Zhijun Cheng

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
90 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Zhijun Cheng is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhijun Cheng has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Plant Science, 43 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Zhijun Cheng's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (33 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (28 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (17 papers). Zhijun Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (33 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (28 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (17 papers). Zhijun Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Zhijun Cheng's co-authors include Xiuping Guo, Jianmin Wan, Jiulin Wang, Cailin Lei, Xin Zhang, Ling Jiang, Fuqing Wu, Haiyang Wang, Yulong Ren and Kunneng Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Zhijun Cheng

88 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Isolation and initial characterization of GW5, a major QT... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2017 100 200 300 400 500
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. Isolation and initial characterization of GW5, a major QTL associated with rice grain width and weight
    2008 551 citations Cailin Lei, Zhijun Cheng et al. profile →
  2. GW5 acts in the brassinosteroid signalling pathway to regulate grain width and weight in rice
    2017 401 citations Xiaoming Zheng, Fuqing Wu et al. profile →

Peers

Zhijun Cheng
Cailin Lei China
Jianmin Wan China
Xiuping Guo China
Kede Liu China
Yunyuan Xu China
Chuchuan Fan China
Ran Xu China
Kunneng Zhou China
Kenta Shirasawa Japan
Gongwei Wang China
Cailin Lei China
Zhijun Cheng
Citations per year, relative to Zhijun Cheng Zhijun Cheng (= 1×) peers Cailin Lei

Countries citing papers authored by Zhijun Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhijun Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhijun Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhijun Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhijun Cheng 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 Zhijun Cheng. Zhijun Cheng 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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Lin, Qibing, Penghui Cao, Chunlei Zhou, et al.. (2025). SMALL AND ROUND GRAIN is involved in the brassinosteroid signaling pathway which regulates grain size in rice. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 67(5). 1290–1306. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jinhui, Qibing Lin, Xin Wang, et al.. (2024). The DENSE AND ERECT PANICLE1-GRAIN NUMBER ASSOCIATED module enhances rice yield by repressing CYTOKININ OXIDASE 2 expression. The Plant Cell. 37(1). 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Xin, Feng Zhang, Zhe Xun, et al.. (2024). The OsNL1‐OsTOPLESS2‐OsMOC1/3 pathway regulates high‐order tiller outgrowth in rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(3). 900–910. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Feng, Jian Wang, Yunhua Xiao, et al.. (2023). Genetic analysis and fine mapping of a grain size QTL in the small-grain sterile rice line Zhuo201S. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 23(7). 2155–2163.
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Lan, Jie, Qibing Lin, Chunlei Zhou, et al.. (2023). Young Leaf White Stripe encodes a P‐type PPR protein required for chloroplast development. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 65(7). 1687–1702. 25 indexed citations
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Wang, Yupeng, Fuqing Wu, Qibing Lin, et al.. (2022). A regulatory loop establishes the link between the circadian clock and abscisic acid signaling in rice. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 191(3). 1857–1870. 8 indexed citations
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Pan, Tian, Yun Zhu, Rongqi Wang, et al.. (2022). FLOURY ENDOSPERM20 encoding SHMT4 is required for rice endosperm development. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 20(8). 1438–1440. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Rongqi, Yulong Ren, Xuan Teng, et al.. (2021). ENLARGED STARCH GRAIN1 affects amyloplast development and starch biosynthesis in rice endosperm. Plant Science. 305. 110831–110831. 10 indexed citations
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Lin, Qibing, Zhe Zhang, Fuqing Wu, et al.. (2020). The APC/CTE E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Complex Mediates the Antagonistic Regulation of Root Growth and Tillering by ABA and GA. The Plant Cell. 32(6). 1973–1987. 57 indexed citations
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Li, Chaonan, Shanshan Zhu, Huan Zhang, et al.. (2017). OsLBD37 and OsLBD38, two class II type LBD proteins, are involved in the regulation of heading date by controlling the expression of Ehd1 in rice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 486(3). 720–725. 38 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhe, Feng Zhang, Zhijun Cheng, et al.. (2017). Functional characterization of rice CW-domain containing zinc finger proteins involved in histone recognition. Plant Science. 263. 168–176. 7 indexed citations
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Zheng, Xiaoming, Fuqing Wu, Xin Zhang, et al.. (2016). Evolution of the PEBP gene family and selective signature on FT‐like clade. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54(5). 502–510. 22 indexed citations
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Sheng, Peike, Fuqing Wu, Junjie Tan, et al.. (2016). A CONSTANS-like transcriptional activator, OsCOL13, functions as a negative regulator of flowering downstream of OsphyB and upstream of Ehd1 in rice. Plant Molecular Biology. 92(1-2). 209–222. 63 indexed citations
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Ma, Jian, Xiaoding Ma, Zhichao Zhao, et al.. (2015). Development and Application of a Functional Marker of the Blast Resistance Gene Pi35 in Rice. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 41(12). 1779–1790. 3 indexed citations
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Jin, Yun, Qiong Luo, Hongning Tong, et al.. (2011). An AT-hook gene is required for palea formation and floral organ number control in rice. Developmental Biology. 359(2). 277–288. 87 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhijun, Bigang Mao, Suwei Gao, et al.. (2011). Fine Mapping of qPAA8, a Gene Controlling Panicle Apical Development in Rice. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 53(9). no–no. 15 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xin, et al.. (2011). Cloning of Cold-Inducible Gene SlCMYB1 and Its Heterologous Expression in Rice. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 37(4). 587–594. 4 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhijun, et al.. (2004). Molecular analysis of rice plant mutated after space flight. 35. 1795. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhijun, et al.. (1997). Effects of sorghum genotype and processing method on production characteristics and growth performance of nursery pigs. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 75–78. 1 indexed citations

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