Tiancong Qi

7.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
42 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Tiancong Qi is a scholar working on Plant Science, Insect Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tiancong Qi has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Plant Science, 23 papers in Insect Science and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Tiancong Qi's work include Plant Parasitism and Resistance (23 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (23 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (12 papers). Tiancong Qi is often cited by papers focused on Plant Parasitism and Resistance (23 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (23 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (12 papers). Tiancong Qi collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Tiancong Qi's co-authors include Daoxin Xie, Susheng Song, Huang Huang, Dewei Wu, Peng Wen, Yule Liu, Brian J. Staskawicz, Hua Gao, Chunmei Ren and Jianbin Yan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Tiancong Qi

39 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The Jasmonate-ZIM-Domain Proteins Interact with the WD-Repeat/bHLH/MYB Complexes to Regulate Jasmonate-Mediated Anthocyanin Accumulation and Trichome Initiation inArabidopsis thaliana

2011 778 citations Tiancong Qi, Susheng Song et al. The Plant Cell profile →
The Arabidopsis CORONATINE INSENSITIVE1 Protein Is a Jasmonate Receptor

2009 641 citations Jianbin Yan, Chi Zhang et al. The Plant Cell profile →
The Jasmonate-ZIM Domain Proteins Interact with the R2R3-MYB Transcription Factors MYB21 and MYB24 to Affect Jasmonate-Regulated Stamen Development in Arabidopsis

2011 492 citations Susheng Song, Tiancong Qi et al. The Plant Cell profile →
Interaction between MYC2 and ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE3 Modulates Antagonism between Jasmonate and Ethylene Signaling inArabidopsis

2014 322 citations Susheng Song, Huang Huang et al. The Plant Cell profile →
Structure of the activated ROQ1 resistosome directly recognizing the pathogen effector XopQ

2020 295 citations Raoul Martin, Tiancong Qi et al. Science profile →
Loss of function of a DMR6 ortholog in tomato confers broad-spectrum disease resistance

2021 150 citations Daniela Paula de Toledo Thomazella, Kyungyong Seong et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Tiancong Qi

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BIOCH

Thierry Heitz France

Andrea Chini Spain

Antonio León-Reyes Ecuador

Sandra Fonseca Spain

Selena Giménez-Ibañez Spain

Ichiro Mitsuhara Japan

Florian M. W. Grundler Germany

José Manuel Chico Spain

Dewei Wu China

Andrew P. Gleave New Zealand

Thierry Heitz France

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330 ×0.6

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39 ×0.3

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Countries citing papers authored by Tiancong Qi

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Yang, Yin, et al.. (2025). NbWRKY57 activates helper nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat receptor transcription to promote TNL-mediated effector-triggered immunity in Nicotiana benthamiana. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 199(3).

Chen, Tianyuan, Zhendong Zhang, Tingliang Shen, et al.. (2025). Remodelling autoactive NLRs for broad-spectrum immunity in plants. Nature. 645(8081). 737–745. 8 indexed citations

Xue, Bingye, et al.. (2024). The AMS/DYT1–MYB module interacts with the MED25–MYC–MYB complexes to inhibit jasmonate‐regulated floral defense in Arabidopsis. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 67(2). 408–422. 6 indexed citations

Qiu, Yue, et al.. (2024). bHLH19 and bHLH20 repress jasmonate‐mediated plant defense against insect herbivores in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 120(6). 2623–2638. 1 indexed citations

Song, Susheng, Shang Gao, Haibo Zhang, et al.. (2023). The NLR immune receptor ADR1 and lipase-like proteins EDS1 and PAD4 mediate stomatal immunity in Nicotiana benthamiana and Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 36(2). 427–446. 18 indexed citations

Thomazella, Daniela Paula de Toledo, Kyungyong Seong, Rebecca Mackelprang, et al.. (2021). Loss of function of a DMR6 ortholog in tomato confers broad-spectrum disease resistance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(27). 150 indexed citations breakdown →

Song, Susheng, et al.. (2021). The intragenic suppressor mutation Leu59Phe compensates for the effect of detrimental mutations in the jasmonate receptor COI1. The Plant Journal. 108(3). 690–704. 7 indexed citations

Qi, Tiancong, et al.. (2021). Structure of the activated ROQ1 resistosome directly recognizing the pathogen effector XopQ. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances. 77(a2). C106–C106. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Bei, Kyungyong Seong, Hua Gao, et al.. (2021). Functional specificity, diversity, and redundancy of Arabidopsis JAZ family repressors in jasmonate and COI1‐regulated growth, development, and defense. New Phytologist. 231(4). 1525–1545. 84 indexed citations

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Martin, Raoul, Tiancong Qi, Haibo Zhang, et al.. (2020). Structure of the activated ROQ1 resistosome directly recognizing the pathogen effector XopQ. Science. 370(6521). 295 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schultink, Alex, Tiancong Qi, Julia Bally, & Brian J. Staskawicz. (2018). Using forward genetics in Nicotiana benthamiana to uncover the immune signaling pathway mediating recognition of the Xanthomonas perforans effector XopJ4. New Phytologist. 221(2). 1001–1009. 59 indexed citations

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Schultink, Alex, et al.. (2017). Roq1 mediates recognition of the Xanthomonas and Pseudomonas effector proteins XopQ and HopQ1. The Plant Journal. 92(5). 787–795. 129 indexed citations

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Gao, Hua, Yang Mai, Haitao Yang, et al.. (2017). Arabidopsis ENOR3 regulates RNAi-mediated antiviral defense. Journal of genetics and genomics. 45(1). 33–40. 15 indexed citations

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Song, Susheng, Huang Huang, Jiaojiao Wang, et al.. (2017). MYC5 is Involved in Jasmonate-Regulated Plant Growth, Leaf Senescence and Defense Responses. Plant and Cell Physiology. 58(10). 1752–1763. 60 indexed citations

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Zhu, Biyun, Hua Gao, Gang Xu, et al.. (2017). Arabidopsis ALA1 and ALA2 Mediate RNAi-Based Antiviral Immunity. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 422–422. 28 indexed citations

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Wu, Dewei, Tiancong Qi, Wan-Xiang Li, et al.. (2017). Viral effector protein manipulates host hormone signaling to attract insect vectors. Cell Research. 27(3). 402–415. 122 indexed citations

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Qi, Tiancong, Yang Li, Cuili Wang, et al.. (2016). Regulation of the WD-repeat/bHLH/MYB complex by gibberellin and jasmonate. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 11(8). e1204061–e1204061. 13 indexed citations

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Qi, Tiancong, Huang Huang, Susheng Song, & Daoxin Xie. (2015). Regulation of Jasmonate-Mediated Stamen Development and Seed Production by a bHLH-MYB Complex in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 27(6). 1620–1633. 253 indexed citations

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Song, Susheng, Tiancong Qi, Huang Huang, & Daoxin Xie. (2013). Regulation of Stamen Development by Coordinated Actions of Jasmonate, Auxin, and Gibberellin in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant. 6(4). 1065–1073. 122 indexed citations

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Yan, Jianbin, Chi Zhang, Min Gu, et al.. (2009). The Arabidopsis CORONATINE INSENSITIVE1 Protein Is a Jasmonate Receptor . The Plant Cell. 21(8). 2220–2236. 641 indexed citations breakdown →

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