Lijun Luo

12.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
175 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Lijun Luo is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lijun Luo has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Plant Science, 91 papers in Genetics and 31 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Lijun Luo's work include Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (100 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (89 papers) and GABA and Rice Research (52 papers). Lijun Luo is often cited by papers focused on Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (100 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (89 papers) and GABA and Rice Research (52 papers). Lijun Luo collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Estonia. Lijun Luo's co-authors include Yongzhong Xing, Hanwei Mei, Xinqiao Yu, Qifa Zhang, Yuqing He, C. S. Ying, Deyan Kong, Chuchuan Fan, Yibo Li and Zaochang Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Lijun Luo

169 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

Natural variation in GS5 plays an important role in regul... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2019 200 400 600
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.

  1. Natural variation in GS5 plays an important role in regulating grain size and yield in rice
    2011 722 citations Yongzhong Xing, Lijun Luo et al. profile →
  2. Enhanced rice salinity tolerance via CRISPR/Cas9-targeted mutagenesis of the OsRR22 gene
    2019 265 citations Anning Zhang, Yi Liu 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
Lijun Luo China 44 7.8k 3.9k 1.9k 435 351 175 8.6k
Zhikang Li China 52 7.8k 1.0× 3.7k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 435 1.0× 194 0.6× 198 8.7k
Yunbi Xu China 48 7.3k 0.9× 4.5k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 572 1.3× 175 0.5× 110 8.3k
Hong‐Xuan Lin China 43 10.8k 1.4× 4.7k 1.2× 3.6k 1.9× 376 0.9× 375 1.1× 77 11.8k
Guojun Dong China 39 6.9k 0.9× 3.3k 0.8× 2.5k 1.4× 292 0.7× 259 0.7× 132 7.6k
Dali Zeng China 48 8.3k 1.1× 3.4k 0.9× 3.2k 1.7× 367 0.8× 518 1.5× 172 9.2k
Yoshiaki Nagamura Japan 44 8.2k 1.1× 2.6k 0.7× 3.2k 1.7× 274 0.6× 215 0.6× 77 9.1k
A. K. Singh India 39 5.3k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 218 0.5× 211 0.6× 275 5.9k
Cristóbal Uauy United Kingdom 58 9.6k 1.2× 2.4k 0.6× 3.0k 1.6× 1.4k 3.1× 481 1.4× 145 10.4k
Jianmin Wan China 57 9.9k 1.3× 4.5k 1.2× 3.8k 2.1× 287 0.7× 664 1.9× 292 11.4k
Thomas Lübberstedt United States 47 6.2k 0.8× 3.0k 0.8× 2.0k 1.1× 924 2.1× 112 0.3× 258 7.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Lijun Luo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lijun Luo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lijun Luo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lijun Luo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lijun Luo 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 Lijun Luo. Lijun Luo is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Ziming, Lei Wang, Yi Liu, et al.. (2025). WDR6K, a designed SNP array for the research and improvement of rice drought-resistance. Plant Stress. 15. 100800–100800.
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Xu, Kai, Shoujun Chen, Lei Wang, et al.. (2025). Stress-responsive plasma membrane H+-ATPases regulate deep rooting in rice. Plant Science. 352. 112394–112394. 1 indexed citations
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Tian, Hua, Yichen Liu, Songwen Lin, et al.. (2025). Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3/VEGFR2/Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(5). 5736–5759. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Kangkang, et al.. (2024). Biochar coating promoted rice growth under drought stress through modulating photosynthetic apparatus, chloroplast ultrastructure, stomatal traits and ROS homeostasis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 216. 109145–109145. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Feiming, Jianfeng Zhang, Xingxing Luo, et al.. (2024). Hanyou 3015: a water-saving and drought-resistance rice cultivar for dry cultivation in southern China. Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology. 24(1). 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Haihe, Qin Liu, Daozhi Gong, et al.. (2023). Biodegradable film mulching reduces the climate cost of saving water without yield penalty in dryland rice production. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 197. 107071–107071. 16 indexed citations
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Wang, Tingting, Yufeng Wu, Hongye Qu, et al.. (2023). The transcription factor MYB110 regulates plant height, lodging resistance, and grain yield in rice. The Plant Cell. 36(2). 298–323. 33 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi, Deyan Kong, Anning Zhang, et al.. (2022). Linkage mapping and association analysis to identify a reliable QTL for stigma exsertion rate in rice. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 982240–982240. 6 indexed citations
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Xu, Kai, Shoujun Chen, Tianfei Li, et al.. (2019). A stress-responsive bZIP transcription factor OsbZIP62 improves drought and oxidative tolerance in rice. BMC Plant Biology. 19(1). 125 indexed citations
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Guo, Zilong, Wanneng Yang, Yu Chang, et al.. (2018). Genome-Wide Association Studies of Image Traits Reveal Genetic Architecture of Drought Resistance in Rice. Molecular Plant. 11(6). 789–805. 137 indexed citations
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Feng, Fangjun, et al.. (2012). Assessment of drought resistance among wild rice accessions using a protocol based on single-tiller propagation and PVC-tube cultivation. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 6(7). 1204–1211. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Yao, et al.. (2012). Fine Mapping of Drought Tolerance QTL on Chromosome 2 in Rice. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 38(6). 988–995. 1 indexed citations
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Tang, Shuangshuang, Yao Zhang, Linghe Zeng, et al.. (2010). Assessment of genetic diversity and relationships of upland rice accessions from southwest China using microsatellite markers. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 144(1). 85–92. 10 indexed citations
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Mei, Hanwei, Jianlong Xu, Z. K. Li, et al.. (2005). QTLs influencing panicle size detected in two reciprocal introgressive line (IL) populations in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 112(4). 648–656. 87 indexed citations
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Tian, Pingfang, Guodong Wang, Gang Wu, et al.. (2003). Structure and Distribution of the Transposase Coding Subgroup of the Rice Rim2 Family Transcriptionally Induced by Magnaporthe grisea. 29(3). 257–264. 1 indexed citations
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Guo, Longbiao, Lijun Luo, Yongzhong Xing, et al.. (2002). QTL Mapping and Interaction Analysis for the Important Agronomic Traits of Shanyou 63 Recombinant Inbred Lines in Rice. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences. 10(4). 327–333. 4 indexed citations

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