Ran Xu

4.4k citations

70 papers · 3.2k · 2 hit papers · h-index 28

Impact in

Plant Science top 0.5%
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- GABA and Rice Research
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Soybean genetics and cultivation
Genetics top 1%
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Papers in

Plant Science 59
- Plant Molecular Biology Research 28
- Soybean genetics and cultivation 22
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism 16
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement 9
- Plant responses to water stress 6
Molecular Biology 20
- Plant Reproductive Biology 7

Co-authors: Yunhai Li (33 shared papers)Na Li (11 shared papers)Penggen Duan (17 shared papers)Baolan Zhang (14 shared papers)Dali Zeng (5 shared papers)Qian Qian (5 shared papers)Ke Huang (5 shared papers)Junmin Wang (2 shared papers)
Journals: The Plant Cell (6 papers)The Plant Journal (3 papers)Molecular Plant (3 papers)Frontiers in Plant Science (3 papers)Nature Communications (3 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Japan

In The Last Decade

Ran Xu

67 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Ran Xu's Hit Papers

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Molecular Networks of Seed Size Control in Plants 2019 · 437 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2019 Annual Review of Plant Biology
2015 Nature Plants

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1	Molecular Networks of Seed Size Control in Plants Annual Review of Plant Biology ·Na Li, Ran Xu, Yunhai Li Hit paper breakdown →	2019	437
2	Regulation of OsGRF4 by OsmiR396 controls grain size and yield in rice Nature Plants ·Penggen Duan, Shen Ni, Junmin Wang, Baolan Zhang, Ran Xu, Yuexing Wang, Hongqi Chen, Xudong Zhu, Yunhai Li Hit paper breakdown →	2015	331
3	Natural Variation in the Promoter of GSE5 Contributes to Grain Size Diversity in Rice Molecular Plant ·Penggen Duan, Jinsong Xu, Dali Zeng, Baolan Zhang, Mu‐Fan Geng, Guozheng Zhang, Ke Huang, Luojiang Huang, Ran Xu, Song Ge, Qian Qian, Yunhai Li	2017	261
4	Control of Grain Size and Weight by the OsMKKK10-OsMKK4-OsMAPK6 Signaling Pathway in Rice Molecular Plant ·Ran Xu, Penggen Duan, Hou–Yong Yu, Zhengkui Zhou, Baolan Zhang, Ruci Wang, Jing Li, Guozheng Zhang, Shangshang Zhuang, Jia Lyu, Na Li, Tuanyao Chai, Zhixi Tian, Shanguo Yao, Yunhai Li	2018	218
5	Control of grain size in rice Plant Reproduction ·Na Li, Ran Xu, Penggen Duan, Yunhai Li	2018	193
6	SMALL GRAIN 1, which encodes a mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase 4, influences grain size in rice The Plant Journal ·Penggen Duan, Yuchun Rao, Dali Zeng, Yaolong Yang, Ran Xu, Baolan Zhang, Guojun Dong, Qian Qian, Yunhai Li	2013	189
7	WIDE AND THICK GRAIN 1, which encodes an otubain‐like protease with deubiquitination activity, influences grain size and shape in rice The Plant Journal ·Ke Huang, Dekai Wang, Penggen Duan, Baolan Zhang, Ran Xu, Na Li, Yunhai Li	2017	157
8	The GW2-WG1-OsbZIP47 pathway controls grain size and weight in rice Molecular Plant ·Jianqin Hao, Dekai Wang, Yingbao Wu, Ke Huang, Penggen Duan, Na Li, Ran Xu, Dali Zeng, Guojun Dong, Baolan Zhang, Limin Zhang, Dirk Inzé, Qian Qian, Yunhai Li	2021	127
9	Control of final organ size by Mediator complex subunit 25 in Arabidopsis thaliana Development ·Ran Xu, Yunhai Li	2011	108
10	SMALL GRAIN 11 Controls Grain Size, Grain Number and Grain Yield in Rice Rice ·Na Fang, Ran Xu, Luojiang Huang, Baolan Zhang, Penggen Duan, Na Li, Yuehua Luo, Yunhai Li	2016	104
11	Control of Grain Size and Weight by the GSK2-LARGE1/OML4 Pathway in Rice The Plant Cell ·Jia Lyu, Dekai Wang, Penggen Duan, Yapei Liu, Ke Huang, Dali Zeng, Limin Zhang, Guojun Dong, Yingjie Li, Ran Xu, Baolan Zhang, Xiahe Huang, Na Li, Yingchun Wang, Qian Qian, (unknown), (unknown)	2020	83
