Wah Soon Chow

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Botany
• Photosynthesis
• Enzyme

His primary areas of study are Photosynthesis, Photosystem II, Botany, Photoprotection and Photoinhibition. His Photosynthesis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Chloroplast, Chlorophyll and Plant physiology. Wah Soon Chow interconnects Photochemistry and Chlorophyll fluorescence in the investigation of issues within Photosystem II.

His Botany course of study focuses on Horticulture and Ecophysiology. Wah Soon Chow works mostly in the field of Photoprotection, limiting it down to topics relating to Electron transport chain and, in certain cases, Photorespiration, Mehler reaction and Quantum yield, as a part of the same area of interest. In general Photosystem, his work in Quantasome is often linked to Sensory cue linking many areas of study.

His most cited work include:

• The grand design of photosynthesis: Acclimation of the photosynthetic apparatus to environmental cues (391 citations)
• Green Light Drives Leaf Photosynthesis More Efficiently than Red Light in Strong White Light: Revisiting the Enigmatic Question of Why Leaves are Green (351 citations)
• UV-B damage and protection at the molecular level in plants. (343 citations)

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

His main research concerns Photosynthesis, Photosystem II, Botany, Photoinhibition and Chlorophyll fluorescence. The concepts of his Photosynthesis study are interwoven with issues in Chloroplast and Chlorophyll, Horticulture. His Photosystem II study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Photochemistry, Biophysics and Thylakoid.

His study looks at the intersection of Botany and topics like Reactive oxygen species with Pseudomonas syringae and Nicotiana tabacum. His Chlorophyll fluorescence study combines topics in areas such as Quenching and Analytical chemistry. His Photosystem research incorporates themes from Cytochrome b6f complex and Electron transport chain.

He most often published in these fields:

• Photosynthesis (57.84%)
• Photosystem II (52.45%)
• Botany (41.18%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

• Photosynthesis (57.84%)
• Chlorophyll fluorescence (28.92%)
• Photosystem I (25.49%)

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

Wah Soon Chow mainly focuses on Photosynthesis, Chlorophyll fluorescence, Photosystem I, Photoprotection and Chlorophyll. His Photosynthesis study is focused on Botany in general. His studies in Chlorophyll fluorescence integrate themes in fields like Quenching, Plant physiology, Analytical chemistry and Photosystem, Photosystem II.

The various areas that he examines in his Photosystem II study include Photochemistry, Biophysics and Chlorophyll a. He has researched Photosystem I in several fields, including Synechocystis sp., DCMU, Strain and Function. The Photoprotection study combines topics in areas such as Agronomy and Carotenoid.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

• Anthocyanins function as a light attenuator to compensate for insufficient photoprotection mediated by nonphotochemical quenching in young leaves of Acmena acuminatissima in winter (30 citations)
• Relative functional and optical absorption cross-sections of PSII and other photosynthetic parameters monitored in situ, at a distance with a time resolution of a few seconds, using a prototype light induced fluorescence transient (LIFT) device (25 citations)
• Mechanism of Photodamage of the Oxygen Evolving Mn Cluster of Photosystem II by Excessive Light Energy. (20 citations)

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

• Botany
• Photosynthesis
• Enzyme

Chlorophyll fluorescence, Photosynthesis, Photosystem II, Photoprotection and Biophysics are his primary areas of study. He usually deals with Chlorophyll fluorescence and limits it to topics linked to Analytical chemistry and Chlorophyll a. His Photosynthesis study improves the overall literature in Botany.

He mostly deals with Photosystem in his studies of Photosystem II. His research in Photoprotection intersects with topics in Arabidopsis thaliana, Photosynthetic capacity, Arabidopsis, Photoinhibition and Terpenoid. His Biophysics research includes elements of Reaction centre, Photosynthetic reaction centre, Quenching and Photosystem I.