Hongbo Li

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 984 citations indexed

About

Hongbo Li is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongbo Li has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 984 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Genetics and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hongbo Li's work include Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research (9 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (7 papers) and Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy (5 papers). Hongbo Li is often cited by papers focused on Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research (9 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (7 papers) and Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy (5 papers). Hongbo Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Hongbo Li's co-authors include Sanwen Huang, Zhonghua Zhang, Shenhao Wang, Yuanchao Xu, Wu Huang, Qian Zhou, Chunzhi Zhang, Qing Li, Victor Tiberius and Jue Ruan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Hongbo Li

26 papers receiving 973 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.

Genome evolution and diversity of wild and cultivated potatoes

2022 206 citations Dié Tang, Yuxin Jia et al. Nature profile →
Graph-based pan-genome reveals structural and sequence variations related to agronomic traits and domestication in cucumber

2022 109 citations Hongbo Li, Shenhao Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hongbo Li China	15	578	392	236	97	92	29	984
Xiaofeng Zhou China	16	226 0.4×	217 0.6×	90 0.4×	35 0.4×	13 0.1×	32	605
Sen Li China	19	270 0.5×	693 1.8×	264 1.1×	19 0.2×	35 0.4×	49	1.2k
Fengjiao Zhang China	21	389 0.7×	453 1.2×	61 0.3×	3 0.0×	28 0.3×	93	1.1k
Lilin Yin China	13	491 0.8×	229 0.6×	692 2.9×	9 0.1×	20 0.2×	22	1.2k
Dennis Eriksson Sweden	17	825 1.4×	544 1.4×	140 0.6×	5 0.1×	81 0.9×	37	1.0k
Rim Lassoued Canada	11	323 0.6×	225 0.6×	45 0.2×	5 0.1×	61 0.7×	19	522
Guang Liu China	19	193 0.3×	539 1.4×	206 0.9×	14 0.1×	22 0.2×	59	1.2k
Lan Luo China	19	363 0.6×	368 0.9×	117 0.5×		89 1.0×	44	1.3k
Kai Graeber Germany	12	1.2k 2.1×	555 1.4×	46 0.2×	3 0.0×	39 0.4×	16	1.5k
Li‐Ching Hsieh Taiwan	13	655 1.1×	676 1.7×	162 0.7×	23 0.2×	46 0.5×	27	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Hongbo Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongbo Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hongbo Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hongbo Li 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 Hongbo Li. Hongbo Li 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

Wang, Luyao, Hongbo Li, Ya-Jiao Ke, et al.. (2025). Plug-in strategy for resistance engineering inspired by potato NLRome. Nature. 649(8096). 396–405. 1 indexed citations

Li, Hongbo, Chunyu Cao, & Yafeng Lv. (2025). TWNK gene pathogenic variant and Perrault syndrome. Gene. 965. 149667–149667.

Li, Hongbo, et al.. (2024). Allelic variation in the autotetraploid potato: genes involved in starch and steroidal glycoalkaloid metabolism as a case study. BMC Genomics. 25(1). 274–274. 3 indexed citations

Chai, Sen, Xue Yang, Hongbo Li, et al.. (2024). Identification and functional characterization of conserved cis-regulatory elements responsible for early fruit development in cucurbit crops. The Plant Cell. 36(6). 2272–2288. 6 indexed citations

Li, Hongbo, Yuanchao Xu, Kuipeng Xu, et al.. (2024). A wild melon reference genome provides novel insights into the domestication of a key gene responsible for melon fruit acidity. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 137(6). 144–144. 4 indexed citations

Li, Hongbo, Zhaochong Zhang, Ran Liu, et al.. (2024). Anatomy of the Emeishan Mantle Plume Head: Insights From New Geochronologic, Geochemical, and Geologic Data. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 25(9). 2 indexed citations

Wang, Cui, Jun He, Yuanchao Xu, et al.. (2023). Comparative Analysis of GRAS Genes in Six Cucurbitaceae Species Provides Insights into Their Evolution and Function. Horticulturae. 9(6). 717–717.

Li, Hongbo, et al.. (2022). Transcriptomic Analysis of Mythimna Separata Ovaries and Identification of Genes Involved in Reproduction. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Tang, Dié, Yuxin Jia, Jinzhe Zhang, et al.. (2022). Genome evolution and diversity of wild and cultivated potatoes. Nature. 606(7914). 535–541. 206 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Peng, Jiaqi Li, Hongbo Li, et al.. (2022). Characterization of the Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Sea Duck Mergus serrator and Comparison with other Anseriformes Species. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 55(5).

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Li, Hongbo, Shenhao Wang, Sen Chai, et al.. (2022). Graph-based pan-genome reveals structural and sequence variations related to agronomic traits and domestication in cucumber. Nature Communications. 13(1). 682–682. 109 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Shenhao, Kun Wang, Zheng Li, et al.. (2022). Architecture design of cucurbit crops for enhanced productivity by a natural allele. Nature Plants. 8(12). 1394–1407. 28 indexed citations

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Bao, Zhigui, Canhui Li, Guangcun Li, et al.. (2022). Genome architecture and tetrasomic inheritance of autotetraploid potato. Molecular Plant. 15(7). 1211–1226. 63 indexed citations

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Li, Hongbo, et al.. (2021). Interpopulation differences of retroduplication variations (RDVs) in rice retrogenes and their phenotypic correlations. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 19. 600–611. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Qing, Hongbo Li, Wu Huang, et al.. (2019). A chromosome-scale genome assembly of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). GigaScience. 8(6). 151 indexed citations

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Wang, Shenhao, Hongbo Li, Yangyang Li, et al.. (2019). FLOWERING LOCUS T Improves Cucumber Adaptation to Higher Latitudes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 182(2). 908–918. 30 indexed citations

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Li, Hongbo, et al.. (2018). Cocaine-mediated activation of microglia and microglial MeCP2 and BDNF production. Neurobiology of Disease. 117. 28–41. 46 indexed citations

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Duan, Ying, Hongbo Li, Wei Ma, et al.. (2018). A High-Density EST-SSR-Based Genetic Map and QTL Analysis of Dwarf Trait in Cucurbita pepo L.. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(10). 3140–3140. 22 indexed citations

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Lin, Mei, Junxing Huang, Jia Zhang, et al.. (2012). The therapeutic effect of PEI-Mn_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄nanoparticles/pEgr1-HSV-TK/GCV associated with radiation and magnet-induced heating on hepatoma. Nanoscale. 5(3). 991–1000. 25 indexed citations

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Mao, Jingwen, et al.. (2011). Pyrrhotite Re–Os and SHRIMP zircon U–Pb dating of the Hongqiling Ni–Cu sulfide deposits in Northeast China. Ore Geology Reviews. 43(1). 106–119. 54 indexed citations

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