Zhi Wang

7.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
122 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Zhi Wang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhi Wang has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Plant Science, 61 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Zhi Wang's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (40 papers), Research in Cotton Cultivation (22 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (20 papers). Zhi Wang is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (40 papers), Research in Cotton Cultivation (22 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (20 papers). Zhi Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Zhi Wang's co-authors include Fuguang Li, Zuoren Yang, Yu‐Ru Lin, Xiucai Zhao, Rongxin Shen, Letian Chen, Shuifu Chen, Bin Wang, Jingxin Guo and Qunyu Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Zhi Wang

112 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

A Robust CRISPR/Cas9 System for Convenient, High-Efficien... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2021 500 1000 1.5k
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. A Robust CRISPR/Cas9 System for Convenient, High-Efficiency Multiplex Genome Editing in Monocot and Dicot Plants
    2015 1.7k citations Zhi Wang et al. profile →
  2. Updated role of ABA in seed maturation, dormancy, and germination
    2021 223 citations Faiza Ali, Ghulam Qanmber et al. Journal of Advanced Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhi Wang China 33 3.7k 3.0k 349 178 160 122 5.0k
Shoshi Kikuchi Japan 41 5.8k 1.6× 3.5k 1.2× 518 1.5× 185 1.0× 213 1.3× 107 6.9k
Li Liu China 38 2.9k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 275 0.8× 126 0.7× 135 0.8× 142 4.3k
Xiaojie Wang China 45 4.0k 1.1× 2.1k 0.7× 184 0.5× 154 0.9× 109 0.7× 212 6.0k
Sun Tae Kim South Korea 41 3.5k 1.0× 2.2k 0.7× 215 0.6× 105 0.6× 166 1.0× 209 4.9k
Renyi Liu China 46 4.9k 1.3× 3.4k 1.1× 566 1.6× 126 0.7× 66 0.4× 126 6.2k
Trevor H. Yeats United States 23 2.8k 0.8× 1.6k 0.5× 193 0.6× 217 1.2× 105 0.7× 29 3.6k
Xiping Wang China 46 5.5k 1.5× 4.2k 1.4× 435 1.2× 361 2.0× 253 1.6× 191 7.4k
Junping Gao China 39 4.0k 1.1× 3.2k 1.1× 160 0.5× 172 1.0× 120 0.8× 164 5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhi Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhi Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zhi Wang. 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 Zhi Wang. The network helps show where Zhi Wang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhi Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhi Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhi Wang 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 Zhi Wang. Zhi Wang 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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Ali, Faiza, et al.. (2025). DREB2B negatively regulates Arabidopsis and cotton seed vigor through an abscisic acid-mediated pathway. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 199(3). 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yongming, Pengfei Miao, Yuanyuan Liu, et al.. (2025). The DNA N6‐adenine methylation target gene GhMAF1 promotes fiber initiation at the base of Gossypium ovules. New Phytologist. 246(3). 1015–1031. 1 indexed citations
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Zou, Xianyan, et al.. (2024). Cotton Pectate Lyase GhPEL48_Dt Promotes Fiber Initiation Mediated by Histone Acetylation. Plants. 13(17). 2356–2356. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yang, Zhenzhen Wei, Lu Yang, et al.. (2024). Membrane Interactions of GET1 and GET2 Facilitate Fiber Cell Initiation through the Guided Entry of the TA Protein Pathway in Cotton. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72(44). 24283–24299.
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Peng, Jun, et al.. (2024). Regulation of seed germination: ROS, epigenetic, and hormonal aspects. Journal of Advanced Research. 71. 107–125. 22 indexed citations
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Wei, Zhenzhen, Ghulam Qanmber, Ji Liu, et al.. (2024). A cotton APS REDUCTASE represses root hair elongation via sulfur assimilation and hydrogen peroxide‐mediated cell wall damage. Physiologia Plantarum. 176(1). 1 indexed citations
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Newman, Nicholas, et al.. (2023). Management of postoperative infections after oblique lateral interbody fusion: A case series. Seminars in Spine Surgery. 35(4). 101040–101040.
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Li, Na, et al.. (2023). Updates and Prospects: Morphological, Physiological, and Molecular Regulation in Crop Response to Waterlogging Stress. Agronomy. 13(10). 2599–2599. 21 indexed citations
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Liu, Ji, Pengfei Miao, Wenqiang Qin, et al.. (2023). A novel single nucleotide mutation of TFL1 alters the plant architecture of Gossypium arboreum through changing the pre-mRNA splicing. Plant Cell Reports. 43(1). 26–26. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhao, Le Liu, Lili Lu, et al.. (2023). Characterization of chromatin accessibility and gene expression reveal the key genes involved in cotton fiber elongation. Physiologia Plantarum. 175(4). e13972–e13972. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Hang, Yanli Chen, Ji Liu, et al.. (2022). Recent advances and future perspectives in early‐maturing cotton research. New Phytologist. 237(4). 1100–1114. 34 indexed citations
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Ali, Faiza, Ghulam Qanmber, Fuguang Li, & Zhi Wang. (2021). Updated role of ABA in seed maturation, dormancy, and germination. Journal of Advanced Research. 35. 199–214. 223 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gan, Lei, Zhenzhen Wei, Zuoren Yang, Fuguang Li, & Zhi Wang. (2021). Updated Mechanisms of GCN5—The Monkey King of the Plant Kingdom in Plant Development and Resistance to Abiotic Stresses. Cells. 10(5). 979–979. 28 indexed citations
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Gu, Jiang, Liu P, Han Wang, et al.. (2020). Long Non-Coding RNA SPRY4-IT1 Reverses Cisplatin Resistance by Downregulating MPZL-1 via Suppressing EMT in NSCLC. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Ali, Faiza, Ghulam Qanmber, Zhenzhen Wei, et al.. (2020). Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase genes in cotton (Gossypium spp.) in plant development and abiotic stresses. BMC Genomics. 21(1). 561–561. 30 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yin, et al.. (2020). Pseudolaric Acid B Inhibits Proliferation, Invasion, and Angiogenesis in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Through Regulating CD147. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Wang, Zhi, et al.. (2020). miR-873-5p Inhibits Cell Migration and Invasion of Papillary Thyroid Cancer via Regulation of CXCL16. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaoying, Tiantian Chen, Zhi Wang, et al.. (2019). ETR1/RDO3 Regulates Seed Dormancy by Relieving the Inhibitory Effect of the ERF12-TPL Complex on DELAY OF GERMINATION1 Expression. The Plant Cell. 31(4). 832–847. 69 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhi, Tai Li, & Yàn Liú. (2002). BIOCHEMICAL GENETIC ANALYSIS OF SIX ISOZYMES ON CHLAMYS FARRERI. Haiyang yu huzhao.

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