Ertao Wang

11.8k total citations · 14 hit papers
81 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Ertao Wang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ertao Wang has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Ertao Wang's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (59 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (27 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (25 papers). Ertao Wang is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (59 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (27 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (25 papers). Ertao Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Ertao Wang's co-authors include Nan Yu, Xiaowei Zhang, Jincai Shi, Zuhua He, Qiujin Xie, Xiaolin Wang, Yina Jiang, Qun Li, Wentao Dong and Giles Oldroyd and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ertao Wang

78 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

Control of rice grain-fil... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2017 2017 2020 2017 200 400 600
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. Control of rice grain-filling and yield by a gene with a potential signature of domestication
    2008 636 citations Ertao Wang, Qun Li et al. profile →
  2. Plants transfer lipids to sustain colonization by mutualistic mycorrhizal and parasitic fungi
    2017 630 citations Qiujin Xie, Dapeng Wang et al. profile →
  3. Epigenetic regulation of antagonistic receptors confers rice blast resistance with yield balance
    2017 462 citations Yiwen Deng, Junzhong Liu et al. profile →
  4. A plant genetic network for preventing dysbiosis in the phyllosphere
    2020 378 citations Xiaolin Wang, Ertao Wang et al. Nature profile →
  5. Nutrient Exchange and Regulation in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
    2017 337 citations Jincai Shi, Qiujin Xie et al. Molecular Plant profile →
  6. A phosphate starvation response-centered network regulates mycorrhizal symbiosis
    2021 238 citations Jincai Shi, Boyu Zhao et al. profile →
  7. Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in Plant Growth and Stress Adaptation: From Genes to Ecosystems
    2023 210 citations Jincai Shi, Xiaolin Wang et al. profile →
  8. Mechanisms underlying legume–rhizobium symbioses
    2021 169 citations Jun Yang, Nan Yu et al. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology profile →
  9. Soil conditions and the plant microbiome boost the accumulation of monoterpenes in the fruit of Citrus reticulata ‘Chachi’
    2023 81 citations Ertao Wang, Huan Liu et al. profile →
  10. Dynamic root microbiome sustains soybean productivity under unbalanced fertilization
    2024 76 citations Mingxing Wang, Xiaolin Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  11. Legume rhizodeposition promotes nitrogen fixation by soil microbiota under crop diversification
    2024 72 citations Ruibo Sun, Zixuan Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  12. Exploring the plant microbiome: A pathway to climate-smart crops
    2025 25 citations Ertao Wang et al. profile →
  13. Root exudates and microbial metabolites: signals and nutrients in plant-microbe interactions
    2025 23 citations Yuefeng Guan, Nan Yu et al. profile →
  14. A pair of LysM receptors mediates symbiosis and immunity discrimination in Marchantia
    2025 16 citations Dapeng Wang, Xiaowei Zhang et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ertao Wang 6.3k 1.2k 573 525 365 81 7.0k
Jaime Prohens 5.3k 0.8× 1.8k 1.5× 217 0.4× 899 1.7× 374 1.0× 278 6.7k
Péter Poczai 2.8k 0.5× 2.0k 1.6× 292 0.5× 895 1.7× 1.0k 2.7× 137 4.8k
Douglas R. Cook 5.5k 0.9× 883 0.7× 1.0k 1.8× 327 0.6× 425 1.2× 82 6.0k
Jan Bocianowski 3.1k 0.5× 787 0.6× 455 0.8× 650 1.2× 438 1.2× 425 3.8k
Karen E. Koch 6.6k 1.0× 2.4k 2.0× 372 0.6× 319 0.6× 357 1.0× 94 7.4k
Jean‐Michel Ané 4.9k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 937 1.6× 86 0.2× 382 1.0× 106 5.8k
Deborah A. Samac 3.9k 0.6× 1.4k 1.2× 664 1.2× 130 0.2× 182 0.5× 138 4.8k
Gustavo Santoyo 5.5k 0.9× 1.7k 1.4× 213 0.4× 110 0.2× 359 1.0× 168 6.8k
Martin Parniske 11.8k 1.9× 2.6k 2.2× 1.9k 3.3× 176 0.3× 655 1.8× 115 12.7k
Christine A. Hackett 3.5k 0.6× 896 0.7× 212 0.4× 1.1k 2.2× 210 0.6× 115 4.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Dapeng, Rui Jin, Haoran Guo, et al.. (2025). A kinase mediator of rhizobial symbiosis and immunity in Medicago. Nature. 643(8072). 768–775. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Ertao, et al.. (2025). Chemotaxis-driven crop engineering for smart microbiomes. Molecular Plant. 18(9). 1417–1420. 1 indexed citations
