Zhiwu Zhang

31.2k total citations · 10 hit papers
149 papers, 16.9k citations indexed

About

Zhiwu Zhang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhiwu Zhang has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 16.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Plant Science, 76 papers in Genetics and 23 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zhiwu Zhang's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (63 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (57 papers) and Genetics and Plant Breeding (42 papers). Zhiwu Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (63 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (57 papers) and Genetics and Plant Breeding (42 papers). Zhiwu Zhang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Zhiwu Zhang's co-authors include Edward S. Buckler, Peter J. Bradbury, Terry Casstevens, Dallas E. Kroon, Xiaolei Liu, Michael A. Gore, Jiabo Wang, Meng Huang, Jason A. Peiffer and Jianming Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Zhiwu Zhang

146 papers receiving 16.6k citations

Hit Papers

TASSEL: software for association mapping of complex trait... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2012 2010 2016 2021 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. TASSEL: software for association mapping of complex traits in diverse samples
    2007 5.7k citations Peter J. Bradbury, Zhiwu Zhang et al. Bioinformatics profile →
  2. GAPIT: genome association and prediction integrated tool
    2012 1.6k citations Peter J. Bradbury, Edward S. Buckler et al. Bioinformatics profile →
  3. Mixed linear model approach adapted for genome-wide association studies
    2010 1.5k citations Zhiwu Zhang, Peter J. Bradbury et al. profile →
  4. Iterative Usage of Fixed and Random Effect Models for Powerful and Efficient Genome-Wide Association Studies
    2016 1.0k citations Xiaolei Liu, Meng Huang et al. profile →
  5. rMVP: A Memory-Efficient, Visualization-Enhanced, and Parallel-Accelerated Tool for Genome-Wide Association Study
    2021 653 citations Lilin Yin, Haohao Zhang et al. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics profile →
  6. GAPIT Version 3: Boosting Power and Accuracy for Genomic Association and Prediction
    2021 614 citations Jiabo Wang, Zhiwu Zhang Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics profile →
  7. Association Mapping: Critical Considerations Shift from Genotyping to Experimental Design
    2009 607 citations Zhiwu Zhang, Edward S. Buckler et al. profile →
  8. BLINK: a package for the next level of genome-wide association studies with both individuals and markers in the millions
    2018 478 citations Meng Huang, Xiaolei Liu et al. GigaScience profile →
  9. GAPIT Version 2: An Enhanced Integrated Tool for Genomic Association and Prediction
    2016 285 citations Xiaolei Liu, Jiabo Wang et al. The Plant Genome profile →
  10. Status and prospects of genome‐wide association studies in plants
    2021 278 citations Zhiwu Zhang et al. The Plant Genome profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhiwu Zhang United States 42 12.6k 8.6k 2.9k 1.4k 604 149 16.9k
Stephen Kresovich United States 57 10.8k 0.9× 8.1k 0.9× 2.7k 0.9× 2.5k 1.7× 413 0.7× 130 15.0k
T.H.E. Meuwissen Norway 52 6.8k 0.5× 14.0k 1.6× 1.4k 0.5× 2.1k 1.4× 114 0.2× 270 16.2k
Jean‐Luc Jannink United States 61 13.4k 1.1× 10.5k 1.2× 1.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.9× 285 0.5× 210 15.9k
Jack C. M. Dekkers United States 65 3.9k 0.3× 11.0k 1.3× 1.5k 0.5× 3.7k 2.6× 234 0.4× 423 15.3k
Curtis P. Van Tassell United States 56 3.6k 0.3× 9.4k 1.1× 2.4k 0.8× 2.4k 1.7× 120 0.2× 200 11.9k
Timothy P. L. Smith United States 57 2.1k 0.2× 6.9k 0.8× 5.9k 2.1× 1.6k 1.1× 1.0k 1.7× 270 14.0k
R. W. Doerge United States 44 8.2k 0.7× 5.8k 0.7× 5.0k 1.7× 436 0.3× 317 0.5× 105 12.9k
Dorian J. Garrick New Zealand 50 3.0k 0.2× 7.9k 0.9× 914 0.3× 2.1k 1.5× 153 0.3× 318 10.2k
Peter J. Bradbury United States 33 11.3k 0.9× 7.8k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 440 0.7× 53 13.7k
John Woolliams United Kingdom 51 2.6k 0.2× 7.9k 0.9× 824 0.3× 2.5k 1.7× 86 0.1× 366 10.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gao, Jintao, Pengfei Jiang, Xi Lan, et al.. (2025). A new method for efficient recovery of rare earth resources from NdFeB waste via selective oxidation and supergravity separation. Separation and Purification Technology. 370. 133219–133219. 1 indexed citations
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Cai, Rui, Meng Wang, Zhiwu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Inhibition of ARH2 by pH/ROS-responsive nanosystem for improved lung adenocarcinoma immunochemotherapy. Bioactive Materials. 53. 737–753. 1 indexed citations
