Shengdan Wu

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 674 citations indexed

About

Shengdan Wu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Shengdan Wu has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 674 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Shengdan Wu's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (9 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (7 papers) and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (5 papers). Shengdan Wu is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (9 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (7 papers) and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (5 papers). Shengdan Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Shengdan Wu's co-authors include Yuannian Jiao, Baocai Han, Nawal Shrestha, Jianquan Liu, Zefu Wang, Wei Wang, Ming Zhao, Linjing Zhang, Fei Chen and Sheng‐Xiang Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Shengdan Wu

21 papers receiving 661 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.

Species divergence with gene flow and hybrid speciation on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

2022 109 citations Shengdan Wu, Zefu Wang et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shengdan Wu China	11	392	354	205	136	56	26	674
Daniel Vitales Spain	16	283 0.7×	390 1.1×	251 1.2×	148 1.1×	32 0.6×	45	683
Tian‐Gang Gao China	13	489 1.2×	350 1.0×	468 2.3×	163 1.2×	57 1.0×	38	823
Zhiling Dao China	11	277 0.7×	216 0.6×	226 1.1×	96 0.7×	71 1.3×	38	492
Markus Ruhsam United Kingdom	15	490 1.3×	285 0.8×	490 2.4×	190 1.4×	70 1.3×	43	846
Dörte Harpke Germany	16	343 0.9×	409 1.2×	395 1.9×	149 1.1×	38 0.7×	48	771
Hanghui Kong China	14	422 1.1×	238 0.7×	379 1.8×	185 1.4×	47 0.8×	30	654
Ingrid Jordon‐Thaden United States	14	373 1.0×	381 1.1×	398 1.9×	166 1.2×	28 0.5×	21	726
Ruisen Lu China	13	401 1.0×	227 0.6×	229 1.1×	218 1.6×	54 1.0×	42	656
Goro Kokubugata Japan	14	313 0.8×	283 0.8×	320 1.6×	84 0.6×	29 0.5×	82	561

Countries citing papers authored by Shengdan Wu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shengdan Wu

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Li, Min, Xiang Cai, Xiaoyang Gao, et al.. (2025). Genome analyses provide insights into Engelhardia’s adaptation to East Asia summer monsoon. Plant Diversity. 47(5). 718–732.

Li, Min, Xiang Cai, Yi‐Gang Song, et al.. (2025). Is it time to abandon the flow cytometry in estimations of genome size when the K<i>-</i>mer analysis is available? The case of <i>Engelhardia</i> species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 0–0. 1 indexed citations

Chao, Haoyu, Xiaohui Ma, Qi Yang, et al.. (2025). Genomic insights into drought adaptation of the forage shrub Caragana korshinskii (Fabaceae) widely planted in drylands. The Plant Journal. 121(3). e17255–e17255. 2 indexed citations

Lei, Tianyu, Xin Yi, Yanan Hao, et al.. (2025). LGRPv2: A high‐value platform for the advancement of Fabaceae genomics. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(9). 4057–4075.

Ma, Qing, Qifei Gao, Shengdan Wu, et al.. (2024). Genomic analysis reveals phylogeny of Zygophyllales and mechanism for water retention of a succulent xerophyte. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 195(1). 617–639. 10 indexed citations

Wu, Shengdan, Lian Lian, Rosa del C. Ortiz, et al.. (2024). Eurasian drylands are both evolutionary cradles and museums of Nitrariaceae diversity. Journal of Biogeography. 51(8). 1387–1399. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Linjing, Xiaohui Ma, Xinxing Fu, et al.. (2024). The evolutionary significance of whole genome duplications in oil biosynthesis of oil crops. Horticulture Research. 11(7). uhae156–uhae156. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Cui, Ruixia Zhang, Lin Li, et al.. (2023). Phylogenetic relationships and diversification dynamics of Cerastium (Alsineae: Caryophyllaceae): implications for biogeographical patterns of herbs in the Northern Hemisphere. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 203(1). 67–77.

Xiang, Kun‐Li, Shengdan Wu, Lian Lian, et al.. (2023). Genomic data and ecological niche modeling reveal an unusually slow rate of molecular evolution in the Cretaceous Eupteleaceae. Science China Life Sciences. 67(4). 803–816. 9 indexed citations

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Ma, Xiaohui, Dafu Ru, Diego F. Morales‐Briones, et al.. (2023). Genome sequence and salinity adaptation of the desert shrub Nitraria sibirica (Nitrariaceae, Sapindales). DNA Research. 30(3). 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Zefu, et al.. (2023). Chromosome-level genome assembly and population genomics of Robinia pseudoacacia reveal the genetic basis for its wide cultivation. Communications Biology. 6(1). 797–797. 17 indexed citations

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Sun, Yan, et al.. (2022). Advance of self-compatibility transition in fruit crops. Acta Horticulturae. 91–104.

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Li, Ao, Liu Ai, Xin Du, et al.. (2020). A chromosome-scale genome assembly of a diploid alfalfa, the progenitor of autotetraploid alfalfa. Horticulture Research. 7(1). 194–194. 43 indexed citations

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Wu, Shengdan, Baocai Han, & Yuannian Jiao. (2019). Genetic Contribution of Paleopolyploidy to Adaptive Evolution in Angiosperms. Molecular Plant. 13(1). 59–71. 224 indexed citations

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Zhao, Ming & Shengdan Wu. (2019). A review of the ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacology of tree peony (Sect. Moutan). South African Journal of Botany. 124. 556–563. 23 indexed citations

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Wang, Qinggang, Shengdan Wu, Xiangyan Su, et al.. (2018). Niche conservatism and elevated diversification shape species diversity in drylands: evidence from Zygophyllaceae. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 285(1890). 20181742–20181742. 26 indexed citations

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Wu, Shengdan, Linjing Zhang, Lin Li, et al.. (2018). Insights into the historical assembly of global dryland floras: the diversification of Zygophyllaceae. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 18(1). 166–166. 32 indexed citations

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Xiang, Kun‐Li, Shengdan Wu, Yang Liu, et al.. (2016). The First Comprehensive Phylogeny of Coptis (Ranunculaceae) and Its Implications for Character Evolution and Classification. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0153127–e0153127. 25 indexed citations

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Wu, Shengdan, Lin Li, Hong‐Lei Li, et al.. (2015). Evolution of Asian Interior Arid-Zone Biota: Evidence from the Diversification of Asian Zygophyllum (Zygophyllaceae). PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0138697–e0138697. 28 indexed citations

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Shaw, Fu-Zen, et al.. (2012). Live demonstration: A portable closed-loop seizure controller in freely moving rats. 88–88. 3 indexed citations

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