Sheng Luan

29.8k total citations · 12 hit papers
224 papers, 21.6k citations indexed

About

Sheng Luan is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheng Luan has authored 224 papers receiving a total of 21.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 178 papers in Plant Science, 109 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Sheng Luan's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (112 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (81 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (69 papers). Sheng Luan is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (112 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (81 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (69 papers). Sheng Luan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Sheng Luan's co-authors include Legong Li, Sung Chul Lee, Yong Hwa Cheong, Rajeev Gupta, Girdhar K. Pandey, Jörg Kudla, Wenzhi Lan, Ren‐Jie Tang, Bob B. Buchanan and Chao Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sheng Luan

223 papers receiving 21.3k citations

Hit Papers

A rice quantitative trait locus for salt tolerance encode... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2005 2003 2002 2002 2011 250 500 750 1000
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. A rice quantitative trait locus for salt tolerance encodes a sodium transporter
    2005 1.1k citations Jiping Gao, Legong Li et al. profile →
  2. The Arabidopsis CDPK-SnRK Superfamily of Protein Kinases
    2003 792 citations Sheng Luan et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
  3. Transcriptional Profiling Reveals Novel Interactions between Wounding, Pathogen, Abiotic Stress, and Hormonal Responses in Arabidopsis,
    2002 684 citations Yong Hwa Cheong, Sheng Luan et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
  4. Calmodulins and Calcineurin B–like Proteins
    2002 552 citations Sheng Luan et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  5. ABA signal transduction at the crossroad of biotic and abiotic stress responses
    2011 541 citations Sung Chul Lee, Sheng Luan profile →
  6. A protein kinase-phosphatase pair interacts with an ion channel to regulate ABA signaling in plant guard cells
    2009 486 citations Sung Chul Lee, Wenzhi Lan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Auxin controls seed dormancy through stimulation of abscisic acid signaling by inducing ARF-mediated ABI3 activation in Arabidopsis
    2013 445 citations Sheng Luan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  8. A calmodulin-gated calcium channel links pathogen patterns to plant immunity
    2019 363 citations Wang Tian, Chao Wang et al. Nature profile →
  9. Calcium spikes, waves and oscillations in plant development and biotic interactions
    2020 245 citations Wang Tian, Chao Wang et al. Nature Plants profile →
  10. The CBL–CIPK Calcium Signaling Network: Unified Paradigm from 20 Years of Discoveries
    2020 234 citations Ren‐Jie Tang, Chao Wang et al. profile →
  11. Calcium Signaling Mechanisms Across Kingdoms
    2021 167 citations Sheng Luan, Chao Wang profile →
  12. Mechanisms of calcium homeostasis orchestrate plant growth and immunity
    2024 74 citations Chao Wang, Ren‐Jie Tang 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
Sheng Luan United States 82 18.2k 9.9k 656 620 494 224 21.6k
Dae‐Jin Yun South Korea 74 12.3k 0.7× 10.0k 1.0× 327 0.5× 457 0.7× 263 0.5× 265 16.4k
Yanhong Zhou China 72 10.8k 0.6× 7.2k 0.7× 330 0.5× 298 0.5× 363 0.7× 328 15.8k
Rui Xia China 43 10.8k 0.6× 9.5k 1.0× 385 0.6× 1.1k 1.8× 360 0.7× 155 16.7k
Chengjie Chen China 27 8.6k 0.5× 8.2k 0.8× 424 0.6× 847 1.4× 405 0.8× 75 13.4k
Zhiyong Wang China 68 19.8k 1.1× 14.4k 1.5× 187 0.3× 1.0k 1.6× 275 0.6× 305 23.4k
Thomas Möritz Sweden 71 9.8k 0.5× 11.3k 1.1× 232 0.4× 595 1.0× 190 0.4× 249 17.9k
Yehua He China 15 8.0k 0.4× 7.6k 0.8× 372 0.6× 740 1.2× 337 0.7× 39 12.1k
Ray A. Bressan United States 93 25.4k 1.4× 14.9k 1.5× 427 0.7× 711 1.1× 346 0.7× 301 30.0k
Massimo Delledonne Italy 62 9.5k 0.5× 7.2k 0.7× 532 0.8× 794 1.3× 285 0.6× 197 13.9k
Jörg Kudla Germany 71 17.7k 1.0× 11.3k 1.1× 225 0.3× 415 0.7× 180 0.4× 137 21.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tang, Ren‐Jie, et al.. (2025). A calcium sensor kinase pathway interacts with the TOR complex to balance growth and salt tolerance in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 37(7). 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Hanqing, Xingyu Zhao, Zhong Tang, et al.. (2025). Mechanosensing antagonizes ethylene signaling to promote root gravitropism in rice. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3712–3712. 3 indexed citations
