Zheping Yu

3.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
41 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Zheping Yu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zheping Yu has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Plant Science, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Zheping Yu's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (10 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (10 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (8 papers). Zheping Yu is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (10 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (10 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (8 papers). Zheping Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Saudi Arabia. Zheping Yu's co-authors include Steven D. Tanksley, Susan R. McCouch, W. R. Coffman, G. S. Khush, Gary Kochert, Kai Wu, Pamela C. Ronald, Jinhua Xiao, Julapark Chunwongse and T. M. Fulton and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Zheping Yu

38 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular mapping of rice chromosomes 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 1994 2017 250 500 750
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. Molecular mapping of rice chromosomes
    1988 865 citations Susan R. McCouch, Zheping Yu et al. Theoretical and Applied Genetics profile →
  2. Saturated molecular map of the rice genome based on an interspecific backcross population.
    1994 700 citations Zheping Yu et al. Genetics profile →
  3. MAP Kinase Cascades Regulate the Cold Response by Modulating ICE1 Protein Stability
    2017 387 citations Chunzhao Zhao, Pengcheng Wang et al. Developmental Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zheping Yu China 17 2.8k 1.2k 967 158 104 41 3.0k
Shuichi Fukuoka Japan 29 2.7k 1.0× 1.4k 1.2× 720 0.7× 203 1.3× 135 1.3× 75 2.9k
Satoshi Natsume Japan 17 2.6k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 184 1.2× 46 0.4× 27 3.1k
David Kudrna United States 30 2.9k 1.1× 950 0.8× 1.3k 1.3× 224 1.4× 167 1.6× 59 3.5k
Mathias Lorieux France 32 2.6k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 530 0.5× 82 0.5× 133 1.3× 66 2.9k
Muluneh Tamiru Japan 16 2.6k 1.0× 994 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 133 0.8× 45 0.4× 24 3.0k
Catherine Feuillet France 38 4.4k 1.6× 1.1k 0.9× 1.4k 1.5× 190 1.2× 215 2.1× 76 4.7k
Weibin Song China 28 2.6k 0.9× 970 0.8× 1.3k 1.4× 61 0.4× 194 1.9× 69 3.1k
Kevin Fengler United States 15 2.3k 0.8× 689 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 71 0.4× 79 0.8× 27 2.5k
Kishor Gaikwad India 28 2.4k 0.9× 582 0.5× 945 1.0× 138 0.9× 101 1.0× 130 2.8k
Ran Xu China 28 2.9k 1.0× 1.4k 1.2× 1.0k 1.1× 41 0.3× 106 1.0× 70 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zheping Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zheping Yu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Xiaobai, et al.. (2025). Influence of color bagging on anthocyanin and sugar in bayberry fruit. Scientia Horticulturae. 345. 114141–114141.
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Wang, Zhenshuo, Yasmine Abdallah, Xingjiang Qi, et al.. (2024). The epidemic occurrence of decline disease in bayberry trees altered plant and soil related microbiome and metabolome. Environmental Microbiome. 19(1). 79–79. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuwen, et al.. (2024). Transcription-Associated Metabolomic Analysis Reveals the Mechanism of Fruit Ripening during the Development of Chinese Bayberry. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(16). 8654–8654. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuwen, Zheping Yu, Sujuan Li, et al.. (2024). T2T reference genome assembly and genome-wide association study reveal the genetic basis of Chinese bayberry fruit quality. Horticulture Research. 11(3). uhae033–uhae033. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuwen, Zheping Yu, Li Sun, et al.. (2023). The MAP Kinase PvMK1 Regulates Hyphal Development, Autophagy, and Pathogenesis in the Bayberry Twig Blight Fungus Pestalotiopsis versicolor. Journal of Fungi. 9(6). 606–606. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Changxin, Xingjiang Qi, Zheping Yu, et al.. (2023). The Effects of Accompanying Ryegrass on Bayberry Trees by Change of Soil Property, Rhizosphere Microbial Community Structure, and Metabolites. Plants. 12(21). 3669–3669. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuwen, Ting Luo, You Weng, et al.. (2023). Toxicologic effect and transcriptome analysis for sub-chronic exposure to carbendazim, prochloraz, and their combination on the liver of mice. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(4). 5500–5512. 3 indexed citations
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Ren, Haiying, Munazza Ijaz, Xingjiang Qi, et al.. (2023). The completed genome sequence of Pestalotiopsis versicolor, a pathogenic ascomycete fungus with implications for bayberry production. Genomics. 115(5). 110695–110695. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Haiying, Hongyan Wang, Qi Wang, et al.. (2022). Effect of Fungicides on Bayberry Decline Disease by Modulating Rhizosphere Soil Properties, Microflora, and Metabolites. Agronomy. 12(3). 677–677. 11 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chunzhao, Omar Zayed, Zheping Yu, et al.. (2018). Leucine-rich repeat extensin proteins regulate plant salt tolerance in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(51). 13123–13128. 278 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chunzhao, Pengcheng Wang, Tong Si, et al.. (2017). MAP Kinase Cascades Regulate the Cold Response by Modulating ICE1 Protein Stability. Developmental Cell. 43(5). 618–629.e5. 387 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Meifeng, Yufeng Wang, Liping Shu, et al.. (2016). Characterizing Two Inter-specific Bin Maps for the Exploration of the QTLs/Genes that Confer Three Soybean Evolutionary Traits. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 1248–1248. 16 indexed citations
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Yu, Zheping, D. J. Mackill, J. M. Bonman, et al.. (1996). Molecular mapping of genes for resistance to rice blast (Pyricularia grisea Sacc.). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 93-93(5-6). 859–863. 65 indexed citations
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He, S., Zheping Yu, C. Eduardo Vallejos, & Sally A. Mackenzie. (1995). Pollen fertility restoration by nuclear gene Fr in CMS common bean: an Fr linkage map and the mode of Fr action. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 90(7-8). 1056–1062. 18 indexed citations
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Yu, Zheping, D. J. Mackill, J. M. Bonman, & Steven D. Tanksley. (1991). Tagging genes for blast resistance in rice via linkage to RFLP markers. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 81(4). 471–476. 163 indexed citations

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