Jianbing Yan

24.5k total citations · 10 hit papers
208 papers, 14.5k citations indexed

About

Jianbing Yan is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jianbing Yan has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 14.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 158 papers in Plant Science, 142 papers in Genetics and 65 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Jianbing Yan's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (140 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (77 papers) and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (36 papers). Jianbing Yan is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (140 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (77 papers) and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (36 papers). Jianbing Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Jianbing Yan's co-authors include Xiaohong Yang, Marilyn L. Warburton, Haijun Liu, Alisdair R. Fernie, Jiansheng Li, Jiansheng Li, Jonathan H. Crouch, Yingjie Xiao, Jie Liu and Weiwei Wen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Jianbing Yan

199 papers receiving 14.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Genome-wide association study dissects the genetic architecture of oil biosynthesis in maize kernels
    2012 613 citations Xiaohong Yang, Tingting Guo et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  2. Prediction of Genetic Values of Quantitative Traits in Plant Breeding Using Pedigree and Molecular Markers
    2010 574 citations Jianbing Yan et al. profile →
  3. Natural Genetic Variation in Lycopene Epsilon Cyclase Tapped for Maize Biofortification
    2008 556 citations Torbert Rocheford, Ling Bai et al. Science profile →
  4. Crop Phenomics and High-Throughput Phenotyping: Past Decades, Current Challenges, and Future Perspectives
    2020 554 citations Xuehai Zhang, William D. Batchelor et al. profile →
  5. Genetic variation in ZmVPP1 contributes to drought tolerance in maize seedlings
    2016 433 citations Jiansheng Li, Jianbing Yan et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  6. A transposable element in a NAC gene is associated with drought tolerance in maize seedlings
    2015 396 citations Xiaohong Yang, Jianbing Yan et al. Nature Communications profile →
  7. Metabolome-based genome-wide association study of maize kernel leads to novel biochemical insights
    2014 387 citations Weiwei Wen, Wenqiang Li et al. Nature Communications profile →
  8. Genome-wide Association Studies in Maize: Praise and Stargaze
    2016 281 citations Yingjie Xiao, Haijun Liu et al. profile →
  9. De Novo Domestication: An Alternative Route toward New Crops for the Future
    2019 267 citations Alisdair R. Fernie, Jianbing Yan profile →
  10. LightGBM: accelerated genomically designed crop breeding through ensemble learning
    2021 183 citations Yingjie Xiao, Jianbing Yan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jianbing Yan China 65 11.6k 7.2k 4.0k 1.2k 781 208 14.5k
Michael A. Gore United States 45 8.7k 0.8× 4.1k 0.6× 2.0k 0.5× 744 0.6× 416 0.5× 139 10.7k
Chengcai Chu China 80 16.7k 1.4× 3.2k 0.4× 7.4k 1.9× 731 0.6× 325 0.4× 248 19.1k
Lizhong Xiong China 71 17.7k 1.5× 2.7k 0.4× 8.7k 2.2× 699 0.6× 378 0.5× 161 20.3k
Steven J. Knapp United States 60 9.2k 0.8× 3.3k 0.5× 3.1k 0.8× 563 0.5× 208 0.3× 214 10.9k
Qian Qian China 81 24.8k 2.1× 9.8k 1.4× 10.4k 2.6× 1.0k 0.9× 217 0.3× 523 28.7k
Henry T. Nguyen United States 79 15.5k 1.3× 2.9k 0.4× 3.7k 0.9× 2.0k 1.7× 113 0.1× 365 17.4k
Xiaohong Yang China 41 5.1k 0.4× 3.1k 0.4× 2.0k 0.5× 549 0.5× 256 0.3× 148 6.9k
Mark E. Sorrells United States 86 23.2k 2.0× 13.0k 1.8× 3.9k 1.0× 2.3k 1.9× 661 0.8× 289 26.7k
Patrick S. Schnable United States 69 11.5k 1.0× 4.2k 0.6× 7.6k 1.9× 689 0.6× 85 0.1× 249 15.2k
Peter Langridge Australia 75 15.3k 1.3× 3.7k 0.5× 5.2k 1.3× 1.8k 1.5× 149 0.2× 282 17.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wei, Wenjie, Songtao Gui, Jian Yang, et al.. (2025). wgatools: an ultrafast toolkit for manipulating whole-genome alignments. Bioinformatics. 41(4). 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Shiping, Yijie Wang, Qin Huang, et al.. (2025). A pangenome of maize provides genetic insights into drought resistance. Nature Genetics. 57(11). 2831–2841.
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Lv, Dan, Jianxin Li, Xuehai Zhang, et al.. (2024). Genetic analysis of maize crude fat content by multi-locus genome-wide association study. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 24(7). 2475–2491.
