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Light effects on plants

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Zakirullah Khan
Kyungpook National University
2
Mercede Azizbaig Mohajer
ETH Zurich
3
Demin Xu
Institute of Vegetables and Flowers
4
Jingli Yang
Gyeongsang National University
5
Dongfang Bao
Inner Mongolia University
6
Christos Vatistas
Agricultural University of Athens
7
Jason Lanoue
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
8
Mahinder Partap
Agricultural Research Organization
9
S. Nagano
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
10
Yanqi Zhang
University of Alabama

Papers

1
Exogenous melatonin induces salt and drought stress tolerance in rice by promoting plant growth and defense system
Scientific Reports|2024
127 cit.
2
Exogenous GABA Enhances Copper Stress Resilience in Rice Plants via Antioxidant Defense Mechanisms, Gene Regulation, Mineral Uptake, and Copper Homeostasis
Antioxidants|2024
25 cit.
3
Developing biopolymer-stabilized emulsions for improved stability and bioaccessibility of lutein
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules|2024
21 cit.
4
Prolonged Post-Harvest Preservation in Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) by Reducing Water Loss Rate and Chlorophyll Degradation Regulated through Lighting Direction-Induced Morphophysiological Improvements
Plants|2024
17 cit.
5
Mitigation of nickel toxicity in rice plants by exogenous γ-aminobutyric acid: Enhancement of growth, antioxidant defense, and metal homeostasis
Plant Stress|2025
12 cit.
6
Flowering and Runnering of Seasonal Strawberry under Different Photoperiods Are Affected by Intensity of Supplemental or Night-Interrupting Blue Light
Plants|2024
10 cit.
7
Utilization of Biopolymer-Based Lutein Emulsion as an Effective Delivery System to Improve Lutein Bioavailability in Neonatal Rats
Nutrients|2024
10 cit.
8
The effect of different light wavelengths on the germination of lettuce, cabbage, spinach and arugula seeds in a controlled environment chamber
Scientia Horticulturae|2024
10 cit.
9
Publication in Frontiers in Plant Science (2024) [6 citations, W4399246695]
Frontiers in Plant Science|2024
6 cit.
10
Publication in Plants (2024) [3 citations, W4403389857]
Plants|2024
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Cornelia Klose
University of Freiburg
2
Sasan Aliniaeifard
University of Tehran
3
Daphne Ezer
University of York
4
Mirela Domijan
University of Liverpool
5
Uma M. Sachdeva
Harvard University
6
E. Sethe Burgie
Bayer (United States)
7
Cecilia Costigliolo Rojas
Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas
8
Shangwei Zhong
Peking University
9
Jared E. Toettcher
Princeton University
10
Yan Xiong
Tisch Hospital

Papers

1
Integration of light and temperature sensing by liquid-liquid phase separation of phytochrome B
Molecular Cell|2022
200 cit.
2
Bridged Proteolysis Targeting Chimera (PROTAC) Enables Degradation of Undruggable Targets
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2022
129 cit.
3
Sensory circuitry controls cytosolic calcium-mediated phytochrome B phototransduction
Cell|2023
99 cit.
4
Recording morphogen signals reveals mechanisms underlying gastruloid symmetry breaking
Nature Cell Biology|2024
58 cit.
5
Optogenetic control of the Bicoid morphogen reveals fast and slow modes of gap gene regulation
Cell Reports|2022
48 cit.
6
Organ-specific COP1 control of BES1 stability adjusts plant growth patterns under shade or warmth
Developmental Cell|2022
34 cit.
7
Light-switchable transcription factors obtained by direct screening in mammalian cells
Nature Communications|2023
33 cit.
8
Rapid and reversible dissolution of biomolecular condensates using light-controlled recruitment of a solubility tag
Nature Communications|2024
30 cit.
9
Growth, Biomass Partitioning, and Photosynthetic Performance of Chrysanthemum Cuttings in Response to Different Light Spectra
Plants|2022
28 cit.
10
Control of gastruloid patterning and morphogenesis by the Erk and Akt signaling pathways
Development|2023
27 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Steve A. Kay
University of Southern California
2
Peter H. Quail
Agricultural Research Service
3
Joanne Chory
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
4
Xing Wang Deng
Shandong Academy of Sciences
5
Joseph S. Takahashi
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
6
Steven M. Reppert
UMass Memorial Health Care
7
Michael Rosbash
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
8
George Coupland
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
9
Aziz Sancar
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10
Ueli Schibler
University of Geneva

Papers

1
Signals from chloroplasts converge to regulate nuclear gene expression.
PubMed|2007
5.7k cit.
2
Restricted feeding uncouples circadian oscillators in peripheral tissues from the central pacemaker in the suprachiasmatic nucleus
Genes & Development|2000
2.4k cit.
3
PERIOD2::LUCIFERASE real-time reporting of circadian dynamics reveals persistent circadian oscillations in mouse peripheral tissues
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2004
2.4k cit.
4
FT Protein Movement Contributes to Long-Distance Signaling in Floral Induction of <i>Arabidopsis</i>
Science|2007
2.3k cit.
5
The Orphan Nuclear Receptor REV-ERBα Controls Circadian Transcription within the Positive Limb of the Mammalian Circadian Oscillator
Cell|2002
2.2k cit.
6
A Serum Shock Induces Circadian Gene Expression in Mammalian Tissue Culture Cells
Cell|1998
2k cit.
7
Resetting of Circadian Time in Peripheral Tissues by Glucocorticoid Signaling
Science|2000
1.9k cit.
8
A Putative Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptor Kinase Involved in Brassinosteroid Signal Transduction
Cell|1997
1.7k cit.
9
Orchestrated Transcription of Key Pathways in <i>Arabidopsis</i> by the Circadian Clock
Science|2000
1.7k cit.
10
Mutagenesis and Mapping of a Mouse Gene, <i>Clock</i> , Essential for Circadian Behavior
Science|1994
1.6k cit.

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