Xin Li

17.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
209 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

About

Xin Li is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xin Li has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Plant Science, 81 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Xin Li's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (116 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (39 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (36 papers). Xin Li is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (116 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (39 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (36 papers). Xin Li collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and United States. Xin Li's co-authors include Yuelin Zhang, Xinnian Dong, Yu Cheng, Yujun Peng, Yaxi Zhang, Hui Cao, Fang Xu, Sandra Goritschnig, Tongjun Sun and Kevin Ao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Xin Li

202 papers receiving 12.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Interaction of NPR1 with basic leucine zipper protein transcription factors that bind sequences required for salicylic acid induction of the PR-1 gene

1999 538 citations Yuelin Zhang, Xin Li et al. profile →
Opposite Roles of Salicylic Acid Receptors NPR1 and NPR3/NPR4 in Transcriptional Regulation of Plant Immunity

2018 513 citations Tongjun Sun, Kevin Ao et al. profile →
Salicylic acid: biosynthesis, perception, and contributions to plant immunity

2019 379 citations Yuelin Zhang, Xin Li profile →
Salicylic Acid: Biosynthesis and Signaling

2021 370 citations Xin Li, Yuelin Zhang et al. profile →
Activation of TIR signalling boosts pattern-triggered immunity

2021 227 citations Hainan Tian, Zhongshou Wu et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Xin Li

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xin Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xin Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xin Li 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 Xin Li. Xin Li 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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Distribution of haploid chromosomes into separate nuclei in two pathogenic fungi 2025 ·Science ·Yan Xu, Lei Tian, (unknown), Weijie Huang, (unknown), Nigel J. O’Neil, Martin Hirst, Phil Hieter, Yuelin Zhang, Xin Li	6
2	Salicylic acid and jasmonic acid in plant immunity 2025 ·Horticulture Research ·Pingyu Zhang, (unknown), Xin Li, Yuelin Zhang	6
3	The Deubiquitinating Enzyme AMSH1 Contributes to Plant Immunity Through Regulating the Stability of BDA1 2025 ·Plants ·(unknown), Weijie Huang, Xin Li, Yuelin Zhang	0
4	Cryo-EM reveals cholesterol binding in the lysosomal GPCR-like protein LYCHOS 2025 ·Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·Jie Zhao, Qingya Shen, (unknown), Xin Li, (unknown), (unknown), Zheng Xu, Xiaoyu Zhang, (unknown), Hao Yang, Zhenhua Shao, Haoxing Xu, Yiyang Jiang, Yan Zhang, Wei Yan	0
5	Inhibition of Aberrant Activated Fibroblast‐Like Synoviocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Leishmania Peptide via the Regulation of Fatty Acid Synthesis Metabolism 2025 ·Advanced Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Yaoyao Zou, Guangtao Fu, (unknown), Xiaoxue Wang, (unknown), Lin Li, Zhenhua Bian, Rongrong Huang, (unknown), Jiping Chen, Qin Zeng, Kai Yan, Cai‐Yue Gao, Zhe‐Xiong Lian, Xin Li, (unknown)	5
6	Exercise-induced adipokine Nrg4 alleviates MASLD by disrupting hepatic cGAS-STING signaling 2025 ·Cell Reports ·Min Chen, (unknown), Jieying Zhu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xin Li, (unknown), Liang Guo	10
7	Balancing roles between phosphatidylinositols and sphingolipids in regulating immunity and ER stress responses in pi4kβ1,2 2024 ·The Plant Journal ·(unknown), Cornelia Herrfurth, (unknown), (unknown), Ivo Feußner, Xin Li	1
8	Proteolysis in plant immunity 2024 ·The Plant Cell ·(unknown), E. Jackson, Xueru Liu, Xingchuan Huang, Renier A. L. van der Hoorn, Yuelin Zhang, Xin Li	21
9	Bcl-2-Associated Athanogene (BAG) Co-chaperones: Key Players in Multiple Abiotic and Biotic Stress Tolerance in Plants 2024 ·Journal of Plant Growth Regulation ·Muhammad Arif, Shuzhen Men, (unknown), Xin Li, Ling Xu, Xuemin Yang, Shah Fahad, Parvaiz Ahmad, (unknown), (unknown)	2
10	RAS signalling genes can be used as host‐induced gene silencing targets to control fungal diseases caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Botrytis cinerea 2023 ·Plant Biotechnology Journal ·Yan Xu, (unknown), Junxing Lu, Yuelin Zhang, Xin Li	15
11	Function of BrSOC1b gene in flowering regulation of Chinese cabbage and its protein interaction 2023 ·Planta ·Xin Li, Changwei Shen, Ruixiang Chen, Bo Sun, (unknown), (unknown), Chunhui Wu, Nadeem Khan, Bihua Chen, (unknown)	7
12	Puncta‐localized TRAF domain protein TC1b contributes to the autoimmunity of snc1 2023 ·The Plant Journal ·Kevin Ao, (unknown), Shuai Huang, Lin Li, Volker Lipka, She Chen, Marcel Wiermer, Xin Li	3
13	Eco-friendly management of Meloidogyne incognita in cadmium-contaminated soil by using nematophagous fungus Purpureocillium lavendulum YMF1.683: Efficacy and mechanism 2023 ·Environmental Research ·Xin Li, Lianming Liang, (unknown), (unknown), Ying Huang, Jinhua Zhou, Yi Cao, (unknown), (unknown), Ming‐He Mo	1
14	Genome-wide identification and characterization of thaumatin-like protein family genes in wheat and analysis of their responses to Fusarium head blight infection 2022 ·Food Production Processing and Nutrition ·Runsheng Ren, Xinli Zhou, Xu Zhang, Xin Li, Ping Zhang, Yi He	4
15	The N-terminally truncated helper NLR NRG1C antagonizes immunity mediated by its full-length neighbors NRG1A and NRG1B 2021 ·The Plant Cell ·Zhongshou Wu, Lei Tian, Xueru Liu, Weijie Huang, Yuelin Zhang, Xin Li	29
16	Activation of TIR signalling boosts pattern-triggered immunity breakdown → 2021 ·Nature ·Hainan Tian, Zhongshou Wu, Siyu Chen, Kevin Ao, Weijie Huang, Hoda Yaghmaiean, Tongjun Sun, Fang Xu, Yanjun Zhang, Shucai Wang, Xin Li, Yuelin Zhang	227
17	Plant E3 ligases SNIPER 1 and SNIPER 2 broadly regulate the homeostasis of sensor NLR immune receptors 2020 ·The EMBO Journal ·Zhongshou Wu, Meixuezi Tong, Lei Tian, (unknown), Xueru Liu, Yuelin Zhang, Xin Li	44
18	The Ankyrin-Repeat Transmembrane Protein BDA1 Functions Downstream of the Receptor-Like Protein SNC2 to Regulate Plant Immunity 2012 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·(unknown), Yaxi Zhang, Pingtao Ding, Kaeli Johnson, Xin Li, Yuelin Zhang	72
19	BLADE-ON-PETIOLE–Dependent Signaling Controls Leaf and Floral Patterning in Arabidopsis 2005 ·The Plant Cell ·Shelley R. Hepworth, Yuelin Zhang, Sarah M. McKim, Xin Li, George W. Haughn	241
20	A Gain-of-Function Mutation in a Plant Disease Resistance Gene Leads to Constitutive Activation of Downstream Signal Transduction Pathways in suppressor of npr1-1 , constitutive 1 2003 ·The Plant Cell ·Yuelin Zhang, Sandra Goritschnig, Xinnian Dong, Xin Li	385

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