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Luo, Jingyun, et al.. (2024). Integrating genomics with crop modelling to predict maize yield and component traits: Towards the next generation of crop models. European Journal of Agronomy. 162. 127391–127391. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Lei, et al.. (2024). Engineering the future cereal crops with big biological data: toward intelligence-driven breeding by design. Journal of genetics and genomics. 51(8). 781–789. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Wenyu, Chuanhong Wu, Yingjie Xiao, & Jianbing Yan. (2023). ALGWAS: two-stage Adaptive Lasso-based genome-wide association study. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 49(9). 2321–2330.
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Che, Ronghui, Jiantang Zhu, Xiaohong Yang, et al.. (2023). Multi‐omics‐driven advances in the understanding of triacylglycerol biosynthesis in oil seeds. The Plant Journal. 117(4). 999–1017. 7 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jiantang, Xuening Wei, Hui Zhou, et al.. (2023). ZmEREB57 regulates OPDA synthesis and enhances salt stress tolerance through two distinct signalling pathways in Zea mays. Plant Cell & Environment. 46(9). 2867–2883. 34 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaopeng, Yanli Xiang, Hui Zhang, et al.. (2022). The role of transposon inverted repeats in balancing drought tolerance and yield-related traits in maize. Nature Biotechnology. 41(1). 120–127. 46 indexed citations
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Li, Wenqiang, Luxi Wang, Jiali Yan, et al.. (2022). Three types of genes underlying the Gametophyte factor1 locus cause unilateral cross incompatibility in maize. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4498–4498. 16 indexed citations
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Ren, Wei, Longfei Zhao, Jiaxing Liang, et al.. (2022). Genome-wide dissection of changes in maize root system architecture during modern breeding. Nature Plants. 8(12). 1408–1422. 76 indexed citations
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Fernie, Alisdair R., Saleh Alseekh, Jie Liu, & Jianbing Yan. (2021). Using precision phenotyping to inform de novo domestication. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 186(3). 1397–1411. 10 indexed citations
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Zsögön, Agustín, Lázaro Eustáquio Pereira Peres, Yingjie Xiao, Jianbing Yan, & Alisdair R. Fernie. (2021). Enhancing crop diversity for food security in the face of climate uncertainty. The Plant Journal. 109(2). 402–414. 73 indexed citations
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Deng, Min, Xuehai Zhang, Jingyun Luo, et al.. (2020). Metabolomics analysis reveals differences in evolution between maize and rice. The Plant Journal. 103(5). 1710–1722. 50 indexed citations
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Liu, Nannan, et al.. (2020). Phenotypic Plasticity Contributes to Maize Adaptation and Heterosis. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38(4). 1262–1275. 44 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lili, Xuan Zhang, Xiaoji Wang, et al.. (2019). SEED CAROTENOID DEFICIENT Functions in Isoprenoid Biosynthesis via the Plastid MEP Pathway. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 179(4). 1723–1738. 14 indexed citations
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Fang, Hui, Yuebin Wang, Jing Xu, et al.. (2019). Genetic basis of kernel nutritional traits during maize domestication and improvement. The Plant Journal. 101(2). 278–292. 25 indexed citations
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Jin, Minliang, Xiangguo Liu, Wei Jia, et al.. (2018). ZmCOL3, a CCT gene represses flowering in maize by interfering with the circadian clock and activating expression of ZmCCT. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 60(6). 465–480. 51 indexed citations
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Li, Lin, et al.. (2009). Genetic Analysis of QTL Affecting Recombination Frequency in Whole Genome of Maize and Rice. Zhongguo nongye Kexue. 42(7). 2262–2270. 3 indexed citations
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Rocheford, Torbert, Ling Bai, Thomas P. Brutnell, et al.. (2008). Natural Genetic Variation in Lycopene Epsilon Cyclase Tapped for Maize Biofortification. Science. 319(5861). 330–333. 556 indexed citations breakdown →

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