Wenkun Zhou

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Wenkun Zhou is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenkun Zhou has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Plant Science, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Wenkun Zhou's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (19 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (10 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (9 papers). Wenkun Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (19 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (10 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (9 papers). Wenkun Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Netherlands. Wenkun Zhou's co-authors include Chuanyou Li, Qingzhe Zhai, Hongling Jiang, Jiaqiang Sun, Rong Chen, Linlin Qi, Klaus Palme, Xugang Li, Ben Scheres and Qian Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wenkun Zhou

28 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

The Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor MYC2 Directly Represses PLETHORA Expression during Jasmonate-Mediated Modulation of the Root Stem Cell Niche in Arabidopsis

2011 393 citations Qian Chen, Jiaqiang Sun et al. The Plant Cell profile →
A Jasmonate Signaling Network Activates Root Stem Cells and Promotes Regeneration

2019 262 citations Wenkun Zhou, Jose L. Lozano‐Torres et al. Cell profile →

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Wenkun Zhou

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Franck Anicet Ditengou Germany

Antoine Larrieu France

Géraldine Brunoud France

Olaf Tietz Germany

Soazig Guyomarc’h France

Elisabeth Truernit Switzerland

Benoît Menand France

Chin‐Mei Lee United States

Mika Nomoto Japan

Biswa R. Acharya United States

Franck Anicet Ditengou Germany

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Countries citing papers authored by Wenkun Zhou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenkun Zhou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenkun Zhou

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Shen, Yanan, Tiantian Wang, Xuening Wang, et al.. (2025). RALF33–FERONIA signaling orchestrates postwounding root-tip regeneration via TPR4–ERF115 dynamics. The Plant Cell. 37(6). 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaoyue, et al.. (2025). Triggering regeneration: A new recognized local wound signal in plants. 3(2). 100124–100124.

Zhang, Xiuyue, Minze Li, Xiaoyan Zhang, et al.. (2025). A receptor–kinase cascade confers cold-induced root growth inhibition in Arabidopsis. Nature Plants. 11(7). 1441–1454. 3 indexed citations

Zhu, Jian‐Kang, et al.. (2024). Simultaneous mutations in ITPK4 and MRP5 genes result in a low phytic acid level without compromising salt tolerance in Arabidopsis. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 66(10). 2109–2125. 3 indexed citations

Zeng, Jian, et al.. (2024). Tipping the balance: The dynamics of stem cell maintenance and stress responses in plant meristems. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 78. 102510–102510. 11 indexed citations

Chen, Chunli, Yuxin Hu, Momoko Ikeuchi, et al.. (2024). Plant regeneration in the new era: from molecular mechanisms to biotechnology applications. Science China Life Sciences. 67(7). 1338–1367. 30 indexed citations

Heidstra, Renze, et al.. (2024). The dual role of the RETINOBLASTOMA‐RELATED protein in the DNA damage response is coordinated by the interaction with LXCXE‐containing proteins. The Plant Journal. 118(4). 1194–1206. 2 indexed citations

Rong, Hao, et al.. (2023). On salt stress, PLETHORA signaling maintains root meristems. Developmental Cell. 58(18). 1657–1669.e5. 37 indexed citations

Guarneri, Nina, Mark G. Sterken, Wenkun Zhou, et al.. (2022). Root architecture plasticity in response to endoparasitic cyst nematodes is mediated by damage signaling. New Phytologist. 237(3). 807–822. 18 indexed citations

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Zhou, Wenkun & Xiaoyue Zhang. (2021). Molecular mechanism of Verticillium dahliae-induced leaf senescence. Molecular Plant. 14(11). 1785–1786. 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, Wenkun. (2021). CIK receptor kinases in root meristem. Molecular Plant. 14(6). 873–873. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Guifang, Wu Liu, Shasha Wu, et al.. (2021). Roles of the wound hormone jasmonate in plant regeneration. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74(4). 1198–1206. 41 indexed citations

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Zhou, Wenkun, Jose L. Lozano‐Torres, Ikram Blilou, et al.. (2019). A Jasmonate Signaling Network Activates Root Stem Cells and Promotes Regeneration. Cell. 177(4). 942–956.e14. 262 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Xiaoyue, Wenkun Zhou, Qian Chen, et al.. (2018). Mediator subunit MED31 is required for radial patterning of Arabidopsis roots. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(24). E5624–E5633. 30 indexed citations

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Latrasse, David, Moussa Benhamed, Wenkun Zhou, et al.. (2017). Plant-Specific Histone Deacetylases HDT1/2 Regulate GIBBERELLIN 2-OXIDASE2 Expression to Control Arabidopsis Root Meristem Cell Number. The Plant Cell. 29(9). 2183–2196. 70 indexed citations

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Long, Yuchen, Yvonne Stahl, Stefanie Weidtkamp‐Peters, et al.. (2017). In vivo FRET–FLIM reveals cell-type-specific protein interactions in Arabidopsis roots. Nature. 548(7665). 97–102. 129 indexed citations

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Yu, Xin, Taras Pasternak, Monika Eiblmeier, et al.. (2013). Plastid-Localized Glutathione Reductase2-Regulated Glutathione Redox Status Is Essential for Arabidopsis Root Apical Meristem Maintenance. The Plant Cell. 25(11). 4451–4468. 95 indexed citations

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Chen, Qian, Jiaqiang Sun, Qingzhe Zhai, et al.. (2011). The Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor MYC2 Directly Represses PLETHORA Expression during Jasmonate-Mediated Modulation of the Root Stem Cell Niche in Arabidopsis . The Plant Cell. 23(9). 3335–3352. 393 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Jiaqiang, Qian Chen, Linlin Qi, et al.. (2011). Jasmonate modulates endocytosis and plasma membrane accumulation of the Arabidopsis PIN2 protein. New Phytologist. 191(2). 360–375. 91 indexed citations

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Zhou, Wenkun, et al.. (1991). The use of IAA to overcome interspecific hybrid inviability in reciprocal crosses between Nicotiana tabacum L. and N. repanda Willd.. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 82(5). 657–661. 12 indexed citations

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