Laigeng Li

Laigeng Li publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Laigeng 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 Laigeng Li sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Novel and mechanical stress-responsive MicroRNAs in Populus trichocarpa that are absent from Arabidopsis.

  Shanfa Lu;Ying Hsuan Sun;Rui Shi;Catherine Clark

  725
  Citations

• Combinatorial modification of multiple lignin traits in trees through multigene cotransformation

  Laigeng Li;Yihua Zhou;Xiaofei Cheng;Jiayan Sun

  542
  Citations

• Coniferyl aldehyde 5-hydroxylation and methylation direct syringyl lignin biosynthesis in angiosperms

  Keishi Osakabe;Cheng Chung Tsao;Laigeng Li;Jacqueline L. Popko

  395
  Citations

• The Last Step of Syringyl Monolignol Biosynthesis in Angiosperms Is Regulated by a Novel Gene Encoding Sinapyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase

  Laigeng Li;Xiao Fei Cheng;Jacqueline Leshkevich;Toshiaki Umezawa;Toshiaki Umezawa

  342
  Citations

• Functional characterization of evolutionarily divergent 4-coumarate:coenzyme a ligases in rice.

  Jinshan Gui;Junhui Shen;Laigeng Li

  329
  Citations

• The cellulose synthase gene superfamily and biochemical functions of xylem-specific cellulose synthase-like genes in Populus trichocarpa.

  Shiro Suzuki;Laigeng Li;Ying-Hsuan Sun;Vincent L. Chiang

  319
  Citations

• 5-Hydroxyconiferyl aldehyde modulates enzymatic methylation for syringyl monolignol formation, a new view of monolignol biosynthesis in angiosperms.

  Laigeng Li;Jacqueline L. Popko;Toshiaki Umezawa;Vincent L. Chiang

  317
  Citations

• The Receptor-Like Cytoplasmic Kinase STRK1 Phosphorylates and Activates CatC, Thereby Regulating H2O2 Homeostasis and Improving Salt Tolerance in Rice

  Yan-Biao Zhou;Yan-Biao Zhou;Cong Liu;Dong-Ying Tang;Lu Yan

  234
  Citations

• A novel multifunctional O-methyltransferase implicated in a dual methylation pathway associated with lignin biosynthesis in loblolly pine

  Laigeng Li;Jacqueline L. Popko;Xing-Hai Zhang;Keishi Osakabe

  166
  Citations

• Characterization of cellulose synthase complexes in Populus xylem differentiation.

  Dongliang Song;Junhui Shen;Laigeng Li

  160
  Citations

• OsREM4.1 Interacts with OsSERK1 to Coordinate the Interlinking between Abscisic Acid and Brassinosteroid Signaling in Rice

  Jinshan Gui;Shuai Zheng;Chang Liu;Junhui Shen

  153
  Citations

• Intron-Mediated Alternative Splicing of WOOD-ASSOCIATED NAC TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR1B Regulates Cell Wall Thickening during Fiber Development in Populus Species

  Yunjun Zhao;Jiayan Sun;Peng Xu;Rui Zhang

  145
  Citations

• Abscisic acid regulates secondary cell-wall formation and lignin deposition in Arabidopsis thaliana through phosphorylation of NST1.

  Chang Liu;Hasi Yu;Hasi Yu;Xiaolan Rao;Laigeng Li

  132
  Citations

• PtrHB7, a class III HD-Zip Gene, Plays a Critical Role in Regulation of Vascular Cambium Differentiation in Populus

  Yingying Zhu;Dongliang Song;Jiayan Sun;Xingfen Wang

  131
  Citations

• An MKP-MAPK protein phosphorylation cascade controls vascular immunity in plants

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  131
  Citations

• Phosphorylation of LTF1, an MYB Transcription Factor in Populus, Acts as a Sensory Switch Regulating Lignin Biosynthesis in Wood Cells.

  Jinshan Gui;Laifu Luo;Yu Zhong;Jiayan Sun

  124
  Citations

• Shortened Basal Internodes Encodes a Gibberellin 2-Oxidase and Contributes to Lodging Resistance in Rice

  Chang Liu;Shuai Zheng;Jinshan Gui;Chenjian Fu

  116
  Citations

• Genome biology of the paleotetraploid perennial biomass crop Miscanthus.

  Therese Mitros;Therese Mitros;Adam M Session;Adam M Session;Brandon T James;Guohong Albert Wu

  106
  Citations

• Distinct roles of cinnamate 4-hydroxylase genes in Populus.

  Shanfa Lu;Yihua Zhou;Laigeng Li;Vincent L. Chiang

  103
  Citations

• Grain setting defect1, Encoding a Remorin Protein, Affects the Grain Setting in Rice through Regulating Plasmodesmatal Conductance

  Jinshan Gui;Chang Liu;Junhui Shen;Laigeng Li

  103
  Citations

• Phenylpropanoid Derivatives Are Essential Components of Sporopollenin in Vascular Plants

  Jing-Shi Xue;Baocai Zhang;HuaDong Zhan;Yong-Lin Lv

  103
  Citations

• A Genomic and Molecular View of Wood Formation

  Laigeng Li;Shanfa Lu;Vincent Chiang

  86
  Citations

• Secondary xylem-specific expression of caffeoyl-coenzyme A 3-O-methyltransferase plays an important role in the methylation pathway associated with lignin biosynthesis in loblolly pine.

  Laigeng Li;Yuriko Osakabe;Chandrashekhar P. Joshi;Vincent L. Chiang

  84
  Citations

• Microwave Pretreatment of Switchgrass to Enhance Enzymatic Hydrolysis

  Deepak R Keshwani;Jay J Cheng;Joseph C Burns;Laigeng Li

  83
  Citations