1. Qi Shi, Bin He, Jürgen Knauer, Jose Javier Peguero-Pina, Shi-Bao Zhang*, Wei Huang*. Leaf nutrient basis for the differentiation of photosynthetic traits between subtropical evergreen and deciduous trees. Plant Physiology, 2025, 197: kiae556
2. Qiu-Yan Yang, Yu-Wen Zhang, Ning-Yu Liu, Hu Sun, Shi-Bao Zhang, Stefan Timm*, Wei Huang*. Variation in photosynthetic efficiency among maize cultivars and its implications for breeding strategy. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2025, 76: 5145-5160
3. Stefan Timm*, Hu Sun, Wei Huang*. Photorespiration-emerging insights into photoprotection mechanisms. Trends in Plant Science, 2024, 29: 1052-1055
4. Zhi-Lan Zeng, Xiao-Qian Wang, Shi-Bao Zhang*, Wei Huang*. Mesophyll conductance limits photosynthesis in fluctuating light under combined drought and heat stresses. Plant Physiology, 2024, 194: 1498-1511
5. Yi-Yun Li, Xiao-Qian Wang, Ying-Jie Yang*, Wei Huang*. Chloroplast ATP synthase restricts photosynthesis under fluctuating light in tomato but not in maize. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2024, 216: 109115
6. Qiu-Yan Yang, Xiao-Qian Wang, Ying-Jie Yang*, Wei Huang*. Fluctuating light induces a significant photoinhibition of photosystem I in maize. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2024, 207: 108426
7. Qi Shi, Xiao-Qian Wang, Bin He, Ying-Jie Yang*, Wei Huang*. Differential impact of decreasing relative humidity on photosynthesis under fluctuating light between maize and tomato. Physiologia Plantarum, 2024, 176: e14179
8. Xiao-Qian Wang, Zhi-Lan Zeng, Yi-Yun Li, Wei Huang*. Photoinhibition and photosynthetic regulation in fluctuating light under compound stresses of drought and heat. Physiologia Plantarum, 2024,176: e14406
9. Xiao-Qian Wang, Hu Sun, Zhi-Lan Zeng, Wei Huang*. Within-branch photosynthetic gradients are more related to the coordinated investments of nitrogen and water than leaf mass per area. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2023, 198, 107681
10. Hu Sun, Qi Shi, Ning-Yu Liu, Shi-Bao Zhang*, Wei Huang*. Drought stress delays photosynthetic induction and accelerates photoinhibition under short-term fluctuating light in tomato. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2023, 196, 152–161
11. Hu Sun, Shi-Bao Zhang, Jose Javier Peguero-Pina*, Wei Huang*. Cell-anatomical and physiological mechanisms underlying the faster carbon gain of deciduous trees relative to evergreen trees. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2023, 209: 105286
12. Hu Sun, Qi Shi, Shi-Bao Zhang*, Wei Huang*. The response of photosystem I to fluctuating light is influenced by leaf nitrogen content in tomato. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2022, 193: 104665
13. Hui Wang, Xiao-Qian Wang, Zhi-Lan Zeng, Huan Yu*, Wei Huang*. Photosynthesis under fluctuating light in the CAM plant Vanilla planifolia. Plant Science, 2022, 317: 111207
14. Shun-Ling Tan, Jia-Lin Huang, Feng-Ping Zhang, Shi-Bao Zhang, Wei Huang*. Photosystem I photoinhibition induced by fluctuating light depends on background low light irradiance. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2021, 181: 104298
15. Jie-Lin Wang, Shun-Ling Tan, Ming-Xia He, Wei Huang*, Jun-Chao Huang*. Ketocarotenoids accumulation in the leaves of engineered Brassica napus restricts photosynthetic efficiency and plant growth. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2021, 186104461
16. Qi Shi, Shi-Bao Zhang, Ji-Hua Wang, Wei Huang*. Pre-illumination at high light significantly alleviates the over-reduction of photosystem I under fluctuating light. Plant Science, 2021, 312: 111053
17. Ying-Jie Yang, Hu Sun, Shi-Bao Zhang, Wei Huang*. Roles of alternative electron flows in response to excess light in Ginkgo biloba. Plant Science, 2021, 312: 111030
18. Yan-Bao Lei, Hong-Xia Xia, Ke Chen, Andelka Plenkovic-Moraj, Wei Huang*, Geng Sun*. Photosynthetic regulation in response to fluctuating light conditions under temperature stress in three mosses with different light requirements. Plant Science, 2021, 311: 111020
