Y. F. Tan

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Y. F. Tan is a scholar working on Genetics, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Y. F. Tan has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Genetics, 7 papers in Plant Science and 2 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Y. F. Tan's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (5 papers), GABA and Rice Research (4 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (3 papers). Y. F. Tan is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (5 papers), GABA and Rice Research (4 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (3 papers). Y. F. Tan collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Y. F. Tan's co-authors include Qifa Zhang, Chao Xu, Shan Yu, M. A. Saghai Maroof, Yingxia Gao, Yongzhong Xing, Cheng Xu, Mei Sun, Harold Corke and Jinping Hua and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Theoretical and Applied Genetics and Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Y. F. Tan

7 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Importance of epistasis as the genetic basis of heterosis in an elite rice hybrid

1997 586 citations Shan Yu, Chao Xu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Y. F. Tan China	6	1.1k	980	105	48	41	7	1.2k
S. R. McCouch United States	9	1.0k 1.0×	727 0.7×	140 1.3×	18 0.4×	17 0.4×	16	1.1k
Martin Heckenberger Germany	14	848 0.8×	685 0.7×	103 1.0×	11 0.2×	26 0.6×	17	953
Merlyn S. Mendioro Philippines	20	1.2k 1.1×	352 0.4×	110 1.0×	51 1.1×	13 0.3×	36	1.2k
Wubishet A. Bekele Canada	17	677 0.6×	428 0.4×	141 1.3×	28 0.6×	38 0.9×	34	794
A. E. Corey United States	9	596 0.6×	298 0.3×	112 1.1×	27 0.6×	18 0.4×	13	627
Michel M. Beckert France	10	773 0.7×	308 0.3×	233 2.2×	35 0.7×	22 0.5×	12	836
Piotr Masojć Poland	15	809 0.8×	343 0.3×	145 1.4×	30 0.6×	10 0.2×	44	841
Masahiro Nakagahra Japan	15	570 0.5×	386 0.4×	145 1.4×	31 0.6×	22 0.5×	21	659
Timothy J. March Australia	13	628 0.6×	252 0.3×	148 1.4×	31 0.6×	32 0.8×	26	695
Osamu Ideta Japan	14	714 0.7×	375 0.4×	178 1.7×	81 1.7×	30 0.7×	31	802

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Y. F. Tan

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All Works

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Qiu, Xianjin, Rong Gong, Y. F. Tan, & Sibin Yu. (2012). Mapping and characterization of the major quantitative trait locus qSS7 associated with increased length and decreased width of rice seeds. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 125(8). 1717–1726. 55 indexed citations

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Costea, Mihai, David M. Brenner, François J. Tardif, Y. F. Tan, & Mei Sun. (2006). Delimitation of Amaranthus cruentus L. and Amaranthus caudatus L. using micromorphology and AFLP analysis: an application in germplasm identification. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 2 indexed citations

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Costea, Mihai, David M. Brenner, François J. Tardif, Y. F. Tan, & Mei Sun. (2006). Delimitation of Amaranthus cruentus L. and Amaranthus caudatus L. using micromorphology and AFLP analysis: an application in germplasm identification. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 53(8). 1625–1633. 31 indexed citations

4.

Yu, Shan, et al.. (2002). Identification of quantitative trait loci and epistatic interactions for plant height and heading date in rice. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 104(4). 619–625. 110 indexed citations

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Tan, Y. F., Mei Sun, Yongzhong Xing, et al.. (2001). Mapping quantitative trait loci for milling quality, protein content and color characteristics of rice using a recombinant inbred line population derived from an elite rice hybrid. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 103(6-7). 1037–1045. 133 indexed citations

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Tan, Y. F., et al.. (2000). Genetic bases of appearance quality of rice grains in Shanyou 63, an elite rice hybrid. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 101(5-6). 823–829. 255 indexed citations

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Yu, Shan, Chao Xu, Y. F. Tan, et al.. (1997). Importance of epistasis as the genetic basis of heterosis in an elite rice hybrid. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(17). 9226–9231. 586 indexed citations breakdown →

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