Qianfeng Li

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
99 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Qianfeng Li is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Qianfeng Li has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Plant Science, 31 papers in Molecular Biology and 26 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Qianfeng Li's work include Food composition and properties (26 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (25 papers) and GABA and Rice Research (19 papers). Qianfeng Li is often cited by papers focused on Food composition and properties (26 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (25 papers) and GABA and Rice Research (19 papers). Qianfeng Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Qianfeng Li's co-authors include Changquan Zhang, Qiaoquan Liu, Junxian He, Minghong Gu, Dongsheng Zhao, Xiaolei Fan, Li‐Chun Huang, Samuel S. M. Sun, Zhide Hu and Lei Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Plant Cell and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Qianfeng Li

97 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

GS9 acts as a transcriptional activator to regulate rice grain shape and appearance quality

2018 266 citations Dongsheng Zhao, Qianfeng Li et al. profile →
Starch biosynthesis in cereal endosperms: An updated review over the last decade

2021 199 citations Li‐Chun Huang, Changquan Zhang et al. profile →

Peers

Qianfeng Li

GENET

Ian J. Tetlow Canada

John M. Dyer United States

Miroslav Ovečka Czechia

Joshua J. Blakeslee United States

Hideyuki Takahashi Japan

Toshiyuki Ohnishi Japan

Linhai Wang China

Cinzia M. Bertea Italy

Jian Yang China

Hanjo Hellmann United States

Ian J. Tetlow Canada

Qianfeng Li

2.4k ×0.8

598 ×0.4

2.3k ×2.7

193 ×0.3

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674 ×1.9

Citations per year, relative to Qianfeng Li Qianfeng Li (= 1×) peers Ian J. Tetlow

Countries citing papers authored by Qianfeng Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qianfeng Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qianfeng Li

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Jin-Dong, Qiaoquan Liu, & Qianfeng Li. (2025). DELLA family proteins function beyond the GA pathway. Trends in Plant Science. 30(4). 352–355. 2 indexed citations

Huang, Hui, Shentong Tao, Zhenyu Luo, et al.. (2025). Carbon dots - driven epigenome reprogramming reshapes DNA methylation landscapes in rice. Carbon. 242. 120464–120464. 4 indexed citations

Li, Song, Yu Zhou, Hui Zhang, et al.. (2025). Rice‐derived SARS‐CoV‐2 glycoprotein S1 subunit vaccine elicits humoral and cellular immune responses. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(7). 2570–2582. 1 indexed citations

Yan, Jiali, Jiawen Yu, Huimin Shen, et al.. (2025). Creating a Superior Wx Allele with Temperature-Responsive Amylose Regulation and a Novel Transcriptional Pattern in Rice via CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Promoter Editing. Foods. 14(8). 1330–1330. 1 indexed citations

Li, Qianfeng, Jian Sun, Xiang Li, Changling Yan, & Gongke Wang. (2024). Fluorescent nanosensor platform based on CdTe QDs-aptamer probe and MoS2 nanosheets for detection of silver(Ⅰ) ions. Microchemical Journal. 206. 111376–111376. 2 indexed citations

Jia, Shasha, Xinyu Ren, Mingwei Tong, et al.. (2024). OsIAA19, an Aux/IAA Family Gene, Involved in the Regulation of Seed-Specific Traits in Rice. Plants. 13(24). 3538–3538. 5 indexed citations

Li, Shuo, Juan Luo, Yueming Jiang, et al.. (2024). Brassinosteroid regulates stomatal development in etiolated Arabidopsis cotyledons via transcription factors BZR1 and BES1. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 195(2). 1382–1400. 10 indexed citations

Huang, Li‐Chun, Ying Xiao, Wei Zhao, et al.. (2023). Creating high‐resistant starch rice by simultaneous editing of SS3a and SS3b. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 22(4). 787–789. 24 indexed citations

Xiong, Min, Jiawen Yu, Jin-Dong Wang, et al.. (2022). Brassinosteroids regulate rice seed germination through the BZR1-RAmy3D transcriptional module. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 189(1). 402–418. 69 indexed citations

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Fan, Xiaolei, Jie Zhao, Yun Zhu, et al.. (2022). Exogenous Melatonin Improves the Quality Performance of Rice under High Temperature during Grain Filling. Agronomy. 12(4). 949–949. 24 indexed citations

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Chen, Fei, Yan Lu, Xiaolei Fan, et al.. (2022). The Underlying Physicochemical Properties and Starch Structures of indica Rice Grains with Translucent Endosperms under Low-Moisture Conditions. Foods. 11(10). 1378–1378. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhen, Ke Wei, Min Xiong, et al.. (2021). Glucan, Water‐Dikinase 1 (GWD1), an ideal biotechnological target for potential improving yield and quality in rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 19(12). 2606–2618. 37 indexed citations

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Yang, Yong, et al.. (2021). Grain Quality and Starch Physicochemical Properties of Chalky Rice Mutant. Agronomy. 11(8). 1575–1575. 9 indexed citations

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Huang, Li‐Chun, Jiawen Yu, Dongsheng Zhao, et al.. (2021). Improving rice eating and cooking quality by coordinated expression of the major starch synthesis-related genes, SSII and Wx, in endosperm. Plant Molecular Biology. 106(4-5). 419–432. 39 indexed citations

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Yang, Yong, Yan Lu, Qianfeng Li, et al.. (2021). The Physicochemical Properties of Starch Are Affected by Wxlv in Indica Rice. Foods. 10(12). 3089–3089. 8 indexed citations

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Huang, Li‐Chun, Qianfeng Li, Changquan Zhang, et al.. (2020). Creating novel Wx alleles with fine‐tuned amylose levels and improved grain quality in rice by promoter editing using CRISPR/Cas9 system. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 18(11). 2164–2166. 137 indexed citations

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Wang, Jin-Dong, Yu Zhou, Jiawen Yu, et al.. (2020). Advances in the Regulation of Plant Growth and Development and Stress Response by miR172-AP2 Module. Chinese Bulletin of Botany. 55(2). 205. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Changquan, Yong Yang, Fei Chen, et al.. (2020). Characteristics of Grain Physicochemical Properties and the Starch Structure in Rice Carrying a Mutated ALK/SSIIa Gene. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 68(47). 13950–13959. 31 indexed citations

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Li, Qianfeng, Jun Lü, Yu Zhou, et al.. (2019). Abscisic Acid Represses Rice Lamina Joint Inclination by Antagonizing Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis and Signaling. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(19). 4908–4908. 24 indexed citations

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Xu, Weifeng, Liguo Jia, Weiming Shi, et al.. (2012). Abscisic acid accumulation modulates auxin transport in the root tip to enhance proton secretion for maintaining root growth under moderate water stress. New Phytologist. 197(1). 139–150. 240 indexed citations

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