Yunyan Kang

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Yunyan Kang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yunyan Kang has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Plant Science, 17 papers in Materials Chemistry and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yunyan Kang's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (16 papers), Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (16 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (11 papers). Yunyan Kang is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (16 papers), Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (16 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (11 papers). Yunyan Kang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Macao. Yunyan Kang's co-authors include Xian Yang, Shirong Guo, Jiuju Duan, Bingfu Lei, Juan Li, Haoran Zhang, Xuejie Zhang, Min Zhong, Xiaojun Wang and Xikun Zou and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Scientific Reports and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yunyan Kang

50 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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A highly efficient and suitable spectral profile Cr3+-doped garnet near-infrared emitting phosphor for regulating photomorphogenesis of plants

2021 232 citations Haoran Zhang, Yunyan Kang et al. profile →

Peers

Yunyan Kang

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Shengrui Zhang China

Juanjuan Feng China

Yinjian Zheng China

Ao Liu China

Hemant R. Kushwaha India

Ramesh Namdeo Pudake India

Yaxin Wang China

Yinglang Wan China

Shengrui Zhang China

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yunyan Kang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Xian, et al.. (2025). Spd-CDs-driven respiratory burst oxidase homolog/polyamine oxidase-dependent H2O2 signaling molecule engineering for salt tolerance in tomato. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 306(Pt 4). 141680–141680. 2 indexed citations

Zhong, Min, et al.. (2025). High relative humidity mitigates the adverse effects of excessive light by protecting photosynthetic machinery in flowering Chinese cabbage. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 222. 109701–109701. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Xian, Hongyi Qin, Yu Zhou, et al.. (2025). HB52‐PUT2 Module‐Mediated Polyamine Shoot‐to‐Root Movement Regulates Salt Stress Tolerance in Tomato. Plant Cell & Environment. 48(7). 5148–5163. 3 indexed citations

Qin, Hongyi, Xinrui He, Juan Li, et al.. (2025). Salvia miltiorrhiza-derived carbon dots alleviate cadmium stress in flowering Chinese cabbage by suppressing BrTCP9-mediated cadmium transport and reactive oxygen species metabolism. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 228. 110240–110240. 1 indexed citations

Kang, Yunyan, et al.. (2024). A multifaceted crosstalk between brassinosteroid and gibberellin regulates the resistance of cucumber to Phytophthora melonis. The Plant Journal. 119(3). 1353–1368. 5 indexed citations

Qin, Hongyi, et al.. (2024). Salvia miltiorrhiza-derived carbon dots delay postharvest senescence through repressing BrTCP9-mediated reactive oxygen species metabolism in flowering Chinese cabbage. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 219. 113296–113296. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Haoran, Wei Li, Xian Yang, et al.. (2023). Preparation and characterization of a CDs based hydrogel slow-release fertilizer. Materials Research Bulletin. 170. 112590–112590. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Wei, Min Wang, Min Zhong, et al.. (2023). Genome-wide identification of bZIP gene family and expression analysis of BhbZIP58 under heat stress in wax gourd. BMC Plant Biology. 23(1). 598–598. 11 indexed citations

Zhong, Min, Wei Liu, Hongyi Qin, et al.. (2023). Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of the Polyamine Uptake Transporter (Put) Gene Family in Tomatoes and the Role of Put2 in Response to Salt Stress. Antioxidants. 12(2). 228–228. 12 indexed citations

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Kang, Yunyan, et al.. (2023). Comprehensive Analysis of Major Latex-Like Protein Family Genes in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) and Their Potential Roles in Phytophthora Blight Resistance. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(1). 784–784. 9 indexed citations

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Kang, Yunyan, et al.. (2023). Melatonin Delays Postharvest Senescence through Suppressing the Inhibition of BrERF2/BrERF109 on Flavonoid Biosynthesis in Flowering Chinese Cabbage. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2933–2933. 21 indexed citations

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Zhong, Min, Hongyi Qin, Liwen Xiao, et al.. (2023). TGase-induced Cd tolerance by boosting polyamine, nitric oxide, cell wall composition and phytochelatin synthesis in tomato. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 259. 115023–115023. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Liang, et al.. (2022). Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveal the mechanism of uniconazole inducing hypocotyl dwarfing by suppressing BrbZIP39–BrPAL4 module mediating lignin biosynthesis in flowering Chinese cabbage. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 1014396–1014396. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Hui, Yunyan Kang, Ni Yang, et al.. (2022). Inhibition of UV-B stress in lettuce through enzyme-like Scutellaria baicalensis carbon dots. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 246. 114177–114177. 17 indexed citations

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Kang, Yunyan, Hui Wang, Riming Huang, et al.. (2022). The roles of Salvia miltiorrhiza-derived carbon dots involving in maintaining quality by delaying senescence of postharvest flowering Chinese cabbage. Food Chemistry. 404(Pt B). 134704–134704. 32 indexed citations

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Yang, Xian, et al.. (2020). Global analysis of expression profile of members of DnaJ gene families involved in capsaicinoids synthesis in pepper (Capsicum annuum L). BMC Plant Biology. 20(1). 326–326. 11 indexed citations

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Ren, Rongrong, et al.. (2020). Control of Phytophthora melonis damping-off treated with 24-epibrassinolide and a histological study of cucumber hypocotyl. PROTOPLASMA. 257(6). 1519–1529. 5 indexed citations

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Mansfeld, Ben N., Marivi Colle, Yunyan Kang, A. Daniel Jones, & Rebecca Grumet. (2017). Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses of cucumber fruit peels reveal a developmental increase in terpenoid glycosides associated with age-related resistance to Phytophthora capsici. Horticulture Research. 4(1). 17022–17022. 53 indexed citations

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Yang, Xian, et al.. (2017). The DnaJ Gene Family in Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.): Comprehensive Identification, Characterization and Expression Profiles. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 689–689. 35 indexed citations

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Colle, Marivi, Yiqun Weng, Yunyan Kang, et al.. (2017). Variation in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) fruit size and shape results from multiple components acting pre-anthesis and post-pollination. Planta. 246(4). 641–658. 53 indexed citations

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