Qian Ma

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 772 citations indexed

About

Qian Ma is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Qian Ma has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 772 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in Qian Ma's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (15 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (7 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (6 papers). Qian Ma is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (15 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (7 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (6 papers). Qian Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and Belgium. Qian Ma's co-authors include Stéphanie Robert, Mingqiu Dai, Yongfeng Hu, Yu Zhao, Dao‐Xiu Zhou, Tuantuan Zhao, Zhong‐Nan Yang, Adeline Rigal, Peter Grones and Qifa Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Qian Ma

29 papers receiving 759 citations

Hit Papers

Structure and function of the Arabidopsis ABC transporter... 2024 2026 2025 2024 10 20 30 40 50
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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.

  1. Structure and function of the Arabidopsis ABC transporter ABCB19 in brassinosteroid export
    2024 54 citations Hong Wei, Qian Ma et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Qian Ma China 16 566 508 41 35 30 31 772
Shuzhi Zheng China 14 786 1.4× 597 1.2× 46 1.1× 41 1.2× 19 0.6× 19 976
Marcela Hernández-Coronado Mexico 7 412 0.7× 297 0.6× 22 0.5× 22 0.6× 15 0.5× 7 562
Xiangsong Chen China 21 1.3k 2.2× 1.0k 2.0× 93 2.3× 27 0.8× 11 0.4× 49 1.6k
Debbie Rombaut Belgium 11 728 1.3× 672 1.3× 86 2.1× 47 1.3× 8 0.3× 12 1.0k
Silvia M. Velasquez Argentina 10 683 1.2× 442 0.9× 16 0.4× 23 0.7× 18 0.6× 12 785
Trent Newman New Zealand 10 399 0.7× 574 1.1× 120 2.9× 54 1.5× 7 0.2× 16 788
Consuelo Montesinos Spain 12 527 0.9× 419 0.8× 26 0.6× 43 1.2× 18 0.6× 14 766
Yashitola Wamboldt United States 12 516 0.9× 609 1.2× 58 1.4× 28 0.8× 19 0.6× 14 898
Jean-Jacques Favory France 9 1.1k 1.9× 1.3k 2.5× 23 0.6× 14 0.4× 47 1.6× 11 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Qian Ma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qian Ma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qian Ma

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ma, Qian, Siamsa M. Doyle, Sara Raggi, et al.. (2025). RACK1A positively regulates opening of the apical hook in Arabidopsis thaliana via suppression of its auxin response gradient. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(30). e2407224122–e2407224122.
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Wu, Xi, Mengfan Wu, Qian Ma, et al.. (2025). MMDH2-mediated hydroxyproline accumulation regulates iron-deficiency stress response in Arabidopsis. Plant Stress. 17. 100976–100976.
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Zhao, Xiaoming, Qian Ma, Pan Jia, et al.. (2025). The Tra/Dsx-JHBP axis controls female-specific gene expression and oviposition in locusts. PLoS Biology. 23(8). e3003321–e3003321. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Hong, Qian Ma, Nemanja Vukašinović, et al.. (2024). Structure and function of the Arabidopsis ABC transporter ABCB19 in brassinosteroid export. Science. 383(6689). eadj4591–eadj4591. 54 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Xi, Qian Ma, Tingting Wang, et al.. (2024). The transcription factor bZIP44 cooperates with MYB10 and MYB72 to regulate the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to iron deficiency stress. New Phytologist. 242(6). 2586–2603. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Zhan, Meng Lin, Di Cao, et al.. (2024). Genome-wide characterization of pyrabactin resistance 1-like (PYL) family genes revealed AhPYL6 confer the resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum in peanut. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 217. 109295–109295. 3 indexed citations
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Ma, Qian, et al.. (2024). Identification of mapk genes, and their expression profiles in response to low salinity stress, in cobia (Rachycentron canadum). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 271. 110950–110950. 3 indexed citations
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Ma, Xingli, Di Cao, Kunkun Zhao, et al.. (2024). Natural resistance-associated macrophage proteins are involved in tolerance to heavy metal Cd2+ toxicity and resistance to bacterial wilt of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 207. 108411–108411. 9 indexed citations
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Lu, Qing, Yonghong Zhang, Caterina Giannini, et al.. (2022). Proteome-wide cellular thermal shift assay reveals unexpected cross-talk between brassinosteroid and auxin signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(11). e2118220119–e2118220119. 24 indexed citations
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Ma, Qian, et al.. (2022). Selective chemical probes can untangle the complexity of the plant cell endomembrane system. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 68. 102223–102223. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Peipei, Qian Ma, Kunkun Zhao, et al.. (2021). Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of auxin response factors in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). PeerJ. 9. e12319–e12319. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Jinfeng, Jiandong Zhang, Jiansheng Huang, et al.. (2020). RNA-seq analysis reveals divergent adaptive response to hyper- and hypo-salinity in cobia, Rachycentron canadum. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 46(5). 1713–1727. 22 indexed citations
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Hu, Lihua, et al.. (2019). Expansion and maintenance of primary corneal epithelial stem/progenitor cells by inhibition of TGFβ receptor I-mediated signaling. Experimental Eye Research. 182. 44–56. 17 indexed citations
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Pařízková, Barbora, Martin Kubeš, Alexandra Husičková, et al.. (2018). New fluorescently labeled auxins exhibit promising anti-auxin activity. New Biotechnology. 48. 44–52. 18 indexed citations
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Zhu, Dan, et al.. (2016). Function Exploration of Grape WRKY Family Proteins Under Abiotic Stresses. 32(10). 83. 1 indexed citations
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Doyle, Siamsa M., Ash Haeger, Thomas Vain, et al.. (2015). An early secretory pathway mediated by GNOM-LIKE 1 and GNOM is essential for basal polarity establishment inArabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(7). E806–15. 49 indexed citations
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Rigal, Adeline, Qian Ma, & Stéphanie Robert. (2014). Unraveling plant hormone signaling through the use of small molecules. Frontiers in Plant Science. 5. 373–373. 53 indexed citations
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Dai, Mingqiu, Yongfeng Hu, Qian Ma, Yu Zhao, & Dao‐Xiu Zhou. (2007). Functional analysis of rice HOMEOBOX4 (Oshox4) gene reveals a negative function in gibberellin responses. Plant Molecular Biology. 66(3). 289–301. 41 indexed citations

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