Aimin Zhang

8.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
179 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Aimin Zhang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Aimin Zhang has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Plant Science, 74 papers in Molecular Biology and 35 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Aimin Zhang's work include Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (64 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (28 papers) and Genetics and Plant Breeding (24 papers). Aimin Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (64 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (28 papers) and Genetics and Plant Breeding (24 papers). Aimin Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Pakistan. Aimin Zhang's co-authors include Dongcheng Liu, Jiazhu Sun, Wenlong Yang, Xiaoli Guo, Bin Li, Daowen Wang, Yi‐Ping Tong, Kehui Zhan, Dongcheng Liu and Guo‐Qiang Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Aimin Zhang

175 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Disease-induced changes in plant microbiome assembly and functional adaptation

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aimin Zhang China	40	3.8k	1.4k	1.0k	749	262	179	5.0k
Jinsheng Lai China	49	5.6k 1.5×	3.6k 2.6×	1.9k 1.9×	383 0.5×	130 0.5×	158	7.6k
Linhai Wang China	37	3.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	380 0.4×	171 0.2×	103 0.4×	127	3.9k
Tianyu Wang China	31	1.9k 0.5×	768 0.5×	1.4k 1.4×	313 0.4×	78 0.3×	144	2.8k
Yan Liang China	36	3.7k 1.0×	2.0k 1.4×	460 0.5×	339 0.5×	52 0.2×	81	4.9k
Jiping Liu China	35	7.6k 2.0×	3.2k 2.2×	959 0.9×	140 0.2×	268 1.0×	126	9.2k
Tao Chen China	35	2.7k 0.7×	2.9k 2.0×	288 0.3×	224 0.3×	178 0.7×	221	5.4k
Nicolas L. Taylor Australia	45	3.6k 1.0×	3.7k 2.6×	372 0.4×	322 0.4×	158 0.6×	166	6.3k
Yan Guo China	61	13.7k 3.6×	7.9k 5.5×	465 0.5×	289 0.4×	202 0.8×	213	16.2k
Marnik Vuylsteke Belgium	43	3.6k 0.9×	2.7k 1.9×	696 0.7×	148 0.2×	132 0.5×	94	5.6k

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Yang, Fei, et al.. (2024). Provenance of soil parent materials in relation to regional environmental changes in the Songnen Plain, Northeast China. Geoderma Regional. 38. e00848–e00848. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Guannan, Dongcheng Liu, Aimin Zhang, et al.. (2023). Identification of KASP markers and candidate genes for drought tolerance in wheat using 90K SNP array genotyping of near-isogenic lines targeting a 4BS quantitative trait locus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 136(9). 190–190. 5 indexed citations

Yang, Wenlong, et al.. (2023). Diversification of three TaSOS1 genes and their roles in sodium exclusion in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Journal of Genetics. 102(2). 4 indexed citations

Liu, Hui, Daniel Mullan, Shancen Zhao, et al.. (2022). Genomic regions controlling yield-related traits in spring wheat: a mini review and a case study for rainfed environments in Australia and China. Genomics. 114(2). 110268–110268. 5 indexed citations

Yang, Wenlong, Linhe Sun, Muhammad Shoaib, et al.. (2021). Characterization of the Mitochondrial Genome of a Wheat AL-Type Male Sterility Line and the Candidate CMS Gene. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(12). 6388–6388. 6 indexed citations

Li, Yongpeng, Li Long, Meicheng Zhao, et al.. (2020). Wheat FRIZZYPANICLE activates VERNALIZATION1‐A and HOMEOBOX4‐A to regulate spike development in wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 19(6). 1141–1154. 40 indexed citations

Luo, Guangbin, Yanhong Song, Junyang Xu, et al.. (2020). A novel NAC family transcription factor SPR suppresses seed storage protein synthesis in wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 19(5). 992–1007. 34 indexed citations

Yu, Kang, Linhe Sun, Jinfang Chu, et al.. (2019). Natural variations in the promoter of Awn Length Inhibitor 1 ( ALI‐1 ) are associated with awn elongation and grain length in common wheat. The Plant Journal. 101(5). 1075–1090. 34 indexed citations

Shoaib, Muhammad, et al.. (2019). Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of new cytokinin metabolic genes in bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.). PeerJ. 7. e6300–e6300. 22 indexed citations

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Luo, Guangbin, Lisha Shen, Yanhong Song, et al.. (2018). Mechanisms, origin and heredity of Glu-1Ay silencing in wheat evolution and domestication. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 131(7). 1561–1575. 9 indexed citations

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Sajjad, Muhammad, Xiaoling Ma, Sultan Habibullah Khan, et al.. (2017). TaFlo2-A1, an ortholog of rice Flo2, is associated with thousand grain weight in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). BMC Plant Biology. 17(1). 164–164. 48 indexed citations

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Ma, Xiaoling, Muhammad Sajjad, Jing Wang, et al.. (2017). Diversity, distribution of Puroindoline genes and their effect on kernel hardness in a diverse panel of Chinese wheat germplasm. BMC Plant Biology. 17(1). 158–158. 31 indexed citations

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Luo, Guangbin, Xiaofei Zhang, Yanlin Zhang, et al.. (2015). Composition, variation, expression and evolution of low-molecular-weight glutenin subunit genes in Triticum urartu. BMC Plant Biology. 15(1). 68–68. 18 indexed citations

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Duan, Yongbo, Hedong Lu, Feng-Lan Zhao, et al.. (2015). Cloning and in silico analysis of two genes, stearoyl-ACP desaturase (PtSAD) and small heat shock protein (PtsHSP), in response to heat stress of Pinellia ternata.. Plant Omics. 8(4). 316–321. 3 indexed citations

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Yang, Wenlong, Juan Li, Dongcheng Liu, et al.. (2014). Genome-wide analysis of the heat shock transcription factor family in Triticum urartu and Aegilops tauschii. Plant Omics. 7(5). 291–297. 4 indexed citations

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Xue, Tao, et al.. (2012). Study of the system of tuberous root induction in vitro from Rehmannia glutinosa. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 11(28). 7202–7207. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Weisheng, Dongcheng Liu, Aimin Zhang, et al.. (2007). Genetic Diversity and Phylogenetic Relationships among Plum Germplasm Resources in China Assessed with Inter-simple Sequence Repeat Markers. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 132(5). 619–628. 36 indexed citations

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Xue, Jianping, Aimin Zhang, Jun Liu, & Xuefeng Xu. (2004). [Morphogenesis in formative process in vitro from Rehmannia glutinosa].. PubMed. 29(1). 31–4. 1 indexed citations

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Altura, Burton M., Burton M. Altura, Asefa Gebrewold, et al.. (2002). Ethanol induces rapid lipid peroxidation and activation of nuclear factor-kappa B in cerebral vascular smooth muscle: relation to alcohol-induced brain injury in rats. Neuroscience Letters. 325(2). 95–98. 28 indexed citations

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Zhang, Aimin, Toni P.‐O. Cheng, Bella T. Altura, et al.. (1996). Extracellular Mg2+ modulates intracellular Ca2+ in acutely isolated hippocampal CAI pyramidal cells of the guinea-pig. Brain Research. 728(2). 204–208. 33 indexed citations

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