Jianping Xu

17.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
385 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Jianping Xu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jianping Xu has authored 385 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 200 papers in Plant Science, 131 papers in Molecular Biology and 126 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Jianping Xu's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (126 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (103 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (97 papers). Jianping Xu is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (126 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (103 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (97 papers). Jianping Xu collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and United States. Jianping Xu's co-authors include Thomas G. Mitchell, Zhun Yan, Anuradha Chowdhary, Rytas Vilgalys, Sheng Sun, Jacques F. Meis, Shallu Kathuria, Xiaogang Li, Zhu L. Yang and Ke‐Qin Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Jianping Xu

368 papers receiving 10.7k 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.

Tackling the emerging threat of antifungal resistance to human health

2022 675 citations Jianping Xu et al. profile →
Linking Plant Secondary Metabolites and Plant Microbiomes: A Review

2021 416 citations Tuhong Wang, Jianping Xu et al. profile →
The phyllosphere microbiome shifts toward combating melanose pathogen

2022 147 citations Jianping Xu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jianping Xu Canada	53	5.0k	3.5k	3.1k	3.1k	3.0k	385	10.9k
Jos Houbraken Netherlands	45	6.3k 1.3×	2.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	5.7k 1.8×	961 0.3×	186	10.4k
Gustavo H. Goldman Brazil	53	3.7k 0.7×	5.3k 1.5×	3.2k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	2.1k 0.7×	312	10.3k
Teun Boekhout Netherlands	67	5.1k 1.0×	5.8k 1.7×	6.3k 2.0×	5.6k 1.8×	8.1k 2.7×	352	17.7k
James W. Kronstad Canada	54	4.2k 0.8×	3.7k 1.1×	3.3k 1.0×	1.7k 0.5×	3.8k 1.2×	175	8.9k
Csaba Vágvölgyi Hungary	43	3.2k 0.6×	2.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.0k 0.3×	374	8.1k
William C. Nierman United States	53	3.1k 0.6×	3.8k 1.1×	1.2k 0.4×	1.2k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	142	8.0k
Patrick Van Dijck Belgium	61	4.1k 0.8×	6.5k 1.9×	3.3k 1.1×	739 0.2×	1.9k 0.6×	258	12.7k
Dee Carter Australia	43	1.7k 0.3×	1.3k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	1.3k 0.4×	1.9k 0.6×	121	6.3k
Bruno P.A. Cammue Belgium	64	8.3k 1.6×	8.4k 2.4×	905 0.3×	1.6k 0.5×	617 0.2×	197	15.6k
Cletus P. Kurtzman United States	59	5.7k 1.1×	9.6k 2.8×	1.3k 0.4×	4.0k 1.3×	1.1k 0.4×	230	15.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jianping Xu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zheng, Fang, Yanpeng Chen, Jianping Xu, et al.. (2025). Species diversity of Cladosporium in Citrus and the genetic mechanisms for C. cladosporioides complex to adapt broad host plants. Fungal Diversity. 133(1). 1–22. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Hui‐Ting, Jingyi Zhang, Xinyi Gong, et al.. (2025). Molecular epidemiology and antibiotic resistance of group B Streptococcus in pregnant women and neonates from Haikou, China: implications for vaccine development and antimicrobial stewardship. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 15. 1655649–1655649. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Tuhong, Wenting Li, Fang Wang, et al.. (2024). Biocontrol potential of Bacillus velezensis SEC-024A against southern blight of industrial hemp. Industrial Crops and Products. 222. 119767–119767. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Yue & Jianping Xu. (2024). Associations between Genomic Variants and Antifungal Susceptibilities in the Archived Global Candida auris Population. Journal of Fungi. 10(1). 86–86. 13 indexed citations

Liu, Fei, Xiaomei Ma, Bo Wang, et al.. (2024). Pan-genome analysis reveals genomic variations during enoki mushroom domestication, with emphasis on genetic signatures of cap color and stipe length. Journal of Advanced Research. 75. 199–212. 7 indexed citations

Ge, Qing, et al.. (2024). Effect of steam explosion pretreatment on the fermentation characteristics of polysaccharides from tea residue. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 279(Pt 1). 134920–134920. 8 indexed citations

Xu, Jianping, et al.. (2023). Global Analyses of Multi-Locus Sequence Typing Data Reveal Geographic Differentiation, Hybridization, and Recombination in the Cryptococcus gattii Species Complex. Journal of Fungi. 9(2). 276–276. 9 indexed citations

Yadav, Anamika, Yue Wang, Kalpana Pawar, et al.. (2022). Candida auris on Apples: Diversity and Clinical Significance. mBio. 13(2). e0051822–e0051822. 50 indexed citations

Manawasinghe, Ishara S., Alan J. L. Phillips, Jianping Xu, et al.. (2021). Defining a species in fungal plant pathology: beyond the species level. Fungal Diversity. 109(1). 267–282. 35 indexed citations

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Chethana, K. W. Thilini, Ruvishika S. Jayawardena, Yi-Jyun Chen, et al.. (2021). Appressorial interactions with host and their evolution. Fungal Diversity. 110(1). 75–107. 23 indexed citations

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Xu, Jianping, et al.. (2017). The complete mitochondrial genome of the White-Nose Syndrome pathogen, Pseudogymnoascus destructans. Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 2(1). 48–49. 1 indexed citations

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Trudell, Steven A., Jianping Xu, Irja Saar, Alfredo Justo, & Joaquín Cifuentes. (2017). North American matsutake: names clarified and a new species described. Mycologia. 109(3). 379–390. 27 indexed citations

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Wu, Gang, Yan-Chun Li, Xue-Tai Zhu, et al.. (2016). One hundred noteworthy boletes from China. Fungal Diversity. 81(1). 25–188. 120 indexed citations

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Cui, Yangyang, Bang Feng, Gang Wu, Jianping Xu, & Zhu L. Yang. (2015). Porcini mushrooms (Boletus sect. Boletus) from China. Fungal Diversity. 81(1). 189–212. 44 indexed citations

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Mi, Fei, Ying Zhang, Xiaoxia He, et al.. (2015). Diversity, population genetics, and evolution of macrofungi associated with animals. Mycology: An International Journal on Fungal Biology. 6(2). 94–109. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ping, Li-Ping Tang, Qing Cai, & Jianping Xu. (2015). A review on the diversity, phylogeography and population genetics of Amanita mushrooms. Mycology: An International Journal on Fungal Biology. 6(2). 86–93. 19 indexed citations

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Wu, Gang, Bang Feng, Jianping Xu, et al.. (2014). Molecular phylogenetic analyses redefine seven major clades and reveal 22 new generic clades in the fungal family Boletaceae. Fungal Diversity. 69(1). 93–115. 175 indexed citations

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Niu, Qiuhong, Xiaowei Huang, Zhang Lin, et al.. (2010). A Trojan horse mechanism of bacterial pathogenesis against nematodes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(38). 16631–16636. 108 indexed citations

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Xu, Jianping. (2006). Fundamentals of Fungal Molecular Population Genetic Analyses. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 8(2). 75–89. 80 indexed citations

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Xu, Jianping. (2006). Extracting Haplotypes from Diploid Organisms. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 8(2). 113–22. 7 indexed citations

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