Jianxin Ma

18.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
131 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Jianxin Ma is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jianxin Ma has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Plant Science, 30 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jianxin Ma's work include Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (42 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (35 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (28 papers). Jianxin Ma is often cited by papers focused on Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (42 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (35 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (28 papers). Jianxin Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Jianxin Ma's co-authors include Jeffrey L. Bennetzen, Katrien M. Devos, Scott A. Jackson, Zhixi Tian, Meixia Zhao, Xutong Wang, Wusirika Ramakrishna, Joachim Messing, Jianchang Du and Jinsheng Lai and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Jianxin Ma

128 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

Rapid recent growth and divergence of rice nuclear genomes

2004 538 citations Jianxin Ma, Jeffrey L. Bennetzen Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Rhizobial tRNA-derived small RNAs are signal molecules regulating plant nodulation

2019 198 citations Bo Ren, Xutong Wang et al. Science profile →
Soybean2035: A decadal vision for soybean functional genomics and breeding

2025 19 citations Zhixi Tian, Robert M. Stupar et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jianxin Ma China	46	5.1k	2.4k	885	413	308	131	6.4k
Ray Dixon United Kingdom	52	2.7k 0.5×	4.3k 1.8×	2.2k 2.5×	706 1.7×	166 0.5×	139	8.6k
Honghui Lin China	48	6.2k 1.2×	3.7k 1.6×	159 0.2×	188 0.5×	84 0.3×	316	8.5k
Gary P. Roberts United States	36	1.0k 0.2×	2.3k 1.0×	449 0.5×	348 0.8×	238 0.8×	85	4.4k
Hauke Hennecke Switzerland	60	4.8k 1.0×	4.5k 1.9×	1.3k 1.5×	625 1.5×	117 0.4×	198	9.6k
Yun Chen China	45	3.3k 0.7×	3.0k 1.2×	408 0.5×	374 0.9×	48 0.2×	207	6.2k
Jörg Kahnt Germany	35	764 0.2×	1.9k 0.8×	604 0.7×	332 0.8×	294 1.0×	92	4.3k
M. G. Yates Brazil	32	1.6k 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	254 0.3×	217 0.5×	150 0.5×	111	3.4k
Hiroshi Shimada Japan	38	1.6k 0.3×	2.7k 1.1×	212 0.2×	326 0.8×	113 0.4×	146	4.6k
Jianhong Li China	43	1.8k 0.3×	2.7k 1.1×	476 0.5×	463 1.1×	98 0.3×	210	5.8k
Guiquan Zhang China	31	2.2k 0.4×	533 0.2×	1.7k 1.9×	337 0.8×	59 0.2×	131	3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jianxin Ma

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Chen, Xiaozheng Duan, Jian Shen, et al.. (2025). Molecular Design of Electron‐Rich Polyoxometalates Based Clusters Enabling Intelligent Energy Storage. Advanced Materials. 37(21). e2500114–e2500114. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Qianqian, et al.. (2025). Artificial Optoelectronic Synapse Based on Purely Inorganic Polyoxometalates Crystalline Materials Enabling Reservoir Computing and Neuromorphic Vision. Small. 21(31). e2502601–e2502601. 2 indexed citations

Devkar, Vikas, Yi Chen, Kaushik Ghose, et al.. (2025). Cell‐type‐specific response to silicon treatment in soybean leaves revealed by single‐nucleus RNA sequencing and targeted gene editing. The Plant Journal. 123(1). e70309–e70309. 1 indexed citations

Xia, Chao, et al.. (2025). Decoding Long‐Distance Communication Under Mineral Stress: Advances in Vascular Signalling and Molecular Tools for Plant Resilience. Plant Cell & Environment. 48(7). 4781–4802. 2 indexed citations

Ma, Jianxin, Yanping Sun, Zhongjie Cai, et al.. (2025). Fully packed ultrasmall Au nanoclusters in covalent organic frameworks as positive electrodes for supercapacitors. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(16). 11676–11683. 1 indexed citations

Ma, Jianxin, et al.. (2025). Confining metal nanoparticles and nanoclusters in covalent organic frameworks for biosensing and biomedicine. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 281. 117461–117461. 5 indexed citations

Ma, Jianxin, et al.. (2024). Bimetallic Coordination Polymers: Synthesis and Applications in Biosensing and Biomedicine. Biosensors. 14(3). 117–117. 8 indexed citations

Ma, Jianxin, et al.. (2024). Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Marker–Trait Associations with Resistance to Pythium irregulare from Soybean Germplasm. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(3). 769–782.

Xun, Hongwei, et al.. (2024). Non-CG DNA hypomethylation promotes photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation in soybean. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(36). e2402946121–e2402946121. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Xutong, Junmei Hu, Jacob B. Landis, et al.. (2022). Phylogenomics of the genus Glycine sheds light on polyploid evolution and life-strategy transition. Nature Plants. 8(3). 233–244. 55 indexed citations

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Wang, Weidong, Ying Wang, Zixiang Wen, et al.. (2021). Identification and molecular mapping of a major quantitative trait locus underlying branch angle in soybean. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 135(3). 777–784. 13 indexed citations

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Wang, Weidong, Liyang Chen, Kevin Fengler, et al.. (2021). A giant NLR gene confers broad-spectrum resistance to Phytophthora sojae in soybean. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6263–6263. 58 indexed citations

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Chen, Liyang, Weidong Wang, Jieqing Ping, et al.. (2021). Identification and molecular mapping of Rps14, a gene conferring broad-spectrum resistance to Phytophthora sojae in soybean. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 134(12). 3863–3872. 12 indexed citations

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Ren, Bo, Xutong Wang, Jingbo Duan, & Jianxin Ma. (2019). Rhizobial tRNA-derived small RNAs are signal molecules regulating plant nodulation. Science. 365(6456). 919–922. 198 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Lianjun, Xutong Wang, Weidong Wang, et al.. (2019). Genetic dissection of domestication-related traits in soybean through genotyping-by-sequencing of two interspecific mapping populations. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 132(4). 1195–1209. 21 indexed citations

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Wang, Xutong, Liyang Chen, & Jianxin Ma. (2019). Genomic introgression through interspecific hybridization counteracts genetic bottleneck during soybean domestication. Genome biology. 20(1). 22–22. 76 indexed citations

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Zhao, Meixia, Biao Zhang, Damon Lisch, & Jianxin Ma. (2017). Patterns and Consequences of Subgenome Differentiation Provide Insights into the Nature of Paleopolyploidy in Plants. The Plant Cell. 29(12). 2974–2994. 80 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dajian, Lianjun Sun, Shuai Li, et al.. (2017). Elevation of soybean seed oil content through selection for seed coat shininess. Nature Plants. 4(1). 30–35. 57 indexed citations

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Liu, Renyi, Clémentine Vitte, Jianxin Ma, et al.. (2007). A GeneTrek analysis of the maize genome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(28). 11844–11849. 45 indexed citations

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Ma, Jianxin, Phillip SanMiguel, Jinsheng Lai, Joachim Messing, & Jeffrey L. Bennetzen. (2005). DNA Rearrangement in Orthologous Orp Regions of the Maize, Rice and Sorghum Genomes. Genetics. 170(3). 1209–1220. 48 indexed citations

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