Wenhao Yan

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
63 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Wenhao Yan is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenhao Yan has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Plant Science, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Wenhao Yan's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (15 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (12 papers) and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (6 papers). Wenhao Yan is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (15 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (12 papers) and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (6 papers). Wenhao Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and France. Wenhao Yan's co-authors include Yongzhong Xing, Kerstin Kaufmann, Dijun Chen, Sibin Yu, Qifa Zhang, Yushan Zhang, Qiuping Li, Huaxia Chen, Jian Li and Peng Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Genetics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Wenhao Yan

52 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

A Major QTL, Ghd8, Plays Pleiotropic Roles in Regulating ... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2023 100 200 300 400
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. A Major QTL, Ghd8, Plays Pleiotropic Roles in Regulating Grain Productivity, Plant Height, and Heading Date in Rice
    2010 447 citations Wenhao Yan, Yongzhong Xing et al. profile →
  2. High permeability PEG/MXene@MOF membrane with stable interlayer spacing and efficient fouling resistance for continuous oily wastewater purification
    2023 124 citations Bin Xiang, Jingling Gong et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wenhao Yan China 26 1.5k 756 681 147 116 63 2.2k
Eva Domίnguez Spain 28 2.2k 1.5× 148 0.2× 887 1.3× 74 0.5× 66 0.6× 71 3.1k
Jorg Schönherr Germany 31 2.4k 1.6× 179 0.2× 249 0.4× 69 0.5× 93 0.8× 77 2.9k
Yuejin Wu China 22 1.3k 0.9× 183 0.2× 514 0.8× 17 0.1× 67 0.6× 80 2.1k
A.C. van Aelst Netherlands 23 842 0.6× 85 0.1× 671 1.0× 32 0.2× 55 0.5× 64 1.8k
Kun Li China 21 319 0.2× 134 0.2× 226 0.3× 45 0.3× 85 0.7× 61 1.4k
Dulce M. Arias Mexico 26 757 0.5× 549 0.7× 481 0.7× 3 0.0× 136 1.2× 65 2.2k
Dan Xiang China 23 1.0k 0.7× 70 0.1× 374 0.5× 8 0.1× 132 1.1× 84 2.0k
Wenwen Fang Finland 22 194 0.1× 44 0.1× 569 0.8× 63 0.4× 78 0.7× 45 1.6k
Robert W. Sykes United States 34 1.2k 0.8× 237 0.3× 1.6k 2.4× 20 0.1× 100 0.9× 77 3.6k
Xiaoyun Pan China 20 659 0.4× 96 0.1× 247 0.4× 42 0.3× 55 0.5× 61 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Wenhao Yan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenhao Yan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenhao Yan

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

All Works

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Gao, Zihe, et al.. (2025). Influence of tunnel cross-section shape on longitudinal smoke control and ceiling temperature profile. Energy. 320. 135148–135148. 6 indexed citations
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Tian, Ye, Dachuan Zhang, Moxun Tang, et al.. (2025). Computational glycosyltransferases masked deoxynivalenol toxicity and halted FHB spread in wheat grains. Journal of Advanced Research.
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Zhang, Wei, et al.. (2024). Research on two-dimensional layered materials for metal corrosion protection: Advances and challenges. Progress in Organic Coatings. 194. 108589–108589. 17 indexed citations
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Zou, Yuan, et al.. (2024). Solubility measurement, molecular simulations, Hansen solubility parameter and thermodynamic properties of isophthalic acid in binary solvents at 283.15–323.15 K. The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics. 193. 107276–107276. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanyan, Xiangdong Xu, Chao He, et al.. (2024). Chromatin loops gather targets of upstream regulators together for efficient gene transcription regulation during vernalization in wheat. Genome biology. 25(1). 306–306. 4 indexed citations
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Yan, Wenhao, et al.. (2024). Facile fabrication of slippery liquid infused porous surface with self-repairing mesoporous structure and slippery attributes for magnesium alloy corrosion protection. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 701. 134960–134960. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chunjie, et al.. (2024). Evolutionary Analysis and Catalytic Function of LOG Proteins in Plants. Genes. 15(11). 1420–1420.
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Hugouvieux, Véronique, Romain Blanc‐Mathieu, Jérémy Lucas, et al.. (2024). SEPALLATA-driven MADS transcription factor tetramerization is required for inner whorl floral organ development. The Plant Cell. 36(9). 3435–3450. 11 indexed citations
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Xiang, Bin, et al.. (2023). High permeability PEG/MXene@MOF membrane with stable interlayer spacing and efficient fouling resistance for continuous oily wastewater purification. Journal of Membrane Science. 691. 122247–122247. 124 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Lihua, Chao He, Yuting Lai, et al.. (2023). Asymmetric gene expression and cell-type-specific regulatory networks in the root of bread wheat revealed by single-cell multiomics analysis. Genome biology. 24(1). 65–65. 53 indexed citations
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Zhu, Anting, Hongbo Liu, D. F. Li, et al.. (2023). Chemical-tag-based semi-annotated metabolomics facilitates gene identification and specialized metabolic pathway elucidation in wheat. The Plant Cell. 36(3). 540–558. 9 indexed citations
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Wu, Bi, Hongbo Liu, Donghai Mao, et al.. (2023). Suppressing a phosphohydrolase of cytokinin nucleotide enhances grain yield in rice. Nature Genetics. 55(8). 1381–1389. 32 indexed citations
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He, Chao, Hao Liu, Dijun Chen, et al.. (2021). CRISPR‐Cereal: a guide RNA design tool integrating regulome and genomic variation for wheat, maize and rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 19(11). 2141–2143. 16 indexed citations
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Shen, Cuicui, Haiyang Liu, Zeyuan Guan, et al.. (2020). Structural Insight into DNA Recognition by CCT/NF-YB/YC Complexes in Plant Photoperiodic Flowering. The Plant Cell. 32(11). 3469–3484. 64 indexed citations
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Yan, Wenhao, et al.. (2019). Design and test of pre-cutting type sugarcane planter.. Journal of the South China Agricultural University. 40(4). 109–118. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Dijun, Wenhao Yan, Liang-Yu Fu, & Kerstin Kaufmann. (2018). Architecture of gene regulatory networks controlling flower development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4534–4534. 135 indexed citations

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