Li Zhu

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
105 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Li Zhu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Zhu has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Plant Science, 55 papers in Molecular Biology and 29 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Li Zhu's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (36 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (30 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (28 papers). Li Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (36 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (30 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (28 papers). Li Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Pakistan. Li Zhu's co-authors include Qian Qian, Jiang Hu, Dali Zeng, Longbiao Guo, Guangheng Zhang, Zhenyu Gao, Guojun Dong, Deyong Ren, Yuchun Rao and Guang Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Li Zhu

99 papers receiving 3.5k 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 Rare Allele of GS2 Enhances Grain Size and Grain Yield in Rice

2015 402 citations Jiang Hu, Yuexing Wang et al. profile →
Rational design of high-yield and superior-quality rice

2017 292 citations Dali Zeng, Yuchun Rao et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Li Zhu	3.2k	1.4k	1.1k	132	125	105	3.5k
Guangheng Zhang	3.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	83 0.6×	127 1.0×	114	3.6k
Hongning Tong	3.9k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	1.0k 0.9×	78 0.6×	149 1.2×	42	4.1k
Huqu Zhai	3.9k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	2.0k 1.7×	97 0.7×	143 1.1×	125	4.3k
Sheng Teng	2.5k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	641 0.6×	100 0.8×	117 0.9×	60	3.0k
Jianmin Wan	3.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	995 0.9×	118 0.9×	118 0.9×	93	3.6k
Deyong Ren	2.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	710 0.6×	67 0.5×	77 0.6×	105	2.6k
Longping Yuan	3.0k 1.0×	868 0.6×	1.6k 1.4×	162 1.2×	161 1.3×	48	3.3k
Kazuko Ono	4.0k 1.3×	1.7k 1.2×	696 0.6×	79 0.6×	150 1.2×	19	4.4k
Andris Kleinhofs	2.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	619 0.5×	89 0.7×	142 1.1×	77	3.3k
Hanzhong Wang	2.0k 0.6×	1.8k 1.3×	454 0.4×	65 0.5×	95 0.8×	102	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Zhu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Zhu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Li Zhu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Li Zhu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Li Zhu. Li Zhu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Feng, Xiaomin, Qing Wang, Fang Zhang, et al.. (2025). A new strategy of molecular breeding for optimal heading date and grain yield in rice by modulating elite allelic combinations of Ghd7, Hd3a, RFT1 and Gn1a. The Crop Journal. 13(2). 490–500.

Wang, Yueying, Yi Wen, Peng Hu, et al.. (2025). GS2 cooperates with IPA1 to control panicle architecture. New Phytologist. 245(6). 2726–2743. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Dongdong, et al.. (2024). Leucine-Rich Repeat Protein Family Regulates Stress Tolerance and Development in Plants. Rice Science. 32(1). 32–43. 1 indexed citations

Ding, Chaoqing, Yuping Yan, Guangheng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Carotenoid isomerase regulates rice tillering and grain productivity by its biosynthesis pathway. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 66(2). 172–175. 11 indexed citations

Qiu, Zhennan, Dongdong Chen, Shuo Han, et al.. (2024). The P-type pentatricopeptide repeat protein YGS is essential for chloroplast development in rice. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 24(12). 4484–4495.

Wang, Wei, Zhao Jian-hua, Mengying Li, et al.. (2023). Yield loss of inferior crop species and its physiological mechanism in a semiarid cereal-legume intercropping system. European Journal of Agronomy. 152. 127032–127032. 14 indexed citations

Xie, Minghui, Li Zhu, Dong Wang, et al.. (2023). 5-ALA Improves the Low Temperature Tolerance of Common Bean Seedlings through a Combination of Hormone Transduction Pathways and Chlorophyll Metabolism. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(17). 13189–13189. 9 indexed citations

Wen, Yi, Yunxia Fang, Peng Hu, et al.. (2023). NLG1, encoding a mitochondrial membrane protein, controls leaf and grain development in rice. BMC Plant Biology. 23(1). 2 indexed citations

Liu, Jianguo, Lan Shen, Longbiao Guo, et al.. (2023). OsSTS, a Novel Allele of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase 4 (OsMKK4), Controls Grain Size and Salt Tolerance in Rice. Rice. 16(1). 47–47. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, He, Yuanjiang Cui, Haiping Yu, et al.. (2021). UDP‐N‐acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase enhances rice survival at high temperature. New Phytologist. 233(1). 344–359. 30 indexed citations

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Zhang, Guangheng, Xin Hou, Jing Xu, et al.. (2020). PHOTO‐SENSITIVE LEAF ROLLING 1 encodes a polygalacturonase that modifies cell wall structure and drought tolerance in rice. New Phytologist. 229(2). 890–901. 50 indexed citations

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Ruan, Banpu, Lianguang Shang, Bin Zhang, et al.. (2020). Natural variation in the promoter of TGW2 determines grain width and weight in rice. New Phytologist. 227(2). 629–640. 110 indexed citations

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Xu, Qiankun, Haiping Yu, Yuanjiang Cui, et al.. (2020). The C2H2 zinc-finger protein LACKING RUDIMENTARY GLUME 1 regulates spikelet development in rice. Science Bulletin. 65(9). 753–764. 20 indexed citations

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Gao, Zhenyu, Yufeng Wang, Guang Chen, et al.. (2019). The indica nitrate reductase gene OsNR2 allele enhances rice yield potential and nitrogen use efficiency. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5207–5207. 202 indexed citations

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He, Lei, Sen Zhang, Zhennan Qiu, et al.. (2018). FRUCTOKINASE‐LIKE PROTEIN 1 interacts with TRXz to regulate chloroplast development in rice. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 60(2). 94–111. 53 indexed citations

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Qiu, Zhennan, Shujing Kang, Lei He, et al.. (2017). The newly identified heat-stress sensitive albino 1 gene affects chloroplast development in rice. Plant Science. 267. 168–179. 74 indexed citations

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Ren, Deyong, Yuchun Rao, Liwen Wu, et al.. (2015). The pleiotropic ABNORMAL FLOWER AND DWARF1 affects plant height, floral development and grain yield in rice. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 58(6). 529–539. 52 indexed citations

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Zhu, Li. (2013). Research Progress of Seed Dormancy and Pre-harvest Sprouting of Hybrid Rice. Hunan Agricultural Sciences. 1 indexed citations

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Zhu, Li, Wenzhen Liu, Chao Wu, et al.. (2007). Identification and Fine Mapping of a Gene Related to Pale Green Leaf near Centromere Region in Rice(Oryza sativa L.). Zhongguo shuidao kexue. 228–234. 3 indexed citations

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Lu, Chao, et al.. (2004). Studies on the heterosis of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). I. Superiority of hybrid F1 from mid-parent or over better-parent. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 30(7). 668–674. 2 indexed citations

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