Qi‐Wen Niu

7.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
27 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Qi‐Wen Niu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qi‐Wen Niu has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Plant Science, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Qi‐Wen Niu's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (15 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (9 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (8 papers). Qi‐Wen Niu is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (15 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (9 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (8 papers). Qi‐Wen Niu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and China. Qi‐Wen Niu's co-authors include Nam‐Hai Chua, Jianru Zuo, Shih‐Shun Lin, Rossana Henriques, Xiuren Zhang, Giovanna Frugis, Yoshihisa Ikeda, Hui‐Wen Wu, Hiroharu Banno and Shyi‐Dong Yeh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Biotechnology, The Plant Cell and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Qi‐Wen Niu

27 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Arabidopsis thaliana using the floral dip method

2006 1.8k citations Xiuren Zhang, Rossana Henriques et al. Nature Protocols profile →
An estrogen receptor‐based transactivator XVE mediates highly inducible gene expression in transgenic plants

2000 962 citations Jianru Zuo, Qi‐Wen Niu et al. The Plant Journal profile →
The WUSCHEL gene promotes vegetative‐to‐embryonic transition in Arabidopsis

2002 513 citations Jianru Zuo, Qi‐Wen Niu et al. The Plant Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qi‐Wen Niu United States	22	4.9k	4.2k	567	203	154	27	5.9k
Christophe Robaglia France	42	5.2k 1.1×	3.4k 0.8×	332 0.6×	528 2.6×	151 1.0×	92	6.2k
Baofang Fan United States	33	5.3k 1.1×	3.7k 0.9×	269 0.5×	153 0.8×	323 2.1×	53	6.4k
Sandrine Balzergue France	37	4.0k 0.8×	2.5k 0.6×	159 0.3×	161 0.8×	154 1.0×	78	4.7k
Olga Pontes United States	30	4.9k 1.0×	3.7k 0.9×	115 0.2×	149 0.7×	95 0.6×	40	5.8k
Chris A. Helliwell Australia	37	5.5k 1.1×	4.4k 1.0×	123 0.2×	209 1.0×	123 0.8×	75	6.4k
Benzhong Zhu China	33	3.2k 0.6×	2.6k 0.6×	166 0.3×	180 0.9×	57 0.4×	96	3.9k
Shuangxia Jin China	45	3.6k 0.7×	4.2k 1.0×	486 0.9×	121 0.6×	108 0.7×	122	5.6k
Jeremy R. Haag United States	17	4.1k 0.8×	2.9k 0.7×	111 0.2×	200 1.0×	81 0.5×	20	4.8k
Andrew P. Gleave New Zealand	26	4.1k 0.8×	3.3k 0.8×	406 0.7×	62 0.3×	273 1.8×	46	5.1k
Jiashu Cao China	31	3.0k 0.6×	2.5k 0.6×	138 0.2×	131 0.6×	57 0.4×	130	3.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Wu, Hui‐Wen, Shulin Deng, Huizhu Mao, et al.. (2018). A noncoding RNA transcribed from the AGAMOUS ( AG ) second intron binds to CURLY LEAF and represses AG expression in leaves. New Phytologist. 219(4). 1480–1491. 72 indexed citations

Sun, Hai‐Xi, Yan Li, Qi‐Wen Niu, & Nam‐Hai Chua. (2017). Dehydration stress extends mRNA 3′ untranslated regions with noncoding RNA functions in Arabidopsis. Genome Research. 27(8). 1427–1436. 32 indexed citations

Deng, Shulin, Hongzheng Dai, Catalina Arenas‐Huertero, et al.. (2014). Transcriptional Silencing of Arabidopsis Endogenes by Single-Stranded RNAs Targeting the Promoter Region. Plant and Cell Physiology. 55(4). 823–833. 19 indexed citations

Lafforgue, Guillaume, Fernando Martínez, Qi‐Wen Niu, et al.. (2013). Improving the Effectiveness of Artificial MicroRNA (amiR)-Mediated Resistance against Turnip Mosaic Virus by Combining Two amiRs or by Targeting Highly Conserved Viral Genomic Regions. Journal of Virology. 87(14). 8254–8256. 29 indexed citations

Jang, In‐Cheol, Qi‐Wen Niu, Shulin Deng, Pingzhi Zhao, & Nam‐Hai Chua. (2012). Enhancing protein stability with retained biological function in transgenic plants. The Plant Journal. 72(2). 345–354. 8 indexed citations

