Wang Tian

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Wang Tian is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wang Tian has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Plant Science, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Wang Tian's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (11 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (7 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (5 papers). Wang Tian is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (11 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (7 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (5 papers). Wang Tian collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Wang Tian's co-authors include Legong Li, Sheng Luan, Chao Wang, Congcong Hou, Zhijie Ren, Qifei Gao, Qi Niu, Fugeng Zhao, Liying Zhang and Brian J. Staskawicz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Wang Tian

24 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A calmodulin-gated calcium channel links pathogen patterns to plant immunity

2019 363 citations Wang Tian, Congcong Hou et al. Nature profile →
Calcium spikes, waves and oscillations in plant development and biotic interactions

2020 245 citations Wang Tian, Chao Wang et al. Nature Plants profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wang Tian China	16	1.6k	549	54	44	36	26	1.8k
Sharon Pike United States	19	1.6k 1.0×	412 0.8×	51 0.9×	17 0.4×	17 0.5×	30	1.7k
Ye Wang China	19	890 0.6×	303 0.6×	54 1.0×	38 0.9×	7 0.2×	59	1.2k
Lai-Hua Liu China	12	1.1k 0.7×	475 0.9×	36 0.7×	22 0.5×	73 2.0×	16	1.3k
Sophie Filleur France	20	3.0k 1.9×	687 1.3×	276 5.1×	41 0.9×	32 0.9×	26	3.2k
Youichi Kondou Japan	26	2.2k 1.4×	1.6k 2.9×	16 0.3×	122 2.8×	21 0.6×	41	2.7k
Ashverya Laxmi India	26	2.7k 1.7×	1.4k 2.5×	13 0.2×	55 1.3×	7 0.2×	48	2.9k
Keiki Ishiyama Japan	22	1.9k 1.2×	629 1.1×	118 2.2×	130 3.0×	13 0.4×	41	2.2k
Takamitsu Kurusu Japan	20	1.3k 0.8×	622 1.1×	5 0.1×	33 0.8×	11 0.3×	43	1.5k
Rodnay Sormani France	17	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 2.0×	11 0.2×	35 0.8×	16 0.4×	26	1.9k
Anis M. Limami France	27	1.9k 1.2×	527 1.0×	48 0.9×	64 1.5×	5 0.1×	80	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Wang Tian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wang Tian

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wang Tian

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Song, Xin, et al.. (2025). TFMSNet: A time series forecasting framework with time–frequency analysis and multi-scale processing. Computers & Electrical Engineering. 123. 110260–110260.

Tian, Jinhui, Li Zhang, Wang Tian, et al.. (2025). The efficacy and safety of PD-1 inhibitors combined with chemotherapy treatment for advanced esophageal cancer: a network meta-analysis. Frontiers in Medicine. 11. 1515263–1515263. 1 indexed citations

Wei, Jian, Yali Liu, Wang Tian, et al.. (2025). Guard cells on the adaxial and abaxial leaf surfaces use different compositions of potassium ion channels to drive light-induced stomatal opening. Nature Plants. 11(7). 1260–1269. 3 indexed citations

Ren, Zhijie, Xiaohan Wang, Qi Niu, et al.. (2021). A chloride efflux transporter, BIG RICE GRAIN 1, is involved in mediating grain size and salt tolerance in rice. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 63(12). 2150–2163. 16 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaohan, Lili Tian, Congcong Hou, et al.. (2021). A transceptor–channel complex couples nitrate sensing to calcium signaling in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant. 14(5). 774–786. 86 indexed citations

Ren, Zhijie, Xiaohan Wang, Ya‐Jun Pan, et al.. (2021). The diversity of ion channel-assembled molecular switches empowers the flexibility and specificity of Ca²⁺ language. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 16(9). 1924503–1924503. 1 indexed citations

Tian, Wang, Chao Wang, Qifei Gao, Legong Li, & Sheng Luan. (2020). Calcium spikes, waves and oscillations in plant development and biotic interactions. Nature Plants. 6(7). 750–759. 245 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhang, Qian, Congcong Hou, Zhijie Ren, et al.. (2020). Interaction Between AtCML9 and AtMLO10 Regulates Pollen Tube Development and Seed Setting. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 1119–1119. 5 indexed citations

Hou, Congcong, et al.. (2019). Electrophysiological Studies Revealed CaM1-Mediated Regulation of the Arabidopsis Calcium Channel CNGC12. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 1090–1090. 20 indexed citations

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Tian, Wang, Congcong Hou, Zhijie Ren, et al.. (2019). A calmodulin-gated calcium channel links pathogen patterns to plant immunity. Nature. 572(7767). 131–135. 363 indexed citations breakdown →

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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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Luan, Mingda, Ren‐Jie Tang, Yu‐Mei Tang, et al.. (2016). Transport and homeostasis of potassium and phosphate: limiting factors for sustainable crop production. Journal of Experimental Botany. 68(12). erw444–erw444. 62 indexed citations

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Tian, Wang, Congcong Hou, Zhijie Ren, et al.. (2015). A molecular pathway for CO2 response in Arabidopsis guard cells. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6057–6057. 124 indexed citations

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Yu, Feng, Wang Tian, & Sheng Luan. (2014). From Receptor-Like Kinases to Calcium Spikes: What Are the Missing Links?. Molecular Plant. 7(10). 1501–1504. 15 indexed citations

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Hou, Congcong, Wang Tian, Thomas J. Kleist, et al.. (2014). DUF221 proteins are a family of osmosensitive calcium-permeable cation channels conserved across eukaryotes. Cell Research. 24(5). 632–635. 178 indexed citations

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Tian, Wang. (2013). Analysis of Genetic Diversity of 16 Phalaenopsis Cultivars Using EST-SSR Markers. Zhiwu yichuan ziyuan xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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Tian, Wang, et al.. (2012). Identification of Pi-ta and Pi-b Genes for Rice Blast Resistance of Rice Landraces from Yunnan Province. Zhongguo shuidao kexue. 26(5). 593–599. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Fang, et al.. (2011). Morphological observation and analyses of viability and germination rate of Daphne genkwa pollen.. Zhiwu ziyuan yu huanjing. 20(1). 94–96. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Jianyong, Sharon Pike, Juan Bao, et al.. (2010). The Arabidopsis Nitrate Transporter NRT1.8 Functions in Nitrate Removal from the Xylem Sap and Mediates Cadmium Tolerance . The Plant Cell. 22(5). 1633–1646. 353 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qi, et al.. (2008). Identification of antiviral mimetic peptides with interferon α-2b-like activity from a random peptide library using a novel functional biopanning method. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 29(5). 634–640. 5 indexed citations

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