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Coyne, Clarice J., Ping Zheng, Girish M. Ganjyal, et al.. (2024). Association study of crude seed protein and fat concentration in a USDA pea diversity panel. The Plant Genome. 18(1). e20485–e20485. 5 indexed citations
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Weihs, Brandon J., et al.. (2024). The State of the Art in Root System Architecture Image Analysis Using Artificial Intelligence: A Review. Plant Phenomics. 6. 178–178. 15 indexed citations
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Weihs, Brandon J., Aftab Siddique, Thomas H Terrill, et al.. (2024). Phenotyping Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Root Structure Architecture via Integrating Confident Machine Learning with ResNet-18. Plant Phenomics. 6. 251–251. 7 indexed citations
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He, Cheng, Jacob D. Washburn, Heidi F. Kaeppler, et al.. (2024). Trait association and prediction through integrative k ‐mer analysis. The Plant Journal. 120(2). 833–850. 1 indexed citations
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Long, Ruicai, Fan Zhang, Zhiwu Zhang, et al.. (2022). Genome Assembly of Alfalfa Cultivar Zhongmu-4 and Identification of SNPs Associated with Agronomic Traits. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 20(1). 14–28. 62 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhiwu, et al.. (2021). GridFree: a python package of imageanalysis for interactive grain counting and measuring. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 186(4). 2239–2252. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiabo & Zhiwu Zhang. (2021). GAPIT Version 3: Boosting Power and Accuracy for Genomic Association and Prediction. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 19(4). 629–640. 614 indexed citations breakdown →
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Swarts, Kelly, Eva Bauer, Jeffrey C. Glaubitz, et al.. (2021). Joint analysis of days to flowering reveals independent temperate adaptations in maize. Heredity. 126(6). 929–941. 3 indexed citations
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Yin, Lilin, Haohao Zhang, Zhenshuang Tang, et al.. (2021). rMVP: A Memory-Efficient, Visualization-Enhanced, and Parallel-Accelerated Tool for Genome-Wide Association Study. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 19(4). 619–628. 653 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liang, Yuxin, Guofei Feng, Linquan Wu, et al.. (2019). Caffeic acid phenethyl ester suppressed growth and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells by inactivating the NF-κB pathway. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Meng, Xiaolei Liu, Yao Zhou, Ryan M. Summers, & Zhiwu Zhang. (2018). BLINK: a package for the next level of genome-wide association studies with both individuals and markers in the millions. GigaScience. 8(2). 478 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Yongxiang, Lin Chen, Chunhui Li, et al.. (2018). Increased experimental conditions and marker densities identified more genetic loci associated with southern and northern leaf blight resistance in maize. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 6848–6848. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiabo, Zhengkui Zhou, Zhe Zhang, et al.. (2018). Expanding the BLUP alphabet for genomic prediction adaptable to the genetic architectures of complex traits. Heredity. 121(6). 648–662. 51 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hui, Hongli Zhang, Ning Wang, et al.. (2017). TCF21 is related to testis growth and development in broiler chickens. Genetics Selection Evolution. 49(1). 25–25. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Yongxiang, Yongxiang Li, Chunhui Li, et al.. (2016). Identification of genetic variants associated with maize flowering time using an extremely large multi‐genetic background population. The Plant Journal. 86(5). 391–402. 96 indexed citations
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Li, Chunhui, Yongxiang Li, Yongxiang Li, et al.. (2015). Genetic Control of the Leaf Angle and Leaf Orientation Value as Revealed by Ultra-High Density Maps in Three Connected Maize Populations. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0121624–e0121624. 80 indexed citations
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Lü, Yun & Zhiwu Zhang. (2011). Bioinformatic identification of microRNAs and their targets in Aquilegia formosa x Aquilegia pubescens. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 10(55). 11345–11359. 1 indexed citations
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Bradbury, Peter J., et al.. (2007). TASSEL: software for association mapping of complex traits in diverse samples. Bioinformatics. 23(19). 2633–2635. 5670 indexed citations breakdown →

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