Xiaqing Yu

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Xiaqing Yu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaqing Yu has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Plant Science, 31 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Xiaqing Yu's work include Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research (19 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (13 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (13 papers). Xiaqing Yu is often cited by papers focused on Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research (19 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (13 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (13 papers). Xiaqing Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Denmark and Kenya. Xiaqing Yu's co-authors include Carl‐Otto Ottosen, Rong Zhou, Zhen Wu, Eva Rosenqvist, Tongmin Zhao, Katrine Heinsvig Kjær, Yinlei Wang, Liping Zhao, Qunfeng Lou and Wengui Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and The Plant Journal.

In The Last Decade

Xiaqing Yu

55 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Drought stress had a predominant effect over heat stress on three tomato cultivars subjected to combined stress

2017 292 citations Rong Zhou, Xiaqing Yu et al. BMC Plant Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaqing Yu China	19	1.3k	548	150	140	87	59	1.6k
Hyo Jung Kim South Korea	14	3.4k 2.7×	2.5k 4.6×	230 1.5×	134 1.0×	168 1.9×	28	3.9k
Daniel Osuna Spain	18	2.3k 1.8×	1.4k 2.6×	82 0.5×	61 0.4×	60 0.7×	24	3.1k
Mengyu Liu China	27	1.4k 1.1×	707 1.3×	68 0.5×	211 1.5×	152 1.7×	95	2.2k
Mario Houde Canada	30	2.2k 1.8×	1.2k 2.2×	109 0.7×	73 0.5×	56 0.6×	45	2.9k
Gaëlle Rolland France	15	1.1k 0.9×	350 0.6×	125 0.8×	219 1.6×	51 0.6×	27	1.4k
Eilon Shani Israel	29	2.9k 2.3×	2.3k 4.2×	95 0.6×	85 0.6×	205 2.4×	44	3.6k
Zhen Wu China	33	2.6k 2.0×	1.3k 2.5×	101 0.7×	163 1.2×	92 1.1×	85	3.1k
Lucia Natali Italy	29	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 1.9×	217 1.4×	31 0.2×	133 1.5×	114	2.3k
Zhiqing Wang China	16	2.1k 1.6×	451 0.8×	129 0.9×	126 0.9×	111 1.3×	28	2.4k
Francisco R. Cantón Spain	23	1.1k 0.9×	926 1.7×	60 0.4×	51 0.4×	42 0.5×	41	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaqing Yu

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

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Zhao, Xiaokun, Lei Xia, Weiping Diao, et al.. (2025). Identification of l-ascorbic acid metabolic genes in wild Cucumis species and the key genes involved in high content of AsA in C. hystrix fruits. Scientia Horticulturae. 342. 114015–114015.

Cheng, Chunyan, et al.. (2025). Photoperiod-regulated gene interactions and genotypic responses in chlorophyll dynamics, oxidative stress, and ultrastructure of xishuangbanna cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Scientia Horticulturae. 345. 114150–114150. 1 indexed citations

Bai, Yulin, Yuhui Wang, Chunyan Cheng, et al.. (2025). Chromosome-specific oligo-painting provides insights into the cytogenetic basis of karyotypic stasis in paleo-allotetraploid Cucurbita. Horticulture Research. 12(10). uhaf179–uhaf179.

Liu, Ziyan & Xiaqing Yu. (2025). Engineering Bacillus subtilis for high-value bioproduction: recent advances and applications. Microbial Cell Factories. 24(1). 182–182. 5 indexed citations

Zhou, Rong, Fangling Jiang, Yi Liu, et al.. (2024). Environmental changes impact on vegetables physiology and nutrition – Gaps between vegetable and cereal crops. The Science of The Total Environment. 933. 173180–173180. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Xiao‐Ning, Lei Xia, Ji Li, et al.. (2024). How high-throughput sequencing empowers the research of polyploidy in vegetable crops. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 0–0. 1 indexed citations

Hou, Yuh‐Ming, Shiyou Wang, Jialin Meng, et al.. (2024). Marker-assisted selection breeding for parthenocarpic loci Par2.1 in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Acta Horticulturae. 87–96. 1 indexed citations

Jiang, Fangling, Jian Yin, Yinlei Wang, et al.. (2023). ROS-mediated waterlogging memory, induced by priming, mitigates photosynthesis inhibition in tomato under waterlogging stress. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1238108–1238108. 14 indexed citations

Xia, Lei, Han Wang, Xiaqing Yu, et al.. (2023). Chloroplast Pan-Genomes and Comparative Transcriptomics Reveal Genetic Variation and Temperature Adaptation in the Cucumber. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(10). 8943–8943. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yipeng, Qiusheng Kong, Fengfeng Li, et al.. (2023). A telomere-to-telomere reference genome provides genetic insight into the pentacyclic triterpenoid biosynthesis inChaenomeles speciosa. Horticulture Research. 10(10). uhad183–uhad183. 11 indexed citations

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Feng, Ming, Tingting Qiao, Haidong Cai, et al.. (2022). Deep Learning for the Automatic Diagnosis and Analysis of Bone Metastasis on Bone Scintigrams. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 28 indexed citations

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Cheng, Chunyan, Zhen Tian, Li Ji, et al.. (2022). Molecular Research Progress on Xishuangbanna Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. var. Xishuangbannesis Qi et Yuan): Current Status and Future Prospects. Agronomy. 12(2). 300–300. 7 indexed citations

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Zhou, Rong, Hongjian Wan, Fangling Jiang, et al.. (2020). The Alleviation of Photosynthetic Damage in Tomato under Drought and Cold Stress by High CO2 and Melatonin. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(15). 5587–5587. 22 indexed citations

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Yu, Xiaqing, Jie Chen, Min Zhang, et al.. (2020). The genome of Chinese flowering cherry (Cerasus serrulata) provides new insights into Cerasus species. Horticulture Research. 7(1). 165–165. 32 indexed citations

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Zhou, Rong, et al.. (2020). Combined high light and heat stress induced complex response in tomato with better leaf cooling after heat priming. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 151. 1–9. 53 indexed citations

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Zhou, Rong, Xiaqing Yu, Tongmin Zhao, et al.. (2019). Physiological analysis and transcriptome sequencing reveal the effects of combined cold and drought on tomato leaf. BMC Plant Biology. 19(1). 377–377. 58 indexed citations

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Cheng, Feng, Jing Wang, Qingzhen Wei, et al.. (2018). A leaf shape mutant provides insight into PINOID Serine/Threonine Kinase function in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 61(9). 1000–1014. 16 indexed citations

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Zhou, Rong, Xiaqing Yu, Carl‐Otto Ottosen, et al.. (2017). Drought stress had a predominant effect over heat stress on three tomato cultivars subjected to combined stress. BMC Plant Biology. 17(1). 24–24. 292 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xu, Jian, Ji Li, Li Cui, et al.. (2017). New insights into the roles of cucumber TIR1 homologs and miR393 in regulating fruit/seed set development and leaf morphogenesis. BMC Plant Biology. 17(1). 130–130. 47 indexed citations

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Yu, Xiaqing, Benita Hyldgaard, Eva Rosenqvist, Carl‐Otto Ottosen, & Jinfeng Chen. (2015). Interspecific hybridization in Cucumis leads to the divergence of phenotypes in response to low light and extended photoperiods. Frontiers in Plant Science. 6. 802–802. 11 indexed citations

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