Yunhai Li

10.4k citations

158 papers · 7.7k · 3 hit papers · h-index 44

Impact in

Plant Science top 0.1%
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
Genetics top 0.5%
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Papers in

Plant Science 79
- Plant Molecular Biology Research 60
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism 34
Molecular Biology 76
- Plant Reproductive Biology 26
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis 10
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways 9
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms 8

Co-authors: Na Li (23 shared papers)Ran Xu (33 shared papers)Michael Bevan (14 shared papers)Penggen Duan (21 shared papers)Baolan Zhang (17 shared papers)Caroline Smith (7 shared papers)Leiying Zheng (10 shared papers)Fiona Corke (3 shared papers)
Journals: The Plant Cell (14 papers)Nature Communications (7 papers)PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (6 papers)The Plant Journal (5 papers)Scientific Reports (4 papers)
Partner nations: China United Kingdom United States

In The Last Decade

Yunhai Li

151 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Yunhai Li's Hit Papers

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Molecular Networks of Seed Size Control in Plants 2019 · 419 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2019 Annual Review of Plant Biology
2016 Current Opinion in Plant Biology
2015 Nature Plants

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1	Molecular Networks of Seed Size Control in Plants Annual Review of Plant Biology ·Na Li, Ran Xu, Yunhai Li Hit paper breakdown →	2019	419
2	Control of final seed and organ size by the DA1 gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana Genes & Development ·Yunhai Li, Leiying Zheng, Fiona Corke, Caroline Smith, Michael Bevan	2008	376
3	BRITTLE CULM1, Which Encodes a COBRA-Like Protein, Affects the Mechanical Properties of Rice Plants The Plant Cell ·Yunhai Li, Qian Qian, Yihua Zhou, Meixian Yan, Lei Sun, Mu Zhang, Zhiming Fu, Yonghong Wang, Bin Han, Xiaoming Pang, Mingsheng Chen, Jiayang Li	2003	333
4	Regulation of OsGRF4 by OsmiR396 controls grain size and yield in rice Nature Plants ·Penggen Duan, Shen Ni, Junmin Wang, Baolan Zhang, Ran Xu, Yuexing Wang, Hongqi Chen, Xudong Zhu, Yunhai Li Hit paper breakdown →	2015	325
5	Signaling pathways of seed size control in plants Current Opinion in Plant Biology ·Na Li, Yunhai Li Hit paper breakdown →	2016	310
6	Natural Variation in the Promoter of GSE5 Contributes to Grain Size Diversity in Rice Molecular Plant ·Penggen Duan, Jinsong Xu, Dali Zeng, Baolan Zhang, Mu‐Fan Geng, Guozheng Zhang, Ke Huang, Luojiang Huang, Ran Xu, Song Ge, Qian Qian, Yunhai Li	2017	256
7	The Ubiquitin Receptor DA1 Interacts with the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase DA2 to Regulate Seed and Organ Size in Arabidopsis The Plant Cell ·Tian Xia, Na Li, Jack Dumenil, Jie Li, Andrei Kamenski, Michael Bevan, Fan Gao, Yunhai Li	2013	232
8	Sugar and ABA response pathways and the control of gene expression Plant Cell & Environment ·Fred Rook, Sophie Hadingham, Yunhai Li, Michael Bevan	2006	211
9	Establishing glucose- and ABA-regulated transcription networks in Arabidopsis by microarray analysis and promoter classification using a Relevance Vector Machine Genome Research ·Yunhai Li, Kee Khoon Lee, Sean Walsh, Caroline Smith, Sophie Hadingham, Karim Sorefan, Gavin C. Cawley, Michael Bevan	2006	207
10	Control of Grain Size and Weight by the OsMKKK10-OsMKK4-OsMAPK6 Signaling Pathway in Rice Molecular Plant ·Ran Xu, Penggen Duan, Hou‐Yong Yu, Zhengkui Zhou, Baolan Zhang, Ruci Wang, Jing Li, Guozheng Zhang, Shangshang Zhuang, Jia Lyu, Na Li, Tuanyao Chai, Zhixi Tian, Shanguo Yao, Yunhai Li	2018	206
