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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 54 1671 1530 444 388 145 12693

Tony H. H. Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tony H. H. Chen between 1983 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tony H. H. Chen published across 39 years, from 1983 to 2021, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2005. 2 of the 144 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2005. 1983: 5 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 9 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 2 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 4 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication
1983 2021

144 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tony H. H. Chen: publications per year, 1983 to 2021
Year Publications
1983 5
1984 1
1985 0
1986 1
1987 3
1988 1
1989 1
1990 9
1991 10
1992 12
1993 8
1994 4
1995 2
1996 6
1997 4
1998 2
1999 7
2000 7
2001 1
2002 3
2003 5
2004 4
2005 14
2006 9
2007 5
2008 2
2009 0
2010 1
2011 3
2012 1
2013 2
2014 2
2015 0
2016 0
2017 1
2018 4
2019 2
2020 1
2021 1
Total 144
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Tony H. H. Chen 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 Tony H. H. Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–145 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 145 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176 145
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Tony H. H. Chen 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 Tony H. H. Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98 54
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

Tony H. H. Chen focuses on Botany, Genetics, Genetically modified crops, Biochemistry and Hordeum vulgare. His Botany research incorporates themes from Catalase and Horticulture. His studies examine the connections between Genetically modified crops and genetics, as well as such issues in Abiotic stress, with regards to Plant cell, Cell biology, Osmotic pressure and Reactive oxygen species.

In the subject of general Biochemistry, his work in Photosynthesis is often linked to Choline oxidase and Tetrazolium chloride, thereby combining diverse domains of study. He combines subjects such as Doubled haploidy, Triticeae and Gene family with his study of Hordeum vulgare. His Quantitative trait locus study incorporates themes from Adaptation, Dormancy, Cold adaptation and Temperate climate.

His most cited work include:

  • Enhancement of tolerance of abiotic stress by metabolic engineering of betaines and other compatible solutes. (706 citations)
  • Glycinebetaine: an effective protectant against abiotic stress in plants (394 citations)
  • Glycinebetaine protects plants against abiotic stress: mechanisms and biotechnological applications. (392 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Tony H. H. Chen mainly investigates Botany, Horticulture, Gene, Biochemistry and Dormancy. Botany and Genetically modified crops are frequently intertwined in his study. His study in Genetically modified crops is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Transformation, Abiotic stress and Plant physiology.

The concepts of his Horticulture study are interwoven with issues in Environmental factor, Acclimatization and Cornus sericea. His study on Gene expression, Complementary DNA and Gene expression profiling is often connected to Violaxanthin as part of broader study in Gene. His study in the fields of Abscisic acid, Chloroplast and Malondialdehyde under the domain of Biochemistry overlaps with other disciplines such as Choline oxidase.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (60.68%)
  • Horticulture (18.80%)
  • Gene (16.24%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2006-2021)?

  • Botany (60.68%)
  • Gene (16.24%)
  • Genetically modified crops (12.82%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Tony H. H. Chen spends much of his time researching Botany, Gene, Genetically modified crops, Solanum tuberosum and Abiotic stress. His Botany study incorporates themes from Ectopic expression, Transgene and Cell biology. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Gene, Genetics, Triticeae, Genetic variation, Genotype and Allele is strongly linked to Hordeum vulgare.

His studies in Genetically modified crops integrate themes in fields like Horticulture and Plant physiology. Tony H. H. Chen focuses mostly in the field of Solanum tuberosum, narrowing it down to topics relating to Solanaceae and, in certain cases, Palisade cell, Chlorophyll and Regulon. His study on Abiotic stress also encompasses disciplines like

  • Abiotic component together with Osmotic pressure and Reactive oxygen species,
  • Plant cell that connect with fields like Cytosol.

Between 2006 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Glycinebetaine: an effective protectant against abiotic stress in plants (394 citations)
  • Glycinebetaine protects plants against abiotic stress: mechanisms and biotechnological applications. (392 citations)
  • Use of a stress inducible promoter to drive ectopic AtCBF expression improves potato freezing tolerance while minimizing negative effects on tuber yield. (118 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Genetically modified crops, Gene, Transgene and Abiotic stress. His research in Botany intersects with topics in Phenotype and Horticulture. His work is dedicated to discovering how Gene, Solanum tuberosum are connected with Transcriptome, Regulon, Solanum, Acclimatization and Cold acclimation and other disciplines.

His research investigates the connection between Transcriptome and topics such as Solanaceae that intersect with issues in Chloroplast, Cytosol, Lycopersicon and Genetically modified tomato. His Transgene research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Photosynthesis, Genetically engineered and Increased tolerance. As part of the same scientific family, Tony H. H. Chen usually focuses on Abiotic stress, concentrating on Plant cell and intersecting with Reactive oxygen species, Abiotic component, Cell biology and Osmotic pressure.

Best Publications

  • Enhancement of tolerance of abiotic stress by metabolic engineering of betaines and other compatible solutes.

    Tony H.H Chen;Norio Murata

  • Glycinebetaine protects plants against abiotic stress: mechanisms and biotechnological applications.

