Congcong Zhou

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Congcong Zhou is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Congcong Zhou has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Plant Science, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Congcong Zhou's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (6 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (4 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (3 papers). Congcong Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (6 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (4 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (3 papers). Congcong Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Congcong Zhou's co-authors include Danlin Fan, Bin Han, Qi Feng, Qiang Zhao, Tao Huang, Yan Zhao, Qilin Tian, Yiqi Lu, Xuehui Huang and Yongchun Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Congcong Zhou

16 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Genomic architecture of heterosis for yield traits in rice 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 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. Genomic architecture of heterosis for yield traits in rice
    2016 309 citations Xuehui Huang, Yang Shi-hua et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Congcong Zhou China 10 618 559 329 212 36 16 1.0k
Yu Sheng China 12 401 0.6× 399 0.7× 117 0.4× 32 0.2× 11 0.3× 37 678
Yan Hou China 13 236 0.4× 322 0.6× 116 0.4× 43 0.2× 10 0.3× 18 548
Baoliang Zhou China 21 1.1k 1.8× 391 0.7× 98 0.3× 37 0.2× 4 0.1× 62 1.2k
Runchun Jing United Kingdom 12 1.1k 1.7× 506 0.9× 152 0.5× 86 0.4× 2 0.1× 14 1.2k
Chao Shen China 16 872 1.4× 371 0.7× 143 0.4× 18 0.1× 5 0.1× 43 1.0k
Gina Zastrow‐Hayes United States 13 657 1.1× 628 1.1× 173 0.5× 17 0.1× 4 0.1× 16 952
Linyong Mao United States 13 657 1.1× 531 0.9× 137 0.4× 14 0.1× 3 0.1× 18 946

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Fields of papers citing papers by Congcong Zhou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Congcong Zhou

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Tankka, Alexandra T., Daniel A. Lorenz, Tao Yu, et al.. (2024). Long-read Ribo-STAMP simultaneously measures transcription and translation with isoform resolution. Genome Research. 34(11). 2012–2024. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yaoxin, Congcong Zhou, Danlin Fan, et al.. (2024). Dynamics of extrachromosomal circular DNA in rice. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2413–2413. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Zhen, Qi Feng, Changsheng Wang, et al.. (2023). Structure and function of rice hybrid genomes reveal genetic basis and optimal performance of heterosis. Nature Genetics. 55(10). 1745–1756. 38 indexed citations
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Chen, Erwang, Qingqing Hou, Kun Liu, et al.. (2023). Armadillo repeat only protein GS10 negatively regulates brassinosteroid signaling to control rice grain size. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 192(2). 967–981. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Kun, Erwang Chen, Ahong Wang, et al.. (2022). A retrotransposon insertion in MUTL-HOMOLOG 1 affects wild rice seed set and cultivated rice crossover rate. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 190(3). 1747–1762. 2 indexed citations
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Miao, Jiashun, Qi Feng, Yan Li, et al.. (2021). Chromosome-scale assembly and analysis of biomass crop Miscanthus lutarioriparius genome. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2458–2458. 31 indexed citations
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Li, Zhen, Qilin Zhan, Qi Feng, et al.. (2021). Cytoplasmic and nuclear genome variations of rice hybrids and their parents inform the trajectory and strategy of hybrid rice breeding. Molecular Plant. 14(12). 2056–2071. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Ahong, Qingqing Hou, Lizhen Si, et al.. (2019). The PLATZ Transcription Factor GL6 Affects Grain Length and Number in Rice. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 180(4). 2077–2090. 142 indexed citations
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Yu, Dongsheng, et al.. (2019). Yield and nitrogen use efficiency of winter wheat with different soil fertility. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 116(2). 165–177. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Yang, et al.. (2018). Vascular preferential activity of the Pennisetum purpureum cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase promoter in transgenic tobacco plants. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 129. 357–367. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Xuehui, Yang Shi-hua, Junyi Gong, et al.. (2016). Genomic architecture of heterosis for yield traits in rice. Nature. 537(7622). 629–633. 309 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lu, Tingting, Lingling Cui, Yan Zhou, et al.. (2015). Transcriptome-wide investigation of circular RNAs in rice. RNA. 21(12). 2076–2087. 326 indexed citations
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Kai, Guoyin, Pan Liao, Hui Xu, et al.. (2012). Molecular mechanism of elicitor-induced tanshinone accumulation in Salvia miltiorrhiza hairy root cultures. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 34(4). 1421–1433. 70 indexed citations
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Zhou, Congcong, Ji Qian, Li-Li Chen, et al.. (2011). Expression of the zga agglutinin gene in tobacco can enhance its anti-pest ability for peach-potato aphid (Myzus persica). Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 33(5). 2003–2010. 9 indexed citations
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Xing, Qinghe, Zhengang Ru, Congcong Zhou, et al.. (2003). Genetic analysis, molecular tagging and mapping of the thermo-sensitive genic male-sterile gene (wtms1) in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 107(8). 1500–1504. 41 indexed citations

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