Riqing Li

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 876 citations indexed

About

Riqing Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Riqing Li has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 876 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Plant Science and 4 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Riqing Li's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (5 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (3 papers). Riqing Li is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (5 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (3 papers). Riqing Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Riqing Li's co-authors include Bing Yang, Yuanling Chen, Yao‐Guang Liu, Dangping Luo, Xiucai Zhao, Letian Chen, Zhenlan Liu, Huiqi Zheng, Chonghui Ji and Mei Bai and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, The Plant Cell and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Riqing Li

19 papers receiving 863 citations

Hit Papers

A detrimental mitochondrial-nuclear interaction causes cy... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. A detrimental mitochondrial-nuclear interaction causes cytoplasmic male sterility in rice
    2013 411 citations Dangping Luo, Hong Xu et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Riqing Li China 15 547 536 109 48 40 20 876
Meiping Zhang China 18 567 1.0× 570 1.1× 76 0.7× 103 2.1× 51 1.3× 80 993
Deepa Sharma India 15 468 0.9× 588 1.1× 36 0.3× 65 1.4× 52 1.3× 57 971
Wenrui Liu China 15 273 0.5× 391 0.7× 183 1.7× 14 0.3× 104 2.6× 50 777
Zhiwei Chen China 18 343 0.6× 599 1.1× 140 1.3× 13 0.3× 27 0.7× 71 912
Meiling Yang China 12 215 0.4× 182 0.3× 57 0.5× 43 0.9× 43 1.1× 32 593
Jongjin Park South Korea 18 739 1.4× 738 1.4× 124 1.1× 222 4.6× 24 0.6× 40 1.3k
David G. J. Mann United States 14 794 1.5× 642 1.2× 43 0.4× 34 0.7× 28 0.7× 20 1.3k
Qilin Tian China 12 551 1.0× 448 0.8× 128 1.2× 14 0.3× 15 0.4× 26 994
Yong Xue China 16 837 1.5× 754 1.4× 45 0.4× 11 0.2× 107 2.7× 35 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Riqing Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Riqing Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Riqing Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Riqing Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Riqing 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 Riqing Li. Riqing Li 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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Gong, Hui, Rou Xu, Yifan Li, et al.. (2025). PRODH2-Mediated Metabolism in the Bone Microenvironment Promotes Breast Cancer Metastasis. Cancer Research. 85(21). 4198–4211.
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Liu, Shuguang, Hui Gong, Yixuan Li, et al.. (2025). Chemotherapy-induced macrophage CXCL7 expression drives tumor chemoresistance via the STAT1/PHGDH-serine metabolism axis and SAM paracrine feedback to M2 polarization. Cell Death and Disease. 16(1). 379–379. 2 indexed citations
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Kudjordjie, Enoch Narh, Juan Zhang, Riqing Li, et al.. (2022). Rice diterpenoid phytoalexins are involved in defence against parasitic nematodes and shape rhizosphere nematode communities. New Phytologist. 235(3). 1231–1245. 34 indexed citations
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Zhang, Juan, Riqing Li, Meimei Xu, et al.. (2021). A (conditional) role for labdane‐related diterpenoid natural products in rice stomatal closure. New Phytologist. 230(2). 698–709. 30 indexed citations
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Wang, Cheng, Tian Du, Yunfeng Deng, et al.. (2021). High-yield and sustainable synthesis of quinoidal compounds assisted by keto–enol tautomerism. Chemical Science. 12(27). 9366–9371. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Riqing, Juan Zhang, Zhaohu Li, Reuben J. Peters, & Bing Yang. (2021). Dissecting the labdane‐related diterpenoid biosynthetic gene clusters in rice reveals directional cross‐cluster phytotoxicity. New Phytologist. 233(2). 878–889. 23 indexed citations
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Zheng, Na, Ting Li, Jianbin Su, et al.. (2020). CRISPR/Cas9-Based Gene Editing Using Egg Cell-Specific Promoters in Arabidopsis and Soybean. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 800–800. 51 indexed citations
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Sui, Ying, Yibo Shi, Yunfeng Deng, et al.. (2020). Direct Arylation Polycondensation of Chlorinated Thiophene Derivatives to High-Mobility Conjugated Polymers. Macromolecules. 53(22). 10147–10154. 36 indexed citations
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Xu, Hui, et al.. (2020). Origins of Unconventional γ Site Selectivity in Palladium-Catalyzed C(sp3)–H Activation and Arylation of Aliphatic Alcohols. Organic Letters. 22(4). 1464–1468. 17 indexed citations
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Deng, Wenjun, Riqing Li, Yi‐Wei Xu, et al.. (2019). A lipid transfer protein variant with a mutant eight-cysteine motif causes photoperiod- and thermo-sensitive dwarfism in rice. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71(4). 1294–1305. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Riqing, Si Nian Char, & Bing Yang. (2019). Creating Large Chromosomal Deletions in Rice Using CRISPR/Cas9. Methods in molecular biology. 1917. 47–61. 10 indexed citations
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Bi, Honghao, Qili Fei, Riqing Li, et al.. (2019). Disruption of miRNA sequences by TALENs and CRISPR/Cas9 induces varied lengths of miRNA production. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 18(7). 1526–1536. 43 indexed citations
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Li, Riqing, et al.. (2019). Origins of Chemoselectivity in the Ni-Catalyzed Biaryl and Pd-Catalyzed Acyl Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling of N-Acetyl-Amides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 85(2). 833–840. 11 indexed citations
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Char, Si Nian, Riqing Li, & Bing Yang. (2018). CRISPR/Cas9 for Mutagenesis in Rice. Methods in molecular biology. 1864. 279–293. 9 indexed citations
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Mavrodiev, Evgeny V., Riqing Li, Zheng‐Zhi Zhang, et al.. (2018). Application of CRISPR/Cas9 to Tragopogon (Asteraceae), an evolutionary model for the study of polyploidy. Molecular Ecology Resources. 18(6). 1427–1443. 30 indexed citations
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Lu, Xuan, Juan Zhang, Benjamin C. Brown, et al.. (2018). Inferring Roles in Defense from Metabolic Allocation of Rice Diterpenoids. The Plant Cell. 30(5). 1119–1131. 63 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhilin, Riqing Li, Ripeng Jiang, Xiaoqian Li, & Mingxing Zhang. (2016). Effects of Al addition on the structure and mechanical properties of Zn alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 687. 885–892. 41 indexed citations
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Li, Riqing, Jixing Xia, Yi‐Wei Xu, et al.. (2013). Characterization and genetic mapping of a Photoperiod-sensitive dwarf 1 locus in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 127(1). 241–250. 19 indexed citations
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Luo, Dangping, Hong Xu, Zhenlan Liu, et al.. (2013). A detrimental mitochondrial-nuclear interaction causes cytoplasmic male sterility in rice. Nature Genetics. 45(5). 573–577. 411 indexed citations breakdown →
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Luo, Dangping, Zhenlan Liu, Jingxin Guo, et al.. (2013). A detrimental mitochondrial-nuclear interaction causes cytoplasmic male sterility in rice. Nat Genet. 14 indexed citations

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