Qixin Sun

16.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
284 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Qixin Sun is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Qixin Sun has authored 284 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 265 papers in Plant Science, 81 papers in Molecular Biology and 77 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Qixin Sun's work include Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (159 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (72 papers) and Genetics and Plant Breeding (62 papers). Qixin Sun is often cited by papers focused on Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (159 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (72 papers) and Genetics and Plant Breeding (62 papers). Qixin Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Qixin Sun's co-authors include Zhongfu Ni, Yingyin Yao, Huiru Peng, Mingming Xin, Zhaorong Hu, Chaojie Xie, Zhiyong Liu, Jinkun Du, Yirong Zhang and Weilong Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Qixin Sun

270 papers receiving 10.3k 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.

Altered circadian rhythms regulate growth vigour in hybrids and allopolyploids

2008 532 citations Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun et al. profile →
Temporal transcriptome profiling reveals expression partitioning of homeologous genes contributing to heat and drought acclimation in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

2015 297 citations Zhenshan Liu, Mingming Xin et al. profile →
The endosperm-specific transcription factor TaNAC019 regulates glutenin and starch accumulation and its elite allele improves wheat grain quality

2021 138 citations Yujiao Gao, Yongming Chen et al. The Plant Cell profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Decoupling the pleiotropic effects of VRT-A2 during reproductive development enhances wheat grain length and weight 2025 ·The Plant Cell ·(unknown), (unknown), Xiangqing Liu, (unknown), Lingling Chai, Weilong Guo, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Jie Liu	2
2	TaSED interacts with TaSPA synergistically regulating SDS‐sedimentation volume in bread wheat 2025 ·Journal of Integrative Plant Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Guoyu Liu, (unknown), Huanwen Xu, (unknown), Shumin Wen, Mingshan You, Chaojie Xie, Jie Liu, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Baoyun Li	1
3	TaSG‐D1–TaGAMyb signaling module regulates seed weight in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) 2025 ·The Plant Journal ·Yan Zhou, G.J. Cui, Shijun Wei, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jie Cao, Baoyue Zhang, (unknown), Huiru Peng, Yingyin Yao, Zhaorong Hu, Zhongfu Ni, Ive De Smet, Qixin Sun, Mingming Xin	0
4	Innovative computational tools provide new insights into the polyploid wheat genome 2024 ·aBIOTECH ·Yongming Chen, Wenxi Wang, (unknown), Huiru Peng, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Weilong Guo	5
5	The transcription factor CAMTA2 interacts with the histone acetyltransferase GCN5 and regulates grain weight in wheat 2024 ·The Plant Cell ·(unknown), (unknown), Yujiao Gao, (unknown), Xiaobang Zhang, Xue Zhang, Vincenzo Rossi, (unknown), Jun Xiao, Mingming Xin, Jinkun Du, Zhaorong Hu, Jie Liu, Huiru Peng, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Yingyin Yao	8
6	Fine-mapping and validation of the major quantitative trait locus QFlANG-4B for flag leaf angle in wheat 2024 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·(unknown), Xinyi Chen, Kai Yang, Siyuan Chang, Xue Zhang, (unknown), Long‐Fei Wu, Mingming Xin, Zhaorong Hu, Jie Liu, Huiru Peng, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Yingyin Yao, Jinkun Du	2
7	HSP90.2 modulates 2Q2‐mediated wheat resistance against powdery mildew 2023 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·Yan Yan, (unknown), (unknown), Xiaoming Li, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Congwei Sun, Yan Ren, (unknown), Chaojie Xie, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Feng Chen, Jin‐Ying Gou	6
8	Phosphorylation of KAT-2B by WKS1/Yr36 redirects the lipid flux to jasmonates to enhance resistance against wheat stripe rust 2023 ·Journal of genetics and genomics ·Yan Yan, Xiaoming Li, Yun Chen, Tiantian Wu, (unknown), Meiqi Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Junli Zhang, Xuebin Zhang, Awais Rasheed, (unknown), (unknown), Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Jin‐Ying Gou	11