19. Wei Huang*, Hu Sun, Shun-Ling Tan, Shi-Bao Zhang. The water-water cycle is not a major alternative sink in fluctuating light at chilling temperature. Plant Science, 2021, 305: 110828
20. Ying-Jie Yang, Shun-Ling Tan, Hu Sun, Jia-Lin Huang, Wei Huang*, Shi-Bao Zhang*. Photosystem I is tolerant to fluctuating light under moderate heat stress in two orchids Dendrobium officinale and Bletilla striata. Plant Science, 2021, 303: 110795
21. Wei Huang*, Hong Hu, Shi-Bao Zhang. Photosynthetic regulation under fluctuating light at chilling temperature in evergreen and deciduous tree species. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 2021, 219: 112203
22. Hu Sun, Shi-Bao Zhang, Tao Liu, Wei Huang*. Decreased photosystem II activity facilitates acclimation to fluctuating light in the understory plant Paris polyphylla. BBA-Bioenergetics, 2020, 1861: 148135
23. Hu Sun, Ying-Jie Yang, Wei Huang*. The water-water cycle is more effective in regulating redox state of photosystem I under fluctuating light than cyclic electron transport. BBA-Bioenergetics, 2020, 1861: 148235
24. Ying-Jie Yang, Shun-Ling Tan, Jia-Lin Huang, Shi-Bao Zhang*, Wei Huang*. The water-water cycle facilitates photosynthetic regulation under fluctuating light in the epiphytic orchid Dendrobium officinale. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2020, 180: 104238
25. Shun-Ling Tan, Tao Liu, Shi-Bao Zhang*, Wei Huang*. Balancing light use efficiency and photoprotection in tobacco leaves grown at different light regimes. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2020, 175: 104046
26. Shun-Ling Tan, Ying-Jie Yang, Tao Liu, Shi-Bao Zhang, Wei Huang*. Responses of photosystem I compared with photosystem II to combination of heat stress and fluctuating light in tobacco leaves. Plant Science, 2020, 292: 110371
27. Ying‑Jie Yang, Shi‑Bao Zhang, Ji‑Hua Wang*, Wei Huang*. The decline in photosynthetic rate upon transfer from high to low light is linked to the slow kinetics of chloroplast ATP synthase in Bletilla striata. Photosynthesis Research, 2020, 144: 13–21
28. Shun‑Ling Tan, Ying‑Jie Yang, Wei Huang*. Moderate heat stress accelerates photoinhibition of photosystem I under fluctuating light in tobacco young leaves. Photosynthesis Research, 2020, 144: 373–382
29. Wei Huang, Ying-Jie Yang, Shi-Bao Zhang*. The role of water-water cycle in regulating the redox state of photosystem I under fluctuating light. BBA-Bioenergetics, 2019, 1860: 383–390
30. Ying-Jie Yang, Shi-Bao Zhang*, Wei Huang*. Photosynthetic regulation under fluctuating light in young and mature leaves of the CAM plant Bryophyllum pinnatum. BBA-Bioenergetics, 2019, 1860: 469–477
31. Ying-Jie Yang, Shi-Bao Zhang, Ji-Hua Wang*, Wei Huang*. Photosynthetic regulation under fluctuating light in field-grown Cerasus cerasoides: A comparison of young and mature leaves. BBA-Bioenergetics, 2019, 1860: 148073
32. Wei Huang, Ying-Jie Yang, Shi-Bao Zhang*. Photoinhibition of photosystem I under fluctuating light is linked to the insufficient ΔpH upon a sudden transition from low to high light. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2019, 160: 112–119
33. Ying-Jie Yang, Xiao-Xi Ding, Wei Huang*. Stimulation of cyclic electron flow around photosystem I upon a sudden transition from low to high light in two angiosperms Arabidopsis thaliana and Bletilla striata. Plant Science, 2019, 287: 110166
34. Wei Huang, Ying-Jie Yang, Ji-Hua Wang*, Hong Hu*. Photorespiration is the major alternative electron sink under high light in alpine evergreen sclerophyllous Rhododendron species. Plant Science, 2019, 289: 110275
35. Wei Huang, Mikko Tikkanen, Yan-Fei Cai, Ji-Hua Wang*, Shi-Bao Zhang*. Chloroplastic ATP synthase optimizes the trade-off between photosynthetic CO2 assimilation and photoprotection during leaf maturation. BBA-Bioenergetics, 2018, 1859: 1067-1074
36. Ying-Jie Yang, You-Gui Tong, Guo-Yun Yu, Shi-Bao Zhang, Wei Huang*. Photosynthetic characteristics explain the high growth rate for Eucalyptus camaldulensis: implications for breeding strategy. Industrial Crops and Products, 2018, 124: 186-191
37. Wei Huang, Xue Quan, Shi-Bao Zhang*, Liu Tao*. In vivo regulation of proton motive force during photosynthetic induction. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2018, 148:109-116
