Hong Zhai

6.9k total citations
136 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Hong Zhai is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Hong Zhai has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Plant Science, 57 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Hong Zhai's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (36 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (35 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (23 papers). Hong Zhai is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (36 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (35 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (23 papers). Hong Zhai collaborates with scholars based in China, Indonesia and United States. Hong Zhai's co-authors include Qingchang Liu, Shaozhen He, Ning Zhao, Huan Zhang, Teepu Siddique, Han‐Xiang Deng, Shaopei Gao, Degao Liu, Eileen H. Bigio and Qian Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Hong Zhai

129 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hong Zhai China 36 2.6k 2.0k 666 364 225 136 4.2k
Masaru Ohta Japan 33 5.8k 2.2× 3.9k 1.9× 205 0.3× 35 0.1× 192 0.9× 94 7.1k
Guiliang Tang United States 39 4.6k 1.8× 4.4k 2.2× 86 0.1× 41 0.1× 272 1.2× 110 7.2k
Angela R. Davis United States 28 1.6k 0.6× 640 0.3× 144 0.2× 17 0.0× 553 2.5× 62 2.6k
Chunlei Wang China 29 1.3k 0.5× 1.0k 0.5× 73 0.1× 13 0.0× 97 0.4× 129 2.4k
Fredrik Sterky Sweden 25 1.2k 0.4× 2.0k 1.0× 232 0.3× 12 0.0× 277 1.2× 43 3.0k
Chunhua Wei China 26 1.5k 0.6× 817 0.4× 16 0.0× 21 0.1× 115 0.5× 89 2.3k
Hideyuki Takahashi Japan 40 2.5k 1.0× 2.5k 1.2× 28 0.0× 8 0.0× 273 1.2× 104 4.4k
Lucı́a Ramı́rez Spain 28 1.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 186 0.3× 19 0.1× 305 1.4× 77 3.0k
Yuhui Liu China 25 863 0.3× 1.3k 0.6× 307 0.5× 5 0.0× 53 0.2× 94 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hong Zhai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hong Zhai

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhai, Hong, Zhen Wang, Shaozhen He, et al.. (2025). Natural allelic variation of basic helix–loop–helix transcription factor 25 regulates carotenoid biosynthesis in sweet potato. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(7). 2627–2644. 2 indexed citations
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Gao, Shaopei, Ning Zhao, Hong Zhai, et al.. (2025). Natural allelic variation of NAC transcription factor 22 regulates starch biosynthesis and properties in sweetpotato. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 67(7). 1879–1894. 1 indexed citations
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Huo, Jinxi, Feibing Wang, Wenxin Wu, et al.. (2025). IbPIF1 confers stem nematode resistance by regulating secondary metabolites in sweet potato. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(10). 4650–4664.
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Song, Wenpeng, et al.. (2025). Evolutionary analysis of DELLA proteins in sweet potato and related species reveals their roles in development and stress responses. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16. 1494621–1494621. 3 indexed citations
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Peng, Kui, Hong Zhai, Shaopei Gao, et al.. (2025). Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the NLP Family in Sweet Potato and Its Two Diploid Relatives. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(17). 8435–8435.
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Zhang, Xiaochen, Xiaoli Zhang, Jun Yan, et al.. (2025). A chromosome-level genome assembly of Fusarium foetens that causes sweet potato root rot facilitates the identification of a key Fusarium-specific pathogenicity factor. Plant Communications. 6(10). 101421–101421. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuxin, Zhicheng Jiang, Hong Zhai, et al.. (2024). IbNF‐YA1 is a key factor in the storage root development of sweet potato. The Plant Journal. 118(6). 1991–2002. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jun, Hong Zhai, Shaozhen He, et al.. (2024). Source-sink synergy is the key unlocking sweet potato starch yield potential. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7260–7260. 10 indexed citations
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Huo, Jinxi, Qingchang Liu, Shaozhen He, et al.. (2023). Genome-Wide Characterization of the PIFs Family in Sweet Potato and Functional Identification of IbPIF3.1 under Drought and Fusarium Wilt Stresses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(4). 4092–4092. 19 indexed citations
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Jiang, Zhicheng, Huan Zhang, Shaopei Gao, et al.. (2023). Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the Sucrose Synthase Gene Family in Sweet Potato and Its Two Diploid Relatives. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(15). 12493–12493. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Xu, Huan Zhang, Qingchang Liu, et al.. (2022). Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of CDPK Family Reveal Their Involvements in Growth and Development and Abiotic Stress in Sweet Potato and Its Two Diploid Relatives. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(6). 3088–3088. 13 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yuanyuan, Hong Zhai, Shaozhen He, et al.. (2022). A novel small open reading frame gene, IbEGF, enhances drought tolerance in transgenic sweet potato. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 965069–965069. 6 indexed citations
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Zhai, Hong, Yuxin Wang, Shaozhen He, et al.. (2022). The IbPYL8–IbbHLH66–IbbHLH118 complex mediates the abscisic acid‐dependent drought response in sweet potato. New Phytologist. 236(6). 2151–2171. 42 indexed citations
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Yan, Pengyu, Shaozhen He, Yannan Wang, et al.. (2022). Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of SWEET Family Genes in Sweet Potato and Its Two Diploid Relatives. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(24). 15848–15848. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huan, Xu Li, Kui Peng, et al.. (2022). The B-box transcription factor IbBBX29 regulates leaf development and flavonoid biosynthesis in sweet potato. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 191(1). 496–514. 32 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huan, Zhen Wang, Xu Li, et al.. (2021). The IbBBX24–IbTOE3–IbPRX17 module enhances abiotic stress tolerance by scavenging reactive oxygen species in sweet potato. New Phytologist. 233(3). 1133–1152. 74 indexed citations
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Li, Hui, Aixian Li, Hong Zhai, et al.. (2021). Development of a high-density SSR genetic linkage map in sweet potato. The Crop Journal. 9(6). 1367–1374. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huan, Xu Li, Qian Zhang, et al.. (2019). A non‐tandem CCCH‐type zinc‐finger protein, IbC3H18, functions as a nuclear transcriptional activator and enhances abiotic stress tolerance in sweet potato. New Phytologist. 223(4). 1918–1936. 88 indexed citations
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Kyndt, Tina, Hong Zhai, Robert L. Jarret, et al.. (2015). The genome of cultivated sweet potato contains Agrobacterium T-DNAs with expressed genes: An example of a naturally transgenic food crop. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(18). 5844–5849. 180 indexed citations
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Fecto, Faisal, George Gorrie, Hong Zhai, et al.. (2013). Impaired Activity of the Ubiquitin–Proteasome System in Transgenic Mice Expressing ALS/Dementia-Linked Mutant UBQLN2 (P02.170). Neurology. 80(7_supplement). 1 indexed citations

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