Wenjun Zha

891 total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 605 citations indexed

About

Wenjun Zha is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenjun Zha has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 605 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Wenjun Zha's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (11 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (9 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (5 papers). Wenjun Zha is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (11 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (9 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (5 papers). Wenjun Zha collaborates with scholars based in China. Wenjun Zha's co-authors include Guangcun He, Bo Du, Rongzhi Chen, Lili Zhu, Xinxin Peng, Aiqing You, Changyan Li, Jianyu Wang, Wei Li and Lu Lv and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Gene.

In The Last Decade

Wenjun Zha

22 papers receiving 597 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Advances in the Biosynthesis of Terpenoids and Their Ecological Functions in Plant Resistance

2023 79 citations Changyan Li, Wenjun Zha et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →

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Wenjun Zha

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Virginia C. Crane United States

Dazhao Yu China

Joyce Elberse Netherlands

Florian Veillet France

Alba Marina Cotes Colombia

Jiuhai Zhao China

Mitsuko Kishi‐Kaboshi Japan

Hélène Laparra Switzerland

Jingfu Li China

Angela Hendrickson Culler United States

Virginia C. Crane United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenjun Zha

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

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Shi, Shaojie, Huiying Wang, Wenjun Zha, et al.. (2025). RNA-seq Analysis of the Mechanisms Underlying Chalky Grain and Characterization of Two IAA Receptor Proteins OsAFB3 and OsAFB5 in Chalkiness Formation in Oryza sativa. Rice. 18(1). 40–40.

Wang, Jing, et al.. (2025). Cadmium Contamination in Asian Rice (Oryza sativa L.): Mechanistic Insights from Soil Sources to Grain Accumulation and Mitigation Strategies. Plants. 14(18). 2844–2844. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Junxiao, et al.. (2024). Rapid breeding of an early maturing, high-quality, and high-y.ielding rice cultivar using marker‑assisted selection coupled with optimized anther culture. Molecular Breeding. 44(9). 58–58. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Huiying, Wenjun Zha, An Huang, et al.. (2024). The Roles of Phytohormones in Plant Defense Mechanisms Against the Brown Planthopper. Genes. 15(12). 1579–1579. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Bian, Ming‐Hui Fu, Jinghua Du, et al.. (2024). Identification of the Cold-Related Genes COLD11 and OsCTS11 via BSA-seq and Fine Mapping at the Rice Seedling Stage. Rice. 17(1). 72–72. 2 indexed citations

Li, Changyan, Zaihui Zhou, Jianyu Wang, et al.. (2024). Development of a multi‐resistance and high‐yield rice variety using multigene transformation and gene editing. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 22(11). 3118–3120. 11 indexed citations

Li, Changyan, Wenjun Zha, Jianyu Wang, et al.. (2024). Transcriptome analysis of biotic and abiotic stress mediated by the suction of brown planthopper in two rice cultivars. Plant Stress. 11. 100380–100380. 3 indexed citations

Shi, Shaojie, Wenjun Zha, Yan Wu, et al.. (2023). Integrated transcriptomics and metabolomics analysis provide insight into the resistance response of rice against brown planthopper. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1213257–1213257. 20 indexed citations

Li, Changyan, Wenjun Zha, Wei Li, Jianyu Wang, & Aiqing You. (2023). Advances in the Biosynthesis of Terpenoids and Their Ecological Functions in Plant Resistance. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(14). 11561–11561. 79 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wu, Bian, Siyuan Chen, Changyan Li, et al.. (2023). Transcriptome Analysis Revealed the Dynamic and Rapid Transcriptional Reprogramming Involved in Cold Stress and Related Core Genes in the Rice Seedling Stage. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 1914–1914. 13 indexed citations

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Zha, Wenjun, Changyan Li, Yan Wu, et al.. (2023). Single-Cell RNA sequencing of leaf sheath cells reveals the mechanism of rice resistance to brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens). Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1200014–1200014. 10 indexed citations

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Wu, Yan, Wenjun Zha, Jianping Guo, et al.. (2023). Comprehensive identification and characterization of lncRNAs and circRNAs reveal potential brown planthopper-responsive ceRNA networks in rice. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1242089–1242089. 4 indexed citations

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Shi, Shaojie, Huiying Wang, Wenjun Zha, et al.. (2023). Recent Advances in the Genetic and Biochemical Mechanisms of Rice Resistance to Brown Planthoppers (Nilaparvata lugens Stål). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(23). 16959–16959. 11 indexed citations

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Zha, Wenjun, Kai Liu, Chen Li, et al.. (2022). Molecular identification and efficacy assessment of a glufosinate-tolerant and brown planthopper-resistant transgenic rice line. Journal of Plant Physiology. 273. 153688–153688. 2 indexed citations

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Zha, Wenjun, Huashan Xu, Junxiao Chen, et al.. (2022). Genome-wide identification of long non-coding (lncRNA) in Nilaparvata lugens ’s adaptability to resistant rice. PeerJ. 10. e13587–e13587. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Junxiao, Kai Liu, Wenjun Zha, et al.. (2021). Identification and verification of grain shape QTLs by SNP array in rice. PLoS ONE. 16(11). e0260133–e0260133. 4 indexed citations

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Zha, Wenjun & Aiqing You. (2020). Comparative iTRAQ proteomic profiling of proteins associated with the adaptation of brown planthopper to moderately resistant vs. susceptible rice varieties. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0238549–e0238549. 10 indexed citations

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Zha, Wenjun, Lei Zhou, Kai Liu, et al.. (2016). Characterization and comparative profiling of the small RNA transcriptomes in the Hemipteran insect Nilaparvata lugens. Gene. 595(1). 83–91. 11 indexed citations

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Zha, Wenjun, Xinxin Peng, Rongzhi Chen, et al.. (2011). Knockdown of Midgut Genes by dsRNA-Transgenic Plant-Mediated RNA Interference in the Hemipteran Insect Nilaparvata lugens. PLoS ONE. 6(5). e20504–e20504. 246 indexed citations

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Zha, Wenjun, Xiaoyan Cheng, Chuan Liu, et al.. (2010). A rice β-1,3-glucanase gene Osg1 is required for callose degradation in pollen development. Planta. 233(2). 309–323. 124 indexed citations

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