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Yiqun Weng 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 Yiqun Weng sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 179 publications — 41st percentile

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

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

Yiqun Weng 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 Yiqun Weng sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Yiqun Weng is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields within agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular focus on plant science and molecular biology. Their body of work covers plant genetics, genomics, and crop improvement, emphasizing cucurbit crops and related horticultural species.

The scientist's research contributions are frequently published in key venues such as Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Horticulture Research, Genes, Scientia Horticulturae, and Frontiers in Plant Science. These publications highlight the breadth of their study areas and their active engagement in both fundamental and applied research within plant sciences.

Weng's principal fields of study include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these, their work focuses notably on subfields such as Plant Science, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Horticulture, and Geography, Planning and Development. Core research topics commonly addressed in their publications are:

  • Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Weng include:

  • Molecularly tagged genes and quantitative trait loci in cucumber with recommendations for QTL nomenclature (2020), published in Horticulture Research
  • CuGenDBv2: an updated database for cucurbit genomics (2022), published in Nucleic Acids Research
  • Resequencing of 297 melon accessions reveals the genomic history of improvement and loci related to fruit traits in melon (2020), published in Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • Genetic Resources and Vulnerabilities of Major Cucurbit Crops (2021), published in Genes
  • Genomics and Marker-Assisted Improvement of Vegetable Crops (2021), published in Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Weng has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, indicating ongoing research partnerships in their field. Frequent co-authors include Rebecca Grumet, Kailiang Bo, Yuhong Li, Yupeng Pan, and Feifan Chen.

In addition to journal articles, Weng has contributed to book publications. One such book is "The Cucumber Genome," published by Springer International Publishing in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

    John P. Vogel;David F. Garvin;Todd C. Mockler;Jeremy Schmutz

  • The genome of melon (Cucumis melo L.)

    Jordi Garcia-Mas;Andrej Benjak;Walter Sanseverino;Michael Bourgeois

  • Genome-wide characterization of simple sequence repeats in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

    Pablo F Cavagnaro;Pablo F Cavagnaro;Douglas A Senalik;Luming Yang;Philipp W Simon

  • QTL-seq identifies an early flowering QTL located near Flowering Locus T in cucumber.

    Hongfeng Lu;Tao Lin;Joël Klein;Joël Klein;Shenhao Wang

  • A common genetic mechanism underlies morphological diversity in fruits and other plant organs

    Shan Wu;Shan Wu;Biyao Zhang;Neda Keyhaninejad;Neda Keyhaninejad;Gustavo R Rodríguez

  • Cucurbit Genomics Database (CuGenDB): a central portal for comparative and functional genomics of cucurbit crops.

    Yi Zheng;Shan-dong Wu;Yang Bai;Honghe Sun;Honghe Sun

  • Chromosome rearrangements during domestication of cucumber as revealed by high‐density genetic mapping and draft genome assembly

    Luming Yang;Dal-Hoe Koo;Yuhong Li;Yuhong Li;Xuejiao Zhang

  • Chromosome-Specific Painting in Cucumis Species Using Bulked Oligonucleotides.

    Yonghua Han;Tao Zhang;Paradee Thammapichai;Yiqun Weng;Yiqun Weng

  • PCR‐based markers for detection of different sources of 1AL.1RS and 1BL.1RS wheat–rye translocations in wheat background

    Y. Weng;P. Azhaguvel;R. N. Devkota;J. C. Rudd

  • Identification of heat-tolerance QTLs and high-temperature stress-responsive genes through conventional QTL mapping, QTL-seq and RNA-seq in tomato

    Junqin Wen;Fangling Jiang;Yiqun Weng;Mintao Sun

  • Genetic diversity and population structure of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.).

    Jing Lv;Jianjian Qi;Qiuxiang Shi;Di Shen

  • Genetic architecture of fruit size and shape variation in cucurbits: a comparative perspective

    Yupeng Pan;Yupeng Pan;Yuhui Wang;Cecilia McGregor;Shi Liu

  • The loss-of-function GLABROUS 3 mutation in cucumber is due to LTR-retrotransposon insertion in a class IV HD-ZIP transcription factor gene CsGL3 that is epistatic over CsGL1

    Yupeng Pan;Yupeng Pan;Kailiang Bo;Zhihui Cheng;Yiqun Weng;Yiqun Weng

  • Round fruit shape in WI7239 cucumber is controlled by two interacting quantitative trait loci with one putatively encoding a tomato SUN homolog

    Yupeng Pan;Yupeng Pan;Xinjing Liang;Meiling Gao;Meiling Gao;Hanqiang Liu

  • QTL mapping in multiple populations and development stages reveals dynamic quantitative trait loci for fruit size in cucumbers of different market classes

    Yiqun Weng;Marivi Colle;Yuhui Wang;Luming Yang

  • Fine genetic mapping of cp: a recessive gene for compact (dwarf) plant architecture in cucumber, Cucumis sativus L.

    Yuhong Li;Luming Yang;Mamta Pathak;Mamta Pathak;Dawei Li

  • A linkage map of cultivated cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) with 248 microsatellite marker loci and seven genes for horticulturally important traits

    Han Miao;Shengping Zhang;Xiaowu Wang;Zhonghua Zhang

  • Molecular mapping reveals structural rearrangements and quantitative trait loci underlying traits with local adaptation in semi-wild Xishuangbanna cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. var. xishuangbannanesis Qi et Yuan).

    Kailiang Bo;Zheng Ma;Jinfeng Chen;Yiqun Weng;Yiqun Weng

  • Identification and characterisation of Dof transcription factors in the cucumber genome

    Chang-long Wen;Qing Cheng;Liqun Zhao;Aijun Mao

  • Fine mapping of the pleiotropic locus B for black spine and orange mature fruit color in cucumber identifies a 50 kb region containing a R2R3-MYB transcription factor.

    Yuhong Li;Changlong Wen;Yiqun Weng;Yiqun Weng

Frequent Co-Authors

Jackie C. Rudd
Jackie C. Rudd Texas A&M University
Sanwen Huang
Sanwen Huang Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Jordi Garcia-Mas
Jordi Garcia-Mas Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Zhangjun Fei
Zhangjun Fei Cornell University
Amnon Levi
Amnon Levi United States Department of Agriculture
Michael J. Havey
Michael J. Havey University of Wisconsin–Madison
Philipp W. Simon
Philipp W. Simon University of Wisconsin–Madison
Todd C. Wehner
Todd C. Wehner North Carolina State University
Zhihui Cheng
Zhihui Cheng Northwest A&F University
Jiming Jiang
Jiming Jiang Michigan State University

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