38. Wei Huang, Mikko Tikkanen, Shi-Bao Zhang*. Photoinhibition of photosystem I in Nephrolepis falciformis depends on reactive oxygen species generated in the chloroplast stroma. Photosynthesis Research, 2018, 137:129-140
39. Wei Huang*, Marjaana Suorsa, Shi-Bao Zhang. In vivo regulation of thylakoid proton motive force in immature leaves. Photosynthesis Research, 2018, 138: 207–218
40. Wei Huang, Yan-Fei Cai, Ji-Hua Wang*, Shi-Bao Zhang*. Chloroplastic ATP synthase plays an important role in the regulation of proton motive force in fluctuating light. Journal of Plant Physiology, 2018, 226:40-47
41. Wei Huang, Ying-Jie Yang, Jiao-Lin Zhang, Hong Hu, Shi-Bao Zhang*. Superoxide generated in the chloroplast stroma causes photoinhibition of photosystem I in the shade-establishing tree species Psychotria henryi. Photosynthesis Research, 2017, 132:293-303
42. Wei Huang*, Shi-Bao Zhang, Jian-Chu Xu, Tao Liu*. Plasticity in roles of cyclic electron flow around photosystem I at contrasting temperatures in the chilling-sensitive plant Calotropis gigantea. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2017, 141:145-153
43. Wei Huang, Ying-Jie Yang, Shi-Bao Zhang*. Specific roles of cyclic electron flow around photosystem I in photosynthetic regulation in immature and mature leaves. Journal of Plant Physiology, 2017, 209:76-83
44. Yan-Fei Cai, Qiu-Yun Yang, Shu-Fa Li, Ji-Hua Wang*, Huang Wei*. The water-water cycle is a major electron sink in Camellia species when CO2 assimilation is restricted. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 2017, 168:59-66
45. Wei Huang, Ying-Jie Yang, Jiao-Lin Zhang, Hong Hu, Shi-Bao Zhang*. PSI photoinhibition is more related to electron transfer from PSII to PSI rather than PSI redox state in Psychotria rubra. Photosynthesis Research, 2016, 129:85-92
46. Wei Huang*, Ying-Jie Yang, Hong Hu, Shi-Bao Zhang, Kun-Fang Cao. Evidence for the role of cyclic electron flow in photoprotection for oxygen evolving complex. Journal of Plant Physiology, 2016, 194:54-60
47. Wei Huang*, Ying-Jie Yang, Hong Hu, Shi-Bao Zhang. Seasonal variations in photosystem I compared with photosystem II of three alpine evergreen broad-leaf tree species. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 2016, 165:71-79
48. Wei Huang, Ying-Jie Yang, Hong Hu*, Shi-Bao Zhang*. Response of the water–water cycle to the change in photorespiration in tobacco. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 2016, 157:97-104
49. Wei Huang*, Jiao-Lin Zhang, Shi-Bao Zhang, Hong Hu. Evidence for the regulation of leaf movement by photosystem II activity. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2014, 107:167-172
50. Wei Huang, Pei-Li Fu, Yan-Juan Jiang, Jiao-Lin Zhang, Shi-Bao Zhang, Hong Hu*, Kun-Fang Cao*. Differences in the responses of photosystem I and photosystem II of three tree species Cleistanthus sumatranus, Celtis philippensis and Pistacia weinmannifolia submitted to a prolonged drought in a tropical limestone forest. Tree Physiology, 2013, 33: 211-220
51. Wei Huang, Shi-Bao Zhang, Kun-Fang Cao*. Cyclic electron flow plays an important role in photoprotection for the resurrection plant Paraboea rufescens under drought stress. Planta, 2012, 235:819-828
52. Wei Huang, Shi-Bao Zhang, Kun-Fang Cao*. Evidence for leaf fold to remedy the deficiency of physiological photoprotection for photosystem II. Photosynthesis Research, 2012, 110:185-191
53. Wei Huang, Shi-Bao Zhang, Kun-Fang Cao*. Cyclic electron flow plays an important role in photoprotection of tropical trees illuminated at temporal chilling temperature. Plant and Cell Physiology, 2011, 52:297-305
54. Wei Huang, Shi-Bao Zhang, Kun-Fang Cao*. Stimulation of cyclic electron flow during recovery after chilling-induced photoinhibition of PSII. Plant and Cell Physiology, 2010, 51:1922-1928
55. Wei Huang, Shi-Bao Zhang, Kun-Fang Cao*. The different effects of chilling stress under moderate illumination on photosystem II compared with photosystem I and subsequent recovery in tropical tree species. Photosynthesis Research, 2010, 103:175-182
