Sanfeng Chen

2.4k total citations
78 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Sanfeng Chen is a scholar working on Plant Science, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sanfeng Chen has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Plant Science, 21 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sanfeng Chen's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (17 papers), Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins (17 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (16 papers). Sanfeng Chen is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (17 papers), Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins (17 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (16 papers). Sanfeng Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Sanfeng Chen's co-authors include Yongbin Li, Haowen Shi, Xuming Liu, Jianbo Xie, Yunlong Li, Xiaomeng Liu, Tianshu Wang, Jilun Li, Guohua Guan and Zhenglin Du and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sanfeng Chen

76 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sanfeng Chen China 23 957 544 257 224 194 78 1.7k
Fabricio Cassán Argentina 26 2.5k 2.6× 640 1.2× 270 1.1× 119 0.5× 82 0.4× 49 2.9k
Darrell Sparks United States 22 844 0.9× 489 0.9× 62 0.2× 519 2.3× 33 0.2× 112 1.8k
Luis Ernesto Fuentes-Ramírez Mexico 17 847 0.9× 355 0.7× 135 0.5× 146 0.7× 79 0.4× 28 1.2k
Wei Xuan China 36 3.0k 3.2× 1.5k 2.7× 44 0.2× 102 0.5× 96 0.5× 93 3.7k
Ranjana Bhatia India 14 572 0.6× 194 0.4× 134 0.5× 49 0.2× 210 1.1× 31 1.0k
Takahisa Tajima Japan 20 262 0.3× 695 1.3× 137 0.5× 366 1.6× 139 0.7× 71 1.2k
Rajesh Mehrotra India 20 758 0.8× 986 1.8× 43 0.2× 300 1.3× 24 0.1× 80 1.6k
Anita Sharma India 27 716 0.7× 290 0.5× 127 0.5× 188 0.8× 741 3.8× 62 1.7k
Muhammad Aamir Manzoor China 20 914 1.0× 533 1.0× 82 0.3× 86 0.4× 50 0.3× 110 1.5k
K. Annapurna India 29 1.6k 1.7× 373 0.7× 165 0.6× 88 0.4× 111 0.6× 77 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sanfeng Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sanfeng Chen

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Du, Lin, et al.. (2025). 联合固氮40年: 从发现到应用. Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Version). 70(25). 4370–4386.
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Liu, Yidan, Yu Sun, Xike Zhang, et al.. (2025). Linking prokaryotic life-history strategies to soil organic carbon stability in semi-arid orchard with cover crops. CATENA. 252. 108833–108833. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Beibei, Ziheng Peng, Chen Shi, et al.. (2024). Bridging ecological processes to diversity formation and functional profiles in belowground bacterial communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 198. 109573–109573. 9 indexed citations
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Song, Yi, et al.. (2022). Alanine synthesized by alanine dehydrogenase enables ammonium-tolerant nitrogen fixation in Paenibacillus sabinae T27. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(49). e2215855119–e2215855119. 22 indexed citations
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Shi, Haowen, et al.. (2020). The Role of Fnr Paralogs in Controlling Anaerobic Metabolism in the Diazotroph Paenibacillus polymyxa WLY78. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 86(10). 6 indexed citations
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Guo, Wenfang, et al.. (2020). A Na+/H+ antiporter, K2-NhaD, improves salt and drought tolerance in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Plant Molecular Biology. 102(4-5). 553–567. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Yunlong, Yongbin Li, Haowei Zhang, et al.. (2019). Isolation and identification of nitrogen-fixing Paenibacillus spp. and determination of their plant-growth promoting and plant pathogen-inhibiting activities.. Zhongguo nongye ke-ji daobao. 21(5). 95–103. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhimin, Yunlei Han, Qinghua Chen, et al.. (2018). Global investigation of an engineered nitrogen-fixing Escherichia coli strain reveals regulatory coupling between host and heterologous nitrogen-fixation genes. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 10928–10928. 18 indexed citations
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Roberts, Daniel P., et al.. (2017). Enhancement of maize growth and alteration of the rhizosphere microbial community by phosphate-solubilizing fungus Aspergillus aculeatus P93. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences. 2(1). 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Sanfeng, et al.. (2017). Colonization of Wheat, Maize and Cucumber by Paenibacillus polymyxa WLY78. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0169980–e0169980. 44 indexed citations
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Xiong, Lili, Ayyappa Kumar Sista Kameshwar, Xi Chen, et al.. (2016). The ACEII recombinant Trichoderma reesei QM9414 strains with enhanced xylanase production and its applications in production of xylitol from tree barks. Microbial Cell Factories. 15(1). 215–215. 16 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lihong, Xiaomeng Liu, Xinxin Li, & Sanfeng Chen. (2015). Expression of the N2 fixation gene operon of Paenibacillus sp. WLY78 under the control of the T7 promoter in Escherichia coli BL21. Biotechnology Letters. 37(10). 1999–2004. 8 indexed citations
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Deng, Zhiping, Zhanzhi Liu, Yongliang Yan, et al.. (2014). The genome of Paenibacillus sabinae T27 provides insight into evolution, organization and functional elucidation of nif and nif-like genes. BMC Genomics. 15(1). 723–723. 15 indexed citations
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Xie, Jianbo, Zhenglin Du, Chang Fu Tian, et al.. (2014). Comparative Genomic Analysis of N2-Fixing and Non-N2-Fixing Paenibacillus spp.: Organization, Evolution and Expression of the Nitrogen Fixation Genes. PLoS Genetics. 10(3). e1004231–e1004231. 107 indexed citations
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Gao, Miao, et al.. (2012). Metagenomic cloning and characterization of Na+ transporters from Huamachi Salt Lake in China. Microbiological Research. 168(2). 119–124. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Huamin, et al.. (2011). cDNA-AFLP analysis of differential gene expression related to cell chemotactic and encystment of Azospirillum brasilense. Microbiological Research. 166(8). 595–605. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Tao, et al.. (2011). Effects of Microbial Agents,Biogas Slurry and Their Combination on Quality and Yield of Tomato,Pepper and Cucumber. Anhui nongye kexue. 39(16). 9683–9686. 1 indexed citations
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He, Guoqiang, Zhiping Deng, Tao Li, & Sanfeng Chen. (2010). Screen and fermentation optimization of microalgaes with high lipid productivity.. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences. 18(6). 1046–1053. 1 indexed citations
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Ding, Yanqin, et al.. (2004). Isolation and Identification of Nitrogen-fixing Bacilli. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences. 12(6). 690–697. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Sanfeng, et al.. (2003). Colonization Pattern of Azospirillum brasilense Yu62 on Maize Roots. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 45(6). 748–752. 12 indexed citations

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