.2×	34 0.6×	193 3.6×	53 1.2×	19	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin Ao

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All Works

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Ao, Kevin, Shuai Huang, Lin Li, et al.. (2023). Puncta‐localized TRAF domain protein TC1b contributes to the autoimmunity of snc1. The Plant Journal. 114(3). 591–612. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Siyu, Joana Pico, Kevin Ao, et al.. (2023). Epigenetic regulation of N‐hydroxypipecolic acid biosynthesis by the AIPP3‐PHD2‐CPL2 complex. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 65(12). 2660–2671. 3 indexed citations

3.

Ao, Kevin & Xin Li. (2022). Indirect recognition of pathogen effectors by NLRs. Essays in Biochemistry. 66(5). 485–500. 7 indexed citations

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Tian, Hainan, Zhongshou Wu, Siyu Chen, et al.. (2021). Activation of TIR signalling boosts pattern-triggered immunity. Nature. 598(7881). 500–503. 227 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ao, Kevin & Yuelin Zhang. (2021). From blooms to brooms. Trends in Microbiology. 30(1). 3–5. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Xueru, et al.. (2021). Engineering plant disease resistance against biotrophic pathogens. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 60. 101987–101987. 29 indexed citations

7.

Ao, Kevin, Meixuezi Tong, Lin Li, et al.. (2020). SCF^SNIPER7 controls protein turnover of unfoldase CDC48A to promote plant immunity. New Phytologist. 229(5). 2795–2811. 17 indexed citations

8.

Sun, Tongjun, Kevin Ao, Qing Kong, et al.. (2018). MKK6 Functions in Two Parallel MAP Kinase Cascades in Immune Signaling. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 178(3). 1284–1295. 36 indexed citations

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Ding, Yuli, Tongjun Sun, Kevin Ao, et al.. (2018). Opposite Roles of Salicylic Acid Receptors NPR1 and NPR3/NPR4 in Transcriptional Regulation of Plant Immunity. Cell. 173(6). 1454–1467.e15. 513 indexed citations breakdown →

10.

Dong, Oliver Xiaoou, Kevin Ao, Fang Xu, et al.. (2018). Individual components of paired typical NLR immune receptors are regulated by distinct E3 ligases. Nature Plants. 4(9). 699–710. 44 indexed citations

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Huang, Tingting, et al.. (2017). Sumoylation, Phosphorylation, and Acetylation Fine-Tune the Turnover of Plant Immunity Components Mediated by Ubiquitination. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 1682–1682. 23 indexed citations

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Huang, Shuai, Xuejin Chen, X.P. Zhong, et al.. (2016). Plant TRAF Proteins Regulate NLR Immune Receptor Turnover. Cell Host & Microbe. 19(2). 204–215. 67 indexed citations

13.

Copeland, Charles, et al.. (2016). The Evolutionarily Conserved E3 Ubiquitin Ligase AtCHIP Contributes to Plant Immunity. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 309–309. 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Jingyan, Fei Bao, Kevin Ao, et al.. (2015). IBR5 Modulates Temperature-Dependent, R Protein CHS3-Mediated Defense Responses in Arabidopsis. PLoS Genetics. 11(10). e1005584–e1005584. 16 indexed citations

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