Wanqi Liang

12.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
136 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Wanqi Liang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wanqi Liang has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Molecular Biology, 113 papers in Plant Science and 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Wanqi Liang's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (93 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (92 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (48 papers). Wanqi Liang is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (93 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (92 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (48 papers). Wanqi Liang collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Wanqi Liang's co-authors include Dabing Zhang, Dabing Zhang, Changsong Yin, Zheng Yuan, Jianping Hu, Hong Mā, Jie Zong, Mingjiao Chen, Jianxin Shi and Zoe A. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Wanqi Liang

134 papers receiving 8.8k 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.

The RiceTapetum Degeneration RetardationGene Is Required for Tapetum Degradation and Anther Development

2006 580 citations Wanqi Liang, Zheng Yuan et al. The Plant Cell profile →
Genome-Wide Analysis of Basic/Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor Family in Rice and Arabidopsis

2006 532 citations Zheng Yuan, Wanqi Liang et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wanqi Liang China	50	7.7k	6.9k	867	734	260	136	8.9k
George W. Haughn Canada	57	7.8k 1.0×	6.5k 0.9×	559 0.6×	540 0.7×	353 1.4×	97	9.1k
Yongbiao Xue China	46	5.4k 0.7×	4.7k 0.7×	891 1.0×	1.2k 1.6×	71 0.3×	129	6.7k
Abdelhafid Bendahmane France	52	8.5k 1.1×	4.6k 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	698 1.0×	77 0.3×	146	9.7k
Xiyin Wang China	35	4.3k 0.6×	3.9k 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	606 0.8×	112 0.4×	91	6.0k
Martin Trick United Kingdom	37	4.2k 0.5×	3.4k 0.5×	1.0k 1.2×	356 0.5×	369 1.4×	66	5.5k
Yanhai Yin United States	49	10.3k 1.3×	6.7k 1.0×	653 0.8×	211 0.3×	117 0.5×	89	11.3k
John J. Harada United States	55	10.7k 1.4×	8.6k 1.2×	914 1.1×	569 0.8×	818 3.1×	102	12.4k
Miguel Á. Blázquez Spain	51	8.9k 1.2×	7.2k 1.1×	212 0.2×	463 0.6×	165 0.6×	114	10.0k
Celestina Mariani Netherlands	40	4.6k 0.6×	3.8k 0.6×	315 0.4×	690 0.9×	104 0.4×	80	5.5k
Isobel A. P. Parkin Canada	45	5.7k 0.7×	4.2k 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	346 0.5×	708 2.7×	126	6.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wanqi Liang

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Hong, Woo‐Jong, S. J. Lee, Sun Tae Kim, et al.. (2025). OsPRK1/2/3‐mediated reactive oxygen species signaling is required for pollen tube germination in rice. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 67(7). 1965–1981. 1 indexed citations

Tan, Qian, Xu Dong Zhang, Qian Luo, et al.. (2024). The RING Domain of Rice HEI10 is Essential for Male, But Not Female Fertility. Rice. 17(1). 3–3. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Jie, Shiu‐Cheung Lung, Wanqi Liang, et al.. (2024). A promoter polymorphism defines distinct roles in anther development for Col‐0 and Ler‐0 alleles of Arabidopsis ACYL‐COA BINDING PROTEIN3. New Phytologist. 243(4). 1424–1439.

Sun, Meng‐Xiang, et al.. (2024). DWARF TILLER1 regulates apical–basal pattern formation and proper orientation of rice embryos. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 196(1). 309–322. 5 indexed citations

Su, Su, Li Wang, Jianlong Xu, et al.. (2023). Combined genome‐wide association study and epistasis analysis reveal multifaceted genetic architectures of plant height in Asian cultivated rice. Plant Cell & Environment. 46(4). 1295–1311. 11 indexed citations

Zhu, Wanwan, Yi He, Shi Jin, et al.. (2022). THERMOSENSITIVE BARREN PANICLE (TAP) is required for rice panicle and spikelet development at high ambient temperature. New Phytologist. 237(3). 855–869. 10 indexed citations

Zong, Jie, Lu Zhu, Bo Zhang, et al.. (2022). A rice single cell transcriptomic atlas defines the developmental trajectories of rice floret and inflorescence meristems. New Phytologist. 234(2). 494–512. 75 indexed citations

Huang, Guoqiang, Michal Karády, Jiao Zhang, et al.. (2022). Ethylene inhibits rice root elongation in compacted soil via ABA- and auxin-mediated mechanisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(30). e2201072119–e2201072119. 75 indexed citations

Vaughan‐Hirsch, John, Charles Hodgens, Kevin Beaver, et al.. (2021). Function of the pseudo phosphotransfer proteins has diverged between rice and Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 106(1). 159–173. 17 indexed citations

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Huang, Guoqiang, Allison van de Meene, Jiao Zhang, et al.. (2021). AUXIN RESPONSE FACTORS 6 and 17 control the flag leaf angle in rice by regulating secondary cell wall biosynthesis of lamina joints. The Plant Cell. 33(9). 3120–3133. 61 indexed citations

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Chang, Shu‐Wei, Chang Liu, Jingbin Li, et al.. (2021). OsFH3 Encodes a Type II Formin Required for Rice Morphogenesis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(24). 13250–13250. 8 indexed citations

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Park, Sung Wook, Woo‐Jong Hong, Jeniffer Silva, et al.. (2020). Genome-wide analysis of RopGEF gene family to identify genes contributing to pollen tube growth in rice (Oryza sativa). BMC Plant Biology. 20(1). 95–95. 32 indexed citations

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Li, Huanjun, Yu‐Jin Kim, Yang Liu, et al.. (2020). Grass-Specific EPAD1 Is Essential for Pollen Exine Patterning in Rice. The Plant Cell. 32(12). 3961–3977. 29 indexed citations

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Huang, Guoqiang, Wanqi Liang, Craig J. Sturrock, et al.. (2018). Rice actin binding protein RMD controls crown root angle in response to external phosphate. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2346–2346. 82 indexed citations

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Liang, Wanqi, et al.. (2018). OsMADS6 Controls Flower Development by Activating Rice FACTOR OF DNA METHYLATION LIKE1. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 177(2). 713–727. 36 indexed citations

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Wang, Chong, James D. Higgins, Yi He, et al.. (2017). Resolvase OsGEN1 Mediates DNA Repair by Homologous Recombination. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 173(2). 1316–1329. 21 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaofeng, Wanwan Zhu, Li Yang, et al.. (2017). Regulatory network and genetic interactions established by OsMADS34 in rice inflorescence and spikelet morphogenesis. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 59(9). 693–707. 18 indexed citations

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Yu, Jing, Wanqi Liang, Smrutisanjita Behera, et al.. (2016). A Rice Ca²⁺ Binding Protein Is Required for Tapetum Function and Pollen Formation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 172(3). 1772–1786. 50 indexed citations

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He, Yi, Chong Wang, James D. Higgins, et al.. (2016). MEIOTIC F-BOX Is Essential for Male Meiotic DNA Double-Strand Break Repair in Rice. The Plant Cell. 28(8). 1879–1893. 50 indexed citations

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Shi, Jing, Hexin Tan, Xiaohong Yu, et al.. (2011). Defective Pollen Wall Is Required for Anther and Microspore Development in Rice and Encodes a Fatty Acyl Carrier Protein Reductase . The Plant Cell. 23(6). 2225–2246. 215 indexed citations

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