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Guo-Liang Wang publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Guo-Liang Wang sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 355 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Guo-Liang Wang D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Guo-Liang Wang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Guo-Liang Wang is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions also in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans various subfields including plant science, molecular biology, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas in plant biology and pathology. These include:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics

Guo-Liang Wang has published extensively in multiple scientific journals. Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Ca2+ sensor-mediated ROS scavenging suppresses rice immunity and is exploited by a fungal effector," 2021, Cell
  • "Exploiting Broad-Spectrum Disease Resistance in Crops: From Molecular Dissection to Breeding," 2020, Annual Review of Plant Biology
  • "Molecular Basis of Disease Resistance and Perspectives on Breeding Strategies for Resistance Improvement in Crops," 2020, Molecular Plant
  • "EWAS Open Platform: integrated data, knowledge and toolkit for epigenome-wide association study," 2021, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Two VOZ transcription factors link an E3 ligase and an NLR immune receptor to modulate immunity in rice," 2020, Molecular Plant

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Guo-Liang Wang include:

  • Yuese Ning
  • Ruyi Wang
  • Feng He
  • Houxiang Kang
  • Hong Fang

Their research output is regularly published in journals and venues such as:

  • Trends in Plant Science
  • PubMed
  • Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • Research Square
  • Molecular Plant

In 2016, Guo-Liang Wang was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • A Receptor Kinase-Like Protein Encoded by the Rice Disease Resistance Gene, Xa21

    Wen Yuan Song;Guo Liang Wang;Li Li Chen;Han Suk Kim

  • RFLP mapping of genes conferring complete and partial resistance to blast in a durably resistant rice cultivar

    G L Wang;D J Mackill;J M Bonman;S R McCouch

  • R gene expression induced by a type-III effector triggers disease resistance in rice.

    Keyu Gu;Bing Yang;Dongsheng Tian;Lifang Wu

  • The Broad-Spectrum Blast Resistance Gene Pi9 Encodes a Nucleotide-Binding Site–Leucine-Rich Repeat Protein and Is a Member of a Multigene Family in Rice

    Shaohong Qu;Guifu Liu;Bo Zhou;Maria Bellizzi

  • The Magnaporthe oryzae Effector AvrPiz-t Targets the RING E3 Ubiquitin Ligase APIP6 to Suppress Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern–Triggered Immunity in Rice

    Chan Ho Park;Songbiao Chen;Gautam Shirsekar;Bo Zhou

  • Locating genes associated with root morphology and drought avoidance in rice via linkage to molecular markers.

    M C Champoux;G Wang;S Sarkarung;D J Mackill

  • The eight amino-acid differences within three leucine-rich repeats between Pi2 and Piz-t resistance proteins determine the resistance specificity to Magnaporthe grisea.

    Bo Zhou;Shaohong Qu;Guifu Liu;Maureen Dolan

  • Spotted leaf11 , a Negative Regulator of Plant Cell Death and Defense, Encodes a U-Box/Armadillo Repeat Protein Endowed with E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Activity

    Li-Rong Zeng;Shaohong Qu;Alicia Bordeos;Chengwei Yang

  • Novel insights into rice innate immunity against bacterial and fungal pathogens.

    Wende Liu;Jinling Liu;Lindsay Triplett;Jan E. Leach

  • Metaphase and interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization mapping of the rice genome with bacterial artificial chromosomes

    Jiming Jiang;Bikram S. Gill;Guo-Liang Wang;Pamela C. Ronald

  • Chemical- and irradiation-induced mutants of indica rice IR64 for forward and reverse genetics.

    Jian-Li Wu;Chanjian Wu;Cailin Lei;Marietta Baraoidan

  • A highly efficient transient protoplast system for analyzing defence gene expression and protein-protein interactions in rice.

    Songbiao Chen;Lizen Tao;Lizen Tao;Lirong Zeng;Miguel E. Vega-Sanchez

  • A versatile zero background T-vector system for gene cloning and functional genomics.

    Songbiao Chen;Pattavipha Songkumarn;Jianli Liu;Guo-Liang Wang

  • Xa21D Encodes a Receptor-like Molecule with a Leucine-Rich Repeat Domain That Determines Race-Specific Recognition and Is Subject to Adaptive Evolution

    Guo Liang Wang;De Ling Ruan;Wen Yuan Song;Steve Sideris

  • Evolution of the rice Xa21 disease resistance gene family.

    Wen-Yuan Song;Li-Ya Pi;Guo-Liang Wang;John Gardner

  • The cloned gene, Xa21, confers resistance to multiple Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae isolates in transgenic plants.

    Wang Gl;Song Wy;Ruan Dl;Sideris S

  • Two broad-spectrum blast resistance genes, Pi9( t) and Pi2( t), are physically linked on rice chromosome 6.

    G. Liu;G. Lu;L. Zeng;G.-L. Wang

  • The Magnaporthe oryzae avirulence gene AvrPiz-t encodes a predicted secreted protein that triggers the immunity in rice mediated by the blast resistance gene Piz-t.

    Wei Li;Baohua Wang;Jun Wu;Guodong Lu

  • Characterizing Rice Lesion Mimic Mutants and Identifying a Mutant with Broad-Spectrum Resistance to Rice Blast and Bacterial Blight

    Zhongchao Yin;Jun Chen;Lirong Zeng;Meiling Goh

  • The broad-spectrum blast resistance gene Pi9 encodes a nucleotide-binding site-leucine-rich repeat protein and is a member of a

    SH Qu;GF Liu;B Zhou;M Bellizzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuese Ning
Yuese Ning Institute of Plant Protection
Pamela C. Ronald
Pamela C. Ronald University of California, Davis
Blake C. Meyers
Blake C. Meyers University of California, Davis
Guobin Liu
Guobin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Thomas K. Mitchell
Thomas K. Mitchell The Ohio State University
Jong-Seong Jeon
Jong-Seong Jeon Kyung Hee University
Hei Leung
Hei Leung International Rice Research Institute
Jan E. Leach
Jan E. Leach Colorado State University
James C. Correll
James C. Correll University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Rod A. Wing
Rod A. Wing University of Arizona

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