2026 Jing-Ke Weng: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	46	2644	2455	654	581	103	10091

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Plant Science and Agronomy

2644

2455

654

581

103

10091

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index

Citations

10091

World Ranking

2644

National Ranking

654

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Best Publications

The Selaginella genome identifies genetic changes associated with the evolution of vascular plants.

Jo Ann Banks;Tomoaki Nishiyama;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;John L. Bowman;John L. Bowman

954
Citations
The origin and evolution of lignin biosynthesis.

Jing-Ke Weng;Clint Chapple

940
Citations
Improvement of biomass through lignin modification.

Xu Li;Jing-Ke Weng;Clint Chapple

534
Citations
Emerging strategies of lignin engineering and degradation for cellulosic biofuel production

Jing-Ke Weng;Xu Li;Nicholas D Bonawitz;Clint Chapple

459
Citations
The rise of chemodiversity in plants.

Jing-Ke Weng;Ryan N. Philippe;Joseph P. Noel

422
Citations
Mutations in the cinnamate 4-hydroxylase gene impact metabolism, growth and development in Arabidopsis.

Anthony L. Schilmiller;Jake Stout;Jing-Ke Weng;John Humphreys

356
Citations
PBS3 and EPS1 Complete Salicylic Acid Biosynthesis from Isochorismate in Arabidopsis.

Unknown

305
Citations
The Growth Reduction Associated with Repressed Lignin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana Is Independent of Flavonoids

Xu Li;Nicholas D. Bonawitz;Jing-Ke Weng;Clint Chapple

294
Citations
SG2-Type R2R3-MYB Transcription Factor MYB15 Controls Defense-Induced Lignification and Basal Immunity in Arabidopsis

Unknown

290
Citations
The evolutionary paths towards complexity: a metabolic perspective.

Unknown

239
Citations
The molecular structure of plant sporopollenin

Fu-Shuang Li;Pyae Phyo;Joseph Jacobowitz;Mei Hong

218
Citations
Independent origins of syringyl lignin in vascular plants

Jing-Ke Weng;Xu Li;Jake Stout;Clint Chapple

210
Citations
Convergent Evolution of Syringyl Lignin Biosynthesis via Distinct Pathways in the Lycophyte Selaginella and Flowering Plants

Jing-Ke Weng;Takuya Akiyama;Nicholas D. Bonawitz;Xu Li

177
Citations
Co-evolution of Hormone Metabolism and Signaling Networks Expands Plant Adaptive Plasticity.

Jing-Ke Weng;Mingli Ye;Bin Li;Joseph P. Noel

171
Citations
Two CYP82D Enzymes Function as Flavone Hydroxylases in the Biosynthesis of Root-Specific 4′-Deoxyflavones in Scutellaria baicalensis

Qing Zhao;Meng-Ying Cui;Olesya Levsh;Dongfeng Yang

165
Citations
Over-expression of F5H in COMT-deficient Arabidopsis leads to enrichment of an unusual lignin and disruption of pollen wall formation

Jing-Ke Weng;Huaping Mo;Clint Chapple

160
Citations
Adaptive mechanisms of plant specialized metabolism connecting chemistry to function.

Jing-Ke Weng;Joseph H. Lynch;Jason O. Matos;Natalia Dudareva

160
Citations
REF4 and RFR1, Subunits of the Transcriptional Coregulatory Complex Mediator, Are Required for Phenylpropanoid Homeostasis in Arabidopsis

Nicholas D. Bonawitz;Whitney L. Soltau;Michael R. Blatchley;Brendan L. Powers

130
Citations
Exploring Uncharted Territories of Plant Specialized Metabolism in the Postgenomic Era.

Unknown

120
Citations
Harnessing lignin evolution for biotechnological applications.

Hugues Renault;Danièle Werck-Reichhart;Jing-Ke Weng

108
Citations