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D-Index
48
Citations
14008
World Ranking
4027
National Ranking
104

Hong-Qing Ling 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 Hong-Qing Ling sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 105 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hong-Qing Ling 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 Hong-Qing Ling sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hong-Qing Ling is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and conducts research primarily in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Plant Science, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics, which include:

  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics

Hong-Qing Ling has contributed to numerous publications dating from 2020 through 2023. Some of the recent papers include:

  • "Wheat genomic study for genetic improvement of traits in China" (2022, Science China Life Sciences)
  • "Comparative genomic and transcriptomic analyses uncover the molecular basis of high nitrogen-use efficiency in the wheat cultivar Kenong 9204" (2022, Molecular Plant)
  • "Iron in plant-pathogen interactions" (2020, Journal of Experimental Botany)
  • "Whole-genome sequencing of diverse wheat accessions uncovers genetic changes during modern breeding in China and the United States" (2023, The Plant Cell)
  • "Biofortification of iron and zinc in rice and wheat" (2022, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology)

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, notably:

  • Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Nature Communications
  • The Crop Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Plant Communications

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Hong-Qing Ling's research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Shusong Zheng
  • Jianqing Niu
  • Yaoqi Si
  • Shuiquan Tian
  • Huilan Wu

Best Publications

  • The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

    Shusei Sato;Satoshi Tabata;Hideki Hirakawa;Erika Asamizu

  • Draft genome of the wheat A-genome progenitor Triticum urartu

    Hong-Qing Ling;Shancen Zhao;Dongcheng Liu;Junyi Wang

  • FIT interacts with AtbHLH38 and AtbHLH39 in regulating iron uptake gene expression for iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis.

    Youxi Yuan;Huilan Wu;Ning Wang;Jie Li

  • Genome sequence of the progenitor of wheat A subgenome Triticum urartu

    Hong-Qing Ling;Bin Ma;Xiaoli Shi;Hui Liu

  • The tomato fer gene encoding a bHLH protein controls iron-uptake responses in roots.

    Hong-Qing Ling;Petra Bauer;Zsolt Bereczky;Beat Keller

  • The Tomato Suppressor of prosystemin-mediated responses2 Gene Encodes a Fatty Acid Desaturase Required for the Biosynthesis of Jasmonic Acid and the Production of a Systemic Wound Signal for Defense Gene Expression

    Chuanyou Li;Guanghui Liu;Changcheng Xu;Gyu In Lee

  • OsSPX1 suppresses the function of OsPHR2 in the regulation of expression of OsPT2 and phosphate homeostasis in shoots of rice.

    Fang Liu;Zhiye Wang;Hongyan Ren;Chenjia Shen

  • OsMT1a, a type 1 metallothionein, plays the pivotal role in zinc homeostasis and drought tolerance in rice

    Zhao Yang;Yaorong Wu;Ye Li;Hong-Qing Ling

  • Map-based cloning of chloronerva, a gene involved in iron uptake of higher plants encoding nicotianamine synthase

    Hong-Qing Ling;Gudrun Koch;Helmut Bäumlein;Martin W. Ganal

  • Requirement and Functional Redundancy of Ib Subgroup bHLH Proteins for Iron Deficiency Responses and Uptake in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Ning Wang;Yan Cui;Yi Liu;Huajie Fan

  • AtbHLH29 of Arabidopsis thaliana is a functional ortholog of tomato FER involved in controlling iron acquisition in strategy I plants

    You Xi Yuan;Juan Zhang;Dao Wen Wang;Hong Qing Ling

  • Rhizobacterial volatiles and photosynthesis-related signals coordinate MYB72 expression in Arabidopsis roots during onset of induced systemic resistance and iron-deficiency responses

    Christos Zamioudis;Jolanda Korteland;Johan A. Van Pelt;Muriel van Hamersveld

  • Plant nutriomics in China: an overview.

    Xiaolong Yan;Ping Wu;Hongqing Ling;Guohua Xu

  • Genome-wide identification and characterization of the bHLH gene family in tomato

    Hua Sun;Hua-Jie Fan;Hong-Qing Ling

  • Co-Overexpression FIT with AtbHLH38 or AtbHLH39 in Arabidopsis-Enhanced Cadmium Tolerance via Increased Cadmium Sequestration in Roots and Improved Iron Homeostasis of Shoots

    Huilan Wu;Chunlin Chen;Juan Du;Hongfei Liu

  • Isolation and characterization of Fe(III)-chelate reductase gene LeFRO1 in tomato.

    Lihua Li;Xudong Cheng;Hong-Qing Ling

  • Molecular analysis of three new receptor-like kinase genes from hexaploid wheat and evidence for their participation in the wheat hypersensitive response to stripe rust fungus infection.

    Huanbin Zhou;Shaofang Li;Zhiyong Deng;Xianping Wang

  • The Tomato Sequencing Project, the First Cornerstone of the International Solanaceae Project (SOL)

    Lukas A. Mueller;Steven D. Tanksley;Jim J Giovannoni;Joyce Van Eck

  • Molecular and biochemical characterization of the Fe(III) chelate reductase gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Huilan Wu;Lihua Li;Juan Du;Youxi Yuan

  • Four IVa bHLH Transcription Factors Are Novel Interactors of FIT and Mediate JA Inhibition of Iron Uptake in Arabidopsis.

    Yan Cui;Chun-Lin Chen;Man Cui;Wen-Juan Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Daowen Wang
Daowen Wang Henan Agricultural University
Dongcheng Liu
Dongcheng Liu University of Science and Technology Beijing
Zhukuan Cheng
Zhukuan Cheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chuanyou Li
Chuanyou Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chengcai Chu
Chengcai Chu South China Agricultural University
Yongbiao Xue
Yongbiao Xue Chinese Academy of Sciences
James J. Giovannoni
James J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson Institute
Beat Keller
Beat Keller University of Zurich
Zhangjun Fei
Zhangjun Fei Cornell University
Steven D. Tanksley
Steven D. Tanksley Cornell University

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