Zhong‐Nan Yang

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
142 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Zhong‐Nan Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhong‐Nan Yang has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Molecular Biology, 106 papers in Plant Science and 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Zhong‐Nan Yang's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (89 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (83 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (69 papers). Zhong‐Nan Yang is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (89 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (83 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (69 papers). Zhong‐Nan Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zhong‐Nan Yang's co-authors include Jun Zhu, Yue Lou, Hai Huang, Qing‐Bo Yu, Jufang Gao, Yuefeng Guan, Xiaofeng Xu, Lin Xu, T. Erik Mirkov and Xueyong Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Zhong‐Nan Yang

140 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

WOX11 and 12 Are Involved in the First-Step Cell Fate Transition during de Novo Root Organogenesis in Arabidopsis

2014 435 citations Zhong‐Nan Yang, Hai Huang et al. The Plant Cell profile →

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Zhong‐Nan Yang

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Hongya Gu China

Miguel Á. Blázquez Spain

Timothy Nelson United States

Ildoo Hwang South Korea

Catherine Bellini France

Michael Melzer Germany

Martin M. Kater Italy

Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi Japan

Elena Baena–González Portugal

Lin Xu China

Hongya Gu China

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308 ×0.9

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193 ×1.2

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Countries citing papers authored by Zhong‐Nan Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhong‐Nan Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhong‐Nan Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhong‐Nan Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhong‐Nan Yang 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 Zhong‐Nan Yang. Zhong‐Nan Yang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Xiong, Shuang‐Xi, Yu Han, Xiaofeng Xu, et al.. (2025). TEK and other AHL proteins interact with TCP14 /15 to regulate pollen wall formation in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 124(4). e70583–e70583.

Liu, Xinglu, Zheng Zhang, Yanfei Zhang, et al.. (2024). The Residual Activity of Fatty Acyl‐CoA Reductase Underlies Thermo‐Sensitive Genic Male Sterility in Rice. Plant Cell & Environment. 48(2). 1273–1285. 2 indexed citations

Xue, Jing‐Shi, et al.. (2024). The regulatory mechanism of rapid lignification for timely anther dehiscence. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 66(8). 1788–1800. 8 indexed citations

He, Yunxia, et al.. (2023). An EPFL peptide signaling pathway promotes stamen elongation via enhancing filament cell proliferation to ensure successful self‐pollination in Arabidopsis thaliana. New Phytologist. 238(3). 1045–1058. 11 indexed citations

Xue, Jing‐Shi, Shi Qiu, Shiyi Shen, et al.. (2023). Stepwise changes in flavonoids in spores/pollen contributed to terrestrial adaptation of plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 193(1). 627–642. 17 indexed citations

Wang, Chong, Hao Cheng, Wenjing Xu, et al.. (2023). Arabidopsis pollen‐specific glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase‐like genes are essential for pollen tube tip growth. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 65(8). 2001–2017. 4 indexed citations

Shen, Shiyi, et al.. (2022). Documenting the Sporangium Development of the Polypodiales Fern Pteris multifida. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 878693–878693. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Jingli, Yajuan Li, Xinyun Xu, et al.. (2021). The pentatricopeptide repeat protein EMB1270 interacts with CFM2 to splice specific group II introns in Arabidopsis chloroplasts. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 63(11). 1952–1966. 13 indexed citations

Zhang, Fang, et al.. (2021). Delayed callose degradation restores the fertility of multiple P/TGMS lines in Arabidopsis. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 64(3). 717–730. 21 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhong‐Nan, Lei Yan, Huixia Cao, et al.. (2021). Erythropoietin Protects against Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Mice by Regulating Macrophage Polarization through the EPOR/JAK2/STAT3 Axis. The Journal of Immunology. 206(8). 1752–1764. 9 indexed citations

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Xue, Jing‐Shi, Fang Zhang, Shiyi Shen, et al.. (2021). A dye combination for the staining of pollen coat and pollen wall. Plant Reproduction. 34(2). 91–101. 16 indexed citations

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Lu, Jieyang, Shuang‐Xi Xiong, Yue Lou, et al.. (2020). MS1, a direct target of MS188, regulates the expression of key sporophytic pollen coat protein genes in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71(16). 4877–4889. 66 indexed citations

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Damaj, Mona B., Zhong‐Nan Yang, Joe Molina, et al.. (2020). High-Level Production of Recombinant Snowdrop Lectin in Sugarcane and Energy Cane. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8. 977–977. 6 indexed citations

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Xiong, Haibo, Jing Wang, Chao Huang, et al.. (2019). mTERF8, a Member of the Mitochondrial Transcription Termination Factor Family, Is Involved in the Transcription Termination of Chloroplast Gene psbJ. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 182(1). 408–423. 23 indexed citations

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Yao, Xiaozhen, Lei Tian, Jun Yang, et al.. (2018). Auxin production in diploid microsporocytes is necessary and sufficient for early stages of pollen development. PLoS Genetics. 14(5). e1007397–e1007397. 68 indexed citations

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Zhu, Jun, et al.. (2015). Arabidopsis AT-hook Protein TEK Positively Regulates the Expression of Arabinogalactan Proteins for Nexine Formation. Molecular Plant. 8(2). 251–260. 75 indexed citations

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Yang, Jun, et al.. (2013). AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR17 Is Essential for Pollen Wall Pattern Formation in Arabidopsis . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 162(2). 720–731. 124 indexed citations

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Cao, Zhilin, et al.. (2011). A Point Mutation in the Pentatricopeptide repeat Motif of the AtECB2 Protein Causes Delayed Chloroplast DevelopmentF. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 53(4). 258–269. 35 indexed citations

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Li, Hong, Lin Xu, Hua Wang, et al.. (2005). The Putative RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase RDR6 Acts Synergistically with ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 and 2 to Repress BREVIPEDICELLUS and MicroRNA165/166 in Arabidopsis Leaf Development. The Plant Cell. 17(8). 2157–2171. 164 indexed citations

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Gu, Ying, Vanessa Vernoud, Ying Fu, & Zhong‐Nan Yang. (2003). ROP GTPase regulation of pollen tube growth through the dynamics of tip-localized F-actin. Journal of Experimental Botany. 54(380). 93–101. 137 indexed citations

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