Yun Xiang

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Yun Xiang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yun Xiang has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Plant Science and 14 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yun Xiang's work include Plant Reproductive Biology (25 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (23 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (18 papers). Yun Xiang is often cited by papers focused on Plant Reproductive Biology (25 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (23 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (18 papers). Yun Xiang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Yun Xiang's co-authors include Yue Niu, John Z. H. Zhang, Dawei Zhang, Dong Qian, Lizhe An, Hua Yang, Yingping Xiao, Haiyun Ren, Weidong Zhou and Man Cheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yun Xiang

92 papers receiving 2.8k 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. Sexual reproduction in plants under high temperature and drought stress
    2025 16 citations Mu-xuan Wang, Yue Niu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yun Xiang China 32 1.7k 1.0k 249 218 185 94 2.9k
Ling Wang China 36 1.8k 1.0× 1.5k 1.5× 42 0.2× 96 0.4× 259 1.4× 219 4.2k
Richard S. Criddle United States 38 2.2k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 116 0.5× 38 0.2× 388 2.1× 150 4.6k
Baomin Wang China 26 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 52 0.2× 66 0.3× 51 0.3× 100 2.6k
László N. Csonka United States 35 3.1k 1.8× 1.3k 1.3× 87 0.3× 29 0.1× 164 0.9× 59 5.7k
A. Takénaka Japan 31 1.2k 0.7× 774 0.8× 246 1.0× 27 0.1× 93 0.5× 208 4.0k
David R. Benson United States 37 1.4k 0.8× 1.7k 1.7× 32 0.1× 61 0.3× 413 2.2× 118 4.3k
Bang Liu China 29 966 0.6× 192 0.2× 543 2.2× 120 0.6× 86 0.5× 168 2.9k
Janet M. Wood Canada 46 3.6k 2.1× 824 0.8× 32 0.1× 129 0.6× 249 1.3× 93 5.5k
Bertold Hock Germany 35 1.9k 1.1× 822 0.8× 95 0.4× 89 0.4× 207 1.1× 175 4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Yun Xiang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yun Xiang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yun Xiang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yun Xiang. The network helps show where Yun Xiang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yun Xiang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yun Xiang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yun Xiang 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 Yun Xiang. Yun Xiang 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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Xiang, Yun, Xiaojun Zhang, Xiang Yi, et al.. (2025). Metabolomic differences and differential biomarkers in the meat of Jinhua pigs and Duroc×Landrace×Yorkshire pigs. International Journal of Food Properties. 28(1).
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Tan, Xiaodong, Lu Liu, Jiawen Zhang, et al.. (2024). Genome-wide detections for runs of homozygosity and selective signatures reveal novel candidate genes under domestication in chickens. BMC Genomics. 25(1). 485–485. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Qian, Han‐Zhong Feng, Yun Xiang, et al.. (2024). Discovery of antibacterial diketones against gram-positive bacteria. Cell chemical biology. 31(11). 1874–1884.e6. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Yu, Xiang Ma, Yun Xiang, et al.. (2023). Porcine endogenous retrovirus: classification, molecular structure, regulation, function, and potential risk in xenotransplantation. Functional & Integrative Genomics. 23(1). 60–60. 4 indexed citations
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Qian, Dong, Shuyuan Chen, Dongshi Wan, et al.. (2023). Evolution of the thermostability of actin-depolymerizing factors enhances the adaptation of pollen germination to high temperature. The Plant Cell. 36(4). 881–898. 6 indexed citations
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Lyu, Wentao, et al.. (2022). Differentially Expressed Hepatic Genes Revealed by Transcriptomics in Pigs with Different Liver Lipid Contents. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 2315575–2315575. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Tian, Chengqing Ning, Jing Xu, et al.. (2022). Small molecule RHP1 promotes root hair tip growth by acting upstream of the RHD6‐RSL4‐dependent transcriptional pathway and ROP signaling in plants. The Plant Journal. 110(6). 1636–1650. 6 indexed citations
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Xiang, Yun, Xiaoli Wang, Bing Dai, et al.. (2022). Exploring the Possible Link between the Gut Microbiome and Fat Deposition in Pigs. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 1098892–1098892. 38 indexed citations
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Niu, Yue, Hongkai Zhang, Jingxia Zhang, et al.. (2022). The phospholipid flippase ALA3 regulates pollen tube growth and guidance in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 34(10). 3718–3736. 21 indexed citations
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Zhang, Pan, Dong Qian, Li Tian, et al.. (2021). Arabidopsis ADF5 Acts as a Downstream Target Gene of CBFs in Response to Low-Temperature Stress. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 635533–635533. 18 indexed citations
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Yang, Yang, Yue Niu, Tingting Fan, et al.. (2020). The Tip-Localized Phosphatidylserine Established by Arabidopsis ALA3 Is Crucial for Rab GTPase-Mediated Vesicle Trafficking and Pollen Tube Growth. The Plant Cell. 32(10). 3170–3187. 43 indexed citations
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Niu, Yue & Yun Xiang. (2018). An Overview of Biomembrane Functions in Plant Responses to High-Temperature Stress. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 915–915. 211 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jingen, Xiaorong Wu, Dong Qian, et al.. (2014). Annexin5 Plays a Vital Role in Arabidopsis Pollen Development via Ca2+-Dependent Membrane Trafficking. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e102407–e102407. 45 indexed citations
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Ma, Binyun, Dong Qian, Qiong Nan, et al.. (2012). Arabidopsis Vacuolar H+-ATPase (V-ATPase) B Subunits Are Involved in Actin Cytoskeleton Remodeling via Binding to, Bundling, and Stabilizing F-actin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(23). 19008–19017. 36 indexed citations
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Ren, Haiyun & Yun Xiang. (2007). The function of actin-binding proteins in pollen tube growth. PROTOPLASMA. 230(3-4). 171–182. 79 indexed citations
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Wu, Jian, et al.. (2005). Molecular Cloning of cDNA Encoding for MT-I/-II and Analyzing of the Protein Structure in Yak. 25(4). 62–68.
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Xiang, Yun, et al.. (2002). Semirigid vibrating rotor target model for CH4 dissociation on a Ni(111) surface. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 117(16). 7698–7704. 30 indexed citations
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Xiang, Yun & Wei Wang. (2000). Growth curves of pigeon squabs fed with different feeding ways.. Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis. 12(4). 213–216. 1 indexed citations

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