Baolan Zhang

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Baolan Zhang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Baolan Zhang has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Plant Science, 14 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Baolan Zhang's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (14 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (11 papers) and GABA and Rice Research (4 papers). Baolan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (14 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (11 papers) and GABA and Rice Research (4 papers). Baolan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Belgium. Baolan Zhang's co-authors include Penggen Duan, Ran Xu, Yunhai Li, Na Li, Dali Zeng, Qian Qian, Ke Huang, Junmin Wang, Guozheng Zhang and Dekai Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Baolan Zhang

18 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Regulation of OsGRF4 by OsmiR396 controls grain size and ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Regulation of OsGRF4 by OsmiR396 controls grain size and yield in rice
    2015 325 citations Penggen Duan, Shen Ni et al. Nature Plants profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Baolan Zhang China 13 1.7k 956 599 59 50 19 1.8k
Penggen Duan China 13 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 527 0.9× 72 1.2× 49 1.0× 24 1.9k
Ruizhen Zeng China 21 1.7k 1.1× 1.3k 1.4× 433 0.7× 66 1.1× 45 0.9× 54 1.8k
Hailiang Mao China 6 1.8k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 373 0.6× 63 1.1× 28 0.6× 9 1.9k
Wang‐Wei Ye China 12 1.1k 0.6× 497 0.5× 466 0.8× 32 0.5× 24 0.5× 15 1.2k
Chuandeng Yi China 16 871 0.5× 454 0.5× 326 0.5× 88 1.5× 47 0.9× 38 972
Bingtian Ma China 16 1.1k 0.7× 322 0.3× 536 0.9× 35 0.6× 32 0.6× 38 1.2k
Rihua Piao South Korea 17 717 0.4× 328 0.3× 253 0.4× 51 0.9× 32 0.6× 26 782
Swatismita Ray India 8 1.5k 0.9× 241 0.3× 1.1k 1.8× 25 0.4× 29 0.6× 8 1.7k
Yasuyuki Onodera Japan 16 1.1k 0.7× 159 0.2× 762 1.3× 62 1.1× 62 1.2× 25 1.4k
Dangping Luo United States 8 1.1k 0.7× 178 0.2× 580 1.0× 21 0.4× 27 0.5× 9 1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Baolan Zhang

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Huang, Luojiang, Na Fang, Limin Zhang, et al.. (2025). The Mediator subunit OsMED23 associates with the histone demethylase OsJMJ703 and the transcription factor OsWOX3A to control grain size and yield in rice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(12). e2419464122–e2419464122.
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Li, Yingjie, Ke Huang, Limin Zhang, et al.. (2025). A molecular framework for the GS2-SUG1 module-mediated control of grain size and weight in rice. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3944–3944. 3 indexed citations
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Huang, Ke, et al.. (2025). Redox regulation of G protein oligomerization and signaling by the glutaredoxin WG1 controls grain size in rice. The EMBO Journal. 44(13). 3742–3763. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Ke, Yuexing Wang, Yingjie Li, et al.. (2024). Modulation of histone acetylation enables fully mechanized hybrid rice breeding. Nature Plants. 10(6). 954–970. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Yan, Penggen Duan, Guanghui Guo, et al.. (2024). Control of grain size and weight by the RNA-binding protein EOG1 in rice and wheat. Cell Reports. 43(11). 114856–114856. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Baolan, Penggen Duan, Na Li, et al.. (2022). An endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation–related E2–E3 enzyme pair controls grain size and weight through the brassinosteroid signaling pathway in rice. The Plant Cell. 35(3). 1076–1091. 38 indexed citations
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Jing, Xiaohui, Baolan Zhang, Shoujun Chen, et al.. (2022). A natural allele of OsMS1 responds to temperature changes and confers thermosensitive genic male sterility. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2055–2055. 41 indexed citations
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Huang, Luojiang, Kai Hua, Ran Xu, et al.. (2021). The LARGE2-APO1/APO2 regulatory module controls panicle size and grain number in rice. The Plant Cell. 33(4). 1212–1228. 66 indexed citations
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Wang, Dekai, Yingbao Wu, Ke Huang, et al.. (2021). The GW2-WG1-OsbZIP47 pathway controls grain size and weight in rice. Molecular Plant. 14(8). 1266–1280. 118 indexed citations
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Lyu, Jia, Dekai Wang, Penggen Duan, et al.. (2020). Control of Grain Size and Weight by the GSK2-LARGE1/OML4 Pathway in Rice. The Plant Cell. 32(6). 1905–1918. 75 indexed citations
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Xu, Ran, Penggen Duan, Hou‐Yong Yu, et al.. (2018). Control of Grain Size and Weight by the OsMKKK10-OsMKK4-OsMAPK6 Signaling Pathway in Rice. Molecular Plant. 11(6). 860–873. 206 indexed citations
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Xu, Ran, Hou‐Yong Yu, Junmin Wang, et al.. (2018). A mitogen‐activated protein kinase phosphatase influences grain size and weight in rice. The Plant Journal. 95(6). 937–946. 56 indexed citations
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Duan, Penggen, Jinsong Xu, Dali Zeng, et al.. (2017). Natural Variation in the Promoter of GSE5 Contributes to Grain Size Diversity in Rice. Molecular Plant. 10(5). 685–694. 256 indexed citations
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Huang, Ke, Dekai Wang, Penggen Duan, et al.. (2017). WIDE AND THICK GRAIN 1, which encodes an otubain‐like protease with deubiquitination activity, influences grain size and shape in rice. The Plant Journal. 91(5). 849–860. 156 indexed citations
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Fang, Na, Ran Xu, Luojiang Huang, et al.. (2016). SMALL GRAIN 11 Controls Grain Size, Grain Number and Grain Yield in Rice. Rice. 9(1). 64–64. 101 indexed citations
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Ni, Shen, Junmin Wang, Baolan Zhang, et al.. (2016). Correction: Corrigendum: Regulation of OsGRF4 by OsmiR396 controls grain size and yield in rice. Nature Plants. 2(1). 10 indexed citations
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Duan, Penggen, Shen Ni, Junmin Wang, et al.. (2015). Regulation of OsGRF4 by OsmiR396 controls grain size and yield in rice. Nature Plants. 2(1). 15203–15203. 325 indexed citations breakdown →
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Duan, Penggen, Yuchun Rao, Dali Zeng, et al.. (2013). SMALL GRAIN 1, which encodes a mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase 4, influences grain size in rice. The Plant Journal. 77(4). 547–557. 184 indexed citations
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Wang, Jizhou, et al.. (2010). Genome‐wide Expansion and Expression Divergence of the Basic Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors in Higher Plants with an Emphasis on SorghumF. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 53(3). 212–231. 146 indexed citations

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