Yi Liao

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yi Liao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Liao has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Yi Liao's work include Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (7 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (6 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (5 papers). Yi Liao is often cited by papers focused on Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (7 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (6 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (5 papers). Yi Liao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Indonesia. Yi Liao's co-authors include Tyler A. Elliott, Thomas Peterson, Doreen Ware, Matthew B. Hufford, Shujun Ou, Jireh Agda, Candice N. Hirsch, Ning Jiang, Kapeel Chougule and Mikhail V. Matz and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yi Liao

37 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

  1. Benchmarking transposable element annotation methods for creation of a streamlined, comprehensive pipeline
    2019 747 citations Shujun Ou, Yi Liao et al. Genome biology profile →

Peers

Yi Liao
Chon‐Kit Kenneth Chan Australia
Guangyi Fan China
Olivier Lespinet France
Marc Crepeau United States
Xiang Jia Min United States
Hua Ying Australia
Ian M. Ehrenreich United States
Richard Smith-Unna United Kingdom
Jianbo Jian China
Jia‐Xing Yue France
Chon‐Kit Kenneth Chan Australia
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Citations per year, relative to Yi Liao Yi Liao (= 1×) peers Chon‐Kit Kenneth Chan

Countries citing papers authored by Yi Liao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi Liao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Liao

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jin, Xin, Deying Yang, Yi Liao, et al.. (2025). High-dose ionizing radiation-induced ferroptosis leads to radiotherapy sensitization of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 213. 111166–111166. 1 indexed citations
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Tang, Shihua, Jiahao Chen, Lin‐Fa Wang, et al.. (2025). Accurate, Scalable Structural Variant Genotyping in Complex Genomes at Population Scales. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 42(8).
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Sharif, Rahat, Wei Yan, Lin Chen, et al.. (2025). Identification of CaMATE genes family in pepper and functional characterization of CaMATE27 in capsaicin accumulation. Plant Science. 359. 112677–112677. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yahui, Zhangsheng Zhu, Meichun Hu, et al.. (2024). Genomic selection and genetic architecture of agronomic traits during modern flowering Chinese cabbage breeding. Horticulture Research. 12(2). uhae299–uhae299. 1 indexed citations
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Song, Yiting, Yating Zhang, Xu Wang, et al.. (2024). Telomere-to-telomere reference genome for Panax ginseng highlights the evolution of saponin biosynthesis. Horticulture Research. 11(6). uhae107–uhae107. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lei, Yi Liao, Zijing Lin, et al.. (2024). Semaglutide alleviates gut microbiota dysbiosis induced by a high-fat diet. European Journal of Pharmacology. 969. 176440–176440. 25 indexed citations
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Liu, Jiarong, Yi Liao, Rahat Sharif, et al.. (2024). The CaABCG14 transporter gene regulates the capsaicin accumulation in Pepper septum. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 280(Pt 4). 136122–136122. 7 indexed citations
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Liao, Yi, Gang Ning, Xinrong Wang, et al.. (2023). The differential value of radiomics based on traditional T1-weighted sequences in newborns with hyperbilirubinemia. BMC Medical Imaging. 23(1). 112–112. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuhua, Yi Cheng, Yan Liu, et al.. (2023). Integrative analysis of non-targeted metabolome and transcriptome reveals the mechanism of volatile formation in pepper fruit. Frontiers in Genetics. 14. 1290492–1290492. 10 indexed citations
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Dixon, Groves, et al.. (2021). Environmental specialization and cryptic genetic divergence in two massive coral species from the Florida Keys Reef Tract. Molecular Ecology. 30(14). 3468–3484. 43 indexed citations
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Chakraborty, Mahul, Ching-Ho Chang, Danielle E. Khost, et al.. (2021). Evolution of genome structure in the Drosophila simulans species complex. Genome Research. 31(3). 380–396. 57 indexed citations
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Kou, Yixuan, Yi Liao, Tuomas Toivainen, et al.. (2020). Evolutionary Genomics of Structural Variation in Asian Rice ( Oryza sativa ) Domestication. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 37(12). 3507–3524. 63 indexed citations
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Ou, Shujun, Yi Liao, Kapeel Chougule, et al.. (2019). Benchmarking transposable element annotation methods for creation of a streamlined, comprehensive pipeline. Genome biology. 20(1). 275–275. 747 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bai, Zetao, Jinfeng Chen, Yi Liao, et al.. (2016). The impact and origin of copy number variations in the Oryza species. BMC Genomics. 17(1). 261–261. 33 indexed citations
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Sun, Baojuan, Yi Liao, & Zhiliang Li. (2008). AFLP markers linked to genes related to bacterial wilt resistance of eggplant. 6 indexed citations
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Qin, Wei, et al.. (2004). Antifungal activity of curcin from Jatropha curcas seeds.. Zhongguo youliao zuowu xuebao. 26(3). 71–75. 7 indexed citations

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