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Baofang Fan

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1998
Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Gene Expression AnalysisPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Publications

57

Citations

8,510

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

28

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
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Baofang Fan studies how plants defend themselves against pathogens and cope with stress at the molecular and cellular level, with particular focus on signaling molecules like salicylic acid, callose deposition (a plant cell-wall defense barrier), and cellular trafficking systems such as autophagy and multivesicular bodies. This work aims to understand how plants coordinate immune responses with growth and other physiological processes like chloroplast function and nutrient handling. Prospective students would likely engage with plant molecular biology and cell biology techniques applied to questions of plant immunity and stress adaptation.

Plant immunity and pathogen defenseSalicylic acid signalingCallose deposition and cell wall defenseAutophagy and vesicle trafficking in plantsChloroplast and cellular stress responses

Publication output rose to a peak around 2021-2022 but has slowed notably in 2023-2025, averaging about 2 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 4 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 6 publications6212022: 5 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences×8
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY×6
  • Scientific Reports×3
  • Frontiers in Plant Science×3
  • Cells×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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