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Alice Y. Cheung publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alice Y. Cheung sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 108 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Alice Y. Cheung D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alice Y. Cheung sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Alice Y. Cheung is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The main subfields of study include molecular biology, plant science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, as well as biotechnology. The scientist's work covers several core topics such as plant reproductive biology, plant molecular biology research, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, plant and animal studies, polysaccharides and plant cell walls, plant parasitism and resistance, and plant tissue culture and regeneration.

Frequent coauthors of Alice Y. Cheung include Hen-Ming Wu, Qiaohong Duan, Ming-Che Liu, Fang-Ling Yeh, and Jiabao Huang.

Their research has been published predominantly in high-impact and notable venues, including Nature, New Phytologist, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Science.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Alice Y. Cheung are:

  • Pollen PCP-B peptides unlock a stigma peptide-receptor kinase gating mechanism for pollination, 2021, Science
  • FERONIA controls pectin- and nitric oxide-mediated male-female interaction, 2020, Nature
  • Stigma receptors control intraspecies and interspecies barriers in Brassicaceae, 2023, Nature
  • RALF peptide signaling controls the polytubey block in Arabidopsis, 2022, Science
  • FERONIA receptor kinase-regulated reactive oxygen species mediate self-incompatibility in Brassica rapa, 2021, Current Biology

Alice Y. Cheung was recognized with the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Polarized cell growth in higher plants.

    Peter K. Hepler;Luis Vidali;Alice Y. Cheung

  • The FERONIA Receptor Kinase Maintains Cell-Wall Integrity during Salt Stress through Ca2+ Signaling

    Wei Feng;Daniel Kita;Alexis Peaucelle;Alexis Peaucelle;Heather N. Cartwright

  • FERONIA receptor-like kinase regulates RHO GTPase signaling of root hair development.

    Qiaohong Duan;Daniel Kita;Chao Li;Alice Y. Cheung

  • A floral transmitting tissue-specific glycoprotein attracts pollen tubes and stimulates their growth

    Alice Y Cheung;Hong Wang;Hen-ming Wu

  • Pectin methylesterase, a regulator of pollen tube growth

    Maurice Bosch;Alice Y. Cheung;Peter K. Hepler

  • Structural and Signaling Networks for the Polar Cell Growth Machinery in Pollen Tubes

    Alice Y. Cheung;Hen-ming Wu

  • Arabidopsis pollen tube integrity and sperm release are regulated by RALF-mediated signaling

    Zengxiang Ge;Tabata Bergonci;Tabata Bergonci;Yuling Zhao;Yanjiao Zou

  • Reactive oxygen species mediate pollen tube rupture to release sperm for fertilization in Arabidopsis

    Qiaohong Duan;Daniel Kita;Daniel Kita;Eric A. Johnson;Mini Aggarwal

  • A pollen tube growth stimulatory glycoprotein is deglycosylated by pollen tubes and displays a glycosylation gradient in the flower

    Hen-ming Wu;Hong Wang;Alice Y Cheung

  • Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins as chaperones and co-receptors for FERONIA receptor kinase signaling in Arabidopsis

    Chao Li;Fang-Ling Yeh;Alice Y Cheung;Qiaohong Duan

  • The Regulation of Actin Organization by Actin-Depolymerizing Factor in Elongating Pollen Tubes

    Christine Y. Chen;Eric I. Wong;Luis Vidali;Athena Estavillo

  • FERONIA receptor kinase pathway suppresses abscisic acid signaling in Arabidopsis by activating ABI2 phosphatase

    Feng Yu;Lichao Qian;Candida Sofia Nibau;Qiaohong Duan

  • Overexpression of an Arabidopsis Formin Stimulates Supernumerary Actin Cable Formation from Pollen Tube Cell Membrane

    Alice Y. Cheung;Hen-ming Wu

  • Plant Rac-Like GTPases Are Activated by Auxin and Mediate Auxin-Responsive Gene Expression

    Li-zhen Tao;Alice Y. Cheung;Hen-ming Wu

  • RAC/ROP GTPases: 'hubs' for signal integration and diversification in plants.

    Candida Nibau;Candida Nibau;Hen-ming Wu;Alice Y. Cheung

  • Rab2 GTPase Regulates Vesicle Trafficking between the Endoplasmic Reticulum and the Golgi Bodies and Is Important to Pollen Tube Growth

    Alice Y. Cheung;Christine Y.-h. Chen;Richard H. Glaven;Barend H. J. de Graaf

  • The Regulatory RAB and ARF GTPases for Vesicular Trafficking

    Erik Nielsen;Alice Y. Cheung;Takashi Ueda

  • A pollen tube growth-promoting arabinogalactan protein from nicotiana alata is similar to the tobacco TTS protein

    Hen-ming Wu;Eric Wong;Justyne Ogdahl;Alice Y. Cheung

  • Rab11 GTPase-Regulated Membrane Trafficking Is Crucial for Tip-Focused Pollen Tube Growth in Tobacco

    Barend H.J. de Graaf;Alice Y. Cheung;Tatyana Andreyeva;Kathryn Levasseur

  • Actin-Depolymerizing Factor Mediates Rac/Rop GTPase–Regulated Pollen Tube Growth

    Christine Y.-h. Chen;Alice Y. Cheung;Hen-ming Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Hen-ming Wu
Hen-ming Wu University of Massachusetts Amherst
José A. Feijó
José A. Feijó University of Maryland, College Park
Peter K. Hepler
Peter K. Hepler University of Massachusetts Amherst
Li-Jia Qu
Li-Jia Qu Peking University
Thomas Dresselhaus
Thomas Dresselhaus University of Regensburg
Heven Sze
Heven Sze University of Maryland, College Park
Eric A. Johnson
Eric A. Johnson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Cyril Zipfel
Cyril Zipfel University of Zurich
Sheng Luan
Sheng Luan University of California, Berkeley
José R. Dinneny
José R. Dinneny Stanford University

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