Haiming Zhao

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Haiming Zhao is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Haiming Zhao has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Plant Science, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Haiming Zhao's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (15 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (11 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (11 papers). Haiming Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (15 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (11 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (11 papers). Haiming Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Haiming Zhao's co-authors include Jinsheng Lai, Weibin Song, Xiangbo Zhang, Silong Sun, Jian Chen, Lei Lei, Jinjie Zhu, Junpeng Shi, Lei Lei and Guibo Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Haiming Zhao

47 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

A complete telomere-to-telomere assembly of the maize genome 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150
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. A complete telomere-to-telomere assembly of the maize genome
    2023 162 citations Jian Chen, Wei Huang et al. Nature 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
Haiming Zhao China 19 1.4k 919 384 182 66 52 1.8k
Sultan Habibullah Khan Pakistan 21 1.2k 0.9× 386 0.4× 183 0.5× 194 1.1× 144 2.2× 98 1.4k
Weibin Song China 28 2.6k 1.9× 1.3k 1.5× 970 2.5× 194 1.1× 73 1.1× 69 3.1k
Nick Lauter United States 16 1.6k 1.2× 980 1.1× 332 0.9× 83 0.5× 66 1.0× 32 1.8k
J. E. Schmid Switzerland 20 1.8k 1.3× 822 0.9× 183 0.5× 231 1.3× 54 0.8× 38 2.0k
Chuanxiao Xie China 30 2.6k 1.9× 1.0k 1.1× 1.2k 3.1× 319 1.8× 118 1.8× 76 3.0k
Ivan Schuster Brazil 20 1.4k 1.0× 326 0.4× 215 0.6× 176 1.0× 32 0.5× 124 1.6k
K. V. Prabhu India 29 2.2k 1.7× 551 0.6× 655 1.7× 222 1.2× 17 0.3× 103 2.4k
D. A. Gaudet Canada 26 1.7k 1.2× 365 0.4× 237 0.6× 244 1.3× 47 0.7× 95 1.9k
Stephen Pearce United States 21 1.8k 1.3× 489 0.5× 508 1.3× 432 2.4× 18 0.3× 40 1.9k
Hélène Bergès France 23 1.1k 0.8× 665 0.7× 246 0.6× 93 0.5× 70 1.1× 45 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Haiming Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Haiming Zhao

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

All Works

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Wang, Wei, Fei Yi, Jian Chen, et al.. (2025). Maize transcription factor ZmEREB167 negatively regulates starch accumulation and kernel size. Journal of genetics and genomics. 52(3). 411–421. 4 indexed citations
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Fu, Jun, Meng Zhang, Chao Cheng, Haiming Zhao, & Luquan Ren. (2025). Mechanism study of the effect of a surface liquid film on the collision adhesion behaviour of rice stalks. Biosystems Engineering. 251. 61–72. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Huawei, Hao Li, Xiangbo Zhang, et al.. (2025). Genetic Mapping of QTL Associated with 100-Kernel Weight Using a DH Population in Maize. Plants. 14(12). 1737–1737.
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Fu, Jun, Meng Zhang, Chao Cheng, Haiming Zhao, & Luquan Ren. (2024). Thickness monitoring of threshing mixture on the oscillating plate of corn grain harvester. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 227. 109485–109485. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Hainan, et al.. (2024). Application of CRISPR/Cas12i.3 for targeted mutagenesis in broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum L.). Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 66(8). 1544–1547. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Huixian, Chenchen Ding, Shu-Hui Liu, et al.. (2024). Lactobacillus crispatus 7-4 Mitigates Salmonella typhimurium-Induced Enteritis via the γ‑Glutamylcysteine-Mediated Nrf2 Pathway. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 17(5). 3378–3391. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Xiaomeng, Lei Liu, Qiang Ning, et al.. (2024). KRN5b regulates maize kernel row number through mediating phosphoinositol signalling. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 22(12). 3427–3441. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Songyu, H. J. Yang, Scott X. Mao, et al.. (2024). Identification of salt-responsive genetic variants using cross-condition multi-omics association analysis in maize. Plant Communications. 6(3). 101219–101219. 2 indexed citations
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Gu, Wei, Zhijia Yang, Jian Chen, et al.. (2023). ZmELP1, an Elongator complex subunit, is required for the maintenance of histone acetylation and RNA Pol II phosphorylation in maize kernels. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 22(5). 1251–1268. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Xiaomeng, Zhen Lin, Qingyu Wu, et al.. (2023). Dynamic transcriptome landscape of developing maize ear. The Plant Journal. 116(6). 1856–1870. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Jian, Wei Huang, Junpeng Shi, et al.. (2023). A complete telomere-to-telomere assembly of the maize genome. Nature Genetics. 55(7). 1221–1231. 162 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gao, Xiang, Junpeng Shi, Pei Liang, et al.. (2021). HITAC-seq enables high-throughput cost-effective sequencing of plasmids and DNA fragments with identity. Journal of genetics and genomics. 48(8). 671–680. 5 indexed citations
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Yi, Fei, Wei Gu, Jianfang Li, et al.. (2020). Miniature Seed6, encoding an endoplasmic reticulum signal peptidase, is critical in seed development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 185(3). 985–1001. 8 indexed citations
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Yi, Fei, Wei Gu, Jian Chen, et al.. (2019). High Temporal-Resolution Transcriptome Landscape of Early Maize Seed Development. The Plant Cell. 31(5). 974–992. 132 indexed citations
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Shi, Junpeng, Xuxu Ma, Jihong Zhang, et al.. (2019). Chromosome conformation capture resolved near complete genome assembly of broomcorn millet. Nature Communications. 10(1). 464–464. 86 indexed citations
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Dong, Xiaomei, Jian Chen, Tong Li, et al.. (2018). Parent-of-origin-dependent nucleosome organization correlates with genomic imprinting in maize. Genome Research. 28(7). 1020–1028. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiangbo, Lei Lei, Jinsheng Lai, Haiming Zhao, & Weibin Song. (2018). Effects of drought stress and water recovery on physiological responses and gene expression in maize seedlings. BMC Plant Biology. 18(1). 68–68. 153 indexed citations
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Song, Weibin, Jinjie Zhu, Haiming Zhao, et al.. (2018). OS1 functions in the allocation of nutrients between the endosperm and embryo in maize seeds. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 61(6). 706–727. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Zan, Haiming Zhao, Ruixuan Xu, et al.. (2016). Association Mapping for Fiber-Related Traits and Digestibility in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 16 indexed citations

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