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Zhong, Xiangbin, Jie Wang, Xiaolei Shi, et al.. (2024). Genetically optimizing soybean nodulation improves yield and protein content. Nature Plants. 10(5). 736–742. 34 indexed citations
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Sun, Ruibo, Zixuan Wang, Kenneth Dumack, et al.. (2024). Legume rhizodeposition promotes nitrogen fixation by soil microbiota under crop diversification. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2924–2924. 72 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ye, Keyi, Fengjiao Bu, Yu-Qian Zhang, et al.. (2024). Mapping the molecular landscape of Lotus japonicus nodule organogenesis through spatiotemporal transcriptomics. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6387–6387. 10 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhiyuan, Ertao Wang, Yang Bai, et al.. (2024). Quinolone-mediated metabolic cross-feeding develops aluminium tolerance in soil microbial consortia. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10148–10148. 18 indexed citations
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Chen, Xi, Chengzhi Yu, Wenxian Lan, et al.. (2024). Release of a ubiquitin brake activates OsCERK1-triggered immunity in rice. Nature. 629(8014). 1158–1164. 32 indexed citations
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Zhao, Boyu, Xianqing Jia, Nan Yu, et al.. (2023). Microbe‐dependent and independent nitrogen and phosphate acquisition and regulation in plants. New Phytologist. 242(4). 1507–1522. 45 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xiaoguo, Die Li, Jianing Zhang, et al.. (2023). Phytophthora sojae boosts host trehalose accumulation to acquire carbon and initiate infection. Nature Microbiology. 8(8). 1561–1573. 22 indexed citations
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Jin, Xinyi, Kai Fan, Deqiang Duanmu, et al.. (2023). ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA-INDUCED KINASES AMK8 and AMK24 associate with the receptor-like kinase KINASE3 to regulate arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in Lotus japonicus. The Plant Cell. 35(6). 2006–2026. 7 indexed citations
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Yuan, Mengting, Ertao Wang, Yang Bai, et al.. (2023). Root microbiota confers rice resistance to aluminium toxicity and phosphorus deficiency in acidic soils. Nature Food. 4(10). 912–924. 78 indexed citations
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Dong, Wentao, et al.. (2022). Innovation and appropriation in mycorrhizal and rhizobial Symbioses. The Plant Cell. 34(5). 1573–1599. 79 indexed citations
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Yang, Chao, Ertao Wang, & Jun Liu. (2022). CERK1, more than a co‐receptor in plant–microbe interactions. New Phytologist. 234(5). 1606–1613. 54 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaolin, Mingxing Wang, Like Wang, et al.. (2022). Whole‐plant microbiome profiling reveals a novel geminivirus associated with soybean stay‐green disease. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 20(11). 2159–2173. 24 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chi, Jiangman He, Huiling Dai, et al.. (2021). Discriminating symbiosis and immunity signals by receptor competition in rice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(16). 81 indexed citations
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Wang, Mingxing, Huan Feng, Peng Xu, et al.. (2021). Phosphorylation of MtRopGEF2 by LYK3 mediates MtROP activity to regulate rhizobial infection inMedicago truncatula. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 63(10). 1787–1800. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhiyong, Xiang Zhao, Zhenzhen Ren, et al.. (2021). ZmERF21 directly regulates hormone signaling and stress‐responsive gene expression to influence drought tolerance in maize seedlings. Plant Cell & Environment. 45(2). 312–328. 56 indexed citations
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Yang, Chao, Rui Liu, Jinhuan Pang, et al.. (2021). Poaceae-specific cell wall-derived oligosaccharides activate plant immunity via OsCERK1 during Magnaporthe oryzae infection in rice. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2178–2178. 107 indexed citations
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Liu, Junzhong, Lili Feng, Xian Deng, et al.. (2019). An H3K27me3 demethylase-HSFA2 regulatory loop orchestrates transgenerational thermomemory in Arabidopsis. Cell Research. 29(5). 379–390. 178 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaolin & Ertao Wang. (2019). NRT1.1B Connects Root Microbiota and Nitrogen Use in Rice. Chinese Bulletin of Botany. 54(3). 285. 1 indexed citations

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