Kexuan Tang

16.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
422 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Kexuan Tang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kexuan Tang has authored 422 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 348 papers in Molecular Biology, 159 papers in Plant Science and 66 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Kexuan Tang's work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (139 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (95 papers) and Transgenic Plants and Applications (57 papers). Kexuan Tang is often cited by papers focused on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (139 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (95 papers) and Transgenic Plants and Applications (57 papers). Kexuan Tang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Iran. Kexuan Tang's co-authors include Xiaofen Sun, Xueqing Fu, Qian Shen, Juan Lin, Qifang Pan, Xuanwei Zhou, Zongyou Lv, Lida Zhang, Zhihua Liao and Xu Lu 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

Kexuan Tang

405 papers receiving 11.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Transcriptional regulatory network of high-value active ingredients in medicinal plants

2023 112 citations Han Zheng, Xueqing Fu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kexuan Tang China	57	8.8k	5.1k	2.1k	1.3k	1.0k	422	12.2k
Anne Osbourn United Kingdom	67	9.2k 1.0×	6.9k 1.3×	1.9k 0.9×	915 0.7×	657 0.6×	164	14.4k
Danièle Werck‐Reichhart France	56	7.9k 0.9×	5.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	994 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	118	11.7k
David R. Gang United States	51	5.0k 0.6×	3.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	713 0.6×	606 0.6×	142	8.7k
Alain Goossens Belgium	65	9.9k 1.1×	8.8k 1.7×	1.1k 0.5×	914 0.7×	733 0.7×	216	15.9k
Hirokazu Kawagishi Japan	48	3.4k 0.4×	2.9k 0.6×	3.8k 1.8×	707 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	308	7.8k
Bernd Schneider Germany	50	5.0k 0.6×	4.9k 1.0×	992 0.5×	468 0.4×	433 0.4×	319	9.8k
Toshihiro Akihisa Japan	51	4.5k 0.5×	2.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	575 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	245	8.6k
Ligang Zhou China	52	2.7k 0.3×	3.8k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	584 0.5×	458 0.4×	257	8.2k
Søren Bak Denmark	52	6.1k 0.7×	5.4k 1.1×	668 0.3×	502 0.4×	605 0.6×	116	10.1k
Norman Lewis United States	58	7.2k 0.8×	5.3k 1.0×	895 0.4×	1.6k 1.2×	317 0.3×	185	11.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Kexuan Tang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kexuan Tang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kexuan Tang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kexuan Tang 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 Kexuan Tang. Kexuan Tang 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

Liu, Hang, Tiantian Chen, Yi Ye, et al.. (2025). AaPDF2 promotes glandular trichome formation in Artemisia annua through jasmonic acid signaling. Industrial Crops and Products. 234. 121630–121630.

Ma, Hongfang, Jun Li, Jun Li, et al.. (2025). Comparison of phosphorus transformation and microbial functional potential in aerobic and facultative composting of livestock and poultry manure. Environmental Research. 285(Pt 2). 122425–122425. 1 indexed citations

Peng, Bowen, Han Zheng, Ling Li, et al.. (2025). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated uORF engineering enhances tanshinone biosynthesis in Salvia miltiorrhiza. Horticulture Research. 13(1). uhaf249–uhaf249.

Fu, Xueqing, Yaojie Zhang, Han Zheng, et al.. (2024). DcWRKY15 positively regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis during petal coloration in Dianthus caryophyllus. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 219. 109358–109358. 5 indexed citations

Sun, Lushi, et al.. (2024). Mercury (II) adsorption and gaseous mercury re-emission inhibition from seawater flue gas desulfurization (SFGD) wastewater by Fe-Cu bimetallic modified activated carbon. Fuel. 384. 134024–134024.

Wang, Shujie, Dong Chen, Xiang Ji, et al.. (2024). Multi-omics unveils tryptophan metabolic pathway as a key pathway influencing residual feed intake in Duroc swine. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11. 1403493–1403493. 1 indexed citations

Qin, Wei, Yongpeng Li, Hang Liu, et al.. (2024). Integrated multi-omics profiling reveals a landscape of dramatic metabolic defect in Artemisia annua. Horticulture Research. 11(8). uhae174–uhae174.

Fu, Xueqing, Liu Pin, Han Zheng, et al.. (2023). DcbHLH1 interacts with DcMYB1 and DcMYB2 to dynamically regulate petal pigmentation in Dianthus caryophyllus. Industrial Crops and Products. 207. 117606–117606. 3 indexed citations

Li, Yongpeng, Wei Qin, Hang Liu, et al.. (2023). Increased artemisinin production by promoting glandular secretory trichome formation and reconstructing the artemisinin biosynthetic pathway in Artemisia annua. Horticulture Research. 10(5). uhad055–uhad055. 14 indexed citations

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Lv, Zongyou, Lida Zhang, Lida Zhang, et al.. (2019). Interaction of bZIP transcription factor TGA6 with salicylic acid signaling modulates artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua. Journal of Experimental Botany. 70(15). 3969–3979. 67 indexed citations

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Shen, Qian, Yu Zhao, Lihui Xie, et al.. (2019). The Transcription Factor Aabzip9 Positively Regulates the Biosynthesis of Artemisinin in Artemisia annua. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 1294–1294. 21 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yan, Xiudao Yu, Kexuan Tang, & Lanqin Xia. (2012). Generation of Aphid Resistant Transgenic Wheat with aha From Arisaema heterophyllum by Particle Bombardment. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 38(8). 1538–1543. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Wei, et al.. (2012). An oleosin-fusion protein driven by the CaMV35S promoter is accumulated in Arabidopsis (Brassicaceae) seeds and correctly targeted to oil bodies. Genetics and Molecular Research. 11(3). 2138–2146. 10 indexed citations

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Zhou, Mingbing, et al.. (2010). Diversity and evolution of Ty1-copia retroelements in representative tribes of Bambusoideae subfamily. Genetica. 138(8). 861–868. 6 indexed citations

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Tang, Kexuan. (2008). Transformation of Ginkgo biloba with 1-hydroxy2-methyl-2-(E)-butenyl-4-diphosphate reductase Gene. Fudan xuebao. Ziran Kexue ban. 3 indexed citations

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Tang, Kexuan. (2007). Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a cDNA Encoding Isopentenyl Diphosphate Isomerase from Hazel(Corylus avellana L. Gasaway). Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. 2 indexed citations

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Kai, Guoyin, Zhiqi Miao, Dongyuan Zhao, et al.. (2006). Molecular cloning and expression analyses of a new gene encoding 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase from Taxus × media. Biologia Plantarum. 50(3). 359–366. 42 indexed citations

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Tang, Kexuan, et al.. (2005). Engineering Terpenoid Indole Alkaloids Biosynthetic Pathway in Catharanthus roseus Hairy Root Cultures by Overexpressing the Geraniol 10-hydroxylase Gene. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Liqiu, et al.. (2004). Efficient Regeneration of Tetraploid Isatis indigotica Plants via Adventitious Organogenesis from Hypocotyl Explants. Biologia Plantarum. 48(1). 121–124. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Zibin, Xuebiao Pan, Kexuan Tang, & Sun Zongxiu. (2001). Studies on tissue culture of indica rice varieties. Journal of Yangzhou University. 4(2). 37–41. 2 indexed citations

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