Weihua Fan

3.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
8 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Weihua Fan is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Weihua Fan has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Plant Science, 3 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Weihua Fan's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (7 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (2 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (2 papers). Weihua Fan is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (7 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (2 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (2 papers). Weihua Fan collaborates with scholars based in United States. Weihua Fan's co-authors include Xinnian Dong, Zhonglin Mou, Mark Kinkema, Xin Li, Yuelin Zhang, Joseph Heitman, Peter R. Kraus, Marie-Josée Boily, Alexander Idnurm and Julia Breger and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Weihua Fan

7 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Inducers of Plant Systemic Acquired Resistance Regulate N... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2003 1999 2000 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. Inducers of Plant Systemic Acquired Resistance Regulate NPR1 Function through Redox Changes
    2003 1.1k citations Zhonglin Mou, Weihua Fan et al. Cell profile →
  2. Interaction of NPR1 with basic leucine zipper protein transcription factors that bind sequences required for salicylic acid induction of the PR-1 gene
    1999 538 citations Yuelin Zhang, Weihua Fan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. Nuclear Localization of NPR1 Is Required for Activation of PR Gene Expression
    2000 536 citations Mark Kinkema, Weihua Fan et al. The Plant Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Weihua Fan United States 7 2.4k 1.1k 212 175 160 8 2.8k
Jack H. Vossen Netherlands 36 4.1k 1.7× 1.4k 1.2× 157 0.7× 110 0.6× 810 5.1× 70 4.7k
Christophe Lacomme United Kingdom 24 2.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.4× 243 1.1× 53 0.3× 186 1.2× 39 3.3k
Marc T. Nishimura United States 24 2.6k 1.1× 998 0.9× 101 0.5× 115 0.7× 319 2.0× 34 3.2k
Xiaobo Zheng China 28 2.6k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 105 0.5× 93 0.5× 759 4.7× 56 3.0k
Rajinikanth Mohan United States 11 1.4k 0.6× 653 0.6× 79 0.4× 73 0.4× 103 0.6× 15 1.6k
Kyung-Hee Paek South Korea 27 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 99 0.5× 33 0.2× 91 0.6× 58 2.2k
Yazmid Reyes-Domínguez Austria 15 1.2k 0.5× 1.7k 1.5× 99 0.5× 93 0.5× 503 3.1× 24 2.5k
Jiangli Dong China 26 1.5k 0.6× 932 0.8× 54 0.3× 65 0.4× 42 0.3× 57 1.9k
Yoshishige Inagaki Japan 25 1.6k 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 55 0.3× 31 0.2× 141 0.9× 60 2.2k
Songbiao Chen China 20 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 83 0.4× 44 0.3× 302 1.9× 53 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Weihua Fan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weihua Fan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weihua Fan

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

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Jin, Anmin, et al.. (2009). Association of cyclooxygenase-2 gene polymorphisms in promoter region with chronic periodontitis.. Di-Si Junyi Daxue xuebao. 30(12). 1134–1137. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Weihua, Alexander Idnurm, Julia Breger, Eleftherios Mylonakis, & Joseph Heitman. (2007). Eca1, a Sarcoplasmic/Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase, Is Involved in Stress Tolerance and Virulence inCryptococcus neoformans. Infection and Immunity. 75(7). 3394–3405. 48 indexed citations
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Dong, Xinnian, et al.. (2007). Regulation of Systemic Acquired Resistance by NPR1 and its Partners. Novartis Foundation symposium. 236. 165–175. 10 indexed citations
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Fan, Weihua, Peter R. Kraus, Marie-Josée Boily, & Joseph Heitman. (2005). Cryptococcus neoformansGene Expression during Murine Macrophage Infection. Eukaryotic Cell. 4(8). 1420–1433. 152 indexed citations
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Mou, Zhonglin, Weihua Fan, & Xinnian Dong. (2003). Inducers of Plant Systemic Acquired Resistance Regulate NPR1 Function through Redox Changes. Cell. 113(7). 935–944. 1141 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fan, Weihua & Xinnian Dong. (2002). In Vivo Interaction between NPR1 and Transcription Factor TGA2 Leads to Salicylic Acid–Mediated Gene Activation in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 14(6). 1377–1389. 341 indexed citations
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Kinkema, Mark, Weihua Fan, & Xinnian Dong. (2000). Nuclear Localization of NPR1 Is Required for Activation of PR Gene Expression. The Plant Cell. 12(12). 2339–2350. 536 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Yuelin, Weihua Fan, Mark Kinkema, Xin Li, & Xinnian Dong. (1999). Interaction of NPR1 with basic leucine zipper protein transcription factors that bind sequences required for salicylic acid induction of the PR-1 gene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96(11). 6523–6528. 538 indexed citations breakdown →

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