Boshu Li

1.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
20 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Boshu Li is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Boshu Li has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Plant Science, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Boshu Li's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (11 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (7 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (5 papers). Boshu Li is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (11 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (7 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (5 papers). Boshu Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and Denmark. Boshu Li's co-authors include Caixia Gao, Yanpeng Wang, Chao Sun, Kevin T. Zhao, Kunling Chen, Jin‐Xing Liu, Jiayang Li, Chenxiao Xue, Guanwen Liu and Lei Yuan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Boshu Li

20 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Genome-edited powdery mildew resistance in wheat without growth penalties
    2022 286 citations Shengnan Li, Dexing Lin et al. Nature profile →
  2. An engineered prime editor with enhanced editing efficiency in plants
    2022 157 citations Yuan Zong, Yijing Liu et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
  3. Discovery of deaminase functions by structure-based protein clustering
    2023 132 citations Qiupeng Lin, Zixin He et al. Cell profile →
  4. Precise integration of large DNA sequences in plant genomes using PrimeRoot editors
    2023 115 citations Chao Sun, Lei Yuan et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
  5. Targeted genome-modification tools and their advanced applications in crop breeding
    2024 113 citations Boshu Li, Chao Sun et al. Nature Reviews Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Boshu Li China 13 831 767 159 82 76 20 1.2k
Anjanasree K. Neelakandan United States 14 816 1.0× 886 1.2× 111 0.7× 73 0.9× 60 0.8× 18 1.1k
Xianrong Xie China 20 885 1.1× 863 1.1× 323 2.0× 98 1.2× 82 1.1× 43 1.3k
Joon‐Seob Eom South Korea 11 508 0.6× 1.3k 1.7× 89 0.6× 49 0.6× 51 0.7× 13 1.4k
Haocheng Zhu China 8 813 1.0× 633 0.8× 77 0.5× 75 0.9× 125 1.6× 15 1.0k
Yongyao Xie China 16 1.6k 1.9× 1.8k 2.3× 380 2.4× 95 1.2× 149 2.0× 25 2.3k
Yubing He China 13 607 0.7× 582 0.8× 100 0.6× 90 1.1× 68 0.9× 27 822
Guoliang Yuan United States 15 542 0.7× 535 0.7× 56 0.4× 53 0.6× 73 1.0× 51 771
Liu Wang China 14 591 0.7× 783 1.0× 36 0.2× 50 0.6× 96 1.3× 33 1.0k
Deepa Jaganathan India 13 381 0.5× 1.3k 1.7× 229 1.4× 47 0.6× 33 0.4× 21 1.5k
William J. Haun United States 11 829 1.0× 1.3k 1.6× 337 2.1× 80 1.0× 46 0.6× 12 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Boshu Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Boshu Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Boshu Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Boshu Li 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 Boshu Li. Boshu Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xue, Chenxiao, Jin‐Xing Liu, Boshu Li, et al.. (2025). An efficient mRNA delivery system for genome editing in plants. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(4). 1348–1358. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Boshu, Shuo Wang, Jun Hu, Liping Jin, & Jianfei Xu. (2025). Transcriptome Profiling Identifies Key Regulators of Tuber Skin Color in Potato. Plants. 14(10). 1544–1544. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Boshu, Chao Sun, Jiayang Li, & Caixia Gao. (2024). Targeted genome-modification tools and their advanced applications in crop breeding. Nature Reviews Genetics. 25(9). 603–622. 113 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Boshu, Jiangang Liu, Chunsong Bian, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive transcriptome profiling and transcription factor identification in early/late leaf senescence grafts in potato. Physiologia Plantarum. 176(5). e14582–e14582. 2 indexed citations
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Lin, Zhelong, Lei Chen, Mengjie Zhao, et al.. (2023). Efficient CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated genome editing in sheepgrass (Leymus chinensis). Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 65(11). 2416–2420. 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Chao, Lei Yuan, Boshu Li, et al.. (2023). Precise integration of large DNA sequences in plant genomes using PrimeRoot editors. Nature Biotechnology. 42(2). 316–327. 115 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lin, Qiupeng, Zixin He, Hu Xu, et al.. (2023). Discovery of deaminase functions by structure-based protein clustering. Cell. 186(15). 3182–3195.e14. 132 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xue, Chenxiao, Yuxiang Wang, Boshu Li, et al.. (2023). Tuning plant phenotypes by precise, graded downregulation of gene expression. Nature Biotechnology. 41(12). 1758–1764. 81 indexed citations
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Sun, Yu, Boshu Li, Zhen Liu, et al.. (2023). Strand-preferred base editing of organellar and nuclear genomes using CyDENT. Nature Biotechnology. 42(6). 936–945. 37 indexed citations
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Zong, Yuan, Yijing Liu, Chenxiao Xue, et al.. (2022). An engineered prime editor with enhanced editing efficiency in plants. Nature Biotechnology. 40(9). 1394–1402. 157 indexed citations breakdown →
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Luo, Guangbin, Boshu Li, & Caixia Gao. (2022). Protoplast Isolation and Transfection in Wheat. Methods in molecular biology. 2464. 131–141. 12 indexed citations
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Xu, Fan, Jiuyou Tang, Shengxing Wang, et al.. (2022). Antagonistic control of seed dormancy in rice by two bHLH transcription factors. Nature Genetics. 54(12). 1972–1982. 62 indexed citations
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Li, Shengnan, Dexing Lin, Yunwei Zhang, et al.. (2022). Genome-edited powdery mildew resistance in wheat without growth penalties. Nature. 602(7897). 455–460. 286 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xing, Sinian, Yu Sun, Boshu Li, et al.. (2022). Anthocyanin-assisted <italic>Agrobacterium</italic> infiltration for the rapid evaluation of genome editing efficiencies across multiple plant species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(5). 20220052–20220052. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Tingdong, Jiacheng Hu, Yu Sun, et al.. (2021). Highly efficient heritable genome editing in wheat using an RNA virus and bypassing tissue culture. Molecular Plant. 14(11). 1787–1798. 124 indexed citations
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Luo, Jing, Matthew N. Rouse, Lei Hua, et al.. (2021). Identification and characterization of Sr22b, a new allele of the wheat stem rust resistance gene Sr22 effective against the Ug99 race group. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 20(3). 554–563. 23 indexed citations
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Li, Boshu, et al.. (2020). CLIMATE AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF PHASING OUT IRON & STEEL PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN CHINA: FINDINGS FROM THE IMED MODEL. Climate Change Economics. 11(3). 2041008–2041008. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei, Sai Jiang, Mengyun Wang, et al.. (2020). Medicinal plant of Bletilla striata: A review of its chemical constituents, pharmacological activities, and quality control. World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 6(4). 393–393. 15 indexed citations
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Yifeng, Zhong, et al.. (2018). Static and dynamic analysis of composite box beam based on geometrically exact nonlinear model considering non-classical effects. Composite Structures. 204. 689–700. 4 indexed citations

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