Shitou Xia

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 986 citations indexed

About

Shitou Xia is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Shitou Xia has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 986 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Plant Science, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Shitou Xia's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (17 papers), Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms (11 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (5 papers). Shitou Xia is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (17 papers), Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms (11 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (5 papers). Shitou Xia collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and Denmark. Shitou Xia's co-authors include Xin Li, Zhongshou Wu, Oliver Xiaoou Dong, Weiping Wang, Li Tang, Liping Zhang, Xiongfeng Zeng, Caiyan Chen, Hanjie He and Xiqin Fu and has published in prestigious journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Scientific Reports and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Shitou Xia

33 papers receiving 977 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Knockout of OsNramp5 using the CRISPR/Cas9 system produces low Cd-accumulating indica rice without compromising yield

2017 360 citations Li Tang, Bigang Mao et al. Scientific Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shitou Xia China	12	848	328	114	45	36	34	986
Ourania I. Pavli Greece	14	495 0.6×	213 0.6×	40 0.4×	25 0.6×	25 0.7×	34	654
Deepti Nigam India	16	682 0.8×	266 0.8×	58 0.5×	23 0.5×	54 1.5×	30	812
Luciana O. Franco Brazil	9	300 0.4×	321 1.0×	62 0.5×	19 0.4×	20 0.6×	10	544
Mi Sun Cheong South Korea	17	658 0.8×	437 1.3×	42 0.4×	14 0.3×	18 0.5×	34	851
Shuishan Song China	13	508 0.6×	323 1.0×	34 0.3×	21 0.5×	24 0.7×	32	695
Xianghui Zhang China	18	600 0.7×	256 0.8×	69 0.6×	20 0.4×	28 0.8×	43	763
M. Rosario Espuny Spain	16	1.2k 1.4×	197 0.6×	44 0.4×	18 0.4×	12 0.3×	30	1.3k
Kenjirou Ozawa Japan	18	1.0k 1.2×	659 2.0×	51 0.4×	187 4.2×	121 3.4×	29	1.3k
Elizabeth J. Gray Canada	5	574 0.7×	221 0.7×	36 0.3×	34 0.8×	5 0.1×	7	766
Xinli Sun China	8	473 0.6×	185 0.6×	35 0.3×	16 0.4×	80 2.2×	17	622

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shitou Xia

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shitou Xia. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shitou Xia 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 Shitou Xia. Shitou Xia is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ouyang, Yan, et al.. (2025). Trans-Kingdom sRNA Silencing in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum for Crop Fungal Disease Management. Pathogens. 14(4). 398–398. 1 indexed citations

Xiao, Langtao, et al.. (2023). Regulation of Grain Chalkiness and Starch Metabolism by FLO2 Interaction Factor 3, a bHLH Transcription Factor in Oryza sativa. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(16). 12778–12778. 3 indexed citations

Gong, Xin, et al.. (2023). SsCak1 Regulates Growth and Pathogenicity in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(16). 12610–12610. 7 indexed citations

Tang, Lan, et al.. (2023). mRNA Turnover Protein 4 Is Vital for Fungal Pathogenicity and Response to Oxidative Stress in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Pathogens. 12(2). 281–281. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaobo, et al.. (2023). Genome-Wide Identification of GYF-Domain Encoding Genes in Three Brassica Species and Their Expression Responding to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Brassica napus. Genes. 14(1). 224–224.

Wang, Siyi, et al.. (2023). The Sclerotinia sclerotiorum ADP-Ribosylation Factor 6 Plays an Essential Role in Abiotic Stress Response and Fungal Virulence to Host Plants. Journal of Fungi. 10(1). 12–12. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Siyu, Joana Pico, Kevin Ao, et al.. (2023). Epigenetic regulation of N‐hydroxypipecolic acid biosynthesis by the AIPP3‐PHD2‐CPL2 complex. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 65(12). 2660–2671. 3 indexed citations

Li, Wei, et al.. (2022). Identification of receptor-like proteins induced by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Brassica napus. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 944763–944763. 6 indexed citations

Huang, Xin, et al.. (2022). A comparative study on photosynthetic characteristics and flavonoid metabolism between Camellia petelotii (Merr.) Sealy and Camellia impressinervis Chang &Liang. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 1071458–1071458. 2 indexed citations

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Huang, Xingchuan, Yanan Liu, Jianhua Huang, et al.. (2022). Activation of NLR-Mediated Autoimmunity in Arabidopsis Early in Short Days 4 Mutant. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 881212–881212. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Wei, et al.. (2022). SsNEP2 Contributes to the Virulence of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Pathogens. 11(4). 446–446. 14 indexed citations

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Liu, Qing, Xuefeng Yao, Ruozhong Wang, et al.. (2021). The Copy Number Variation of OsMTD1 Regulates Rice Plant Architecture. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 620282–620282. 11 indexed citations

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Sun, Tongjun, Jianhua Huang, Yan Xu, et al.. (2019). Redundant CAMTA Transcription Factors Negatively Regulate the Biosynthesis of Salicylic Acid and N-Hydroxypipecolic Acid by Modulating the Expression of SARD1 and CBP60g. Molecular Plant. 13(1). 144–156. 108 indexed citations

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Xia, Shitou, et al.. (2019). The Notorious Soilborne Pathogenic Fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum: An Update on Genes Studied with Mutant Analysis. Pathogens. 9(1). 27–27. 46 indexed citations

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Li, Pan, Tiangen Chang, Shuoqi Chang, et al.. (2018). Systems model‐guided rice yield improvements based on genes controlling source, sink, and flow. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 60(12). 1154–1180. 22 indexed citations

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Dong, Oliver Xiaoou, Kevin Ao, Fang Xu, et al.. (2018). Individual components of paired typical NLR immune receptors are regulated by distinct E3 ligases. Nature Plants. 4(9). 699–710. 44 indexed citations

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Tang, Li, Bigang Mao, Yaokui Li, et al.. (2017). Knockout of OsNramp5 using the CRISPR/Cas9 system produces low Cd-accumulating indica rice without compromising yield. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 14438–14438. 360 indexed citations breakdown →

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Johnson, Kaeli, Shitou Xia, Xiaoqi Feng, & Xin Li. (2015). The Chromatin Remodeler SPLAYED Negatively Regulates SNC1-Mediated Immunity. Plant and Cell Physiology. 56(8). 1616–1623. 30 indexed citations

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Xia, Shitou, Zhaohai Zhu, Lin Hao, et al.. (2009). Negative Regulation of Systemic Acquired Resistance by Replication Factor C Subunit3 in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 150(4). 2009–2017. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Shaoxian, et al.. (2007). Effects of Formulated Fertilizer Synergist on Abscisic Acid Accumulation, Proline Content and Photosynthetic Characteristics of Rice under Drought. Rice Science. 14(1). 42–48. 10 indexed citations

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