Junbiao Dai

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
147 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Junbiao Dai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Junbiao Dai has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Plant Science and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Junbiao Dai's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (41 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (26 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (23 papers). Junbiao Dai is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (41 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (26 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (23 papers). Junbiao Dai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Junbiao Dai's co-authors include Qingyu Wu, Jef D. Boeke, Yingming Zhao, Minjia Tan, Zhongyi Cheng, Zhongyu Xie, Lunzhi Dai, Yizhi Cai, Yeming Wu and Joel S. Bader and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Junbiao Dai

143 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

The First Identification of Lysine Malonylation Substrates and Its Regulatory Enzyme

2011 597 citations Junbiao Dai et al. profile →
Lysine Succinylation and Lysine Malonylation in Histones

2012 484 citations Junbiao Dai, Jef D. Boeke et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Junbiao Dai China	33	3.6k	575	432	410	401	147	4.7k
José A. Dianes United Kingdom	8	3.2k 0.9×	494 0.9×	35 0.1×	75 0.2×	391 1.0×	11	5.0k
Zhihong Zhang China	38	4.2k 1.2×	3.1k 5.4×	176 0.4×	48 0.1×	325 0.8×	178	6.4k
Tobias Ternent United Kingdom	8	2.6k 0.7×	348 0.6×	32 0.1×	61 0.1×	323 0.8×	9	3.9k
Lei Du China	37	3.4k 0.9×	289 0.5×	40 0.1×	58 0.1×	823 2.1×	115	6.0k
Peng Liu China	34	3.1k 0.8×	2.0k 3.5×	72 0.2×	43 0.1×	362 0.9×	140	4.7k
Xueming Zhao China	47	3.8k 1.0×	268 0.5×	32 0.1×	173 0.4×	768 1.9×	197	5.7k
Jay J. Thelen United States	47	4.0k 1.1×	3.1k 5.4×	59 0.1×	397 1.0×	189 0.5×	147	6.4k
Noemí del‐Toro United Kingdom	13	2.5k 0.7×	309 0.5×	25 0.1×	56 0.1×	309 0.8×	17	3.7k
Robert T. Mullen Canada	51	6.0k 1.7×	4.3k 7.4×	28 0.1×	332 0.8×	211 0.5×	143	8.8k
Takeshi Obayashi Japan	27	5.1k 1.4×	4.0k 7.0×	27 0.1×	207 0.5×	383 1.0×	42	7.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Junbiao Dai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Junbiao Dai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junbiao Dai

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wu, Guoqiang, Piqi Zhao, Junbiao Dai, et al.. (2025). Intrinsic dual-emitting Si dots for high-precision and broad-range pH detection. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1339. 343637–343637. 1 indexed citations

Cheng, Li, Jielin Li, Yaojun Chen, & Junbiao Dai. (2025). SCRaMbLE: a Versatile Tool for Genome Manipulation. Physiology. 40(5). 398–407.

Liu, Jinchun, et al.. (2025). Assessment of damage prediction models for composite stiffened panels under multi-point low-velocity impact and compression-after-impact. Composite Structures. 376. 119840–119840. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Hanfang, et al.. (2025). Flame synthesis of carbon nanotubes: Focus on designs, growth mechanisms and application. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 192. 107272–107272. 3 indexed citations

Huang, Xiaoluo, Zhaohua Hou, Honglei Wang, et al.. (2024). Towards next-generation DNA encryption via an expanded genetic system. National Science Review. 12(4). nwae469–nwae469. 2 indexed citations

Hou, Zhaohua, Xiangxiang Wang, Xiaoxu Chen, et al.. (2024). “Cell Disk” DNA Storage System Capable of Random Reading and Rewriting. Advanced Science. 11(15). e2305921–e2305921. 14 indexed citations

Bi, Guiqi, Jiawei Yao, Huan Wang, et al.. (2024). Near telomere-to-telomere genome of the model plant Physcomitrium patens. Nature Plants. 10(2). 327–343. 41 indexed citations

Wu, Guoqiang, Qiaoyu Li, Junbiao Dai, Guobin Mao, & Yingxin Ma. (2024). Design and Application of Biosafe Coronavirus Engineering Systems without Virulence. Viruses. 16(5). 659–659. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Xiaoluo, et al.. (2024). Storage‐D: A user‐friendly platform that enables practical and personalized DNA data storage. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). e168–e168. 5 indexed citations

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Zhou, Chun, Yun Wang, Yongpan An, et al.. (2024). The de novo design and synthesis of yeast chromosome XIII facilitates investigations on aging. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10139–10139. 3 indexed citations

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Gao, Yi, Yuliang Zhang, Qingwei Du, et al.. (2024). A designer synthetic chromosome fragment functions in moss. Nature Plants. 10(2). 228–239. 26 indexed citations

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Yu, Wenfei, Junbiao Dai, & Yingxin Ma. (2023). Recent development on DNA & genome synthesis. Current Opinion in Systems Biology. 37. 100490–100490. 2 indexed citations

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Gao, Hui, et al.. (2023). Recent advances in genome-scale engineering in Escherichia coli and their applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 100115–100115. 9 indexed citations

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Hu, Xin, Shuangying Jiang, Feifei Xu, et al.. (2022). Engineering and functional analysis of yeast with a monotypic 40S ribosome subunit. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(6). 7 indexed citations

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Li, Min, Junbiao Dai, Qingshan Jiang, et al.. (2021). A self-contained and self-explanatory DNA storage system. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 18063–18063. 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Wei, Zhouqing Luo, Yun Wang, et al.. (2018). Rapid pathway prototyping and engineering using in vitro and in vivo synthetic genome SCRaMbLE-in methods. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1936–1936. 96 indexed citations

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Li, Gang, et al.. (2018). MiYA, an efficient machine-learning workflow in conjunction with the YeastFab assembly strategy for combinatorial optimization of heterologous metabolic pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Metabolic Engineering. 47. 294–302. 76 indexed citations

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Dai, Junbiao, Edel M. Hyland, Anne Norris, & Jef D. Boeke. (2010). Yin and Yang of Histone H2B Roles in Silencing and Longevity: A Tale of Two Arginines. Genetics. 186(3). 813–828. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Liangpei, Junbiao Dai, Ying Tang, et al.. (2009). Hymenobacter deserti sp. nov., isolated from the desert of Xinjiang, China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 59(1). 77–82. 42 indexed citations

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Dai, Junbiao, et al.. (2007). Phosphorylation Regulates Integration of the Yeast Ty5 Retrotransposon into Heterochromatin. Molecular Cell. 27(2). 289–299. 57 indexed citations

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