11	Control of grain size in rice Plant Reproduction ·Na Li, Ran Xu, Penggen Duan, Yunhai Li	2018	187
12	SMALL GRAIN 1, which encodes a mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase 4, influences grain size in rice The Plant Journal ·Penggen Duan, Yuchun Rao, Dali Zeng, Yaolong Yang, Ran Xu, Baolan Zhang, Guojun Dong, Qian Qian, Yunhai Li	2013	184
13	OsMAPK6, a mitogen‐activated protein kinase, influences rice grain size and biomass production The Plant Journal ·Shuying Liu, Lei Hua, Sujun Dong, Hongqi Chen, Xudong Zhu, Jun'e Jiang, Fang Zhang, Yunhai Li, Xiaohua Fang, Fan Chen	2015	176
14	The Ubiquitin Receptor DA1 Regulates Seed and Organ Size by Modulating the Stability of the Ubiquitin-Specific Protease UBP15/SOD2 in Arabidopsis The Plant Cell ·Liang Du, Na Li, Liang‐Liang Chen, Yingxiu Xu, Yu Li, Yueying Zhang, Chuanyou Li, Yunhai Li	2014	159
15	WIDE AND THICK GRAIN 1, which encodes an otubain‐like protease with deubiquitination activity, influences grain size and shape in rice The Plant Journal ·Ke Huang, Dekai Wang, Penggen Duan, Baolan Zhang, Ran Xu, Na Li, Yunhai Li	2017	156
16	Mapping quantitative trait loci for lint yield and fiber quality across environments in a Gossypium hirsutum × Gossypium barbadense backcross inbred line population Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·Jiwen Yu, Ke Zhang, Shuaiyang Li, Shuxun Yu, Honghong Zhai, Man Wu, Xingli Li, Shuli Fan, Meizhen Song, Daigang Yang, Yunhai Li, Jinfa Zhang	2012	143
17	Maternal control of seed size by EOD3/CYP78A6 in Arabidopsis thaliana The Plant Journal ·Wenjuan Fang, Zhibiao Wang, Rongfeng Cui, Jie Li, Yunhai Li	2012	139
18	The GW2-WG1-OsbZIP47 pathway controls grain size and weight in rice Molecular Plant ·Jianqin Hao, Dekai Wang, Yingbao Wu, Ke Huang, Penggen Duan, Na Li, Ran Xu, Dali Zeng, Guojun Dong, Baolan Zhang, Limin Zhang, Dirk Inzé, Qian Qian, Yunhai Li	2021	118
19	The plant‐specific G protein γ subunit AGG3 influences organ size and shape in Arabidopsis thaliana New Phytologist ·Shengjun Li, Yaju Liu, Leiying Zheng, Liang‐Liang Chen, Na Li, Fiona Corke, Yaru Lu, Xiangdong Fu, Zhengge Zhu, Michael Bevan, Yunhai Li	2012	117
20	Genetic Structure, Linkage Disequilibrium and Association Mapping of Verticillium Wilt Resistance in Elite Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Germplasm Population PLoS ONE ·Yunlei Zhao, Hongmei Wang, Wei Chen, Yunhai Li	2014	115

About Yunhai Li

Yunhai Li is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cancer Research and Oncology, having authored 158 papers that have together received 7.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (60 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (34 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (26 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (25 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (10 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (9 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (8 papers) and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (5.8k citations), Genetics (2.1k citations), Molecular Biology (3.4k citations), Horticulture (43 citations) and Cancer Research (447 citations). Yunhai Li has collaborated with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Na Li, Ran Xu, Michael Bevan, Penggen Duan, Baolan Zhang, Caroline Smith, Leiying Zheng, Fiona Corke, Qian Qian and Guosheng Ren. Their work appears in journals such as The Plant Cell, Nature Communications, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, The Plant Journal and Scientific Reports.

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