Keyan Zhu‐Salzman

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
125 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Keyan Zhu‐Salzman is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Keyan Zhu‐Salzman has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Insect Science, 71 papers in Plant Science and 70 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Keyan Zhu‐Salzman's work include Insect Resistance and Genetics (57 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (41 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (29 papers). Keyan Zhu‐Salzman is often cited by papers focused on Insect Resistance and Genetics (57 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (41 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (29 papers). Keyan Zhu‐Salzman collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Czechia. Keyan Zhu‐Salzman's co-authors include Ron A. Salzman, Hisashi Koiwa, Ji‐Eun Ahn, Rensen Zeng, Ray A. Bressan, Richard E. Shade, Jiaxin Lei, Yucheng Sun, Larry L. Murdock and Huijuan Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Keyan Zhu‐Salzman

118 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Phytocytokine signalling reopens stomata in plant immunit... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 40 80 120
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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.

  1. Phytocytokine signalling reopens stomata in plant immunity and water loss
    2022 121 citations Shuguo Hou, Olivier Rodrigues et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Keyan Zhu‐Salzman United States 38 2.9k 2.4k 2.0k 528 378 125 4.6k
Yonggen Lou China 50 5.2k 1.8× 3.6k 1.5× 2.5k 1.3× 967 1.8× 362 1.0× 139 7.0k
Dawn S. Luthe United States 41 3.4k 1.2× 2.2k 0.9× 2.6k 1.3× 525 1.0× 290 0.8× 93 5.2k
Denis Tagu France 35 1.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 576 1.1× 614 1.6× 94 3.4k
José Roberto Postali Parra Brazil 40 3.5k 1.2× 5.1k 2.1× 2.3k 1.2× 1.3k 2.4× 421 1.1× 349 6.4k
H. C. Sharma India 35 4.0k 1.4× 1.9k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 443 0.8× 446 1.2× 258 5.1k
Hans‐Michael Poehling Germany 37 2.8k 1.0× 3.1k 1.3× 1.1k 0.5× 991 1.9× 273 0.7× 168 4.6k
Wannes Dermauw Belgium 43 2.4k 0.8× 5.1k 2.1× 3.8k 1.9× 1.0k 1.9× 349 0.9× 94 6.7k
John C. Reese United States 36 2.4k 0.8× 2.5k 1.0× 1.2k 0.6× 568 1.1× 358 0.9× 99 3.6k
Denis J. Wright United Kingdom 43 3.8k 1.3× 4.5k 1.8× 3.1k 1.6× 819 1.6× 381 1.0× 219 6.7k
Sean S. Duffey United States 44 3.8k 1.3× 4.3k 1.8× 1.9k 1.0× 1.8k 3.3× 356 0.9× 79 6.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Keyan Zhu‐Salzman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jiang, Yiping, Xiaofeng Wang, Keyan Zhu‐Salzman, et al.. (2025). pH-responsive nanoparticles for oral delivery of RNAi for sustained protection against Spodoptera exigua. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 306(Pt 3). 141763–141763. 3 indexed citations
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Behmer, Spencer T., et al.. (2024). Going back to the basics: the use of cricket powder as a protein supplement in artificial ant diets. Insectes Sociaux. 71(4). 423–430. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Ming‐Shun, et al.. (2024). Higher levels of virulence to multiple resistance genes were detected in Hessian fly ( Mayetiola destructor ) populations from Texas. Crop Science. 64(3). 1639–1648. 1 indexed citations
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Grebenok, Robert J., He Li, Jiaxin Lei, et al.. (2023). RNAi-mediated plant sterol modification to control insect herbivore pests: insights from Arabidopsis and the diamondback moth. Journal of Pest Science. 97(2). 725–737. 6 indexed citations
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Hou, Shuguo, Olivier Rodrigues, Ping Wang, et al.. (2022). Phytocytokine signalling reopens stomata in plant immunity and water loss. Nature. 605(7909). 332–339. 121 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gorman, Zachary, Jiaxin Lei, In‐Cheol Yeo, et al.. (2022). Overexpression of maizeZmLOX6inArabidopsis thalianaenhances damage-induced pentyl leaf volatile emissions that affect plant growth and interaction with aphids. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74(6). 1990–2004. 5 indexed citations
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Lei, Jiaxin, et al.. (2022). Cloning and Functional Characterization of a Double-Stranded RNA-Degrading Nuclease in the Tawny Crazy Ant (Nylanderia fulva). Frontiers in Physiology. 13. 833652–833652. 4 indexed citations
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Cheng, Weining, et al.. (2021). Characterization of trehalose metabolic genes and corresponding enzymatic activities during diapause of Sitodiplosis mosellana. Journal of Insect Physiology. 135. 104324–104324. 23 indexed citations
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Lei, Jiaxin, G.K. Jayaprakasha, Jashbir Singh, et al.. (2019). CIRCADIAN CLOCK-ASSOCIATED1 Controls Resistance to Aphids by Altering Indole Glucosinolate Production. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 181(3). 1344–1359. 42 indexed citations
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Cheng, Weining, et al.. (2018). Hypoxic environment protects cowpea bruchid (Callosobruchus maculatus) from electron beam irradiation damage. Pest Management Science. 75(3). 726–735. 17 indexed citations
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Liu, Yang, et al.. (2016). Changes in sorbitol content and the expression level of sorbitol dehydrogenase gene in Sitodiplosis mosellana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) larvae at different diapause stages.. Acta Entomologica Sinica. 59(2). 119–126. 2 indexed citations
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Cheng, Weining, Jiaxin Lei, Charles W. Fox, J. Spencer Johnston, & Keyan Zhu‐Salzman. (2015). Comparison of life history and genetic properties of cowpea bruchid strains and their response to hypoxia. Journal of Insect Physiology. 75. 5–11. 14 indexed citations
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Ye, Mao, Shi Ming Luo, Tao Xu, et al.. (2012). Silencing COI1 in Rice Increases Susceptibility to Chewing Insects and Impairs Inducible Defense. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e36214–e36214. 93 indexed citations
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Zhu‐Salzman, Keyan, et al.. (2009). Effect of primer pheromones and pollen diet on the food producing glands of worker honey bees (Apis mellifera L.). Journal of Insect Physiology. 56(2). 132–137. 41 indexed citations
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Zhu‐Salzman, Keyan, Ron A. Salzman, Ji‐Eun Ahn, & Hisashi Koiwa. (2004). Transcriptional Regulation of Sorghum Defense Determinants against a Phloem-Feeding Aphid. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 134(1). 420–431. 320 indexed citations
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Ahn, Ji‐Eun, Ron A. Salzman, Sharon C. Braunagel, Hisashi Koiwa, & Keyan Zhu‐Salzman. (2004). Functional roles of specific bruchid protease isoforms in adaptation to a soybean protease inhibitor. Insect Molecular Biology. 13(6). 649–657. 47 indexed citations
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Koiwa, Hisashi, Matilde Paino D’Urzo, Keyan Zhu‐Salzman, et al.. (2000). An In-Gel Assay of a Recombinant Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) Cysteine Proteinase Expressed in Yeast. Analytical Biochemistry. 282(1). 153–155. 3 indexed citations

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