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Plant Science and Agronomy
Taiwan
2026

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
63
Citations
11978
World Ranking
1819
National Ranking
4

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
63
Citations
11928
World Ranking
1064
National Ranking
2

Keqiang Wu publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Keqiang Wu sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 121 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Keqiang Wu D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Keqiang Wu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Taiwan Leader Award

Overview

Keqiang Wu is affiliated with National Taiwan University in Taiwan and focuses on research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work predominantly centers on Molecular Biology and Plant Science, with additional contributions to Process Chemistry and Technology, Materials Chemistry, and Cancer Research.

Their research topics encompass Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Gene Expression Analysis, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, and Light effects on plants.

Keqiang Wu has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • Histone demethylase SlJMJ6 promotes fruit ripening by removing H3K27 methylation of ripening-related genes in tomato (2020, New Phytologist)
  • Arabidopsis TRB proteins function in H3K4me3 demethylation by recruiting JMJ14 (2023, Nature Communications)
  • WRKY63 transcriptional activation of COOLAIR and COLDAIR regulates vernalization-induced flowering (2022, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY)
  • Arabidopsis JMJ29 is involved in trichome development by regulating the core trichome initiation gene GLABRA3 (2020, The Plant Journal)
  • MSI1 and HDA6 function interdependently to control flowering time via chromatin modifications (2021, The Plant Journal)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Keqiang Wu include Fu-Yu Hung, Yuan-Hsin Shih, Yun-Ru Feng, Songguang Yang, and Chia-Yang Chen.

The publication venues where their work appears most frequently are:

  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Plant Journal
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Journal of Experimental Botany

Best Publications

  • HISTONE DEACETYLASE19 Is Involved in Jasmonic Acid and Ethylene Signaling of Pathogen Response in Arabidopsis

    Changhe Zhou;Lin Zhang;Jun Duan;Brian Miki

  • Arabidopsis ERF4 is a transcriptional repressor capable of modulating ethylene and abscisic acid responses

    Zhen Yang;Lining Tian;Marysia Latoszek-Green;Daniel Brown

  • Involvement of Arabidopsis histone deacetylase HDA6 in ABA and salt stress response

    Li-Ting Chen;Ming Luo;Ming Luo;Yu-Yuan Wang;Keqiang Wu

  • THE GA5 LOCUS OF ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA ENCODES A MULTIFUNCTIONAL GIBBERELLIN 20-OXIDASE : MOLECULAR CLONING AND FUNCTIONAL EXPRESSION

    Yun-Ling Xu;Li Li;Keqiang Wu;Anton J. M. Peeters

  • HDA6 is required for jasmonate response, senescence and flowering in Arabidopsis

    Keqiang Wu;Lin Zhang;Changhe Zhou;Chun-Wei Yu

  • Banana Transcription Factor MaERF11 Recruits Histone Deacetylase MaHDA1 and Represses the Expression of MaACO1 and Expansins during Fruit Ripening

    Yan-Chao Han;Jian-Fei Kuang;Jian-Ye Chen;Xun-Cheng Liu

  • Identification of AtHD2C as a novel regulator of abscisic acid responses in Arabidopsis.

    Sunandini Sridha;Keqiang Wu

  • Induction of jasmonate signalling regulators MaMYC2s and their physical interactions with MaICE1 in methyl jasmonate-induced chilling tolerance in banana fruit.

    Ming-Lei Zhao;Jun-Ning Wang;Jun-Ning Wang;Wei Shan;Jia-Geng Fan

  • HD2C interacts with HDA6 and is involved in ABA and salt stress response in Arabidopsis

    Ming Luo;Yu-Yuan Wang;Xuncheng Liu;Songguang Yang

  • HISTONE DEACETYLASE6 Interacts with FLOWERING LOCUS D and Regulates Flowering in Arabidopsis

    Chun-Wei Yu;Xuncheng Liu;Ming Luo;Chiayang Chen

  • Transcriptional repression by histone deacetylases in plants.

    Xuncheng Liu;Songguang Yang;Minglei Zhao;Ming Luo

  • Chromatin modifications and remodeling in plant abiotic stress responses.

    Ming Luo;Xuncheng Liu;Prashant Singh;Yuhai Cui

  • Role of histone deacetylases HDA6 and HDA19 in ABA and abiotic stress response

    Li-Ting Chen;Keqiang Wu

  • PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR3 Associates with the Histone Deacetylase HDA15 in Repression of Chlorophyll Biosynthesis and Photosynthesis in Etiolated Arabidopsis Seedlings

    Xuncheng Liu;Chia-Yang Chen;Ko-Ching Wang;Ming Luo;Ming Luo

  • Concerted genomic targeting of H3K27 demethylase REF6 and chromatin-remodeling ATPase BRM in Arabidopsis

    Chenlong Li;Chenlong Li;Lianfeng Gu;Lianfeng Gu;Lianfeng Gu;Lei Gao;Chen Chen;Chen Chen

  • Functional analysis of HD2 histone deacetylase homologues in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Keqiang Wu;Lining Tian;Kamal Malik;Daniel Brown

  • Molecular characterization of a rice metal tolerance protein, OsMTP1.

    Lianyu Yuan;Songguang Yang;Baoxiu Liu;Mei Zhang

  • HDA6 Directly Interacts with DNA Methyltransferase MET1 and Maintains Transposable Element Silencing in Arabidopsis

    Xuncheng Liu;Chun Wei Yu;Jun Duan;Ming Luo

  • Molecular Cloning and Photoperiod-Regulated Expression of Gibberellin 20-Oxidase from the Long-Day Plant Spinach

    Keqiang Wu;Li Li;Douglas A. Gage;Jan A. D. Zeevaart

  • Involvement of histone modifications in plant abiotic stress responses.

    Lianyu Yuan;Xuncheng Liu;Ming Luo;Songguang Yang

  • HISTONE DEACETYLASE19 interacts with HSL1 and participates in the repression of seed maturation genes in Arabidopsis seedlings.

    Yi Zhou;Bin Tan;Ming Luo;Ming Luo;Yin Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Xuncheng Liu
Xuncheng Liu University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Brian Miki
Brian Miki Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Jun Duan
Jun Duan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liwen Jiang
Liwen Jiang Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jian-fei Kuang
Jian-fei Kuang South China Agricultural University
Jian-ye Chen
Jian-ye Chen South China Agricultural University
Douglas A. Gage
Douglas A. Gage Michigan State University
Wolfgang Schmidt
Wolfgang Schmidt Academia Sinica
Jan A. D. Zeevaart
Jan A. D. Zeevaart Michigan State University
Xuemei Chen
Xuemei Chen University of California, Riverside

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