Longjun Zeng

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Longjun Zeng is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Longjun Zeng has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Plant Science, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Longjun Zeng's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (11 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (7 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (6 papers). Longjun Zeng is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (11 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (7 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (6 papers). Longjun Zeng collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Longjun Zeng's co-authors include Zuhua He, Qun Li, Qian Qian, Jiang Hu, Guosheng Xiong, Yuexing Wang, Jie Xu, Yunxia Fang, Jiayang Li and Xudong Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Genetics and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Longjun Zeng

24 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Copy number variation at the GL7 locus contributes to grain size diversity in rice

2015 446 citations Yuexing Wang, Guosheng Xiong et al. Nature Genetics profile →
A Rare Allele of GS2 Enhances Grain Size and Grain Yield in Rice

2015 402 citations Jiang Hu, Yuexing Wang et al. Molecular Plant profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Longjun Zeng China	16	1.6k	770	584	87	49	25	1.7k
Xinli Sun China	15	1.9k 1.2×	975 1.3×	348 0.6×	36 0.4×	27 0.6×	35	2.1k
Jung-Pil Suh South Korea	17	1.3k 0.8×	585 0.8×	209 0.4×	85 1.0×	43 0.9×	62	1.3k
Ji‐Ung Jeung South Korea	17	1.4k 0.9×	597 0.8×	255 0.4×	228 2.6×	67 1.4×	71	1.5k
Guanjun Gao China	18	1.1k 0.7×	525 0.7×	320 0.5×	136 1.6×	125 2.6×	46	1.2k
Jungil Yang South Korea	15	1.2k 0.8×	215 0.3×	626 1.1×	69 0.8×	30 0.6×	19	1.4k
Britta Schulz Germany	19	979 0.6×	333 0.4×	378 0.6×	55 0.6×	12 0.2×	29	1.1k
Qin Yang China	18	1.4k 0.9×	569 0.7×	412 0.7×	35 0.4×	15 0.3×	53	1.5k
Yuezhi Tao China	18	998 0.6×	297 0.4×	595 1.0×	32 0.4×	18 0.4×	24	1.2k
A. E. Van Deynze United States	13	1.5k 0.9×	754 1.0×	310 0.5×	20 0.2×	23 0.5×	15	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Longjun Zeng

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Minghao, Longjun Zeng, Jijun Yan, et al.. (2025). Pathogen‐Induced Endogenous Small Peptide Phytosulfokine Perceived by the Membrane Receptor OsPSKR2 Enhances Disease Resistance in Rice. Plant Cell & Environment. 49(3). 1583–1597.

Wu, Hao, Longjun Zeng, Xuelian Zheng, et al.. (2024). OsKANADI1 and OsYABBY5 regulate rice plant height by targeting GIBERELLIN 2-OXIDASE6. The Plant Cell. 37(1). 5 indexed citations

Wu, Hao, Bing He, Longjun Zeng, et al.. (2023). Gibberellin signaling regulates lignin biosynthesis to modulate rice seed shattering. The Plant Cell. 35(12). 4383–4404. 12 indexed citations

Tan, Yiqing, Minghao Qu, Kai Hong, et al.. (2023). OsWR2 recruits HDA704 to regulate the deacetylation of H4K8ac in the promoter of OsABI5 in response to drought stress. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 65(7). 1651–1669. 14 indexed citations

Zeng, Longjun, et al.. (2023). Rice requires a chromatin remodeler for Polymerase IV-small interfering RNA production and genomic immunity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 194(4). 2149–2164. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Lili, Longjun Zeng, Tianxin Zhu, et al.. (2021). Reinforcement of CHH methylation through RNA-directed DNA methylation ensures sexual reproduction in rice. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 188(2). 1189–1209. 40 indexed citations

Zeng, Longjun, et al.. (2020). The molecular basis of the interaction between Brassinosteroid induced and phosphorous deficiency induced leaf inclination in rice. Plant Growth Regulation. 91(2). 263–276. 7 indexed citations

Hu, Jiang, Yuexing Wang, Yunxia Fang, et al.. (2015). A Rare Allele of GS2 Enhances Grain Size and Grain Yield in Rice. Molecular Plant. 8(10). 1455–1465. 402 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhang, Lin, Jianjun Wang, Junmin Wang, et al.. (2015). Quantitative trait locus analysis and fine mapping of the qPL6 locus for panicle length in rice. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 128(6). 1151–1161. 27 indexed citations

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Wang, Yuexing, Guosheng Xiong, Jiang Hu, et al.. (2015). Copy number variation at the GL7 locus contributes to grain size diversity in rice. Nature Genetics. 47(8). 944–948. 446 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Weibing, Mingjun Gao, Xin Yin, et al.. (2013). Control of Rice Embryo Development, Shoot Apical Meristem Maintenance, and Grain Yield by a Novel Cytochrome P450. Molecular Plant. 6(6). 1945–1960. 74 indexed citations

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Ye, Shenghai, et al.. (2013). BEAK-SHAPED GRAIN 1/TRIANGULAR HULL 1, a DUF640 gene, is associated with grain shape, size and weight in rice. Science China Life Sciences. 56(3). 275–283. 33 indexed citations

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Tong, Xiaohong, Jinfeng Qi, Xu‐Dong Zhu, et al.. (2012). The rice hydroperoxide lyase OsHPL3 functions in defense responses by modulating the oxylipin pathway. The Plant Journal. 71(5). 763–775. 123 indexed citations

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Wang, Jianjun, et al.. (2011). A Novel Protein RLS1 with NB–ARM Domains Is Involved in Chloroplast Degradation during Leaf Senescence in Rice. Molecular Plant. 5(1). 205–217. 63 indexed citations

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Zhong, Sihui, Guojun Li, Qun Li, et al.. (2011). Rice RING protein OsBBI1 with E3 ligase activity confers broad-spectrum resistance against Magnaporthe oryzae by modifying the cell wall defence. Cell Research. 21(5). 835–848. 90 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yingying, Baichen Zhang, Weibing Yang, et al.. (2011). Two Arabidopsis cytochrome P450 monooxygenases, CYP714A1 and CYP714A2, function redundantly in plant development through gibberellin deactivation. The Plant Journal. 67(2). 342–353. 93 indexed citations

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Rao, Yuchun, Guojun Dong, Dali Zeng, et al.. (2010). Genetic analysis of leaffolder resistance in rice. Journal of genetics and genomics. 37(5). 325–331. 22 indexed citations

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Ye, Shenghai, Qingsheng Jin, Longjun Zeng, et al.. (2010). Characterization and mapping of a novel mutant sms1 (senescence and male sterility 1) in rice. Journal of genetics and genomics. 37(1). 47–55. 11 indexed citations

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Zeng, Dali, Jiang Hu, Guojun Dong, et al.. (2009). Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping of Flag‐leaf Ligule Length in Rice and Alignment with ZmLG1 Gene. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 51(4). 360–366. 15 indexed citations

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SOGAWA, Kazushige, et al.. (2005). Resistance Performance to Whitebacked Planthopper in Different Phenotypes of Japonica / Indica Doubled Haploid Rice Lines. 2 indexed citations

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