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Plant responses to water stress

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Zhao Na
Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine
2
Jin Fu
Peking University
3
Muhammet Çağrı Oğuz
Ankara University
4
Shuang‐Qin Guo
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
5
María Ángeles Peláez‐Vico
University of Missouri
6
Addis Hailu Demo
Haramaya University
7
Pirzada Khan
Biotechnology Research Institute
8
Zhenqi Liao
Northwest A&F University
9
Harsha Gautam
Aligarh Muslim University
10
Jiayu Li
University of California, Los Angeles

Papers

1
Enhancing crop yield and conserving soil moisture through mulching practices in dryland agriculture
Frontiers in Agronomy|2024
116 cit.
2
Publication in Nature (2025) [63 citations, W4406956825]
Nature|2025
63 cit.
3
Publication in Current Opinion in Plant Biology (2024) [62 citations, W4394987444]
Current Opinion in Plant Biology|2024
62 cit.
4
Publication in Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment (2025) [56 citations, W4408596682]
Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment|2025
56 cit.
5
Publication in Cell Host & Microbe (2025) [49 citations, W4410858051]
Cell Host & Microbe|2025
49 cit.
6
Publication in Plant Cell & Environment (2024) [27 citations, W4390505773]
Plant Cell & Environment|2024
27 cit.
7
Regionally variable responses of maize and soybean yield to rainfall events in China
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology|2025
10 cit.
8
Appraisal of the Role of Gaseous Signaling Molecules in Thermo-Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants
Plants|2024
8 cit.
9
Biofertilizers as an eco-friendly approach to combat drought stress in plants
Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology|2025
6 cit.
10
Stimulating endogenous hormone content by plant extracts: increased in vitro regeneration of flax (Linum usitatissimum) cultivars
Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology|2024
5 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Sun Xuwu
Shanghai Normal University
2
Long C. Wang
Southwest University
3
Beatrice Giuntoli
University of Pisa
4
Ayman El Sabagh
Kafrelsheikh University
5
Abid Ullah
University of Malakand
6
Roberta Masin
University of Padua
7
Muhammad Adnan Nazar
Islamia University of Bahawalpur
8
Guanfu Fu
China National Rice Research Institute
9
Ashwil Klein
University of the Western Cape
10
L. X. Mei
Northwest A&F University

Papers

1
Soil salinization in agriculture: Mitigation and adaptation strategies combining nature-based solutions and bioengineering
iScience|2024
375 cit.
2
Phytohormones as Growth Regulators During Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
Frontiers in Agronomy|2022
346 cit.
3
Functions of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium in Energy Status and Their Influences on Rice Growth and Development
Rice Science|2022
172 cit.
4
Methyl Jasmonate Alleviated the Adverse Effects of Cadmium Stress in Pea (Pisum sativum L.): A Nexus of Photosystem II Activity and Dynamics of Redox Balance
Frontiers in Plant Science|2022
78 cit.
5
Evaluating the efficiency of coarser to finer resolution multispectral satellites in mapping paddy rice fields using GEE implementation
Scientific Reports|2022
73 cit.
6
Mitigation of Salinity-Induced Oxidative Damage, Growth, and Yield Reduction in Fine Rice by Sugarcane Press Mud Application
Frontiers in Plant Science|2022
70 cit.
7
Biocontrol Potential of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus tequilensis against Four Fusarium Species
Pathogens|2023
70 cit.
8
Effects of the salinity-temperature interaction on seed germination and early seedling development: a comparative study of crop and weed species
BMC Plant Biology|2023
61 cit.
9
<i>RGA1</i> alleviates low‐light‐repressed pollen tube elongation by improving the metabolism and allocation of sugars and energy
Plant Cell & Environment|2023
44 cit.
10
Alterations of Oxidative Stress Indicators, Antioxidant Enzymes, Soluble Sugars, and Amino Acids in Mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern and Coss.] in Response to Varying Sowing Time, and Field Temperature
Frontiers in Plant Science|2022
40 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Jianhua Zhang
Hong Kong Baptist University
2
Joseph R. Ecker
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
3
Beth Levine
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
4
Julia Bailey‐Serres
University of California, Riverside
5
Susu M. Zughaier
Qatar University
6
Masayuki Fujita
Kagawa University
7
John S. Sperry
University of Utah
8
Jian‐Kang Zhu
Southern University of Science and Technology
9
Jianchang Yang
Yangzhou University
10
Setsuko Komatsu
Fukui University of Technology

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Genome biology|2004
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2
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Cell|2008
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3
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Autophagy|2016
6k cit.
4
Genome-Wide Insertional Mutagenesis of <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>
Science|2003
5.1k cit.
5
Human DNA methylomes at base resolution show widespread epigenomic differences
Nature|2009
4.8k cit.
6
Methods in Mammalian Autophagy Research
Cell|2010
4.5k cit.
7
Plant salt tolerance
Trends in Plant Science|2001
3.5k cit.
8
Bcl-2 Antiapoptotic Proteins Inhibit Beclin 1-Dependent Autophagy
Cell|2005
3.5k cit.
9
Induction of autophagy and inhibition of tumorigenesis by beclin 1
Nature|1999
3.3k cit.
10
Elevated Circulating Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor in Severe Chronic Heart Failure
New England Journal of Medicine|1990
2.6k cit.

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