Weibing Yang

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Weibing Yang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Weibing Yang has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Plant Science, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Weibing Yang's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (18 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (11 papers) and Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (9 papers). Weibing Yang is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (18 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (11 papers) and Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (9 papers). Weibing Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Weibing Yang's co-authors include Elliot M. Meyerowitz, Zuhua He, Qun Li, Raymond Wightman, Henrik Jönsson, Mingjun Gao, Christoph Schuster, Longjun Zeng, Xin Yin and Jiyun Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Weibing Yang

47 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Dynamic root microbiome sustains soybean productivity und... 2024 2026 2025 2024 25 50 75
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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.

  1. Dynamic root microbiome sustains soybean productivity under unbalanced fertilization
    2024 76 citations Weibing Yang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Weibing Yang China 22 1.3k 814 80 77 75 51 1.7k
Olivier Van Wuytswinkel France 17 1.2k 0.9× 1.5k 1.8× 43 0.5× 82 1.1× 87 1.2× 22 2.2k
Federico Sánchez Mexico 28 2.1k 1.5× 787 1.0× 411 5.1× 61 0.8× 43 0.6× 67 2.4k
Carole Pichereaux France 22 394 0.3× 590 0.7× 34 0.4× 93 1.2× 48 0.6× 44 1.1k
Mélanie Mauriat Sweden 9 634 0.5× 1.3k 1.6× 40 0.5× 42 0.5× 78 1.0× 9 1.5k
Jian Feng China 20 1.2k 0.9× 867 1.1× 51 0.6× 42 0.5× 53 0.7× 50 1.6k
Hǎihóng Shāng China 24 1.3k 1.0× 499 0.6× 33 0.4× 40 0.5× 65 0.9× 89 1.5k
Guanghua He China 22 1.7k 1.2× 1.0k 1.2× 48 0.6× 31 0.4× 479 6.4× 179 1.9k
Jianping Yang China 16 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 64 0.8× 29 0.4× 83 1.1× 48 1.6k
Peng Qin China 21 1.2k 0.9× 656 0.8× 88 1.1× 25 0.3× 375 5.0× 94 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Weibing Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weibing Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Weibing Yang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Weibing Yang. The network helps show where Weibing Yang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weibing Yang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Yangxuan, Yimin Zhu, Guanghua Gao, et al.. (2025). Cell wall patterning regulates plant stem cell dynamics. Science. 390(6777). 1064–1070.
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Yang, Weibing, Andreea Dimofte, Theresa M. Busch, et al.. (2025). Monte Carlo simulation of temperature distribution for skin tissue during photobiomodulation. 5–5.
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Zhu, Yimin, Alexis Peaucelle, Yangxuan Liu, et al.. (2025). CSLD5-mediated cell wall remodelling regulates tissue mechanics and shoot meristem growth. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7229–7229. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Timothy C., et al.. (2024). Multispectral singlet oxygen luminescent dosimetry (MSOLD) for Photofrin-mediated PDT. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 46. 104163–104163. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Timothy C., Andreea Dimofte, Theresa M. Busch, et al.. (2024). Assessing 661nm photobiomodulation light fluence rate transmission for optimal dose delivery. 5315. 8–8. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Weibing, Timothy C. Zhu, Andreea Dimofte, et al.. (2024). Red and near-infrared light dosimetry: a comprehensive analysis of tissue optical properties. 9. 6–6. 1 indexed citations
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Teulet, Albin, Clément Quan, Édouard Evangelisti, et al.. (2023). A pathogen effector FOLD diversified in symbiotic fungi. New Phytologist. 239(3). 1127–1139. 26 indexed citations
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Chen, Liuping, et al.. (2023). Genome-wide analysis and identification of light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b binding (LHC) gene family and BSMV-VIGS silencing TaLHC86 reduced salt tolerance in wheat. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 242(Pt 3). 124930–124930. 27 indexed citations
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Temple, Henry, Pyae Phyo, Weibing Yang, et al.. (2022). Golgi-localized putative S-adenosyl methionine transporters required for plant cell wall polysaccharide methylation. Nature Plants. 8(6). 656–669. 53 indexed citations
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Sun, Huimin, Weibing Yang, Qian Lv, et al.. (2022). Membrane-bound transcription factor TaNTL1 positively regulates drought stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 182. 182–193. 12 indexed citations
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Yang, Weibing, Sandra Cortijo, Pawel Roszak, et al.. (2021). Molecular mechanism of cytokinin-activated cell division in Arabidopsis. Science. 371(6536). 1350–1355. 128 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jing, Gugan Eswaran, Juan Alonso‐Serra, et al.. (2019). Transcriptional regulatory framework for vascular cambium development in Arabidopsis roots. Nature Plants. 5(10). 1033–1042. 85 indexed citations
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Landrein, Benoît, Pau Formosa-Jordan, Alice Malivert, et al.. (2018). Nitrate modulates stem cell dynamics in Arabidopsis shoot meristems through cytokinins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(6). 1382–1387. 138 indexed citations
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Prunet, Nathanaël, Weibing Yang, Pradeep Kumar Das, Elliot M. Meyerowitz, & Thomas Jack. (2017). SUPERMAN prevents class B gene expression and promotes stem cell termination in the fourth whorl of Arabidopsis thaliana flowers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(27). 7166–7171. 74 indexed citations
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Rey, Thomas, Maxime Bonhomme, Abhishek Chatterjee, et al.. (2017). The Medicago truncatula GRAS protein RAD1 supports arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis and Phytophthora palmivora susceptibility. Journal of Experimental Botany. 68(21-22). 5871–5881. 32 indexed citations
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Yang, Weibing, Mingjun Gao, Xin Yin, et al.. (2013). Control of Rice Embryo Development, Shoot Apical Meristem Maintenance, and Grain Yield by a Novel Cytochrome P450. Molecular Plant. 6(6). 1945–1960. 74 indexed citations
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Yang, Weibing, Zhenlin Wang, Yanping Yin, et al.. (2011). Effects of Spraying Exogenous ABA or GA on the Endogenous Hormones Concentration and Filling of Wheat Grains. Zhongguo nongye Kexue. 44(13). 2673–2682. 18 indexed citations

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