Benze Xiao

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Benze Xiao is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Benze Xiao has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Plant Science, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Benze Xiao's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (4 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (4 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (4 papers). Benze Xiao is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (4 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (4 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (4 papers). Benze Xiao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Switzerland. Benze Xiao's co-authors include Lizhong Xiong, Qifa Zhang, Xianghua Li, Honghong Hu, Mingqiu Dai, Jialing Yao, Ning Tang, Zhengfeng Zhang, Cheng‐Bin Xiang and Xi Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Scientific Reports and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Benze Xiao

14 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Overexpressing a NAM, ATAF, and CUC (NAC) transcription f... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 250 500 750 1000
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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. Overexpressing a NAM, ATAF, and CUC (NAC) transcription factor enhances drought resistance and salt tolerance in rice
    2006 1.1k citations Honghong Hu, Mingqiu Dai et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benze Xiao China 11 1.9k 1.1k 172 64 63 15 2.1k
Jin Seo Jeong South Korea 21 2.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.2× 163 0.9× 55 0.9× 102 1.6× 25 2.4k
Harin Jung South Korea 22 2.5k 1.3× 1.4k 1.4× 205 1.2× 69 1.1× 111 1.8× 27 2.8k
Bart Rymen Japan 19 1.8k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 105 0.6× 82 1.3× 32 0.5× 27 2.0k
Roderick W. Kumimoto United States 15 2.4k 1.3× 1.8k 1.7× 160 0.9× 106 1.7× 39 0.6× 17 2.6k
Hai Zhou China 22 1.1k 0.6× 826 0.8× 174 1.0× 38 0.6× 25 0.4× 44 1.4k
Alina Akhunova United States 20 1.5k 0.8× 678 0.6× 284 1.7× 104 1.6× 46 0.7× 32 1.6k
Miho Ikeda Japan 18 1.8k 0.9× 1.6k 1.5× 131 0.8× 20 0.3× 36 0.6× 36 2.1k
Jingjuan Yu China 26 1.5k 0.8× 1.0k 1.0× 213 1.2× 78 1.2× 96 1.5× 73 1.8k
Jinfeng Zhao China 26 1.7k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 231 1.3× 74 1.2× 28 0.4× 55 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Benze Xiao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benze Xiao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Benze Xiao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Benze Xiao. The network helps show where Benze Xiao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benze Xiao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Benze Xiao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Benze Xiao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Benze Xiao. Benze Xiao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Song, Ting, et al.. (2024). RNA-seq analysis and lipid profiling reveal the competitive regulation of starch and triacylglycerol synthesis during grain-filling stage in tetraploid rice. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 286. 138494–138494. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Jiajia, et al.. (2023). OsFBN7–OsKAS I module promotes formation of plastoglobules clusters in rice chloroplasts. New Phytologist. 239(5). 1771–1789. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhengfeng, et al.. (2021). Global identification and integrated analysis of heat-responsive long non-coding RNAs in contrasting rice cultivars. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 135(3). 833–852. 14 indexed citations
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Xiao, Benze, et al.. (2021). RiceLncPedia: a comprehensive database of rice long non‐coding RNAs. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 19(8). 1492–1494. 16 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhengfeng, Yuanyuan Li, & Benze Xiao. (2016). Comparative transcriptome analysis highlights the crucial roles of photosynthetic system in drought stress adaptation in upland rice. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 19349–19349. 69 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhengfeng, et al.. (2014). The status of AFLP in the genomics era and a pipeline for converting AFLPs into single-locus markers. Molecular Breeding. 34(3). 1245–1260. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Nili, Benze Xiao, & Lizhong Xiong. (2011). Identification of a cluster of PR4-like genes involved in stress responses in rice. Journal of Plant Physiology. 168(18). 2212–2224. 67 indexed citations
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Xiao, Benze, Xi Chen, Cheng‐Bin Xiang, et al.. (2008). Evaluation of Seven Function-Known Candidate Genes for their Effects on Improving Drought Resistance of Transgenic Rice under Field Conditions. Molecular Plant. 2(1). 73–83. 163 indexed citations
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Xiao, Benze, et al.. (2007). Over-expression of a LEA gene in rice improves drought resistance under the field conditions. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 115(1). 35–46. 397 indexed citations
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Hu, Honghong, Mingqiu Dai, Jialing Yao, et al.. (2006). Overexpressing a NAM, ATAF, and CUC (NAC) transcription factor enhances drought resistance and salt tolerance in rice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(35). 12987–12992. 1138 indexed citations breakdown →

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