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Weiqiang Qian

Weiqiang Qian

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
31
Citations
3933
World Ranking
6177
National Ranking
616

Weiqiang Qian 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 Weiqiang Qian sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 51 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Weiqiang Qian 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 Weiqiang Qian sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Temperature Modulates Plant Defense Responses through NB-LRR Proteins

    Ying Zhu;Weiqiang Qian;Jian Hua

  • An RNA polymerase II- and AGO4-associated protein acts in RNA-directed DNA methylation

    Zhihuan Gao;Hai-Liang Liu;Hai-Liang Liu;Lucia Daxinger;Lucia Daxinger;Olga Pontes

  • A histone acetyltransferase regulates active DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis.

    Weiqiang Qian;Daisuke Miki;Heng Zhang;Yunhua Liu;Yunhua Liu

  • The Arabidopsis Purple Acid Phosphatase AtPAP10 Is Predominantly Associated with the Root Surface and Plays an Important Role in Plant Tolerance to Phosphate Limitation

    Liangsheng Wang;Zheng Li;Weiqiang Qian;Wanli Guo

  • A lncRNA fine-tunes salicylic acid biosynthesis to balance plant immunity and growth.

    Unknown

  • Molecular and functional analysis of phosphomannomutase (PMM) from higher plants and genetic evidence for the involvement of PMM in ascorbic acid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis and Nicotiana benthamiana.

    Weiqiang Qian;Chunmei Yu;Huanju Qin;Xin Liu

  • Biochemical and molecular characterization of AtPAP12 and AtPAP26: the predominant purple acid phosphatase isozymes secreted by phosphate-starved Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Hue T. Tran;Weiqiang Qian;Brenden A. Hurley;Yi-Min She

  • Abscisic Acid Deficiency Antagonizes High-Temperature Inhibition of Disease Resistance through Enhancing Nuclear Accumulation of Resistance Proteins SNC1 and RPS4 in Arabidopsis

    Hyung-Gon Mang;Weiqiang Qian;Ying Zhu;Jun Qian

  • GDP-mannose pyrophosphorylase is a genetic determinant of ammonium sensitivity in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Cheng Qin;Weiqiang Qian;Wenfeng Wang;Yue Wu

  • Specific but interdependent functions for Arabidopsis AGO4 and AGO6 in RNA‐directed DNA methylation

    Cheng-Guo Duan;Huiming Zhang;Kai Tang;Xiaohong Zhu

  • Expression patterns of purple acid phosphatase genes in Arabidopsis organs and functional analysis of AtPAP23 predominantly transcribed in flower.

    Huifen Zhu;Weiqiang Qian;Xuzhong Lu;Dongping Li

  • A DNA 3′ Phosphatase Functions in Active DNA Demethylation in Arabidopsis

    María Isabel Martínez-Macías;Weiqiang Qian;Daisuke Miki;Olga Pontes

  • Active DNA demethylation: mechanism and role in plant development

    Unknown

  • Antisilencing role of the RNA-directed DNA methylation pathway and a histone acetyltransferase in Arabidopsis

    Xiaojie Li;Weiqiang Qian;Yusheng Zhao;Chunlei Wang

  • An AP Endonuclease Functions in Active DNA Demethylation and Gene Imprinting in Arabidopsis

    Yan Li;Dolores Córdoba-Cañero;Weiqiang Qian;Xiaohong Zhu

  • ALBA protein complex reads genic R-loops to maintain genome stability in Arabidopsis.

    Unknown

  • A novel allele of L-galactono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase is associated with enhanced drought tolerance through affecting stomatal aperture in common wheat.

    Juncheng Zhang;Bin Li;Yanping Yang;Peiyuan Mu

  • Regulation of Active DNA Demethylation by an α-Crystallin Domain Protein in Arabidopsis

    Weiqiang Qian;Daisuke Miki;Mingguang Lei;Xiaohong Zhu

  • Characterization of the HMW glutenin subunits from Aegilops searsii and identification of a novel variant HMW glutenin subunit

    Xia Sun;Shanglian Hu;Xin Liu;Weiqiang Qian

  • An Rrp6-like Protein Positively Regulates Noncoding RNA Levels and DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis

    Huiming Zhang;Kai Tang;Weiqiang Qian;Cheng-Guo Duan

Frequent Co-Authors

Daowen Wang
Daowen Wang Henan Agricultural University
Jian-Kang Zhu
Jian-Kang Zhu Southern University of Science and Technology
Xin Liu
Xin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jian Hua
Jian Hua Cornell University
Renyi Liu
Renyi Liu Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Hang He
Hang He Peking University
Zhizhong Gong
Zhizhong Gong China Agricultural University
William C. Plaxton
William C. Plaxton Queen's University
Bin Li
Bin Li Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Xuemei Chen
Xuemei Chen University of California, Riverside

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