12	BRI1 and BAK1 interact with G proteins and regulate sugar-responsive growth and development in Arabidopsis Nature Communications ·Yuancheng Peng, Liang‐Liang Chen, Shengjun Li, Yueying Zhang, Ran Xu, Zupei Liu, Wuxia Liu, Jingjing Kong, Xiahe Huang, Yingchun Wang, Beijiu Cheng, Leiying Zheng, Yunhai Li	2018	79
13	The LARGE2-APO1/APO2 regulatory module controls panicle size and grain number in rice The Plant Cell ·Luojiang Huang, Kai Hua, Ran Xu, Dali Zeng, Ruci Wang, Guojun Dong, Guozheng Zhang, Xueli Lu, Na Fang, (unknown), Penggen Duan, Baolan Zhang, Zupei Liu, Na Li, Yuehua Luo, Qian Qian, Shanguo Yao, Yunhai Li	2021	73
14	Transcription Factors SOD7/NGAL2 and DPA4/NGAL3 Act Redundantly to Regulate Seed Size by Directly Repressing KLU Expression in Arabidopsis thaliana The Plant Cell ·Yueying Zhang, Liang Du, Ran Xu, Rongfeng Cui, Jianjun Hao, Caixia Sun, Yunhai Li	2015	67
15	A mitogen‐activated protein kinase phosphatase influences grain size and weight in rice The Plant Journal ·Ran Xu, Hou–Yong Yu, Junmin Wang, Penggen Duan, Baolan Zhang, Jing Li, Yu Li, Jinsong Xu, Jia Lyu, Na Li, Tuanyao Chai, Yunhai Li	2018	58
16	STERILE APETALA modulates the stability of a repressor protein complex to control organ size in Arabidopsis thaliana PLoS Genetics ·Na Li, Zupei Liu, Zhibiao Wang, Licong Ru, Nathalie González, Alexandra Baekelandt, Laurens Pauwels, Alain Goossens, Ran Xu, Zhengge Zhu, Dirk Inzé, Yunhai Li	2018	48
17	A natural allele of OsMS1 responds to temperature changes and confers thermosensitive genic male sterility Nature Communications ·Lunying Wu, Xiaohui Jing, Baolan Zhang, Shoujun Chen, Ran Xu, Penggen Duan, Danni Zou, Shengjian Huang, Tingbo Zhou, Chengcai An, Yuehua Luo, Yunhai Li	2022	47
18	Induction of defense-related enzymes in patchouli inoculated with virulent Ralstonia solanacearum Electronic Journal of Biotechnology ·Jianhui Xie, Ting-Ting Chai, Ran Xu, Dan Liu, Yang Yu-xiu, Zhicheng Deng, Hua Jin, Hong He	2017	44
19	SMA1, a homolog of the splicing factor Prp28, has a multifaceted role in miRNA biogenesis in Arabidopsis Nucleic Acids Research ·Shengjun Li, Ran Xu, Aixia Li, Kan Liu, Liqing Gu, Mu Li, Hairui Zhang, Yueying Zhang, Shangshang Zhuang, Quanhui Wang, Gang Gao, Na Li, Chi Zhang, Yunhai Li, Bin Yu	2018	43
20	An endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation–related E2–E3 enzyme pair controls grain size and weight through the brassinosteroid signaling pathway in rice The Plant Cell ·Jing Li, Baolan Zhang, Penggen Duan, Yan Li, Haiyue Yu, Limin Zhang, Na Li, Leiying Zheng, Tuanyao Chai, Ran Xu, Yunhai Li	2022	42

About Ran Xu

Ran Xu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science and Ecology, having authored 70 papers that have together received 3.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (28 papers), Soybean genetics and cultivation (22 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (18 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (16 papers), Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (9 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (7 papers), Plant responses to water stress (6 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (2.8k citations), Genetics (1.3k citations), Horticulture (15 citations), Molecular Biology (1.0k citations) and Agronomy and Crop Science (107 citations). Ran Xu has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Yunhai Li, Na Li, Penggen Duan, Baolan Zhang, Dali Zeng, Qian Qian, Ke Huang, Junmin Wang, Guozheng Zhang and Guojun Dong. Their work appears in journals such as The Plant Cell, The Plant Journal, Molecular Plant, Frontiers in Plant Science and Nature Communications.

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