Xiawan Zhai

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 807 citations indexed

About

Xiawan Zhai is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiawan Zhai has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 807 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Plant Science, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 0 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Xiawan Zhai's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (9 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (7 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (6 papers). Xiawan Zhai is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (9 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (7 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (6 papers). Xiawan Zhai collaborates with scholars based in China and Israel. Xiawan Zhai's co-authors include Xu Cao, Xinping Yang, Xiaomin Si, Tingdong Li, Huawei Zhang, Yuan Yu, Wenxia Dong, Caixia Gao, Wenbin Kai and Bin Liang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Biotechnology, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Xiawan Zhai

14 papers receiving 792 citations

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Domestication of wild tomato is accelerated by genome editing

2018 444 citations Tingdong Li, Xinping Yang et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiawan Zhai China	8	662	550	91	55	34	16	807
Marcela Morato Notini Brazil	7	657 1.0×	536 1.0×	106 1.2×	58 1.1×	38 1.1×	7	765
Emmanuel Rezende Naves Brazil	6	556 0.8×	409 0.7×	103 1.1×	60 1.1×	39 1.1×	7	700
Anjanasree K. Neelakandan United States	14	886 1.3×	816 1.5×	111 1.2×	60 1.1×	73 2.1×	18	1.1k
Weidi He China	15	534 0.8×	426 0.8×	28 0.3×	46 0.8×	34 1.0×	28	701
Dagang Jiang China	14	934 1.4×	681 1.2×	130 1.4×	35 0.6×	20 0.6×	30	1.1k
Hiroaki Kusano Japan	14	580 0.9×	524 1.0×	58 0.6×	23 0.4×	41 1.2×	32	783
Tongxin Dou China	14	528 0.8×	369 0.7×	25 0.3×	46 0.8×	29 0.9×	29	655
Begoña García‐Sogo Spain	19	944 1.4×	734 1.3×	53 0.6×	21 0.4×	78 2.3×	35	1.1k
Christian Jung Germany	11	382 0.6×	364 0.7×	45 0.5×	35 0.6×	31 0.9×	18	506
Chunguo Wang China	15	671 1.0×	528 1.0×	59 0.6×	20 0.4×	29 0.9×	32	811

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16 of 16 papers shown

Zhai, Xiawan, Zuolin Mao, Mengdi Li, et al.. (2025). CsbHLH122/CsMYBS3‐CsSUT2 contributes to the rapid accumulation of sugar in the ripening stage of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). The Plant Journal. 122(1). e70156–e70156. 1 indexed citations

Mao, Zuolin, et al.. (2025). The CsMYB36-CsSWEET17 module mediates the calcium-induced sucrose accumulation in citrus. Horticulture Research. 12(10). uhaf175–uhaf175.

Zhai, Xiawan, et al.. (2025). Promoter cis ‐element variations in the CgWRKY1 ‐ CgZAT12 ‐ CgGAD4 module regulate citric acid degradation in Citrus grandis. New Phytologist. 248(6). 2891–2909.

Zhai, Xiawan, Xiaoqing Gao, Jinrong Huang, et al.. (2025). SlABF4 acts as a negative regulator of ethylene biosynthesis in tomato fruit ripening. The Plant Journal. 124(3). e70564–e70564. 1 indexed citations

Zhai, Xiawan, et al.. (2024). Overexpression of the persimmon ABA receptor DkPYL3 gene alters fruit development and ripening in transgenic tomato. Plant Science. 350. 112287–112287. 5 indexed citations

Mao, Zuolin, et al.. (2024). CBL1/CIPK23 phosphorylates tonoplast sugar transporter TST2 to enhance sugar accumulation in sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 67(2). 327–344. 4 indexed citations

Zhai, Xiawan, et al.. (2023). OsNCED3 and OsPYL1 promote the closure of rice florets by regulating sugar transporters through endogenous abscisic acid. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 2 indexed citations

Zhai, Xiawan, et al.. (2022). Characterization and expression analysis of key abscisic acid signal transduction genes during kiwifruit development. Scientia Horticulturae. 309. 111672–111672. 6 indexed citations

Gan, Zengyu, Xin Yuan, Nan Shan, et al.. (2021). AcERF1B and AcERF073 Positively Regulate Indole-3-acetic Acid Degradation by Activating AcGH3.1 Transcription during Postharvest Kiwifruit Ripening. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 69(46). 13859–13870. 15 indexed citations

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Huang, Xiaozhen, Shudong Chen, Weiping Li, et al.. (2021). ROS regulated reversible protein phase separation synchronizes plant flowering. Nature Chemical Biology. 17(5). 549–557. 136 indexed citations

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Li, Tingdong, Xinping Yang, Yuan Yu, et al.. (2018). Domestication of wild tomato is accelerated by genome editing. Nature Biotechnology. 36(12). 1160–1163. 444 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhai, Xiawan, Yushu Zhang, Wenbin Kai, et al.. (2017). Variable responses of two VlMYBA gene promoters to ABA and ACC in Kyoho grape berries. Journal of Plant Physiology. 211. 81–89. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yushu, Qian Li, Li Jiang, et al.. (2017). Suppressing Type 2C Protein Phosphatases Alters Fruit Ripening and the Stress Response in Tomato. Plant and Cell Physiology. 59(1). 142–154. 48 indexed citations

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Leng, Ping, Yushu Zhang, Juan Wang, et al.. (2017). Expression pattern of ABA metabolic and signalling genes during floral development and fruit set in sweet cherry. Plant Growth Regulation. 84(1). 71–80. 10 indexed citations

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Sun, Yufei, Kai Ji, Bin Liang, et al.. (2017). Suppressing ABA uridine diphosphate glucosyltransferase (SlUGT75C1) alters fruit ripening and the stress response in tomato. The Plant Journal. 91(4). 574–589. 72 indexed citations

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Chen, Pei, Yufei Sun, Wenbin Kai, et al.. (2016). Interactions of ABA signaling core components (SlPYLs, SlPP2Cs, and SlSnRK2s) in tomato (Solanum lycopersicon). Journal of Plant Physiology. 205. 67–74. 55 indexed citations

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