Ming Kang

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
146 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Ming Kang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ming Kang has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Molecular Biology, 74 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 46 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ming Kang's work include Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (53 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (45 papers) and Plant Diversity and Evolution (41 papers). Ming Kang is often cited by papers focused on Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (53 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (45 papers) and Plant Diversity and Evolution (41 papers). Ming Kang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Ming Kang's co-authors include Hongwen Huang, Xiaohong Yao, Pan Li, James L. Van Etten, Chao Feng, Hanghui Kong, Jing Wang, Lihua Yang, Andrew J. Lowe and Anna Moroni and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ming Kang

141 papers receiving 4.5k citations

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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.

Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in endangered fern Adiantum reniforme var. sinense

2006 2.0k citations Ming Kang, Hongwen Huang et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ming Kang

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Primulina pan-genome reveals differential gene retention following whole-genome duplications and provides insights into edaphic specialization 2025 ·Cell Reports ·Chao Feng, Lihua Yang, Jing Wang, (unknown), Ming Kang	0
2	Resolving the Stasis-Dynamism Paradox: Genome Evolution in Tree Ferns 2025 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), Chao Feng, (unknown), (unknown), Ming Kang, (unknown)	1
3	The interplay of abiotic and biotic factors likely drove one of the fastest plant radiations from tropical–subtropical Asia 2025 ·Journal of Integrative Plant Biology ·Lihua Yang, Fabien L. Condamine, CHUN-RUI LIN, Yan Liu, Ming Kang	0
4	Lineage Differentiation and Genomic Vulnerability in a Relict Tree From Subtropical Forests 2024 ·Evolutionary Applications ·(unknown), (unknown), Hongfeng Chen, Ming Kang	0
5	Genome-wide data reveal cryptic diversity and hybridization in a group of tree ferns 2023 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·(unknown), Shi‐Yong Dong, Lihua Yang, Jing Wang, Catherine Kidner, Ming Kang	8
6	Phylogenomics reveals widespread hybridization and polyploidization in Henckelia (Gesneriaceae) 2023 ·Annals of Botany ·Lihua Yang, (unknown), Fang Wen, Ming Kang	12
7	The genetic structure and demographic history revealed by whole-genome resequencing provide insights into conservation of critically endangered Artocarpus nanchuanensis 2023 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Tiantian Xue, Ming Kang, Huan Zhang, Xiaoxia Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Hongping Deng	2
8	A chromosome-scale assembly of the early-flowering Prunus campanulata and comparative genomics of cherries 2023 ·Scientific Data ·(unknown), Chao Feng, (unknown), Ming Kang	2
9	Phylogenomic Analyses Reveal an Allopolyploid Origin of Core Didymocarpinae (Gesneriaceae) Followed by Rapid Radiation 2023 ·Systematic Biology ·Lihua Yang, AJ Harris, Fang Wen, Zheng Li, Chao Feng, Hanghui Kong, Ming Kang	17
10	Jackfruit genome and population genomics provide insights into fruit evolution and domestication history in China 2022 ·Horticulture Research ·Xinggu Lin, Chao Feng, Tao Lin, Andrew J. Harris, (unknown), Ming Kang	12
11	Application of Toxoplasma gondii-specific SAG1, GRA7 and BAG1 proteins in serodiagnosis of animal toxoplasmosis 2022 ·Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Yali Sun, (unknown), Ming Kang, (unknown), Jixu Li	8
12	Primulina clausa, a new species of Gesneriaceae from northern Guangxi, China 2021 ·Phytotaxa ·Pengwei Li, (unknown), AJ Harris, Wei‐Bin Xu, (unknown), Ming Kang	1
13	Molecular detection of Anaplasma spp., Babesia spp. and Theileria spp. in yaks (Bos grunniens) and Tibetan sheep (Ovis aries) on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China 2021 ·Parasites & Vectors ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ruishan Li, Zhihong Chen, Shuyu Tian, (unknown), (unknown), Yali Sun, Jixu Li, Ming Kang, Ying Li	13
14	A new species of Primulina (Gesneriaceae) from Danxia landform in Jiangxi, China 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Hanghui Kong, Ming Kang, Lihua Yang	3
15	The identification of an R2R3-MYB transcription factor involved in regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis in Primulina swinglei flowers 2020 ·Gene ·Chen Feng, (unknown), (unknown), Chao Feng, Ming Kang	23
16	One or more species? GBS sequencing and morphological traits evidence reveal species diversification of <i>Sphaeropteris brunoniana</i> in China 2019 ·Biodiversity Science ·(unknown), Hui Shang, Baodong Liu, Ming Kang, (unknown)	8
17	Development of 10 single‐copy nuclear DNA markers for Euchresta horsfieldii (Fabaceae), a rare medicinal plant 2018 ·Applications in Plant Sciences ·(unknown), Chao Feng, Ming Kang, Hongwen Huang	1
18	Oreocharis pilosopetiolata, a new species of Gesneriaceae from southeastern Guangdong, China 2015 ·Phytotaxa ·Lihua Yang, (unknown), Ping Xu, (unknown), Yonghui Lu, Ming Kang	2
19	Microsatellite Loci Transferability in Chestnut 2008 ·Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science ·Ying Wang, Ming Kang, Hongwen Huang	12
20	Chlorella viruses evoke a rapid release of K+ from host cells during the early phase of infection 2007 ·Virology ·(unknown), Christine Meyer, (unknown), (unknown), Ming Kang, James L. Van Etten, Detlef Kramer, Brigitte Hertel, Anna Moroni, Gerhard Thiel	42

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