Xiangjin Wei

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
157 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Xiangjin Wei is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiangjin Wei has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Plant Science, 45 papers in Genetics and 43 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xiangjin Wei's work include GABA and Rice Research (45 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (37 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (33 papers). Xiangjin Wei is often cited by papers focused on GABA and Rice Research (45 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (37 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (33 papers). Xiangjin Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Philippines. Xiangjin Wei's co-authors include Peisong Hu, Shaoqing Tang, Guiai Jiao, Gaoneng Shao, Lihong Xie, Zhonghua Sheng, Zhonghua Sheng, Shikai Hu, Junfeng Xu and Ju Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xiangjin Wei

154 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

DTH8 Suppresses Flowering in Rice, Influencing Plant Height and Yield Potential Simultaneously

2010 438 citations Xiangjin Wei, Junfeng Xu et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
Molecular basis of methyl-salicylate-mediated plant airborne defence

2023 93 citations Qian Gong, Yunjing Wang et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiangjin Wei China	39	3.1k	1.5k	1.1k	378	288	157	4.2k
Jiang Hu China	38	4.3k 1.4×	1.9k 1.3×	1.8k 1.7×	156 0.4×	133 0.5×	160	5.4k
Longbiao Guo China	43	6.1k 2.0×	2.4k 1.6×	2.6k 2.3×	243 0.6×	83 0.3×	191	7.3k
Stanislaus Antony Ceasar India	33	2.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	430 0.4×	214 0.6×	100 0.3×	128	3.1k
Yongjun Lin China	44	4.4k 1.4×	4.0k 2.7×	585 0.5×	97 0.3×	735 2.6×	177	6.5k
Javaid Akhter Bhat China	35	3.6k 1.1×	740 0.5×	352 0.3×	116 0.3×	72 0.3×	113	4.4k
A. K. Singh India	39	5.3k 1.7×	1.3k 0.9×	1.8k 1.7×	211 0.6×	63 0.2×	275	5.9k
Sun Tae Kim South Korea	41	3.5k 1.1×	2.2k 1.5×	215 0.2×	161 0.4×	105 0.4×	209	4.9k
Sunny Ahmar China	30	2.3k 0.8×	792 0.5×	254 0.2×	115 0.3×	76 0.3×	79	3.0k
Siti Nor Akmar Abdullah Malaysia	29	2.1k 0.7×	916 0.6×	226 0.2×	103 0.3×	134 0.5×	145	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiangjin Wei

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiangjin Wei

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Xiaoxue, Yawen Wu, Nannan Dong, et al.. (2025). Identification of Sucrose Transporter (SUT) Genes Regulating Rice Yield and Quality. Rice Science. 32(3). 287–291.

Zhou, Wei, Fengli Zhao, Guiai Jiao, et al.. (2025). OsGATA7 and SMOS1 cooperatively determine rice taste quality by repressing OsGluA2 expression and protein biosynthesis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3513–3513. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Shikai, Liang Zhou, Jingxin Wang, et al.. (2024). Production of grains with ultra‐low heavy metal accumulation by pyramiding novel Alleles of OsNramp5 and OsLsi2 in two‐line hybrid rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 22(10). 2921–2931. 7 indexed citations

Charagh, Sidra, Nannan Dong, Shiwen Wang, et al.. (2024). Genome-Wide Analysis of Heat Shock Protein Family and Identification of Their Functions in Rice Quality and Yield. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(22). 11931–11931. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Yongqiang, Guiai Jiao, Lu Ao, et al.. (2024). The elite eating quality alleles Wx^b and ALK^b are regulated by OsDOF18 and coordinately improve head rice yield. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 22(6). 1582–1595. 14 indexed citations

Zhao, Shaolu, Linhe Sun, Min Zhong, et al.. (2024). An Integrative Analysis of the Transcriptome and Proteome of Rice Grain Chalkiness Formation Under High Temperature. Plants. 13(23). 3309–3309. 1 indexed citations

Ahmad, Shakeel, Javaria Tabassum, Zhonghua Sheng, et al.. (2024). Loss‐of‐function of PGL10 impairs photosynthesis and tolerance to high‐temperature stress in rice. Physiologia Plantarum. 176(3). e14369–e14369. 7 indexed citations

Fan, Yongyi, Gaoneng Shao, Xiangjin Wei, et al.. (2024). DWARF AND LESS TILLERS ON CHROMOSOME 3 promotes tillering in rice by sustaining FLORAL ORGAN NUMBER 1 expression. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 196(2). 1064–1079. 4 indexed citations

Shao, Gaoneng, Zhonghua Sheng, Guiai Jiao, et al.. (2024). An orchestrated ethylene–gibberellin signaling cascade contributes to mesocotyl elongation and emergence of rice direct seeding. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 66(7). 1427–1439. 9 indexed citations

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Lv, Yusong, Pingchuan Deng, Xia Wu, et al.. (2024). Switching action modes of miR408-5p mediates auxin signaling in rice. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2525–2525. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Yakun, Wei Chen, Shikai Hu, et al.. (2024). A mediator of OsbZIP46 deactivation and degradation negatively regulates seed dormancy in rice. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1134–1134. 16 indexed citations

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Gong, Qian, Yunjing Wang, Fan Huang, et al.. (2023). Molecular basis of methyl-salicylate-mediated plant airborne defence. Nature. 622(7981). 139–148. 93 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Jiayu, Shikai Hu, Shaoqing Tang, et al.. (2023). Transcriptome and Proteome Analysis Revealed That Hormone and Reactive Oxygen Species Synergetically Regulate Dormancy of Introgression Line in Rice (Oryza sativa L.). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(7). 6088–6088. 4 indexed citations

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Yang, Lingwei, Suozhen Hui, Liang Zhou, et al.. (2023). Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase gene family in rice (Oryza sativa L.) under cadmium stress. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1222288–1222288. 11 indexed citations

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Liu, Sha, Hongqian Liu, Ting Bai, et al.. (2023). Maternal and fetal factors influencing fetal fraction: A retrospective analysis of 153,306 pregnant women undergoing noninvasive prenatal screening. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 11. 1066178–1066178. 8 indexed citations

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Xie, Lihong, et al.. (2017). CRISPR/CAS9-mediated editing of the fragrant gene Badh2 in rice.. Zhongguo shuidao kexue. 31(2). 216–222. 33 indexed citations

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Wei, Xiangjin, Guiai Jiao, Haiyan Lin, et al.. (2016). GRAIN INCOMPLETE FILLING 2 regulates grain filling and starch synthesis during rice caryopsis development. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 59(2). 134–153. 82 indexed citations

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Yu, Ping, Xiaoping Yuan, Qun Xu, et al.. (2016). SEQUENCE VARIATIONS AND HAPLOTYPES OF THE BACTERIAL BLIGHT RESISTANCE GENE xa13 IN RICE. Journal of Plant Pathology. 98(1). 167–170. 1 indexed citations

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Ma, Yun, et al.. (2014). Spermatozoa cryopreservation of the burbot (Lota lota) from Irtysh River.. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences. 22(9). 1149–1156. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Junfeng, et al.. (2010). Genetic analysis of heading date of some early season indica rice cultivars and hybrid rice parents in China.. Zhongguo shuidao kexue. 24(3). 215–222. 2 indexed citations

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