Yong Li

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
144 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Yong Li is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong Li has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Plant Science, 57 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Yong Li's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (31 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (24 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (11 papers). Yong Li is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (31 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (24 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (11 papers). Yong Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yong Li's co-authors include Wei Ji, Yanming Zhu, Hua Cai, Xi Bai, Dekang Lv, Liang Yang, Yi Jin Liew, Manuel Aranda, Dianjing Guo and Christian R. Voolstra and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Yong Li

139 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

The genome of Aiptasia , ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 50 100 150 200 250
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. The genome of Aiptasia , a sea anemone model for coral symbiosis
    2015 289 citations Sebastian Baumgarten, Yi Jin Liew et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yong Li China 40 2.3k 1.8k 784 338 323 144 5.3k
Lei Kong China 30 4.4k 1.9× 7.3k 4.1× 537 0.7× 1.4k 4.2× 70 0.2× 102 13.0k
Ruddy Wattiez Belgium 49 629 0.3× 3.0k 1.7× 724 0.9× 622 1.8× 67 0.2× 255 8.4k
Shi Wang China 39 759 0.3× 2.3k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 1.5k 4.6× 44 0.1× 272 6.5k
Xiang Li China 45 2.4k 1.0× 3.4k 1.9× 654 0.8× 531 1.6× 40 0.1× 301 7.7k
Chao Li China 53 2.8k 1.2× 6.5k 3.6× 1.1k 1.4× 1.3k 3.9× 23 0.1× 546 13.9k
Honghui Lin China 48 6.2k 2.7× 3.7k 2.1× 488 0.6× 159 0.5× 68 0.2× 316 8.5k
Fan Chen China 46 4.2k 1.8× 3.7k 2.1× 283 0.4× 855 2.5× 75 0.2× 183 7.8k
Folkert A. Hoekstra Netherlands 47 4.1k 1.8× 3.1k 1.7× 331 0.4× 247 0.7× 23 0.1× 121 7.6k
Xin‐Guang Zhu China 42 5.7k 2.5× 3.8k 2.1× 505 0.6× 462 1.4× 127 0.4× 141 8.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yong Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yong Li

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

All Works

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Li, Lei, Yong Li, Yuting Wang, et al.. (2024). The 6-kilodalton peptide 1 in plant viruses of the family Potyviridae is a viroporin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(21). e2401748121–e2401748121. 12 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhonghua, et al.. (2024). Molecular mechanisms and genetic factors contributing to the developmental dysplasia of the hip. Frontiers in Genetics. 15. 1413500–1413500.
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Li, Yong, et al.. (2022). Effects of tebuconazole application at different growth stages on rice grain quality of rice-based untargeted metabolomics. Chemosphere. 303(Pt 1). 134920–134920. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Qi, Ke Cao, Yong Li, et al.. (2022). Identification of co-expressed networks and key genes associated with organic acid in peach fruit. Scientia Horticulturae. 307. 111496–111496. 9 indexed citations
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Cui, Guoxin, Yi Jin Liew, Yong Li, et al.. (2019). Host-dependent nitrogen recycling as a mechanism of symbiont control in Aiptasia. PLoS Genetics. 15(6). e1008189–e1008189. 74 indexed citations
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Liew, Yi Jin, Didier Zoccola, Yong Li, et al.. (2018). Epigenome-associated phenotypic acclimatization to ocean acidification in a reef-building coral. Science Advances. 4(6). eaar8028–eaar8028. 121 indexed citations
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Li, Yong, Yi Jin Liew, Guoxin Cui, et al.. (2018). DNA methylation regulates transcriptional homeostasis of algal endosymbiosis in the coral model Aiptasia. Science Advances. 4(8). eaat2142–eaat2142. 62 indexed citations
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Wang, Xin, Yi Jin Liew, Yong Li, et al.. (2017). Draft genomes of the corallimorpharians Amplexidiscus fenestrafer and Discosoma sp.. Molecular Ecology Resources. 17(6). e187–e195. 20 indexed citations
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Voolstra, Christian R., Yong Li, Yi Jin Liew, et al.. (2017). Comparative analysis of the genomes of Stylophora pistillata and Acropora digitifera provides evidence for extensive differences between species of corals. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 17583–17583. 106 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shuang, Man Zhang, Hua Ye, et al.. (2013). piRNA-Triggered MIWI Ubiquitination and Removal by APC/C in Late Spermatogenesis. Developmental Cell. 24(1). 13–25. 97 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vinod, Peng Sun, Jessica Vamathevan, et al.. (2011). Comparative Genomics of Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains with Different Antibiotic Resistance Profiles. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 55(9). 4267–4276. 81 indexed citations
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Li, Yong. (2011). Blowing Properties of Expandable Microspheres in LDPE. China Plastics Industry. 1 indexed citations
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Han, Jian, Shin Kubota, Xiaoyong Yao, et al.. (2010). Tiny Sea Anemone from the Lower Cambrian of China. PLoS ONE. 5(10). e13276–e13276. 49 indexed citations
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Li, Yong. (2005). Expression of BADH and Betaine Content in Wheat Cultivars with Different Drought Resistance under Drought Stress. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Yong. (2002). Multivariate analysis of nekton composition in Pearl River estuary waters. Journal of Fishery Sciences of China. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Yong, et al.. (2002). A technique to decrease the false positive rate of differential display PCR. Zhongguo shengwu huaxue yu fenzi shengwu xuebao. 18(1). 110–114. 3 indexed citations

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