9	Loss of OsHRC function confers blast resistance without yield penalty in rice 2023 ·Plant Biotechnology Journal ·Yanpeng Ding, Fuping Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Zhenzhen Zhu, Xi He, Guihua Bai, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Zhenqi Su	8
10	Thermosensitive SUMOylation of TaHsfA1 defines a dynamic ON/OFF molecular switch for the heat stress response in wheat 2023 ·The Plant Cell ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wenxi Wang, (unknown), Xiangqing Liu, (unknown), Yongming Chen, Weilong Guo, Mingming Xin, Yingyin Yao, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Huiru Peng, Jie Liu	29
11	Paternally imprinted LATE‐FLOWERING2 transcription factor contributes to paternal‐excess interploidy hybridization barriers in wheat 2023 ·Journal of Integrative Plant Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Kuohai Yu, G.J. Cui, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yumei Zhang, Huiru Peng, Yingyin Yao, Zhaorong Hu, Vincenzo Rossi, Ive De Smet, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Mingming Xin	0
12	Histone acetyltransferase TaHAG1 interacts with TaNACL to promote heat stress tolerance in wheat 2022 ·Plant Biotechnology Journal ·Jingchen Lin, Na Song, (unknown), Xingbei Liu, (unknown), Jinpeng Li, (unknown), Zehui Liu, Yongming Chen, (unknown), Xiaoyu Liu, Yingyin Yao, Weilong Guo, Mingming Xin, Huiru Peng, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Zhaorong Hu	30
13	Identification of a novel major QTL from Chinese wheat cultivar Ji5265 for Fusarium head blight resistance in greenhouse 2022 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·(unknown), Fuping Zhang, Jixin Zhao, Guihua Bai, Paul St. Amand, Amy Bernardo, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Zhenqi Su	13
14	ggComp enables dissection of germplasm resources and construction of a multiscale germplasm network in wheat 2022 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·(unknown), Zihao Wang, Wenxi Wang, Xiaoming Xie, Lingling Chai, Xiaobo Wang, (unknown), Jinghui Li, Huiru Peng, Zhenqi Su, Mingshan You, Yingyin Yao, Mingming Xin, Zhaorong Hu, Jie Liu, Rongqi Liang, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Weilong Guo	24
15	The Transcriptional and Splicing Changes Caused by Hybridization Can Be Globally Recovered by Genome Doubling during Allopolyploidization 2021 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Jinxia Qin, (unknown), Hongxia Li, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Zhenshan Liu	9
16	Pleiotropic function of the SQUAMOSA PROMOTER-BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE gene TaSPL14 in wheat plant architecture 2021 ·Planta ·Jie Cao, Kaiye Liu, Wanjun Song, Jianing Zhang, Yingyin Yao, Mingming Xin, Zhaorong Hu, Huiru Peng, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Jinkun Du	36
17	Histone acetyltransferase TaHAG1 acts as a crucial regulator to strengthen salt tolerance of hexaploid wheat 2021 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Mei Zheng, Jingchen Lin, Xingbei Liu, (unknown), Jinpeng Li, Yujiao Gao, (unknown), Wanjun Song, Mingming Xin, Yingyin Yao, Huiru Peng, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, Zhaorong Hu	111
18	SnpHub: an easy-to-set-up web server framework for exploring large-scale genomic variation data in the post-genomic era with applications in wheat 2020 ·GigaScience ·Wenxi Wang, Zihao Wang, Xintong Li, Zhongfu Ni, Zhaorong Hu, Mingming Xin, Huiru Peng, Yingyin Yao, Qixin Sun, Weilong Guo	64
19	Origin and adaptation to high altitude of Tibetan semi-wild wheat 2020 ·Nature Communications ·Weilong Guo, Mingming Xin, Zihao Wang, Yingyin Yao, Zhaorong Hu, Wanjun Song, Kuohai Yu, Yongming Chen, Xiaobo Wang, Panfeng Guan, R. Appels, Huiru Peng, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun	128
20	Mutations in eIF5B Confer Thermosensitive and Pleiotropic Phenotypes via Translation Defects in Arabidopsis thaliana 2017 ·The Plant Cell ·Liyuan Zhang, Xinye Liu, Kishor Gaikwad, Xiaoxia Kou, (unknown), (unknown), Mingming Xin, Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun, (unknown), Elizabeth Vierling	47

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