Weilong Kong

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 883 citations indexed

About

Weilong Kong is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Weilong Kong has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 883 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Plant Science, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Weilong Kong's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (16 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (10 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (10 papers). Weilong Kong is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (16 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (10 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (10 papers). Weilong Kong collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Weilong Kong's co-authors include Yangsheng Li, Hua Zhong, Xiaoxiao Deng, Tong Sun, Xiaopeng Fu, Mohammed Bendahmane, Xingtan Zhang, Chenhao Zhang, Baoguang An and Jing Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and The Plant Journal.

In The Last Decade

Weilong Kong

49 papers receiving 874 citations

Hit Papers

The neglected cost: Ecosystem services loss due to urban ... 2025 2026 2025 5 10 15
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.

  1. The neglected cost: Ecosystem services loss due to urban expansion in China from a triple-coupling perspective
    2025 17 citations Weilong Kong, Huixin Zhou et al. Environmental Impact Assessment Review profile →

Peers

Weilong Kong
Yan‐Xia Xu China
Pallavi Singh India
Yong Zhou China
Yanming Deng China
Yi Su China
Yanyan Zhao China
Fangfang Fu China
Yongping Li China
Yan‐Xia Xu China
Weilong Kong
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Countries citing papers authored by Weilong Kong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weilong Kong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Weilong Kong. 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 Weilong Kong. The network helps show where Weilong Kong may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weilong Kong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Weilong Kong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Weilong Kong 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 Weilong Kong. Weilong Kong 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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Kong, Weilong, et al.. (2025). The neglected cost: Ecosystem services loss due to urban expansion in China from a triple-coupling perspective. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 112. 107827–107827. 17 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yan, Jinming, et al.. (2024). Does existing mixed land development promote the urban spatial composite function? Evidence from Beijing, China. Land Use Policy. 143. 107212–107212. 9 indexed citations
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Huang, Jing, et al.. (2023). Trapped in dilemma: Inverted N-shaped EKC evidence of economic growth and ecological land in a spatial spillover perspective. Applied Geography. 161. 103145–103145. 15 indexed citations
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Kong, Weilong, Jiaxin Yu, Jingjing Yang, Yanbing Zhang, & Xingtan Zhang. (2023). The high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) chromatin map of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis). Horticulture Research. 10(10). uhad179–uhad179. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qing, Ziqi Ye, Yinghao Wang, Xingtan Zhang, & Weilong Kong. (2023). Haplotype-Resolution Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Important Responsive Gene Modules and Allele-Specific Expression Contributions under Continuous Salt and Drought in Camellia sinensis. Genes. 14(7). 1417–1417. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Lijia, Xiaofeng Lu, Xinxin Du, et al.. (2023). The biosynthesis of EGCG, theanine and caffeine in response to temperature is mediated by hormone signal transduction factors in tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.). Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1149182–1149182. 10 indexed citations
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Kong, Weilong, et al.. (2023). Genome-Wide Identification and Evolution Analysis of the CYP76 Subfamily in Rice (Oryza sativa). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(10). 8522–8522. 3 indexed citations
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Kong, Weilong, et al.. (2021). Genome-Wide Identification MIKC-Type MADS-Box Gene Family and Their Roles during Development of Floral Buds in Wheel Wingnut (Cyclocarya paliurus). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(18). 10128–10128. 13 indexed citations
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Zhong, Hua, Shuai Liu, Xiaoxi Meng, et al.. (2021). Uncovering the genetic mechanisms regulating panicle architecture in rice with GPWAS and GWAS. BMC Genomics. 22(1). 86–86. 34 indexed citations
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Zhong, Hua, Shuai Liu, Xiaoxi Meng, et al.. (2021). Correction to: uncovering the genetic mechanisms regulating panicle architecture in rice with GPWAS and GWAS. BMC Genomics. 22(1). 206–206. 2 indexed citations
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Kong, Weilong, et al.. (2020). Micro-Evolution Analysis Reveals Diverged Patterns of Polyol Transporters in Seven Gramineae Crops. Frontiers in Genetics. 11. 565–565. 15 indexed citations
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Zhong, Hua, Chang Liu, Weilong Kong, et al.. (2019). Effect of multi-allele combination on rice grain size based on prediction of regression equation model. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 295(2). 465–474. 11 indexed citations
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Kong, Weilong, et al.. (2019). Comparative Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis Suggests the Evolutionary Dynamic of GH3 Genes in Gramineae Crops. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 1297–1297. 18 indexed citations
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Kong, Weilong, et al.. (2017). Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of WRKY transcription factor under abiotic stress in Beta vulgaris.. Zhongguo nongye Kexue. 50(17). 3259–3273. 2 indexed citations
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Kong, Weilong, et al.. (2017). Cloning and expression analysis of the aquaporin genes in carnation.. Acta Horticulturae Sinica. 44(3). 515–527. 6 indexed citations
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Yu, Rentao, Yunjie Dan, Xiaomei Xiang, et al.. (2016). Stability of Chronic Hepatitis-Related Parameters in Serum Samples After Long-Term Storage. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 15(3). 211–219. 8 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhen, et al.. (2011). Polymorphisms of DNA repair gene XRCC1 and risk of glioma: a case-control study in Southern China.. PubMed. 12(10). 2547–50. 33 indexed citations

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