Hude Mao

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Hude Mao is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hude Mao has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Hude Mao's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (16 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (12 papers) and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (10 papers). Hude Mao is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (16 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (12 papers) and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (10 papers). Hude Mao collaborates with scholars based in China, Estonia and Australia. Hude Mao's co-authors include Zhensheng Kang, Shengxue Liu, Shumin Li, Linying Du, Fangming Mei, Jiansheng Li, Zhigang Li, Xiaohong Yang, Jianbing Yan and Bin Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Plant Cell and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Hude Mao

30 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

A transposable element in a NAC gene is associated with drought tolerance in maize seedlings

2015 396 citations Hude Mao, Hongwei Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →
Variation in cis-regulation of a NAC transcription factor contributes to drought tolerance in wheat

2021 154 citations Hude Mao, Shumin Li et al. Molecular Plant profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hude Mao China	20	1.4k	604	228	166	20	30	1.6k
Nikolai M. Adamski United Kingdom	16	1.5k 1.0×	532 0.9×	315 1.4×	147 0.9×	21 1.1×	21	1.6k
Janneke Drenth Australia	16	1.0k 0.7×	460 0.8×	158 0.7×	192 1.2×	18 0.9×	18	1.2k
N. S. Bains India	22	1.2k 0.9×	277 0.5×	292 1.3×	235 1.4×	27 1.4×	113	1.3k
Makiko Chono Japan	16	910 0.6×	413 0.7×	135 0.6×	180 1.1×	27 1.4×	26	1.0k
Fazhan Qiu China	22	1.3k 0.9×	452 0.7×	499 2.2×	120 0.7×	17 0.8×	55	1.5k
T. G. Fetch Canada	21	1.4k 1.0×	339 0.6×	216 0.9×	251 1.5×	21 1.1×	83	1.4k
Shouyun Cao China	16	1.7k 1.2×	806 1.3×	266 1.2×	64 0.4×	19 0.9×	23	1.8k
Jiaqin Shi China	20	1.2k 0.8×	949 1.6×	493 2.2×	57 0.3×	44 2.2×	34	1.5k
Davoud Torkamaneh Canada	21	1.0k 0.7×	418 0.7×	332 1.5×	78 0.5×	35 1.8×	77	1.3k
Sachiko Isobe Japan	19	970 0.7×	286 0.5×	179 0.8×	131 0.8×	13 0.7×	36	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hude Mao

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Yanyan, Qiannan Wang, Shumin Li, et al.. (2025). A system genetics analysis uncovers the regulatory variants controlling drought response in wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(5). 1565–1584. 7 indexed citations

Li, Shumin, Tian Li, Yifang Zhang, et al.. (2024). The E3 ubiquitin ligase TaGW2 facilitates TaSnRK1γ and TaVPS24 degradation to enhance stripe rust susceptibility in wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(3). 750–765. 2 indexed citations

Lin, Juncheng, et al.. (2023). Differential alternative polyadenylation of homoeologous genes of allohexaploid wheat ABD subgenomes during drought stress response. The Plant Journal. 114(3). 499–518. 9 indexed citations

Du, Linying, Li Ding, Xueling Huang, et al.. (2023). Natural variation in a K⁺‐preferring HKT transporter contributes to wheat shoot K⁺ accumulation and salt tolerance. Plant Cell & Environment. 47(2). 540–556. 23 indexed citations

Li, Shumin, Yifang Zhang, Bin Chen, et al.. (2023). The E3 ligase TaGW2 mediates transcription factor TaARR12 degradation to promote drought resistance in wheat. The Plant Cell. 36(3). 605–625. 32 indexed citations

Mao, Hude, Cong Jiang, Chunlei Tang, et al.. (2023). Wheat adaptation to environmental stresses under climate change: Molecular basis and genetic improvement. Molecular Plant. 16(10). 1564–1589. 52 indexed citations

Du, Linying, Shumin Li, Li Ding, et al.. (2022). Genome-wide analysis of trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatases (TPP) gene family in wheat indicates their roles in plant development and stress response. BMC Plant Biology. 22(1). 120–120. 31 indexed citations

Mei, Fangming, Bin Chen, Linying Du, et al.. (2022). A gain-of-function allele of a DREB transcription factor gene ameliorates drought tolerance in wheat. The Plant Cell. 34(11). 4472–4494. 82 indexed citations

Du, Linying, Xueling Huang, Li Ding, et al.. (2022). TaERF87 and TaAKS1 synergistically regulate TaP5CS1/TaP5CR1‐mediated proline biosynthesis to enhance drought tolerance in wheat. New Phytologist. 237(1). 232–250. 92 indexed citations

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Mei, Fangming, Bin Chen, Fangfang Li, et al.. (2021). Overexpression of the wheat NAC transcription factor TaSNAC4-3A gene confers drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 160. 37–50. 31 indexed citations

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Mao, Hude, Shumin Li, Bin Chen, et al.. (2021). Variation in cis-regulation of a NAC transcription factor contributes to drought tolerance in wheat. Molecular Plant. 15(2). 276–292. 154 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mao, Hude, Chao Jian, Xinxiu Cheng, et al.. (2021). The wheat ABA receptor gene TaPYL1‐1B contributes to drought tolerance and grain yield by increasing water‐use efficiency. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 20(5). 846–861. 98 indexed citations

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Li, Fangfang, Fangming Mei, Yifang Zhang, et al.. (2020). Genome-wide analysis of the AREB/ABF gene lineage in land plants and functional analysis of TaABF3 in Arabidopsis. BMC Plant Biology. 20(1). 558–558. 24 indexed citations

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Li, Shumin, Nan Chen, Fangfang Li, et al.. (2020). Characterization of wheat homeodomain-leucine zipper family genes and functional analysis of TaHDZ5-6A in drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. BMC Plant Biology. 20(1). 50–50. 30 indexed citations

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Mao, Hude, Shumin Li, Zhongxue Wang, et al.. (2019). Regulatory changes in TaSNAC8‐6A are associated with drought tolerance in wheat seedlings. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 18(4). 1078–1092. 86 indexed citations

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Chi, Qing, Meng Ma, Lijian Zhang, et al.. (2019). Global transcriptome analysis uncovers the gene co-expression regulation network and key genes involved in grain development of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Functional & Integrative Genomics. 19(6). 853–866. 21 indexed citations

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Mao, Hude, Lijuan Yu, Zhanjie Li, Hui Liu, & Ran Han. (2016). Molecular evolution and gene expression differences within the HD-Zip transcription factor family of Zea mays L.. Genetica. 144(2). 243–257. 33 indexed citations

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Mao, Hude, Lijuan Yu, Ran Han, Zhanjie Li, & Hui Liu. (2016). ZmNAC55, a maize stress-responsive NAC transcription factor, confers drought resistance in transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 105. 55–66. 99 indexed citations

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Mao, Hude, Hongwei Wang, Shengxue Liu, et al.. (2015). A transposable element in a NAC gene is associated with drought tolerance in maize seedlings. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8326–8326. 396 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mao, Hude, et al.. (2010). Changes of chlorophyll synthesis metabolism in chlorophyll-deficient mutant in Brassica juncea.. Xibei zhiwu xuebao. 30(11). 2177–2183. 8 indexed citations

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