Yunpeng Liu

5.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
77 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Yunpeng Liu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yunpeng Liu has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Plant Science, 33 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Yunpeng Liu's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (32 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (29 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (11 papers). Yunpeng Liu is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (32 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (29 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (11 papers). Yunpeng Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Netherlands and Canada. Yunpeng Liu's co-authors include Ruifu Zhang, Qirong Shen, Nan Zhang, Jun Liu, Weibing Xun, Lin Chen, Youzhi Miao, Haichao Feng, Yan Qin and Zhihui Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yunpeng Liu

75 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Specialized metabolic functions of keystone taxa sustain soil microbiome stability

2021 479 citations Weibing Xun, Yunpeng Liu et al. profile →
Diversity-triggered deterministic bacterial assembly constrains community functions

2019 381 citations Weibing Xun, Yunpeng Liu et al. profile →
Development of active and intelligent packaging by incorporating betalains from red pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) peel into starch/polyvinyl alcohol films

2019 302 citations Yan Qin, Yunpeng Liu et al. profile →
Root colonization by beneficial rhizobacteria

2023 84 citations Yunpeng Liu, Zhihui Xu et al. FEMS Microbiology Reviews profile →
The Function of Root Exudates in the Root Colonization by Beneficial Soil Rhizobacteria

2024 67 citations Lin Chen, Yunpeng Liu Biology profile →
Nonpathogenic Pseudomonas syringae derivatives and its metabolites trigger the plant “cry for help” response to assemble disease suppressing and growth promoting rhizomicrobiome

2024 65 citations Yunpeng Liu, Jing Wang et al. profile →
Dissection of rhizosphere microbiome and exploiting strategies for sustainable agriculture

2024 51 citations Weibing Xun, Yunpeng Liu et al. New Phytologist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yunpeng Liu China	34	2.4k	1.0k	755	416	405	77	4.0k
Stephan Wirth Germany	38	3.0k 1.3×	994 1.0×	603 0.8×	1.1k 2.7×	206 0.5×	96	4.7k
Carmine Crecchio Italy	36	2.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	549 0.7×	1.0k 2.4×	111 0.3×	84	4.4k
Andrea Squartini Italy	33	2.2k 0.9×	608 0.6×	635 0.8×	341 0.8×	105 0.3×	195	4.0k
Dilfuza Egamberdieva Uzbekistan	47	5.6k 2.3×	1.4k 1.3×	574 0.8×	842 2.0×	159 0.4×	140	7.1k
Ameur Chérif Tunisia	35	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 1.5×	813 1.1×	402 1.0×	104 0.3×	166	4.7k
Trevor C. Charles Canada	36	2.8k 1.2×	1.6k 1.5×	689 0.9×	122 0.3×	322 0.8×	121	4.5k
I. S. de Melo Brazil	36	2.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.5×	266 0.6×	103 0.3×	203	4.8k
Annelies Haegeman Belgium	34	3.3k 1.4×	753 0.7×	606 0.8×	139 0.3×	279 0.7×	80	4.8k
Qirong Shen China	40	3.0k 1.3×	1000 1.0×	668 0.9×	632 1.5×	81 0.2×	141	4.5k
Christelle A. M. Robert Switzerland	42	4.5k 1.9×	1.4k 1.3×	426 0.6×	236 0.6×	245 0.6×	114	6.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Yunpeng Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yunpeng Liu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Yunpeng, Wei He, Xiaoju Li, et al.. (2025). Neutrophil membrane-coated circular RNA nanoparticles for targeted immunotherapy in HER2-positive breast cancer brain metastasis. Cell Communication and Signaling. 23(1). 333–333. 2 indexed citations

Shu, Xia, et al.. (2025). LXG Toxins of Bacillus Velezensis Mediate Contact-Dependent Inhibition in a T7SS-Dependent Manner to Enhance Rhizosphere Adaptability. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(6). 2592–2592.

