Heng Lian

1.6k total citations
14 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Heng Lian is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heng Lian has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Plant Science, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Heng Lian's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (12 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (8 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (4 papers). Heng Lian is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (12 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (8 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (4 papers). Heng Lian collaborates with scholars based in China, Slovakia and Sweden. Heng Lian's co-authors include Jiawei Wang, Tian‐Qi Zhang, Chuan‐Miao Zhou, Sha Yu, Lin Xu, Yuling Jiao, Xiaorong Li, Hongbo Tang, Yue Sun and Li Cao and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Heng Lian

13 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heng Lian China 12 1.1k 886 53 27 19 14 1.2k
Wenrong He China 13 1.1k 1.0× 725 0.8× 33 0.6× 22 0.8× 27 1.4× 16 1.3k
Saskia Rueb Netherlands 17 749 0.7× 756 0.9× 32 0.6× 14 0.5× 42 2.2× 21 975
Guojian Hu China 19 925 0.8× 732 0.8× 36 0.7× 20 0.7× 33 1.7× 27 1.1k
Céline Sorin France 14 1.3k 1.1× 771 0.9× 29 0.5× 37 1.4× 15 0.8× 18 1.4k
Jin Hee Kim South Korea 15 1.4k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 45 0.8× 15 0.6× 25 1.3× 26 1.5k
Claire E. Hutchison United States 12 1.6k 1.4× 1.1k 1.2× 25 0.5× 13 0.5× 84 4.4× 15 1.8k
Zhou-Geng Xu China 13 716 0.6× 728 0.8× 46 0.9× 24 0.9× 49 2.6× 19 988
Shaul Burd Israel 12 967 0.8× 640 0.7× 37 0.7× 13 0.5× 14 0.7× 14 1.1k
Jefri Heyman Belgium 18 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 46 0.9× 8 0.3× 20 1.1× 27 1.5k
Katarzyna Kruszka Poland 11 637 0.6× 467 0.5× 22 0.4× 63 2.3× 30 1.6× 22 815

Countries citing papers authored by Heng Lian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heng Lian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heng Lian

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

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Xu, Zhou-Geng, Heng Lian, Ming Yuan, et al.. (2025). FX-Cell: a method for single-cell RNA sequencing on difficult-to-digest and cryopreserved plant samples. Nature Methods. 22(12). 2551–2562.
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Xu, Zhou-Geng, Yujie Liu, Long Wang, et al.. (2025). A unified cell atlas of vascular plants reveals cell-type foundational genes and accelerates gene discovery. Cell. 188(22). 6370–6390.e29. 2 indexed citations
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Gao, Jian, Ke Zhang, Ying‐Juan Cheng, et al.. (2022). A robust mechanism for resetting juvenility during each generation in Arabidopsis. Nature Plants. 8(3). 257–268. 26 indexed citations
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Lian, Heng, Long Wang, Ning Ma, et al.. (2021). Redundant and specific roles of individual MIR172 genes in plant development. PLoS Biology. 19(2). e3001044–e3001044. 67 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xiang, Dan Li, Yang Feng, et al.. (2020). Long Noncoding RNA NHEG1 Drives β-Catenin Transactivation and Neuroblastoma Progression through Interacting with DDX5. Molecular Therapy. 28(3). 946–962. 27 indexed citations
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Wang, Long, Chuan‐Miao Zhou, Yan‐Xia Mai, et al.. (2019). A spatiotemporally regulated transcriptional complex underlies heteroblastic development of leaf hairs in Arabidopsis thaliana. The EMBO Journal. 38(8). 42 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaorong, Heng Lian, Qiuxia Zhao, & Yuke He. (2019). MicroRNA166 Monitors SPOROCYTELESS/NOZZLE for Building of the Anther Internal Boundary. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 181(1). 208–220. 33 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tian‐Qi, Heng Lian, Chuan‐Miao Zhou, et al.. (2017). A Two-Step Model for de Novo Activation of WUSCHEL during Plant Shoot Regeneration. The Plant Cell. 29(5). 1073–1087. 268 indexed citations
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Yu, Sha, Heng Lian, & Jiawei Wang. (2015). Plant developmental transitions: the role of microRNAs and sugars. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 27. 1–7. 80 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tian‐Qi, Heng Lian, Hongbo Tang, et al.. (2015). An Intrinsic MicroRNA Timer Regulates Progressive Decline in Shoot Regenerative Capacity in Plants. The Plant Cell. 27(2). 349–360. 138 indexed citations
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Lian, Heng, Xiaorong Li, Zhongyuan Liu, & Yuke He. (2013). HYL1 is required for establishment of stamen architecture with four microsporangia in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 64(11). 3397–3410. 27 indexed citations
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Yu, Sha, Li Cao, Chuan‐Miao Zhou, et al.. (2013). Sugar is an endogenous cue for juvenile-to-adult phase transition in plants. eLife. 2. e00269–e00269. 249 indexed citations
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Zhou, Chuan‐Miao, Tian‐Qi Zhang, Xi Wang, et al.. (2013). Molecular Basis of Age-Dependent Vernalization in Cardamine flexuosa. Science. 340(6136). 1097–1100. 128 indexed citations
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