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Biology and Biochemistry
China
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
25606
World Ranking
4040
National Ranking
118

Xiao-Ya Chen publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiao-Ya Chen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 175 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Xiao-Ya Chen D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiao-Ya Chen sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in China Leader Award

Overview

Xiao-Ya Chen is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, contributing extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans multiple subfields, including molecular biology, plant science, electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, and water science and technology.

The main topics explored in their body of work include:

  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Research in cotton cultivation
  • Plant gene expression analysis
  • Plant molecular biology research
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Insect resistance and genetics
  • Photosynthetic processes and mechanisms

Xiao-Ya Chen has published research in frequent collaboration with several coauthors, notably Ling-Jian Wang, Jinquan Huang, Yonghong Hu, Qing Zhao, and Jia-Ling Lin. These collaborations have led to a significant number of joint publications across various scientific journals.

Their research is often published in prominent venues, including:

  • Molecular Plant
  • PubMed
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • New Phytologist
  • Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Selected recent papers authored by Xiao-Ya Chen include:

  • "Recent Advances and Future Perspectives in Cotton Research" (2021) published in Annual Review of Plant Biology
  • "The miR319-Targeted GhTCP4 Promotes the Transition from Cell Elongation to Wall Thickening in Cotton Fiber" (2020) published in Molecular Plant
  • "Multifunctional respiration-driven triboelectric nanogenerator for self-powered detection of formaldehyde in exhaled gas and respiratory behavior" (2022) published in Nano Energy
  • "Lipidomic Analysis Reveals the Importance of GIPCs in Arabidopsis Leaf Extracellular Vesicles" (2020) published in Molecular Plant
  • "A comprehensive overview of cotton genomics, biotechnology and molecular biological studies" (2023) published in Science China Life Sciences

Best Publications

  • Silencing a cotton bollworm P450 monooxygenase gene by plant-mediated RNAi impairs larval tolerance of gossypol

    Ying-Bo Mao;Wen-Juan Cai;Jia-Wei Wang;Gao-Jie Hong

  • Sequencing of allotetraploid cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L. acc. TM-1) provides a resource for fiber improvement

    Tianzhen Zhang;Yan Hu;Wenkai Jiang;Lei Fang

  • Control of Root Cap Formation by MicroRNA-Targeted Auxin Response Factors in Arabidopsis

    Jia-Wei Wang;Ling-Jian Wang;Ying-Bo Mao;Wen-Juan Cai

  • Plants transfer lipids to sustain colonization by mutualistic mycorrhizal and parasitic fungi.

    Yina Jiang;Wanxiao Wang;Qiujin Xie;Na Liu;Na Liu

  • Arabidopsis MYC2 Interacts with DELLA Proteins in Regulating Sesquiterpene Synthase Gene Expression

    Gao-Jie Hong;Xue-Yi Xue;Ying-Bo Mao;Ling-Jian Wang

  • Gossypium barbadense and Gossypium hirsutum genomes provide insights into the origin and evolution of allotetraploid cotton.

    Yan Hu;Yan Hu;Jiedan Chen;Lei Fang;Lei Fang;Zhiyuan Zhang

  • Characterization of GaWRKY1, a Cotton Transcription Factor That Regulates the Sesquiterpene Synthase Gene (+)-δ-Cadinene Synthase-A

    Yan-Hua Xu;Jia-Wei Wang;Shui Wang;Jian-Ying Wang

  • The Jasmonate-Responsive AP2/ERF Transcription Factors AaERF1 and AaERF2 Positively Regulate Artemisinin Biosynthesis in Artemisia annua L.

    Zong-Xia Yu;Jian-Xu Li;Chang-Qing Yang;Wen-Li Hu

  • Plant Terpenoids: Biosynthesis and Ecological Functions

    Ai-Xia Cheng;Yong-Gen Lou;Ying-Bo Mao;Shan Lu

  • Scutellaria baicalensis , the golden herb from the garden of Chinese medicinal plants

    Qing Zhao;Xiao-Ya Chen;Cathie Martin

  • Control of Plant Trichome Development by a Cotton Fiber MYB Gene

    Shui Wang;Jia-Wei Wang;Nan Yu;Chun-Hong Li

  • Toward Sequencing Cotton ( Gossypium ) Genomes

    Z. Jeffrey Chen;Brian E. Scheffler;Elizabeth Dennis;Barbara A. Triplett

  • miRNA control of vegetative phase change in trees.

    Jia Wei Wang;Mee Yeon Park;Ling Jian Wang;Yeonjong Koo

  • CYP76AH1 catalyzes turnover of miltiradiene in tanshinones biosynthesis and enables heterologous production of ferruginol in yeasts.

    Juan Guo;Yongjin J. Zhou;Matthew L. Hillwig;Ye Shen

  • Transcriptional regulation of plant secondary metabolism

    Chang-Qing Yang;Xin Fang;Xiu-Ming Wu;Ying-Bo Mao

  • Temporal Control of Trichome Distribution by MicroRNA156-Targeted SPL Genes in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Nan Yu;Wen-Juan Cai;Shucai Wang;Chun-Min Shan

  • Characteristics, development and mapping of Gossypium hirsutum derived EST-SSRs in allotetraploid cotton

    Zhiguo Han;Changbiao Wang;Xianliang Song;Wangzhen Guo

  • Cotton plants expressing CYP6AE14 double-stranded RNA show enhanced resistance to bollworms.

    Ying-Bo Mao;Xiao-Yuan Tao;Xue-Yi Xue;Ling-Jian Wang

  • Gossypium barbadense genome sequence provides insight into the evolution of extra-long staple fiber and specialized metabolites.

    Xia Liu;Bo Zhao;Hua-Jun Zheng;Yan Hu

  • Gene expression and metabolite profiles of cotton fiber during cell elongation and secondary cell wall synthesis.

    Jin-Ying Gou;Ling-Jian Wang;Shuang-Ping Chen;Wen-Li Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

Cathie Martin
Cathie Martin Norwich Research Park
Tianzhen Zhang
Tianzhen Zhang Zhejiang University
Z. Jeffrey Chen
Z. Jeffrey Chen The University of Texas at Austin
Yong-Ling Ruan
Yong-Ling Ruan University of Newcastle Australia
Wangzhen Guo
Wangzhen Guo Nanjing Agricultural University
Jonathan F. Wendel
Jonathan F. Wendel Iowa State University
Jing-Ke Weng
Jing-Ke Weng Northeastern University
Xuehui Huang
Xuehui Huang Shanghai Normal University
David M. Stelly
David M. Stelly Texas A&M University
Elizabeth S. Dennis
Elizabeth S. Dennis Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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Guoyin Kai

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Joshua A. Udall

Agricultural Research Service

Publications: 32

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Z. Jeffrey Chen

The University of Texas at Austin

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Jonathan Gershenzon

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