Yong Gu

22.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
136 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Yong Gu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong Gu has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Plant Science, 63 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Yong Gu's work include Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (51 papers), Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (46 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (36 papers). Yong Gu is often cited by papers focused on Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (51 papers), Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (46 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (36 papers). Yong Gu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Yong Gu's co-authors include Devin Coleman‐Derr, Yi Wang, Olin D. Anderson, Ming‐Cheng Luo, Guoping Chen, Michael A. Quail, Naxin Huo, Gerard R. Lazo, Harold Swerdlow and Jan Dvořák and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Bioinformatics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Yong Gu

129 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

A tale of three next generation sequencing platforms: com... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2012 2015 2008 2019 2021 400 800 1.2k
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. A tale of three next generation sequencing platforms: comparison of Ion torrent, pacific biosciences and illumina MiSeq sequencers
    2012 1.3k citations Michael A. Quail, Yong Gu et al. profile →
  2. OrthoVenn: a web server for genome wide comparison and annotation of orthologous clusters across multiple species
    2015 744 citations Yi Wang, Devin Coleman‐Derr et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  3. BatchPrimer3: A high throughput web application for PCR and sequencing primer design
    2008 653 citations Frank M. You, Yong Gu et al. profile →
  4. OrthoVenn2: a web server for whole-genome comparison and annotation of orthologous clusters across multiple species
    2019 627 citations Ling Xu, Zhaobin Dong et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  5. Optical maps refine the bread wheat Triticum aestivum cv. Chinese Spring genome assembly
    2021 302 citations Karin R. Deal, Yong Gu et al. profile →

Peers

Yong Gu
Xiaoqiu Huang United States
Penelope Coggill United States
Guillaume Marçais United States
Dan Nettleton United States
Scott Schwartz United States
Jian Ye United States
Jason Miller United States
Matloob Qureshi United Kingdom
Gustavo A Salazar United Kingdom
Martin Shumway United States
Xiaoqiu Huang United States
Yong Gu
Citations per year, relative to Yong Gu Yong Gu (= 1×) peers Xiaoqiu Huang

Countries citing papers authored by Yong Gu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yong Gu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yong Gu

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

All Works

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Yao, Eric, Victoria Blake, Parva Kumar Sharma, et al.. (2025). GrainGenes: genetics, genomes, and pangenomes. Genetics.
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Wang, Xiaoqiang, Shan Huang, Hui Bai, et al.. (2025). The mRNA export pathway licenses viral mimicry response and antitumor immunity by actively exporting nuclear retroelement transcripts. Science Translational Medicine. 17(793). eado4370–eado4370.
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Quail, Michael A., Craig Corton, James Uphill, Jacqueline A. Keane, & Yong Gu. (2024). Identifying the best PCR enzyme for library amplification in NGS. Microbial Genomics. 10(4). 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junjie, Weizhi Zhong, Yong Gu, Qiuming Zhu, & Lulu Zhang. (2022). Regression-based beam training for UAV mmWave communications. EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing. 2022(1). 4 indexed citations
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Yoon, Sangwoong, et al.. (2022). Haploidy and aneuploidy in switchgrass mediated by misexpression of CENH3. The Plant Genome. 16(2). e20209–e20209. 8 indexed citations
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Lee, Su‐Bin, et al.. (2021). A Rapid, Reliable RP-UPLC Method for Large-Scale Analysis of Wheat HMW-GS Alleles. Molecules. 26(20). 6174–6174. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Jialun, et al.. (2020). Characterization and a RT-RPA assay for rapid detection of Chilli Veinal mottle virus (ChiVMV) in tobacco. Virology Journal. 17(1). 33–33. 29 indexed citations
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Xu, Ling, Zhaobin Dong, Fang Lü, et al.. (2019). OrthoVenn2: a web server for whole-genome comparison and annotation of orthologous clusters across multiple species. Nucleic Acids Research. 47(W1). W52–W58. 627 indexed citations breakdown →
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Song, Pingping, Wei Huang, Rongni He, et al.. (2017). Disruption of AT-hook 1 domain in MeCP2 protein caused behavioral abnormality in mice. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1864(2). 347–358. 13 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xianwen, Shaobin Zhong, Shiaoman Chao, et al.. (2015). Toward a better understanding of the genomic region harboring Fusarium head blight resistance QTL Qfhs.ndsu-3AS in durum wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 129(1). 31–43. 23 indexed citations
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Wang, Yi, Devin Coleman‐Derr, Guoping Chen, & Yong Gu. (2015). OrthoVenn: a web server for genome wide comparison and annotation of orthologous clusters across multiple species. Nucleic Acids Research. 43(W1). W78–W84. 744 indexed citations breakdown →
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Müller, Hans‐Georg, Alicia N. Massa, Humphrey Wanjugi, et al.. (2013). Insular Organization of Gene Space in Grass Genomes. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e54101–e54101. 8 indexed citations
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Gu, Yong, Ying‐Hong Liu, Junjie Zhang, et al.. (2013). Identification and characterization of microRNAs in the developing maize endosperm. Genomics. 102(5-6). 472–478. 21 indexed citations
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Massa, Alicia N., Humphrey Wanjugi, K. R. Deal, et al.. (2011). Gene Space Dynamics During the Evolution of Aegilops tauschii, Brachypodium distachyon, Oryza sativa, and Sorghum bicolor Genomes. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 28(9). 2537–2547. 33 indexed citations
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Close, Timothy J., Ming‐Cheng Luo, Stefano Lonardi, et al.. (2011). Genome Resources For Cowpea Genotype IT97K-499-35. e-Publications@Marquette (Marquette University). 1 indexed citations
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Kalavacharla, Venu, et al.. (2009). Radiation hybrid mapping in crop plants. 7 indexed citations
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Yu, Guotai, Xiwen Cai, M. O. Harris, et al.. (2009). Saturation and comparative mapping of the genomic region harboring Hessian fly resistance gene H26 in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 118(8). 1589–1599. 32 indexed citations
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Anderson, Olin D., Yong Gu, Xiuying Kong, Gerard R. Lazo, & Jiajie Wu. (2009). The wheat ω-gliadin genes: structure and EST analysis. Functional & Integrative Genomics. 9(3). 397–410. 36 indexed citations
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Cenci, Alberto, Nathalie Chantret, Xiuying Kong, et al.. (2003). Construction and characterization of a half million clone BAC library of durum wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 107(5). 931–939. 110 indexed citations

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