    Tony H. H. Chen;Norio Murata

  • Glycinebetaine: an effective protectant against abiotic stress in plants

    Tony H.H. Chen;Norio Murata

  • From genotype to phenotype: unraveling the complexities of cold adaptation in forest trees

    Glenn T. Howe;Sally N. Aitken;David B. Neale;Kathleen D. Jermstad

  • Abscisic Acid-induced freezing resistance in cultured plant cells.

    Tony H. H. Chen;Lawrence V. Gusta

  • Quantitative Trait Loci and Candidate Gene Mapping of Bud Set and Bud Flush in Populus

    Barbara E. Frewen;Tony H. H. Chen;Glenn T. Howe;Joel Davis

  • Molecular and structural characterization of barley vernalization genes

    Jarislav Von Zitzewitz;Péter SZüCS;Péter SZüCS;Jorge Dubcovsky;Liuling Yan

  • Structural, functional, and phylogenetic characterization of a large CBF gene family in barley

    Skinner Js;von Zitzewitz J;Szucs P;Marquez-Cedillo L

  • Genetic engineering of glycinebetaine synthesis in tomato protects seeds, plants, and flowers from chilling damage

    Eung-Jun Park;Zoran Jeknić;Atsushi Sakamoto;Jeanine DeNoma

  • The CBF1-dependent low temperature signalling pathway, regulon and increase in freeze tolerance are conserved in Populus spp

    Catherine Benedict;Jeffrey S. Skinner;Rengong Meng;Yongjian Chang

  • Genetic analysis of the components of winterhardiness in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).

    A. Pan;P. M. Hayes;F. Chen;T. H. H. Chen

  • Exogenous Application of Glycinebetaine Increases Chilling Tolerance in Tomato Plants

    Eung-Jun Park;Zoran Jeknic;Tony H. H. Chen

  • Use of a stress inducible promoter to drive ectopic AtCBF expression improves potato freezing tolerance while minimizing negative effects on tuber yield.

    María Teresa Pino;Jeffrey S. Skinner;Eung Jun Park;Zoran Jeknić

  • Glycinebetaine increases chilling tolerance and reduces chilling-induced lipid peroxidation in Zea mays L.

    W. P. Chen;P. H. Li;T. H. H. Chen

  • Analysis of late-blight disease resistance and freezing tolerance in transgenic potato plants expressing sense and antisense genes for an osmotin-like protein.

    Baolong Zhu;Tony H. H. Chen;Paul H. Li

  • Transformation of Arabidopsis with the codA gene for choline oxidase enhances freezing tolerance of plants

    Atsushi Sakamoto;Roberto Valverde;Alia;Tony H. H. Chen

  • Glycinebetaine accumulation is more effective in chloroplasts than in the cytosol for protecting transgenic tomato plants against abiotic stress

    Eung-Jun Park;Zoran Jeknić;María-Teresa Pino;Norio Murata

  • A comparison of the low temperature transcriptomes and CBF regulons of three plant species that differ in freezing tolerance: Solanum commersonii, Solanum tuberosum, and Arabidopsis thaliana

    Marcela A. Carvallo;María Teresa Pino;Zoran Jeknić;Cheng Zou

  • Validation of the VRN-H2/VRN-H1 epistatic model in barley reveals that intron length variation in VRN-H1 may account for a continuum of vernalization sensitivity.

    Péter Szucs;Jeffrey S. Skinner;Ildikó Karsai;Alfonso Cuesta-Marcos

  • Photoperiod Control of Poplar Bark Storage Protein Accumulation

    Gary D. Coleman;Tony H. H. Chen;Stephen G. Ernst;Leslie Fuchigami

  • Genetic engineering of the biosynthesis of glycinebetaine leads to alleviate salt-induced potassium efflux and enhances salt tolerance in tomato plants.

    Dandan Wei;Wen Zhang;Cuicui Wang;Qingwei Meng

  • Enhanced formation of flowers in salt-stressed Arabidopsis after genetic engineering of the synthesis of glycine betaine.

    Ronan Sulpice;Hirokazu Tsukaya;Hirokazu Tsukaya;Hideko Nonaka;Laszlo Mustardy

  • Enhanced tolerance to light stress of transgenic Arabidopsis plants that express the codA gene for a bacterial choline oxidase

    Alia;Yasuo Kondo;Atsushi Sakamoto;Hideko Nonaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Leslie H. Fuchigami
Leslie H. Fuchigami Oregon State University
Patrick M. Hayes
Patrick M. Hayes Oregon State University
Norio Murata
Norio Murata National Institute for Basic Biology
Michael F. Thomashow
Michael F. Thomashow Michigan State University
Tom Blake
Tom Blake Montana State University
Karen K. Tanino
Karen K. Tanino University of Saskatchewan
Chad E. Finn
Chad E. Finn Agricultural Research Service
Rishikesh P. Bhalerao
Rishikesh P. Bhalerao Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Lawrence V. Gusta
Lawrence V. Gusta University of Saskatchewan
Hirokazu Tsukaya
Hirokazu Tsukaya University of Tokyo

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