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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 107 110 105 10 10 206 46453
Genetics 107 582 554 9 9 206 46874

Jiayang Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jiayang Li between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jiayang Li published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 9.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 54 publications in 2025. 95 of the 359 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 54. Peak 54 publications in 2025. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 36 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 41 publications 2025: 54 publications
1988 2025

359 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jiayang Li: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 2
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 2
1996 1
1997 1
1998 0
1999 2
2000 4
2001 2
2002 3
2003 6
2004 2
2005 3
2006 7
2007 5
2008 6
2009 11
2010 12
2011 3
2012 5
2013 8
2014 9
2015 14
2016 11
2017 10
2018 18
2019 10
2020 18
2021 16
2022 36
2023 33
2024 41
2025 54
Total 359
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Jiayang Li publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jiayang Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 206–210 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 206 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98 206
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Jiayang Li D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jiayang Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 107 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 107 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4 107
108 8
109+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in China Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in China Leader Award
  • 2015 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2012 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2004 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Jiayang Li is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and specializes in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions also in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans various subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Genetics, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

Their work covers a broad range of main topics that include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement

Jiayang Li has published extensively, with frequent contributions to journals such as Molecular Plant, Science China Life Sciences, Plant Biotechnology Journal, Cell, and Nature Communications. The number of publications in these venues indicates ongoing research activity concentrated in plant biology and biotechnology.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Jiayang Li include:

  • "A route to de novo domestication of wild allotetraploid rice" (2021), Cell
  • "Targeted, random mutagenesis of plant genes with dual cytosine and adenine base editors" (2020), Nature Biotechnology
  • "Transcriptional regulation of strigolactone signalling in Arabidopsis" (2020), Nature
  • "A super pan-genomic landscape of rice" (2022), Cell Research
  • "High-efficiency prime editing with optimized, paired pegRNAs in plants" (2021), Nature Biotechnology

Collaboration is a significant feature of Jiayang Li's research, with frequent co-authors including Hong Yu, Xiangbing Meng, Bing Wang, Jinfang Chu, and Liquan Kou. The interaction with these researchers suggests a network focused on genomic editing, plant molecular biology, and related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association studies of 14 agronomic traits in rice landraces

    Xuehui Huang;Xinghua Wei;Tao Sang;Qiang Zhao;Qiang Zhao

  • A map of rice genome variation reveals the origin of cultivated rice

    Xuehui Huang;Nori Kurata;Xinghua Wei;Zi Xuan Wang;Zi Xuan Wang

  • Regulation of OsSPL14 by OsmiR156 defines ideal plant architecture in rice

    Yongqing Jiao;Yonghong Wang;Dawei Xue;Dawei Xue;Jing Wang

  • Genomic variation in 3,010 diverse accessions of Asian cultivated rice

    Wensheng Wang;Ramil Mauleon;Zhiqiang Hu;Dmytro Chebotarov

  • Control of tillering in rice

    Xueyong Li;Qian Qian;Zhiming Fu;Yonghong Wang

  • Genome-wide association study of flowering time and grain yield traits in a worldwide collection of rice germplasm.

    Xuehui Huang;Yan Zhao;Yan Zhao;Xinghua Wei;Canyang Li

  • Natural variation at the DEP1 locus enhances grain yield in rice

    Xianzhong Huang;Qian Qian;Zhengbin Liu;Hongying Sun

  • Arabidopsis Flavonoid Mutants Are Hypersensitive to UV-B Irradiation

    Jiayang Li;Tsai Mei Ou-Lee;Richard Raba;Robert G. Amundson

  • DWARF 53 acts as a repressor of strigolactone signalling in rice

    Liang Jiang;Xue Liu;Guosheng Xiong;Huihui Liu

  • A gate–latch–lock mechanism for hormone signalling by abscisic acid receptors

    Karsten Melcher;Ley-Moy Ng;Ley-Moy Ng;X. Edward Zhou;Fen-Fen Soon;Fen-Fen Soon

  • Molecular Basis of Plant Architecture

    Yonghong Wang;Jiayang Li

  • DWARF27, an Iron-Containing Protein Required for the Biosynthesis of Strigolactones, Regulates Rice Tiller Bud Outgrowth

    Hao Lin;Renxiao Wang;Qian Qian;Meixian Yan

  • Genetic Regulation of Shoot Architecture.

    Bing Wang;Steven M. Smith;Steven M. Smith;Jiayang Li

  • Sequence and analysis of rice chromosome 4

    Qi Feng;Yujun Zhang;Pei Hao;Shengyue Wang

  • Allelic diversities in rice starch biosynthesis lead to a diverse array of rice eating and cooking qualities

    Zhixi Tian;Qian Qian;Qiaoquan Liu;Meixian Yan

  • Copy number variation at the GL7 locus contributes to grain size diversity in rice

    Yuexing Wang;Yuexing Wang;Guosheng Xiong;Jiang Hu;Liang Jiang

  • BRITTLE CULM1, Which Encodes a COBRA-Like Protein, Affects the Mechanical Properties of Rice Plants

    Yunhai Li;Qian Qian;Yihua Zhou;Meixian Yan

  • DWARF14 is a non-canonical hormone receptor for strigolactone

    Ruifeng Yao;Zhenhua Ming;Liming Yan;Suhua Li

  • Rare allele of OsPPKL1 associated with grain length causes extra-large grain and a significant yield increase in rice

    Xiaojun Zhang;Jianfei Wang;Ji Huang;Hongxia Lan

  • Promotive effect of brassinosteroids on cell division involves a distinct CycD3-induction pathway in Arabidopsis.

    Yuxin Hu;Fang Bao;Jiayang Li

  • Genome-wide association studies dissect the genetic networks underlying agronomical traits in soybean

    Chao Fang;Yanming Ma;Shiwen Wu;Zhi Liu

  • DWARF27, an Iron-Containing Protein Required for the Biosynthesis of Strigolactones, Regulates Rice Tiller

    Hao Lin;Renxiao Wang;Meixian Yan;Xiangbing Meng

Frequent Co-Authors

Qian Qian
Qian Qian Rice University
Steven M. Smith
Steven M. Smith University of Tasmania
Dali Zeng
Dali Zeng China National Rice Research Institute
Bin Han
Bin Han Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jinfang Chu
Jinfang Chu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jianru Zuo
Jianru Zuo Chinese Academy of Sciences
H. Eric Xu
H. Eric Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guojun Dong
Guojun Dong China National Rice Research Institute
Caixia Gao
Caixia Gao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Karsten Melcher
Karsten Melcher Van Andel Institute

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