Ning Zhao

2.2k total citations
63 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ning Zhao is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Zhao has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Plant Science, 30 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ning Zhao's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (24 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (20 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (16 papers). Ning Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (24 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (20 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (16 papers). Ning Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Indonesia and Japan. Ning Zhao's co-authors include Hong Zhai, Qingchang Liu, Shaozhen He, Huan Zhang, Shaopei Gao, Yuanyuan Zhou, Hong Zhu, Kang Chen, Xu Li and Zhitong Ren and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Plant Cell and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Ning Zhao

60 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ning Zhao China 22 1.2k 776 96 89 85 63 1.5k
Weijuan Fan China 15 792 0.7× 570 0.7× 93 1.0× 65 0.7× 60 0.7× 21 1.1k
Sanghyeob Lee South Korea 24 1.7k 1.4× 893 1.2× 85 0.9× 238 2.7× 91 1.1× 72 2.0k
Ill‐Sup Nou South Korea 20 1.1k 0.9× 766 1.0× 49 0.5× 110 1.2× 20 0.2× 78 1.4k
Yongen Lu China 22 1.4k 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 110 1.1× 93 1.0× 18 0.2× 47 1.8k
Zi Shi China 18 761 0.6× 377 0.5× 33 0.3× 145 1.6× 86 1.0× 38 1.0k
Chunxian Chen United States 20 1.1k 0.9× 622 0.8× 175 1.8× 124 1.4× 278 3.3× 75 1.4k
Josef Fisher Israel 7 704 0.6× 478 0.6× 86 0.9× 153 1.7× 24 0.3× 10 890
Monique Guis France 12 867 0.7× 591 0.8× 77 0.8× 116 1.3× 40 0.5× 14 1.1k
Zongzhou Xie China 20 1.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 317 3.3× 47 0.5× 70 0.8× 46 1.7k
Lian Ding China 21 1.2k 1.0× 914 1.2× 43 0.4× 169 1.9× 63 0.7× 46 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ning Zhao

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All Works

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Zhai, Hong, Zhen Wang, Shaozhen He, et al.. (2025). Natural allelic variation of basic helix–loop–helix transcription factor 25 regulates carotenoid biosynthesis in sweet potato. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(7). 2627–2644. 2 indexed citations
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Gao, Shaopei, Ning Zhao, Hong Zhai, et al.. (2025). Natural allelic variation of NAC transcription factor 22 regulates starch biosynthesis and properties in sweetpotato. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 67(7). 1879–1894. 1 indexed citations
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Huo, Jinxi, Feibing Wang, Wenxin Wu, et al.. (2025). IbPIF1 confers stem nematode resistance by regulating secondary metabolites in sweet potato. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(10). 4650–4664.
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Song, Wenpeng, et al.. (2025). Evolutionary analysis of DELLA proteins in sweet potato and related species reveals their roles in development and stress responses. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16. 1494621–1494621. 3 indexed citations
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Peng, Kui, Hong Zhai, Shaopei Gao, et al.. (2025). Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the NLP Family in Sweet Potato and Its Two Diploid Relatives. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(17). 8435–8435.
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Zhang, Xiaochen, Xiaoli Zhang, Jun Yan, et al.. (2025). A chromosome-level genome assembly of Fusarium foetens that causes sweet potato root rot facilitates the identification of a key Fusarium-specific pathogenicity factor. Plant Communications. 6(10). 101421–101421. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Xu, Ning Zhao, Hanshuang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Identification of Crucial Modules and Genes Associated with Bt Gene Expression in Cotton. Genes. 15(4). 515–515. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuxin, Zhicheng Jiang, Hong Zhai, et al.. (2024). IbNF‐YA1 is a key factor in the storage root development of sweet potato. The Plant Journal. 118(6). 1991–2002. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jun, Hong Zhai, Shaozhen He, et al.. (2024). Source-sink synergy is the key unlocking sweet potato starch yield potential. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7260–7260. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Xu, Zhen Wang, Jun Zhang, et al.. (2024). IbNIEL‐mediated degradation of IbNAC087 regulates jasmonic acid‐dependent salt and drought tolerance in sweet potato. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 66(2). 176–195. 30 indexed citations
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Huo, Jinxi, Qingchang Liu, Shaozhen He, et al.. (2023). Genome-Wide Characterization of the PIFs Family in Sweet Potato and Functional Identification of IbPIF3.1 under Drought and Fusarium Wilt Stresses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(4). 4092–4092. 19 indexed citations
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Jiang, Zhicheng, Huan Zhang, Shaopei Gao, et al.. (2023). Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the Sucrose Synthase Gene Family in Sweet Potato and Its Two Diploid Relatives. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(15). 12493–12493. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Xu, Huan Zhang, Qingchang Liu, et al.. (2022). Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of CDPK Family Reveal Their Involvements in Growth and Development and Abiotic Stress in Sweet Potato and Its Two Diploid Relatives. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(6). 3088–3088. 13 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yuanyuan, Hong Zhai, Shaozhen He, et al.. (2022). A novel small open reading frame gene, IbEGF, enhances drought tolerance in transgenic sweet potato. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 965069–965069. 6 indexed citations
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Zhai, Hong, Yuxin Wang, Shaozhen He, et al.. (2022). The IbPYL8–IbbHLH66–IbbHLH118 complex mediates the abscisic acid‐dependent drought response in sweet potato. New Phytologist. 236(6). 2151–2171. 42 indexed citations
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Yan, Pengyu, Shaozhen He, Yannan Wang, et al.. (2022). Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of SWEET Family Genes in Sweet Potato and Its Two Diploid Relatives. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(24). 15848–15848. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huan, Xu Li, Kui Peng, et al.. (2022). The B-box transcription factor IbBBX29 regulates leaf development and flavonoid biosynthesis in sweet potato. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 191(1). 496–514. 32 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huan, Zhen Wang, Xu Li, et al.. (2021). The IbBBX24–IbTOE3–IbPRX17 module enhances abiotic stress tolerance by scavenging reactive oxygen species in sweet potato. New Phytologist. 233(3). 1133–1152. 74 indexed citations
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Li, Hui, Aixian Li, Hong Zhai, et al.. (2021). Development of a high-density SSR genetic linkage map in sweet potato. The Crop Journal. 9(6). 1367–1374. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huan, Xu Li, Qian Zhang, et al.. (2019). A non‐tandem CCCH‐type zinc‐finger protein, IbC3H18, functions as a nuclear transcriptional activator and enhances abiotic stress tolerance in sweet potato. New Phytologist. 223(4). 1918–1936. 88 indexed citations

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