Wen Song

2.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
49 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Wen Song is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wen Song has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Plant Science, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Wen Song's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (16 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (16 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (12 papers). Wen Song is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (16 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (16 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (12 papers). Wen Song collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Wen Song's co-authors include Jijie Chai, Zhifu Han, Dongli Yu, Jane E. Parker, Jizong Wang, Jan Jirschitzka, Paul Schulze‐Lefert, Yue Sun, Elke Logemann and Ma ShouCai and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Wen Song

43 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Direct pathogen-induced assembly of an NLR immune receptor complex to form a holoenzyme

2020 310 citations Ma ShouCai, Yue Sun et al. Science profile →
Identification and receptor mechanism of TIR-catalyzed small molecules in plant immunity

2022 149 citations Shijia Huang, Aolin Jia et al. Science profile →
TIR domains of plant immune receptors are 2′,3′-cAMP/cGMP synthetases mediating cell death

2022 125 citations Dongli Yu, Wen Song et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wen Song China	22	1.2k	625	161	95	90	49	1.7k
Qingmei Han China	28	1.6k 1.3×	686 1.1×	52 0.3×	55 0.6×	40 0.4×	60	2.1k
Rachel Hodge United Kingdom	20	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 2.2×	46 0.3×	155 1.6×	99 1.1×	34	1.9k
Adrienne Sexton Australia	15	439 0.4×	239 0.4×	195 1.2×	50 0.5×	21 0.2×	36	1.1k
Kate Harrison United Kingdom	26	3.0k 2.5×	1.7k 2.7×	143 0.9×	67 0.7×	165 1.8×	51	3.8k
Sarah Yeo United States	9	208 0.2×	409 0.7×	26 0.2×	64 0.7×	23 0.3×	29	760
Christina Lang Germany	18	480 0.4×	529 0.8×	43 0.3×	38 0.4×	26 0.3×	57	1.0k
Rebecca M. Davidson United States	24	798 0.7×	682 1.1×	80 0.5×	65 0.7×	40 0.4×	61	1.9k
Stephan Lorenzen Germany	21	111 0.1×	775 1.2×	64 0.4×	27 0.3×	24 0.3×	49	1.3k
Shizhu Zhang China	21	471 0.4×	768 1.2×	32 0.2×	51 0.5×	25 0.3×	43	1.3k
José Roberto da Silva Brazil	16	107 0.1×	220 0.4×	85 0.5×	36 0.4×	24 0.3×	56	813

Countries citing papers authored by Wen Song

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wen Song

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wen Song

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wen Song. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wen Song 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 Wen Song. Wen Song 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

Zhou, Hao, Wen Song, Zhi Qiao, et al.. (2025). Blocking the isoflavone chemoreceptor in Phytophthora sojae to prevent disease. Science Advances. 11(2). eadt0925–eadt0925. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Shiting, Ying Yu, Jingya Wang, et al.. (2025). CLE19 suppresses brassinosteroid signaling output via the BSL‐BIN2 module to maintain BES1 activity and pollen exine patterning in Arabidopsis. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 67(12). 3216–3230.

Zhang, Xinyu, Dingliang Zhang, Wen Song, et al.. (2025). A cell wall-associated kinase phosphorylates NLR immune receptor to negatively regulate resistosome formation. Nature Plants. 11(3). 561–579. 4 indexed citations

Fang, Sheng, Gao Yu, Yaping Wang, et al.. (2025). Antagonistic SnRK2 and PID kinases' action on auxin transport–mediated root gravitropism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(39). e2512274122–e2512274122. 1 indexed citations

Qin, Zhen, Yumei Zhang, Huiru Peng, et al.. (2025). The TaCEP15 peptide signaling cascade modulates primary root length and drought tolerance in wheat. Science Advances. 11(36). eady1949–eady1949.

Li, Jing, Shifeng Wu, Kun Wang, et al.. (2025). A plasma membrane receptor complex mediates early heat-responsive signaling to trigger nuclear transcriptomic reprogramming in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant. 18(12). 2018–2034.

Yu, Yuan, Jinfang Chu, Suwei Dong, Wen Song, & Xu Cao. (2025). Sugar codes for plant fitness: arabinosylation in small peptide signaling. Trends in Plant Science. 30(12). 1360–1371.

Wang, Hui, Wen Song, Hao Zhou, et al.. (2024). A receptor kinase senses sterol by coupling with elicitins in auxotrophic Phytophthora. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(45). e2408186121–e2408186121. 2 indexed citations

Song, Wen, Li Liu, Dongli Yu, et al.. (2024). Substrate-induced condensation activates plant TIR domain proteins. Nature. 627(8005). 847–853. 27 indexed citations

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Song, Wen, Zhiyuan Yin, Xinyu Lu, Danyu Shen, & Daolong Dou. (2023). Plant secondary metabolite citral interferes with Phytophthora capsici virulence by manipulating the expression of effector genes. Molecular Plant Pathology. 24(8). 932–946. 13 indexed citations

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Chai, Jijie, Wen Song, & Jane E. Parker. (2023). New Biochemical Principles for NLR Immunity in Plants. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 36(8). 468–475. 29 indexed citations

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Huang, Shijia, Aolin Jia, Wen Song, et al.. (2022). Identification and receptor mechanism of TIR-catalyzed small molecules in plant immunity. Science. 377(6605). eabq3297–eabq3297. 149 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Li, Wen Song, Shijia Huang, et al.. (2022). Extracellular pH sensing by plant cell-surface peptide-receptor complexes. Cell. 185(18). 3341–3355.e13. 88 indexed citations

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Guo, Hongtao, et al.. (2020). Factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder of nurses exposed to corona virus disease 2019 in China. Medicine. 99(26). e20965–e20965. 82 indexed citations

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Li, Xinxia, et al.. (2020). Effect of continuous nursing care based on the IKAP theory on the quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Medicine. 99(11). e19543–e19543. 9 indexed citations

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Lei, Pinggui, Guoli Liu, Wen Song, et al.. (2020). Clinical and computed tomographic (CT) images characteristics in the patients with COVID-19 infection: What should radiologists need to know?. Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology. 28(3). 369–381. 35 indexed citations

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Qian, Pingping, Wen Song, Guodong Wang, et al.. (2018). The CLE9/10 secretory peptide regulates stomatal and vascular development through distinct receptors. Nature Plants. 4(12). 1071–1081. 113 indexed citations

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Song, Delu, Michael E. Sulewski, Jiantao Song, et al.. (2017). Complement C5a receptor knockout has diminished light-induced microglia/macrophage retinal migration.. PubMed. 23. 210–218. 27 indexed citations

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Song, Wen, Li Liu, Jizong Wang, et al.. (2016). Signature motif-guided identification of receptors for peptide hormones essential for root meristem growth. Cell Research. 26(6). 674–685. 142 indexed citations

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Song, Wen, Zhifu Han, Yadong Sun, & Jijie Chai. (2013). Crystal structure of a plant leucine rich repeat protein with two island domains. Science China Life Sciences. 57(1). 137–144. 12 indexed citations

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