Haijun Liu

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
81 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Haijun Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Haijun Liu has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Genetics and 26 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Haijun Liu's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (22 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (12 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers). Haijun Liu is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (22 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (12 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers). Haijun Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Austria. Haijun Liu's co-authors include Jianbing Yan, Yingjie Xiao, Marilyn L. Warburton, Weiwei Wen, Liuji Wu, Wenqiang Li, Jie Liu, Xiang Li, Jie Luo and Yanqiang Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Genetics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Haijun Liu

74 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Metabolome-based genome-wide association study of maize kernel leads to novel biochemical insights

2014 387 citations Weiwei Wen, Wenqiang Li et al. profile →
Genome-wide Association Studies in Maize: Praise and Stargaze

2016 281 citations Yingjie Xiao, Haijun Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Haijun Liu China	30	1.8k	1.1k	1.1k	147	142	81	3.0k
Jun Yan China	34	2.0k 1.1×	643 0.6×	741 0.7×	97 0.7×	345 2.4×	134	3.3k
Zilong Guo China	23	2.1k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	703 0.6×	262 1.8×	124 0.9×	54	3.4k
Yan Fu China	27	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 1.3×	553 0.5×	41 0.3×	75 0.5×	70	2.9k
Fang Liu China	38	3.6k 2.0×	1.9k 1.7×	313 0.3×	149 1.0×	133 0.9×	285	5.0k
Runzhi Li China	33	1.9k 1.1×	1.6k 1.5×	290 0.3×	118 0.8×	166 1.2×	174	3.4k
Ping Li China	38	3.4k 1.9×	1.7k 1.5×	234 0.2×	146 1.0×	151 1.1×	222	4.5k
Feng Wang China	36	2.7k 1.5×	2.3k 2.1×	307 0.3×	260 1.8×	132 0.9×	156	4.0k
Yongjun Lin China	44	4.4k 2.5×	4.0k 3.6×	585 0.5×	103 0.7×	81 0.6×	177	6.5k
Yue Zhang China	31	2.2k 1.3×	2.0k 1.8×	503 0.5×	45 0.3×	56 0.4×	172	3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Haijun Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Haijun Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Haijun Liu

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wei, Wenjie, Songtao Gui, Jian Yang, et al.. (2025). wgatools: an ultrafast toolkit for manipulating whole-genome alignments. Bioinformatics. 41(4). 2 indexed citations

Liu, Lifen, Jiali Yan, Yun Luo, et al.. (2025). Precise engineering of gene expression by editing plasticity. Genome biology. 26(1). 51–51. 3 indexed citations

Clauw, Pieter, Thomas James Ellis, Haijun Liu, & Eriko Sasaki. (2024). Beyond the Standard GWAS—A Guide for Plant Biologists. Plant and Cell Physiology. 66(4). 431–443. 9 indexed citations

Chen, Yijie, Beihai Zhou, Haijun Liu, et al.. (2023). Strategies to improve adsorption and photocatalytic performance of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) removal from water: A review. Environmental Research. 240(Pt 1). 117483–117483. 15 indexed citations

Han, Ying, Qiao Wang, Jianping Huang, et al.. (2023). Frequency Extraction of Global Constant Frequency Electromagnetic Disturbances from Electric Field VLF Data on CSES. Remote Sensing. 15(8). 2057–2057. 1 indexed citations

Jing, Yuan, Yaohui Liu, Jianping Huang, et al.. (2023). Spaceborne Algorithm for Recognizing Lightning Whistler Recorded by an Electric Field Detector Onboard the CSES Satellite. Atmosphere. 14(11). 1633–1633. 1 indexed citations

Jin, Minliang, Haijun Liu, Xiangguo Liu, et al.. (2023). Complex genetic architecture underlying the plasticity of maize agronomic traits. Plant Communications. 4(3). 100473–100473. 18 indexed citations

Jangili, Paramesh, Na Kong, Ji Hyeon Kim, et al.. (2022). DNA‐Damage‐Response‐Targeting Mitochondria‐Activated Multifunctional Prodrug Strategy for Self‐Defensive Tumor Therapy. Angewandte Chemie. 134(16). 8 indexed citations

Zhu, Feng, Saleh Alseekh, Hao Tong, et al.. (2021). Genome-wide association of the metabolic shifts underpinning dark-induced senescence in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 34(1). 557–578. 40 indexed citations

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Deng, Min, Xuehai Zhang, Jingyun Luo, et al.. (2020). Metabolomics analysis reveals differences in evolution between maize and rice. The Plant Journal. 103(5). 1710–1722. 50 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaoguang, et al.. (2018). Genotype and clinical phenotype analysis in patients with retinitis pigmentosa and cone rod dystrophy. 34(6). 526–535. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Jiamin, Hao Liu, Jianxiao Liu, et al.. (2018). CRISPR-Local: a local single-guide RNA (sgRNA) design tool for non-reference plant genomes. Bioinformatics. 35(14). 2501–2503. 30 indexed citations

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Chen, Qiuyue, Haijun Liu, Xufeng Wang, et al.. (2018). Genome-Wide Association Analyses Reveal the Importance of Alternative Splicing in Diversifying Gene Function and Regulating Phenotypic Variation in Maize. The Plant Cell. 30(7). 1404–1423. 51 indexed citations

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Jin, Minliang, Xiangguo Liu, Wei Jia, et al.. (2018). ZmCOL3, a CCT gene represses flowering in maize by interfering with the circadian clock and activating expression of ZmCCT. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 60(6). 465–480. 51 indexed citations

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Liu, Haijun, et al.. (2017). Molecular approaches to evaluate actinomycete diversity in the crude oil-contaminated soil.. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 26(7). 4400–4408. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaoyun, et al.. (2016). Patterns of Cereal Yield Growth across China from 1980 to 2010 and Their Implications for Food Production and Food Security. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0159061–e0159061. 42 indexed citations

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Zuo, Weiliang, Qing Chao, Nan Zhang, et al.. (2014). A maize wall-associated kinase confers quantitative resistance to head smut. Nature Genetics. 47(2). 151–157. 280 indexed citations

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Liu, Haijun, et al.. (2011). ESTIMATING CYANOPHYTA BIOMASS STANDING CROPS IN MEILIANG GULF OF LAKE TAIHU BY SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING. Guotu ziyuan yaogan. 7(2). 23–28. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Haijun. (2011). Analysis of Biochemical Ingredients in Rhizoma Dioscoreae from Different Producing Areas. Hubei nongye kexue. 1 indexed citations

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Cao, Xuetao, et al.. (2002). The effect of IL-2 gene modification on the biologic character and function in dendritic cells. 18(1). 5–8. 1 indexed citations

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