Degao Liu

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 833 citations indexed

About

Degao Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Degao Liu has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 833 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Degao Liu's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (13 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (10 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (8 papers). Degao Liu is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (13 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (10 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (8 papers). Degao Liu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Degao Liu's co-authors include Hong Zhai, Qingchang Liu, Xiaohan Yang, Shaozhen He, Gerald A. Tuskan, Rongbin Hu, Lianjun Wang, Ruijie Li, Kaitlin J. Palla and Bing Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Degao Liu

34 papers receiving 817 citations

Hit Papers

CRISPR–Cas applications in agriculture and plant research 2025 2026 2025 5 10 15 20 25
What are hit papers?

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. CRISPR–Cas applications in agriculture and plant research
    2025 25 citations Aytug Tuncel, Changtian Pan et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →

Peers

Degao Liu
Lianghuan Qu China
Hǎihóng Shāng China
Junlin Zhang China
Yanhao Xu China
Yeonjong Koo South Korea
Jianghua Chen China
George R. Littlejohn United Kingdom
Gloria López‐Casado Spain
Lianghuan Qu China
Degao Liu
Citations per year, relative to Degao Liu Degao Liu (= 1×) peers Lianghuan Qu

Countries citing papers authored by Degao Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Degao Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Degao Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Degao Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Degao Liu 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 Degao Liu. Degao Liu 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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Tuncel, Aytug, et al.. (2025). CRISPR–Cas applications in agriculture and plant research. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 26(6). 419–441. 25 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hu, Manman, et al.. (2025). Heritable, Tissue Culture‐Independent and Transgene‐Free Genome Editing in Plants via Viral Delivery of CRISPR / AsCas12f. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 24(1). 84–86. 3 indexed citations
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Nigam, Deepti, Vikas Devkar, Pallavi Dhiman, et al.. (2025). Emerging frontiers in sorghum genetic engineering. The Plant Journal. 121(4). e17244–e17244. 4 indexed citations
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Hu, Manman & Degao Liu. (2025). Unlocking the potential of genome editing in agriculture with tissue culture‐free techniques. New Phytologist. 246(4). 1478–1484. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuqiu, et al.. (2025). Uncovering potential biomarkers of endometriosis: transcriptomic and single-cell analysis. Frontiers in Medicine. 12. 1528434–1528434.
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Liu, Degao, et al.. (2024). Heritable gene editing in tomato through viral delivery of isopentenyl transferase and single-guide RNAs to latent axillary meristematic cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(39). e2406486121–e2406486121. 25 indexed citations
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Liu, Degao, et al.. (2024). Heritable, multinucleotide deletions in plants using viral delivery of a repair exonuclease and guide RNAs. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 194(4). 2229–2239. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Degao, Changtian Pan, Ugrappa Nagalakshmi, et al.. (2022). Heritable base-editing in Arabidopsis using RNA viral vectors. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 189(4). 1920–1924. 30 indexed citations
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Hu, Rongbin, Jin Zhang, Sara Jawdy, et al.. (2022). Comparative genomics analysis of drought response between obligate CAM and C3 photosynthesis plants. Journal of Plant Physiology. 277. 153791–153791. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaohan, Degao Liu, Haiwei Lu, et al.. (2021). Biological Parts for Plant Biodesign to Enhance Land-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2021. 9798714–9798714. 10 indexed citations
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Liu, Degao, Rongbin Hu, Jin Zhang, et al.. (2021). Overexpression of an Agave Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase Improves Plant Growth and Stress Tolerance. Cells. 10(3). 582–582. 29 indexed citations
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Yuan, Guoliang, Md Mahmudul Hassan, Degao Liu, et al.. (2020). Biosystems Design to Accelerate C3-to-CAM Progression. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2020. 3686791–3686791. 16 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaohan, Degao Liu, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, & Gerald A. Tuskan. (2019). Comparative genomics can provide new insights into the evolutionary mechanisms and gene function in CAM plants. Journal of Experimental Botany. 70(22). 6539–6547. 23 indexed citations
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Liu, Degao, Ritesh Mewalal, Rongbin Hu, Gerald A. Tuskan, & Xiaohan Yang. (2017). New technologies accelerate the exploration of non-coding RNAs in horticultural plants. Horticulture Research. 4(1). 17031–17031. 49 indexed citations
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Li, Ruijie, Kang Chen, Ling Yu, et al.. (2017). A ζ-carotene desaturase gene, IbZDS , increases β-carotene and lutein contents and enhances salt tolerance in transgenic sweetpotato. Plant Science. 262. 39–51. 47 indexed citations
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Yang, Fujun, Degao Liu, Wanjun Li, et al.. (2017). Morphology, microstructure and magnetic properties of Co2FeAl alloy nanostructures prepared at low temperature. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 735. 1206–1210. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Degao, Rongbin Hu, Kaitlin J. Palla, Gerald A. Tuskan, & Xiaohan Yang. (2016). Advances and perspectives on the use of CRISPR/Cas9 systems in plant genomics research. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 30. 70–77. 81 indexed citations
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Liu, Degao, et al.. (2014). A Novel α/β-Hydrolase Gene IbMas Enhances Salt Tolerance in Transgenic Sweetpotato. PLoS ONE. 9(12). e115128–e115128. 50 indexed citations
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Liu, Degao, Lianjun Wang, Chenglong Liu, et al.. (2014). An Ipomoea batatas Iron-Sulfur Cluster Scaffold Protein Gene, IbNFU1, Is Involved in Salt Tolerance. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e93935–e93935. 29 indexed citations
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Liu, Degao, Shaozhen He, Hong Zhai, et al.. (2014). IbSIMT1, a novel salt-induced methyltransferase gene from Ipomoea batatas, is involved in salt tolerance. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC). 120(2). 701–715. 51 indexed citations

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