Quancan Hou

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Quancan Hou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Quancan Hou has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Plant Science and 4 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Quancan Hou's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (17 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (16 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (16 papers). Quancan Hou is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (17 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (16 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (16 papers). Quancan Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Quancan Hou's co-authors include Dorothea Bartels, Xiangyuan Wan, Ziwen Li, Xueli An, Suowei Wu, Biao Ma, Tingwei Yan, Ke Xie, Yuwen Zhang and Valentino Giarola and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Quancan Hou

31 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Lipid signalling in plant responses to abiotic stress 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Lipid signalling in plant responses to abiotic stress
    2015 476 citations Quancan Hou, Dorothea Bartels et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Quancan Hou China 19 1.1k 931 131 112 65 32 1.4k
Sandra Trenkamp Germany 11 945 0.8× 681 0.7× 113 0.9× 82 0.7× 43 0.7× 14 1.3k
Shipeng Li China 21 845 0.8× 724 0.8× 96 0.7× 111 1.0× 44 0.7× 53 1.1k
Benoı̂t Ranty France 19 1.6k 1.4× 903 1.0× 95 0.7× 57 0.5× 53 0.8× 30 1.9k
Qihua Ling United Kingdom 19 968 0.9× 1.2k 1.3× 96 0.7× 33 0.3× 55 0.8× 34 1.6k
Ludivine Soubigou‐Taconnat France 21 1.5k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 101 0.8× 46 0.4× 81 1.2× 38 1.9k
Giacomo Novi Italy 23 2.3k 2.1× 896 1.0× 212 1.6× 51 0.5× 57 0.9× 27 2.6k
Bai‐Chen Wang China 21 988 0.9× 940 1.0× 49 0.4× 45 0.4× 48 0.7× 65 1.5k
Inge De Clercq Belgium 22 1.9k 1.7× 1.8k 2.0× 79 0.6× 49 0.4× 31 0.5× 28 2.5k
Nathalie Frangne France 19 1.6k 1.4× 1.3k 1.4× 38 0.3× 79 0.7× 53 0.8× 25 1.9k
Luis Oñate‐Sánchez Spain 22 2.1k 1.9× 1.3k 1.4× 76 0.6× 46 0.4× 63 1.0× 30 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Quancan Hou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Quancan Hou

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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An, Xueli, Shaowei Zhang, Yilin Jiang, et al.. (2025). ZmMS1-orchestrated feedback repression loop regulates ZmACSN2/3—PKSB—TKPR1-1/-2 complex to ensure maize pollen development. Science Bulletin. 70(15). 2421–2425. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wei, et al.. (2023). Structural and molecular basis of pollen germination. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 203. 108042–108042. 10 indexed citations
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Hou, Quancan, et al.. (2023). A systematic analysis of the subtilase gene family and expression and subcellular localization investigation of anther-specific members in maize. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 203. 108041–108041. 10 indexed citations
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Yan, Tingwei, Quancan Hou, Xun Wei, et al.. (2023). Promoting genotype-independent plant transformation by manipulating developmental regulatory genes and/or using nanoparticles. Plant Cell Reports. 42(9). 1395–1417. 25 indexed citations
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An, Xueli, Shaowei Zhang, Yilin Jiang, et al.. (2023). CRISPR/Cas9‐based genome editing of 14 lipid metabolic genes reveals a sporopollenin metabolon ZmPKSB‐ZmTKPR1‐1/‐2 required for pollen exine formation in maize. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 22(1). 216–232. 16 indexed citations
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Hou, Quancan, Wei Zhao, Lu Lu, et al.. (2022). Overexpression of HLH4 Inhibits Cell Elongation and Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Cells. 11(7). 1087–1087. 14 indexed citations
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Wu, Suowei, Canfang Niu, Quancan Hou, et al.. (2022). Triphasic regulation of ZmMs13 encoding an ABCG transporter is sequentially required for callose dissolution, pollen exine and anther cuticle formation in maize. Journal of Advanced Research. 49. 15–30. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Xinze, Shaowei Zhang, Yilin Jiang, et al.. (2022). Use of CRISPR/Cas9-Based Gene Editing to Simultaneously Mutate Multiple Homologous Genes Required for Pollen Development and Male Fertility in Maize. Cells. 11(3). 439–439. 46 indexed citations
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Jiang, Yilin, Ziwen Li, Xinze Liu, et al.. (2021). ZmFAR1 and ZmABCG26 Regulated by microRNA Are Essential for Lipid Metabolism in Maize Anther. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(15). 7916–7916. 26 indexed citations
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Wang, Wenjie, Kuan Li, Zhuo Yang, et al.. (2021). RNase H1C collaborates with ssDNA binding proteins WHY1/3 and recombinase RecA1 to fulfill the DNA damage repair in Arabidopsis chloroplasts. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(12). 6771–6787. 27 indexed citations
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Xu, Wei, et al.. (2020). The R-Loop Atlas of Arabidopsis Development and Responses to Environmental Stimuli. The Plant Cell. 32(4). 888–903. 57 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuwen, Ziwen Li, Biao Ma, Quancan Hou, & Xiangyuan Wan. (2020). Phylogeny and Functions of LOB Domain Proteins in Plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(7). 2278–2278. 76 indexed citations
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An, Xueli, Zhenying Dong, Youhui Tian, et al.. (2019). ZmMs30 Encoding a Novel GDSL Lipase Is Essential for Male Fertility and Valuable for Hybrid Breeding in Maize. Molecular Plant. 12(3). 343–359. 106 indexed citations
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Zhu, Taotao, Suowei Wu, Danfeng Zhang, et al.. (2019). Genome-wide analysis of maize GPAT gene family and cytological characterization and breeding application of ZmMs33/ZmGPAT6 gene. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 132(7). 2137–2154. 43 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhuo, Quancan Hou, Lingling Cheng, et al.. (2017). RNase H1 Cooperates with DNA Gyrases to Restrict R-Loops and Maintain Genome Integrity in Arabidopsis Chloroplasts. The Plant Cell. 29(10). 2478–2497. 60 indexed citations
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Giarola, Valentino, Quancan Hou, & Dorothea Bartels. (2017). Angiosperm Plant Desiccation Tolerance: Hints from Transcriptomics and Genome Sequencing. Trends in Plant Science. 22(8). 705–717. 62 indexed citations
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Hou, Quancan & Dorothea Bartels. (2014). Comparative study of the aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) gene superfamily in the glycophyte Arabidopsis thaliana and Eutrema halophytes. Annals of Botany. 115(3). 465–479. 61 indexed citations

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