Shuguo Hou

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Shuguo Hou is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shuguo Hou has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Plant Science, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Shuguo Hou's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (19 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (10 papers) and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (10 papers). Shuguo Hou is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (19 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (10 papers) and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (10 papers). Shuguo Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Shuguo Hou's co-authors include Zunyong Liu, Ping He, Xin Wang, Mei Wang, Wei Zhang, Derui Liu, Donghua Chen, Antonio Di Pietro, Xue Yang and David Turrà and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Shuguo Hou

29 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Phytocytokine signalling reopens stomata in plant immunity and water loss

2022 121 citations Shuguo Hou, Olivier Rodrigues et al. Nature profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shuguo Hou China	14	1.0k	357	122	81	59	31	1.2k
Rory N. Pruitt United States	17	983 1.0×	360 1.0×	48 0.4×	104 1.3×	89 1.5×	19	1.5k
Kay Vienken Germany	10	404 0.4×	484 1.4×	164 1.3×	105 1.3×	165 2.8×	10	814
Dilip Kumar India	16	472 0.5×	246 0.7×	42 0.3×	163 2.0×	29 0.5×	28	625
Isabel Murillo Spain	15	400 0.4×	304 0.9×	92 0.8×	92 1.1×	48 0.8×	23	704
James A. McKenna Australia	10	351 0.3×	378 1.1×	156 1.3×	37 0.5×	51 0.9×	14	622
Ofir Bahar Israel	17	790 0.8×	303 0.8×	59 0.5×	81 1.0×	12 0.2×	28	1.0k
Botond Balogh United States	15	1.2k 1.1×	150 0.4×	105 0.9×	168 2.1×	9 0.2×	23	1.4k
Isabel Valsecchi France	14	471 0.5×	451 1.3×	16 0.1×	75 0.9×	179 3.0×	29	882
Maud Bernoux Australia	17	2.0k 1.9×	474 1.3×	42 0.3×	115 1.4×	18 0.3×	21	2.2k
Bruno Pok Man Ngou United Kingdom	13	2.3k 2.3×	628 1.8×	33 0.3×	244 3.0×	23 0.4×	17	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shuguo Hou

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Wang, Lijun, Jun Zhao, Hongxu Li, et al.. (2025). Recognition of a phytocytokine by the DEPR1–SERK2 receptor complex confers multi-pathogen resistance in wheat. Molecular Plant. 18(12). 1999–2017.

Mei, Shuangshuang, et al.. (2024). WRR4B contributes to a broad‐spectrum disease resistance against powdery mildew in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant Pathology. 25(1). e13415–e13415. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Lijun, Yukun Liu, & Shuguo Hou. (2024). DGK5 phosphorylation finetunes PA homeostasis in plant immunity. Trends in Plant Science. 29(8). 842–844. 1 indexed citations

Xiao, Yu, Mingzhu Fan, Yue Sun, et al.. (2024). N-glycosylation facilitates the activation of a plant cell-surface receptor. Nature Plants. 10(12). 2014–2026. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Mei, Donghua Chen, Jianlin Shen, et al.. (2023). Maize MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 20 mediates high-temperature–regulated stomatal movement. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 193(4). 2788–2805. 10 indexed citations

Hou, Shuguo, Olivier Rodrigues, Zunyong Liu, Libo Shan, & Ping He. (2023). Small holes, big impact: Stomata in plant–pathogen–climate epic trifecta. Molecular Plant. 17(1). 26–49. 37 indexed citations

Hou, Shuguo, et al.. (2023). Detection of Ligand-Induced Receptor Kinase and Signaling Component Phosphorylation with Mn2+-Phos-Tag SDS-PAGE. Methods in molecular biology. 2731. 205–214. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Yukun, Shuguo Hou, & Shisheng Chen. (2023). Kinase fusion proteins: intracellular R-proteins in plant immunity. Trends in Plant Science. 29(3). 278–282. 3 indexed citations

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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Hou, Shuguo, Derui Liu, Shijia Huang, et al.. (2021). The Arabidopsis MIK2 receptor elicits immunity by sensing a conserved signature from phytocytokines and microbes. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5494–5494. 93 indexed citations

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Hou, Shuguo, Derui Liu, & Ping He. (2021). Phytocytokines function as immunological modulators of plant immunity. Stress Biology. 1(1). 8–8. 60 indexed citations

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Hou, Shuguo, Jie Zhang, & Ping He. (2021). Stress-induced activation of receptor signaling by protease-mediated cleavage. Biochemical Journal. 478(10). 1847–1852. 1 indexed citations

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Hou, Shuguo, Xin Wang, Donghua Chen, et al.. (2020). The LRR-RLK Protein HSL3 Regulates Stomatal Closure and the Drought Stress Response by Modulating Hydrogen Peroxide Homeostasis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 548034–548034. 37 indexed citations

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Hou, Shuguo, et al.. (2019). Damage-Associated Molecular Pattern-Triggered Immunity in Plants. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 646–646. 196 indexed citations

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Mei, Shuangshuang, Shuguo Hou, Haitao Cui, Feng Feng, & Wei Rong. (2016). Characterization of the interaction between Oidium heveae and Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Plant Pathology. 17(9). 1331–1343. 9 indexed citations

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Hou, Shuguo, Xin Wang, Donghua Chen, et al.. (2014). The Secreted Peptide PIP1 Amplifies Immunity through Receptor-Like Kinase 7. PLoS Pathogens. 10(9). e1004331–e1004331. 191 indexed citations

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Liu, Yi, Siqi Gong, Shuguo Hou, et al.. (2013). Transformation of Chlamydia muridarum Reveals a Role for Pgp5 in Suppression of Plasmid-Dependent Gene Expression. Journal of Bacteriology. 196(5). 989–998. 64 indexed citations

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Hou, Shuguo, et al.. (2012). One-Step Expression and Tyrosine O-Sulfonation of Ax21 in Escherichia coli. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 166(5). 1368–1379. 3 indexed citations

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Hou, Shuguo, et al.. (2012). Chlamydia trachomatis Outer Membrane Complex Protein B (OmcB) Is Processed by the Protease CPAF. Journal of Bacteriology. 195(5). 951–957. 20 indexed citations

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Hou, Shuguo, et al.. (2011). Plant immunity. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 6(6). 794–799. 20 indexed citations

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