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Molecular Biology

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79
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1026
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540

Plant Science and Agronomy

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33636
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412
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137

Zhi-Yong Wang 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 Zhi-Yong Wang sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 208 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhi-Yong Wang 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 Zhi-Yong Wang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Zhi-Yong Wang is a researcher affiliated with the Carnegie Institution for Science in the United States. Their scientific work spans primarily the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, their research focuses extensively on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Nutrition and Dietetics as subfields.

The scientist's main topics of study include Plant Molecular Biology Research, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Plant Reproductive Biology, Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis.

Zhi-Yong Wang has published in a variety of scientific journals, with a strong presence in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • The Plant Cell
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Xiaochun Wei
  • Yanyan Zhao
  • Shuangjuan Yang
  • Yuxiang Yuan
  • Shou-Ling Xu

A selection of recent papers by Zhi-Yong Wang demonstrates the focus and breadth of their work:

  • "FERONIA receptor kinase-regulated reactive oxygen species mediate self-incompatibility in Brassica rapa," 2021, Current Biology
  • "PIN-LIKES Coordinate Brassinosteroid Signaling with Nuclear Auxin Input in Arabidopsis thaliana," 2020, Current Biology
  • "Mapping the signaling network of BIN2 kinase using TurboID-mediated biotin labeling and phosphoproteomics," 2023, The Plant Cell
  • "The receptor kinase OsWAK11 monitors cell wall pectin changes to fine-tune brassinosteroid signaling and regulate cell elongation in rice," 2022, Current Biology
  • "Vision, challenges and opportunities for a Plant Cell Atlas," 2024, Lincoln (University of Nebraska)

Best Publications

  • BES1 Accumulates in the Nucleus in Response to Brassinosteroids to Regulate Gene Expression and Promote Stem Elongation

    Yanhai Yin;Zhi Yong Wang;Santiago Mora-Garcia;Jianming Li

  • Activation tagging in Arabidopsis.

    Detlef Weigel;Ji Hoon Ahn;Miguel A. Blázquez;Justin O. Borevitz

  • Constitutive Expression of the CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED 1 (CCA1) Gene Disrupts Circadian Rhythms and Suppresses Its Own Expression

    Zhi-Yong Wang;Elaine M Tobin

  • Nuclear-localized BZR1 mediates brassinosteroid-induced growth and feedback suppression of brassinosteroid biosynthesis.

    Zhi Yong Wang;Takeshi Nakano;Joshua Gendron;Joshua Gendron;Junxian He

  • Inappropriate Activation of the TSC/Rheb/mTOR/S6K Cassette Induces IRS1/2 Depletion, Insulin Resistance, and Cell Survival Deficiencies

    O.Jameel Shah;Zhiyong Wang;Tony Hunter

  • Integration of Brassinosteroid Signal Transduction with the Transcription Network for Plant Growth Regulation in Arabidopsis

    Yu Sun;Xi Ying Fan;Xi Ying Fan;Dong Mei Cao;Wenqiang Tang

  • BRI1 is a critical component of a plasma-membrane receptor for plant steroids

    Zhi-Yong Wang;Hideharu Seto;Shozo Fujioka;Shigeo Yoshida

  • BZR1 Is a Transcriptional Repressor with Dual Roles in Brassinosteroid Homeostasis and Growth Responses

    Jun-Xian He;Joshua M. Gendron;Joshua M. Gendron;Yu Sun;Srinivas S. L. Gampala

  • Interaction between BZR1 and PIF4 integrates brassinosteroid and environmental responses

    Eunkyoo Oh;Jia Ying Zhu;Zhi Yong Wang

  • The GSK3-like kinase BIN2 phosphorylates and destabilizes BZR1, a positive regulator of the brassinosteroid signaling pathway in Arabidopsis

    Jun Xian He;Joshua M. Gendron;Yanli Yang;Jianming Li

  • BSKs mediate signal transduction from the receptor kinase BRI1 in Arabidopsis.

    Wenqiang Tang;Tae-Wuk Kim;Juan A. Oses-Prieto;Yu Sun

  • Brassinosteroid signal transduction from cell-surface receptor kinases to nuclear transcription factors

    Tae-Wuk Kim;Shenheng Guan;Yu Sun;Zhiping Deng

  • Brassinosteroid Signal Transduction from Receptor Kinases to Transcription Factors

    Tae-Wuk Kim;Zhi-Yong Wang

  • Brassinosteroid, gibberellin and phytochrome impinge on a common transcription module in Arabidopsis.

    Ming Yi Bai;Jian Xiu Shang;Jian Xiu Shang;Eunkyoo Oh;Min Fan

  • Transcriptome Profiling, Molecular Biological, and Physiological Studies Reveal a Major Role for Ethylene in Cotton Fiber Cell Elongation

    Yong-Hui Shi;Sheng-Wei Zhu;Sheng-Wei Zhu;Xi-Zeng Mao;Jian-Xun Feng

  • Cell elongation is regulated through a central circuit of interacting transcription factors in the Arabidopsis hypocotyl

    Eunkyoo Oh;Jia Ying Zhu;Ming Yi Bai;Rafael Augusto Arenhart

  • Perception of Brassinosteroids by the Extracellular Domain of the Receptor Kinase BRI1

    Zuhua He;Zhi Yong Wang;Jianming Li;Qun Zhu

  • Brassinosteroid regulates stomatal development by GSK3-mediated inhibition of a MAPK pathway

    Tae-Wuk Kim;Marta Michniewicz;Dominique C. Bergmann;Zhi-Yong Wang

  • An Essential Role for 14-3-3 Proteins in Brassinosteroid Signal Transduction in Arabidopsis

    Srinivas S. Gampala;Tae-Wuk Kim;Jun-Xian He;Wenqiang Tang

  • PP2A activates brassinosteroid-responsive gene expression and plant growth by dephosphorylating BZR1

    Wenqiang Tang;Min Yuan;Min Yuan;Ruiju Wang;Ruiju Wang;Yihong Yang

  • A Myb-related transcription factor is involved in the phytochrome regulation of an Arabidopsis Lhcb gene.

    Zhi-Yong Wang;David Kenigsbuch;Lin Sun;Eitan Harel

Frequent Co-Authors

Alma L. Burlingame
Alma L. Burlingame University of California, San Francisco
Ming-Yi Bai
Ming-Yi Bai Shandong University
Eunkyoo Oh
Eunkyoo Oh Korea University
Joanne Chory
Joanne Chory Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Kang Chong
Kang Chong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Elaine M. Tobin
Elaine M. Tobin University of California, Los Angeles
Peter H. Quail
Peter H. Quail University of California, Berkeley
Robert J. Chalkley
Robert J. Chalkley University of California, San Francisco
Ulrich Kutschera
Ulrich Kutschera University of Kassel
Jianming Li
Jianming Li University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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