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Ma, Qing, Qifei Gao, Shengdan Wu, et al.. (2024). Genomic analysis reveals phylogeny of Zygophyllales and mechanism for water retention of a succulent xerophyte. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 195(1). 617–639. 10 indexed citations
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Kong, Haiyan, Yujun Wu, Ai‐Ke Bao, et al.. (2024). Two calcium sensor-activated kinases function in root hair growth. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 196(2). 1534–1545. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Jia, Fan Xu, Hongbin Liu, et al.. (2024). Regulated cleavage and translocation of FERONIA control immunity in Arabidopsis roots. Nature Plants. 10(11). 1761–1774. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Kunlun, Hui Xue, Ren‐Jie Tang, & Sheng Luan. (2023). TORC pathway intersects with a calcium sensor kinase network to regulate potassium sensing in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(47). e2316011120–e2316011120. 15 indexed citations
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Tang, Ren‐Jie, Xiaojiang Zheng, Bin Zhang, et al.. (2022). Conserved mechanism for vacuolar magnesium sequestration in yeast and plant cells. Nature Plants. 8(2). 181–190. 24 indexed citations
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He, Mingming, et al.. (2022). Nitrate transporter NRT1.1 and anion channel SLAH3 form a functional unit to regulate nitrate‐dependent alleviation of ammonium toxicity. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 64(4). 942–957. 42 indexed citations
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Gao, Qifei, et al.. (2022). A receptor–channel trio conducts Ca2+ signalling for pollen tube reception. Nature. 607(7919). 534–539. 72 indexed citations
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Li, Chiyu, Xuanming Liu, Xiaoyan Li, et al.. (2018). EBP1 nuclear accumulation negatively feeds back on FERONIA-mediated RALF1 signaling. PLoS Biology. 16(10). e2006340–e2006340. 62 indexed citations
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Xu, Lei, Hongyu Zhao, Yu Liu, et al.. (2018). Identification of vacuolar phosphate efflux transporters in land plants. Nature Plants. 5(1). 84–94. 141 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haiwen, Fugeng Zhao, Ren‐Jie Tang, et al.. (2017). Two tonoplast MATE proteins function as turgor-regulating chloride channels in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(10). E2036–E2045. 68 indexed citations
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Liu, Jinlong, Lei Yang, Mingda Luan, et al.. (2015). A vacuolar phosphate transporter essential for phosphate homeostasis in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(47). E6571–8. 183 indexed citations
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Mao, Dandan, Jian Chen, Lianfu Tian, et al.. (2014). Arabidopsis Transporter MGT6 Mediates Magnesium Uptake and Is Required for Growth under Magnesium Limitation. The Plant Cell. 26(5). 2234–2248. 96 indexed citations
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Lan, Wenzhi, Wei Wang, Suo‐Min Wang, et al.. (2010). A rice high-affinity potassium transporter (HKT) conceals a calcium-permeable cation channel. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(15). 7089–7094. 85 indexed citations
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Lee, Sung Chul, Wenzhi Lan, Bob B. Buchanan, & Sheng Luan. (2009). A protein kinase-phosphatase pair interacts with an ion channel to regulate ABA signaling in plant guard cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(50). 21419–21424. 486 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lee, Sung Chul, Wenzhi Lan, Beom‐Gi Kim, et al.. (2007). A protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation network regulates a plant potassium channel. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(40). 15959–15964. 283 indexed citations
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Li, Legong, Beom‐Gi Kim, Yong Hwa Cheong, Girdhar K. Pandey, & Sheng Luan. (2006). A Ca 2+ signaling pathway regulates a K + channel for low-K response in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(33). 12625–12630. 353 indexed citations
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Pandey, Girdhar K., et al.. (2005). ABR1, an APETALA2-Domain Transcription Factor That Functions as a Repressor of ABA Response in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 139(3). 1185–1193. 213 indexed citations
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Luan, Sheng. (1998). Immunophilins in animals and higher plants. Zhōngyāng yánjiūyuàn zhíwùxué huikān/Zhōngyāng yánjiūyuàn zhíwùxué huikān. 9 indexed citations

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