Zhiduan Chen

10.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
181 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Zhiduan Chen is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhiduan Chen has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 143 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 109 papers in Molecular Biology and 62 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Zhiduan Chen's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (116 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (81 papers) and Plant and animal studies (73 papers). Zhiduan Chen is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (116 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (81 papers) and Plant and animal studies (73 papers). Zhiduan Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Slovakia. Zhiduan Chen's co-authors include Pamela S. Soltis, Wei Wang, Steven R. Manchester, An‐Ming Lu, Jung-Ho Lee, Limin Lu, Elizabeth A. Zimmer, Michael J. Zanis, Mark W. Chase and Vincent Savolainen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zhiduan Chen

178 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

Comparative analysis of a large dataset indicates that internal transcribed spacer (ITS) should be incorporated into the core barcode for seed plants

2011 707 citations Li D, Zhiduan Chen et al. profile →
The earliest angiosperms: evidence from mitochondrial, plastid and nuclear genomes

1999 699 citations Pamela S. Soltis, Zhiduan Chen et al. profile →
Identifying hotspots and climate drivers of alien plant species for conservation prioritization across the Pan-Himalaya

2025 18 citations Saddam Saqib, Bing Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhiduan Chen China	37	4.1k	3.8k	2.4k	869	563	181	6.3k
Martin F. Wojciechowski United States	34	4.1k 1.0×	3.5k 0.9×	3.0k 1.3×	923 1.1×	347 0.6×	75	6.6k
Elena Conti Switzerland	42	3.0k 0.7×	2.3k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	773 1.4×	114	4.9k
Dennis Wm. Stevenson United States	47	4.5k 1.1×	3.2k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	767 0.9×	335 0.6×	205	6.6k
Sean W. Graham Canada	45	4.2k 1.0×	4.7k 1.2×	2.7k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	331 0.6×	96	7.4k
Xing‐Jin He China	30	2.2k 0.5×	2.3k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	991 1.1×	428 0.8×	182	5.1k
Javier Francisco‐Ortega United States	42	3.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.4×	2.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.7×	488 0.9×	166	5.1k
Birgitta Bremer Sweden	46	5.7k 1.4×	3.9k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	563 0.6×	669 1.2×	125	7.0k
Jerrold I. Davis United States	39	3.7k 0.9×	3.0k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	994 1.1×	402 0.7×	77	5.5k
Douglas E. Soltis United States	36	2.5k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	2.4k 1.0×	812 0.9×	398 0.7×	116	4.9k
Qiu‐Yun Xiang United States	33	2.6k 0.6×	2.3k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	869 1.0×	367 0.7×	107	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhiduan Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhiduan Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhiduan Chen

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lai, Yangjun, Jianfei Ye, Bing Liu, et al.. (2025). Integrating fossil and extant plant communities to calibrate paleoelevation of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 63(1). 25–38. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Lina, Jianfei Ye, Bing Liu, et al.. (2025). Flowering plants at Sino‐Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau face increased extinction risk. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 63(1). 148–159. 1 indexed citations

Saqib, Saddam, Yun Liu, Jianfei Ye, et al.. (2024). Identifying conservation priority areas using spatial phylogenetic approaches in west Himalaya. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 56(3). 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Qian, Bing Liu, Limin Lu, et al.. (2024). Meta‐analysis provides insights into the origin and evolution of East Asian evergreen broad‐leaved forests. New Phytologist. 242(5). 2369–2379. 9 indexed citations

Nie, Ze‐Long, Russell L. Barrett, Yangjun Lai, et al.. (2024). Transition of survival strategies under global climate shifts in the grape family. Nature Plants. 10(7). 1100–1111. 8 indexed citations

Zhao, Lina, et al.. (2024). Current progress and future prospects for understanding genetic diversity of seed plants in China. 1(1). 13–21. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Tiantian, Chi Toan Le, Văn Hiếu Nguyễn, et al.. (2024). An integrative taxonomy of Asian Caryodaphnopsis (Lauraceae) based on morphology and phylogenomics. Taxon. 73(4). 949–970. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Bing, Jianfei Ye, Russell L. Barrett, et al.. (2023). Species delimitation and biogeography of Cyphostemma (Vitaceae), emphasizing diversification and ecological adaptation in Madagascar. Taxon. 72(4). 766–790. 3 indexed citations

Lu, Limin, Lina Zhao, Haihua Hu, et al.. (2022). A comprehensive evaluation of flowering plant diversity and conservation priority for national park planning in China. Fundamental Research. 3(6). 939–950. 18 indexed citations

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Ye, Jianfei, et al.. (2022). New insights into the formation of biodiversity hotspots of the Kenyan flora. Diversity and Distributions. 28(12). 2696–2711. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoxia, Jianfei Ye, Shawn W. Laffan, et al.. (2021). Spatial phylogenetics of the Chinese angiosperm flora provides insights into endemism and conservation. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 64(1). 105–117. 18 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhiduan, Betsy R. Jackes, Russell L. Barrett, et al.. (2021). Phylogeny, character evolution and taxonomic revision of Causonis, a segregate genus from Cayratia (Vitaceae). Taxon. 70(6). 1188–1218. 12 indexed citations

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Habib, Sadaf, Russell L. Barrett, Anna Trias‐Blasi, et al.. (2021). Historical biogeography of Tetrastigma (Vitaceae): Insights into floristic exchange patterns between Asia and Australia. Cladistics. 37(6). 803–815. 13 indexed citations

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Hu, Haihua, Jianfei Ye, Bing Liu, et al.. (2021). Temporal and spatial comparisons of angiosperm diversity between eastern Asia and North America. National Science Review. 9(6). nwab199–nwab199. 15 indexed citations

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Liu, Bing, et al.. (2021). Cyphostemma calcarium, a new species of Vitaceae from the Ankarana Special Reserve, Madagascar. PhytoKeys. 180. 73–80. 2 indexed citations

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Zhu, Junyi, et al.. (2014). The Morphogenesis of Inflorescence and Flower in Corylus (Betulaceae). Plant Diversity. 36(4). 433. 3 indexed citations

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Ren, Hui, et al.. (2003). Structural characters of leaf epidermis and their systematic significance in Vitaceae. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 41(6). 531–544. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhiduan, et al.. (2000). Sequence Analysis of the ITS Region of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) in Chinese Amaranthus and Its Systematic Utility. Zhiwu xuebao. 42(11). 1184–1189. 3 indexed citations

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Ogura, Hisakazu, et al.. (1999). A karyological study of Allium grayi Regel and A.chinense G.Don in Sichuan Province, China. Chromosome science. 3(3). 119–122. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhiduan, et al.. (1997). Origin and Early Evolution of Angiosperms: Retrospect and Prospects. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 35(4). 375–384. 1 indexed citations

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