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Research in Cotton Cultivation

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Gafouri Shahrbano
Unknown
2
Gai Huang
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology
3
Zainab Qamer
Northeast Agricultural University
4
Teame Gereziher Mehari
Nantong University
5
Fenglei Sun
Cotton Research Institute
6
Mostafa Maha
Ain Shams University
7
Zhangying Lei
Northwest A&F University
8
Feiyan Ju
Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
9
Fengqi Wu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
10
Weikang Wang
Institute of Animal Sciences

Rising Stars Papers

1
A telomere-to-telomere cotton genome assembly reveals centromere evolution and a Mutator transposon-linked module regulating embryo development
Nature Genetics|2024
44 cit.
2
Soil water movement may regulate soil water consumption and improve cotton yields under different cotton cropping systems
Industrial Crops and Products|2024
19 cit.
3
From wild to cultivated crops: general shift in morphological and physiological traits for yield enhancement following domestication
Crop and Environment|2024
19 cit.
4
Improvement in photosynthesis under different light intensities is highly linked to domestication stages in cotton
The Plant Journal|2024
17 cit.
5
Comprehensive transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis revealed drought tolerance regulatory pathways in upland cotton
Frontiers in Plant Science|2025
12 cit.
6
Extreme rainfall and soil water consumption differences increase yield shedding at lower fruiting branches, reducing cotton water productivity under different sowing dates
Agricultural Water Management|2024
9 cit.
7
Linking leaf dark respiration to leaf traits and reflectance spectroscopy across diverse forest types
New Phytologist|2024
9 cit.
8
Insights into the Role of GhTAT2 Genes in Tyrosine Metabolism and Drought Stress Tolerance in Cotton
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2025
6 cit.
9
Identification and boost of gossypol degradation ability of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase: Novel insights into resourceful utilization of cottonseed byproducts
Bioresource Technology|2025
6 cit.
10
Integrative Omics and Gene Knockout Analyses Suggest a Possible Gossypol Detoxification Mechanism and Potential Key Regulatory Genes of a Ruminal <i>Lactobacillus rhamnosus</i> Strain
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry|2025
5 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Mehboob-ur- Rehman
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
2
Zarnab Sabir
University of Agriculture Faisalabad
3
Sajjad Haidar
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
4
I. A. Rehmani
Unknown
5
Tao Lin
Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States)
6
Xiongfeng Ma
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
7
Maojun Wang
Huazhong Agricultural University
8
Guanghui Xiao
Henan University
9
Shoupu He
Cotton Research Institute
10
Hǎihóng Shāng
Huazhong Agricultural University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Genomic innovation and regulatory rewiring during evolution of the cotton genus Gossypium
Nature Genetics|2022
138 cit.
2
Regulatory controls of duplicated gene expression during fiber development in allotetraploid cotton
Nature Genetics|2023
80 cit.
3
Strigolactones act downstream of gibberellins to regulate fiber cell elongation and cell wall thickness in cotton (<i>Gossypium hirsutum</i>)
The Plant Cell|2022
64 cit.
4
Uptake and effect of carboxyl-modified polystyrene microplastics on cotton plants
Journal of Hazardous Materials|2024
56 cit.
5
High-quality Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense genome assemblies reveal the landscape and evolution of centromeres
Plant Communications|2023
54 cit.
6
Dynamic 3D genome architecture of cotton fiber reveals subgenome-coordinated chromatin topology for 4-staged single-cell differentiation
Genome biology|2022
51 cit.
7
Identification of Key Gene Networks Controlling Soluble Sugar and Organic Acid Metabolism During Oriental Melon Fruit Development by Integrated Analysis of Metabolic and Transcriptomic Analyses
Frontiers in Plant Science|2022
41 cit.
8
Genomic interrogation of a MAGIC population highlights genetic factors controlling fiber quality traits in cotton
Communications Biology|2022
38 cit.
9
Convergence and divergence of diploid and tetraploid cotton genomes
Nature Genetics|2024
36 cit.
10
A telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of cotton provides insights into centromere evolution and short-season adaptation
Nature Genetics|2025
35 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Jonathan F. Wendel
Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen
2
Xianlong Zhang
Huazhong Agricultural University
3
Tianzhen Zhang
ZheJiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences
4
Shuxun Yu
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
5
Yuxian Zhu
Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University
6
Andrew H. Paterson
University of Georgia
7
Jinfa Zhang
New Mexico State University
8
Xiongming Du
Cotton Research Institute
9
Z. Jeffrey Chen
The University of Texas at Austin
10
Xiao‐Ya Chen
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
The Sorghum bicolor genome and the diversification of grasses
Nature|2009
3.2k cit.
2
Sequencing of allotetraploid cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. acc. TM-1) provides a resource for fiber improvement
Nature Biotechnology|2015
1.9k cit.
3
Synteny and Collinearity in Plant Genomes
Science|2008
1.7k cit.
4
Unravelling angiosperm genome evolution by phylogenetic analysis of chromosomal duplication events
Nature|2003
1.7k cit.
5
Genome evolution in polyploids
Plant Molecular Biology|2000
1.6k cit.
6
Resolution of quantitative traits into Mendelian factors by using a complete linkage map of restriction fragment length polymorphisms
Nature|1988
1.5k cit.
7
Repeated polyploidization of Gossypium genomes and the evolution of spinnable cotton fibres
Nature|2012
1.5k cit.
8
Silencing a cotton bollworm P450 monooxygenase gene by plant-mediated RNAi impairs larval tolerance of gossypol
Nature Biotechnology|2007
1.4k cit.
9
Gene duplication and evolution in recurring polyploidization–diploidization cycles in plants
Genome biology|2019
1.3k cit.
10
The Brassica oleracea genome reveals the asymmetrical evolution of polyploid genomes
Nature Communications|2014
1.2k cit.

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