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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
13865
World Ranking
10235
National Ranking
321

Ai-Sheng Xiong publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ai-Sheng Xiong sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 270 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Ai-Sheng Xiong D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ai-Sheng Xiong sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ai-Sheng Xiong is a researcher affiliated with Nanjing Agricultural University in China. Their work spans the broad fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on plant-related study areas.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of specialization cover:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Food Science
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Among the primary topics addressed in their research are:

  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration

Ai-Sheng Xiong has contributed to a range of scientific literature, with recent notable papers including:

  • "Advances in AP2/ERF super-family transcription factors in plant," 2020, Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
  • "DcMYB113, a root-specific R2R3-MYB, conditions anthocyanin biosynthesis and modification in carrot," 2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • "The genome sequence of celery (Apium graveolens L.), an important leaf vegetable crop rich in apigenin in the Apiaceae family," 2020, Horticulture Research
  • "Origin, evolution, breeding, and omics of Apiaceae: a family of vegetables and medicinal plants," 2022, Horticulture Research
  • "DcCCD4 catalyzes the degradation of α-carotene and β-carotene to affect carotenoid accumulation and taproot color in carrot," 2021, The Plant Journal

Their research has appeared frequently in key scientific journals, with multiple publications in:

  • Horticulture Research
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Agronomy
  • Horticulturae
  • The Plant Journal

Frequent collaborators in Ai-Sheng Xiong's work include:

  • Zhi-Sheng Xu
  • Guo-Fei Tan
  • Ao-Qi Duan
  • Jie-Xia Liu
  • Mengyao Li

Best Publications

  • Advances in AP2/ERF super-family transcription factors in plant

    Kai Feng;Xi-Lin Hou;Guo-Ming Xing;Jie-Xia Liu

  • Genome-wide analysis of the AP2/ERF gene family in Populus trichocarpa.

    Jing Zhuang;Bin Cai;Ri-He Peng;Bo Zhu

  • Advances in research on the carrot, an important root vegetable in the Apiaceae family

    Feng Que;Xi-Lin Hou;Guang-Long Wang;Zhi-Sheng Xu

  • AtCPK6, a functionally redundant and positive regulator involved in salt/drought stress tolerance in Arabidopsis

    Jing Xu;Yong-Sheng Tian;Ri-He Peng;Ai-Sheng Xiong

  • PCR-based accurate synthesis of long DNA sequences

    Ai-Sheng Xiong;Quan-Hong Yao;Ri-He Peng;Hui Duan;Hui Duan

  • Selection of suitable reference genes for qPCR normalization under abiotic stresses and hormone stimuli in carrot leaves.

    Chang Tian;Qian Jiang;Feng Wang;Guang-Long Wang

  • Discovery and expression profile analysis of AP2/ERF family genes from Triticum aestivum

    Jing Zhuang;Jian-Min Chen;Quan-Hong Yao;Fei Xiong

  • Genome-wide analysis of Dof family transcription factors and their responses to abiotic stresses in Chinese cabbage.

    Jing Ma;Meng-Yao Li;Feng Wang;Jun Tang

  • Advances in the research of celery, an important Apiaceae vegetable crop

    Meng-Yao Li;Xi-Lin Hou;Feng Wang;Guo-Fei Tan

  • Different effects on ACC oxidase gene silencing triggered by RNA interference in transgenic tomato

    Ai-Sheng Xiong;Quan-Hong Yao;Ri-He Peng;Xian Li

  • A MYB transcription factor, DcMYB6, is involved in regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis in purple carrot taproots

    Zhi-Sheng Xu;Kai Feng;Feng Que;Feng Wang

  • Exogenous gibberellin altered morphology, anatomic and transcriptional regulatory networks of hormones in carrot root and shoot

    Guang-Long Wang;Feng Que;Zhi-Sheng Xu;Feng Wang

  • Genome-wide analysis of the putative AP2/ERF family genes in Vitis vinifera.

    Jing Zhuang;Jing Zhuang;Ri-He Peng;Zong-Ming (Max) Cheng;Jian Zhang

  • Identification of SSRs and differentially expressed genes in two cultivars of celery (Apium graveolens L.) by deep transcriptome sequencing.

    Meng-Yao Li;Feng Wang;Qian Jiang;Jing Ma

  • De novo assembly, transcriptome characterization, lignin accumulation and anatomic characteristics: novel insights into lignin biosynthesis during celery leaf development

    Xiao-Ling Jia;Guang-Long Wang;Fei Xiong;Xu-Run Yu

  • Non-polymerase-cycling-assembly-based chemical gene synthesis: Strategies, methods, and progress

    Ai-Sheng Xiong;Ri-He Peng;Jing Zhuang;Jin-Ge Liu

  • Validation and Comparison of Reference Genes for qPCR Normalization of Celery (Apium graveolens) at Different Development Stages

    Meng-Yao Li;Feng Wang;Qian Jiang;Guan-Long Wang

  • Expression of the Human Hepatitis B Virus Large Surface Antigen Gene in Transgenic Tomato Plants

    Xiao-Ming Lou;Quan-Hong Yao;Zhen Zhang;Ri-He Peng

  • High level expression of a synthetic gene encoding Peniophora lycii phytase in methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris.

    Ai-Sheng Xiong;Quan-Hong Yao;Ri-He Peng;Zhen Zhang

  • A direct and efficient PAGE-mediated overlap extension PCR method for gene multiple-site mutagenesis

    Ri-He Peng;Ai-Sheng Xiong;Quan-Hong Yao

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhi-Sheng Xu
Zhi-Sheng Xu Nanjing Agricultural University
Feng Wang
Feng Wang Nanjing Agricultural University
Xilin Hou
Xilin Hou Nanjing Agricultural University
Ying Li
Ying Li Nanjing Agricultural University

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