Ran Wei

1.1k total citations
36 papers, 657 citations indexed

About

Ran Wei is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ran Wei has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 657 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ran Wei's work include Fern and Epiphyte Biology (27 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (25 papers) and Plant and animal studies (14 papers). Ran Wei is often cited by papers focused on Fern and Epiphyte Biology (27 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (25 papers) and Plant and animal studies (14 papers). Ran Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, Slovakia and United Kingdom. Ran Wei's co-authors include Xian‐Chun Zhang, Qiao‐Ping Xiang, Harald Schneider, Yue‐Hong Yan, Hui Shen, Yizhen Shao, Xiaoquan Wang, Zuyu Yang, AJ Harris and Hui Shang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Molecular Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Ran Wei

31 papers receiving 645 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ran Wei China	15	536	273	141	81	70	36	657
Lars Nauheimer Australia	13	480 0.9×	388 1.4×	204 1.4×	50 0.6×	79 1.1×	22	634
Carlos A. Lehnebach New Zealand	14	490 0.9×	203 0.7×	342 2.4×	99 1.2×	72 1.0×	35	606
Simon Uribe‐Convers United States	12	337 0.6×	286 1.0×	201 1.4×	52 0.6×	143 2.0×	16	512
Jeffrey P. Rose United States	9	297 0.6×	208 0.8×	162 1.1×	58 0.7×	71 1.0×	19	399
Stephanie P. Lyon United States	6	584 1.1×	359 1.3×	271 1.9×	150 1.9×	73 1.0×	7	693
Steven Hunter Australia	3	430 0.8×	260 1.0×	191 1.4×	107 1.3×	40 0.6×	4	510
Joel H. Nitta United States	14	494 0.9×	128 0.5×	117 0.8×	108 1.3×	40 0.6×	30	595
Jean‐Yves Dubuisson France	19	918 1.7×	269 1.0×	178 1.3×	95 1.2×	35 0.5×	57	996
Natascha D. Wagner Germany	14	265 0.5×	191 0.7×	176 1.2×	70 0.9×	152 2.2×	28	490
Masatsugu Yokota Japan	12	240 0.4×	212 0.8×	218 1.5×	69 0.9×	101 1.4×	64	469

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ran Wei

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wei, Ran, et al.. (2025). Integrative population genomics and ecological niche modelling analyses illuminates the demographic history and inform conservation strategies of Calycanthus chinensis, a critically endangered shrub in subtropical China. Global Ecology and Conservation. 60. e03614–e03614.

Wei, Ran, et al.. (2025). Complete plastome and mitogenome assembly of endangered tree Karpatiosorbus bristoliensis reveals phylogenetic architecture for Sorbus sensu lato (Rosaceae). Frontiers in Plant Science. 16. 1619267–1619267.

Wei, Ran, et al.. (2024). A sectional classification of Diplazium Sw. (Athyriaceae), based on plastid genomic, nuclear ribosomal, and morphological evidence. Taxon. 74(1). 13–38. 1 indexed citations

Xue, Bine, et al.. (2024). ‘Out of Africa’ origin of the pantropical staghorn fern genus Platycerium (Polypodiaceae) supported by plastid phylogenomics and biogeographical analysis. Annals of Botany. 133(5-6). 697–710. 4 indexed citations

Yu, Jigao, et al.. (2023). The first homosporous lycophyte genome revealed the association between the recent dynamic accumulation of LTR-RTs and genome size variation. Plant Molecular Biology. 112(6). 325–340. 11 indexed citations

Wei, Ran, et al.. (2022). The Complete Chloroplast Genome of Endangered Species Stemona parviflora: Insight into the Phylogenetic Relationship and Conservation Implications. Genes. 13(8). 1361–1361. 12 indexed citations

Wei, Ran, et al.. (2022). Comparison of Boraginales Plastomes: Insights into Codon Usage Bias, Adaptive Evolution, and Phylogenetic Relationships. Diversity. 14(12). 1104–1104. 6 indexed citations

Wei, Ran & Xian‐Chun Zhang. (2022). A revised subfamilial classification of Polypodiaceae based on plastome, nuclear ribosomal, and morphological evidence. Taxon. 71(2). 288–306. 17 indexed citations

Wei, Ran, et al.. (2021). Ellipinema and ×Ellipisorus? Just Lepisorus (Polypodiaceae)!. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 161. 107176–107176. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hongrui, Ran Wei, Qiao‐Ping Xiang, & Xian‐Chun Zhang. (2020). Plastome-based phylogenomics resolves the placement of the sanguinolenta group in the spikemoss of lycophyte (Selaginellaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 147. 106788–106788. 25 indexed citations

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Wei, Ran, et al.. (2020). The origin of allotetraploid Lepisorus inaequibasis (Polypodiaceae) and paternal bias in its morphology and abiotic niche. Taxon. 69(1). 43–55. 6 indexed citations

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Wei, Ran, et al.. (2019). Backbone phylogeny of Lepisorus (Polypodiaceae) and a novel infrageneric classification based on the total evidence from plastid and morphological data. Cladistics. 36(3). 235–258. 19 indexed citations

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Wei, Ran & Xian‐Chun Zhang. (2019). Phylogeny of Diplazium (Athyriaceae) revisited: Resolving the backbone relationships based on plastid genomes and phylogenetic tree space analysis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 143. 106699–106699. 17 indexed citations

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Shang, Hui, et al.. (2018). Diplazium yinchanianum (Athyriaceae): A New Fern from the Border between China and Vietnam. Phytotaxa. 343(2).

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Shang, Hui, Michael Sundue, Ran Wei, et al.. (2018). Hiya: A new genus segregated from Hypolepis in the fern family Dennstaedtiaceae, based on phylogenetic evidence and character evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 127. 449–458. 18 indexed citations

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Wei, Xueping, Yaodong Qi, Xian‐Chun Zhang, et al.. (2017). Phylogeny, historical biogeography and characters evolution of the drought resistant fern Pyrrosia Mirbel (Polypodiaceae) inferred from plastid and nuclear markers. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12757–12757. 21 indexed citations

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Wei, Ran, Yue‐Hong Yan, AJ Harris, et al.. (2017). Plastid Phylogenomics Resolve Deep Relationships among Eupolypod II Ferns with Rapid Radiation and Rate Heterogeneity. Genome Biology and Evolution. 9(6). 1646–1657. 68 indexed citations

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Wei, Ran, et al.. (2017). A total-evidence phylogeny of the lady fern genus Athyrium Roth (Athyriaceae) with a new infrageneric classification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 119. 25–36. 18 indexed citations

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Shao, Yizhen, Ran Wei, Xian‐Chun Zhang, & Qiao‐Ping Xiang. (2015). Molecular Phylogeny of the Cliff Ferns (Woodsiaceae: Polypodiales) with a Proposed Infrageneric Classification. PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0136318–e0136318. 7 indexed citations

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Xiang, Qiao‐Ping, et al.. (2014). Phylogenetic relationships, possible ancient hybridization, and biogeographic history of Abies (Pinaceae) based on data from nuclear, plastid, and mitochondrial genomes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 82. 1–14. 84 indexed citations

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