Xiaohong Yang

11.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
148 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Xiaohong Yang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaohong Yang has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Plant Science, 64 papers in Genetics and 42 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xiaohong Yang's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (61 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (36 papers) and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (18 papers). Xiaohong Yang is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (61 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (36 papers) and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (18 papers). Xiaohong Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Mexico. Xiaohong Yang's co-authors include Jianbing Yan, Jiansheng Li, Jiansheng Li, Feng Qin, Shengxue Liu, Hongwei Wang, Marilyn L. Warburton, Ning Yang, Shutu Xu and Lin Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Xiaohong Yang

139 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Genome-wide association study dissects the genetic architecture of oil biosynthesis in maize kernels

2012 613 citations Xiaohong Yang, Ning Yang et al. Nature Genetics profile →
Genetic variation in ZmVPP1 contributes to drought tolerance in maize seedlings

2016 433 citations Shengxue Liu, Jiansheng Li et al. Nature Genetics profile →
A transposable element in a NAC gene is associated with drought tolerance in maize seedlings

2015 396 citations Shengxue Liu, Xiaohong Yang et al. Nature Communications profile →
A natural variant of COOL1 gene enhances cold tolerance for high-latitude adaptation in maize

2025 35 citations Rong Zeng, Yiting Shi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaohong Yang China	41	5.1k	3.1k	2.0k	549	331	148	6.9k
Steven J. Knapp United States	60	9.2k 1.8×	3.3k 1.1×	3.1k 1.6×	563 1.0×	206 0.6×	214	10.9k
Xuewen Wang China	31	4.8k 0.9×	844 0.3×	4.3k 2.2×	186 0.3×	193 0.6×	105	7.2k
Christian Jung Germany	42	4.4k 0.9×	944 0.3×	2.5k 1.2×	247 0.4×	153 0.5×	144	5.4k
Xianghua Li China	78	19.0k 3.7×	5.7k 1.8×	8.3k 4.2×	513 0.9×	387 1.2×	214	21.1k
Jianbing Yan China	65	11.6k 2.3×	7.2k 2.3×	4.0k 2.0×	1.2k 2.1×	288 0.9×	208	14.5k
Ling Jiang China	49	6.8k 1.3×	3.2k 1.0×	3.1k 1.5×	196 0.4×	357 1.1×	289	8.6k
Longbiao Guo China	43	6.1k 1.2×	2.6k 0.8×	2.4k 1.2×	237 0.4×	226 0.7×	191	7.3k
Bailin Li China	28	2.9k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	1.7k 0.8×	194 0.4×	79 0.2×	100	4.1k
Xiangdong Fu China	47	10.0k 1.9×	2.8k 0.9×	5.4k 2.7×	541 1.0×	208 0.6×	106	11.7k
Yao‐Guang Liu China	46	8.8k 1.7×	2.1k 0.7×	8.2k 4.1×	100 0.2×	200 0.6×	188	11.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaohong Yang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Shiping, Tian Tian, Zhirui Yang, et al.. (2025). Natural variation in ZmDapF1 enhances maize drought resilience. Nature Plants. 11(11). 2381–2394.

Yang, Shiping, Yijie Wang, Qin Huang, et al.. (2025). A pangenome of maize provides genetic insights into drought resistance. Nature Genetics. 57(11). 2831–2841.

Wang, Zhengqi, Shuting Hu, Junhong Zhuang, et al.. (2025). Engineering the key domains of starch synthases and branching enzyme to balance the amylose increase and yield loss in maize kernels. Molecular Breeding. 45(4). 37–37.

