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Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Iftikhar Younis Mallhi
University of Health Sciences Lahore
2
Waliullah
Unknown
3
Ramiro Alonso-Salinas
Universidad Católica de Murcia
4
Damián Balfagón
Universitat Jaume I
5
Sheen Khan
Aligarh Muslim University
6
Jia‐Hui Wang
Hebei Agricultural University
7
Mouad El Mouzahim
Mohammed V University
8
Juan Felipe Grisales-Mejía
Technological University of Pereira
9
Lili Jia
Huazhong Agricultural University
10
Xinxiang Xu
Sun Yat-sen University

Papers

1
Publication in Horticulturae (2024) [82 citations, W4401409629]
Horticulturae|2024
82 cit.
2
Publication in Biomolecules (2024) [76 citations, W4390740686]
Biomolecules|2024
76 cit.
3
Publication in Stresses (2024) [57 citations, W4390758549]
Stresses|2024
57 cit.
4
Publication in Plant Biotechnology Journal (2024) [46 citations, W4401852787]
Plant Biotechnology Journal|2024
46 cit.
5
Advanced NADES-based extraction processes for the recovery of phenolic compounds from Hass avocado residues: A sustainable valorization strategy
Separation and Purification Technology|2024
44 cit.
6
Publication in Frontiers in Plant Science (2024) [27 citations, W4401001247]
Frontiers in Plant Science|2024
27 cit.
7
WRKY48 negatively regulates plant acclimation to a combination of high light and heat stress
The Plant Journal|2024
26 cit.
8
Biodegradable and antioxidant films with barrier properties to visible and ultraviolet light using Hass avocado (Persea americana Mill.) by-products
Food and Bioproducts Processing|2024
12 cit.
9
Metabolic reconfiguration and proline-mediated responses enhance citrus tolerance to combined water, light and heat stress
Plant Stress|2025
6 cit.
10
Publication in LWT (2024) [4 citations, W4404734242]
LWT|2024
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Yuquan Duan
Institute of Food Science and Technology
2
Iqrar Ahmad Rana
University of Faisalabad
3
Arooge Fatima
University of Agriculture Faisalabad
4
M. M. Abbas
Ayub Agriculture Research Institute
5
Yifen Lin
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
6
Mingchun Liu
Sichuan University
7
Minrui Guo
Shihezi University
8
Songling Bai
ZheJiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences
9
Canying Li
Bohai University
10
Yang Bai
Center for Life Sciences

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
A comprehensive metabolic map reveals major quality regulations in red‐flesh kiwifruit (<i>Actinidia chinensis</i>)
New Phytologist|2023
97 cit.
3
Egg-yolk-derived carbon dots@albumin bio-nanocomposite as multifunctional coating and its application in quality maintenance of fresh litchi fruit during storage
Food Chemistry|2022
73 cit.
4
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.
5
Abscisic acid alleviates chilling injury in cold-stored peach fruit by regulating the metabolism of sucrose
Scientia Horticulturae|2022
53 cit.
6
Gibberellins involved in fruit ripening and softening by mediating multiple hormonal signals in tomato
Horticulture Research|2023
52 cit.
7
Genome-wide characterization of the tomato GASA family identifies SlGASA1 as a repressor of fruit ripening
Horticulture Research|2022
50 cit.
8
Phosphorylated transcription factor PuHB40 mediates ROS-dependent anthocyanin biosynthesis in pear exposed to high light
The Plant Cell|2024
49 cit.
9
Advances of anthocyanin synthesis regulated by plant growth regulators in fruit trees
Scientia Horticulturae|2022
48 cit.
10
Root microbiota regulates tiller number in rice
Cell|2025
48 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Elliot M. Meyerowitz
California Institute of Technology
2
Joseph R. Ecker
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
3
Harry J. Klee
University of Florida
4
Rashid Ahmad
University of Agriculture Faisalabad
5
Christopher B. Watkins
Cornell University
6
Kunsong Chen
Zhejiang A & F University
7
Zora Singh
Edith Cowan University
8
Daniel Valero
Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx
9
Michael S. Reid
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
10
Bart Nicolaı̈
KU Leuven

Papers

1
Genome-Wide Insertional Mutagenesis of <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>
Science|2003
5.1k cit.
2
Human DNA methylomes at base resolution show widespread epigenomic differences
Nature|2009
4.8k cit.
3
The war of the whorls: genetic interactions controlling flower development
Nature|1991
3.1k cit.
4
Highly Integrated Single-Base Resolution Maps of the Epigenome in Arabidopsis
Cell|2008
2.5k cit.
5
Early flower development in Arabidopsis.
The Plant Cell|1990
2.1k cit.
6
CTR1, a negative regulator of the ethylene response pathway in arabidopsis, encodes a member of the Raf family of protein kinases
Cell|1993
1.9k cit.
7
Global Epigenomic Reconfiguration During Mammalian Brain Development
Science|2013
1.9k cit.
8
Genome-wide High-Resolution Mapping and Functional Analysis of DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis
Cell|2006
1.8k cit.
9
Cistrome and Epicistrome Features Shape the Regulatory DNA Landscape
Cell|2016
1.7k cit.
10
The protein encoded by the Arabidopsis homeotic gene agamous resembles transcription factors
Nature|1990
1.6k cit.

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