Nai‐Qian Dong

3.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
17 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Nai‐Qian Dong is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nai‐Qian Dong has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Plant Science, 9 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Nai‐Qian Dong's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (9 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (7 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (4 papers). Nai‐Qian Dong is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (9 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (7 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (4 papers). Nai‐Qian Dong collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Nai‐Qian Dong's co-authors include Hong‐Xuan Lin, Wang‐Wei Ye, Jun‐Xiang Shan, Tao Guo, Chuanlin Shi, Ke Chen, Jiping Gao, Zi‐Qi Lu, Yi‐Bing Yang and Yi Kan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Genetics and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Nai‐Qian Dong

16 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Contribution of phenylpropanoid metabolism to plant development and plant–environment interactions

2020 1.1k citations Nai‐Qian Dong, Hong‐Xuan Lin Journal of Integrative Plant Biology profile →
GRAIN SIZE AND NUMBER1 Negatively Regulates the OsMKKK10-OsMKK4-OsMPK6 Cascade to Coordinate the Trade-off between Grain Number per Panicle and Grain Size in Rice

2018 244 citations Tao Guo, Ke Chen et al. The Plant Cell profile →
UDP-glucosyltransferase regulates grain size and abiotic stress tolerance associated with metabolic flux redirection in rice

2020 240 citations Nai‐Qian Dong, Yuwei Sun et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nai‐Qian Dong China	14	1.8k	1.1k	525	112	99	17	2.3k
Hiroyuki Fukuoka Japan	33	2.8k 1.5×	1.5k 1.4×	538 1.0×	104 0.9×	116 1.2×	82	3.3k
Yunjun Liu China	24	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	541 1.0×	55 0.5×	59 0.6×	59	2.2k
Qingchang Liu China	34	2.8k 1.5×	1.7k 1.6×	267 0.5×	197 1.8×	134 1.4×	119	3.4k
Yanqiang Gao China	16	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	532 1.0×	242 2.2×	126 1.3×	31	2.2k
Gongwei Wang China	23	2.4k 1.3×	955 0.9×	1.4k 2.6×	97 0.9×	81 0.8×	33	3.0k
Zehong Ding China	28	2.1k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	349 0.7×	93 0.8×	69 0.7×	67	2.4k
Gabriella Sonnante Italy	29	2.0k 1.1×	600 0.6×	203 0.4×	88 0.8×	145 1.5×	87	2.5k
Ezio Portis Italy	36	2.7k 1.5×	980 0.9×	650 1.2×	160 1.4×	165 1.7×	128	3.3k
Apichart Vanavichit Thailand	28	1.8k 1.0×	460 0.4×	543 1.0×	58 0.5×	121 1.2×	100	2.1k
Kede Liu China	37	3.5k 1.9×	2.8k 2.6×	952 1.8×	126 1.1×	64 0.6×	89	4.5k

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17 of 17 papers shown

Lu, Zi‐Qi, Tao Guo, Yingjie Cao, et al.. (2025). Rice SINA E3 ligases dichotomously control ERECTA1 ubiquitination and stability to regulate panicle morphogenesis and grain yield. Molecular Plant. 19(1). 172–190.

Zhao, Huai‐Yu, Jun‐Xiang Shan, Wang‐Wei Ye, et al.. (2024). A QTL GN1.1, encoding FT‐L1, regulates grain number and yield by modulating polar auxin transport in rice. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 66(10). 2158–2174. 4 indexed citations

Yu, Hong‐Xiao, Yingjie Cao, Yibing Yang, et al.. (2024). A TT1–SCE1 module integrates ubiquitination and SUMOylation to regulate heat tolerance in rice. Molecular Plant. 17(12). 1899–1918. 10 indexed citations

Guo, Tao, Zi‐Qi Lu, Yehui Xiong, et al.. (2023). Optimization of rice panicle architecture by specifically suppressing ligand–receptor pairs. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1640–1640. 35 indexed citations

Yu, Jiajun, Ben Liao, Jun‐Xiang Shan, et al.. (2022). An α/β hydrolase family member negatively regulates salt tolerance but promotes flowering through three distinct functions in rice. Molecular Plant. 15(12). 1908–1930. 20 indexed citations

Zhang, Yimin, Hong‐Xiao Yu, Wang‐Wei Ye, et al.. (2021). A rice QTL GS3.1 regulates grain size through metabolic-flux distribution between flavonoid and lignin metabolons without affecting stress tolerance. Communications Biology. 4(1). 1171–1171. 27 indexed citations

Shi, Chuanlin, Nai‐Qian Dong, Tao Guo, et al.. (2020). A quantitative trait locus GW6 controls rice grain size and yield through the gibberellin pathway. The Plant Journal. 103(3). 1174–1188. 108 indexed citations

Dong, Nai‐Qian, Yuwei Sun, Tao Guo, et al.. (2020). UDP-glucosyltransferase regulates grain size and abiotic stress tolerance associated with metabolic flux redirection in rice. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2629–2629. 240 indexed citations breakdown →

Guo, Tao, Zi‐Qi Lu, Jun‐Xiang Shan, et al.. (2020). ERECTA1 Acts Upstream of the OsMKKK10-OsMKK4-OsMPK6 Cascade to Control Spikelet Number by Regulating Cytokinin Metabolism in Rice. The Plant Cell. 32(9). 2763–2779. 129 indexed citations

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Dong, Nai‐Qian & Hong‐Xuan Lin. (2020). Contribution of phenylpropanoid metabolism to plant development and plant–environment interactions. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 63(1). 180–209. 1054 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Ke, Tao Guo, Xinmin Li, et al.. (2019). NAL8 encodes a prohibitin that contributes to leaf and spikelet development by regulating mitochondria and chloroplasts stability in rice. BMC Plant Biology. 19(1). 395–395. 14 indexed citations

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Guo, Tao, Hua‐Chang Chen, Zi‐Qi Lu, et al.. (2019). A SAC Phosphoinositide Phosphatase Controls Rice Development via Hydrolyzing PI4P and PI(4,5)P₂. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 182(3). 1346–1358. 18 indexed citations

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Chen, Ke, Tao Guo, Xinmin Li, et al.. (2019). Translational Regulation of Plant Response to High Temperature by a Dual-Function tRNAHis Guanylyltransferase in Rice. Molecular Plant. 12(8). 1123–1142. 55 indexed citations

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Guo, Tao, Ke Chen, Nai‐Qian Dong, et al.. (2019). Tillering and small grain 1 dominates the tryptophan aminotransferase family required for local auxin biosynthesis in rice. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 62(5). 581–600. 50 indexed citations

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Guo, Tao, Ke Chen, Nai‐Qian Dong, et al.. (2018). GRAIN SIZE AND NUMBER1 Negatively Regulates the OsMKKK10-OsMKK4-OsMPK6 Cascade to Coordinate the Trade-off between Grain Number per Panicle and Grain Size in Rice. The Plant Cell. 30(4). 871–888. 244 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Xinmin, Dai‐Yin Chao, Yuan Wu, et al.. (2015). Natural alleles of a proteasome α2 subunit gene contribute to thermotolerance and adaptation of African rice. Nature Genetics. 47(7). 827–833. 267 indexed citations

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Zhao, Haiming, et al.. (2013). Quantitative trait loci mapping for plant architecture traits across two upland cotton populations using SSR markers. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 152(2). 275–287. 13 indexed citations

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