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Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Baan Munim Twaij
Tarbiat Modares University
2
Xiangren Kong
Beijing Proteome Research Center
3
Bisma Hilal
Aligarh Muslim University
4
Jia‐Ling Lin
ShanghaiTech University
5
Qidong Jia
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
6
Hundeep Kaur
University of Basel
7
Ricardo De La Peña
Stanford University
8
Samuel Edward Hakim
Leibniz University Hannover
9
Shenghua Xiao
Huazhong Agricultural University
10
Chaemyeong Lim
Seoul National University

Papers

1
Publication in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (2024) [117 citations, W4396495854]
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry|2024
117 cit.
2
Experimental and theoretical studies on 3D printed short and continuous carbon fiber hybrid reinforced composites
Thin-Walled Structures|2024
26 cit.
3
A GhLac1-centered transcriptional regulatory cascade mediates cotton resistance to Verticillium dahliae through the lignin biosynthesis pathway
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules|2024
15 cit.
4
Nanoparticle-mediated enhancement of alkaloid, phenolic, and flavonoid production in Datura callus cultures
Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC)|2025
10 cit.
5
Characterization of phenylalanine ammonium lyase gene family in Datura stramonium and expression analysis in response to nanoparticles-aluminium oxide (Al2O3NPs) and tungsten oxide (WO3NPs)
Plant Nano Biology|2025
8 cit.
6
<scp>RICE</scp><i>LONG GRAIN 3</i> delays dark‐induced senescence by downregulating abscisic acid signaling and upregulating reactive oxygen species scavenging activity
The Plant Journal|2024
7 cit.
7
Tissue‐Compatible and Lubricated Hydrogel Catheter with Promising Activity Against Polymicrobial Infections for Ventilator‐Associated Pneumonia Prevention
Advanced Healthcare Materials|2024
6 cit.
8
DDK-Linker: a network-based strategy identifies disease signals by linking high-throughput omics datasets to disease knowledge
Briefings in Bioinformatics|2024
4 cit.
9
Nanoparticle-mediated enhancement of secondary metabolites from leaf-derived callus of Corylus avellana (Hazel)
Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology|2025
2 cit.
10
Publication in Nature Communications (2025) [2 citations, W4415358369]
Nature Communications|2025
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Xuesen Chen
Shandong Agricultural University
2
Wenhai Xiao
Tianjin University
3
Annie E. Tsong
Amyris (United States)
4
Mingchun Liu
Sichuan University
5
Philipp Zerbe
University of California, Davis
6
Songling Bai
ZheJiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences
7
Jiazhang Lian
Zhejiang University of Science and Technology
8
Xiuling Yu
Linyi University
9
Eric Singsaas
University of Minnesota, Duluth
10
Liujing Wei
East China University of Science and Technology

Papers

1
SlERF.F12 modulates the transition to ripening in tomato fruit by recruiting the co-repressor TOPLESS and histone deacetylases to repress key ripening genes
The Plant Cell|2022
192 cit.
2
Biosynthesis of catharanthine in engineered Pichia pastoris
Nature Synthesis|2023
111 cit.
3
A comprehensive metabolic map reveals major quality regulations in red‐flesh kiwifruit (<i>Actinidia chinensis</i>)
New Phytologist|2023
97 cit.
4
Synthetic Biology Toolkit for Marker-Less Integration of Multigene Pathways into <i>Pichia pastoris</i> via CRISPR/Cas9
ACS Synthetic Biology|2022
96 cit.
5
Construction of ajmalicine and sanguinarine de novo biosynthetic pathways using stable integration sites in yeast
Biotechnology and Bioengineering|2022
75 cit.
6
Comparative transcriptomics and metabolomics reveal specialized metabolite drought stress responses in switchgrass ( <i>Panicum virgatum</i> )
New Phytologist|2022
69 cit.
7
Enhancing Homologous Recombination Efficiency in <i>Pichia pastoris</i> for Multiplex Genome Integration Using Short Homology Arms
ACS Synthetic Biology|2022
63 cit.
8
Establishing <i>Komagataella phaffii</i> as a Cell Factory for Efficient Production of Sesquiterpenoid α-Santalene
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry|2022
61 cit.
9
Bifunctional transcription factors SlERF.H5 and H7 activate cell wall and repress gibberellin biosynthesis genes in tomato via a conserved motif
Developmental Cell|2024
55 cit.
10
Gibberellins involved in fruit ripening and softening by mediating multiple hormonal signals in tomato
Horticulture Research|2023
52 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Jay D. Keasling
QB3
2
Jörg Bohlmann
University of British Columbia
3
Eran Pichersky
University of Michigan
4
Kazuki Saito
RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
5
John Browse
Washington State University
6
Kexuan Tang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
7
Richard A. Dixon
University of North Texas
8
Reuben J. Peters
Iowa State University
9
Gregory Stephanopoulos
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
10
Jeroen S. Dickschat
University of Bonn

Papers

1
Stress-Induced Phenylpropanoid Metabolism.
The Plant Cell|1995
3.8k cit.
2
THE OXIDATIVE BURST IN PLANT DISEASE RESISTANCE
Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology|1997
3.2k cit.
3
Production of the antimalarial drug precursor artemisinic acid in engineered yeast
Nature|2006
2.8k cit.
4
JAZ repressor proteins are targets of the SCFCOI1 complex during jasmonate signalling
Nature|2007
2.5k cit.
5
Stress-Induced Phenylpropanoid Metabolism
The Plant Cell|1995
2.1k cit.
6
Reductive glutamine metabolism by IDH1 mediates lipogenesis under hypoxia
Nature|2011
1.8k cit.
7
Engineering a mevalonate pathway in Escherichia coli for production of terpenoids
Nature Biotechnology|2003
1.7k cit.
8
Isoprenoid Pathway Optimization for Taxol Precursor Overproduction in <i>Escherichia coli</i>
Science|2010
1.6k cit.
9
The phenylpropanoid pathway and plant defence—a genomics perspective
Molecular Plant Pathology|2002
1.5k cit.
10
Enhancement of oxidative and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis by overaccumulation of antioxidant flavonoids
The Plant Journal|2013
1.4k cit.

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