Shan Yu

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Shan Yu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Shan Yu has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Plant Science, 11 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Shan Yu's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (11 papers), Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (9 papers) and GABA and Rice Research (6 papers). Shan Yu is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (11 papers), Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (9 papers) and GABA and Rice Research (6 papers). Shan Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Philippines and India. Shan Yu's co-authors include Qifa Zhang, Chao Xu, Y. F. Tan, Yingxia Gao, M. A. Saghai Maroof, Yao Tan, Yongzhong Xing, C. H. M. Vijayakumar, J. Domingo and H.R. Lafïtte and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Theoretical and Applied Genetics and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Shan Yu

18 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Importance of epistasis as the genetic basis of heterosis in an elite rice hybrid

1997 586 citations Shan Yu, Chao Xu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Shan Yu

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Tokio Imbe Japan

Ikuo Ando Japan

Hongju Zhou China

Ruizhen Zeng China

Ji‐Ung Jeung South Korea

Reg Lance Australia

D. M. Wesenberg United States

Osamu Ideta Japan

W. G. Legge Canada

Y. F. Tan China

Tokio Imbe Japan

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582 ×0.4

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227 ×1.4

112 ×0.9

34 ×0.5

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Countries citing papers authored by Shan Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shan Yu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shan Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shan Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shan Yu 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 Shan Yu. Shan Yu 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, Ziqian, Jun Liu, Yonghong Jia, et al.. (2025). Effects of Deficit-Regulated Irrigationon Yield and Water use Efficiency ofWinter Wheat in Xinjiang, China. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 35(1). 901–911.

Yu, Shan, Mingzhu Liu, Tingting Shi, et al.. (2025). Influence and underlying mechanism of soluble dietary fiber derived from Ganoderma Lucidum-fermented sweet potato residue on the physicochemical-digestive characteristics of wheat starch. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 309(Pt 4). 142801–142801. 1 indexed citations

Tian, W. W., et al.. (2025). Can Increased Density Compensate for Extremely Late-Sown Wheat Yield?. Agronomy. 15(3). 607–607.

Zhao, Zhimin, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of functional interface on magnetic beads via various amino acids and their application in chemiluminescent immunoassay as carrier. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 245. 114364–114364.

Liu, Mingzhu, et al.. (2024). Ganoderma lucidum driven fermentation of Rosa roxburghii pomace: Effects on noodle physicochemical properties, digestion, and gut microbiota. Food Chemistry X. 24. 102014–102014. 4 indexed citations

Yu, Shan, et al.. (2024). Potential prebiotic effects of soy by-products as novel dietary fibre: Structure, function, in vitro simulation of digestion and fermentation properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 278(Pt 1). 134617–134617. 4 indexed citations

Yu, Shan, et al.. (2022). China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Meeting Security Challenges in Balochistan Through Trade and Development. MGIMO Review of International Relations. 15(5). 135–149. 1 indexed citations

Gao, Jun, et al.. (2021). Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory Activities In Vitro of a Neutral Polysaccharide from Ginger (Zingiber Officinale). Starch - Stärke. 73(9-10). 7 indexed citations

Yu, Shan. (2012). Antioxidant activity of different polar components from the stems and leaves of Lonicera macranthoides in vitro. 1 indexed citations

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Yu, Shan, Weiwei Li, Yunsheng Wang, et al.. (2011). Catechins synthesis and accumulation in tea seedlings at different development stages. Anhui Nongye Daxue xuebao. 38(4). 600–605. 3 indexed citations

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Tan, Cong, et al.. (2010). Identification of quantitative trait locus and epistatic interaction for degenerated spikelets on the top of panicle in rice. Plant Breeding. 130(2). 177–184. 29 indexed citations

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Lafïtte, H.R., C. H. M. Vijayakumar, Y. M. Gao, et al.. (2005). Improvement of rice drought tolerance through backcross breeding: Evaluation of donors and selection in drought nurseries. Field Crops Research. 97(1). 77–86. 142 indexed citations

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Ali, Abid, Abdelbagi M. Ismail, Binying Fu, et al.. (2005). Hidden diversity for abiotic and biotic stress tolerances in the primary gene pool of rice revealed by a large backcross breeding program. Field Crops Research. 97(1). 66–76. 98 indexed citations

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Li, Z. K., Shan Yu, H.R. Lafïtte, et al.. (2003). QTL × environment interactions in rice. I. Heading date and plant height. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 108(1). 141–153. 228 indexed citations

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Yu, Shan, Wusong Xu, C. H. M. Vijayakumar, et al.. (2003). Molecular diversity and multilocus organization of the parental lines used in the International Rice Molecular Breeding Program. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 108(1). 131–140. 123 indexed citations

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Yu, Shan, et al.. (2002). Identification of quantitative trait loci and epistatic interactions for plant height and heading date in rice. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 104(4). 619–625. 110 indexed citations

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Yu, Shan, Chao Xu, Yao Tan, et al.. (2000). Analyzing quantitative trait loci for yield using a vegetatively replicated F2 population from a cross between the parents of an elite rice hybrid. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 101(1-2). 248–254. 74 indexed citations

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Tan, Yao, et al.. (1999). The three important traits for cooking and eating quality of rice grains are controlled by a single locus in an elite rice hybrid, Shanyou 63. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 99(3-4). 642–648. 358 indexed citations

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Yuan, Longping, et al.. (1998). Differentiation and classification of parental lines and favorable genic interactions affecting F1 fertility in distant crosses of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 96(3-4). 526–538. 7 indexed citations

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Yu, Shan, Chao Xu, Y. F. Tan, et al.. (1997). Importance of epistasis as the genetic basis of heterosis in an elite rice hybrid. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(17). 9226–9231. 586 indexed citations breakdown →

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