Chen, Lin & Yunpeng Liu. (2024). The Function of Root Exudates in the Root Colonization by Beneficial Soil Rhizobacteria. Biology. 13(2). 95–95. 67 indexed citations breakdown →

Xiong, Qin, Huihui Zhang, Xia Shu, et al.. (2024). Autoinducer-2 relieves soil stress-induced dormancy of Bacillus velezensis by modulating sporulation signaling. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 10(1). 117–117. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Yunpeng, Zhihui Xu, Lin Chen, et al.. (2023). Root colonization by beneficial rhizobacteria. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 48(1). 84 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhang, Nan, Zhengqi Wang, Jiahui Shao, et al.. (2023). Biocontrol mechanisms of Bacillus : Improving the efficiency of green agriculture. Microbial Biotechnology. 16(12). 2250–2263. 65 indexed citations

Wang, Jing, Wenting Gao, Xia Shu, et al.. (2023). Composition, function and succession of bacterial communities in the tomato rhizosphere during continuous cropping. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 59(7). 723–732. 7 indexed citations

Huang, Rong, Jiahui Shao, Zhihui Xu, et al.. (2023). A toxin-mediated policing system in Bacillus optimizes division of labor via penalizing cheater-like nonproducers. eLife. 12. 8 indexed citations

Feng, Haichao, Ruixin Fu, Kun Gao, et al.. (2023). Listening to plant's Esperanto via root exudates: reprogramming the functional expression of plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria. New Phytologist. 239(6). 2307–2319. 50 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhihui, Yunpeng Liu, Nan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Chemical communication in plant–microbe beneficial interactions: a toolbox for precise management of beneficial microbes. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 72. 102269–102269. 39 indexed citations

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Dong, Xiaoyan, Chen Tu, Yanan Liu, et al.. (2022). Identification of the core c-di-GMP turnover proteins responsible for root colonization of Bacillus velezensis. iScience. 25(11). 105294–105294. 5 indexed citations

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Luo, Ao, Xiaoting Xu, Yunpeng Liu, et al.. (2022). Spatio‐temporal patterns in the woodiness of flowering plants. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 32(3). 384–396. 8 indexed citations

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Shao, Jiahui, Yu Chen, Hongzhe Wang, et al.. (2021). The volatile cedrene from Trichoderma guizhouense modulates Arabidopsis root development through auxin transport and signalling. Plant Cell & Environment. 45(3). 969–984. 36 indexed citations

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Wang, Yunyun, Ao Luo, Tong Lyu, et al.. (2021). Global distribution and evolutionary transitions of angiosperm sexual systems. Ecology Letters. 24(9). 1835–1847. 26 indexed citations

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Xiong, Qin, et al.. (2021). Salimicrobium humidisoli sp. nov., Isolated from Saline–Alkaline Soil. Current Microbiology. 78(8). 3292–3298. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Yunpeng, et al.. (2020). Effect of sodium dodecyl sulfate on the production of L-isoleucine by the fermentation of Corynebacterium glutamicum. Bioengineered. 11(1). 1124–1136. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Yunpeng, Robert Wang, Hua Xie, et al.. (2020). Pathogenic Characteristics of and Variation in Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolated from Acute Diarrhoeal Patients in Southeastern China from 2013 to 2017. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Kan, Juan, Jing Liu, Jing Liu, et al.. (2019). Development of active packaging based on chitosan-gelatin blend films functionalized with Chinese hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida) fruit extract. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 140. 384–392. 165 indexed citations

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Liu, Yunpeng, Lin Chen, Gengwei Wu, et al.. (2016). Identification of Root-Secreted Compounds Involved in the Communication Between Cucumber, the Beneficial Bacillus amyloliquefaciens , and the Soil-Borne Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 30(1). 53–62. 100 indexed citations

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Liu, Yunpeng. (2005). Joint Application of Non-woven Fabric Bands of Beauveria bassiana and Attractant to Control Monochamus alternatus. Anhui Nongye Daxue xuebao. 3 indexed citations

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