Xian‐Jun Song

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Xian‐Jun Song is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xian‐Jun Song has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xian‐Jun Song's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (13 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (10 papers) and GABA and Rice Research (4 papers). Xian‐Jun Song is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (13 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (10 papers) and GABA and Rice Research (4 papers). Xian‐Jun Song collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Hong Kong. Xian‐Jun Song's co-authors include Hong‐Xuan Lin, Wei Huang, Min Shi, Mei‐Zhen Zhu, Motoyuki Ashikari, Mayuko Ikeda, Kotaro Miura, Hidemi Kitano, Atsushi Matsubara and Makoto Matsuoka and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Xian‐Jun Song

19 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

A QTL for rice grain width and weight encodes a previousl... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2010 400 800 1.2k
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 QTL for rice grain width and weight encodes a previously unknown RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase
    2007 1.3k citations Xian‐Jun Song, Wei Huang et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  2. OsSPL14 promotes panicle branching and higher grain productivity in rice
    2010 815 citations Kotaro Miura, Mayuko Ikeda et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xian‐Jun Song China 10 2.6k 1.7k 701 119 63 19 2.7k
Kotaro Miura Japan 19 2.5k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 936 1.3× 109 0.9× 33 0.5× 35 2.7k
Xiaoming Zheng China 21 1.6k 0.6× 973 0.6× 748 1.1× 61 0.5× 28 0.4× 52 2.0k
Sandra E. Harrington United States 11 1.6k 0.6× 922 0.5× 422 0.6× 65 0.5× 28 0.4× 16 1.7k
Wenzhu Jiang China 24 1.6k 0.6× 596 0.4× 650 0.9× 45 0.4× 86 1.4× 52 1.8k
Marie Kubaláková Czechia 29 2.6k 1.0× 545 0.3× 823 1.2× 86 0.7× 20 0.3× 66 2.7k
Xinli Sun China 15 1.9k 0.8× 975 0.6× 348 0.5× 54 0.5× 27 0.4× 35 2.1k
M. Bernard France 22 1.8k 0.7× 760 0.4× 318 0.5× 213 1.8× 78 1.2× 41 2.0k
Lihui Li China 28 2.2k 0.8× 742 0.4× 249 0.4× 226 1.9× 34 0.5× 108 2.3k
W. L. Woodman United States 16 1.3k 0.5× 957 0.6× 181 0.3× 189 1.6× 62 1.0× 18 1.4k
Jianzhong Wu Japan 22 1.2k 0.5× 542 0.3× 480 0.7× 109 0.9× 17 0.3× 41 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Xian‐Jun Song

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xian‐Jun Song

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Xian‐Jun Song. 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 Xian‐Jun Song. The network helps show where Xian‐Jun Song may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xian‐Jun Song

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Wang, Wei‐Qing, Ran Xu, Ming Ma, et al.. (2024). OsMAPK6 phosphorylation and CLG1 ubiquitylation of GW6a non-additively enhance rice grain size through stabilization of the substrate. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4300–4300. 9 indexed citations
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Ma, Ming, et al.. (2024). Optimizing rice grain size by attenuating phosphorylation-triggered functional impairment of a chromatin modifier ternary complex. Developmental Cell. 59(4). 448–464.e8. 5 indexed citations
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Meng, Qinglin, Mu‐Fan Geng, Meixia Wang, et al.. (2024). Genetic architecture of ecological divergence between Oryza rufipogon and Oryza nivara. Molecular Ecology. 33(5). e17268–e17268. 1 indexed citations
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Zheng, Leiying, Huilan Wu, Anbin Wang, et al.. (2023). The SOD7/DPA4–GIF1 module coordinates organ growth and iron uptake in Arabidopsis. Nature Plants. 9(8). 1318–1332. 9 indexed citations
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Ma, Ming, et al.. (2023). Control of grain size in rice by TGW3 phosphorylation of OsIAA10 through potentiation of OsIAA10-OsARF4-mediated auxin signaling. Cell Reports. 42(3). 112187–112187. 25 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei‐Qing, et al.. (2022). A multiomic study uncovers a bZIP23-PER1A–mediated detoxification pathway to enhance seed vigor in rice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(9). 51 indexed citations
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Peng, Cheng, et al.. (2021). Fine mapping and characterization of two novel quantitative trait loci for early seedling growth in rice. Planta. 253(2). 56–56. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei‐Qing, Yue Wang, Xian‐Jun Song, et al.. (2021). Proteomic Analysis of Desiccation Tolerance and Its Re-Establishment in Different Embryo Axis Tissues of Germinated Pea Seeds. Journal of Proteome Research. 20(5). 2352–2363. 8 indexed citations
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Wu, Yibo, Li Guan, Yu‐Jun Zhu, et al.. (2020). Genome-Wide Identification of QTLs for Grain Protein Content Based on Genotyping-by-Resequencing and Verification of qGPC1-1 in Rice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(2). 408–408. 7 indexed citations
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Peng, Cheng, et al.. (2018). QTL-Seq Identified a Major QTL for Grain Length and Weight in Rice Using Near Isogenic F2 Population. Rice Science. 25(3). 121–131. 37 indexed citations
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Song, Xian‐Jun. (2017). Crop Seed Size: BR Matters. Molecular Plant. 10(5). 668–669. 20 indexed citations
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Qi, Peng, Youshun Lin, Xian‐Jun Song, et al.. (2012). The novel quantitative trait locus GL3.1 controls rice grain size and yield by regulating Cyclin-T1;3. Cell Research. 22(12). 1666–1680. 343 indexed citations
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Li, Dongming, Fei-Li Zhao, Yuan Hu, et al.. (2011). Proteomic and bioinformatic analysis of outer membrane proteins of the protobacterium Bartonella henselae (Bartonellaceae). Genetics and Molecular Research. 10(3). 1789–1818. 10 indexed citations
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Miura, Kotaro, Mayuko Ikeda, Atsushi Matsubara, et al.. (2010). OsSPL14 promotes panicle branching and higher grain productivity in rice. Nature Genetics. 42(6). 545–549. 815 indexed citations breakdown →
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Song, Xian‐Jun & Motoyuki Ashikari. (2008). Toward An Optimum Return From Crop Plants. Rice. 1(2). 135–143. 16 indexed citations
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Song, Xian‐Jun, Wei Huang, Min Shi, Mei‐Zhen Zhu, & Hong‐Xuan Lin. (2007). A QTL for rice grain width and weight encodes a previously unknown RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase. Nature Genetics. 39(5). 623–630. 1290 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Di, et al.. (2003). Phase transformation and percolation effect in PbO2–112Ag2O–xC system. Solid State Communications. 125(9). 493–497. 2 indexed citations

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