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Xing Wang Deng

Xing Wang Deng

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Genetics
China
2026
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Plant Science and Agronomy
China
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
151
Citations
66285
World Ranking
15
National Ranking
4

Genetics

D-Index
151
Citations
65584
World Ranking
134
National Ranking
3

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
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in China Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in China Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Xing Wang Deng is a researcher affiliated with Peking University in China. Their work spans several fields within the life sciences, primarily focusing on Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, their research places particular emphasis on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Genetics, with additional contributions to Biomedical Engineering and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The research interests of Xing Wang Deng cover a variety of topics, prominently including Plant Molecular Biology Research, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Light effects on plants, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Plant tissue culture and regeneration, and Plant Reproductive Biology.

Several recent notable publications reflect their areas of expertise:

  • A high-quality genome assembly highlights rye genomic characteristics and agronomically important genes, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • The Photomorphogenic Central Repressor COP1: Conservation and Functional Diversification during Evolution, 2020, Plant Communications
  • A telomere-to-telomere gap-free reference genome of watermelon and its mutation library provide important resources for gene discovery and breeding, 2022, Molecular Plant
  • COP9 signalosome: Discovery, conservation, activity, and function, 2020, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
  • Spatial transcriptomics reveals light-induced chlorenchyma cells involved in promoting shoot regeneration in tomato callus, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Xing Wang Deng has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
  • Nature Communications
  • The Plant Cell
  • Molecular Plant

Collaborative work features several coauthors with whom they have published extensively. Key frequent collaborators include Hang He, Xiaoyan Tang, Jian Li, Xue Han, and Guangming He.

In recognition of their contributions to science, Xing Wang Deng was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Targeted destabilization of HY5 during light-regulated development of Arabidopsis

    Mark T. Osterlund;Christian S. Hardtke;Ning Wei;Xing Wang Deng

  • Light-regulated transcriptional networks in higher plants.

    Yuling Jiao;On Sun Lau;Xing Wang Deng

  • Coordinated regulation of Arabidopsis thaliana development by light and gibberellins

    Suhua Feng;Cristina Martinez;Giuliana Gusmaroli;Yu Wang

  • The MYB Transcription Factor Superfamily of Arabidopsis: Expression Analysis and Phylogenetic Comparison with the Rice MYB Family

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  • Analysis of Transcription Factor HY5 Genomic Binding Sites Revealed Its Hierarchical Role in Light Regulation of Development

    Jungeun Lee;Jungeun Lee;Kun He;Viktor Stolc;Viktor Stolc;Horim Lee

  • Plant hormone jasmonate prioritizes defense over growth by interfering with gibberellin signaling cascade

    Dong Lei Yang;Jian Yao;Chuan Sheng Mei;Xiao Hong Tong

  • Two interacting bZIP proteins are direct targets of COP1-mediated control of light-dependent gene expression in Arabidopsis

    Magnus Holm;Li-Geng Ma;Li-Jia Qu;Xing-Wang Deng

  • Molecular interaction between COP1 and HY5 defines a regulatory switch for light control of Arabidopsis development

    Lay-Hong Ang;Sudip Chattopadhyay;Ning Wei;Tokitaka Oyama

  • The COP9 Signalosome

    Ning Wei;Xing Wang Deng

  • cop1: a regulatory locus involved in light-controlled development and gene expression in Arabidopsis.

    Xing-Wang Deng;Timothy Caspar;Peter H. Quail

  • COP1, an arabidopsis regulatory gene, encodes a protein with both a zinc-binding motif and a Gβ homologous domain

    Xing Wang Deng;Xing Wang Deng;Minami Matsui;Ning Wei;Doris Wagner

  • Light Control of Arabidopsis Development Entails Coordinated Regulation of Genome Expression and Cellular Pathways

    Ligeng Ma;Ligeng Ma;Jinming Li;Lijia Qu;Janet Hager

  • Phosphate Starvation Triggers Distinct Alterations of Genome Expression in Arabidopsis Roots and Leaves

    Ping Wu;Ligeng Ma;Xingliang Hou;Mingyi Wang

  • The photomorphogenic repressors COP1 and DET1: 20 years later

    On Sun Lau;Xing Wang Deng

  • Phytochrome Signaling Mechanisms

    Jigang Li;Gang Li;Haiyang Wang;Xing Wang Deng

  • Global Epigenetic and Transcriptional Trends among Two Rice Subspecies and Their Reciprocal Hybrids

    Guangming He;Xiaopeng Zhu;Axel A. Elling;Liangbi Chen

  • Direct interaction of Arabidopsis cryptochromes with COP1 in light control development.

    Haiyang Wang;Li-Geng Ma;Li-Geng Ma;Jin-Ming Li;Hong-Yu Zhao

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Salicylic acid biosynthesis is enhanced and contributes to increased biotrophic pathogen resistance in Arabidopsis hybrids

    Li Yang;Bosheng Li;Xiao-yu Zheng;Jigang Li

  • Interactions of the COP9 Signalosome with the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase SCF TIR1 in Mediating Auxin Response

    Claus Schwechheimer;Giovanna Serino;Judy Callis;William L. Crosby

  • Arabidopsis COP1 shapes the temporal pattern of CO accumulation conferring a photoperiodic flowering response

    Seonghoe Jang;Virginie Marchal;Kishore C S Panigrahi;Stephan Wenkel

  • Arabidopsis bZIP Protein HY5 Directly Interacts with Light-Responsive Promoters in Mediating Light Control of Gene Expression

    Sudip Chattopadhyay;Lay-Hong Ang;Pilar Puente;Xing-Wang Deng

Frequent Co-Authors

Ning Wei
Ning Wei Yale University
Hang He
Hang He Peking University
Jigang Li
Jigang Li China Agricultural University
Haiyang Wang
Haiyang Wang South China Agricultural University
Hongyu Zhao
Hongyu Zhao Yale University
Li-Jia Qu
Li-Jia Qu Peking University
Yuling Jiao
Yuling Jiao Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology
Daniel A. Chamovitz
Daniel A. Chamovitz Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Yongbiao Xue
Yongbiao Xue Chinese Academy of Sciences
Keiko U. Torii
Keiko U. Torii The University of Texas at Austin

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