Yang, Xiaohong, Pengfei Wang, Yuequan Wang, et al.. (2024). Precisely Self‐Cooperative Nanoassembly Enables Photothermal/Ferroptosis Synergistic Tumor Eradication. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(18). e2304485–e2304485. 14 indexed citations

Zeng, Rong, Guangshu Song, Minze Li, et al.. (2024). Genetic variation in the aquaporin TONOPLAST INTRINSIC PROTEIN 4;3 modulates maize cold tolerance. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 22(11). 3037–3050. 7 indexed citations

Sun, Xinxin, Xiaohong Yang, Yao Chen, et al.. (2023). In situ self-assembled nanomedicines for cancer treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal. 466. 143365–143365. 17 indexed citations

Che, Ronghui, Jiantang Zhu, Xiaohong Yang, et al.. (2023). Multi‐omics‐driven advances in the understanding of triacylglycerol biosynthesis in oil seeds. The Plant Journal. 117(4). 999–1017. 7 indexed citations

Tang, Huaijun, Renyu Zhang, Min Wang, et al.. (2023). QTL mapping for flowering time in a maize-teosinte population under well-watered and water-stressed conditions. Molecular Breeding. 43(9). 67–67. 5 indexed citations

Tian, Tian, Shuhui Wang, Shiping Yang, et al.. (2023). Genome assembly and genetic dissection of a prominent drought-resistant maize germplasm. Nature Genetics. 55(3). 496–506. 64 indexed citations

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Li, Weiya, Haitao Jia, Manfei Li, et al.. (2023). Divergent selection of KNR6 maximizes grain production by balancing the flowering‐time adaptation and ear size in maize. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 21(7). 1311–1313. 3 indexed citations

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Shu, Meiyan, Shuaipeng Fei, Xiaohong Yang, et al.. (2022). Application of UAV Multisensor Data and Ensemble Approach for High-Throughput Estimation of Maize Phenotyping Traits. Plant Phenomics. 2022. 9802585–9802585. 58 indexed citations

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Fu, Diyi, Xi Wang, Rong Zeng, et al.. (2022). The transcription factor bZIP68 negatively regulates cold tolerance in maize. The Plant Cell. 34(8). 2833–2851. 109 indexed citations

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Gao, Xiang, Junpeng Shi, Pei Liang, et al.. (2021). HITAC-seq enables high-throughput cost-effective sequencing of plasmids and DNA fragments with identity. Journal of genetics and genomics. 48(8). 671–680. 5 indexed citations

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Shu, Meiyan, Jinyu Zuo, Pengfei Yin, et al.. (2021). The Application of UAV-Based Hyperspectral Imaging to Estimate Crop Traits in Maize Inbred Lines. Plant Phenomics. 2021. 9890745–9890745. 59 indexed citations

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Cao, Yibo, Ming Zhang, Xiaoyan Liang, et al.. (2020). Natural variation of an EF-hand Ca2+-binding-protein coding gene confers saline-alkaline tolerance in maize. Nature Communications. 11(1). 186–186. 128 indexed citations

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Jia, Haitao, Manfei Li, Weiya Li, et al.. (2020). A serine/threonine protein kinase encoding gene KERNEL NUMBER PER ROW6 regulates maize grain yield. Nature Communications. 11(1). 988–988. 98 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lili, Xuan Zhang, Xiaoji Wang, et al.. (2019). SEED CAROTENOID DEFICIENT Functions in Isoprenoid Biosynthesis via the Plastid MEP Pathway. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 179(4). 1723–1738. 14 indexed citations

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Fang, Hui, Yuebin Wang, Jing Xu, et al.. (2019). Genetic basis of kernel nutritional traits during maize domestication and improvement. The Plant Journal. 101(2). 278–292. 25 indexed citations

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Li, Weiya, et al.. (2018). Cellulose synthase-like D1 controls organ size in maize. BMC Plant Biology. 18(1). 239–239. 29 indexed citations

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Chen, Qiuyue, Haijun Liu, Xufeng Wang, et al.. (2018). Genome-Wide Association Analyses Reveal the Importance of Alternative Splicing in Diversifying Gene Function and Regulating Phenotypic Variation in Maize. The Plant Cell. 30(7). 1404–1423. 51 indexed citations

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