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Yanjun Yu

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2004Rising activity

Publications

50

Citations

2,933

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

23

Publishing since 2004

Research summary
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This publication record appears to mix several unrelated research lines, but the plant-biology thread focuses on how plant cells build and regulate their internal skeleton (cytoskeleton) and outer cell wall, and how legume plants form symbiotic partnerships with nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria (rhizobia). Work in this area examines processes like cell elongation, cell wall integrity signaling, vacuole formation, and nutrient transport in root nodules, using species such as Medicago truncatula, cotton, and soybean. Other publications listed under this name involve unrelated topics like antenna engineering, electric motor drives, and bone regeneration materials, suggesting the bibliographic data may represent multiple distinct researchers sharing the same name.

Plant cell wall and cytoskeleton biologyLegume-rhizobia symbiosis and nitrogen fixationPlant cell elongation and growth signalingFungal plant pathogen virulence mechanismsRoot microbiome and plant stress tolerance

Publication counts have grown unevenly over the past decade, rising from about 1-4 papers per year in 2017-2021 to a peak of 9 in 2025, though the mixed subject matter suggests this trend may reflect multiple contributors rather than a single steady research program.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 4 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 9 publications9252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Nature Plants×3
  • The EMBO Journal×2
  • IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion×2
  • Plant Communications×2
  • Open MIND×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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