Zhongfu Ni

16.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
282 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Zhongfu Ni is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhongfu Ni has authored 282 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 258 papers in Plant Science, 87 papers in Molecular Biology and 79 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Zhongfu Ni's work include Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (140 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (77 papers) and Genetics and Plant Breeding (64 papers). Zhongfu Ni is often cited by papers focused on Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (140 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (77 papers) and Genetics and Plant Breeding (64 papers). Zhongfu Ni collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Zhongfu Ni's co-authors include Qixin Sun, Yingyin Yao, Huiru Peng, Mingming Xin, Zhaorong Hu, Z. Jeffrey Chen, Chaojie Xie, Yirong Zhang, Jinkun Du and Weilong Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Bioinformatics.

In The Last Decade

Zhongfu Ni

267 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

Altered circadian rhythms... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2015 2021 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. Altered circadian rhythms regulate growth vigour in hybrids and allopolyploids
    2008 532 citations Zhongfu Ni, Qixin Sun et al. profile →
  2. Temporal transcriptome profiling reveals expression partitioning of homeologous genes contributing to heat and drought acclimation in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
    2015 297 citations Zhenshan Liu, Mingming Xin et al. profile →
  3. The endosperm-specific transcription factor TaNAC019 regulates glutenin and starch accumulation and its elite allele improves wheat grain quality
    2021 138 citations Vincenzo Rossi, Mingming Xin et al. The Plant Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhongfu Ni China 56 9.8k 4.3k 2.3k 1.1k 261 282 11.0k
Qixin Sun China 56 9.4k 1.0× 3.7k 0.9× 2.2k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 254 1.0× 284 10.6k
Yingyin Yao China 49 6.6k 0.7× 2.9k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 744 0.7× 241 0.9× 161 7.4k
Hikmet Budak Türkiye 49 5.7k 0.6× 2.4k 0.6× 959 0.4× 591 0.5× 228 0.9× 143 6.8k
Peter J. Bradbury United States 33 11.3k 1.1× 2.6k 0.6× 7.8k 3.4× 1.1k 1.0× 206 0.8× 53 13.7k
Nils Stein Germany 58 10.1k 1.0× 3.8k 0.9× 3.3k 1.4× 780 0.7× 180 0.7× 216 11.3k
Huiru Peng China 46 5.7k 0.6× 2.3k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 760 0.7× 232 0.9× 150 6.4k
Caiguo Xu China 50 10.8k 1.1× 4.3k 1.0× 4.8k 2.1× 295 0.3× 235 0.9× 83 12.0k
P. K. Gupta India 50 7.7k 0.8× 1.7k 0.4× 3.3k 1.5× 1.0k 0.9× 139 0.5× 210 8.9k
Terry Casstevens United States 8 6.0k 0.6× 1.4k 0.3× 4.1k 1.8× 586 0.5× 143 0.5× 10 7.5k
James B. Holland United States 47 9.8k 1.0× 1.7k 0.4× 7.1k 3.1× 1.3k 1.2× 115 0.4× 159 11.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhongfu Ni

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhongfu Ni

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ni, Zhongfu, Qiang Zeng, Yutao Li, et al.. (2025). Analysis of lymph node recurrence patterns and risk factors in locally advanced esophageal carcinoma following neoadjuvant therapy. Frontiers in Oncology. 15. 1668649–1668649.
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Li, Qiuyuan, Yidi Zhao, Long Song, et al.. (2025). TaTCP6 is required for efficient and balanced utilization of nitrate and phosphorus in wheat. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1683–1683. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Wen, Kuohai Yu, G.J. Cui, et al.. (2025). The TaCLE24b peptide signaling cascade modulates lateral root development and drought tolerance in wheat. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1952–1952. 7 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yidi, Wan Teng, Zehua Liu, et al.. (2025). Precise deletion, replacement and inversion of large DNA fragments in plants using dual prime editing. Nature Plants. 11(2). 191–205. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Guoyu, Huanwen Xu, Shumin Wen, et al.. (2025). TaSED interacts with TaSPA synergistically regulating SDS‐sedimentation volume in bread wheat. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 67(8). 2100–2117. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Zhenzhen, Xinyuan Zhu, Na Zhang, et al.. (2025). Identification and validation of a major QTL, QFhb-6AL, for Fusarium head blight resistance on chromosome 6AL in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 138(4). 74–74.
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Zhou, Yan, G.J. Cui, Shijun Wei, et al.. (2025). TaSG‐D1–TaGAMyb signaling module regulates seed weight in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The Plant Journal. 123(2). e70377–e70377.
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Liu, Guoyu, Zhenlong Wu, Jie Liu, et al.. (2024). TaDL interacts with TaB3 and TaNF‐YB1 to synergistically regulate the starch synthesis and grain quality in bread wheat. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 67(2). 355–374. 6 indexed citations
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Yu, Kuohai, G.J. Cui, Yumei Zhang, et al.. (2023). Paternally imprinted LATE‐FLOWERING2 transcription factor contributes to paternal‐excess interploidy hybridization barriers in wheat. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 65(12). 2587–2603.
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Liu, Guoyu, Huanwen Xu, Shanshan Zhai, et al.. (2022). Heat Stress Tolerance 2 confers basal heat stress tolerance in allohexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Journal of Experimental Botany. 73(19). 6600–6614. 11 indexed citations
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Cao, Jie, Kaiye Liu, Wanjun Song, et al.. (2021). Pleiotropic function of the SQUAMOSA PROMOTER-BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE gene TaSPL14 in wheat plant architecture. Planta. 253(2). 44–44. 36 indexed citations
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Qin, Jinxia, et al.. (2021). The Transcriptional and Splicing Changes Caused by Hybridization Can Be Globally Recovered by Genome Doubling during Allopolyploidization. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38(6). 2513–2519. 9 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhaorong, Rui Wang, Mei Zheng, et al.. (2018). TaWRKY51 promotes lateral root formation through negative regulation of ethylene biosynthesis in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The Plant Journal. 96(2). 372–388. 75 indexed citations
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Han, Haiming, Huifang Wang, Yao Han, et al.. (2017). Altered expression of the TaRSL2 gene contributed to variation in root hair length during allopolyploid wheat evolution. Planta. 246(5). 1019–1028. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Liyuan, Xinye Liu, Kishor Gaikwad, et al.. (2017). Mutations in eIF5B Confer Thermosensitive and Pleiotropic Phenotypes via Translation Defects in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Cell. 29(8). 1952–1969. 47 indexed citations
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Liu, Gang, et al.. (2013). Isolation and Functional Characterization of Heat-stress-responsive Gene TaWTF1 from Wheat. CHINESE BULLETIN OF BOTANY. 48(1). 34–41. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Zhenxing, Baojian Guo, Huiru Peng, et al.. (2012). Identification of Differential Expressed Proteins Responding to Phosphorus Starvation Based on Proteomic Analysis in Roots of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 38(5). 780–790. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Baoshen, et al.. (2002). RAPD and ISSR markers of fertility restoring gene for aegilops kotschyi cytoplasmic male sterility in wheat. Zhiwu xuebao. 44(4). 446–450. 7 indexed citations

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