Nan Wu

4.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
67 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Nan Wu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Wu has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Genetics and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Nan Wu's work include Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (8 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (5 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (5 papers). Nan Wu is often cited by papers focused on Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (8 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (5 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (5 papers). Nan Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Nan Wu's co-authors include Yanqun Li, Christopher Q. Lan, Mark Horsman, Bei Wang, Bei Wang, Fashui Hong, Xiaohong Yu, Yu‐Qing Zhang, Ying Zhang and Wenhong Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Nan Wu

64 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Effects of nitrogen sources on cell growth and lipid accumulation of green alga Neochloris oleoabundans

2008 886 citations Yanqun Li, Nan Wu et al. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology profile →
CO2 bio-mitigation using microalgae

2008 822 citations Bei Wang, Yanqun Li et al. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology profile →
Biofuels from Microalgae

2008 778 citations Yanqun Li, Nan Wu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nan Wu China	20	2.3k	1.0k	844	335	303	67	3.5k
Jiangxin Wang China	32	1.6k 0.7×	427 0.4×	1.6k 1.9×	256 0.8×	192 0.6×	87	3.0k
Wei Xiong United States	27	1.3k 0.6×	591 0.6×	1.5k 1.8×	138 0.4×	241 0.8×	75	2.6k
Ute C. Marx Germany	22	1.6k 0.7×	859 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	217 0.6×	65 0.2×	45	2.9k
Aran Incharoensakdi Thailand	38	2.6k 1.1×	820 0.8×	2.1k 2.5×	839 2.5×	495 1.6×	201	5.3k
Pengcheng Fu China	27	739 0.3×	675 0.7×	970 1.1×	116 0.3×	345 1.1×	116	2.7k
Kazuhisa Miyamoto Japan	39	1.0k 0.4×	373 0.4×	1.6k 1.9×	302 0.9×	848 2.8×	139	4.2k
Yuhuan Liu China	28	714 0.3×	1.0k 1.0×	738 0.9×	118 0.4×	281 0.9×	81	2.8k
Guangyi Wang China	34	1.0k 0.5×	650 0.6×	1.8k 2.2×	145 0.4×	292 1.0×	158	4.2k
Yuanguang Li China	30	2.0k 0.8×	448 0.4×	788 0.9×	431 1.3×	149 0.5×	86	2.5k
Si Wouk Kim South Korea	31	361 0.2×	610 0.6×	1.4k 1.7×	286 0.9×	271 0.9×	138	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Nan Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nan Wu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nan Wu

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Jiahui, Peng Yan, Nan Wu, et al.. (2025). The pan-plastome reveals the genetic diversity and genetic divergence of Forsythia suspensa (Oleaceae) from the maternal inheritance perspective. Industrial Crops and Products. 234. 121545–121545. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Nan, Yu Gao, Jinhua Wu, et al.. (2025). Overexpression of myo-inositol oxygenase gene GbMIOX8 promotes fiber cell elongation by altering cell wall composition in cotton. Gene. 951. 149387–149387.

Wu, Nan, et al.. (2024). Toxic mechanisms of nanoplastics exposure at environmental concentrations on juvenile red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii): From multiple perspectives. Environmental Pollution. 352. 124125–124125. 9 indexed citations

Liu, Zhengwen, Zhengwen Sun, Huifeng Ke, et al.. (2023). Transcriptome, Ectopic Expression and Genetic Population Analysis Identify Candidate Genes for Fiber Quality Improvement in Cotton. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(9). 8293–8293. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Hui, Yi Zhang, Long Wang, et al.. (2023). Heritability Estimates of Growth-Related Traits in Oriental River Prawns, Macrobrachium nipponense. Aquaculture Research. 2023. 1–10. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Hui, et al.. (2023). Additive‐genetic relationships of growth and morphometrics to meat yield traits in Macrobrachium nipponense (De Haan, 1849). Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 55(2). 1 indexed citations

Wu, Nan, Yumeng Zhang, Shanshan Zhang, et al.. (2022). Polynucleotide Phosphorylase Mediates a New Mechanism of Persister Formation in Escherichia coli. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(1). e0154622–e0154622. 2 indexed citations

Ma, Jian, Nan Wu, Fan Qi, et al.. (2022). Transcriptome Study of Rice Roots Status under High Alkaline Stress at Seedling Stage. Agronomy. 12(4). 925–925. 12 indexed citations

Wu, Nan, Jun Yang, Guoning Wang, et al.. (2022). Novel insights into water-deficit-responsive mRNAs and lncRNAs during fiber development in Gossypium hirsutum. BMC Plant Biology. 22(1). 6–6. 7 indexed citations

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Wu, Nan, Dan Pei, Hao Wu, et al.. (2021). Predominant wheat-alien chromosome translocations in newly developed wheat of China. Molecular Breeding. 41(4). 30–30. 14 indexed citations

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Hu, Jintao, et al.. (2020). Establishment of an induced pluripotent stem cell line (SHFDi001-A) from a patient with ankylosing spondylitis. Stem Cell Research. 46. 101879–101879. 4 indexed citations

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Zhu, Xinxin, Huijuan Li, Zhitao Liu, et al.. (2020). Cytological and molecular characterizations of a novel 2A nullisomic line derived from a widely-grown wheat cultivar Zhoumai 18 conferring male sterility. PeerJ. 8. e10275–e10275. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Haiping, Shijun Xiao, Nan Wu, et al.. (2019). The sequence and de novo assembly of Oxygymnocypris stewartii genome. Scientific Data. 6(1). 190009–190009. 26 indexed citations

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Zhang, Mo, Zhuo Zhang, Zhenhui Wang, et al.. (2018). Screening and verification of genes associated with leaf angle and leaf orientation value in inbred maize lines. PLoS ONE. 13(12). e0208386–e0208386. 23 indexed citations

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Liu, Shuang, Nan Wu, Shanshan Zhang, et al.. (2017). Variable Persister Gene Interactions with (p)ppGpp for Persister Formation in Escherichia coli. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 1795–1795. 41 indexed citations

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Hong, Fashui, Nan Wu, Yingjun Zhou, et al.. (2017). Gastric toxicity involving alterations of gastritis-related protein expression in mice following long-term exposure to nano TiO 2. Food Research International. 95. 38–45. 27 indexed citations

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Wang, Wenjie, Jiazhen Chen, Gang Chen, et al.. (2015). Transposon Mutagenesis Identifies Novel Genes Associated with Staphylococcus aureus Persister Formation. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 1437–1437. 40 indexed citations

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Wu, Nan, et al.. (2011). Direct Torque Control for Brushless Doubly-Fed Machine Based on SVPWM. Small & Special Electrical Machines. 39(8). 58–60. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Bei, Yanqun Li, Nan Wu, & Christopher Q. Lan. (2008). CO2 bio-mitigation using microalgae. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 79(5). 707–718. 822 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wu, Nan. (2003). The Movement Modeling and Simulation of the Scheme of Angle Movement Controlling of the Simple Inverted Pendulum. Acta Simulata Systematica Sinica.

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