Zheng Yuan

11.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
128 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Zheng Yuan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zheng Yuan has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Molecular Biology, 44 papers in Plant Science and 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zheng Yuan's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (30 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (22 papers) and Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (16 papers). Zheng Yuan is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (30 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (22 papers) and Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (16 papers). Zheng Yuan collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Zheng Yuan's co-authors include Dabing Zhang, Wanqi Liang, Dabing Zhang, Rohan D. Teasdale, Zoe A. Wilson, Hong Mā, Changsong Yin, Dasheng Zhang, Xiaoxing Li and Hai Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Bioinformatics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Zheng Yuan

124 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

The RiceTapetum Degeneration RetardationGene Is Required for Tapetum Degradation and Anther Development

2006 580 citations Dasheng Zhang, Xiaoxing Li et al. The Plant Cell profile →
Genome-Wide Analysis of Basic/Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor Family in Rice and Arabidopsis

2006 532 citations Xiaoxing Li, Yujin Sun et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zheng Yuan China	37	4.5k	3.5k	543	420	258	128	6.0k
Lorna Richardson United Kingdom	15	5.3k 1.2×	2.4k 0.7×	849 1.6×	252 0.6×	322 1.2×	31	7.8k
Lisanna Paladin Italy	11	5.3k 1.2×	2.4k 0.7×	815 1.5×	245 0.6×	313 1.2×	17	7.6k
Peter Cock United Kingdom	24	4.4k 1.0×	2.2k 0.6×	985 1.8×	259 0.6×	480 1.9×	59	7.4k
Seung Y. Rhee United States	44	7.9k 1.8×	6.6k 1.9×	868 1.6×	343 0.8×	235 0.9×	101	11.7k
Penelope Coggill United States	5	5.9k 1.3×	2.7k 0.8×	1.0k 1.9×	285 0.7×	395 1.5×	8	8.9k
Aurélien Luciani United Kingdom	4	3.2k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	486 0.9×	186 0.4×	240 0.9×	4	4.8k
Thomas Girke United States	42	4.6k 1.0×	4.6k 1.3×	342 0.6×	168 0.4×	407 1.6×	80	7.6k
Aalt D. J. van Dijk Netherlands	35	3.1k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	396 0.7×	358 0.9×	62 0.2×	106	4.5k
Raja Mazumder United States	26	5.1k 1.1×	1.2k 0.4×	820 1.5×	182 0.4×	284 1.1×	82	7.1k
Russell W. Howson United States	7	8.3k 1.8×	3.3k 0.9×	730 1.3×	222 0.5×	95 0.4×	8	10.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Zheng Yuan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zheng Yuan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zheng Yuan

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yuan, Zheng, Fengyu Wang, Wenjun Xu, & Ping Zhang. (2025). Semantic Base Enabled Image Transmission With Fine-Grained HARQ. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 24(4). 3606–3622. 3 indexed citations

Li, Quanlin, et al.. (2024). Neofunctionalization of B-class genes in regulating rice flower development. 3(1). 0–0.

Yuan, Zheng, Yang Yang, Miao He, et al.. (2024). Targeted counteracting of overactive macrophages by melittin stable-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles alleviates cytokine storm and acute inflammatory injury. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 179. 117371–117371. 5 indexed citations

Zong, Jie, Lu Zhu, Bo Zhang, et al.. (2022). A rice single cell transcriptomic atlas defines the developmental trajectories of rice floret and inflorescence meristems. New Phytologist. 234(2). 494–512. 75 indexed citations

Yuan, Zheng, Ziwei Song, Yuping Zhang, & Dunsong Li. (2021). Ability of Spalangia endius (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) to Parasitize Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) after Switching Hosts. Insects. 12(7). 613–613. 8 indexed citations

Yuan, Zheng, Staffan Persson, & Dabing Zhang. (2020). Molecular and genetic pathways for optimizing spikelet development and grain yield. aBIOTECH. 1(4). 276–292. 22 indexed citations

Tian, Jiaqi, Xiaofei Chen, Mingjiao Chen, et al.. (2019). The OsJAZ1 degron modulates jasmonate signaling sensitivity during rice development. Development. 146(4). 20 indexed citations

Zhang, Peng, Zhipeng Wang, Jun Sheng, et al.. (2018). High and efficient isomaltulose production using an engineered Yarrowia lipolytica strain. Bioresource Technology. 265. 577–580. 41 indexed citations

Li, Ruiqian, et al.. (2016). Characterisation and Gene Mapping of a Brittle Culm Mutant bc-s1 in Rice. Chinese Bulletin of Botany. 51(2). 167. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dabing & Zheng Yuan. (2014). Molecular Control of Grass Inflorescence Development. Annual Review of Plant Biology. 65(1). 553–578. 191 indexed citations

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Xu, Jie, Caiyun Yang, Zheng Yuan, et al.. (2010). The ABORTED MICROSPORES Regulatory Network Is Required for Postmeiotic Male Reproductive Development in Arabidopsis thaliana . The Plant Cell. 22(1). 91–107. 282 indexed citations

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Yuan, Zheng. (2007). Modified particle swarm optimization based on random factor. Jisuanji gongcheng yu sheji. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaoxing, Yujin Sun, Yuanping Tang, et al.. (2006). Genome-Wide Analysis of Basic/Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor Family in Rice and Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 141(4). 1167–1184. 532 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Hong, Lin Xu, Hua Wang, et al.. (2005). The Putative RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase RDR6 Acts Synergistically with ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 and 2 to Repress BREVIPEDICELLUS and MicroRNA165/166 in Arabidopsis Leaf Development. The Plant Cell. 17(8). 2157–2171. 164 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoguang, Li Yu, Zheng Yuan, et al.. (2004). Adaptive PMD compensation using PSO algorithm. Optical Fiber Communication Conference. 2. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Yumin, et al.. (2004). A novel tunable polarization mode dispersion compensator with strain chirped fiber Bragg gratings. Chinese Optics Letters. 2(3). 135–137. 1 indexed citations

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Yuan, Zheng, et al.. (2004). Characterizations of the uro Mutant Suggest that the URO Gene Is Involved in the Auxin Action in Arabidopsis. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 46(7). 846–853. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoguang, Li Yu, Zheng Yuan, et al.. (2003). Two-stage adaptive PMD compensation experiment for 10-Gb/s optical communication system. Chinese Optics Letters. 1(11). 630–633. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoguang, Li Yu, Guangtao Zhou, et al.. (2003). Adaptive PMD compensation in 10-Gb/s RZ optical communication system. Chinese Optics Letters. 1(8). 447–450. 3 indexed citations

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Yuan, Zheng & Rohan D. Teasdale. (2002). Prediction of Golgi Type II membrane proteins based ontheir transmembrane domains. Bioinformatics. 18(8). 1109–1115. 44 indexed citations

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