Lin, Shih‐Shun, Hui‐Wen Wu, Santiago F. Elena, et al.. (2009). Molecular Evolution of a Viral Non-Coding Sequence under the Selective Pressure of amiRNA-Mediated Silencing. PLoS Pathogens. 5(2). e1000312–e1000312. 67 indexed citations

Wang, Xingchun, Qi‐Wen Niu, Chong Teng, et al.. (2008). Overexpression of PGA37/MYB118 and MYB115 promotes vegetative-to-embryonic transition in Arabidopsis. Cell Research. 19(2). 224–235. 132 indexed citations

Lin, Shih‐Shun, Rossana Henriques, Hui‐Wen Wu, et al.. (2007). Strategies and mechanisms of plant virus resistance. Plant Biotechnology Reports. 1(3). 125–134. 31 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiuren, Rossana Henriques, Shih‐Shun Lin, Qi‐Wen Niu, & Nam‐Hai Chua. (2006). Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Arabidopsis thaliana using the floral dip method. Nature Protocols. 1(2). 641–646. 1763 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ikeda, Yoshihisa, Hiroharu Banno, Qi‐Wen Niu, Stephen H. Howell, & Nam‐Hai Chua. (2006). The ENHANCER OF SHOOT REGENERATION 2 gene in Arabidopsis Regulates CUP-SHAPED COTYLEDON 1 at the Transcriptional Level and Controls Cotyledon Development. Plant and Cell Physiology. 47(11). 1443–1456. 148 indexed citations

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Niu, Qi‐Wen, Shih‐Shun Lin, José Luis Reyes, et al.. (2006). Expression of artificial microRNAs in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana confers virus resistance. Nature Biotechnology. 24(11). 1420–1428. 402 indexed citations

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Xu, Jun, Jun‐Yi Yang, Qi‐Wen Niu, & Nam‐Hai Chua. (2006). ArabidopsisDCP2, DCP1, and VARICOSE Form a Decapping Complex Required for Postembryonic Development. The Plant Cell. 18(12). 3386–3398. 226 indexed citations

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Zuo, Jianru, Qi‐Wen Niu, Yoshihisa Ikeda, & Nam‐Hai Chua. (2002). Marker-free transformation: increasing transformation frequency by the use of regeneration-promoting genes. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 13(2). 173–180. 68 indexed citations

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Zuo, Jianru, Qi‐Wen Niu, Giovanna Frugis, & Nam‐Hai Chua. (2002). The WUSCHEL gene promotes vegetative‐to‐embryonic transition in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 30(3). 349–359. 513 indexed citations breakdown →

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Banno, Hiroharu, Yoshihisa Ikeda, Qi‐Wen Niu, & Nam‐Hai Chua. (2001). Overexpression of Arabidopsis ESR1 Induces Initiation of Shoot Regeneration. The Plant Cell. 13(12). 2609–2618. 265 indexed citations

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Zuo, Jianru, Qi‐Wen Niu, Simon Geir Møller, & Nam‐Hai Chua. (2001). Chemical-regulated, site-specific DNA excision in transgenic plants. Nature Biotechnology. 19(2). 157–161. 256 indexed citations

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Zuo, Jianru, Qi‐Wen Niu, & Nam‐Hai Chua. (2000). An estrogen receptor‐based transactivator XVE mediates highly inducible gene expression in transgenic plants. The Plant Journal. 24(2). 265–273. 962 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zuo, Jianru, Qi‐Wen Niu, Naoko K. Nishizawa, et al.. (2000). KORRIGAN, an Arabidopsis Endo-1,4-b-Glucanase, Localizes to the Cell Plate by Polarized Targeting and Is Essential for Cytokinesis. The Plant Cell. 12(7). 1137–1137. 4 indexed citations

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Zuo, Jianru, Qi‐Wen Niu, Naoko K. Nishizawa, et al.. (2000). KORRIGAN, an Arabidopsis Endo-1,4-β-Glucanase, Localizes to the Cell Plate by Polarized Targeting and Is Essential for Cytokinesis. The Plant Cell. 12(7). 1137–1152. 210 indexed citations

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Kunkel, Tim, et al.. (1999). Inducible isopentenyl transferase as a high-efficiency marker for plant transformation. Nature Biotechnology. 17(9). 916–919. 102 indexed citations

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