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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 169 921 844 7 7 557 89088
Molecular Biology 169 50 43 1 1 504 89254

Nam-Hai Chua publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nam-Hai Chua between 1969 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nam-Hai Chua published across 58 years, from 1969 to 2026, averaging 9.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 1992. 4 of the 561 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 1992. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 2 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 8 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 12 publications 1986: 12 publications 1987: 14 publications 1988: 19 publications 1989: 20 publications 1990: 21 publications 1991: 12 publications 1992: 28 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 21 publications 1995: 16 publications 1996: 14 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 22 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 23 publications 2003: 21 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 3 publications 2026: 1 publication
1969 2026

561 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nam-Hai Chua: publications per year, 1969 to 2026
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 1
1972 1
1973 2
1974 3
1975 3
1976 2
1977 3
1978 2
1979 5
1980 8
1981 3
1982 4
1983 5
1984 3
1985 12
1986 12
1987 14
1988 19
1989 20
1990 21
1991 12
1992 28
1993 15
1994 21
1995 16
1996 14
1997 15
1998 8
1999 14
2000 22
2001 13
2002 23
2003 21
2004 11
2005 11
2006 15
2007 13
2008 4
2009 10
2010 8
2011 8
2012 14
2013 6
2014 12
2015 12
2016 14
2017 14
2018 7
2019 10
2020 6
2021 7
2022 6
2023 2
2024 1
2025 3
2026 1
Total 561
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Nam-Hai Chua publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nam-Hai Chua sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 497–506 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 504 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13 504
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Nam-Hai Chua D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nam-Hai Chua sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 145+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 169 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100 169
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Singapore Leader Award
  • 1988 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1988 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Overview

Nam-Hai Chua is a researcher affiliated with the National University of Singapore. Their primary fields of study include Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The researcher has contributed extensively to the subfields of Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Endocrinology, and Cancer Research.

The research work of Nam-Hai Chua covers several main topics, including:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Light effects on plants
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways

Frequent publication venues for Nam-Hai Chua demonstrate a focus on plant and molecular biology research. These venues include:

  • New Phytologist
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • Advanced Materials

Nam-Hai Chua has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Gajendra Singh
  • Su Hyun Park
  • Rajeev J. Ram
  • Haiying Xu
  • In-Cheol Jang

Their documented recent publications include the following works:

  • "PLncDB V2.0: a comprehensive encyclopedia of plant long noncoding RNAs," 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Portable Raman leaf-clip sensor for rapid detection of plant stress," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Drug Delivery in Plants Using Silk Microneedles," 2022, Advanced Materials
  • "Ubiquitin-specific proteases UBP12 and UBP13 promote shade avoidance response by enhancing PIF7 stability," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Nutrient status regulates MED19a phase separation for ORESARA1-dependent senescence," 2022, New Phytologist

Nam-Hai Chua is recognized as a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, with both honors received in 1988. Additionally, they hold the status of Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Arabidopsis thaliana using the floral dip method

    Xiuren Zhang;Rossana Henriques;Shih-Shun Lin;Qi-Wen Niu

  • Identification of DNA sequences required for activity of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter

    Joan T. Odell;Ferenc Nagy;Nam-Hai Chua

  • An estrogen receptor-based transactivator XVE mediates highly inducible gene expression in transgenic plants

    Jianru Zuo;Qi-Wen Niu;Nam-Hai Chua

  • Actin Depolymerizing Factor (ADF/Cofilin) Enhances the Rate of Filament Turnover: Implication in Actin-based Motility

    Marie-France Carlier;Valérie Laurent;Jérôme Santolini;Ronald Melki

  • A glucocorticoid-mediated transcriptional induction system in transgenic plants

    Takashi Aoyama;Nam-Hai Chua

  • Arabidopsis NAC1 transduces auxin signal downstream of TIR1 to promote lateral root development

    Qi Xie;Giovanna Frugis;Diana Colgan;Nam-Hai Chua

  • MicroRNA Directs mRNA Cleavage of the Transcription Factor NAC1 to Downregulate Auxin Signals for Arabidopsis Lateral Root Development

    Hui Shan Guo;Qi Xie;Qi Xie;Ji Feng Fei;Nam Hai Chua

  • A postgermination developmental arrest checkpoint is mediated by abscisic acid and requires the ABI5 transcription factor in Arabidopsis

    Luis Lopez-Molina;Sébastien Mongrand;Nam-Hai Chua

  • THE CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS 35S PROMOTER : COMBINATORIAL REGULATION OF TRANSCRIPTION IN PLANTS

    Philip N. Benfey;Nam-Hai Chua

  • ABA induction of miR159 controls transcript levels of two MYB factors during Arabidopsis seed germination.

    José L. Reyes;Nam-Hai Chua

  • Abscisic acid and water-stress induce the expression of a novel rice gene.

    J. Mundy;Nam-Hai Chua

  • Cucumber mosaic virus-encoded 2b suppressor inhibits Arabidopsis Argonaute1 cleavage activity to counter plant defense

    Xiuren Zhang;Yu-Ren Yuan;Yi Pei;Shih-Shun Lin

  • The WUSCHEL gene promotes vegetative-to-embryonic transition in Arabidopsis.

    Jianru Zuo;Qi-Wen Niu;Giovanna Frugis;Nam-Hai Chua

  • ABI5 acts downstream of ABI3 to execute an ABA-dependent growth arrest during germination.

    Luis Lopez-Molina;Sébastien Mongrand;Derek T. McLachlin;Brian T. Chait

  • Circadian clock mutants in Arabidopsis identified by luciferase imaging

    Andrew J. Millar;Isabelle A. Carré;Carl A. Strayer;Nam-Hai Chua

  • The CaMV 35S enhancer contains at least two domains which can confer different developmental and tissue-specific expression patterns.

    Philip N. Benfey;Ling Ren;Nam-Hai Chua

  • A GFP-mouse talin fusion protein labels plant actin filaments in vivo and visualizes the actin cytoskeleton in growing pollen tubes.

    Benedikt Kost;Pius Spielhofer;Nam-Hai Chua

  • Expression of artificial microRNAs in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana confers virus resistance

    Qi-Wen Niu;Shih-Shun Lin;Jose Luis Reyes;Jose Luis Reyes;Kuan-Chun Chen;Kuan-Chun Chen;Kuan-Chun Chen

  • Auxin Polar Transport Is Essential for the Establishment of Bilateral Symmetry during Early Plant Embryogenesis.

    Chun-ming Liu;Zhi-hong Xu;Nam-Hai Chua

  • Genome-Wide Analysis Uncovers Regulation of Long Intergenic Noncoding RNAs in Arabidopsis

    Jun Liu;Choonkyun Jung;Jun Xu;Huan Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Steve A. Kay
Steve A. Kay University of Southern California
Jianru Zuo
Jianru Zuo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ferenc Nagy
Ferenc Nagy Institute of Plant Biology
Eric Lam
Eric Lam Sun Yat-sen University
Chris Bowler
Chris Bowler École Normale Supérieure
Fumiaki Katagiri
Fumiaki Katagiri University of Minnesota
Gen Hua Yue
Gen Hua Yue National University of Singapore
Philip N. Benfey
Philip N. Benfey Duke University
Giorgio Morelli
Giorgio Morelli The Canadian Real Estate Association
Santiago F. Elena
Santiago F. Elena Santa Fe Institute

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