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Minghong Gu

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
11723
World Ranking
12055
National Ranking
387

Minghong Gu 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 Minghong Gu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 182 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Minghong Gu 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 Minghong Gu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Minghong Gu is affiliated with Yangzhou University in China, focusing research efforts predominantly within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly output emphasizes Plant Science, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with additional work in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neurology.

The main research topics explored by Minghong Gu include:

  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
  • GABA and Rice Research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations

Significant publications by Minghong Gu span a range of journals and years, illustrating a focus on rice genetics, plant biology, and related molecular mechanisms. Recent papers include:

  • A rare Waxy allele coordinately improves rice eating and cooking quality and grain transparency, 2020, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
  • OsPP2C09, a negative regulatory factor in abscisic acid signalling, plays an essential role in balancing plant growth and drought tolerance in rice, 2020, New Phytologist
  • De novo centromere formation in pericentromeric region of rice chromosome 8, 2022, The Plant Journal
  • Convolutional neural network-based lightweight hardware IP core design for EEG epilepsy prediction, 2023, Microelectronics Journal
  • The Effects of Rf4 and the Genetic Mechanism Behind Fertility Restoration of Wild Abortive Cytoplasmic Male Sterility (WA-CMS) in Japonica Rice (Oryza sativa ssp. Japonica), 2022, Rice

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Minghong Gu include:

  • Zuopeng Xu
  • Shuzhu Tang
  • Honggen Zhang
  • Qiaoquan Liu
  • Zhiyun Gong

The main venues for publication feature both high-impact and specialized journals in plant and molecular biology as well as interdisciplinary research outlets. These venues include:

  • Research Square
  • The Plant Journal
  • Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
  • New Phytologist
  • Microelectronics Journal

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Functional rice centromeres are marked by a satellite repeat and a centromere-specific retrotransposon.

    Zhukan K. Cheng;Fenggao G. Dong;Tim Langdon;Shu Ouyang

  • GS9 acts as a transcriptional activator to regulate rice grain shape and appearance quality

    Dong-Sheng Zhao;Qian-Feng Li;Chang-Quan Zhang;Chen Zhang

  • Digestibility and physicochemical properties of rice (Oryza sativa L.) flours and starches differing in amylose content

    Li-Jia Zhu;Li-Jia Zhu;Qiao-Quan Liu;Jeff D. Wilson;Ming-Hong Gu

  • Deletion in a quantitative trait gene qPE9-1 associated with panicle erectness improves plant architecture during rice domestication.

    Yong Zhou;Jinyan Zhu;Zhengyi Li;Chuandeng Yi

  • Toward a cytological characterization of the rice genome

    Zhukuan Cheng;C. Robin Buell;Rod A. Wing;Minghong Gu

  • Wxlv, the Ancestral Allele of Rice Waxy Gene

    Changquan Zhang;Jihui Zhu;Shengjie Chen;Xiaolei Fan

  • GOLD HULL AND INTERNODE2 Encodes a Primarily Multifunctional Cinnamyl-Alcohol Dehydrogenase in Rice

    Kewei Zhang;Qian Qian;Zejun Huang;Yiqin Wang

  • The central element protein ZEP1 of the synaptonemal complex regulates the number of crossovers during meiosis in rice.

    Mo Wang;Kejian Wang;Ding Tang;Cunxu Wei

  • Mutations in the F‐box gene LARGER PANICLE improve the panicle architecture and enhance the grain yield in rice

    Ming Li;Ding Tang;Kejian Wang;Xinru Wu

  • Characterization of Grain Quality and Starch Fine Structure of Two Japonica Rice (Oryza Sativa) Cultivars with Good Sensory Properties at Different Temperatures during the Filling Stage

    Changquan Zhang;Lihui Zhou;Lihui Zhou;Zhengbin Zhu;Huwen Lu

  • High‐amylose rice improves indices of animal health in normal and diabetic rats

    Lijia Zhu;Minghong Gu;Xianglun Meng;Stanley C.K. Cheung

  • Validation of Candidate Reference Genes for the Accurate Normalization of Real-Time Quantitative RT-PCR Data in Rice During Seed Development

    Qian-Feng Li;Qian-Feng Li;Samuel S. M. Sun;Ding-Yang Yuan;Heng-Xiu Yu

  • DEP and AFO Regulate Reproductive Habit in Rice

    Kejian Wang;Ding Tang;Lilan Hong;Wenying Xu

  • Developing high throughput genotyped chromosome segment substitution lines based on population whole-genome re-sequencing in rice ( Oryza sativa L.)

    Jianjun Xu;Qiang Zhao;Peina Du;Chenwu Xu

  • Underlying reasons for waxy rice flours having different pasting properties

    Li-Jia Zhu;Li-Jia Zhu;Qiao-Quan Liu;Yijun Sang;Ming-Hong Gu

  • Comparison of the crystalline properties and structural changes of starches from high-amylose transgenic rice and its wild type during heating

    Cunxu Wei;Fengling Qin;Weidong Zhou;Bin Xu

  • Genes coding for starch branching enzymes are major contributors to starch viscosity characteristics in waxy rice ( Oryza sativa L.)

    Yuepeng Han;Mingliang Xu;Xingyan Liu;Changjie Yan

  • OsREC8 Is Essential for Chromatid Cohesion and Metaphase I Monopolar Orientation in Rice Meiosis

    Tian Shao;Ding Tang;Kejian Wang;Mo Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhukuan Cheng
Zhukuan Cheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guohua Liang
Guohua Liang Yangzhou University
Changquan Zhang
Changquan Zhang Yangzhou University
Yong Zhou
Yong Zhou Yangzhou University
Lihuang Zhu
Lihuang Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiming Jiang
Jiming Jiang Michigan State University
Bin Han
Bin Han Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jian Huang
Jian Huang University of Iowa
Yongbiao Xue
Yongbiao Xue Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qian Qian
Qian Qian Rice University

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Dali Zeng

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Robert G. Gilbert

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Jianmin Wan

Jianmin Wan

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Publications: 32

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Changquan Zhang

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Publications: 31

Bin Han

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Guojun Dong

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James A. Birchler

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Publications: 25

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