Zhigang Meng

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Zhigang Meng is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhigang Meng has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Plant Science, 29 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Zhigang Meng's work include Research in Cotton Cultivation (16 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (15 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (9 papers). Zhigang Meng is often cited by papers focused on Research in Cotton Cultivation (16 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (15 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (9 papers). Zhigang Meng collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and Pakistan. Zhigang Meng's co-authors include Sandui Guo, Rui Zhang, Chengzhen Liang, Guoqing Sun, Τao Zhu, Zhaoghong Meng, Waqas Malik, Xiang Zhao, Changjiao Sun and Wenjie Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, PLoS ONE and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Zhigang Meng

40 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

CottonFGD: an integrated functional genomics database for cotton

2017 267 citations Τao Zhu, Chengzhen Liang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhigang Meng China	17	942	699	77	67	47	41	1.2k
Sandui Guo China	18	1.1k 1.1×	726 1.0×	70 0.9×	78 1.2×	34 0.7×	54	1.4k
Ziyi Yin China	19	851 0.9×	595 0.9×	62 0.8×	22 0.3×	44 0.9×	53	1.1k
Peitao Lü China	17	1.4k 1.5×	937 1.3×	66 0.9×	25 0.4×	26 0.6×	45	1.6k
Wuwei Ye China	21	1.2k 1.2×	723 1.0×	44 0.6×	20 0.3×	28 0.6×	88	1.4k
Xinzhong Zhang China	25	1.4k 1.5×	621 0.9×	52 0.7×	18 0.3×	64 1.4×	84	1.6k
Vivek Dogra India	20	926 1.0×	858 1.2×	28 0.4×	22 0.3×	39 0.8×	42	1.3k
Xueping Chen China	19	902 1.0×	785 1.1×	36 0.5×	29 0.4×	154 3.3×	72	1.3k
Craig C. Wood Australia	22	1.7k 1.8×	1.2k 1.8×	25 0.3×	122 1.8×	96 2.0×	43	2.3k
Carla Benelli Italy	16	683 0.7×	624 0.9×	40 0.5×	77 1.1×	48 1.0×	71	880
José Gadea Spain	23	1.2k 1.3×	788 1.1×	21 0.3×	40 0.6×	33 0.7×	53	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhigang Meng

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Wang, Yanan, Qi Zhou, Jilong Zhang, et al.. (2024). Natural variation at the cotton HIC locus increases trichome density and enhances resistance to aphids. The Plant Journal. 120(4). 1304–1316. 2 indexed citations

Wei, Yunxiao, Kaili Li, Chengzhen Liang, et al.. (2023). Genetic and transcriptome analysis of a cotton leaf variegation mutant. Gene. 866. 147257–147257. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Peilin, Xin Nie, Muhammad Ali Abid, et al.. (2023). Forskolin improves salt tolerance of Gossypium hirsutum L. by upregulation of GhLTI65. Industrial Crops and Products. 201. 116900–116900. 4 indexed citations

Wei, Yunxiao, Chao Lu, Kaili Li, et al.. (2023). Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the cotton patatin-related phospholipase A genes and response to stress tolerance. Planta. 257(3). 49–49. 7 indexed citations

Abid, Muhammad Ali, Qi Zhou, Zhigang Meng, et al.. (2023). Natural variation in Beauty Mark is associated with UV-based geographical adaptation in Gossypium species. BMC Biology. 21(1). 106–106. 2 indexed citations

Wei, Yunxiao, Kaili Li, Chengzhen Liang, et al.. (2023). GbLMI1 over-expression improves cotton aboveground vegetative growth. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 23(10). 3457–3467.

Wei, Yunxiao, Chengzhen Liang, Zhigang Meng, et al.. (2023). GhTPPA_2 enhancement of tobacco sugar accumulation and drought tolerance. Gene. 894. 147969–147969. 1 indexed citations

Abid, Muhammad, Zhigang Meng, Manzar Abbas, et al.. (2022). Integrating advancements in root phenotyping and genome‐wide association studies to open the root genetics gateway. Physiologia Plantarum. 174(6). e13787–e13787. 5 indexed citations

Zhou, Yu, Chengzhen Liang, Zhigang Meng, et al.. (2022). Insights Into MicroRNA-Mediated Regulation of Flowering Time in Cotton Through Small RNA Sequencing. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 761244–761244. 12 indexed citations

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Meng, Zhigang, et al.. (2022). Computational Drug Repurposing Based on a Recommendation System and Drug–Drug Functional Pathway Similarity. Molecules. 27(4). 1404–1404. 12 indexed citations

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Sun, Guoqing, Quanjiang Li, Jing Wang, et al.. (2022). Analysis of mitochondrial DNA polymorphism in theatpAregion and design of simple sequence repeat and sequence characterized amplified region markers for distinguishing AD1, CMS‐D2 and CMS‐D8 cytoplasms in cotton (Gossypiumspp.). Plant Breeding. 141(3). 451–459. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanan, Yuan Wang, Zhigang Meng, et al.. (2021). Elevation of GhDREB1B transcription by a copy number variant significantly improves chilling tolerance in cotton. Planta. 254(2). 42–42. 14 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xiang, Zhigang Meng, Yan Wang, et al.. (2017). Pollen magnetofection for genetic modification with magnetic nanoparticles as gene carriers. Nature Plants. 3(12). 956–964. 256 indexed citations

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Zhu, Tao, Chengzhen Liang, Zhigang Meng, Sandui Guo, & Ruisheng Zhang. (2017). GFF3sort: a novel tool to sort GFF3 files for tabix indexing. BMC Bioinformatics. 18(1). 482–482. 6 indexed citations

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Abid, Muhammad, Chengzhen Liang, Waqas Malik, et al.. (2017). Cascades of Ionic and Molecular Networks Involved in Expression of Genes Underpin Salinity Tolerance in Cotton. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 37(2). 668–679. 17 indexed citations

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Liang, Chengzhen, Zhigang Meng, Waqas Malik, et al.. (2016). Progress in genome sequencing will accelerate molecular breeding in cotton (Gossypium spp.). 3 Biotech. 6(2). 217–217. 17 indexed citations

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Sun, Bao, Guoqing Sun, Zhigang Meng, Rui Zhang, & Sandui Guo. (2016). A novel constitutive promoter and its downstream 5′ UTR derived from cotton (Gossypium spp.) drive high-level gene expression in stem and leaf tissues. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 15(4). 755–762. 2 indexed citations

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Meng, Zhigang, Zhaohong Meng, Rui Zhang, et al.. (2015). Expression of the Rice Arginase Gene OsARG in Cotton Influences the Morphology and Nitrogen Transition of Seedlings. PLoS ONE. 10(11). e0141530–e0141530. 18 indexed citations

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Shi, Yali, Sandui Guo, Rui Zhang, Zhigang Meng, & Maozhi Ren. (2013). The role of Somatic embryogenesis receptor-like kinase 1 in controlling pollen production of the Gossypium anther. Molecular Biology Reports. 41(1). 411–422. 18 indexed citations

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Ye, Bo, et al.. (1999). Nucleotide Sequence of a Resistance Gene Homologue from Oryza Officinals Wall (Acc. No. AJ246006). (PGR99-152).. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 121(2). 686–686. 23 indexed citations

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